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Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities - Additional Information (Detail)
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Twenty Ten Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2014
Twenty Ten Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Two Thousand Fourteen Senior Notes Five Year [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Two Thousand Fourteen Senior Notes Five Year [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
cross-currency swap
currency paid
EUR (€)
Mar. 31, 2015
cross-currency swap
currency received [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Two thousand fifteen senior notes [Member]
EUR (€)
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Derivative Notional Amount         $ 250,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= mco_TwentyTenSeniorNotesMember
$ 250,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= mco_TwentyTenSeniorNotesMember
$ 200,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= mco_TwoThousandFourteenSeniorNotesFiveYearMember
$ 250,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= mco_TwoThousandFourteenSeniorNotesFiveYearMember
€ 100,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_CurrencySwapMember
/ us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis
= mco_CurrencyPaidMember
$ 110,500,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_CurrencySwapMember
/ us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis
= mco_CurrencyReceivedMember
€ 400,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= mco_TwoThousandFifteenSeniorNotesMember
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax $ (322,400,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax $ (235,200,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax $ (61,300,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax $ (54,600,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax              
Derivative Fixed Interest Rate                 175.00%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_CurrencySwapMember
/ us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis
= mco_CurrencyPaidMember
394.50%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_CurrencySwapMember
/ us-gaap_TransactionTypeAxis
= mco_CurrencyReceivedMember