Clearing Operations - Separate Cash Accounts (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions, £ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2023 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2022 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2022 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds	$ 78,980.0	$ 141,990.0					$ 145,936.0
Invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin	1,814.0	5,382.0
ICE NGX
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	15.0
National Bank Account | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds	5,819.0	17,390.0
National Bank Account | ICE Clear Credit
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds	22,754.0	27,145.0
Reverse repo | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds	32,695.0	65,352.0
Reverse repo | ICE Clear Credit
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds	5,381.0	3,916.0
Reverse repo | ICE Clear U.S.
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds	4,955.0	4,266.0
Sovereign debt | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds	3,745.0	19,894.0
Sovereign debt | ICE Clear U.S.
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds	347.0	472.0
Demand deposits | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds	40.0	153.0
Demand deposits | ICE Clear Credit
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds	3,235.0	3,393.0
Demand deposits | Other ICE Clearing Houses
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds	9.0	9.0
Unsettled variation margin and delivery contracts receivable/payable | ICE NGX
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin	1,584.0	2,766.0
Invested deposits - sovereign debt | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin	230.0	2,616.0
Cash Deposit Based On Euro/US Dollar Exchange Rate | De Nederlandsche Bank | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	$ 12.0	$ 12,500.0	€ 11		€ 11,700
Exchange Rate to USD	1.1037	1.0704
Cash Deposit Based On Euro/US Dollar Exchange Rate | Bank of England | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	$ 11.0	$ 11.0	€ 10		€ 10
Cash Deposit Based On Pound Sterling/US Dollar Exchange Rate | Bank of England | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	$ 5,800.0	$ 4,900.0		£ 4.6		£ 4.0
Exchange Rate to USD	1.2732	1.2093