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Consolidated Statements of Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Total | Total SPGI Equity | Common Stock $1 par | Additional Paid-in Capital | Retained Income | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Less: Treasury Stock | Noncontrolling Interests
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Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2020 |  | $ 571 |  | $ 509 |  | $ 294 | $ 946 | $ 13,367 |  | $ (637) |  | $ (13,461) | $ 62 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Comprehensive income | [1] | 1,436 |  | 1,426 |  |  |  | 1,553 |  | (127) |  |  | 10 |
Dividends (Dividend declared per common share) |  | (378) |  | (371) |  |  |  | (371) |  |  |  |  | (7) |
Employee stock plans |  | 13 |  | 13 |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Change in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest |  | (312) |  | (312) |  |  |  | (312) |  |  |  |  |  |
Other |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2021 |  | 1,331 |  | 1,265 |  | 294 | 963 | 14,237 |  | (764) |  | (13,465) | 66 |
Beginning Balance at Mar. 31, 2021 |  | 1,098 |  | 1,032 |  | 294 | 935 | 13,920 |  | (648) |  | (13,469) | 66 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Comprehensive income | [1] | 690 |  | 682 |  |  |  | 798 |  | (116) |  |  | 8 |
Dividends (Dividend declared per common share) |  | (192) |  | (185) |  |  |  | (185) |  |  |  |  | (7) |
Employee stock plans |  | 32 |  | 32 |  |  | 28 |  |  |  |  | (4) |  |
Change in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest |  | (296) |  | (296) |  |  |  | (296) |  |  |  |  |  |
Other |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) |
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2021 |  | 1,331 |  | 1,265 |  | 294 | 963 | 14,237 |  | (764) |  | (13,465) | 66 |
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2021 |  | 2,107 |  | 2,032 |  | 294 | 1,031 | 15,017 |  | (841) |  | (13,469) | 75 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Comprehensive income |  | 2,249 | [1] | 2,237 | [1] |  |  | 2,207 |  | 30 | [1] |  | 12 | [1]
Dividends (Dividend declared per common share) |  | (482) |  | (472) |  |  |  | (472) |  |  |  |  | (10) |
Acquisition of IHS Markit |  | 43,536 |  | 43,536 |  | 121 | 43,415 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchases |  | (8,503) |  | (8,503) |  |  | (1,275) |  |  |  |  | 7,228 |  |
Employee stock plans |  | 57 |  | 57 |  |  | 71 |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |
Change in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest |  | 547 |  | 547 |  |  |  | 547 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other |  | (5) |  | (1) |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  | (4) |
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2022 |  | 39,506 |  | 39,433 |  | 415 | 43,242 | 17,298 |  | (811) |  | (20,711) | 73 |
Beginning Balance at Mar. 31, 2022 |  | 39,781 |  | 39,702 |  | 415 | 43,445 | 16,065 |  | (782) |  | (19,441) | 79 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Comprehensive income |  | 950 | [1] | 943 | [1] |  |  | 972 | [1] | (29) |  |  | 7 |
Dividends (Dividend declared per common share) |  | (296) |  | (286) |  |  |  | (286) |  |  |  |  | (10) |
Share repurchases |  | (1,500) |  | (1,500) |  |  | (225) |  |  |  |  | 1,275 |  |
Employee stock plans |  | 27 |  | 27 |  |  | 22 |  |  |  |  | (5) |  |
Change in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest |  | 548 |  | 548 |  |  |  | 548 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other |  | (4) |  | (1) |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  | (3) |
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2022 |  | $ 39,506 |  | $ 39,433 |  | $ 415 | $ 43,242 | $ 17,298 |  | $ (811) |  | $ (20,711) | $ 73 |
[1] | Excludes comprehensive income of $72 million and $51 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $131 million and $103 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, attributable to our redeemable noncontrolling interest.

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