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Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | $ 1,502 | $ 1,440
Digital Money Movement |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 367 | 352
Card and Related Services |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 469 | 414
Other |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 78 | 76
Total Payments |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 914 | 842
Account and Item Processing |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 533 | 506
Lending Solutions |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer |  | 56
Other |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 65 | 54
Total Financial |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 598 | 616
Payments |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 914 | 842
Payments | Digital Money Movement |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 367 | 352
Payments | Card and Related Services |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 469 | 414
Payments | Other |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 78 | 76
Payments | Total Payments |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 914 | 842
Payments | Account and Item Processing |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 0 | 0
Payments | Lending Solutions |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer |  | 0
Payments | Other |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 0 | 0
Payments | Total Financial |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 0 | 0
Financial |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 598 | 616
Financial | Digital Money Movement |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 0 | 0
Financial | Card and Related Services |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 0 | 0
Financial | Other |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 0 | 0
Financial | Total Payments |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 0 | 0
Financial | Account and Item Processing |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 533 | 506
Financial | Lending Solutions |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer |  | 56
Financial | Other |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 65 | 54
Financial | Total Financial |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 598 | 616
Corporate and Other |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | (10) | (18)
Corporate and Other | Digital Money Movement |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 0 | 0
Corporate and Other | Card and Related Services |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 0 | 0
Corporate and Other | Other |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 0 | 0
Corporate and Other | Total Payments |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 0 | 0
Corporate and Other | Account and Item Processing |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 0 | 0
Corporate and Other | Lending Solutions |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer |  | 0
Corporate and Other | Other |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 0 | 0
Corporate and Other | Total Financial |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 0 | 0
Corporate and Other | Payments |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 0 | 0
Corporate and Other | Financial |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | $ 0 | $ 0
Geographic Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net | Foreign Tax Authority |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of concentration risk | 6.00% | 5.00%

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