CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenues:
Transaction and processing service fees	[1]	$ 1,563	$ 1,591
Product sales and other	[1]	319	279
Total revenues (excluding reimbursable items)		1,882	1,870
Reimbursable debit network fees, postage, and other		919	907
Total revenues		2,801	2,777
Expenses:
Cost of services (exclusive of items shown below)		700	731
Cost of products sold		80	78
Selling, general, and administrative		525	564
Depreciation and amortization		228	238
Other operating expenses		22	21
Total expenses (excluding reimbursable items)		1,555	1,632
Reimbursable debit network fees, postage, and other		919	907
Total expenses		2,474	2,539
Operating (loss) profit		327	238
Interest expense, net		(234)	(263)
Loss on debt extinguishment		(56)	(46)
Other (expense) income		(1)	6
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity earnings in affiliates		36	(65)
Income tax expense		12	5
Equity earnings in affiliates		55	64
Net income (loss)		79	(6)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest		43	50
Net income (loss) attributable to First Data Corporation		$ 36	$ (56)
Net income (loss) attributable to First Data Corporation per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.04	$ (0.06)
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.04	$ (0.06)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		910	896
Diluted (in shares)		931	896

[1] Includes processing fees, administrative service fees, and other fees charged to merchant alliances accounted for under the equity method of $52 million and $53 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.