Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 1,236	$ 1,181
Expenses:
Operating-related expenses	411	374
Selling and general expenses	362	494
Depreciation	21	23
Amortization of intangibles	12	12
Total expenses	806	903
Operating profit	430	278
Interest expense, net	14	15
Income from continuing operations before taxes on income	416	263
Provision for taxes on income	141	89
Income from continuing operations	275	174
Discontinued operations, net of tax:
Loss from discontinued operations	0	(31)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	0	612
Discontinued operations, net	0	581
Net income	275	755
Less: net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	(27)	(21)
Less: net loss from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	1
Net income	248	735
Amounts attributable to McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	248	153
Income from discontinued operations	0	582
Net income	$ 248	$ 735
Income from continuing operations:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.91	$ 0.55
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.89	$ 0.54
Income from discontinued operations:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 2.07
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 2.05
Net income:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.91	$ 2.62
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.89	$ 2.59
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	271.8	280.5
Diluted (in shares)	277.2	284.3
Dividend declared per common share (in usd per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.28