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Visa Europe (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions, € in Billions | Jun. 21, 2016 EUR (€) shares | Jun. 21, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 21, 2016 EUR (€)
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Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Additional cash consideration payable on the third anniversary of closing | $ |  |  | $ 1,164 | $ 1,225 |
Class A equivalent preferred stock |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, par value |  |  | $ 0.0001 |  |
U.K.& I preferred stock |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, par value |  |  | 0.0001 |  |
Europe preferred stock |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, par value |  |  | $ 0.0001 |  |
Visa Europe |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Share capital of Visa Europe acquired (percent) |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Up-front cash consideration | € 12.2 | $ 13,900 |  |  |
Shares issued or issuable at closing (shares) | shares | 79,000,000 | 79,000,000 |  |  |
Consideration, preferred stock of the Company | € 5.3 | $ 6,100 |  |  |
Additional cash consideration payable on the third anniversary of closing | € |  |  |  |  | € 1.0
Compound annual interest rate on additional consideration paid on third anniversary of closing (percent) |  |  |  |  | 4.00%
Initial conversion rate of U.K.&I and Europe preferred stock into Class A equivalent preferred stock |  |  |  |  | 13.952
Visa Europe | U.K.& I preferred stock |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued or issuable at closing (shares) | shares | 2,480,466 | 2,480,466 |  |  |
Visa Europe | Europe preferred stock |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued or issuable at closing (shares) | shares | 3,156,823 | 3,156,823 |  |  |
Visa Europe | Class A common stock |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Closing stock price (in USD per share) |  | $ 77.33 |  |  |

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