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Related Party Transactions (Details) (CME Group, S&P DJ Indices, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
CME Group | S&P DJ Indices
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Revenues earned under license agreement $ 14us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mhfi_SpdjIndicesMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= mhfi_CmeGroupMember
Noncontrolling interest ownership by noncontrolling owners 27.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mhfi_SpdjIndicesMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= mhfi_CmeGroupMember