CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions		Total	Common Stock	Common Stock Class A Common Stock	Common Stock Class B Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Loss	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Noncontrolling Interest
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012	[1]		1,000		0
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2012	[1]	$ 2,591	$ 0		$ 0	$ 7,341	$ (7,423)	$ (552)	$ 3,225
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Distributions and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests		(189)							(189)
Net (loss) income	[2]	(809)					(952)		143
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(36)						(37)	1
Adjustments to redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest		(2)				(2)
Stock compensation expense and other		32				32
Capital contributed by Parent		7				7
Cash dividends paid by First Data Corporation to Parent		(28)					(28)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		9				6			3
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013	[1]		1,000		0
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2013	[1]	1,575	$ 0		$ 0	7,384	(8,403)	(589)	3,183
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Distributions and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests		(231)							(231)
Net (loss) income	[2]	(299)					(458)		159
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(351)						(340)	(11)
Adjustments to redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest		(2)				(2)
Stock compensation expense and other		43				43
Capital contributed by Parent		2,482				2,482
Cash dividends paid by First Data Corporation to Parent		(686)					(686)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		(1)				(1)			0
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014	[1]		1,000		0
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2014	[1]	2,530	$ 0		$ 0	9,906	(9,547)	(929)	3,100
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Distributions and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests		(277)							(277)
Net (loss) income	[2]	(1,302)					(1,481)		179
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(300)						(290)	(10)
Adjustments to redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest		(8)				(8)
Stock compensation expense and other		316				316
Cash dividends paid by First Data Corporation to Parent		(4)					(4)
Holding Company Merger	[1]	(13)			$ 7	(20)
Holding Company Merger (in shares)	[1]		(1,000)		719,330,114
Initial Public Offering		2,718		$ 2		2,716
Initial Public Offering (in shares)				179,873,244
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015			763,000,000	179,873,244	719,330,114
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2015		$ 3,660		$ 2	$ 7	$ 12,910	$ (11,032)	$ (1,219)	$ 2,992

[1] 1,000 shares relates to common stock without a class that was eliminated upon the merger with First Data Holdings.

[2] The total net loss presented in the consolidated statements of equity for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 is $34 million in each year greater than the amount presented on the consolidated statements of operations due to the net income attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interest not included in equity.