Consolidated Statement of Equity (Unaudited) - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2017 - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Total SPGI Equity |
Common Stock $1 par |
Additional Paid-in Capital |
Retained Income |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
Less: Treasury Stock |
Noncontrolling Interests |
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Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2016 | $ 701 | $ 650 | $ 412 | $ 502 | $ 9,210 | $ (773) | $ 8,701 | $ 51 | ||
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||
Comprehensive income | [1] | 1,339 | 1,329 | 1,234 | 95 | 10 | ||||
Dividends | (324) | (316) | (316) | (8) | ||||||
Share repurchases | (851) | (846) | (75) | 771 | (5) | |||||
Employee stock plans | 92 | 84 | (9) | (93) | 8 | |||||
Change in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest | (62) | (62) | (62) | |||||||
Other | (2) | (2) | ||||||||
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2017 | $ 893 | $ 839 | $ 412 | $ 418 | $ 10,066 | $ (678) | $ 9,379 | $ 54 | ||
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- Definition This element represents the amount of recognized equity-based compensation during the period, that is, the amount recognized as expense in the income statement (or as asset if compensation is capitalized). Alternate captions include the words "stock-based compensation". Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of paid and unpaid common stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of stockholders' equity (deficit), net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity, attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests. Amount excludes temporary equity. Alternate caption for the concept is permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Equity impact of the cost of common and preferred stock that were repurchased during the period. Recorded using the cost method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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