Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Schedule of the Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 215	$ 33	$ 209	$ (30)
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization (including amortization netted against equity earnings in affiliates and revenues)	266	280	528	557
(Gains) charges related to other operating expenses and other income (expense)			1	9
Loss on debt extinguishment	9	0	55	0
Stock-based compensation expense			171	23
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net			(5)	16
(Decrease) increase in cash, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions, resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities			(51)	(122)
Net cash provided by operating activities			908	453
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property and equipment			(113)	(134)
Payments to secure customer service contracts, including outlays for conversion, and capitalized systems development costs			(119)	(150)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(6)	(89)
Proceeds from Visa Europe share sale			27	0
Other investing activities, net			1	(14)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(210)	(387)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Short-term borrowings, net			196	157
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			2,377	0
Payment of call premiums and debt issuance cost			(52)
Principal payments on long-term debt			(3,163)	(52)
Payment of taxes related to net settlement of equity awards	(20)		(59)	0
Distributions and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest			(157)	(163)
Distributions paid to equity holders			0	0
Other financing activities, net			35	(12)
Intercompany			0	0
Net cash used in financing activities			(823)	(70)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(22)	(6)
Change in cash and cash equivalents			(147)	(10)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			429	358
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	282	348	282	348
Reportable Legal Entities | FDC Parent Company
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	152	(26)	96	(138)
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization (including amortization netted against equity earnings in affiliates and revenues)			3	9
(Gains) charges related to other operating expenses and other income (expense)			12	(33)
Loss on debt extinguishment	9		55
Stock-based compensation expense			171	23
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net			(428)	(269)
(Decrease) increase in cash, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions, resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities			(254)	(318)
Net cash provided by operating activities			(345)	(726)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property and equipment			0	(6)
Payments to secure customer service contracts, including outlays for conversion, and capitalized systems development costs			0	0
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(6)	(70)
Proceeds from Visa Europe share sale			0
Other investing activities, net			68	50
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			62	(26)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Short-term borrowings, net			0	194
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			2,377
Payment of call premiums and debt issuance cost			(52)
Principal payments on long-term debt			(3,130)	(10)
Payment of taxes related to net settlement of equity awards			(59)
Distributions and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest			0	0
Distributions paid to equity holders			0	0
Other financing activities, net			27	(12)
Intercompany			1,020	590
Net cash used in financing activities			183	762
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents			(100)	10
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			105	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	5	10	5	10
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	230	145	415	330
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization (including amortization netted against equity earnings in affiliates and revenues)			325	340
(Gains) charges related to other operating expenses and other income (expense)			29	1
Loss on debt extinguishment	0		0
Stock-based compensation expense			0	0
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net			(178)	(130)
(Decrease) increase in cash, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions, resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities			192	118
Net cash provided by operating activities			783	659
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property and equipment			(27)	(64)
Payments to secure customer service contracts, including outlays for conversion, and capitalized systems development costs			(93)	(122)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			0	(19)
Proceeds from Visa Europe share sale			0
Other investing activities, net			136	131
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			16	(74)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Short-term borrowings, net			0	0
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			0
Payment of call premiums and debt issuance cost			0
Principal payments on long-term debt			(31)	(36)
Payment of taxes related to net settlement of equity awards			0
Distributions and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest			0	0
Distributions paid to equity holders			0	0
Other financing activities, net			8	0
Intercompany			(792)	(539)
Net cash used in financing activities			(815)	(575)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			7	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents			(9)	10
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			16	23
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	7	33	7	33
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	176	134	323	208
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization (including amortization netted against equity earnings in affiliates and revenues)			200	208
(Gains) charges related to other operating expenses and other income (expense)			(40)	41
Loss on debt extinguishment	0		0
Stock-based compensation expense			0	0
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net			(24)	(15)
(Decrease) increase in cash, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions, resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities			11	78
Net cash provided by operating activities			470	520
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property and equipment			(86)	(64)
Payments to secure customer service contracts, including outlays for conversion, and capitalized systems development costs			(26)	(28)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			0	0
Proceeds from Visa Europe share sale			27
Other investing activities, net			0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(85)	(92)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Short-term borrowings, net			196	(37)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			0
Payment of call premiums and debt issuance cost			0
Principal payments on long-term debt			(2)	(6)
Payment of taxes related to net settlement of equity awards			0
Distributions and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest			(27)	(41)
Distributions paid to equity holders			(266)	(250)
Other financing activities, net			(67)	(67)
Intercompany			(228)	(51)
Net cash used in financing activities			(394)	(452)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(29)	(6)
Change in cash and cash equivalents			(38)	(30)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			308	335
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	270	305	270	305
Consolidation Adjustments
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	(343)	(220)	(625)	(430)
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization (including amortization netted against equity earnings in affiliates and revenues)			0	0
(Gains) charges related to other operating expenses and other income (expense)			0	0
Loss on debt extinguishment	0		0
Stock-based compensation expense			0	0
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net			625	430
(Decrease) increase in cash, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions, resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities			0	0
Net cash provided by operating activities			0	0
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property and equipment			0	0
Payments to secure customer service contracts, including outlays for conversion, and capitalized systems development costs			0	0
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			0	0
Proceeds from Visa Europe share sale			0
Other investing activities, net			(203)	(195)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(203)	(195)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Short-term borrowings, net			0	0
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			0
Payment of call premiums and debt issuance cost			0
Principal payments on long-term debt			0	0
Payment of taxes related to net settlement of equity awards			0
Distributions and dividends paid to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest			(130)	(122)
Distributions paid to equity holders			266	250
Other financing activities, net			67	67
Intercompany			0	0
Net cash used in financing activities			203	195
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Change in cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0