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Clearing Operations (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Brokers and Dealers [Abstract]  
Schedule of Clearing Houses Information Our clearing houses are responsible for providing clearing services to each of our futures exchanges, and in some cases to third-party execution venues, and are as follows, referred to herein collectively as "the ICE Clearing Houses":
Clearing HouseProducts ClearedExchange where ExecutedLocation
ICE Clear EuropeEnergy, agricultural, interest rates and equity index futures and options contracts and OTC European CDS instrumentsICE Futures Europe, ICE Futures U.S., ICE Endex and third-party venuesU.K.
ICE Clear U.S.Agricultural, metals, and FX index futures and options contracts, equity futures contracts, and digital assets futures contractsICE Futures U.S.U.S.
ICE Clear CreditOTC North American, European, Asian-Pacific and Emerging Market CDS instrumentsCreditex and third-party venuesU.S.
ICE Clear NetherlandsDerivatives on equities and equity indices traded on regulated marketsICE EndexThe Netherlands
ICE Clear SingaporeEnergy, metals and financial futures products and digital assets futures contractsICE Futures Singapore Singapore
ICE NGXPhysical North American natural gas, electricity and oil futuresICE NGXCanada
Schedule Of Guaranty Fund Contribution and Default Insurance Such amounts are recorded as long-term restricted cash and cash equivalents in our balance sheets and are as follows (in millions):
ICE Portion of Guaranty Fund ContributionDefault insurance
Clearing HouseAs of September 30, 2020As of
December 31, 2019
As of September 30, 2020As of
December 31, 2019
ICE Clear Europe$237$233$75$75
ICE Clear U.S.103 103 25 25 
ICE Clear Credit50 50 50 50 
ICE Clear NetherlandsN/AN/A
ICE Clear SingaporeN/AN/A
ICE NGX15 15 100 100 
Total$408$404$250$250
Schedule of Margin Deposits and Guaranty Funds Assets As of September 30, 2020, our cash and cash equivalent margin deposits are as follows (in millions):
ICE Clear Europe (1)
ICE Clear
Credit
ICE Clear U.S.ICE NGXOther ICE Clearing HousesTotal
Original margin
$34,666 $37,463 $5,815 $— $$77,948 
Unsettled variation margin, net
— — — 137 — 137 
Guaranty fund
4,247 2,611 534 — 7,397 
Delivery contracts receivable/payable, net
— — — 418 — 418 
Total
$38,913 $40,074 $6,349 $555 $$85,900 

As of December 31, 2019, our cash and cash equivalent margin deposits, are as follows (in millions):
ICE Clear Europe (2)
ICE Clear
Credit
ICE Clear U.S.ICE NGXOther ICE Clearing HousesTotal
Original margin
$28,318 $22,145 $6,802 $— $$57,267 
Unsettled variation margin, net
— — — 255 — 255 
Guaranty fund
4,144 2,268 463 — 6,880 
Delivery contracts receivable/payable, net
— — — 585 — 585 
Total
$32,462 $24,413 $7,265 $840 $$64,987 
(1) $32.3 billion and $6.6 billion is related to futures/options and CDS, respectively.
(2) $27.4 billion and $5.1 billion is related to futures/options and CDS, respectively.
Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents
Details of our cash and cash equivalent deposits are as follows (in millions):
Clearing HouseInvestment TypeAs of September 30, 2020As of
December 31, 2019
ICE Clear Europe
National Bank Account (1)
$10,355 $9,667 
ICE Clear EuropeReverse repo25,328 19,187 
ICE Clear EuropeSovereign Debt3,226 3,591 
ICE Clear EuropeDemand deposits17 
ICE Clear CreditNational Bank Account31,924 19,480 
ICE Clear Credit Reverse repo4,630 2,411 
ICE Clear Credit Demand deposits3,520 2,522 
ICE Clear U.S.Reverse repo4,849 4,320 
ICE Clear U.S.Sovereign Debt1,500 2,945 
Other ICE Clearing HousesDemand deposits
ICE NGXUnsettled Variation Margin and Delivery Contracts Receivable/Payable 555 840 
Total $85,900 $64,987 

(1) As of September 30, 2020, ICE Clear Europe held €6.6 billion ($7.8 billion based on the euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate of 1.1721 as of September 30, 2020) at De Nederlandsche Bank, or DNB, £2.0 billion ($2.6 billion based on the pound sterling/U.S. dollar exchange rate of 1.2923 as of September 30, 2020) at the Bank of England, or BOE, and €10 million ($12 million based on the above exchange rate) at the BOE. As of December 31, 2019, ICE Clear Europe held €8.0 billion ($9.0 billion based on the euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate of 1.1212 as of December 31, 2019) at DNB, £500 million ($663 million based on the pound sterling/U.S. dollar exchange rate of 1.3260 as of December 31, 2019) at the BOE and €10 million ($11 million based on the above exchange rate) at the BOE.
Schedule of Assets Pledged by Clearing Members These pledged assets are not reflected in our balance sheets, and are as follows (in millions):
 As of September 30, 2020
ICE Clear
Europe
ICE Clear
Credit
ICE Clear U.S.ICE NGXTotal
Original margin:
Government securities at face value
$42,022 $8,846 $21,528 $— $72,396 
Letters of credit
— — — 2,172 2,172 
ICE NGX cash deposits
— — — 305 305 
Total$42,022 $8,846 $21,528 $2,477 $74,873 
Guaranty fund:
Government securities at face value
$502 $594 $199 $— $1,295 
As of December 31, 2019
ICE Clear
Europe
ICE Clear
Credit
ICE Clear U.S.ICE NGXTotal
Original margin:
Government securities at face value
$30,635 $13,710 $12,633 $— $56,978 
Letters of credit
— — — 2,469 2,469 
ICE NGX cash deposits
— — — 362 362 
Total$30,635 $13,710 $12,633 $2,831 $59,809 
Guaranty fund:
Government securities at face value
$475 $523 $243 $— $1,241 
Schedule of Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral ICE NGX maintains the following accounts with a third-party Canadian chartered bank which are available in the event of physical settlement shortfalls, subject to certain conditions:
Account Type
As of September 30, 2020
(In C$ millions)
As of September 30, 2020
(In $USD millions)
Daylight liquidity facilityC$300$225
Overdraft facility20 15 
TotalC$320$240