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Clearing Organizations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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6 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
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Jun. 30, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Jun. 30, 2014
Central Clearing House [Member]
Entity
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Jun. 30, 2014
ICE Clear Europe
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Dec. 31, 2013
ICE Clear Europe
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Jun. 30, 2014
ICE Clear Credit
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Dec. 31, 2013
ICE Clear Credit
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Jun. 30, 2014
Ice Clear U.S. [Member]
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Jan. 02, 2014
Ice Clear U.S. [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2014
Reverse Purchase Agreements [Member]
ICE Clear Europe
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Jun. 30, 2014
Reverse Purchase Agreements [Member]
ICE Clear Credit
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Jun. 30, 2014
Demand Deposits [Member]
ICE Clear Credit
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Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Securities [Member]
ICE Clear Europe
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| Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Number of operating entities | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Margin deposits and guaranty funds | $ 46,872,000,000 | $ 42,216,000,000 | $ 26,214,000,000 | $ 24,549,000,000 | $ 16,658,000,000 | $ 15,708,000,000 | $ 20,900,000,000 | $ 12,600,000,000 | $ 4,100,000,000 | $ 5,200,000,000 | |||
| Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted | 60,900,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Net Notional Value Of Unsettled Contracts | 2,700,000,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Margin Deposits And Guaranty Funds Assets Received Or Pledged | 76,400,000,000 | 68,200,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Contribution Of Own Cash To Guaranty Fund | 228,000,000 | 128,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | ||||||||
| Number of Industrialized Nations From Which Company Purchases Debt Obligations | $ 7 | ||||||||||||