Business Combinations, Expense Accruals Relating to Ongoing SEC Investigations and Inquiries

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Loss Contingency, Number of Class Action Lawsuits

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Number of External Investors, Significant Equity Interest Sold

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Number of Financial Institutions

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Number of US Options Exchanges

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a controlling interest in another entity or an entity that is related to it but not strictly controlled (for example, an unconsolidated subsidiary, affiliate, joint venture or equity method investment).

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The aggregate fair value as of the reporting date of all noncontrolling interests which are redeemable by the (parent) entity (1) at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (2) at the option of the holder of the noncontrolling interest, or (3) upon occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the (parent) entity. This item includes noncontrolling interest holder's ownership (or holders' ownership) regardless of the type of equity interest (common, preferred, other) including all potential organizational (legal) forms of the investee entity.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017 lawsuit institution	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2014 lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Entity	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 01, 2015
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Operating leases, rent expense				$ 65	$ 65	$ 53
Redemption fair value					$ 36
Number of financial institutions \| institution	40
Number of class action lawsuits \| lawsuit	4		3
Expense accruals relating to ongoing SEC investigations and inquiries				$ 14
Gasunie
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired					21.00%		21.00%
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank N.V
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired					25.00%		25.00%
ICE Endex and ICE Clear Netherlands
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired				100.00%			100.00%
NYSE Amex options
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired		16.00%						100.00%
Number of US options exchanges \| Entity				2
Number of external investors \| Entity				7
Payments to acquire businesses and interest in affiliates		$ 128