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Clearing Operations - Separate Cash Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
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Clearing Organizations [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds | $ 76,789 | $ 82,149
Invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin | 4,437 | 2,163
National Bank Account | ICE Clear Europe |  |
Clearing Organizations [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds | 5,368 | 4,817
National Bank Account | ICE Clear Credit |  |
Clearing Organizations [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds | 19,422 | 20,369
Reverse repo | ICE Clear Europe |  |
Clearing Organizations [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds | 33,020 | 37,276
Reverse repo | ICE Clear Credit |  |
Clearing Organizations [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds | 4,965 | 4,089
Reverse repo | ICE Clear U.S. |  |
Clearing Organizations [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds | 7,342 | 7,382
Sovereign debt | ICE Clear Europe |  |
Clearing Organizations [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds | 2,359 | 4,515
Sovereign debt | ICE Clear U.S. |  |
Clearing Organizations [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds | 563 | 347
Demand deposits | ICE Clear Europe |  |
Clearing Organizations [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds | 176 | 648
Demand deposits | ICE Clear Credit |  |
Clearing Organizations [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds | 3,564 | 2,697
Demand deposits | Other ICE Clearing Houses |  |
Clearing Organizations [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalent margin deposits and guaranty funds | 10 | 9
Unsettled variation margin and delivery contracts receivable | ICE NGX |  |
Clearing Organizations [Line Items] |  |
Invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin | 1,658 | 1,639
Invested deposits - sovereign debt | ICE Clear Europe |  |
Clearing Organizations [Line Items] |  |
Invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin | $ 2,779 | $ 524

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