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Long-Term Debt - (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 15, 2017	Feb. 01, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount (premium), net			$ 34,000,000
Call premium and write-off of previously capitalized debt issuance cost		$ 25,000,000
Fair value, aggregate differences			175,000,000
Revolving Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding loan balance			242,000,000	$ 36,000,000
Revolving Loan \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility outstanding amount			7,000,000
Revolving Loan \| FIS Credit Agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total committed capital, credit agreement			3,000,000,000
Outstanding loan balance			242,000,000
Borrowing capacity remaining			$ 2,751,000,000
Senior Notes due June 2017, interest payable semi-annually at 1.450%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage			1.45%	1.45%
Percentage of redemption price			100.00%
Senior Notes due April 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage			2.00%	2.00%
Senior Notes due October 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.850%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage			2.85%	2.85%
Senior Notes due October 2020, interest payable semi-annually at 3.625%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage			3.625%	3.625%
Senior Notes due August 2021, interest payable semi-annually at 2.250%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage			2.25%	2.25%
Senior Notes due March 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of principal amount redeemed	100.00%
Amount redeemed	$ 700,000,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage	5.00%		5.00%	5.00%
Senior Notes due October 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage			4.50%	4.50%
Senior Notes due April 2023, interest payable semi-annually at 3.500%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage			3.50%	3.50%
Senior Notes due June 2024, interest payable semi-annually at 3.875%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage			3.875%	3.875%
Senior Notes due October 2025, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage			5.00%	5.00%
Senior Notes due August 2026, interest payable semi-annually at 3.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage			3.00%	3.00%
Senior Notes due August 2046, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage			4.50%	4.50%
Minimum \| Senior Notes due April 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of redemption price			100.00%
Minimum \| Senior Notes due October 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.850%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of redemption price			100.00%
Minimum \| Senior Notes due October 2020, interest payable semi-annually at 3.625%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of redemption price			100.00%
Debt redemption, trigger period prior to maturity			1 month
Minimum \| Senior Notes due August 2021, interest payable semi-annually at 2.250%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of redemption price			100.00%
Debt redemption, trigger period prior to maturity			1 month
Minimum \| Senior Notes due March 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of redemption price			100.00%
Debt redemption, trigger period prior to maturity			2 months
Minimum \| Senior Notes due October 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of redemption price			100.00%
Debt redemption, trigger period prior to maturity			2 months
Minimum \| Senior Notes due April 2023, interest payable semi-annually at 3.500%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of redemption price			100.00%
Debt redemption, trigger period prior to maturity			3 months
Minimum \| Senior Notes due June 2024, interest payable semi-annually at 3.875%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of redemption price			100.00%
Debt redemption, trigger period prior to maturity			3 months
Minimum \| Senior Notes due October 2025, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of redemption price			100.00%
Debt redemption, trigger period prior to maturity			3 months
Minimum \| Senior Notes due August 2026, interest payable semi-annually at 3.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of redemption price			100.00%
Debt redemption, trigger period prior to maturity			3 months
Minimum \| Senior Notes due August 2046, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of redemption price			100.00%
Debt redemption, trigger period prior to maturity			6 months