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Clearing Operations (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Broker-Dealer [Abstract]  
Schedule of Guaranty Fund Contribution
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, ICE Futures Abu Dhabi and third-party venuesU.K.
ICE Clear U.S.Agricultural, metals, foreign exchange, or FX, interest rate and equity index futures and/or options 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 ICE Futures Singapore Singapore
ICE NGXPhysical North American natural gas and electricityICE NGXCanada
Schedule of Guaranty Fund Contribution and Default Insurance Such amounts are recorded as long-term restricted cash and cash equivalents or long-term restricted investments in our balance sheets and are as follows (in millions):
ICE Portion of Guaranty Fund ContributionDefault insurance
Clearing HouseAs of September 30, 2023As of
December 31, 2022		As of September 30, 2023As of
December 31, 2022
ICE Clear Europe$247$247$100$100
ICE Clear U.S.*75 90 25 25 
ICE Clear Credit50 50 75 75 
ICE Clear Netherlands2 2 N/AN/A
ICE Clear Singapore1 1 N/AN/A
ICE NGX15 15 200 200 
Total$390$405$400$400
*The decrease in the ICE portion of the guaranty fund contribution during the three months ended September 30, 2023 was driven by the termination of our agreement with Bakkt to clear Bitcoin, and the related requirement for us to maintain a $15 million guaranty fund contribution.
Schedule of Cash and Invested Deposits As of September 30, 2023, our cash and invested margin deposits were as follows (in millions):
ICE Clear Europe (1)
ICE Clear
Credit		ICE Clear U.S.ICE NGXOther ICE Clearing HousesTotal
Original margin
$41,441 $27,317 $4,050 $— $5 $72,813 
Unsettled variation margin, net
— — — 785 — 785 
Guaranty fund
3,785 2,661 613 — 5 7,064 
Delivery contracts receivable/payable, net
— — — 534 — 534 
Total
$45,226 $29,978 $4,663 $1,319 $10 $81,196 
As of December 31, 2022, our cash and invested margin deposits were as follows (in millions):
ICE Clear Europe (2)
ICE Clear
Credit		ICE Clear U.S.ICE NGXOther ICE Clearing HousesTotal
Original margin
$101,243 $31,277 $4,141 $— $5 $136,666 
Unsettled variation margin, net
— — — 749 — 749 
Guaranty fund
4,162 3,177 597 — 4 7,940 
Delivery contracts receivable/payable, net
— — — 2,017 — 2,017 
Total
$105,405 $34,454 $4,738 $2,766 $9 $147,372 
(1) $43.6 billion and $1.6 billion is related to futures/options and CDS, respectively.
(2) $97.6 billion and $7.8 billion is related to futures/options and CDS, respectively.
Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents
Details of our deposits are as follows (in millions):
Cash and Cash Equivalent Margin Deposits and Guaranty Funds
Clearing HouseInvestment Type
As of September 30, 2023
As of
December 31, 2022
ICE Clear Europe
National bank account (1)
$5,553 $17,390 
ICE Clear EuropeReverse repo37,107 65,352 
ICE Clear EuropeSovereign debt1,963 19,894 
ICE Clear EuropeDemand deposits22 153 
ICE Clear CreditNational bank account21,690 27,145 
ICE Clear Credit Reverse repo5,075 3,916 
ICE Clear Credit Demand deposits3,213 3,393 
ICE Clear U.S.Reverse repo4,515 4,266 
ICE Clear U.S.Sovereign Debt149 472 
Other ICE Clearing HousesDemand deposits10 9 
Total cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds $79,297 $141,990 

Invested Deposits, Delivery Contracts Receivable and Unsettled Variation Margin
Clearing HouseInvestment Type
As of September 30, 2023
As of
December 31, 2022
ICE NGXUnsettled variation margin and delivery contracts receivable/payable1,319 2,766 
ICE Clear EuropeInvested deposits - sovereign debt580 2,616 
Total invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin$1,899 $5,382 
(1) As of September 30, 2023, ICE Clear Europe held €92 million ($97 million based on the euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate of 1.0572 as of September 30, 2023) at the European Central Bank, or ECB, £4.5 billion ($5.4 billion based on the pound sterling/U.S. dollar exchange rate of 1.2200 as of September 30, 2023) at the Bank of England, or BOE, and €10 million ($11 million based on the above exchange rate) at the BOE. As of December 31, 2022, ICE Clear Europe held €11.7 billion ($12.5 billion based on the euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate of 1.0704 as of December 31, 2022) at ECB, £4.0 billion ($4.9 billion based on the pound sterling/U.S. dollar exchange rate of 1.2093 as of December 31, 2022) at the BOE and €10 million ($11 million based on the above exchange rate) at the BOE.
Schedule of Assets Pledged by Clearing Members as Original Margin and Guaranty Fund Deposits These pledged assets are not reflected in our balance sheets, and are as follows (in millions):
 As of September 30, 2023
ICE Clear
Europe
ICE Clear
Credit		ICE Clear U.S.ICE NGXTotal
Original margin:
Government securities at face value
$45,875 $30,955 $12,224 $— $89,054 
Letters of credit and other
529 — — 4,046 4,575 
ICE NGX cash deposits
— — — 1,286 1,286 
Total$46,404 $30,955 $12,224 $5,332 $94,915 
Guaranty fund:
Government securities at face value
$962 $1,082 $290 $— $2,334 


As of December 31, 2022
ICE Clear
Europe
ICE Clear
Credit		ICE Clear U.S.ICE NGXTotal
Original margin:
Government securities at face value
$74,964 $26,601 $14,855 $— $116,420 
Letters of credit
— — — 5,434 5,434 
ICE NGX cash deposits
— — — 2,357 2,357 
Total$74,964 $26,601 $14,855 $7,791 $124,211 
Guaranty fund:
Government securities at face value
$641 $805 $269 $— $1,715