Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Schedule of Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 282	$ 429	$ 348	$ 358
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	1,763	1,826
Settlement assets	8,506	8,150
Intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Other current assets	485	381
Total current assets	11,036	10,786
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	889	951
Goodwill	16,808	16,846
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization	1,944	2,136
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	1,799	1,783
Investment in affiliates	1,034	1,048
Long-term intercompany receivables	0	0
Long-term intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Long-term deferred tax assets	0	0
Other long-term assets	739	812
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	34,249	34,362
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,512	1,639
Short-term and current portion of long-term borrowings	308	856
Settlement obligations	8,506	8,150
Intercompany notes payable	0	0
Total current liabilities	10,326	10,645
Long-term borrowings	18,828	18,737
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	437	431
Long-term intercompany payables	0	0
Long-term intercompany notes payable	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	839	812
Total liabilities	30,430	30,625
Redeemable equity interest	0	0
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	74	77	78	70
First Data Corporation stockholders' equity	797	668
Noncontrolling interests	2,948	2,992
Equity of consolidated alliance	0	0
Total equity	3,745	3,660	2,210	2,530
Total liabilities and equity	34,249	34,362
Reportable Legal Entities | FDC Parent Company
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	5	105	10	0
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	2	0
Settlement assets	0	0
Intercompany notes receivable	1	436
Other current assets	167	98
Total current assets	175	639
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	35	37
Goodwill	0	0
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization	0	0
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	604	604
Investment in affiliates	4	5
Long-term intercompany receivables	9,594	8,523
Long-term intercompany notes receivable	3,443	3,415
Long-term deferred tax assets	431	524
Other long-term assets	182	259
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	26,393	25,692
Total assets	40,861	39,698
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	281	283
Short-term and current portion of long-term borrowings	0	740
Settlement obligations	0	0
Intercompany notes payable	0	96
Total current liabilities	281	1,119
Long-term borrowings	18,644	18,616
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Long-term intercompany payables	20,446	18,583
Long-term intercompany notes payable	226	245
Other long-term liabilities	467	467
Total liabilities	40,064	39,030
Redeemable equity interest	0	0
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
First Data Corporation stockholders' equity	797	668
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Equity of consolidated alliance	0	0
Total equity	797	668
Total liabilities and equity	40,861	39,698
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	7	16	33	23
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	466	826
Settlement assets	4,123	4,273
Intercompany notes receivable	0	86
Other current assets	213	188
Total current assets	4,809	5,389
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	572	640
Goodwill	9,145	9,139
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization	1,130	1,235
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	701	703
Investment in affiliates	886	900
Long-term intercompany receivables	16,541	15,192
Long-term intercompany notes receivable	217	236
Long-term deferred tax assets	0	0
Other long-term assets	352	358
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	5,898	5,588
Total assets	40,251	39,380
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	723	792
Short-term and current portion of long-term borrowings	64	70
Settlement obligations	4,123	4,273
Intercompany notes payable	0	408
Total current liabilities	4,910	5,543
Long-term borrowings	168	119
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	798	875
Long-term intercompany payables	7,716	6,874
Long-term intercompany notes payable	3,415	3,353
Other long-term liabilities	272	288
Total liabilities	17,279	17,052
Redeemable equity interest	0	0
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
First Data Corporation stockholders' equity	22,972	22,328
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Equity of consolidated alliance	0	0
Total equity	22,972	22,328
Total liabilities and equity	40,251	39,380
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	270	308	305	335
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	1,295	1,000
Settlement assets	4,383	3,877
Intercompany notes receivable	0	10
Other current assets	105	95
Total current assets	6,053	5,290
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	282	274
Goodwill	7,663	7,707
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization	814	901
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	494	476
Investment in affiliates	144	143
Long-term intercompany receivables	7,133	6,321
Long-term intercompany notes receivable	9	9
Long-term deferred tax assets	0	0
Other long-term assets	261	265
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	22,853	21,386
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	508	564
Short-term and current portion of long-term borrowings	244	46
Settlement obligations	4,383	3,877
Intercompany notes payable	1	28
Total current liabilities	5,136	4,515
Long-term borrowings	16	2
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	70	80
Long-term intercompany payables	5,106	4,579
Long-term intercompany notes payable	28	62
Other long-term liabilities	156	127
Total liabilities	10,512	9,365
Redeemable equity interest	74	77
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	0
First Data Corporation stockholders' equity	6,352	5,933
Noncontrolling interests	95	88
Equity of consolidated alliance	5,820	5,923
Total equity	12,267	11,944
Total liabilities and equity	22,853	21,386
Consolidation Adjustments
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	0	0
Settlement assets	0	0
Intercompany notes receivable	(1)	(532)
Other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	(1)	(532)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization	0	0
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	0	0
Investment in affiliates	0	0
Long-term intercompany receivables	(33,268)	(30,036)
Long-term intercompany notes receivable	(3,669)	(3,660)
Long-term deferred tax assets	(431)	(524)
Other long-term assets	(56)	(70)
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	(32,291)	(31,280)
Total assets	(69,716)	(66,102)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	0	0
Short-term and current portion of long-term borrowings	0	0
Settlement obligations	0	0
Intercompany notes payable	(1)	(532)
Total current liabilities	(1)	(532)
Long-term borrowings	0	0
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	(431)	(524)
Long-term intercompany payables	(33,268)	(30,036)
Long-term intercompany notes payable	(3,669)	(3,660)
Other long-term liabilities	(56)	(70)
Total liabilities	(37,425)	(34,822)
Redeemable equity interest	(74)	(77)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	74	77
First Data Corporation stockholders' equity	(29,324)	(28,261)
Noncontrolling interests	2,853	2,904
Equity of consolidated alliance	(5,820)	(5,923)
Total equity	(32,291)	(31,280)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (69,716)	$ (66,102)