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Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Operating Activities:        
Net income $ 535 $ 452 $ 1,570 $ 1,339
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation     60 61
Amortization of intangibles     91 73
Provision for losses on accounts receivable     16 17
Stock-based compensation     73 65
Other     41 42
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and dispositions:        
Accounts receivable     62 (64)
Prepaid and other current assets     1 3
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     (167) (50)
Unearned revenue     (72) (107)
Accrued legal settlements     (180) (4)
Other current liabilities     (18) (94)
Net change in prepaid/accrued income taxes     62 (42)
Net change in other assets and liabilities     (138) (36)
Cash provided by operating activities     1,401 1,203
Investing Activities:        
Capital expenditures     (88) (77)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired     (263) (80)
Proceeds from dispositions     0 2
Changes in short-term investments     5 0
Cash used for investing activities     (346) (155)
Financing Activities:        
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net     489 0
Payments on senior notes     (403) 0
Dividends paid to shareholders     (379) (316)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders     (116) (69)
Purchase of CRISIL shares     (25) 0
Repurchase of treasury shares (6)   (1,108) (846)
Exercise of stock options     24 69
Employee withholding tax on share-based payments     (61) (49)
Intercompany financing activities     0 0
Cash used for financing activities     (1,579) (1,211)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash from continuing operations     (52) 83
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash     (576) (80)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period     2,779 2,392
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period 2,203 2,312 2,203 2,312
Eliminations        
Operating Activities:        
Net income (444) (422) (4,119) (4,199)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation     0 0
Amortization of intangibles     0 0
Provision for losses on accounts receivable     0 0
Stock-based compensation     0 0
Other     0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and dispositions:        
Accounts receivable     0
Prepaid and other current assets     0 0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     0
Unearned revenue     0
Accrued legal settlements     0 0
Other current liabilities     0
Net change in prepaid/accrued income taxes     0 0
Net change in other assets and liabilities     0
Cash provided by operating activities     (4,119) (4,199)
Investing Activities:        
Capital expenditures     0 0
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired     0 0
Proceeds from dispositions       0
Changes in short-term investments     0  
Cash used for investing activities     0 0
Financing Activities:        
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net     0  
Payments on senior notes     0  
Dividends paid to shareholders     0 0
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders     0 0
Purchase of CRISIL shares     0  
Repurchase of treasury shares     0 0
Exercise of stock options     0 0
Employee withholding tax on share-based payments     0 0
Intercompany financing activities     4,119 4,199
Cash used for financing activities     4,119 4,199
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash from continuing operations     0 0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash     0 0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period     0 0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period 0 0 0 0
S&P Global Inc.        
Investing Activities:        
Changes in short-term investments     0  
S&P Global Inc. | Reportable Legal Entities        
Operating Activities:        
Net income 500 427 2,801 2,735
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation     24 24
Amortization of intangibles     0 0
Provision for losses on accounts receivable     1 1
Stock-based compensation     21 23
Other     33 27
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and dispositions:        
Accounts receivable     10 (2)
Prepaid and other current assets     (11) (8)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     (31) (19)
Unearned revenue     (20) 14
Accrued legal settlements     0 0
Other current liabilities     (15) (42)
Net change in prepaid/accrued income taxes     51 (27)
Net change in other assets and liabilities     (123) (42)
Cash provided by operating activities     2,741 2,684
Investing Activities:        
Capital expenditures     (63) (34)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired     0 0
Proceeds from dispositions       0
Cash used for investing activities     (63) (34)
Financing Activities:        
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net     489  
Payments on senior notes     (403)  
Dividends paid to shareholders     (379) (316)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders     0 0
Purchase of CRISIL shares     0  
Repurchase of treasury shares     (1,108) (846)
Exercise of stock options     18 63
Employee withholding tax on share-based payments     (61) (49)
Intercompany financing activities     (961) (1,960)
Cash used for financing activities     (2,405) (3,108)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash from continuing operations     (14) (10)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash     259 (468)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period     632 711
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period 891 243 891 243
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC        
Investing Activities:        
Changes in short-term investments     0  
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC | Reportable Legal Entities        
Operating Activities:        
Net income 147 113 569 409
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation     6 9
Amortization of intangibles     0 0
Provision for losses on accounts receivable     1 2
Stock-based compensation     12 15
Other     0 15
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and dispositions:        
Accounts receivable     (15) (73)
Prepaid and other current assets     1 2
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     (58) 56
Unearned revenue     23 17
Accrued legal settlements     0 (1)
Other current liabilities     (8) (11)
Net change in prepaid/accrued income taxes     2 (18)
Net change in other assets and liabilities     23 (5)
Cash provided by operating activities     556 417
Investing Activities:        
Capital expenditures     (14) (17)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired     0 0
Proceeds from dispositions       0
Cash used for investing activities     (14) (17)
Financing Activities:        
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net     0  
Payments on senior notes     0  
Dividends paid to shareholders     0 0
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders     0 0
Purchase of CRISIL shares     0  
Repurchase of treasury shares     0 0
Exercise of stock options     0 0
Employee withholding tax on share-based payments     0 0
Intercompany financing activities     (542) (400)
Cash used for financing activities     (542) (400)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash from continuing operations     0 0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash     0 0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period     0 0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period 0 0 0 0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries        
Investing Activities:        
Changes in short-term investments     5  
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities        
Operating Activities:        
Net income 332 334 2,319 2,394
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation     30 28
Amortization of intangibles     91 73
Provision for losses on accounts receivable     14 14
Stock-based compensation     40 27
Other     8 0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and dispositions:        
Accounts receivable     67 11
Prepaid and other current assets     11 9
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     (78) (87)
Unearned revenue     (75) (138)
Accrued legal settlements     (180) (3)
Other current liabilities     5 (41)
Net change in prepaid/accrued income taxes     9 3
Net change in other assets and liabilities     (38) 11
Cash provided by operating activities     2,223 2,301
Investing Activities:        
Capital expenditures     (11) (26)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired     (263) (80)
Proceeds from dispositions       2
Cash used for investing activities     (269) (104)
Financing Activities:        
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net     0  
Payments on senior notes     0  
Dividends paid to shareholders     0 0
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders     (116) (69)
Purchase of CRISIL shares     (25)  
Repurchase of treasury shares     0 0
Exercise of stock options     6 6
Employee withholding tax on share-based payments     0 0
Intercompany financing activities     (2,616) (1,839)
Cash used for financing activities     (2,751) (1,902)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash from continuing operations     (38) 93
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash     (835) 388
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period     2,147 1,681
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period $ 1,312 $ 2,069 $ 1,312 $ 2,069