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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of trade name and licenses | $ 693 | $ 634
Weighted-average life of the intangible assets | 10 years |
Amortization period for intangible assets | 5 years |
Maximum [Member] |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items] |  |
Weighted-average life of the intangible assets | 40 years |
Amortization period for intangible assets | 7 years |
Dow Jones Index [Member] | Intellectual Property [Member] |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of trade name and licenses | $ 380 | 380
Dow Jones Index [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of trade name and licenses | 90 | 90
C&C [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of trade name and licenses | 164 | 164
S&P Dow Jones LLC [Member] | Broad Market Intellectual Property [Member] |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of trade name and licenses | 44 | 44
S&P Dow Jones LLC [Member] | Commodity Index Intellectual Property [Member] |  |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of trade name and licenses | $ 15 | $ 15

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- Definition Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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