Net Income Attributable to First Data Corporation Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Numerator:
Net income attributable to First Data Corporation	$ 185	$ 152	$ 221	$ 96
Denominator:
Weighted average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share, basic (in shares)	915	900	913	898
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	23	14	22	18
Total dilutive securities (in shares)	938	914	935	916
Net income attributable to First Data Corporation per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.17	$ 0.24	$ 0.11
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.17	$ 0.24	$ 0.10
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from diluted net income per share	13	30	13	28