Clearing Operations - Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions, £ in Billions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2023 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2023 EUR (€)
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	$ 78,774	$ 78,980
Invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin	1,119	1,814
ICE NGX
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	15
Cash Deposit Based On Euro/US Dollar Exchange Rate | De Nederlandsche Bank | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits		$ 12			€ 11
Exchange rate to USD		1.1037
Cash Deposit Based On Euro/US Dollar Exchange Rate | Bank of England | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits		$ 11			€ 10
Cash Deposit Based On Pound Sterling/US Dollar Exchange Rate | Bank of England | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	$ 6,100	$ 5,800	£ 4.5	£ 4.6
Exchange rate to USD	1.3375	1.2732
National bank account | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	$ 6,079	$ 5,819
National bank account | ICE Clear Credit
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	18,083	22,754
Reverse repo | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	36,177	32,695
Reverse repo | ICE Clear Credit
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	4,593	5,381
Reverse repo | ICE Clear U.S.
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	7,811	4,955
Sovereign debt | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	2,753	3,745
Sovereign debt | ICE Clear U.S.
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	348	347
Demand deposits | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	64	40
Demand deposits | ICE Clear Credit
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	2,857	3,235
Demand deposits | Other ICE Clearing Houses
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Cash deposits	9	9
Unsettled variation margin and delivery contracts receivable | ICE NGX
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin	1,119	1,584
Invested deposits - sovereign debt | ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Invested deposits, delivery contracts receivable and unsettled variation margin	$ 0	$ 230