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, 2013	[1]			1,000		0
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	[1]	$ 1,575		$ 0		$ 0		$ 7,384	$ (8,403)	$ (589)	$ 3,183
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends and distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	[2]	(231)									(231)
Net (loss) income	[3]	(299)							(458)		159
Other comprehensive loss		(351)								(340)	(11)
Adjustments to redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest		(2)						(2)
Stock compensation expense and other		43						43
Capital contributed by former Parent		2,482						2,482
Cash dividends paid by First Data Corporation to former Parent		(686)							(686)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		(1)						(1)
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014	[1]			1,000		0
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	[1]	2,530		$ 0		$ 0		9,906	(9,547)	(929)	3,100
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends and distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	[2]	(277)									(277)
Net (loss) income	[3]	(1,302)							(1,481)		179
Other comprehensive loss		(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 former Parent		(4)							(4)
Holding Company Merger (in shares)			(1,000)	(1,000)	[1]	719,330,114	[1]
Holding Company Merger	[1]	(13)				$ 7		(20)
Initial Public Offering (in shares)				179,873,244
Initial Public Offering		2,718		$ 2				2,716
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015			763,000,000	179,873,244		719,330,114
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015		3,660		$ 2		$ 7		12,910	(11,032)	(1,219)	2,992
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends and distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	[2]	(283)									(283)
Net (loss) income	[3]	627							420		207
Other comprehensive loss		(112)								(107)	(5)
Adjustments to redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest		4						4
Stock compensation expense and other		263						263
Stock activity under stock compensation plans and other (in shares)				188,019,782		(175,263,761)
Stock activity under stock compensation plans and other		(28)		$ 2		$ (2)		(28)
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016				367,893,026		544,066,353
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2016		$ 4,131		$ 4		$ 5		$ 13,149	$ (10,612)	$ (1,326)	$ 2,911

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

[2] The total distribution presented in the consolidated statements of equity for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 excludes $33 million, $35 million, and $35 million, respectively, in distributions paid to redeemable non-controlling interest not included in equity.

[3] The total net income (loss) presented in the consolidated statements of equity for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014 is $33 million lower, $34 million higher, and $34 million higher, respectively, 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.