Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
ASSETS
Total assets	$ 44,508.6	$ 37,899.0
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	580.4	509.5
Total liabilities	42,242.1	35,205.2
First Data Corporation stockholder's (deficit) equity	(1,023.5)	(598.5)
Total equity	2,197.4	2,626.4	3,348.6	3,408.0
Total liabilities and equity	44,508.6	37,899.0
FDC Parent Company
ASSETS
Long-term deferred tax assets	905.1	1,028.0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	24,323.8	24,308.9
Total assets	29,825.0	30,102.4
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total liabilities	30,848.5	30,700.9
First Data Corporation stockholder's (deficit) equity	(1,023.5)	(598.5)
Total equity	(1,023.5)	(598.5)
Total liabilities and equity	29,825.0	30,102.4
Guarantor Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	5,389.9	5,379.5
Total assets	35,868.2	31,796.9
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	1,362.1	1,445.1
Total liabilities	14,918.5	10,945.5
First Data Corporation stockholder's (deficit) equity	20,949.7	20,851.4
Total equity	20,949.7	20,851.4
Total liabilities and equity	35,868.2	31,796.9
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Total assets	20,230.1	17,148.8
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	123.4	92.4
Total liabilities	8,176.1	5,019.5
First Data Corporation stockholder's (deficit) equity	5,513.8	5,583.0
Total equity	11,984.9	12,061.9
Total liabilities and equity	20,230.1	17,148.8
Consolidation Adjustments
ASSETS
Long-term deferred tax assets	(905.1)	(1,028.0)
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	(29,713.7)	(29,688.4)
Total assets	(41,414.7)	(41,149.1)
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	(905.1)	(1,028.0)
Total liabilities	(11,701.0)	(11,460.7)
First Data Corporation stockholder's (deficit) equity	(26,463.5)	(26,434.4)
Total equity	(29,713.7)	(29,688.4)
Total liabilities and equity	(41,414.7)	(41,149.1)
As previously reported | FDC Parent Company
ASSETS
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries		24,257.2
Total assets		29,022.7
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Long-term deferred tax liabilities		(1,079.7)
Total liabilities		29,621.2
First Data Corporation stockholder's (deficit) equity		(598.5)
Total equity		(598.5)
Total liabilities and equity		29,022.7
As previously reported | Guarantor Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries		5,379.5
Total assets		31,796.9
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Long-term deferred tax liabilities		1,512.7
Total liabilities		11,013.1
First Data Corporation stockholder's (deficit) equity		20,783.8
Total equity		20,783.8
Total liabilities and equity		31,796.9
As previously reported | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Total assets		17,148.8
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Long-term deferred tax liabilities		76.5
Total liabilities		5,003.6
First Data Corporation stockholder's (deficit) equity		5,598.9
Total equity		12,077.8
Total liabilities and equity		17,148.8
As previously reported | Consolidation Adjustments
ASSETS
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries		(29,636.7)
Total assets		(40,069.4)
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Long-term deferred tax liabilities		(1,028.0)
Total liabilities		(10,432.7)
First Data Corporation stockholder's (deficit) equity		(26,382.7)
Total equity		(29,636.7)
Total liabilities and equity		(40,069.4)
As corrected | FDC Parent Company
ASSETS
Long-term deferred tax assets		1,028.0
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries		24,308.9
Total assets		30,102.4
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total liabilities		30,700.9
First Data Corporation stockholder's (deficit) equity		(598.5)
Total equity		(598.5)
Total liabilities and equity		30,102.4
As corrected | Guarantor Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries		5,379.5
Total assets		31,796.9
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Long-term deferred tax liabilities		1,445.1
Total liabilities		10,945.5
First Data Corporation stockholder's (deficit) equity		20,851.4
Total equity		20,851.4
Total liabilities and equity		31,796.9
As corrected | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Total assets		17,148.8
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Long-term deferred tax liabilities		92.4
Total liabilities		5,019.5
First Data Corporation stockholder's (deficit) equity		5,583.0
Total equity		12,061.9
Total liabilities and equity		17,148.8
As corrected | Consolidation Adjustments
ASSETS
Long-term deferred tax assets		(1,028.0)
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries		(29,668.4)
Total assets		(41,149.1)
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total liabilities		(11,460.7)
First Data Corporation stockholder's (deficit) equity		(26,434.4)
Total equity		(29,688.4)
Total liabilities and equity		$ (41,149.1)