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Segment Reporting - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,547 | $ 6,276 | $ 5,843
Transaction-based expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,345 | 1,297 | 1,205
Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses | $ 1,298 | $ 1,336 | $ 1,298 | $ 1,270 | $ 1,308 | $ 1,200 | $ 1,246 | $ 1,225 | 5,202 | 4,979 | 4,638
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,529 | 2,396 | 2,259
Operating income | $ 622 | $ 706 | $ 680 | $ 665 | $ 676 | $ 602 | $ 655 | $ 650 | 2,673 | 2,583 | 2,379
Trading and Clearing Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,887 | 3,717 | 3,333
Transaction-based expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,345 | 1,297 | 1,205
Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,542 | 2,420 | 2,128
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,033 | 911 | 781
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,509 | 1,509 | 1,347
Data and Listings Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,660 | 2,559 | 2,510
Transaction-based expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,660 | 2,559 | 2,510
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,496 | 1,485 | 1,478
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,164 | 1,074 | 1,032
Energy futures and options contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 992 | 965 | 909
Energy futures and options contracts | Trading and Clearing Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 992 | 965 | 909
Energy futures and options contracts | Data and Listings Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Agricultural and metals futures and options contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 251 | 251 | 216
Agricultural and metals futures and options contracts | Trading and Clearing Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 251 | 251 | 216
Agricultural and metals futures and options contracts | Data and Listings Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Financial futures and options contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 332 | 354 | 326
Financial futures and options contracts | Trading and Clearing Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 332 | 354 | 326
Financial futures and options contracts | Data and Listings Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cash equities and equity options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,643 | 1,624 | 1,491
Cash equities and equity options | Trading and Clearing Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,643 | 1,624 | 1,491
Cash equities and equity options | Data and Listings Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Fixed income and credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 364 | 240 | 139
Fixed income and credit | Trading and Clearing Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 364 | 240 | 139
Fixed income and credit | Data and Listings Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
OTC and other transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 | 49 | 50
OTC and other transactions | Trading and Clearing Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 | 49 | 50
OTC and other transactions | Data and Listings Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Pricing and analytics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,083 | 1,043 | 970
Pricing and analytics | Trading and Clearing Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Pricing and analytics | Data and Listings Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,083 | 1,043 | 970
Exchange data and feeds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 704 | 670 | 632
Exchange data and feeds | Trading and Clearing Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Exchange data and feeds | Data and Listings Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 704 | 670 | 632
Desktops and connectivity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 424 | 402 | 482
Desktops and connectivity | Trading and Clearing Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Desktops and connectivity | Data and Listings Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 424 | 402 | 482
Listings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 449 | 444 | 426
Listings | Trading and Clearing Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Listings | Data and Listings Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 449 | 444 | 426
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 260 | 234 | 202
Other revenues | Trading and Clearing Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 260 | 234 | 202
Other revenues | Data and Listings Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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