Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 1,324	$ 1,263	$ 3,938	$ 3,761
Expenses:
Operating-related expenses	407	402	1,218	1,205
Selling and general expenses	470	462	1,134	1,186
Depreciation	20	21	64	64
Amortization of intangibles	17	12	40	36
Total expenses	914	897	2,456	2,491
Other (income) loss	0	0	(11)	9
Operating profit	410	366	1,493	1,261
Interest expense, net	30	12	62	40
Income from continuing operations before taxes on income	380	354	1,431	1,221
Provision for taxes on income	99	139	439	428
Income from continuing operations	281	215	992	793
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	2	0	15
Net income	281	217	992	808
Less: net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	(29)	(27)	(83)	(77)
Net income	252	190	909	731
Amounts attributable to McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. common shareholders:
Income from continuing operations	252	188	909	716
Income from discontinued operations	0	2	0	15
Net income	$ 252	$ 190	$ 909	$ 731
Income from continuing operations:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.93	$ 0.69	$ 3.33	$ 2.64
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.92	0.68	3.30	2.59
Income from discontinued operations:
Basic (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.05
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.05
Net income:
Basic (in dollars per share)	0.93	0.70	3.33	2.69
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.92	$ 0.69	$ 3.30	$ 2.64
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	271.3	270.9	272.6	271.4
Diluted (in shares)	274.4	275.4	275.4	276.2
Actual shares outstanding at period end (in shares)			270.3	271.4
Dividend declared per common share (in usd per share)	$ 0.33	$ 0.30	$ 0.99	$ 0.90