Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 4,069	$ 2,108	$ 1,960
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax expense of $—, $— and $1 for 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively	(16)	43	50
Change in equity method investment	1	0	(1)
Employee benefit plan net gains, net of tax expense of $4, $3 and $9 in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively	11	8	23
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(4)	51	72
Comprehensive income	4,065	2,159	2,032
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest	(11)	(19)	(27)
Comprehensive income attributable to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.	$ 4,054	$ 2,140	$ 2,005