Clearing Operations - Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions, £ in Billions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2024 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2023 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2023 GBP (£)
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	$ 74,123	$ 78,980
Invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin	2,056	1,814
ICE NGX
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	15
Cash Deposit Based On Euro/US Dollar Exchange Rate | De Nederlandsche Bank | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	$ 13	$ 12	€ 12		€ 11
Exchange rate to USD	1.0795	1.1037
Cash Deposit Based On Euro/US Dollar Exchange Rate | Bank of England | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits		$ 11			€ 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	$ 5,800		£ 4.6		£ 4.6
Exchange rate to USD	1.2625	1.2732
National bank account | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	$ 5,770	$ 5,819
National bank account | ICE Clear Credit
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	18,887	22,754
Reverse repo | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	32,676	32,695
Reverse repo | ICE Clear Credit
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	5,101	5,381
Reverse repo | ICE Clear U.S.
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	5,864	4,955
Sovereign debt | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	2,080	3,745
Sovereign debt | ICE Clear U.S.
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	347	347
Demand deposits | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	59	40
Demand deposits | ICE Clear Credit
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	3,330	3,235
Demand deposits | Other ICE Clearing Houses
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	9	9
Unsettled Variation Margin and Delivery Contracts Receivable/Payable | ICE NGX
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin	1,520	1,584
Invested deposits - sovereign debt | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin	$ 536	$ 230