Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Jun. 30, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 1,996
|
|
$ 1,917
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash |
23
|
|
41
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts |
1,486
|
|
1,449
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivable |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Prepaid and other current assets |
217
|
|
197
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
3,722
|
|
3,604
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation |
298
|
|
270
|
|
|
|
Right of use assets |
660
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
3,515
|
|
3,535
|
|
|
|
Other intangible assets, net |
1,427
|
|
1,524
|
|
|
|
Investments in subsidiaries |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany loans receivable |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other non-current assets |
566
|
|
525
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
10,188
|
|
9,458
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
188
|
|
211
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payable |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans |
327
|
|
354
|
|
|
|
Short-term debt |
699
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Income taxes currently payable |
114
|
|
72
|
|
|
|
Unearned revenue |
1,614
|
|
1,641
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
431
|
|
351
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
3,373
|
|
2,629
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
2,966
|
|
3,662
|
|
|
|
Lease liabilities — non-current |
615
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany loans payable |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Pension and other postretirement benefits |
226
|
|
229
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
581
|
|
634
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
7,761
|
|
7,154
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
2,025
|
|
1,620
|
|
|
|
Equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
294
|
|
294
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
835
|
|
833
|
|
|
|
Retained income |
12,054
|
|
11,284
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(684)
|
|
(742)
|
|
|
|
Less: common stock in treasury |
(12,153)
|
|
(11,041)
|
|
|
|
Total equity — controlling interests |
346
|
|
628
|
|
|
|
Total equity - noncontrolling interests |
56
|
|
56
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
402
|
$ 570
|
684
|
$ 955
|
$ 633
|
$ 768
|
Total liabilities and equity |
10,188
|
|
9,458
|
|
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivable |
(6,984)
|
|
(5,561)
|
|
|
|
Prepaid and other current assets |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
(6,984)
|
|
(5,561)
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Right of use assets |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
7
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
Other intangible assets, net |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Investments in subsidiaries |
(19,216)
|
|
(16,635)
|
|
|
|
Intercompany loans receivable |
(1,461)
|
|
(1,773)
|
|
|
|
Other non-current assets |
(1)
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
(27,655)
|
|
(23,960)
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payable |
(6,984)
|
|
(5,561)
|
|
|
|
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Short-term debt |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Income taxes currently payable |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Unearned revenue |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
(6,984)
|
|
(5,561)
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Lease liabilities — non-current |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany loans payable |
(1,460)
|
|
(1,773)
|
|
|
|
Pension and other postretirement benefits |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
(1)
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
(8,445)
|
|
(7,334)
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
2,025
|
|
1,620
|
|
|
|
Equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
(2,378)
|
|
(2,279)
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
(9,516)
|
|
(9,641)
|
|
|
|
Retained income |
(9,442)
|
|
(6,439)
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
46
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
Less: common stock in treasury |
0
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
Total equity — controlling interests |
(21,290)
|
|
(18,301)
|
|
|
|
Total equity - noncontrolling interests |
55
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
(21,235)
|
|
(18,246)
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and equity |
(27,655)
|
|
(23,960)
|
|
|
|
S&P Global Inc. | Reportable Legal Entities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
509
|
|
694
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts |
248
|
|
163
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivable |
588
|
|
550
|
|
|
|
Prepaid and other current assets |
65
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
1,410
|
|
1,465
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation |
201
|
|
192
|
|
|
|
Right of use assets |
415
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
283
|
|
261
|
|
|
|
Other intangible assets, net |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Investments in subsidiaries |
11,187
|
|
8,599
|
|
|
|
Intercompany loans receivable |
227
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
Other non-current assets |
215
|
|
194
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
13,938
|
|
10,841
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
80
|
|
89
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payable |
5,637
|
|
4,453
|
|
|
|
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans |
116
|
|
125
|
|
|
|
Short-term debt |
699
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Income taxes currently payable |
33
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
Unearned revenue |
275
|
|
240
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
194
|
|
180
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
7,034
|
|
5,088
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
2,966
|
|
3,662
|
|
|
|
Lease liabilities — non-current |
396
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany loans payable |
209
|
|
114
|
|
|
|
Pension and other postretirement benefits |
160
|
|
162
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
136
|
|
166
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
10,901
|
|
9,192
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
294
|
|
294
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
60
|
|
72
|
|
|
|
Retained income |
15,041
|
|
12,622
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(206)
|
|
(299)
|
|
|
|
Less: common stock in treasury |
(12,152)
|
|
(11,040)
|
|
|
|
Total equity — controlling interests |
3,037
|
|
1,649
|
|
|
|
Total equity - noncontrolling interests |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
3,037
|
|
1,649
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and equity |
13,938
|
|
10,841
|
|
|
|
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC | Reportable Legal Entities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts |
195
|
|
109
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivable |
2,598
|
|
2,138
|
|
|
|
Prepaid and other current assets |
0
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
2,793
|
|
2,250
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation |
1
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Right of use assets |
2
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other intangible assets, net |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Investments in subsidiaries |
6
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
Intercompany loans receivable |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other non-current assets |
39
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
2,841
|
|
2,301
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
8
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payable |
52
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans |
42
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
Short-term debt |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Income taxes currently payable |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Unearned revenue |
247
|
|
235
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
20
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
369
|
|
331
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Lease liabilities — non-current |
1
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany loans payable |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Pension and other postretirement benefits |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
81
|
|
75
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
451
|
|
406
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
627
|
|
618
|
|
|
|
Retained income |
1,763
|
|
1,277
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Less: common stock in treasury |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total equity — controlling interests |
2,390
|
|
1,895
|
|
|
|
Total equity - noncontrolling interests |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
2,390
|
|
1,895
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and equity |
2,841
|
|
2,301
|
|
|
|
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
1,487
|
|
1,223
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash |
23
|
|
41
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts |
1,043
|
|
1,177
|
|
|
|
Intercompany receivable |
3,798
|
|
2,873
|
|
|
|
Prepaid and other current assets |
152
|
|
136
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
6,503
|
|
5,450
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation |
96
|
|
78
|
|
|
|
Right of use assets |
243
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Goodwill |
3,225
|
|
3,265
|
|
|
|
Other intangible assets, net |
1,427
|
|
1,524
|
|
|
|
Investments in subsidiaries |
8,023
|
|
8,030
|
|
|
|
Intercompany loans receivable |
1,234
|
|
1,643
|
|
|
|
Other non-current assets |
313
|
|
286
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
21,064
|
|
20,276
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
100
|
|
107
|
|
|
|
Intercompany payable |
1,295
|
|
1,076
|
|
|
|
Accrued compensation and contributions to retirement plans |
169
|
|
196
|
|
|
|
Short-term debt |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Income taxes currently payable |
81
|
|
71
|
|
|
|
Unearned revenue |
1,092
|
|
1,166
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
217
|
|
155
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
2,954
|
|
2,771
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Lease liabilities — non-current |
218
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Intercompany loans payable |
1,251
|
|
1,659
|
|
|
|
Pension and other postretirement benefits |
66
|
|
67
|
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
365
|
|
393
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
4,854
|
|
4,890
|
|
|
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
2,378
|
|
2,279
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
9,664
|
|
9,784
|
|
|
|
Retained income |
4,692
|
|
3,824
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(524)
|
|
(489)
|
|
|
|
Less: common stock in treasury |
(1)
|
|
(13)
|
|
|
|
Total equity — controlling interests |
16,209
|
|
15,385
|
|
|
|
Total equity - noncontrolling interests |
1
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
16,210
|
|
15,386
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and equity |
$ 21,064
|
|
$ 20,276
|
|
|
|