SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	NOTE 23. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On July 9, 2019, the Board approved the declaration of a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share of Moody’s common stock, payable on September 10, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 20, 2019. On July 16, 2019 the Company entered into an agreement to sell its Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services (MAKS) business to Equistone Partners Europe Limited (Equistone), a European private equity firm. The MAKS business has been deemed to be held for sale in accordance with U.S. GAAP at June 30, 2019. Refer to Note 10 of the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information on the anticipated financial impact of this divestiture.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774

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