Clearing Operations - Narrative (Details) € in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) clearing_house	Mar. 31, 2022 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
Number of clearing houses | clearing_house		6
Margin deposits and guaranty funds assets received or pledged		$ 267,400,000,000		$ 239,900,000,000
Default insurance term (in years)	3 years
Default insurance		350,000,000		250,000,000
Net notional value of unsettled contracts		2,900,000,000,000
Maximum exposure, undiscounted		239,200,000,000
ICE Clear U.S.
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
Contribution applicable to any losses associated with a default in Bitcoin contracts and other digital asset contracts		15,000,000
Default insurance	$ 25,000,000
Committed repo		250,000,000
ICE Clear Europe
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
Default insurance	75,000,000	75,000,000		75,000,000
Committed repo		1,000,000,000
ICE Clear Credit
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
Default insurance	$ 50,000,000	50,000,000		50,000,000
Committed repo		300,000,000	€ 250
Committed FX facilities | €			1,900
ICE NGX
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
Default insurance		200,000,000		$ 100,000,000
Daylight liquidity		100,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount		100,000,000
First-loss amount		15,000,000
ICE NGX | Canadian Chartered Bank
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
Daylight liquidity		150,000,000
ICE Clear Netherlands
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
Committed FX facilities | €			€ 10
Letter of Credit | ICE NGX
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		215,000,000
Additional losses under insurance policy		200,000,000
Letter of Credit | ICE NGX | Canadian Chartered Bank
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 200,000,000