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Segment and Related Information - Schedule of Operating Results by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 3,549 | $ 3,101 | $ 7,040 | $ 6,261
Operating Profit | 1,452 | 911 | 2,837 | 2,056
Equity in Income on Unconsolidated Subsidiaries | 13 | 11 | 19 | 25
Gain (loss) on dispositions | 0 | (119) | 0 | (69)
Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions | 266 | 261 | 531 | 522
Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating Profit | 1,504 | 1,116 | 2,940 | 2,325
Operating Segments | Market Intelligence |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,155 | 1,079 | 2,297 | 2,150
Operating Profit | 230 | 176 | 419 | 404
Acquisition-related benefit | 11 |  | 8 |
Employee severance charges | 4 | 16 | 35 | 22
Asset impairment |  | 5 |  | 5
Gain (loss) on dispositions |  |  |  | 46
Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions | 147 | 140 | 288 | 281
Operating Segments | Market Intelligence | IHS Markit |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related costs | 9 | 12 | 20 | 25
Operating Segments | Ratings |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,135 | 851 | 2,197 | 1,675
Operating Profit | 725 | 486 | 1,404 | 962
Employee severance charges |  | 4 | 2 | 5
Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4
Legal settlement expenses | 20 |  | 20 |
Operating Segments | Commodity Insights |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 516 | 462 | 1,075 | 970
Operating Profit | 206 | 156 | 432 | 343
Employee severance charges |  | 14 |  | 15
Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions | 32 | 33 | 65 | 66
Asset write-off | 1 |  | 1 |
Disposition-related costs | 1 |  | 1 |
Operating Segments | Commodity Insights | IHS Markit |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related costs | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20
Operating Segments | Mobility |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 400 | 369 | 786 | 727
Operating Profit | 80 | 68 | 151 | 133
Acquisition-related costs |  | 1 |  | 1
Employee severance charges |  | 3 |  | 4
Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions | 76 | 76 | 151 | 150
Operating Segments | Mobility | IHS Markit |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related costs | 1 |  | 1 | 1
Employee severance charges | 6 |  | 6 |
Operating Segments | Indices |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 389 | 348 | 776 | 689
Operating Profit | 263 | 226 | 534 | 464
Employee severance charges |  | 2 |  | 3
Gain (loss) on dispositions | (1) |  | (1) | 4
Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18
Operating Segments | Indices | IHS Markit |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related costs | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2
Employee severance charges |  |  | 1 |
Operating Segments | Engineering Solutions |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 | 33 | 0 | 133
Operating Profit | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19
Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions |  |  |  | 1
Intersegment Elimination |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | (46) | (41) | (91) | (83)
Corporate Unallocated |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating Profit | (65) | (216) | (122) | (294)
Equity in Income on Unconsolidated Subsidiaries | 13 | 11 | 19 | 25
Acquisition-related costs | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2
Employee severance charges |  | 12 | 2 | 14
Gain (loss) on dispositions | 2 | (120) | 2 | (120)
Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2
Disposition-related costs | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16
Recovery of lease-related costs |  |  | 1 |
Lease impairment |  | 15 |  | 15
Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions | 14 | 14 | 28 | 28
Corporate Unallocated | IHS Markit |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related costs | $ 20 | $ 30 | $ 38 | $ 66

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