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Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2015
May 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]            
Employee contribution of pretax annual compensation     40.00%      
Employee matching contribution, percent of match     50.00%      
Employee matching contribution, percent of employees' gross pay     6.00%      
Company expense, Profit Sharing Plan     $ 80 $ 80 $ 38  
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)     600,000,000 600,000,000    
Intrinsic value of options exercised     $ 196 $ 103 $ 73  
Weighted average fair value of options granted (in dollars per share)     $ 12.78 $ 9.35 $ 10.67  
Restricted stock price, exercise price range, lower limit (in dollars per share)     79.44 56.44 61.33  
Restricted stock price, exercise price range, upper limit (in dollars per share)     $ 93.36 $ 79.41 $ 69.33  
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock awards     $ 111 $ 141    
Weighted average period over which compensation cost is expected to be recognized     1 year 6 months 1 year 4 months 24 days    
Accumulated benefit obligation     $ 57 $ 49    
Projected benefit plan, plan obligation     57 50    
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]            
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]            
Compensation expense     $ 107 137 $ 98  
Employee Stock [Member]            
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]            
Minimum percentage contribution made by employees of their salary to employee benefit plan     3.00%      
Maximum percentage contribution made by employees of their salary to employee benefit plan     15.00%      
Employer contribution rate     25.00%      
Compensation expense     $ 14 $ 19 $ 26  
Employee Stock Option [Member]            
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]            
Number of additional shares authorized   12,000,000.0       6,000,000.0
SunGard 2005 Management Incentive Plan [Member]            
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]            
Number of additional shares authorized 10,000,000.0          
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares) 2,000,000          
Restricted Stock [Member]            
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]            
Stock vesting period     3 years      
Restricted stock, shares granted (in shares)     1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000  
Unvested restricted shares outstanding (in shares)     2,000,000 3,000,000    
FIS Plan amended and restated [Member]            
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]            
Stock vesting period     3 years