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Components of Other Comprehensive Earnings | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Equity [Abstract] |
Components of Other Comprehensive Earnings | Components of Other Comprehensive Earnings The following table shows accumulated other comprehensive earnings ("AOCE") attributable to FIS by component, net of tax, for the year ended December 31, 2017 (in millions):
|  |  |  | Foreign |  |  |  |
|  | Interest Rate |  | Currency |  |  |  |
|  | Swap |  | Translation |  |  |  |
|  | Contracts |  | Adjustments |  | Other (1) |  | Total
Balances, December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | (314 | ) |  | $ | (18 | ) |  | $ | (331 | )
Other comprehensive gain/(loss) before reclassifications |  | (1 | ) |  | 25 |  |  | (25 | ) |  | (1 | )
Balances, December 31, 2017 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (289 | ) |  | $ | (43 | ) |  | $ | (332 | )
(1) | Includes the minimum pension liability adjustment and the cash settlement payment on treasury lock contracts associated with bridge financing for the SunGard acquisition. This amount will be amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over the ten years in which the related interest payments that were hedged are recognized in income.
The amount reclassified from AOCE for interest rate derivative contracts includes $1 million recorded as interest expense, reduced by a related $0 million provision for income taxes. See Note 12 for the tax provision associated with each component of other comprehensive income.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208762 + Details
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