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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	12 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	Dec. 31, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On February 9, 2021, the Board approved the declaration of a quarterly dividend of $0.62 per share for Moody’s common stock, payable March 18, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 25, 2021. Additionally, on February 9, 2021, the Board approved an additional $1 billion of share repurchase authority, which may commence following the completion of the remaining authority disclosed in Note 19. In the first quarter of 2021, the Company reached a settlement and had a lapse of a statute of limitations relating to certain of its UTPs. As a result of these items, in the first quarter of 2021, the Company will release UTPs of $61 million along with accrued interest of $40 million.