Financial Instruments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Fair Value Hedges

The Company holds interest rate swaps with aggregate notional amounts of $1,854 million, £925 million and €500 million at each of June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, converting the interest rate exposure on certain of the Company's Senior USD Notes, Senior GBP Notes and Senior Euro Notes, as applicable, from fixed to variable. These swaps are designated as fair value hedges for accounting purposes with a net liability fair value of $616 million and $578 million reflected as a decrease in the long-term debt balance at June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively (see Note 7).

During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, the Company entered into an aggregate notional amount of £925 million fixed-for-fixed cross-currency interest rate swaps to hedge its exposure to foreign currency risk associated with its Senior GBP notes. These swaps are designated as fair value hedges for accounting purposes with a net liability fair value of $2 million at June 30, 2023. Changes in the swap fair values attributable to changes in spot foreign currency exchange rates are recorded in Other income (expense), and changes attributable to excluded components, such as changes in fair value due to forward foreign currency exchange rates and cross-currency basis spreads, are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss). The Company records the impact of the excluded components in earnings through Interest expense using the amortization approach.

Net Investment Hedges

The purpose of the Company's net investment hedges, as discussed below, is to reduce the volatility of FIS' net investment value in its Euro- and Pound Sterling-denominated operations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

The Company recorded net investment hedge aggregate gain (loss) for the change in fair value and related income tax (expense) benefit within Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax, on the consolidated statements of comprehensive earnings (loss) for its designated net investment hedges as follows (in millions). No ineffectiveness has been recorded on the net investment hedges.


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Foreign currency-denominated debt designations	$	(7)	$	492	$	(123)	$	666
Cross-currency interest rate swap designations	(84)		381		(189)		468
Total	$	(91)	$	873	$	(312)	$	1,134

Foreign Currency-Denominated Debt Designations

The Company has designated certain foreign currency-denominated debt as net investment hedges of its investment in Euro- and Pound Sterling-denominated operations. As of June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, an aggregate €7,100 million and €7,646 million, respectively, was designated as a net investment hedge of the Company's investment in Euro-denominated operations related to Senior Euro Notes with maturities ranging from 2024 to 2039 and ECP Notes. During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, the Company de-designated its Senior GBP notes as net investment hedges due to the new fair value hedges noted above. As of June 30, 2023, no GBP-denominated debt was designated as a net investment hedge. As of December 31, 2022, an aggregate £726 million was designated as a net investment hedge of the Company's Pound Sterling-denominated operations related to the Senior GBP Notes.

Cross-Currency Interest Rate Swap Designations

The Company holds cross-currency interest rate swaps designated as net investment hedges of its investment in Euro- and Pound Sterling-denominated operations.

As of June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, aggregate notional amounts of €6,343 million and €6,343 million, respectively, were designated as net investment hedges of the Company's investment in Euro-denominated operations, and aggregate notional amounts of £2,380 million and £2,580 million, respectively, were designated as net investment hedges of the

Company's Pound Sterling-denominated operations. The cross-currency interest rate swap fair values totaled assets of $178 million and $336 million and liabilities of $(150) million and $(72) million at June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.

During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company (paid) received net proceeds of approximately $(17) million and $645 million, respectively, for the fair values of the cross-currency interest rate swaps as of the settlement dates. The proceeds were recorded within investing activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows. Following the settlement of the existing cross-currency interest rate swaps during 2022, the Company entered into new cross-currency interest rate swaps at current market terms with similar notional amounts and maturity dates as the settled cross-currency interest rate swaps.