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Segment and Related Information - Schedule of Revenue Disaggregated by Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | $ 3,084 | $ 2,861 | $ 9,345 | $ 8,244
Services transferred at a point in time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 477 | 388 | 1,600 | 1,394
Services transferred over time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 2,607 | 2,473 | 7,745 | 6,850
Subscription |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 1,730 | 1,682 | 5,194 | 4,490
Non-subscription / Transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 477 | 388 | 1,600 | 1,394
Non-transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 447 | 394 | 1,276 | 1,228
Asset-linked fees |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 218 | 210 | 638 | 642
Sales usage-based royalties |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 87 | 72 | 257 | 213
Recurring variable revenue |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 125 | 115 | 380 | 277
Operating Segments | Market Intelligence |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 1,099 | 1,016 | 3,249 | 2,774
Operating Segments | Market Intelligence | Services transferred at a point in time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 42 | 40 | 137 | 111
Operating Segments | Market Intelligence | Services transferred over time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 1,057 | 976 | 3,112 | 2,663
Operating Segments | Market Intelligence | Subscription |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 932 | 861 | 2,732 | 2,386
Operating Segments | Market Intelligence | Non-subscription / Transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 42 | 40 | 137 | 111
Operating Segments | Market Intelligence | Non-transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Market Intelligence | Asset-linked fees |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Market Intelligence | Sales usage-based royalties |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Market Intelligence | Recurring variable revenue |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 125 | 115 | 380 | 277
Operating Segments | Ratings |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 819 | 681 | 2,494 | 2,345
Operating Segments | Ratings | Services transferred at a point in time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 326 | 244 | 1,088 | 992
Operating Segments | Ratings | Services transferred over time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 493 | 437 | 1,406 | 1,353
Operating Segments | Ratings | Subscription |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Ratings | Non-subscription / Transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 326 | 244 | 1,088 | 992
Operating Segments | Ratings | Non-transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 493 | 437 | 1,406 | 1,353
Operating Segments | Ratings | Asset-linked fees |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Ratings | Sales usage-based royalties |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Ratings | Recurring variable revenue |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Commodity Insights |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 479 | 432 | 1,450 | 1,234
Operating Segments | Commodity Insights | Services transferred at a point in time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 26 | 21 | 130 | 96
Operating Segments | Commodity Insights | Services transferred over time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 453 | 411 | 1,320 | 1,138
Operating Segments | Commodity Insights | Subscription |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 432 | 394 | 1,261 | 1,088
Operating Segments | Commodity Insights | Non-subscription / Transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 26 | 21 | 130 | 96
Operating Segments | Commodity Insights | Non-transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Commodity Insights | Asset-linked fees |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Commodity Insights | Sales usage-based royalties |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 21 | 17 | 59 | 50
Operating Segments | Commodity Insights | Recurring variable revenue |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Mobility |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 379 | 346 | 1,107 | 797
Operating Segments | Mobility | Services transferred at a point in time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 83 | 77 | 237 | 179
Operating Segments | Mobility | Services transferred over time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 296 | 269 | 870 | 618
Operating Segments | Mobility | Subscription |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 296 | 269 | 870 | 618
Operating Segments | Mobility | Non-subscription / Transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 83 | 77 | 237 | 179
Operating Segments | Mobility | Non-transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Mobility | Asset-linked fees |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Mobility | Sales usage-based royalties |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Mobility | Recurring variable revenue |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 |  | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Indices |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 354 | 334 | 1,042 | 995
Operating Segments | Indices | Services transferred at a point in time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Indices | Services transferred over time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 354 | 334 | 1,042 | 995
Operating Segments | Indices | Subscription |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 70 | 69 | 206 | 190
Operating Segments | Indices | Non-subscription / Transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Indices | Non-transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Indices | Asset-linked fees |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 218 | 210 | 638 | 642
Operating Segments | Indices | Sales usage-based royalties |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 66 | 55 | 198 | 163
Operating Segments | Indices | Recurring variable revenue |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Engineering Solutions |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 95 | 133 | 224
Operating Segments | Engineering Solutions | Services transferred at a point in time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16
Operating Segments | Engineering Solutions | Services transferred over time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 89 | 125 | 208
Operating Segments | Engineering Solutions | Subscription |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 89 | 125 | 208
Operating Segments | Engineering Solutions | Non-subscription / Transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16
Operating Segments | Engineering Solutions | Non-transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Engineering Solutions | Asset-linked fees |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Engineering Solutions | Sales usage-based royalties |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Engineering Solutions | Recurring variable revenue |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 |  | 0 | 0
Intersegment Elimination |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | (46) | (43) | (130) | (125)
Intersegment Elimination | Services transferred at a point in time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Intersegment Elimination | Services transferred over time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | (46) | (43) | (130) | (125)
Intersegment Elimination | Subscription |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Intersegment Elimination | Non-subscription / Transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Intersegment Elimination | Non-transaction |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | (46) | (43) | (130) | (125)
Intersegment Elimination | Asset-linked fees |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Intersegment Elimination | Sales usage-based royalties |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Intersegment Elimination | Recurring variable revenue |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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