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Cumulative Amount of Unrecognized Hedge Losses Recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) (Net Investment Hedging [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Hedge Underlying Gain Loss [Line Items]    
Cumulative amount of unrecognized hedge losses recorded in AOCI $ 39.8mco_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromHedgingActivitiesEffectNetOfTax $ 20.9mco_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromHedgingActivitiesEffectNetOfTax
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
   
Hedge Underlying Gain Loss [Line Items]    
Cumulative amount of unrecognized hedge losses recorded in AOCI 32.0mco_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromHedgingActivitiesEffectNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_NetInvestmentHedgingMember
20.9mco_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromHedgingActivitiesEffectNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_NetInvestmentHedgingMember
Two thousand fifteen senior notes [Member]
   
Hedge Underlying Gain Loss [Line Items]    
Cumulative amount of unrecognized hedge losses recorded in AOCI $ 7.8mco_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromHedgingActivitiesEffectNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= mco_TwoThousandFifteenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_NetInvestmentHedgingMember
$ 0mco_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromHedgingActivitiesEffectNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= mco_TwoThousandFifteenSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_NetInvestmentHedgingMember