Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 1,346	$ 1,250	$ 2,581	$ 2,431
Expenses:
Operating-related expenses	420	395	831	769
Selling and general expenses	397	384	759	878
Depreciation	22	22	42	45
Amortization of intangibles	12	13	24	25
Total expenses	851	814	1,656	1,717
Other loss	9	0	9	0
Operating profit	486	436	916	714
Interest expense, net	14	16	28	31
Income from continuing operations before taxes on income	472	420	888	683
Provision for taxes on income	156	147	298	236
Income from continuing operations	316	273	590	447
Discontinued operations, net of tax:
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	4	0	(27)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	0	0	0	612
Discontinued operations, net	0	4	0	585
Net income	316	277	590	1,032
Less: net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	(24)	(23)	(50)	(44)
Less: net loss from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	1
Net income	292	254	540	989
Amounts attributable to McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	292	250	540	403
Income from discontinued operations	0	4	0	586
Net income	$ 292	$ 254	$ 540	$ 989
Income from continuing operations:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.08	$ 0.91	$ 1.99	$ 1.45
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.06	$ 0.90	$ 1.95	$ 1.43
Income from discontinued operations:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.01	$ 0.00	$ 2.11
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.01	$ 0.00	$ 2.08
Net income:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.08	$ 0.93	$ 1.99	$ 3.57
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.06	$ 0.91	$ 1.95	$ 3.52
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	271.5	274.3	271.7	277.4
Diluted (in shares)	276.1	278.3	276.7	281.3
Dividend declared per common share (in usd per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.28	$ 0.6	$ 0.56