QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Data

	Three Months Ended
(amounts in millions, except EPS)	March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
2019
Revenue	$	1,142	$	1,214	$	1,240	$	1,233
Operating income	$	462	$	483	$	549	$	504
Net income attributable to Moody’s	$	373	$	310	$	380	$	359
EPS:
Basic	$	1.96	$	1.64	$	2.01	$	1.91
Diluted	$	1.93	$	1.62	$	1.99	$	1.88
2018
Revenue	$	1,127	$	1,175	$	1,081	$	1,060
Operating income	$	491	$	534	$	467	$	376
Net income attributable to Moody’s	$	373	$	376	$	310	$	251
EPS:
Basic	$	1.95	$	1.96	$	1.62	$	1.31
Diluted	$	1.92	$	1.94	$	1.59	$	1.29