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Acquisitions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, Transaction between Entities under Common Control, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]  
Acquisitions Acquisitions
Issuer Solutions Acquisition

As discussed in Note 1, on January 9, 2026, FIS completed its previously announced acquisition of the Issuer Solutions Business from Global Payments by acquiring 100% of the Issuer Solutions Business equity pursuant to the Transaction Agreement. The Issuer Solutions Business, which was later rebranded as "FIS Total IssuingTM Solutions," is a global payments technology and financial services provider specializing in issuer processing and a wide range of payment solutions for financial institutions. The Issuer Solutions Acquisition is expected to strengthen FIS’ banking and capital markets solutions by complementing FIS' existing processing capabilities while also extending its suite of payment products.

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Transaction Agreement, FIS acquired the Issuer Solutions Business from Global Payments in exchange for FIS' $5.8 billion interest, net of taxes and other costs, in Worldpay and approximately $7.7 billion in cash. The cash payment amount is subject to customary post-closing adjustments in respect of the respective purchase price for each of Worldpay and the Issuer Solutions Business. FIS also converted certain outstanding Global Payments equity awards into corresponding equity awards with respect to shares of FIS common stock pursuant to an exchange ratio in the transaction agreement designed to maintain the intrinsic value of the applicable award immediately prior to conversion. FIS funded the cash portion of the transaction consideration through borrowings of $7.7 billion under senior unsecured term loans as part of the term facility entered into on May 1, 2025.

The Company will account for the acquisition as a business combination and will recognize the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their fair value as of January 9, 2026. Due to the timing of the acquisition being after our fiscal year-end, and the amount of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, our initial accounting is incomplete and the Company is not yet able to disclose the provisional amounts to be recognized as of the acquisition date for assets acquired and liabilities assumed and other disclosures. The Company expects to provide preliminary purchase price allocation information as part of FIS’ Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2026.
2025 Business Combinations

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of two businesses for total consideration, net of cash acquired, of $587 million, consisting of initial cash payments of $572 million, net of cash acquired, and $15 million in estimated fair value of contingent consideration. These acquisitions were recorded as business combinations. The results of operations and financial position of the acquisitions are included in the consolidated financial statements subsequent to the closing of each acquisition. We recorded an allocation of the purchase price to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values, consisting primarily of $163 million in customer relationships and $85 million in software assets. The Company also recorded $328 million of goodwill for the residual amount by which the purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired. The purchase price allocations are provisional as of December 31, 2025, and the Company expects to finalize them as soon as practicable, but no later than one year from the respective acquisition dates.

2024 Business Combinations

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company completed acquisitions of three businesses for total cash consideration, net of cash acquired, of $515 million. These acquisitions were recorded as business combinations. The results of operations and financial position of the acquisitions are included in the consolidated financial statements subsequent to the closing of each acquisition. We recorded an allocation of the purchase price to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values, consisting primarily of $87 million of customer relationships and $139 million of software assets. The Company also recorded $359 million of goodwill for the residual amount by which the purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired. There were no significant business combinations, individually or in the aggregate, completed during 2023.

Virtus Acquisition

On January 2, 2020, FIS acquired a majority interest in Virtus Partners ("Virtus"), previously a privately held company that provides high-value managed services and technology to the credit and loan market. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. FIS acquired a 70% voting and financial interest in Virtus with 30% interest retained by the founders of Virtus ("Founders"). The agreement between FIS and the Founders provided FIS with a call option to purchase, and the Founders with a put option requiring FIS to purchase, all of the Founders' retained interest in Virtus at a redemption value determined pursuant to performance goals stated in the agreement, exercisable at any time after two years and three years, respectively, following the acquisition date. In January 2023, the Founders exercised their put option, and as a result, FIS paid the $173 million redemption value, recorded as a financing activity in the consolidated statement of cash flows, and subsequently owns 100% of Virtus.
Issuer Solutions Acquisition and 2026 Worldpay Minority Interest Sale
On January 9, 2026, FIS completed its previously announced (i) acquisition of the Issuer Solutions Business from Global Payments and (ii) sale of its remaining equity interests in Worldpay to Global Payments, pursuant to the Transaction Agreement entered into on April 17, 2025. See Notes 1, 4, 5 and 14 for additional information.