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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 10 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Nov. 22, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 14, 2021 | May 04, 2021 | Feb. 02, 2021 | Jan. 22, 2021 | Jul. 01, 2020 | Feb. 18, 2020 | Jul. 29, 2019 | May 11, 2020 | Jun. 14, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Jul. 29, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Nov. 15, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 36,433,000,000 | $ 36,322,000,000 |  | $ 36,038,000,000 |  |
Tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 363,000,000 | 196,000,000 |  | 198,000,000 |  |
Noncontrolling interest decrease |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 762,000,000 |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax gain | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000 | 0 |  | 29,000,000 |  |
Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest decrease |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 726,000,000 |  |  |  |
Additional Paid-In Capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest decrease |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 36,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,000,000 |  |  |  |
Banc of America Merchant Services | Corporate joint venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest in joint venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00%
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revaluation/Remeasurement gain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 176,000,000 |  |  |  |
Consideration from sale of business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 578,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 112,000,000 |  |  |  |
Banc Of America Merchant Services Joint Venture | Bank Of America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 36,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revaluation/Remeasurement gain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional consideration due from the Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Processing and other support services agreement, term (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Banc Of America Merchant Services Joint Venture | Bank Of America | Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest decrease |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 726,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Services Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest owned in affiliate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Controlling interest sold (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Services Business | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain on sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 428,000,000 |  |  |  |
InvestCloud Holdings, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Capital contribution |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax gain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
InvestCloud Holdings, LLC | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of entire ownership interest |  |  | $ 466,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain on sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
NetPay |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest owned in affiliate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |
BentoBox |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash purchase price |  | $ 317,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired cash |  | 24,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 204,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BentoBox | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life (in years) |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BentoBox | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life (in years) |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BentoBox | Acquired software and technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  | $ 136,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pineapple Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired cash |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 127,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life (in years) |  |  |  |  | 14 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 79,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earn-out provisions estimated fair value |  |  |  |  | 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for acquisitions of businesses |  |  |  |  | 207,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other long-term assets |  |  |  |  | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, expected tax deductible amount |  |  |  |  | 59,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pineapple Payments | Residual Buyout Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life (in years) |  |  |  |  | 8 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pineapple Payments | Acquired software and technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life (in years) |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ondot |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired cash |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 142,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 173,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for acquisitions of businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  | 271,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain from remeasurement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Previously held non-controlling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ondot | Acquired software and technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 90,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First Data |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,272,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,811,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earn-out provisions estimated fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,414,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for acquisitions of businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,475,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other long-term assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,191,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, expected tax deductible amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of business acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity shares issued per acquiree share (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.303 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measurement period adjustment, increase (decrease) in goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 304,000,000 |  |  |
Measurement period adjustment, intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (155,000,000) |  |  |
Measurement period adjustment, noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (126,000,000) |  |  |
Measurement period adjustment, fair value of property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25,000,000) |  |  |
Measurement period adjustment, increase payables and accrued expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,000,000 |  |  |
Measurement period adjustments, reduction to investments in unconsolidated entities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,000,000 |  |  |
Measurement period adjustment, increase in other long-term liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,000,000 |  |  |
Measurement period adjustment, recognized deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 169,000,000 |  |  |
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,100,000,000 |  |
Operating income of acquiree since acquisition date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000,000.0 |  |
Transaction expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 175,000,000 |  |
First Data | Acquired software and technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,324,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First Data | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 77,000,000 |  |
First Data | Debt Financing Activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 98,000,000 |  |
First Data | Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued for acquisition (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 286,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First Data | Equity Awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued for acquisition (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SpendLabs and Radius8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 47,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 47,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life (in years) |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 62,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earn-out provisions estimated fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for acquisitions of businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, expected tax deductible amount |  |  |  | 14,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Previously held non-controlling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assumed liabilities |  |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SpendLabs and Radius8 | Acquired software and technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 31,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 31,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life (in years) |  |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MerchantPro, Bypass, and Inlet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earn-out provisions estimated fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for acquisitions of businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 167,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, expected tax deductible amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assumed liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions | Acquired software and technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average useful life (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finxact | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for acquisitions of businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 650,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | The company revised the consolidated statements of cash flows presentation to include cash and cash equivalents within settlement assets as a component of total cash and cash equivalents. The company revised the 2020 and 2019 presentation for comparable purposes. Additional information is included in Note 1.

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