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Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
segment
reporting_unit
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Number of reportable segments | segment 6      
Total revenue $ (11,181,000,000) $ (8,297,000,000) $ (7,442,000,000)  
Contract assets 60,000,000 9,000,000    
Revenues recognized 1,500,000,000      
Remaining performance obligations 4,200,000,000      
Capitalized contract costs $ 175,000,000 137,000,000    
Capitalized contract cost amortization period 5 years      
Market value of cash and cash equivalents $ 1,286,000,000 6,497,000,000    
Restricted cash 1,000,000 8,000,000    
Gross deferred technology costs 259,000,000 216,000,000    
Accumulated amortization of deferred technology costs 190,000,000 173,000,000    
Fair value of our long-term debt borrowings $ 9,300,000,000 4,400,000,000    
Option to extend lease period 14 years      
Period of options to terminate lease 1 year      
Number of reporting units | reporting_unit 6      
Goodwill impairment loss $ 0 0 0  
Impairment of intangible assets 0 0 0  
Cost of advertisement 177,000,000 39,000,000 29,000,000  
Undistributed accumulated earnings of foreign subsidiary 10,100,000,000      
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries reinvested indefinitely $ 4,100,000,000      
IHS Markit Ltd        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Percentage of voting interests acquired       100.00%
OSTTRA | Corporate Joint Venture        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Ownership interest of subsidiary (as a percent) 50.00%      
Noncontrolling interest ownership by noncontrolling owners (as a percent) 50.00%      
Minimum        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Remaining lease terms 1 year      
Minimum | Software and Software Development Costs        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Property, plant and equipment useful life 3 years      
Minimum | Building and Improvements        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Property, plant and equipment useful life 15 years      
Minimum | Equipment and Furniture        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Property, plant and equipment useful life 2 years      
Maximum        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Remaining lease terms 11 years      
Maximum | Software and Software Development Costs        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Property, plant and equipment useful life 7 years      
Maximum | Building and Improvements        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Property, plant and equipment useful life 40 years      
Maximum | Equipment and Furniture        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Property, plant and equipment useful life 10 years      
Non-transaction        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Total revenue $ (1,640,000,000) (1,698,000,000) (1,500,000,000)  
Elimination        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Total revenue 169,000,000 146,000,000 137,000,000  
Elimination | Non-transaction        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Total revenue $ 169,000,000 $ 146,000,000 $ 137,000,000