Clearing Operations - Separate Cash Accounts (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions, £ in Billions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2022 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2021 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2021 GBP (£)
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	$ 164,483	$ 145,936
Invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin	3,189	4,493
ICE NGX
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	15
Bank of England | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits		4,000
Cash Deposit Based On Euro/US Dollar Exchange Rate | De Nederlandsche Bank | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	$ 34,300	$ 53,700	€ 32,700		€ 47,200
Exchange rate to USD	1.0483	1.1372
Cash Deposit Based On Euro/US Dollar Exchange Rate | Bank of England | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	$ 10	$ 11	€ 10		€ 10
Cash Deposit Based On Pound Sterling/US Dollar Exchange Rate | Bank of England | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	$ 3,700	$ 2,300		£ 3.0		£ 1.7
Exchange rate to USD	1.2178	1.3524
National bank account | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	$ 37,983	$ 59,948
National bank account | ICE Clear Credit
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	48,446	37,282
Reverse repo | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	45,717	25,518
Reverse repo | ICE Clear Credit
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	4,606	3,639
Reverse repo | ICE Clear U.S.
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	4,929	6,485
Sovereign debt | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	16,450	9,324
Sovereign debt | ICE Clear U.S.
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	474	1,075
Demand deposits | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	1,949	231
Demand deposits | ICE Clear Credit
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	3,921	2,403
Demand deposits | Other ICE Clearing Houses
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	8	31
Unsettled Variation Margin and Delivery Contracts Receivable/Payable | ICE NGX
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin	2,409	1,329
Invested deposits - sovereign debt | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin	$ 780	$ 3,164