Net Income (Loss) Attributable to First Data Corporation Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Numerator:
Net income (loss) used in computing net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted	$ 36	$ (56)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share, basic (in shares)	910	896
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	21	0
Total dilutive securities (in shares)	931	896
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)
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from diluted net income (loss) per share	13	46