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Business Acquisition, Agreement Terms, Change of Control, Put Option for Minority Interest Ownership, Effective Period

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Interest in joint venture minimum percentage.

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Maximum number of shares authorized for repurchase under stock repurchase plan as percentage of outstanding common stock.

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Amount of cash receipt from (payment to) bank; or stock received from (issuance to) bank in the settlement of the accelerated share repurchase agreement.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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The number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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The remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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Total cost of shares repurchased divided by the total number of shares repurchased.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury.

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Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2018	Mar. 06, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 04, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased			700,000	2,800,000	5,700,000	5,400,000
Average price paid per share (USD per share)			$ 205.11	$ 0.00	$ 180.94	$ 133.01
Minimum interest in joint venture (as a percent)					20.00%
Agreement terms, change of control, put option for minority interest ownership, effective period					15 days
2013 Repurchase Program
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Authorized for repurchase (shares)							50,000,000
Shares authorized for repurchase, compared to total common stock outstanding (as a percent)							18.00%
Remaining shares available under repurchase program (shares)			13,300,000		13,300,000
S&P Dow Jones LLC
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest ownership by noncontrolling owners (as a percent)			27.00%		27.00%
Accelerated Share Repurchases, March 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Authorized stock repurchase program amount		$ 1,000,000,000
Payments for accelerated share repurchases		$ 1,000,000,000
Initial Award \| Accelerated Share Repurchases, March 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased		4,500,000
Accelerated share repurchases initial delivery percentage (as a percent)		85.00%
Additional Award \| Accelerated Share Repurchases, March 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased	600,000
Completed Award \| Accelerated Share Repurchases, March 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased	5,100,000
Average price paid per share (USD per share)	$ 197.49