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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Gross Carrying Amount and Weighted-Average Useful Life Allocated to Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
First Data
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 16,272
Weighted-Average Useful Life	14 years
First Data \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 13,458
Weighted-Average Useful Life	15 years
First Data \| Acquired software and technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 2,324
Weighted-Average Useful Life	7 years
First Data \| Trade names
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 490
Weighted-Average Useful Life	9 years
Elan Financial Services
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount			$ 373
Weighted-Average Useful Life			15 years
Elan Financial Services \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount			$ 370
Weighted-Average Useful Life			15 years
Elan Financial Services \| Trade names
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount			$ 3
Weighted-Average Useful Life			8 years
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount		$ 81
Weighted-Average Useful Life		11 years
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount		$ 32
Weighted-Average Useful Life		14 years
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions \| Residual buyouts
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount		$ 35
Weighted-Average Useful Life		9 years
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions \| Acquired software and technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount		$ 14
Weighted-Average Useful Life		8 years