Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 275	$ 755
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	4	67
Income tax effect	(1)	(7)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income tax effect	3	60
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	2	3
Income tax effect	(1)	(3)
Pension and other post-retirement benefit plans, net of income tax effect	1	0
Unrealized gain on investments and forward exchange contracts	3	8
Income tax effect	(1)	(4)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and forward exchange contracts, net of income tax effect	2	4
Comprehensive income	281	819
Less: comprehensive income attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests	(3)	(3)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(24)	(18)
Comprehensive income attributable to McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.	$ 254	$ 798