CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Transaction and processing service fees	[1]	$ 1,591	$ 1,566
Product sales and other	[1]	279	256
Total revenues (excluding reimbursable items)		1,870	1,822
Reimbursable PIN debit fees, postage, and other		907	873
Total revenues		2,777	2,695
Expenses:
Cost of services (exclusive of items shown below)		731	714
Cost of products sold		78	76
Selling, general, and administrative		564	520
Depreciation and amortization		238	251
Other operating expenses		21	1
Total expenses (excluding reimbursable items)		1,632	1,562
Reimbursable PIN debit fees, postage, and other		907	873
Total expenses		2,539	2,435
Operating (loss) profit		238	260
Interest expense, net		(263)	(406)
Loss on debt extinguishment		(46)	0
Other income		6	35
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity earnings in affiliates		(65)	(111)
Income tax expense		5	3
Equity earnings in affiliates		64	51
Net (loss) income		(6)	(63)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest		50	49
Net (loss) income attributable to First Data Corporation		$ (56)	$ (112)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted (in dollars per share)		$ (0.06)	$ (112,000.00)
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share (in shares)		896,339,379	1,000

[1] Includes processing fees, administrative service fees, and other fees charged to merchant alliances accounted for under the equity method of $53 million and $50 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.