Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Planned to be Acquired

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Number of Sectors in Global Economy That Acquiree Serves

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Subsequent Events (Details)			12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details)	Jul. 24, 2015 USD ($) sector	Jun. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Total consideration transferred		$ 792,000,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 792,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 1,000,000,000.0
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Merger Agreement with SNL [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Total consideration transferred	$ 2,225,000,000
Number of sectors in global economy that acquiree serves \| sector	5
Percentage of voting interests planned to be acquired	100.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Merger Agreement with SNL [Member] \| Commitment Letter [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,000,000,000