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Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business, Tax

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Sale of Business, Percentage of Ownership Sold In Transaction

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Amount of gain (loss) from remeasurement to fair value of retained investment in former subsidiary and group of assets constituting business or nonprofit activity deconsolidated and derecognized, excluding conveyance of oil and gas mineral rights and transfer of product or service in contract with customer.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment.

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Amount of investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The aggregate amount of income or expense from ancillary business-related activities (that is to say, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business).

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates (Details)	Mar. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) affiliate	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) affiliate	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2018 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of businesses					$ 39,000,000	$ 419,000,000
Pre-tax gain on sale			$ 0	$ (2,000,000)	10,000,000	227,000,000
Long-term liability			989,000,000		989,000,000			$ 170,000,000
Revenue			$ 3,128,000,000	1,412,000,000	$ 6,142,000,000	4,272,000,000
Number of affiliates accounted for as equity method investments \| affiliate			17		17
Cash distributions from unconsolidated affiliate			$ 91,000,000		$ 91,000,000
Equity securities without a readily determinable fair value			182,000,000		182,000,000
Sagent Auto, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of interest owned in affiliate		31.00%
Pre-tax gain related to merger			14,000,000
Gain related to merger, tax			3,000,000
Financial
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenue			596,000,000	574,000,000	1,798,000,000	$ 1,780,000,000
Financial \| Fiserv Automotive Solutions, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Controlling interest sold	55.00%
Financial \| Lending Solutions Business
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Controlling interest sold						55.00%
Proceeds from sale of businesses	$ 419,000,000
Pre-tax gain on sale					10,000,000	$ 227,000,000
Gain on sale of businesses, tax					2,000,000	77,000,000
Remeasurement of retained interests	$ 124,000,000
Percentage of interest owned in affiliate	45.00%
Long-term liability				34,000,000		34,000,000
Other (expense) income			2,000,000	1,000,000	5,000,000	3,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 3,500,000,000
Variable-Rate Term Loan Facilities Due March 2023 \| Term Loan Facilities \| Line of Credit
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity									$ 350,000,000
Amount outstanding			0		0
Variable-Rate Revolving Credit Facilities Due March 2023 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity									$ 35,000,000
Processing and services
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenue			2,608,000,000	1,223,000,000	5,229,000,000	3,668,000,000
Processing and services \| Affiliated Entity \| Financial \| Lending Solutions Business
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenue			$ 9,000,000	$ 10,000,000	$ 27,000,000	$ 20,000,000
Financial Guarantee \| Sagent Auto, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations		$ 4,000,000
Sagent Auto, LLC \| Variable-Rate Term Loan Facilities Due March 2023 \| Term Loan Facilities \| Line of Credit
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Increase in borrowing capacity		50,000,000
Sagent Auto, LLC \| Variable-Rate Revolving Credit Facilities Due March 2023 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Increase in borrowing capacity		$ 10,000,000