Segment Information - Schedule of Operating Segment Results (Details) - USD ($) $ 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		2,801	2,777
Depreciation and amortization		228	238
Segment EBITDA		651	636
Operating Segments
Revenues:
Total revenues		1,725	1,693
Operating Segments | Global Business Solutions
Revenues:
Transaction and processing service fees		743	755
Product sales and other		219	189
Equity earnings in affiliates		9	11
Total revenues		971	955
Depreciation and amortization		106	103
Segment EBITDA		382	376
Other operating expenses and other income (expense) excluding divestitures		(10)	(17)
Operating Segments | Global Financial Solutions
Revenues:
Transaction and processing service fees		347	337
Product sales and other		46	49
Equity earnings in affiliates		0	0
Total revenues		393	386
Depreciation and amortization		85	94
Segment EBITDA		155	155
Other operating expenses and other income (expense) excluding divestitures		(2)	4
Operating Segments | Network & Security Solutions
Revenues:
Transaction and processing service fees		316	313
Product sales and other		45	39
Equity earnings in affiliates		0	0
Total revenues		361	352
Depreciation and amortization		30	27
Segment EBITDA		156	151
Other operating expenses and other income (expense) excluding divestitures		(1)	(2)
Corporate
Revenues:
Transaction and processing service fees		0	0
Product sales and other		0	0
Equity earnings in affiliates		0	0
Total revenues		0	0
Depreciation and amortization		1	4
Segment EBITDA		(42)	(46)
Other operating expenses and other income (expense) excluding divestitures		(10)	0
Total
Revenues:
Transaction and processing service fees		1,406	1,405
Product sales and other		310	277
Equity earnings in affiliates		9	11
Total revenues		1,725	1,693
Depreciation and amortization		222	228
Segment EBITDA		651	636
Other operating expenses and other income (expense) excluding divestitures		$ (23)	$ (15)

[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.