Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 4,518	$ 4,163	$ 13,106	$ 11,969
Operating segments | Acceptance
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,878	1,716	5,432	4,779
Operating segments | Fintech
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	766	761	2,347	2,251
Operating segments | Payments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,617	1,471	4,597	4,297
Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 257	$ 215	$ 730	$ 642
Geographic Concentration Risk | Non-US | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of concentration risk	14.00%	14.00%	14.00%	14.00%
Processing
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 3,217	$ 2,971	$ 9,363	$ 8,553
Processing | Operating segments | Acceptance
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,586	1,446	4,649	4,044
Processing | Operating segments | Fintech
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	407	389	1,210	1,152
Processing | Operating segments | Payments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,218	1,132	3,486	3,331
Processing | Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	6	4	18	26
Hardware, print and card production
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	534	478	1,466	1,336
Hardware, print and card production | Operating segments | Acceptance
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	254	232	694	636
Hardware, print and card production | Operating segments | Fintech
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	9	10	28	33
Hardware, print and card production | Operating segments | Payments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	271	236	744	667
Hardware, print and card production | Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Professional services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	198	202	584	575
Professional services | Operating segments | Acceptance
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	5	12	15	30
Professional services | Operating segments | Fintech
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	119	124	366	350
Professional services | Operating segments | Payments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	74	66	203	195
Professional services | Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Software maintenance
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	145	141	433	423
Software maintenance | Operating segments | Acceptance
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Software maintenance | Operating segments | Fintech
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	138	139	415	417
Software maintenance | Operating segments | Payments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	7	2	18	6
Software maintenance | Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0	0	0
License and termination fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	70	73	274	209
License and termination fees | Operating segments | Acceptance
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	15	12	43	33
License and termination fees | Operating segments | Fintech
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	36	45	152	133
License and termination fees | Operating segments | Payments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	19	16	79	43
License and termination fees | Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Output Solutions postage
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	251	209	712	616
Output Solutions postage | Operating segments | Acceptance
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Output Solutions postage | Operating segments | Fintech
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Output Solutions postage | Operating segments | Payments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Output Solutions postage | Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	251	209	712	616
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	103	89	274	257
Other | Operating segments | Acceptance
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	18	14	31	36
Other | Operating segments | Fintech
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	57	54	176	166
Other | Operating segments | Payments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	28	19	67	55
Other | Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 0	$ 2	$ 0	$ 0