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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Acquisitions Narrative (Details) company in Thousands, shares in Millions		1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 country company	Aug. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) sector	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 18, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2003
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired					$ 2,400,000,000	$ 82,000,000	$ 273,000,000
Payments for previous acquisition					$ 5,000,000	11,000,000	12,000,000
Minimum number of companies represented in broad market indices \| company		11
Minimum number of countries represented in broad market indices \| country		52
Ownership percentage										45.00%
SNL Financial LC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of business acquired	$ 2,225,000,000
Number of sectors in global economy served by acquiree \| sector					5
Acquisition-related costs					$ 37,000,000
UCG [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for previous acquisition					$ 5,000,000
Coalition Development Ltd [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for previous acquisition						$ 11,000,000
Minimum [Member] \| SNL Financial LC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization period of acquired intangible assets (in years)					10 years
Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization period for intangible assets (in years)					18 years	7 years
Maximum [Member] \| SNL Financial LC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization period of acquired intangible assets (in years)					18 years
CRISIL Limited [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Offer to purchase additional equity percent				22.23%
Shares acquired \| shares			11
Percent of total shares acquired			15.07%
Consideration for shares			$ 214,000,000
Ownership percentage			67.84%	52.77%
Contingent purchase price payment							$ 12,000,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Debt issued								$ 2,000,000,000.0	$ 2,000,000,000.0