SunGard 10-Q 6 Nov 13 2013 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]	'
Document Type	'10-Q
Amendment Flag	'false
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-13
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3
Trading Symbol	'ck0001337272
Entity Registrant Name	'SUNGARD CAPITAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	'0001337272
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31
Entity Filer Category	'Non-accelerated Filer
Class A common stock	'
Document Information [Line Items]	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	256,905,469
Class L common stock, convertible	'
Document Information [Line Items]	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	28,545,050
SunGard Capital Corp. II	'
Document Information [Line Items]	'
Entity Registrant Name	'SUNGARD CAPITAL CORP II
Entity Central Index Key	'0001337274
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31
Entity Filer Category	'Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	100
SunGard Data Systems Inc.	'
Document Information [Line Items]	'
Entity Registrant Name	'SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	'0000789388
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31
Entity Filer Category	'Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	100

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Current:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$689	$546
Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $30 and $25	593	781
Earned but unbilled receivables	122	119
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	228	230
Total current assets	1,632	1,676
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $1,509 and $1,683	812	874
Software products, less accumulated amortization of $1,649 and $1,782	326	411
Customer base, less accumulated amortization of $1,481 and $1,640	1,205	1,367
Other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $27 and $24	125	132
Trade name	1,019	1,019
Goodwill	4,545	4,539
Total Assets	9,664	10,018
Current:	'	'
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	342	63
Accounts payable	34	32
Accrued compensation and benefits	253	297
Accrued interest expense	89	41
Other accrued expenses	212	238
Deferred revenue	773	836
Total current liabilities	1,703	1,507
Long-term debt	6,106	6,599
Deferred and other income taxes	1,032	1,127
Other long-term liabilities	118	95
Total liabilities	8,959	9,328
Commitments and contingencies	'	'
Noncontrolling interest in preferred stock of SCCII subject to a put option	34	26
Stockholders’ equity:	'	'
Capital in excess of par value	2,488	2,483
Treasury stock Value	-46	-50
Accumulated deficit	-3,521	-3,391
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	1	-3
Total stockholder's equity	-1,078	-961
Noncontrolling interest in preferred stock of SCCII	1,693	1,575
Total equity	615	614
Total Liabilities and Equity	9,664	10,018
Class L common stock, convertible	'	'
Current:	'	'
Stock subject to a put option	52	45
Stockholders’ equity:	'	'
Common stock, value	'	'
Class A common stock	'	'
Current:	'	'
Stock subject to a put option	4	5
Stockholders’ equity:	'	'
Common stock, value	'	'
SunGard Capital Corp. II	'	'
Current:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	689	546
Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $30 and $25	593	781
Earned but unbilled receivables	122	119
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	228	230
Total current assets	1,632	1,676
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $1,509 and $1,683	812	874
Software products, less accumulated amortization of $1,649 and $1,782	326	411
Customer base, less accumulated amortization of $1,481 and $1,640	1,205	1,367
Other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $27 and $24	125	132
Trade name	1,019	1,019
Goodwill	4,545	4,539
Total Assets	9,664	10,018
Current:	'	'
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	342	63
Accounts payable	34	32
Accrued compensation and benefits	253	297
Accrued interest expense	89	41
Other accrued expenses	211	235
Deferred revenue	773	836
Total current liabilities	1,702	1,504
Long-term debt	6,106	6,599
Deferred and other income taxes	1,032	1,127
Other long-term liabilities	100	76
Total liabilities	8,940	9,306
Commitments and contingencies	'	'
Stockholders’ equity:	'	'
Preferred stock, par value $.001 per share; cumulative 11.5% per annum, compounded quarterly; aggregate liquidation preference of $1,581 million and $0 million; 14,999,000 shares authorized, 10,048,018 and 0 issued	'	'
Common stock, value	'	'
Capital in excess of par value	3,501	3,492
Treasury stock Value	-28	-30
Accumulated deficit	-2,780	-2,771
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	1	-3
Total stockholder's equity	694	688
Total Liabilities and Equity	9,664	10,018
SunGard Capital Corp. II | Preferred Stock	'	'
Current:	'	'
Stock subject to a put option	30	24
SunGard Data Systems Inc.	'	'
Current:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	689	546
Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $30 and $25	593	781
Earned but unbilled receivables	122	119
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	228	230
Total current assets	1,632	1,676
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $1,509 and $1,683	812	874
Software products, less accumulated amortization of $1,649 and $1,782	326	411
Customer base, less accumulated amortization of $1,481 and $1,640	1,205	1,367
Other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $27 and $24	125	132
Trade name	1,019	1,019
Goodwill	4,545	4,539
Total Assets	9,664	10,018
Current:	'	'
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	342	63
Accounts payable	34	32
Accrued compensation and benefits	253	297
Accrued interest expense	89	41
Other accrued expenses	214	238
Deferred revenue	773	836
Total current liabilities	1,705	1,507
Long-term debt	6,106	6,599
Deferred and other income taxes	1,025	1,120
Other long-term liabilities	100	76
Total liabilities	8,936	9,302
Commitments and contingencies	'	'
Stockholders’ equity:	'	'
Common stock, value	'	'
Capital in excess of par value	3,507	3,490
Accumulated deficit	-2,780	-2,771
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	1	-3
Total stockholder's equity	728	716
Total Liabilities and Equity	$9,664	$10,018

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Trade receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts	$25	$30
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation	1,683	1,509
Software products, accumulated amortization	1,782	1,649
Customer base, accumulated amortization	1,640	1,481
Other intangible assets, accumulated amortization	24	27
Class L common stock, convertible	'	'
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, cumulative liquidation preference percentage	13.50%	13.50%
Common stock, aggregate liquidation preference	6,813	6,154
Common stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	29,062,421	29,027,610
Treasury stock, shares	517,371	541,886
Class A common stock	'	'
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized	550,000,000	550,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	261,565,118	261,251,822
Treasury stock, shares	4,659,649	4,880,305
SunGard Capital Corp. II	'	'
Trade receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts	25	30
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation	1,683	1,509
Software products, accumulated amortization	1,782	1,649
Customer base, accumulated amortization	1,640	1,481
Other intangible assets, accumulated amortization	24	27
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized	1,000	1,000
Common stock, shares issued	100	100
Common stock, shares outstanding	100	100
Treasury stock, shares	179,089	187,576
Preferred stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Preferred stock, cumulative liquidation preference percentage	11.50%	11.50%
Preferred stock, aggregate liquidation preference	1,703	1,581
Preferred stock, shares authorized	14,999,000	14,999,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	10,060,069	10,048,018
SunGard Data Systems Inc.	'	'
Trade receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts	25	30
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation	1,683	1,509
Software products, accumulated amortization	1,782	1,649
Customer base, accumulated amortization	1,640	1,481
Other intangible assets, accumulated amortization	$24	$27
Common stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	100	100
Common stock, shares issued	100	100
Common stock, shares outstanding	100	100

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Revenue:	'		'		'		'
Services	$951		$969		$2,844		$2,916
License and resale fees	65		53		166		168
Total products and services	1,016		1,022		3,010		3,084
Reimbursed expenses	12		13		41		47
Total revenue	1,028		1,035		3,051		3,131
Costs and expenses:	'		'		'		'
Cost of sales and direct operating (excluding depreciation)	423		430		1,284		1,316
Sales, marketing and administration	232		237		716		751
Product development and maintenance	96		98		285		295
Depreciation	73	[1]	70	[1]	222	[1]	211	[1]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	82		94		255		295
Goodwill impairment charge	'		385		'		385
Total costs and expenses	906		1,314		2,762		3,253
Operating income (loss)	122		-279		289		-122
Interest income	1		1		1		1
Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees	-96		-102		-302		-325
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-1		'		-6		-51
Other income (expense)	'		'		-1		2
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	26		-380		-19		-495
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	-3		13		10		44
Income (loss) from continuing operations	23		-367		-9		-451
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'		5		'		316
Net income (loss)	23		-362		-9		-135
Income attributable to the noncontrolling interest (including $- million, $1 million, $- million and $2 million in temporary equity)	-49		-64		-121		-186
Net income (loss) attributable to SunGard Capital Corp	-26		-426		-130		-321
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'		'		'		'
Foreign currency translation, net	54		27		10		16
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax	-1		5		'		11
Other, net of tax	-1		'		-6		'
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	52		32		4		27
Comprehensive income (loss) including noncontrolling interest	75		-330		-5		-108
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest	-49		-64		-121		-186
Comprehensive income (loss)	26		-394		-126		-294
SunGard Capital Corp. II	'		'		'		'
Revenue:	'		'		'		'
Services	951		969		2,844		2,916
License and resale fees	65		53		166		168
Total products and services	1,016		1,022		3,010		3,084
Reimbursed expenses	12		13		41		47
Total revenue	1,028		1,035		3,051		3,131
Costs and expenses:	'		'		'		'
Cost of sales and direct operating (excluding depreciation)	423		430		1,284		1,316
Sales, marketing and administration	232		237		716		751
Product development and maintenance	96		98		285		295
Depreciation	73		70		222		211
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	82		94		255		295
Goodwill impairment charge	'		385		'		385
Total costs and expenses	906		1,314		2,762		3,253
Operating income (loss)	122		-279		289		-122
Interest income	1		1		1		1
Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees	-96		-102		-302		-325
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-1		'		-6		-51
Other income (expense)	'		'		-1		2
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	26		-380		-19		-495
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	-3		13		10		44
Income (loss) from continuing operations	23		-367		-9		-451
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'		5		'		316
Net income (loss)	23		-362		-9		-135
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'		'		'		'
Foreign currency translation, net	54		27		10		16
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax	-1		5		'		11
Other, net of tax	-1		'		-6		'
Comprehensive income (loss)	75		-330		-5		-108
SunGard Data Systems Inc.	'		'		'		'
Revenue:	'		'		'		'
Services	951		969		2,844		2,916
License and resale fees	65		53		166		168
Total products and services	1,016		1,022		3,010		3,084
Reimbursed expenses	12		13		41		47
Total revenue	1,028		1,035		3,051		3,131
Costs and expenses:	'		'		'		'
Cost of sales and direct operating (excluding depreciation)	423		430		1,284		1,316
Sales, marketing and administration	232		237		716		751
Product development and maintenance	96		98		285		295
Depreciation	73		70		222		211
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	82		94		255		295
Goodwill impairment charge	'		385		'		385
Total costs and expenses	906		1,314		2,762		3,253
Operating income (loss)	122		-279		289		-122
Interest income	1		1		1		1
Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees	-96		-102		-302		-325
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-1		'		-6		-51
Other income (expense)	'		'		-1		2
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	26		-380		-19		-495
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	-3		13		10		44
Income (loss) from continuing operations	23		-367		-9		-451
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'		5		'		316
Net income (loss)	23		-362		-9		-135
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'		'		'		'
Foreign currency translation, net	54		27		10		16
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax	-1		5		'		11
Other, net of tax	-1		'		-6		'
Comprehensive income (loss)	$75		($330)		($5)		($108)
[1]	Includes amortization of capitalized software.

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com1

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Income attributable to the noncontrolling interest, temporary equity	$1	$2

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Cash flow from operations:	'	'
Net income (loss)	($9)	($135)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	'	316
Income (loss) from continuing operations	-9	-451
Reconciliation of income (loss) from continuing operations to cash flow from (used in) operations:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	477	506
Goodwill impairment charge	'	385
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	-106	-29
Stock compensation expense	35	29
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount	30	26
Loss on extinguishment of debt	6	51
Other noncash items	2	-1
Accounts receivable and other current assets	176	157
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	14	-169
Deferred revenue	-59	-78
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	566	426
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations	'	-340
Cash flow from (used in) operations	566	86
Investment activities:	'	'
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	-1	-10
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software	-160	-173
Other investing activities	1	3
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-160	-180
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	1,758
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	-160	1,578
Financing activities:	'	'
Cash received from borrowings, net of fees	2,173	-17
Cash used to repay debt	-2,419	-1,727
Premium paid to retire debt	'	-27
Cash used to purchase treasury stock	-7	-9
Other financing activities	-8	-10
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-261	-1,790
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	'
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-261	-1,790
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-2	5
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	143	-121
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	546	873
Ending cash and cash equivalents	689	752
Supplemental information:	'	'
Interest paid	223	321
Income taxes paid, net of refunds of $7 million and $13 million, respectively	64	397
SunGard Capital Corp. II	'	'
Cash flow from operations:	'	'
Net income (loss)	-9	-135
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	'	316
Income (loss) from continuing operations	-9	-451
Reconciliation of income (loss) from continuing operations to cash flow from (used in) operations:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	477	506
Goodwill impairment charge	'	385
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	-106	-29
Stock compensation expense	35	29
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount	30	26
Loss on extinguishment of debt	6	51
Other noncash items	2	-1
Accounts receivable and other current assets	176	157
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	17	-169
Deferred revenue	-59	-78
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	569	426
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations	'	-340
Cash flow from (used in) operations	569	86
Investment activities:	'	'
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	-1	-10
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software	-160	-173
Other investing activities	1	3
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-160	-180
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	1,758
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	-160	1,578
Financing activities:	'	'
Cash received from borrowings, net of fees	2,173	-17
Cash used to repay debt	-2,419	-1,727
Premium paid to retire debt	'	-27
Cash used to purchase treasury stock	-3	-5
Other financing activities	-15	-14
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-264	-1,790
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	'
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-264	-1,790
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-2	5
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	143	-121
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	546	873
Ending cash and cash equivalents	689	752
Supplemental information:	'	'
Interest paid	223	321
Income taxes paid, net of refunds of $7 million and $13 million, respectively	64	397
SunGard Data Systems Inc.	'	'
Cash flow from operations:	'	'
Net income (loss)	-9	-135
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	'	316
Income (loss) from continuing operations	-9	-451
Reconciliation of income (loss) from continuing operations to cash flow from (used in) operations:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	477	506
Goodwill impairment charge	'	385
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	-106	-30
Stock compensation expense	35	29
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount	30	26
Loss on extinguishment of debt	6	51
Other noncash items	2	-1
Accounts receivable and other current assets	176	157
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	17	-168
Deferred revenue	-59	-78
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	569	426
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations	'	-340
Cash flow from (used in) operations	569	86
Investment activities:	'	'
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	-1	-10
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software	-160	-173
Other investing activities	1	3
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-160	-180
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	1,758
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	-160	1,578
Financing activities:	'	'
Cash received from borrowings, net of fees	2,173	-17
Cash used to repay debt	-2,419	-1,727
Premium paid to retire debt	'	-27
Other financing activities	-18	-19
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-264	-1,790
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	'
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-264	-1,790
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-2	5
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	143	-121
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	546	873
Ending cash and cash equivalents	689	752
Supplemental information:	'	'
Interest paid	223	321
Income taxes paid, net of refunds of $7 million and $13 million, respectively	$64	$397

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas1

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Beginning cash and cash equivalents, cash of discontinued operations	'	$6
Ending cash and cash equivalents, cash of discontinued operations	'	'
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	13	7
SunGard Capital Corp. II	'	'
Beginning cash and cash equivalents, cash of discontinued operations	'	6
Ending cash and cash equivalents, cash of discontinued operations	'	'
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	13	7
SunGard Data Systems Inc.	'	'
Beginning cash and cash equivalents, cash of discontinued operations	'	6
Ending cash and cash equivalents, cash of discontinued operations	'	'
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	$13	$7

Basis_of_Presentation

Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Basis of Presentation	'
	1. Basis of Presentation:
	SunGard Data Systems Inc. (“SunGard”) was acquired on August 11, 2005 (the “LBO”) in a leveraged buy-out by a consortium of private equity investment funds associated with Bain Capital Partners, The Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs & Co., Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Providence Equity Partners, Silver Lake and TPG (collectively, the “Sponsors”).
	SunGard is a wholly owned subsidiary of SunGard Holdco LLC, which is wholly owned by SunGard Holding Corp., which is wholly owned by SunGard Capital Corp. II (“SCCII”), which is a subsidiary of SunGard Capital Corp. (“SCC”). All four of these companies were formed for the purpose of facilitating the LBO and are collectively referred to as the “Holding Companies.” SCC, SCCII and SunGard are separate reporting companies and, together with their direct and indirect subsidiaries, are collectively referred to as the “Company.” The Holding Companies have no other operations beyond those of their ownership of SunGard.
	SunGard is one of the world’s leading software and technology services companies and has three segments: Financial Systems (“FS”), Availability Services (“AS”) and Public Sector & Education (“PS&E”), which is comprised of the Company’s Public Sector business and K-12 Education business. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.
	The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), consistent in all material respects with those applied in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Interim financial reporting does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. The interim financial information is unaudited, but, in the opinion of management, includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary to provide a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. Operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013.
	As discussed in Note 2 and Note 13, the presentation of certain prior-year amounts has been revised to conform to the current-year presentation.
	Recent Accounting Pronouncements
	In July 2013, the FASB issued guidance regarding the presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. Under certain circumstances, unrecognized tax benefits should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. The guidance is a change in financial statement presentation only and has no material impact in the consolidated financial results. The guidance is effective beginning January 1, 2014 on either a prospective or retrospective basis.

Expense_Classification

Expense Classification	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Expense Classification	'
	2. Expense Classification:
	During a review of spending by functional area, the Company identified a misclassification of certain expenses in 2010, 2011 and 2012. The misclassification stems from the treatment of certain offshore resources by functional area. It resulted in an understatement of product development and maintenance expense with an offsetting overstatement within cost of sales and direct operating expense and sales, marketing and administration expense. There was no impact on total reported expenses for any period and therefore no impact on operating or net income.
	The impact within the functional expense areas is as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012:
			Three months ended September 30, 2012
			As reported		As revised
	Cost of sales and direct operating	$	430	$	430
	Sales, marketing and administration		245		237
	Product development and maintenance		90		98
	Total functional expenses	$	765	$	765
			Nine months ended September 30, 2012
			As reported		As revised
	Cost of sales and direct operating	$	1,321	$	1,316
	Sales, marketing and administration		768		751
	Product development and maintenance		273		295
	Total functional expenses	$	2,362	$	2,362

Discontinued_Operations

Discontinued Operations	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Discontinued Operations	'
	3. Discontinued Operations:
	In January 2012, the Company sold its Higher Education (“HE”) business and used the net cash proceeds (as defined in its senior secured credit agreement) of $1,222 million, which is the gross transaction value of $1,775 million less applicable taxes and fees, to repay a pro-rata portion of its outstanding term loans. In July 2012, the Company sold its FS subsidiary SunGard Global Services (France) for gross proceeds of €14 million. The results for discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 reflect the impact of these sales.
	The results for the discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013 were as follows (in millions):
		Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012			2013		2012				2013
	Revenue	$	5		$	—	$		55		$	—
	Operating income (loss)		(1	)		—			(4	)		—
	Gain on sale of business		8			—			571			—
	Income (loss) before income taxes		7			—			567			—
	Benefit from (provision for) income taxes		(2	)		—			(251	)		—
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	5		$	—	$		316		$	—

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill

Intangible Assets and Goodwill	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Intangible Assets and Goodwill	'
	4. Intangible Assets and Goodwill:
	Trade Name
	The trade name intangible asset represents the fair value of the SunGard trade name and is an indefinite-lived asset not subject to amortization. The Company performed its annual impairment test of the SunGard trade name in the third quarter of 2013. Based on the results of this test, the fair value of the trade name exceeded its carrying value, resulting in no impairment of the trade name, but the excess of fair value over the carrying value was 6%. The sale of the HE business in January 2012 significantly decreased the estimated fair value of the Company’s trade name. As compared to the July 1, 2012 test, projected future revenues have declined and the discount rate has increased. In addition to future revenue projections, a critical assumption considered in the impairment test of the trade name is the implied royalty rate. A 50 basis point decrease in the assumed royalty rate would have resulted in an impairment of the trade name asset of approximately $156 million (100 basis point decrease would result in an impairment of approximately $372 million). A 100 basis point increase in the discount rate would result in an impairment of the trade name asset of approximately $51 million. Furthermore, to the extent that additional businesses are divested in the future, the revenue supporting the trade name will decline, which may result in impairment charges.
	Goodwill
	GAAP requires the Company to perform a goodwill impairment test annually and more frequently when negative conditions or triggering events arise. The Company completes its annual goodwill impairment test as of July 1 for each of its 11 reporting units. In September 2011, the FASB issued amended guidance that simplified how entities test goodwill for impairment. After an assessment of certain qualitative factors (referred to as “step-zero”), if it is determined to be more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, entities must perform the quantitative analysis of the goodwill impairment test. Otherwise, the quantitative test(s) become optional. As allowed under the amended guidance, the Company chose to assess the qualitative factors of five of its reporting units and determined, for each of those five reporting units, a step one test was not required. The five reporting units selected for a step-zero analysis each had a fair value of goodwill in excess of 25% of its respective carrying value as of the July 1, 2012 step-one test. The Company performed a step-one test for the remaining six reporting units.
	In step one, the estimated fair value of each reporting unit is compared to its carrying value. The Company estimated the fair values of each reporting unit by a combination of (i) estimation of the discounted cash flows of each of the reporting units based on projected earnings in the future (the income approach) and (ii) a comparative analysis of revenue and EBITDA multiples of public companies in similar markets (the market approach). An equal weighting of the income approach and the market approach was used in the July 1, 2013 test. If there is a deficiency (the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value), a step-two test is required. In step two, the amount of any goodwill impairment is measured by comparing the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill to the carrying value of goodwill, with the resulting impairment reflected in operations. The implied fair value is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination.
	Estimating the fair value of a reporting unit requires various assumptions including projections of future cash flows, perpetual growth rates and discount rates. The assumptions about future cash flows and growth rates are based on management’s assessment of a number of factors including the reporting unit’s recent performance against budget, performance in the market that the reporting unit serves, as well as industry and general economic data from third party sources. Discount rate assumptions reflect an assessment of the risk inherent in those future cash flows. Changes to the underlying businesses could affect the future cash flows, which in turn could affect the fair value of the reporting unit. For the July 1, 2013 impairment test, the discount rates used were between 9% and 13.5% and the perpetual growth rates used were between 1.5% and 4%. Based on the results of the step-one tests, the Company determined that the fair values of each of the reporting units tested exceeded the respective carrying value and a step-two test was not required.
	The Company determined that the excess of the estimated fair value over the carrying value of one of its reporting units was 9% of the carrying value as of the July 1, 2013 impairment test. This reporting unit’s goodwill balance at July 1, 2013 was $527 million. As mentioned above, the Company uses a combination of the income approach and the market approach to determine the fair value of each reporting unit. Under the income approach, which is subject to variability based on the discount and perpetual growth rate assumptions used, a 50 basis point decrease in the perpetual growth rate or a 50 basis point increase in the discount rate would not cause this reporting unit to fail the step-one test. A one hundred basis point decrease in the perpetual growth rate or a one hundred basis point increase in the discount rate would cause this reporting unit to fail the step-one test and require a step-two analysis, and some or all of this goodwill could be impaired. Furthermore, if this unit fails to achieve expected performance levels in the next twelve months or experiences a downturn in the business, goodwill could be impaired. The other five reporting units for which the Company performed a step one test each had estimated fair values that exceeded the respective carrying value of the reporting unit by at least 25% as of the July 1, 2013 impairment test.
	The following table summarizes changes in goodwill by segment (in millions):
		Cost												Accumulated Impairment
		FS			AS			PS&E		Subtotal			AS				PS&E			Subtotal				Total
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$	3,516		$	2,243		$	544	$	6,303		$		(1,547	)	$	(217	)	$	(1,764	)	$		4,539
	Effect of foreign currency translation		9			(2	)		—		7				—			—			—				7
	Other		(1	)		—			—		(1	)			—			—			—				(1	)
	Balance at September 30, 2013	$	3,524		$	2,241		$	544	$	6,309		$		(1,547	)	$	(217	)	$	(1,764	)	$		4,545
	Intangible Asset amortization
	Based on amounts recorded at September 30, 2013, total expected amortization of all acquisition-related intangible assets in each of the years ended December 31 follows (in millions):
	2013	$	341
	2014		290
	2015		235
	2016		215
	2017		207

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	'
	5. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
	The following table summarizes the unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments including the impact of components reclassified into net income from accumulated other comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013 (in millions):
			Three months ended									Nine months ended
			September 30,									September 30,
	Other Comprehensive Income Components		2012				2013					2012					2013					Affected Line Item in the Statement of Comprehensive
																						Income for Components Reclassified from OCI
	Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and other		$		1		$		(3	)		$		1			$		(3	)
	Less: gain (loss) on derivatives reclassified into income
	Interest rate contracts				2				1					8					5		Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees
	Forward currency hedges				1				2					3					-		Cost of sales and direct operating
	Total reclassified into income				3				3					11					5
	Less: income tax benefit (expense)				1				(1	)				(1	)				(2	)
	Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax		$		5		$		(1	)		$		11			$		-
	The following table provides a rollforward of the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, through September 30, 2013 as follows (in millions):
		Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments				Currency					Other					Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)
						Translation
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$		2		$		(4	)		$		(1	)		$		(3	)
	Other comprehensive income before reclassifications			(3	)			10					(6	)				1
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income net of tax			3				—					—					3
	Net current-period other comprehensive income			—				10					(6	)				4
	Balance at September 30, 2013	$		2		$		6			$		(7	)		$		1

Debt_and_Derivatives

Debt and Derivatives	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt and Derivatives	'
	6. Debt and Derivatives:
	On January 2, 2013, SunGard repaid a $50 million revolving credit advance borrowed under its secured accounts receivable facility.
	On March 8, 2013, SunGard amended and restated its senior secured credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) to, among other things, (i) issue an additional term loan of $2,200 million (“tranche E”) maturing on March 8, 2020, the proceeds of which were used to (a) repay in full the $1,719 million tranche B term loan and (b) repay $481 million of the tranche C term loan; (ii) replace the $880 million of revolving commitments with $850 million of new revolving commitments, which will mature on March 8, 2018; and (iii) modify certain covenants and other provisions in order to, among other things (x) modify (and in the case of the term loan facility, remove) the financial maintenance covenants included therein and (y) permit the Company to direct the net cash proceeds of permitted dispositions otherwise requiring a pro rata prepayment of term loans to the prepayment of specific tranches of term loans at the Company’s sole discretion. The interest rate on tranche E is LIBOR plus 3% with a 1% LIBOR floor, which at September 30, 2013 was 4%. SunGard is required to repay installments in quarterly principal amounts of 0.25% of its funded tranche E principal amount through the maturity date, at which time the remaining aggregate principal balance is due. Tranche E and the new revolving commitments are subject to certain springing maturities which are described in the Credit Agreement. As a result of this transaction, the Company incurred a loss on the extinguishment of debt of approximately $5 million.
	SunGard voluntarily prepaid $50 million of its tranche A term loan in each of the first three quarters of 2013. The related loss on the extinguishment of debt was not material to the Company’s operations, financial position or cash flows.
	Debt consisted of the following (in millions):
		December 31,				September 30,
		2012				2013
	Senior Secured Credit Facilities:
	Secured revolving credit facility	$		—		$	—
	Tranche A, effective interest rate of 1.96% and 1.93%			207			57
	Tranche B, effective interest rate of 4.35%			1,719			—
	Tranche C, effective interest rate of 4.17% and 4.41%			908			427
	Tranche D, effective interest rate of 4.50% and 4.50%			720			714
	Tranche E, effective interest rate of 4.10%			—			2,189
	Total Senior Secured Credit Facilities			3,554			3,387
	Senior Secured Notes due 2014 at 4.875%, net of discount of $4 and $1			246			249
	Senior Notes due 2018 at 7.375%			900			900
	Senior Notes due 2020 at 7.625%			700			700
	Senior Subordinated Notes due 2019 at 6.625%			1,000			1,000
	Secured accounts receivable facility, at 3.71% and 3.68%			250			200
	Other, primarily foreign bank debt and capital lease obligations			12			12
	Total debt			6,662			6,448
	Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt			(63	)		(342	)
	Long-term debt	$		6,599		$	6,106
	SunGard uses interest rate swap agreements to manage the amount of its floating rate debt in order to reduce its exposure to variable rate interest payments associated with the Credit Agreement. Each swap agreement is designated as a cash flow hedge. SunGard pays a stream of fixed interest payments for the term of the swap, and in turn, receives variable interest payments based on LIBOR. At September 30, 2013, one-month and three-month LIBOR was 0.18% and 0.25%, respectively. The net receipt or payment from the interest rate swap agreements is included in interest expense.  The interest rates in the table above reflect the impact of the swaps.
	A summary of the Company’s interest rate swaps at September 30, 2013 follows (in millions):
	Inception		Maturity			Notional			Interest			Interest
						Amount			rate			rate
						(in millions)			paid			received
												(LIBOR)
	August-September 2012			February 2017		$	400			0.69	%		1-Month
	June 2013			June 2019			100			1.86	%		3-Month
	September 2013			Jun-19			100			2.26	%		3-Month
	Total / Weighted Average					$	600			1.15	%
	The fair values of interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedging instruments, included in other accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets, are $5 million as of December 31, 2012. At September 30, 2013, the fair values of interest rate swaps are $2 million and are included in other intangible assets.
	The Company has no ineffectiveness related to its swap agreements. The Company expects to reclassify in the next twelve months approximately $4 million from other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings related to the Company’s interest rate swaps based on the borrowing rates at September 30, 2013.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Measurements	'
	7. Fair Value Measurements:
	The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2013 (in millions):
		Fair Value Measures Using
		Level 1		Level 2				Level 3					Total
	Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents—money market funds	$	330	$	—		$		—			$		330
	Interest rate swap agreements and other		—		2				—					2
	Total	$	330		2				—					332
	The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2012 (in millions):
		Fair Value Measures Using
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3				Total
	Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents—money market funds	$	227	$	—	$	—			$		227
	Currency forward contracts		—		4		—					4
	Total	$	227	$	4	$	—			$		231
	Liabilities
	Interest rate swap agreements and other	$	—	$	4	$	—			$		4
	A Level 1 fair value measure is based upon quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. A Level 2 fair value measure is based upon quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable. A Level 3 fair value measure is based upon inputs that are unobservable (for example, cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions).
	Cash and cash equivalents—money market funds are recognized and measured at fair value in the Company’s financial statements. Fair values of the interest rate swap agreements are calculated using a discounted cash flow model using observable applicable market swap rates and assumptions and are compared to market valuations obtained from brokers.
	The Company uses currency forward contracts to manage its exposure to fluctuations in costs caused by variations in Indian Rupee and British Pound Sterling exchange rates. These forward contracts are designated as cash flow hedges. The fair value of these currency forward contracts is determined using currency exchange market rates, obtained from independent, third party banks, at the balance sheet date. This fair value of forward contracts is subject to changes in currency exchange rates. The Company has no ineffectiveness related to its use of currency forward contracts.
	The following table presents the carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company’s debt, including the current portion and excluding the interest rate swaps, as of December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013 (in millions):
		December 31, 2012						September 30, 2013
		Carrying		Fair			Carrying				Fair
		Value		Value			Value				Value
	Floating rate debt	$	3,803	$	3,826		$		3,587		$	3,601
	Fixed rate debt		2,859		3,023				2,861			2,976
	The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, to the extent the underlying liability will be settled in cash, approximate carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The derivative financial instruments are carried at fair value. The fair value of the Company’s floating rate and fixed rate long-term debt (Level 2) is determined using actual market quotes and benchmark yields received from independent vendors.

Equity

Equity	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Equity	'
	8. Equity:
	A rollforward of SCC’s equity for 2013 follows (in millions):
		SunGard Capital Corp. stockholders												Noncontrolling interest
		Class L -			Class A -			Permanent			Total			Temporary			Permanent			Total
		temporary			temporary			equity						equity			equity
		equity			equity
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$	45		$	5		$	(961	)	$	(911	)	$	26		$	1,575		$	1,601
	Net income (loss)		—			—			(130	)		(130	)		2			119			121
	Foreign currency translation		—			—			10			10			—			—			—
	Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
	Other		—			—			(6	)		(6	)		—			—			—
	Comprehensive income (loss)		—			—			(126	)		(126	)		2			119			121
	Stock compensation expense		—			—			35			35			—			—			—
	Termination of put options due to employee terminations and other		(8	)		(1	)		11			2			(4	)		2			(2	)
	Purchase of treasury stock		—			—			(4	)		(4	)		—			(3	)		(3	)
	Transfer intrinsic value of vested restricted stock units		15			—			(25	)		(10	)		10			—			10
	Other		—			—			(8	)		(8	)		—			—			—
	Balance at September 30, 2013	$	52		$	4		$	(1,078	)	$	(1,022	)	$	34		$	1,693		$	1,727
	A rollforward of SCC’s equity for 2012 follows (in millions):
		SunGard Capital Corp. stockholders												Noncontrolling interest
		Class L -			Class A -			Permanent			Total			Temporary			Permanent			Total
		temporary			temporary			equity						equity			equity
		equity			equity
	Balance at December 31, 2011	$	47		$	6		$	(663	)	$	(610	)	$	28		$	2,038		$	2,066
	Net income (loss)		—			—			(321	)		(321	)		—			186			186
	Foreign currency translation		—			—			16			16			—			—			—
	Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments		—			—			11			11			—			—			—
	Comprehensive income (loss)		—			—			(294	)		(294	)		—			186			186
	Stock compensation expense		—			—			29			29			—			—			—
	Termination of put options due to employee terminations and other		(16	)		(2	)		20			2			(8	)		5			(3	)
	Issuance of common and preferred stock		—			—			1			1			—			—			—
	Purchase of treasury stock		—			—			(7	)		(7	)		—			(2	)		(2	)
	Transfer intrinsic value of vested restricted stock units		15			1			(25	)		(9	)		9			—			9
	Other		—			—			(10	)		(10	)		—			—			—
	Balance at September 30, 2012	$	46		$	5		$	(949	)	$	(898	)	$	29		$	2,227		$	2,256
	In June 2013, certain senior executives of the Company were granted a new form of long-term incentive equity award (“Appreciation Units”) to be settled in stock. The Appreciation Units’ vesting terms are either market-based dependent upon the performance of the Company’s Unit price (“Performance-based”) or time-based.  Performance-based Appreciation Units will vest only if the average value per Unit (defined as 1.3 shares of Class A common stock and 0.1444 shares of Class L common stock of SunGard Capital Corp. and 0.05 shares of preferred stock of SunGard Capital Corp. II) at each measurement date (as defined in the agreements) increases over a base Unit value specified in the agreements and may be subject to continued employment through June 1, 2017. Time-based Appreciation Units will vest in annual installments over a period of years as specified in the applicable award agreement, subject to continued employment. The Company determined the fair value of the Performance-based Appreciation Units using a Monte Carlo valuation model and will record the aggregate expense of $22 million over the four-year measurement period on a straight-line basis regardless of vesting, subject to continued employment, if applicable. Time-based Appreciation Units were valued using the Black-Scholes pricing model at $4 million in the aggregate, which will be expensed over the four-year service period on a straight-line basis.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Taxes	'
	9. Income Taxes:
	Included in the benefit recorded in income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is a discrete item of $9 million related to a benefit associated with a tax accounting method change related to certain lease-related reserves.

Segment_Information

Segment Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Information	'
	10. Segment Information:
	The Company has three reportable segments: FS, AS and PS&E. The Company evaluates the performance of its segments based on Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as operating income before the following items:
	depreciation,
	amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets,
	goodwill impairment,
	severance and facility closure charges,
	stock compensation,
	management fees, and
	certain other costs.
	While these charges may be recurring, management excludes them in order to better analyze the segment results and evaluate the segment performance. This analysis is used extensively by management and is also used to communicate the segment results to the Company’s board of directors. In addition, management reviews Adjusted EBITDA on a constant currency basis, especially when comparing to the prior year results. While Adjusted EBITDA is useful for analysis purposes, it should not be considered as an alternative to the Company’s reported GAAP results. Also, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is similar, but not identical, to adjusted EBITDA as defined in the Credit Agreement for purposes of SunGard’s debt covenants. The operating results apply to each of SCC, SCCII and SunGard unless otherwise noted.
	The operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 for each segment follow (in millions):
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013		FS											AS										PS&E									Sum of
																																	segments
	Revenue		$		635	(1	)					$				340						$				53					$				1,028
	Adjusted EBITDA				194	(1	)									108										16									318
	Adjusted EBITDA margin				30.5			%								31.6		%								31.4		%							30.9		%
	Year to year revenue change				(1	)%										(2	)%									6		%							(1	)%
	Year to year Adjusted EBITDA change				14			%								(11	)%									10		%							4		%
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012		FS						AS						PS&E										Sum of
																									segments
	Revenue		$		640				$		346				$		49						$				1,035
	Adjusted EBITDA				170						120						15										305
	Adjusted EBITDA margin				26.6		%				34.8		%				30.4		%								29.5		%
	Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:
		Three Months Ended
		September 30, 2012					September 30, 2013
	Adjusted EBITDA (sum of segments)	$		305			$		318
	Corporate			(10	)				(12	)
	Depreciation (3)			(70	)				(73	)
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			(94	)				(82	)
	Goodwill impairment charge			(385	)				—
	Severance and facility closure costs			(13	)				(9	)
	Stock compensation expense			(9	)				(12	)
	Management fees			(3	)				(3	)
	Other costs (included in operating income)			—					(5	)
	Interest expense, net			(101	)				(95	)
	Loss on extinguishment of debt			—					(1	)
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax	$		(380	)		$		26
	Depreciation and amortization and capital expenditures by segment follow (in millions):
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013		FS					AS									PS&E									Sum of								Corporate					Total
																										segments
	Capital expenditures		$		23			$		34					$				2					$				59				$				—		$		59
	Depreciation(3)				22					49									2									73								—				73
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets				40					38									3									81								1				82
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012		FS					AS									PS&E									Sum of								Corporate					Total
																										segments
	Capital expenditures		$		19			$		36					$				2					$				57				$				1		$		58
	Depreciation(3)				22					46									1									69								1				70
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets				49					40									5									94								—				94
	The operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 for each segment follow (in millions):
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013		FS							AS						PS&E						Sum of
																						segments
	Revenue		$		1,867	(1	)			$		1,029				$		155				$		3,051
	Adjusted EBITDA				502	(1)(2)						325						48						875
	Adjusted EBITDA margin				26.9			%				31.5		%				31.2		%				28.7		%
	Year to year revenue change				(3	)%						(2	)%					2		%				(3	)%
	Year to year Adjusted EBITDA change				6			%				(7	)%					3		%				—		%
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012		FS						AS						PS&E						Sum of
																					Segments
	Revenue		$		1,928				$		1,052				$		151				$		3,131
	Adjusted EBITDA				474						351						47						872
	Adjusted EBITDA margin				24.6		%				33.4		%				31.0		%				27.9		%
	Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:
	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012					September 30, 2013
Adjusted EBITDA (sum of segments)	$		872			$		875
Corporate			(35	)				(36		)
Depreciation (3)			(211	)				(222		)
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			(295	)				(255		)
Goodwill impairment charge			(385	)				—
Severance and facility closure costs			(22	)				(15		)
Stock compensation expense			(29	)				(35		)
Management fees			(9	)				(8		)
Other costs (included in operating income)			(8	)				(15		)
Interest expense, net			(324	)				(301		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(51	)				(6		)
Other income (expense)			2					(1		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax	$		(495	)		$		(19		)
Depreciation and amortization and capital expenditures by segment follow (in millions):
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013		FS					AS					PS&E					Sum of					Corporate					Total
																	segments
Capital expenditures		$		64			$		89			$		6			$		159			$		1			$		160
Depreciation(3)				67					149					5					221					1					222
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets				128					115					11					254					1					255
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012		FS					AS									PS&E									Sum of								Corporate					Total
																									segments
Capital expenditures		$		62			$		104					$				6					$				172				$				1		$		173
Depreciation(3)				63					142									5									210								1				211
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets				155					126									14									295								—				295
(1)                SunGard received approximately $12 million in proceeds relating to a bankruptcy claim assigned and sold to a third party in the third quarter of 2013. The claim related to a Financial Systems customer that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 2013. The amount of the claim represented previously reserved revenue, which has now been recognized, and a termination charge related to the customer contract.
(2)                During the second quarter of 2013, the Company completed a review of its accounting practices related to vacation pay obligations.  In countries where the vacation policy stipulated that vacation days earned in the current year must be used in that same year, the Company adjusted its quarterly estimate of accrued vacation costs to better match expense recognition with amounts payable to employees when leaving the Company. The impact of the change in estimate was an aggregate decrease to costs and expenses of $9 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013. The impact of this change is expected to be negligible for the full year.
(3)               Includes amortization of capitalized software.

Employee_Termination_Benefits_

Employee Termination Benefits and Facility Closures	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Employee Termination Benefits and Facility Closures	'
	11. Employee Termination Benefits and Facility Closures:
	The following table provides a rollforward of the liability balances for workforce reductions and facility closures, which occurred through September 30, 2013 (in millions):
		Balance		Expense Related		Paid			Other			Balance
		12/31/12		to 2013 Actions					Adjustments*			9/30/13
	Workforce-related	$	32	$	18	$	(23	)	$	(6	)	$	21
	Facilities		22		1		(3	)		—			20
	Total	$	54	$	19	$	(26	)	$	(6	)	$	41
	*              The other adjustments column in the table principally relates to changes in estimates from when the initial charge was recorded and also foreign currency translation and other adjustments.
	The workforce related actions are expected to be paid out over the next 18 months (the majority within 12 months). The facilities accruals are for ongoing obligations to pay rent for vacant space and are net of sublease reserves. The lengths of these obligations vary by lease with the majority ending in 2019.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Related Party Transactions	'
	12. Related Party Transactions:
	In accordance with the Management Agreement between the Company and affiliates of the Sponsors, the Company recorded $3 million of management fees in sales, marketing and administration expenses during each of the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013. The Company recorded $9 million and $8 million of management fees in sales, marketing and administration expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013, respectively.
	Regarding the timing of these payments, at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013, the Company had $4 million and $3 million, respectively, due to the Sponsors which were included in other accrued expenses.
	During the first quarter of 2012, in connection with the sale of HE, the Company paid the Sponsors $17.8 million of management fees, which are included in the results of discontinued operations.
	In addition to management fees, one of our Sponsors, Goldman Sachs & Co. and/or its respective affiliates, received fees of approximately $1 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013 in connection with amendments of SunGard’s Credit Agreement. For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013, no fees were paid to Goldman Sachs & Co. and/or its respective affiliates.

Supplemental_Guarantor_Condens

Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	'
	13. Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements:
	SunGard’s senior unsecured notes are jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis and the senior subordinated notes are jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior subordinated basis, in each case, subject to certain exceptions, by substantially all wholly owned, domestic subsidiaries of SunGard (collectively, the “Guarantors”). Each of the Guarantors is 100% owned, directly or indirectly, by SunGard. None of the other subsidiaries of SunGard, either direct or indirect, nor any of the Holding Companies, guarantee the senior notes and senior subordinated notes (“Non-Guarantors”). The Guarantors and SunGard Holdco LLC also unconditionally guarantee the senior secured credit facilities. The Guarantors are subject to release under certain circumstances as described below.
	The indentures evidencing the guarantees provide for a Guarantor to be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged from its guarantee obligations in certain circumstances, including upon the earliest to occur of:
	     The sale, exchange or transfer of the subsidiary’s capital stock or all or substantially all of its assets;
	     Designation of the Guarantor as an “unrestricted subsidiary” for purposes of the indenture covenants;
	     Release or discharge of the Guarantor’s guarantee of certain other indebtedness; or
	     Legal defeasance or covenant defeasance of the indenture obligations when provision has been made for them to be fully satisfied.
	The following tables present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of SunGard (referred to as “Parent Company” for purposes of this note only), the Guarantor subsidiaries, the Non-Guarantor subsidiaries and Eliminations as of December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013, and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2013 to arrive at the information for SunGard on a consolidated basis. SCC and SCCII are neither parties to nor guarantors of the debt issued as described in Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2012.
	(in millions)	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
		December 31, 2012
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations				Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
	Assets
	Current:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	220		$	(3	)	$	329		$	—		$		546
	Intercompany balances		—			2,457			742			(3,199	)			—
	Trade receivables, net		3			566	(a)		331			—				900
	Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets		1,312			70			89			(1,241	)			230
	Total current assets		1,535			3,090			1,491			(4,440	)			1,676
	Property and equipment, net		—			574			300			—				874
	Intangible assets, net		112			2,413			404			—				2,929
	Deferred income taxes		39			—			—			(39	)			—
	Intercompany balances		254			7			76			(337	)			—
	Goodwill		—			3,470			1,069			—				4,539
	Investment in subsidiaries		8,620			2,101			—			(10,721	)			—
	Total Assets	$	10,560		$	11,655		$	3,340		$	(15,537	)	$		10,018
	Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity
	Current:
	Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	$	57		$	—		$	6		$	—		$		63
	Intercompany balances		3,199			—			—			(3,199	)			—
	Accounts payable and other current liabilities		70			1,983			632			(1,241	)			1,444
	Total current liabilities		3,326			1,983			638			(4,440	)			1,507
	Long-term debt		6,343			2			254			—				6,599
	Intercompany debt		83			—			254			(337	)			—
	Deferred and other income taxes		92			1,000			67			(39	)			1,120
	Other liabilities		—			50			26			—				76
	Total liabilities		9,844			3,035			1,239			(4,816	)			9,302
	Total stockholder’s equity		716			8,620			2,101			(10,721	)			716
	Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity	$	10,560		$	11,655		$	3,340		$	(15,537	)	$		10,018
	(a)              This balance is primarily comprised of a receivable from the borrower under the secured accounts receivable facility, which is a non-Guarantor subsidiary, resulting from the normal, recurring sale of accounts receivable under the receivables facility. In a liquidation, the first $250 million (plus interest) of collections of accounts receivable sold to this subsidiary are due to the receivables facility lender. The remaining balance would be available for collection for the benefit of the Guarantors.
	(in millions)	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
		30-Sep-13
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations				Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
	Assets
	Current:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	316		$	—		$	373		$	—		$		689
	Intercompany balances		—			2,951			694			(3,645	)			—
	Trade receivables, net		10			473	(b)		232			—				715
	Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets		1,432			73			104			(1,381	)			228
	Total current assets		1,758			3,497			1,403			(5,026	)			1,632
	Property and equipment, net		—			540			272			—				812
	Intangible assets, net		108			2,208			359			—				2,675
	Deferred income taxes		38			—			—			(38	)			—
	Intercompany balances		261			8			76			(345	)			—
	Goodwill		—			3,468			1,077			—				4,545
	Investment in subsidiaries		8,742			2,075			—			(10,817	)			—
	Total Assets	$	10,907		$	11,796		$	3,187		$	(16,226	)	$		9,664
	Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity
	Current:
	Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	$	335		$	1		$	6		$	—		$		342
	Intercompany balances		3,646			—			—			(3,646	)			—
	Accounts payable and other current liabilities		116			2,079			549			(1,381	)			1,363
Total current liabilities		4,097			2,080			555			(5,027	)			1,705
Long-term debt		5,901			2			203			—				6,106
Intercompany debt		83			—			261			(344	)			—
Deferred and other income taxes		98			924			41			(38	)			1,025
Other liabilities		—			48			52			—				100
Total liabilities		10,179			3,054			1,112			(5,409	)			8,936
Total stockholder’s equity		728			8,742			2,075			(10,817	)			728
Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity	$	10,907		$	11,796		$	3,187		$	(16,226	)	$		9,664
(b)              This balance is primarily comprised of a receivable from the borrower under the secured accounts receivable facility, which is a non-Guarantor subsidiary, resulting from the normal, recurring sale of accounts receivable under the receivables facility. In a liquidation, the first $200 million (plus interest) of collections of accounts receivable sold to this subsidiary are due to the receivables facility lender. The remaining balance would be available for collection for the benefit of the Guarantors.
(in millions)	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations				Consolidated
	Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
Total revenue	$	—		$	725		$	394		$	(84	)	$		1,035
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation)		20			506			323			(84	)			765
Depreciation		—			48			22			—				70
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		1			76			17			—				94
Goodwill impairment charges		—			385			—			—				385
Total costs and expenses		21			1,015			362			(84	)			1,314
Operating income (loss)		(21	)		(290	)		32			—				(279	)
Net interest income (expense)		(94	)		—			(7	)		—				(101	)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries (c)		(287	)		25			—			262				—
Other income (expense)		—			—			—			—				—
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(402	)		(265	)		25			262				(380	)
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes		40			(18	)		(9	)		—				13
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(362	)		(283	)		16			262				(367	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			(4	)		9			—				5
Net income (loss)	$	(362	)	$	(287	)	$	25		$	262		$		(362	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(330	)	$	(265	)	$	45		$	220		$		(330	)
(c)              The Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the three months ended September 30, 2012 has been revised to present all equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries in a single caption within Other income (expense). The portion of equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries which related to the investees’ income (loss) from discontinued operations had previously been presented separately in the Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax caption for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries. This revision has also been reflected in the Net income (loss) and Income (loss) from discontinued operations captions in the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the same periods.
While these revisions have no impact on the previously reported Net income or total cash flows from operations of the Parent Company or Guarantor Subsidiaries, they resulted in the following changes to previously reported amounts. For the Parent Company in 2012, Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries changed from $(292) million to $(287) million; Income (loss) from continuing operations changed from $(367) million to $(362) million; and Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax changed from $5 million to $- million. For the Guarantor Subsidiaries in 2012, Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries changed from $16 million to $25 million; Income (loss) from continuing operations changed from $(292) million to $(283) million; and Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax changed from $5 million to $(4) million. These revisions had no impact on the consolidated results of the Company and were not material to the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income or the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows for any period.
(in millions)	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations				Consolidated
	Company			Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Total revenue	$	—		$	712		$	402		$	(86	)	$		1,028
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation)		25			498			314			(86	)			751
Depreciation		1			50			22			—				73
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		—			67			15			—				82
Goodwill impairment charges		—			—			—			—				—
Total costs and expenses		26			615			351			(86	)			906
Operating income (loss)		(26	)		97			51			—				122
Net interest income (expense)		(91	)		1			(5	)		—				(95	)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries		99			32			—			(131	)			—
Other income (expense)		(1	)		—			—			—				(1	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(19	)		130			46			(131	)			26
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes		42			(31	)		(14	)		—				(3	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		23			99			32			(131	)			23
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			—			—			—				—
Net income (loss)		23			99		$	32			(131	)			23
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	75		$	144		$	77		$	(221	)	$		75
(in millions)	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations				Consolidated
	Company			Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Total revenue	$	—		$	2,170		$	1,218		$	(257	)	$		3,131
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation)		69			1,562			988			(257	)			2,362
Depreciation		—			144			67			—				211
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		1			245			49			—				295
Goodwill impairment charges		—			385			—			—				385
Total costs and expenses		70			2,336			1,104			(257	)			3,253
Operating income (loss)		(70	)		(166	)		114			—				(122	)
Net interest income (expense)		(303	)		—			(21	)		—				(324	)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries (d)		(83	)		65			—			18				—
Other income (expense)		(51	)		—			2			—				(49	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(507	)		(101	)		95			18				(495	)
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes		147			(68	)		(35	)		—				44
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(360	)		(169	)		60			18				(451	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		225			86			5			—				316
Net income (loss)	$	(135	)	$	(83	)	$	65		$	18		$		(135	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(108	)	$	(65	)	$	80		$	(15	)	$		(108	)
(d)              The Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 has been revised to present all equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries in a single caption within Other income (expense). The portion of equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries which related to the investees’ income (loss) from discontinued operations had previously been presented separately in the Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax caption for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries. This revision has also been reflected in the Net income (loss) and Income (loss) from discontinued operations captions in the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the same periods.
While these revisions have no impact on the previously reported Net income or total cash flows from operations of the Parent Company or Guarantor Subsidiaries, they resulted in the following changes to previously reported amounts. For the Parent Company in 2012, Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries changed from $(174) million to $(83) million; Income (loss) from continuing operations changed from $(451) million to $(360) million; and Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax changed from $316 million to $225 million. For the Guarantor Subsidiaries in 2012, Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries changed from $60 million to $65 million; Income (loss) from continuing operations changed from $(174) million to $(169) million; and Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax changed from $91 million to $86 million. These revisions had no impact on the consolidated results of the Company and were not material to the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income or the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows for any period.
(in millions)	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income
	Nine Months Ended September 30 2013
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations				Consolidated
	Company			Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Total revenue	$	—		$	2,112		$	1,201		$	(262	)	$		3,051
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation)		74			1,518			955			(262	)			2,285
Depreciation		1			150			71			—				222
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		—			208			47			—				255
Goodwill impairment charges		—			—			—			—				—
Total costs and expenses		75			1,876			1,073			(262	)			2,762
Operating income (loss)		(75	)		236			128			—				289
Net interest income (expense)		(283	)		—			(18	)		—				(301	)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries		234			87			—			(321	)			—
Other income (expense)		(6	)		—			(1	)		—				(7	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(130	)		323			109			(321	)			(19	)
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes		121			(89	)		(22	)		—				10
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(9	)	$	234		$	87		$	(321	)	$		(9	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			—			—			—				-
Net income (loss)	$	(9	)	$	234		$	87		$	(321	)	$		(9	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(5	)	$	232		$	91		$	(323	)	$		(5	)
	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows Nine Months Ended September 30,  2012
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations				Consolidated
	Company			Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Cash flow from operations:
Net income (loss)	$	(135	)	$	(83	)	$	65		$	18		$		(135	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		225			86			5			—				316
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(360	)		(169	)		60			18				(451	)
Non cash adjustments		220			653			111			(18	)			966
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		(175	)		92			(6	)		—				(89	)
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations		(315	)		576			165			—				426
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations		(338	)		(5	)		3			—				(340	)
Cash flow from (used in) operations		(653	)		571			168			—				86
Investment activities:
Intercompany transactions (e)		2,342			(411	)		(160	)		(1,771	)			—
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired		—			(1	)		(9	)		—				(10	)
Cash paid for property and equipment and software		—			(125	)		(48	)		—				(173	)
Other investing activities		(1	)		1			3			—				3
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		2,341			(536	)		(214	)		(1,771	)			(180	)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued		—			1,744			14			—				1,758
operations
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities		2,341			1,208			(200	)		(1,771	)			1,578
Financing activities:
Intercompany dividends of HE sale proceeds		—			(1,771	)		—			1,771				—
Intercompany dividends		—			—			—			—				—
Net repayments of long-term debt		(1,742	)		(2	)		—			—				(1,744	)
Premium paid to retire debt		(27	)		—			—			—				(27	)
Other financing activities		(19	)		—			—			—				(19	)
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		(1,788	)		(1,773	)		—			1,771				(1,790	)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued		—			—			—			—				—
operations
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(1,788	)		(1,773	)		—			1,771				(1,790	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			5			—				5
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(100	)		6			(27	)		—				(121	)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents		529			(15	)		359			—				873
Ending cash and cash equivalents	$	429		$	(9	)	$	332		$	—		$		752
(e)              The intercompany cash transactions reflected above within investment activities largely reflect cash dividends or the return of capital, including the cash dividend of $1.8 billion from Guarantor Subsidiaries to Parent in connection with the sale of our Higher Education business.
	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations				Consolidated
	Company			Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Cash flow from operations:
Net income (loss)	$	(9	)	$	234		$	87		$	(321	)	$		(9	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		—			—			—			—				—
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(9	)		234			87			(321	)			(9	)
Non cash adjustments		(164	)		195			92			321				444
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		(75	)		184			25			—				134
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations		(248	)		613			204			—				569
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations		—			—			—			—				—
Cash flow from (used in) operations		(248	)		613			204			—				569
Investment activities:
Intercompany transactions		555			(386	)		43			(212	)			—
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired		—			(1	)		—			—				(1	)
Cash paid for property and equipment and software		—			(116	)		(44	)		—				(160	)
Other investing activities		—			—			1			—				1
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		555			(503	)		—			(212	)			(160	)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued		—			—			—			—				—
operations
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities		555			(503	)		—			(212	)			(160	)
Financing activities:
Intercompany dividends of HE sale proceeds		—			—			—			—				—
Intercompany dividends		—			(106	)		(106	)		212				—
Net repayments of long-term debt		(193	)		(1	)		(52	)		—				(246	)
Premium paid to retire debt		—			—			—			—				—
Other financing activities		(18	)		—			—			—				(18	)
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		(211	)		(107	)		(158	)		212				(264	)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued		—			—			—			—				—
operations
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(211	)		(107	)		(158	)		212				(264	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			(2	)		—				(2	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		96			3			44			—				143
Beginning cash and cash equivalents		220			(3	)		329			—				546
Ending cash and cash equivalents	$	316		$	—		$	373		$	—		$		689

Basis_of_Presentation_Policies

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	'
	Recent Accounting Pronouncements
	In July 2013, the FASB issued guidance regarding the presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. Under certain circumstances, unrecognized tax benefits should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. The guidance is a change in financial statement presentation only and has no material impact in the consolidated financial results. The guidance is effective beginning January 1, 2014 on either a prospective or retrospective basis.

Expense_Classification_Tables

Expense Classification (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Functional Expense Areas	'
	The impact within the functional expense areas is as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012:
			Three months ended September 30, 2012
			As reported		As revised
	Cost of sales and direct operating	$	430	$	430
	Sales, marketing and administration		245		237
	Product development and maintenance		90		98
	Total functional expenses	$	765	$	765
			Nine months ended September 30, 2012
			As reported		As revised
	Cost of sales and direct operating	$	1,321	$	1,316
	Sales, marketing and administration		768		751
	Product development and maintenance		273		295
	Total functional expenses	$	2,362	$	2,362

Discontinued_Operations_Tables

Discontinued Operations (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Results For Discontinued Operations	'
	The results for the discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013 were as follows (in millions):
		Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012			2013		2012				2013
	Revenue	$	5		$	—	$		55		$	—
	Operating income (loss)		(1	)		—			(4	)		—
	Gain on sale of business		8			—			571			—
	Income (loss) before income taxes		7			—			567			—
	Benefit from (provision for) income taxes		(2	)		—			(251	)		—
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	5		$	—	$		316		$	—

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill1

Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Changes in Goodwill By Segment	'
	The following table summarizes changes in goodwill by segment (in millions):
		Cost												Accumulated Impairment
		FS			AS			PS&E		Subtotal			AS				PS&E			Subtotal				Total
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$	3,516		$	2,243		$	544	$	6,303		$		(1,547	)	$	(217	)	$	(1,764	)	$		4,539
	Effect of foreign currency translation		9			(2	)		—		7				—			—			—				7
	Other		(1	)		—			—		(1	)			—			—			—				(1	)
	Balance at September 30, 2013	$	3,524		$	2,241		$	544	$	6,309		$		(1,547	)	$	(217	)	$	(1,764	)	$		4,545
Future Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets	'
	Based on amounts recorded at September 30, 2013, total expected amortization of all acquisition-related intangible assets in each of the years ended December 31 follows (in millions):
	2013	$	341
	2014		290
	2015		235
	2016		215
	2017		207

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv1

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Unrealized Gains Losses on Derivative Instruments	'
	The following table summarizes the unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments including the impact of components reclassified into net income from accumulated other comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013 (in millions):
			Three months ended									Nine months ended
			September 30,									September 30,
	Other Comprehensive Income Components		2012				2013					2012					2013					Affected Line Item in the Statement of Comprehensive
																						Income for Components Reclassified from OCI
	Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and other		$		1		$		(3	)		$		1			$		(3	)
	Less: gain (loss) on derivatives reclassified into income
	Interest rate contracts				2				1					8					5		Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees
	Forward currency hedges				1				2					3					-		Cost of sales and direct operating
	Total reclassified into income				3				3					11					5
	Less: income tax benefit (expense)				1				(1	)				(1	)				(2	)
	Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax		$		5		$		(1	)		$		11			$		-
Component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax	'
	The following table provides a rollforward of the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, through September 30, 2013 as follows (in millions):
		Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments				Currency					Other					Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)
						Translation
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$		2		$		(4	)		$		(1	)		$		(3	)
	Other comprehensive income before reclassifications			(3	)			10					(6	)				1
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income net of tax			3				—					—					3
	Net current-period other comprehensive income			—				10					(6	)				4
	Balance at September 30, 2013	$		2		$		6			$		(7	)		$		1

Debt_and_Derivatives_Tables

Debt and Derivatives (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt	'
	Debt consisted of the following (in millions):
		December 31,				September 30,
		2012				2013
	Senior Secured Credit Facilities:
	Secured revolving credit facility	$		—		$	—
	Tranche A, effective interest rate of 1.96% and 1.93%			207			57
	Tranche B, effective interest rate of 4.35%			1,719			—
	Tranche C, effective interest rate of 4.17% and 4.41%			908			427
	Tranche D, effective interest rate of 4.50% and 4.50%			720			714
	Tranche E, effective interest rate of 4.10%			—			2,189
	Total Senior Secured Credit Facilities			3,554			3,387
	Senior Secured Notes due 2014 at 4.875%, net of discount of $4 and $1			246			249
	Senior Notes due 2018 at 7.375%			900			900
	Senior Notes due 2020 at 7.625%			700			700
	Senior Subordinated Notes due 2019 at 6.625%			1,000			1,000
	Secured accounts receivable facility, at 3.71% and 3.68%			250			200
	Other, primarily foreign bank debt and capital lease obligations			12			12
	Total debt			6,662			6,448
	Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt			(63	)		(342	)
	Long-term debt	$		6,599		$	6,106
Interest Rate Swaps	'
	A summary of the Company’s interest rate swaps at September 30, 2013 follows (in millions):
	Inception		Maturity			Notional			Interest			Interest
						Amount			rate			rate
						(in millions)			paid			received
												(LIBOR)
	August-September 2012			February 2017		$	400			0.69	%		1-Month
	June 2013			June 2019			100			1.86	%		3-Month
	September 2013			Jun-19			100			2.26	%		3-Month
	Total / Weighted Average					$	600			1.15	%

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis	'
	The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2013 (in millions):
		Fair Value Measures Using
		Level 1		Level 2				Level 3					Total
	Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents—money market funds	$	330	$	—		$		—			$		330
	Interest rate swap agreements and other		—		2				—					2
	Total	$	330		2				—					332
	The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2012 (in millions):
		Fair Value Measures Using
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3				Total
	Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents—money market funds	$	227	$	—	$	—			$		227
	Currency forward contracts		—		4		—					4
	Total	$	227	$	4	$	—			$		231
	Liabilities
	Interest rate swap agreements and other	$	—	$	4	$	—			$		4
Carrying Amount and Estimated Fair Value of Debt, Including Current Portion and Excluding Interest Rate Swaps	'
	The following table presents the carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company’s debt, including the current portion and excluding the interest rate swaps, as of December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013 (in millions):
		December 31, 2012						September 30, 2013
		Carrying		Fair			Carrying				Fair
		Value		Value			Value				Value
	Floating rate debt	$	3,803	$	3,826		$		3,587		$	3,601
	Fixed rate debt		2,859		3,023				2,861			2,976

Equity_Tables

Equity (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Rollforward of SCC's Equity	'
	A rollforward of SCC’s equity for 2013 follows (in millions):
		SunGard Capital Corp. stockholders												Noncontrolling interest
		Class L -			Class A -			Permanent			Total			Temporary			Permanent			Total
		temporary			temporary			equity						equity			equity
		equity			equity
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$	45		$	5		$	(961	)	$	(911	)	$	26		$	1,575		$	1,601
	Net income (loss)		—			—			(130	)		(130	)		2			119			121
	Foreign currency translation		—			—			10			10			—			—			—
	Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
	Other		—			—			(6	)		(6	)		—			—			—
	Comprehensive income (loss)		—			—			(126	)		(126	)		2			119			121
	Stock compensation expense		—			—			35			35			—			—			—
	Termination of put options due to employee terminations and other		(8	)		(1	)		11			2			(4	)		2			(2	)
	Purchase of treasury stock		—			—			(4	)		(4	)		—			(3	)		(3	)
	Transfer intrinsic value of vested restricted stock units		15			—			(25	)		(10	)		10			—			10
	Other		—			—			(8	)		(8	)		—			—			—
	Balance at September 30, 2013	$	52		$	4		$	(1,078	)	$	(1,022	)	$	34		$	1,693		$	1,727
	A rollforward of SCC’s equity for 2012 follows (in millions):
		SunGard Capital Corp. stockholders												Noncontrolling interest
		Class L -			Class A -			Permanent			Total			Temporary			Permanent			Total
		temporary			temporary			equity						equity			equity
		equity			equity
	Balance at December 31, 2011	$	47		$	6		$	(663	)	$	(610	)	$	28		$	2,038		$	2,066
	Net income (loss)		—			—			(321	)		(321	)		—			186			186
	Foreign currency translation		—			—			16			16			—			—			—
	Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments		—			—			11			11			—			—			—
	Comprehensive income (loss)		—			—			(294	)		(294	)		—			186			186
	Stock compensation expense		—			—			29			29			—			—			—
	Termination of put options due to employee terminations and other		(16	)		(2	)		20			2			(8	)		5			(3	)
	Issuance of common and preferred stock		—			—			1			1			—			—			—
	Purchase of treasury stock		—			—			(7	)		(7	)		—			(2	)		(2	)
	Transfer intrinsic value of vested restricted stock units		15			1			(25	)		(9	)		9			—			9
	Other		—			—			(10	)		(10	)		—			—			—
	Balance at September 30, 2012	$	46		$	5		$	(949	)	$	(898	)	$	29		$	2,227		$	2,256

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Operating Results	'
	The operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 for each segment follow (in millions):
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013		FS											AS										PS&E									Sum of
																																	segments
	Revenue		$		635	(1	)					$				340						$				53					$				1,028
	Adjusted EBITDA				194	(1	)									108										16									318
	Adjusted EBITDA margin				30.5			%								31.6		%								31.4		%							30.9		%
	Year to year revenue change				(1	)%										(2	)%									6		%							(1	)%
	Year to year Adjusted EBITDA change				14			%								(11	)%									10		%							4		%
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012		FS						AS						PS&E										Sum of
																									segments
	Revenue		$		640				$		346				$		49						$				1,035
	Adjusted EBITDA				170						120						15										305
	Adjusted EBITDA margin				26.6		%				34.8		%				30.4		%								29.5		%
	The operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 for each segment follow (in millions):
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013		FS							AS						PS&E						Sum of
																						segments
	Revenue		$		1,867	(1	)			$		1,029				$		155				$		3,051
	Adjusted EBITDA				502	(1)(2)						325						48						875
	Adjusted EBITDA margin				26.9			%				31.5		%				31.2		%				28.7		%
	Year to year revenue change				(3	)%						(2	)%					2		%				(3	)%
	Year to year Adjusted EBITDA change				6			%				(7	)%					3		%				—		%
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012		FS						AS						PS&E						Sum of
																					Segments
	Revenue		$		1,928				$		1,052				$		151				$		3,131
	Adjusted EBITDA				474						351						47						872
	Adjusted EBITDA margin				24.6		%				33.4		%				31.0		%				27.9		%
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Income Loss from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	'
	Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:
		Three Months Ended
		September 30, 2012					September 30, 2013
	Adjusted EBITDA (sum of segments)	$		305			$		318
	Corporate			(10	)				(12	)
	Depreciation (3)			(70	)				(73	)
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			(94	)				(82	)
	Goodwill impairment charge			(385	)				—
	Severance and facility closure costs			(13	)				(9	)
	Stock compensation expense			(9	)				(12	)
	Management fees			(3	)				(3	)
	Other costs (included in operating income)			—					(5	)
	Interest expense, net			(101	)				(95	)
	Loss on extinguishment of debt			—					(1	)
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax	$		(380	)		$		26
	Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:
		Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2012					September 30, 2013
	Adjusted EBITDA (sum of segments)	$		872			$		875
	Corporate			(35	)				(36		)
	Depreciation (3)			(211	)				(222		)
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			(295	)				(255		)
	Goodwill impairment charge			(385	)				—
	Severance and facility closure costs			(22	)				(15		)
	Stock compensation expense			(29	)				(35		)
	Management fees			(9	)				(8		)
	Other costs (included in operating income)			(8	)				(15		)
	Interest expense, net			(324	)				(301		)
	Loss on extinguishment of debt			(51	)				(6		)
	Other income (expense)			2					(1		)
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax	$		(495	)		$		(19		)
Depreciation and Amortization and Capital Expenditures by Segment	'
	Depreciation and amortization and capital expenditures by segment follow (in millions):
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013		FS					AS									PS&E									Sum of								Corporate					Total
																										segments
	Capital expenditures		$		23			$		34					$				2					$				59				$				—		$		59
	Depreciation(3)				22					49									2									73								—				73
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets				40					38									3									81								1				82
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012		FS					AS									PS&E									Sum of								Corporate					Total
																										segments
	Capital expenditures		$		19			$		36					$				2					$				57				$				1		$		58
	Depreciation(3)				22					46									1									69								1				70
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets				49					40									5									94								—				94
	Depreciation and amortization and capital expenditures by segment follow (in millions):
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013		FS					AS					PS&E					Sum of					Corporate					Total
																		segments
	Capital expenditures		$		64			$		89			$		6			$		159			$		1			$		160
	Depreciation(3)				67					149					5					221					1					222
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets				128					115					11					254					1					255
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012		FS					AS									PS&E									Sum of								Corporate					Total
																										segments
	Capital expenditures		$		62			$		104					$				6					$				172				$				1		$		173
	Depreciation(3)				63					142									5									210								1				211
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets				155					126									14									295								—				295
	(1)                SunGard received approximately $12 million in proceeds relating to a bankruptcy claim assigned and sold to a third party in the third quarter of 2013. The claim related to a Financial Systems customer that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 2013. The amount of the claim represented previously reserved revenue, which has now been recognized, and a termination charge related to the customer contract.
	(2)                During the second quarter of 2013, the Company completed a review of its accounting practices related to vacation pay obligations.  In countries where the vacation policy stipulated that vacation days earned in the current year must be used in that same year, the Company adjusted its quarterly estimate of accrued vacation costs to better match expense recognition with amounts payable to employees when leaving the Company. The impact of the change in estimate was an aggregate decrease to costs and expenses of $9 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013. The impact of this change is expected to be negligible for the full year.
	(3)               Includes amortization of capitalized software.

Employee_Termination_Benefits_1

Employee Termination Benefits and Facility Closures (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Liability for Workforce Reductions and Facility Closures	'
	The following table provides a rollforward of the liability balances for workforce reductions and facility closures, which occurred through September 30, 2013 (in millions):
		Balance		Expense Related		Paid			Other			Balance
		12/31/12		to 2013 Actions					Adjustments*			9/30/13
	Workforce-related	$	32	$	18	$	(23	)	$	(6	)	$	21
	Facilities		22		1		(3	)		—			20
	Total	$	54	$	19	$	(26	)	$	(6	)	$	41
	*              The other adjustments column in the table principally relates to changes in estimates from when the initial charge was recorded and also foreign currency translation and other adjustments.

Supplemental_Guarantor_Condens1

Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet	'
	(in millions)	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
		December 31, 2012
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations				Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
	Assets
	Current:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	220		$	(3	)	$	329		$	—		$		546
	Intercompany balances		—			2,457			742			(3,199	)			—
	Trade receivables, net		3			566	(a)		331			—				900
	Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets		1,312			70			89			(1,241	)			230
	Total current assets		1,535			3,090			1,491			(4,440	)			1,676
	Property and equipment, net		—			574			300			—				874
	Intangible assets, net		112			2,413			404			—				2,929
	Deferred income taxes		39			—			—			(39	)			—
	Intercompany balances		254			7			76			(337	)			—
	Goodwill		—			3,470			1,069			—				4,539
	Investment in subsidiaries		8,620			2,101			—			(10,721	)			—
	Total Assets	$	10,560		$	11,655		$	3,340		$	(15,537	)	$		10,018
	Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity
	Current:
	Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	$	57		$	—		$	6		$	—		$		63
	Intercompany balances		3,199			—			—			(3,199	)			—
	Accounts payable and other current liabilities		70			1,983			632			(1,241	)			1,444
	Total current liabilities		3,326			1,983			638			(4,440	)			1,507
	Long-term debt		6,343			2			254			—				6,599
	Intercompany debt		83			—			254			(337	)			—
	Deferred and other income taxes		92			1,000			67			(39	)			1,120
	Other liabilities		—			50			26			—				76
	Total liabilities		9,844			3,035			1,239			(4,816	)			9,302
	Total stockholder’s equity		716			8,620			2,101			(10,721	)			716
	Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity	$	10,560		$	11,655		$	3,340		$	(15,537	)	$		10,018
	(a)              This balance is primarily comprised of a receivable from the borrower under the secured accounts receivable facility, which is a non-Guarantor subsidiary, resulting from the normal, recurring sale of accounts receivable under the receivables facility. In a liquidation, the first $250 million (plus interest) of collections of accounts receivable sold to this subsidiary are due to the receivables facility lender. The remaining balance would be available for collection for the benefit of the Guarantors.
	(in millions)	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
		30-Sep-13
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations				Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
	Assets
	Current:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	316		$	—		$	373		$	—		$		689
	Intercompany balances		—			2,951			694			(3,645	)			—
	Trade receivables, net		10			473	(b)		232			—				715
	Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets		1,432			73			104			(1,381	)			228
	Total current assets		1,758			3,497			1,403			(5,026	)			1,632
	Property and equipment, net		—			540			272			—				812
	Intangible assets, net		108			2,208			359			—				2,675
	Deferred income taxes		38			—			—			(38	)			—
	Intercompany balances		261			8			76			(345	)			—
	Goodwill		—			3,468			1,077			—				4,545
	Investment in subsidiaries		8,742			2,075			—			(10,817	)			—
	Total Assets	$	10,907		$	11,796		$	3,187		$	(16,226	)	$		9,664
	Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity
	Current:
	Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	$	335		$	1		$	6		$	—		$		342
	Intercompany balances		3,646			—			—			(3,646	)			—
	Accounts payable and other current liabilities		116			2,079			549			(1,381	)			1,363
	Total current liabilities		4,097			2,080			555			(5,027	)			1,705
	Long-term debt		5,901			2			203			—				6,106
	Intercompany debt		83			—			261			(344	)			—
	Deferred and other income taxes		98			924			41			(38	)			1,025
	Other liabilities		—			48			52			—				100
	Total liabilities		10,179			3,054			1,112			(5,409	)			8,936
	Total stockholder’s equity		728			8,742			2,075			(10,817	)			728
	Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity	$	10,907		$	11,796		$	3,187		$	(16,226	)	$		9,664
(b)              This balance is primarily comprised of a receivable from the borrower under the secured accounts receivable facility, which is a non-Guarantor subsidiary, resulting from the normal, recurring sale of accounts receivable under the receivables facility. In a liquidation, the first $200 million (plus interest) of collections of accounts receivable sold to this subsidiary are due to the receivables facility lender. The remaining balance would be available for collection for the benefit of the Guarantors.
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income	'
	(in millions)	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income
		Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations				Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
	Total revenue	$	—		$	725		$	394		$	(84	)	$		1,035
	Costs and expenses:
	Cost of sales and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation)		20			506			323			(84	)			765
	Depreciation		—			48			22			—				70
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		1			76			17			—				94
	Goodwill impairment charges		—			385			—			—				385
	Total costs and expenses		21			1,015			362			(84	)			1,314
	Operating income (loss)		(21	)		(290	)		32			—				(279	)
	Net interest income (expense)		(94	)		—			(7	)		—				(101	)
	Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries (c)		(287	)		25			—			262				—
	Other income (expense)		—			—			—			—				—
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(402	)		(265	)		25			262				(380	)
	Benefit from (provision for) income taxes		40			(18	)		(9	)		—				13
	Income (loss) from continuing operations		(362	)		(283	)		16			262				(367	)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			(4	)		9			—				5
	Net income (loss)	$	(362	)	$	(287	)	$	25		$	262		$		(362	)
	Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(330	)	$	(265	)	$	45		$	220		$		(330	)
	(c)              The Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the three months ended September 30, 2012 has been revised to present all equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries in a single caption within Other income (expense). The portion of equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries which related to the investees’ income (loss) from discontinued operations had previously been presented separately in the Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax caption for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries. This revision has also been reflected in the Net income (loss) and Income (loss) from discontinued operations captions in the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the same periods.
	While these revisions have no impact on the previously reported Net income or total cash flows from operations of the Parent Company or Guarantor Subsidiaries, they resulted in the following changes to previously reported amounts. For the Parent Company in 2012, Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries changed from $(292) million to $(287) million; Income (loss) from continuing operations changed from $(367) million to $(362) million; and Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax changed from $5 million to $- million. For the Guarantor Subsidiaries in 2012, Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries changed from $16 million to $25 million; Income (loss) from continuing operations changed from $(292) million to $(283) million; and Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax changed from $5 million to $(4) million. These revisions had no impact on the consolidated results of the Company and were not material to the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income or the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows for any period.
	(in millions)	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income
		Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations				Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Guarantor
								Subsidiaries
	Total revenue	$	—		$	712		$	402		$	(86	)	$		1,028
	Costs and expenses:
	Cost of sales and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation)		25			498			314			(86	)			751
	Depreciation		1			50			22			—				73
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		—			67			15			—				82
	Goodwill impairment charges		—			—			—			—				—
	Total costs and expenses		26			615			351			(86	)			906
	Operating income (loss)		(26	)		97			51			—				122
	Net interest income (expense)		(91	)		1			(5	)		—				(95	)
	Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries		99			32			—			(131	)			—
	Other income (expense)		(1	)		—			—			—				(1	)
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(19	)		130			46			(131	)			26
	Benefit from (provision for) income taxes		42			(31	)		(14	)		—				(3	)
	Income (loss) from continuing operations		23			99			32			(131	)			23
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			—			—			—				—
	Net income (loss)		23			99		$	32			(131	)			23
	Comprehensive income (loss)	$	75		$	144		$	77		$	(221	)	$		75
	(in millions)	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations				Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Guarantor
								Subsidiaries
	Total revenue	$	—		$	2,170		$	1,218		$	(257	)	$		3,131
	Costs and expenses:
	Cost of sales and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation)		69			1,562			988			(257	)			2,362
	Depreciation		—			144			67			—				211
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		1			245			49			—				295
	Goodwill impairment charges		—			385			—			—				385
	Total costs and expenses		70			2,336			1,104			(257	)			3,253
	Operating income (loss)		(70	)		(166	)		114			—				(122	)
	Net interest income (expense)		(303	)		—			(21	)		—				(324	)
	Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries (d)		(83	)		65			—			18				—
	Other income (expense)		(51	)		—			2			—				(49	)
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(507	)		(101	)		95			18				(495	)
	Benefit from (provision for) income taxes		147			(68	)		(35	)		—				44
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(360	)		(169	)		60			18				(451	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		225			86			5			—				316
Net income (loss)	$	(135	)	$	(83	)	$	65		$	18		$		(135	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(108	)	$	(65	)	$	80		$	(15	)	$		(108	)
(d)              The Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 has been revised to present all equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries in a single caption within Other income (expense). The portion of equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries which related to the investees’ income (loss) from discontinued operations had previously been presented separately in the Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax caption for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries. This revision has also been reflected in the Net income (loss) and Income (loss) from discontinued operations captions in the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the same periods.
While these revisions have no impact on the previously reported Net income or total cash flows from operations of the Parent Company or Guarantor Subsidiaries, they resulted in the following changes to previously reported amounts. For the Parent Company in 2012, Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries changed from $(174) million to $(83) million; Income (loss) from continuing operations changed from $(451) million to $(360) million; and Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax changed from $316 million to $225 million. For the Guarantor Subsidiaries in 2012, Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries changed from $60 million to $65 million; Income (loss) from continuing operations changed from $(174) million to $(169) million; and Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax changed from $91 million to $86 million. These revisions had no impact on the consolidated results of the Company and were not material to the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income or the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows for any period.
(in millions)	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income
	Nine Months Ended September 30 2013
	Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations				Consolidated
	Company			Subsidiaries			Guarantor
							Subsidiaries
Total revenue	$	—		$	2,112		$	1,201		$	(262	)	$		3,051
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation)		74			1,518			955			(262	)			2,285
Depreciation		1			150			71			—				222
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		—			208			47			—				255
Goodwill impairment charges		—			—			—			—				—
Total costs and expenses		75			1,876			1,073			(262	)			2,762
Operating income (loss)		(75	)		236			128			—				289
Net interest income (expense)		(283	)		—			(18	)		—				(301	)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries		234			87			—			(321	)			—
Other income (expense)		(6	)		—			(1	)		—				(7	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(130	)		323			109			(321	)			(19	)
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes		121			(89	)		(22	)		—				10
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(9	)	$	234		$	87		$	(321	)	$		(9	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		—			—			—			—				-
Net income (loss)	$	(9	)	$	234		$	87		$	(321	)	$		(9	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(5	)	$	232		$	91		$	(323	)	$		(5	)
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows	'
		Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows Nine Months Ended September 30,  2012
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations				Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Guarantor
								Subsidiaries
	Cash flow from operations:
	Net income (loss)	$	(135	)	$	(83	)	$	65		$	18		$		(135	)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations		225			86			5			—				316
	Income (loss) from continuing operations		(360	)		(169	)		60			18				(451	)
	Non cash adjustments		220			653			111			(18	)			966
	Changes in operating assets and liabilities		(175	)		92			(6	)		—				(89	)
	Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations		(315	)		576			165			—				426
	Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations		(338	)		(5	)		3			—				(340	)
	Cash flow from (used in) operations		(653	)		571			168			—				86
	Investment activities:
	Intercompany transactions (e)		2,342			(411	)		(160	)		(1,771	)			—
	Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired		—			(1	)		(9	)		—				(10	)
	Cash paid for property and equipment and software		—			(125	)		(48	)		—				(173	)
	Other investing activities		(1	)		1			3			—				3
	Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		2,341			(536	)		(214	)		(1,771	)			(180	)
	Cash provided by (used in) discontinued		—			1,744			14			—				1,758
	operations
	Cash provided by (used in) investment activities		2,341			1,208			(200	)		(1,771	)			1,578
	Financing activities:
	Intercompany dividends of HE sale proceeds		—			(1,771	)		—			1,771				—
	Intercompany dividends		—			—			—			—				—
	Net repayments of long-term debt		(1,742	)		(2	)		—			—				(1,744	)
	Premium paid to retire debt		(27	)		—			—			—				(27	)
	Other financing activities		(19	)		—			—			—				(19	)
	Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		(1,788	)		(1,773	)		—			1,771				(1,790	)
	Cash provided by (used in) discontinued		—			—			—			—				—
	operations
	Cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(1,788	)		(1,773	)		—			1,771				(1,790	)
	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			5			—				5
	Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(100	)		6			(27	)		—				(121	)
	Beginning cash and cash equivalents		529			(15	)		359			—				873
	Ending cash and cash equivalents	$	429		$	(9	)	$	332		$	—		$		752
	(e)              The intercompany cash transactions reflected above within investment activities largely reflect cash dividends or the return of capital, including the cash dividend of $1.8 billion from Guarantor Subsidiaries to Parent in connection with the sale of our Higher Education business.
		Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
		Parent			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations				Consolidated
		Company			Subsidiaries			Guarantor
								Subsidiaries
	Cash flow from operations:
	Net income (loss)	$	(9	)	$	234		$	87		$	(321	)	$		(9	)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations		—			—			—			—				—
	Income (loss) from continuing operations		(9	)		234			87			(321	)			(9	)
	Non cash adjustments		(164	)		195			92			321				444
	Changes in operating assets and liabilities		(75	)		184			25			—				134
	Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations		(248	)		613			204			—				569
	Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations		—			—			—			—				—
	Cash flow from (used in) operations		(248	)		613			204			—				569
	Investment activities:
	Intercompany transactions		555			(386	)		43			(212	)			—
	Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired		—			(1	)		—			—				(1	)
	Cash paid for property and equipment and software		—			(116	)		(44	)		—				(160	)
	Other investing activities		—			—			1			—				1
	Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		555			(503	)		—			(212	)			(160	)
	Cash provided by (used in) discontinued		—			—			—			—				—
	operations
	Cash provided by (used in) investment activities		555			(503	)		—			(212	)			(160	)
	Financing activities:
	Intercompany dividends of HE sale proceeds		—			—			—			—				—
	Intercompany dividends		—			(106	)		(106	)		212				—
	Net repayments of long-term debt		(193	)		(1	)		(52	)		—				(246	)
Premium paid to retire debt		—			—			—			—				—
Other financing activities		(18	)		—			—			—				(18	)
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		(211	)		(107	)		(158	)		212				(264	)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued		—			—			—			—				—
operations
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(211	)		(107	)		(158	)		212				(264	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			(2	)		—				(2	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		96			3			44			—				143
Beginning cash and cash equivalents		220			(3	)		329			—				546
Ending cash and cash equivalents	$	316		$	—		$	373		$	—		$		689

Basis_of_Presentation_Addition

Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
	Segment
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]	'
Number of reportable segments	3

Functional_Expense_Areas_Detai

Functional Expense Areas (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Cost of sales and direct operating (excluding depreciation)	$423	$430	$1,284	$1,316
Sales, marketing and administration	232	237	716	751
Product development and maintenance	96	98	285	295
As reported	'	'	'	'
Cost of sales and direct operating (excluding depreciation)	'	430	'	1,321
Sales, marketing and administration	'	245	'	768
Product development and maintenance	'	90	'	273
Total functional expenses	'	765	'	2,362
As revised	'	'	'	'
Cost of sales and direct operating (excluding depreciation)	'	430	'	1,316
Sales, marketing and administration	'	237	'	751
Product development and maintenance	'	98	'	295
Total functional expenses	'	$765	'	$2,362

Results_for_Discontinued_Opera

Results for Discontinued Operations (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	'	$5	'	$316
Segment, Discontinued Operations	'	'	'	'
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	'	5	'	55
Operating income (loss)	'	-1	'	-4
Gain on sale of business	'	8	'	571
Income (loss) before income taxes	'	7	'	567
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	'	-2	'	-251
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	'	$5	'	$316

Discontinued_Operations_Additi

Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012
	USD ($)	SunGard's HE Business	SunGard Global Services France
		Segment, Discontinued Operations	EUR (€)
		USD ($)
Business Acquisitions And Dispositions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net cash proceeds from sale of business	$1,222	'	'
Proceeds from sale of business	'	1,775	'
Proceed from sale of subsidiary	'	'	€ 14

Changes_in_Goodwill_by_Reporta

Changes in Goodwill by Reportable Segment (Detail) (USD $)

9 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill Gross

Goodwill Gross

Goodwill Gross

Goodwill Gross

Goodwill Gross

Accumulated Impairment

Accumulated Impairment

Accumulated Impairment

Accumulated Impairment

Accumulated Impairment

Accumulated Impairment

Financial Systems

Availability Services

Public Sector and Education

Public Sector and Education

Availability Services

Availability Services

Public Sector and Education

Public Sector and Education

Goodwill [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Beginning Balance

$4,539

$6,303

$3,516

$2,243

$544

$544

($1,764)

($1,764)

($1,547)

($1,547)

($217)

($217)

Effect of foreign currency translation

7

7

9

-2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other

-1

-1

-1

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Ending Balance

$4,545

$6,309

$3,524

$2,241

$544

$544

($1,764)

($1,764)

($1,547)

($1,547)

($217)

($217)

Future_Amortization_of_Acquire

Future Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Schedule Of Estimated Future Amortization Expense [Line Items]	'
2013	$341
2014	290
2015	235
2016	215
2017	$207

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill2

Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
	Segment			Reporting units where the excess of estimated fair value over carrying value was less than 10% of carrying value	Reporting units where the excess of estimated fair value over carrying value was more than 25% of carrying value	Goodwill balance as of the July 1 test date for units where the fair value of goodwill is less than 10% greater than the carrying value	Minimum	Maximum	50 Basis Point Decrease in Assumed Royalty Rate	100 Basis Point Decrease in Assumed Royalty Rate	100 Basis Point Increase in Discount Rate
				Segment	Segment
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Trade Name impairment loss for a percent change in the assumed royalty rate or discount rate	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$156	$372	$51
Trade Name Percentage Of Fair Value In Excess Of Carrying Amount	'	6.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of Reporting Units	11	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount	'	25.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Assumptions used in estimating the fair value of a reporting unit for annual goodwill impairment test, discount rates	'	'	'	'	'	'	9.00%	13.50%	'	'	'
Assumptions used in estimating the fair value of a reporting unit for annual goodwill impairment test, perpetual growth rates	'	'	'	'	'	'	1.50%	4.00%	'	'	'
Number of operating units	'	'	'	1	5	'	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill	'	$4,545	$4,539	'	'	$527	'	'	'	'	'

Unrealized_Gains_Losses_on_Der

Unrealized Gains Losses on Derivative Instruments (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income On Derivatives [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax	($1)	$5	'	$11
Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income On Derivatives [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and other	-3	1	-3	1
Gain (loss) on derivatives reclassified into income	3	3	5	11
Less: income tax benefit (expense)	-1	1	-2	-1
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax	-1	5	'	11
Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges | Interest rate contracts	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income On Derivatives [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Gain (loss) on derivatives reclassified into income	1	2	5	8
Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges | Forward currency hedges	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income On Derivatives [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Gain (loss) on derivatives reclassified into income	$2	$1	'	$3

Component_of_Accumulated_Other

Component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Net of Tax (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Balance at December 31, 2012	'	'	($3)	'
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	'	'	1	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income net of tax	'	'	3	'
Net current-period other comprehensive income	52	32	4	27
Balance at September 30, 2013	1	'	1	'
Foreign Currency Gain (Loss)	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Balance at December 31, 2012	'	'	-4	'
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	'	'	10	'
Net current-period other comprehensive income	'	'	10	'
Balance at September 30, 2013	6	'	6	'
Other	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Balance at December 31, 2012	'	'	-1	'
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	'	'	-6	'
Net current-period other comprehensive income	'	'	-6	'
Balance at September 30, 2013	-7	'	-7	'
Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Balance at December 31, 2012	'	'	2	'
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	'	'	-3	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income net of tax	'	'	3	'
Net current-period other comprehensive income	'	'	'	'
Balance at September 30, 2013	$2	'	$2	'

Debt_Detail

Debt (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Total debt	$6,448	$6,662
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	-342	-63
Long-term debt	6,106	6,599
Senior Secured Credit Facility	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt agreement, outstanding amount	3,387	3,554
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt agreement, outstanding amount	'	'
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Tranche A	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt agreement, outstanding amount	57	207
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Tranche B	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt agreement, outstanding amount	'	1,719
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Tranche C	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt agreement, outstanding amount	427	908
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Tranche D	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt agreement, outstanding amount	714	720
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Tranche E	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt agreement, outstanding amount	2,189	'
Senior Secured Notes 4.875% due 2014	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes or Senior Subordinated Notes	249	246
Senior Notes 7.375% due 2018	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes or Senior Subordinated Notes	900	900
Senior Notes 7.625% due 2020	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes or Senior Subordinated Notes	700	700
Senior Subordinated Notes 6.625% due 2019	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes or Senior Subordinated Notes	1,000	1,000
Accounts Receivable Facilities	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt agreement, outstanding amount	200	250
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Other	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Other, primarily foreign bank debt and capital lease obligations	$12	$12

Debt_Parenthetical_Detail

Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Tranche A	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt agreement, effective interest rate	1.93%	1.96%
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Tranche B	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt agreement, effective interest rate	4.35%	4.35%
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Tranche C	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt agreement, effective interest rate	4.41%	4.17%
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Tranche D	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt agreement, effective interest rate	4.50%	4.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Tranche E	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt agreement, effective interest rate	4.10%	'
Senior Secured Notes 4.875% due 2014	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes or Senior Subordinated Notes, due date	'2014	'2014
Senior Notes, interest Rate	4.88%	4.88%
Discount on notes	1	4
Senior Notes 7.375% due 2018	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes or Senior Subordinated Notes, due date	'2018	'2018
Senior Notes, interest Rate	7.38%	7.38%
Senior Notes 7.625% due 2020	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes or Senior Subordinated Notes, due date	'2020	'2020
Senior Notes, interest Rate	7.63%	7.63%
Senior Subordinated Notes 6.625% due 2019	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes or Senior Subordinated Notes, due date	'2019	'2019
Senior Notes, interest Rate	6.63%	6.63%
Accounts Receivable Facilities	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Debt agreement, effective interest rate	3.68%	3.71%

Interest_Rate_Swaps_Detail

Interest Rate Swaps (Detail) (Interest Rate Swap, USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]	'
Notional Amount	$600
Interest rate paid	1.15%
Derivative Instrument 1	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'
Maturity	'2017-02
Notional Amount	400
Interest rate paid	0.69%
Interest rate received (LIBOR)	'1 month
Derivative Instrument 1 | Minimum	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'
Inception	'2012-08
Derivative Instrument 1 | Maximum	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'
Inception	'2012-09
Derivative Instrument 2	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'
Inception	'2013-06
Maturity	'2019-06
Notional Amount	100
Interest rate paid	1.86%
Interest rate received (LIBOR)	'3 months
Derivative Instrument 3	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'
Inception	'2013-09
Maturity	'2019-06
Notional Amount	$100
Interest rate paid	2.26%
Interest rate received (LIBOR)	'3 months

Debt_and_Derivatives_Additiona

Debt and Derivatives - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 08, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Jan. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Interest Rate Swap

Interest Rate Swap

One Month Libor

Three Month Libor

Amended And Restated Credit Agreement

Amended And Restated Credit Agreement

Amended And Restated Credit Agreement

Amended And Restated Credit Agreement

Amended And Restated Credit Agreement

Amended And Restated Credit Agreement

Amended And Restated Credit Agreement

Amended And Restated Credit Agreement

Amended And Restated Credit Agreement

Accounts Receivable Facilities

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Other Accrued Expenses

Other Intangible Assets

Tranche E

Tranche B

Tranche C

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

Libor Floor Rate

Tranche A

Tranche A

Tranche A

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Payment of revolving commitment of secured accounts receivable facility

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$50

'

'

'

Proceeds from term loan

'

2,173

-17

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,200

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Credit Facility, maturity date

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8-Mar-20

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cash used to repay debt

'

2,419

1,727

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,719

481

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revolving credit, maximum borrowing capacity

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

850

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of Credit Facility, outstanding balance

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

880

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt instrument, maturity date

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8-Mar-18

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Variable interest rate over base rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3.00%

1.00%

'

'

'

'

Libor plus interest rate on term loan

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Required quarterly principal repayment, as a percentage of funded total principal amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loss on extinguishment of debt

-1

-6

-51

'

'

'

'

5

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Repayment of term loan

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50

50

50

Interest rate received

'

'

'

'

'

0.18%

0.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cash flow hedging instruments

'

'

'

5

2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest rate swaps, amount expected to be reclassified from OCI into earnings in the next twelve months

$4

$4

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Assets_and_Liabilities_Measure

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring, USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Assets	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents—money market funds	$330	$227
Interest rate swap agreements and other	2	'
Currency forward contracts	'	4
Total	332	231
Liabilities	'	'
Interest rate swap agreements and other	'	4
Fair Value Measures Using Level 1	'	'
Assets	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents—money market funds	330	227
Total	330	227
Fair Value Measures Using Level 2	'	'
Assets	'	'
Interest rate swap agreements and other	2	'
Currency forward contracts	'	4
Total	2	4
Liabilities	'	'
Interest rate swap agreements and other	'	4
Fair Value Measures Using Level 3	'	'
Assets	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents—money market funds	'	'
Interest rate swap agreements and other	'	'
Currency forward contracts	'	'
Total	'	'
Liabilities	'	'
Interest rate swap agreements and other	'	'

Carrying_Amount_and_Estimated_

Carrying Amount and Estimated Fair Value of Debt Including Current Portion and Excluding Interest Rate Swaps (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Floating Rate Debt	'	'
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Carrying Value	$3,587	$3,803
Fair Value	3,601	3,826
Fixed Rate Debt	'	'
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Carrying Value	2,861	2,859
Fair Value	$2,976	$3,023

Rollforward_of_SCCs_Equity_Det

Rollforward of SCC's Equity (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	'	($961)	'
Net income (loss)	-26	-426	-130	-321
Other	-1	'	-6	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	26	-394	-126	-294
Stock compensation expense	12	9	35	29
Ending Balance	-1,078	'	-1,078	'
Net income (loss)	49	64	121	186
Comprehensive income (loss)	49	64	121	186
SunGard Capital Corp. stockholders	'	'	'	'
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	'	-911	-610
Net income (loss)	'	'	-130	-321
Foreign currency translation	'	'	10	16
Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments	'	'	'	11
Other	'	'	-6	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	'	'	-126	-294
Stock compensation expense	'	'	35	29
Termination of put options due to employee terminations and other	'	'	2	2
Purchase of treasury stock	'	'	-4	-7
Transfer intrinsic value of vested restricted stock units	'	'	-10	-9
Other	'	'	-8	-10
Ending Balance	-1,022	-898	-1,022	-898
Issuance of common and preferred stock	'	'	'	1
SunGard Capital Corp. stockholders | Class L - temporary equity	'	'	'	'
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	'	45	47
Net income (loss)	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation	'	'	'	'
Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments	'	'	'	'
Other	'	'	'	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	'	'	'	'
Stock compensation expense	'	'	'	'
Termination of put options due to employee terminations and other	'	'	-8	-16
Purchase of treasury stock	'	'	'	'
Transfer intrinsic value of vested restricted stock units	'	'	15	15
Other	'	'	'	'
Ending Balance	52	46	52	46
Issuance of common and preferred stock	'	'	'	'
SunGard Capital Corp. stockholders | Class A - temporary equity	'	'	'	'
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	'	5	6
Net income (loss)	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation	'	'	'	'
Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments	'	'	'	'
Other	'	'	'	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	'	'	'	'
Stock compensation expense	'	'	'	'
Termination of put options due to employee terminations and other	'	'	-1	-2
Purchase of treasury stock	'	'	'	'
Transfer intrinsic value of vested restricted stock units	'	'	'	1
Other	'	'	'	'
Ending Balance	4	5	4	5
Issuance of common and preferred stock	'	'	'	'
SunGard Capital Corp. stockholders | Permanent equity	'	'	'	'
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	'	-961	-663
Net income (loss)	'	'	-130	-321
Foreign currency translation	'	'	10	16
Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments	'	'	'	11
Other	'	'	-6	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	'	'	-126	-294
Stock compensation expense	'	'	35	29
Termination of put options due to employee terminations and other	'	'	11	20
Purchase of treasury stock	'	'	-4	-7
Transfer intrinsic value of vested restricted stock units	'	'	-25	-25
Other	'	'	-8	-10
Ending Balance	-1,078	-949	-1,078	-949
Issuance of common and preferred stock	'	'	'	1
Noncontrolling Interest	'	'	'	'
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	'	1,601	2,066
Other	'	'	'	'
Stock compensation expense	'	'	'	'
Termination of put options due to employee terminations and other	'	'	-2	-3
Purchase of treasury stock	'	'	-3	-2
Transfer intrinsic value of vested restricted stock units	'	'	10	9
Other	'	'	'	'
Ending Balance	1,727	2,256	1,727	2,256
Issuance of common and preferred stock	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	'	'	121	186
Foreign currency translation	'	'	'	'
Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments	'	'	'	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	'	'	121	186
Noncontrolling Interest | Permanent equity	'	'	'	'
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	'	1,575	2,038
Other	'	'	'	'
Stock compensation expense	'	'	'	'
Termination of put options due to employee terminations and other	'	'	2	5
Purchase of treasury stock	'	'	-3	-2
Transfer intrinsic value of vested restricted stock units	'	'	'	'
Other	'	'	'	'
Ending Balance	1,693	2,227	1,693	2,227
Issuance of common and preferred stock	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	'	'	119	186
Foreign currency translation	'	'	'	'
Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments	'	'	'	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	'	'	119	186
Noncontrolling Interest | Temporary equity	'	'	'	'
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning Balance	'	'	26	28
Other	'	'	'	'
Stock compensation expense	'	'	'	'
Termination of put options due to employee terminations and other	'	'	-4	-8
Purchase of treasury stock	'	'	'	'
Transfer intrinsic value of vested restricted stock units	'	'	10	9
Other	'	'	'	'
Ending Balance	34	29	34	29
Issuance of common and preferred stock	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	'	'	2	'
Foreign currency translation	'	'	'	'
Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments	'	'	'	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	'	'	$2	'

Equity_Additional_Information_

Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013
Class Of Stock [Line Items]	'
Measurement date	'June 1, 2017
Aggregate expense subject to continued employment	$22
Measurement period on a straight-line basis	'4 years
Time-based appreciation rights using the Black-Scholes pricing model	$4
Class A common stock	'
Class Of Stock [Line Items]	'
Common stock shares held in time or performance based vesting	1.3
Class L common stock	'
Class Of Stock [Line Items]	'
Common stock shares held in time or performance based vesting	0.1444
Preferred Stock	'
Class Of Stock [Line Items]	'
Common stock shares held in time or performance based vesting	0.05

Income_Taxes_Additional_Inform

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items]	'
Income tax benefit associated with a tax accounting method change related to certain lease related reserves	$9

Operating_Results_for_Each_Seg

Operating Results for Each Segment (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]	'		'	'		'
Revenue	$1,028		$1,035	$3,051		$3,131
Adjusted EBITDA	318		305	875		872
Adjusted EBITDA margin	30.90%		29.50%	28.70%		27.90%
Year to year revenue change	-1.00%		'	-3.00%		'
Year to year Adjusted EBITDA change	4.00%		'	'		'
Financial Systems	'		'	'		'
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]	'		'	'		'
Revenue	635	[1]	640	1,867	[1]	1,928
Adjusted EBITDA	194	[1]	170	502	[1],[2]	474
Adjusted EBITDA margin	30.50%		26.60%	26.90%		24.60%
Year to year revenue change	-1.00%		'	-3.00%		'
Year to year Adjusted EBITDA change	14.00%		'	6.00%		'
Availability Services	'		'	'		'
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]	'		'	'		'
Revenue	340		346	1,029		1,052
Adjusted EBITDA	108		120	325		351
Adjusted EBITDA margin	31.60%		34.80%	31.50%		33.40%
Year to year revenue change	-2.00%		'	-2.00%		'
Year to year Adjusted EBITDA change	-11.00%		'	-7.00%		'
Public Sector and Education	'		'	'		'
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]	'		'	'		'
Revenue	53		49	155		151
Adjusted EBITDA	$16		$15	$48		$47
Adjusted EBITDA margin	31.40%		30.40%	31.20%		31.00%
Year to year revenue change	6.00%		'	2.00%		'
Year to year Adjusted EBITDA change	10.00%		'	3.00%		'
[1]	SunGard received approximately $12 million in proceeds relating to a bankruptcy claim assigned and sold to a third party in the third quarter of 2013. The claim related to a Financial Systems customer that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 2013. The amount of the claim represented previously reserved revenue, which has now been recognized, and a termination charge related to the customer contract.
[2]	  During the second quarter of 2013, the Company completed a review of its accounting practices related to vacation pay obligations. In countries where the vacation policy stipulated that vacation days earned in the current year must be used in that same year, the Company adjusted its quarterly estimate of accrued vacation costs to better match expense recognition with amounts payable to employees when leaving the Company. The impact of the change in estimate was an aggregate decrease to costs and expenses of $9 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013. The impact of this change is expected to be negligible for the full year.

Reconciliation_of_Adjusted_EBI

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Income Loss from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Adjusted EBITDA (sum of segments)	$318		$305		$875		$872
Corporate	-12		-10		-36		-35
Depreciation	-73	[1]	-70	[1]	-222	[1]	-211	[1]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	-82		-94		-255		-295
Goodwill impairment charge	'		-385		'		-385
Severance and facility closure costs	-9		-13		-15		-22
Stock compensation expense	-12		-9		-35		-29
Management fees	-3		-3		-8		-9
Other costs (included in operating income)	-5		'		-15		-8
Interest expense, net	-95		-101		-301		-324
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-1		'		-6		-51
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	26		-380		-19		-495
Other income (expense)	'		'		($1)		$2
[1]	Includes amortization of capitalized software.

Depreciation_and_Amortization_

Depreciation and Amortization and Capital Expenditures by Segment (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Capital expenditures	$59		$58		$160		$173
Depreciation	73	[1]	70	[1]	222	[1]	211	[1]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	82		94		255		295
Financial Systems	'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Capital expenditures	23		19		64		62
Depreciation	22	[1]	22	[1]	67	[1]	63	[1]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	40		49		128		155
Availability Services	'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Capital expenditures	34		36		89		104
Depreciation	49	[1]	46	[1]	149	[1]	142	[1]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	38		40		115		126
Public Sector and Education	'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Capital expenditures	2		2		6		6
Depreciation	2	[1]	1	[1]	5	[1]	5	[1]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	3		5		11		14
Segment Total	'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Capital expenditures	59		57		159		172
Depreciation	73	[1]	69	[1]	221	[1]	210	[1]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	81		94		254		295
Corporate	'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Capital expenditures	'		1		1		1
Depreciation	'		1	[1]	1	[1]	1	[1]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	$1		'		$1		'
[1]	Includes amortization of capitalized software.

Operating_Results_for_Each_Seg1

Operating Results for Each Segment (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]	'	'
Change in Accounting Estimate Financial Effect Costs and Expenses	'	$9
Bankruptcy claims sold	$12	'

Liability_for_Workforce_Reduct

Liability for Workforce Reductions and Facility Closures (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]	'
Beginning Balance	$54
Expense	19
Paid	-26
Other Adjustments	-6	[1]
Ending Balance	41
Workforce-related	'
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]	'
Beginning Balance	32
Expense	18
Paid	-23
Other Adjustments	-6	[1]
Ending Balance	21
Facilities	'
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]	'
Beginning Balance	22
Expense	1
Paid	-3
Ending Balance	$20
[1]	The other adjustments column in the table principally relates to changes in estimates from when the initial charge was recorded and also foreign currency translation and other adjustments.

Related_Party_Transactions_Add

Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
	Management Fees	Management Fees	Management Fees	Management Fees	Management Fees	Management Fees	Customary fees and expenses	Customary fees and expenses	Customary fees and expenses	Customary fees and expenses
	Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	Segment, Discontinued Operations	Amended And Restated Credit Agreement	Amended And Restated Credit Agreement	Amended And Restated Credit Agreement	Amended And Restated Credit Agreement
						SunGard's HE Business
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Related party transactions, expenses	$3	$3	$8	$9	'	$17.80	$0	$0	$1	$1
Related party transactions, accrued expenses	$3	'	$3	'	$4	'	'	'	'	'

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Current:	'		'
Cash and cash equivalents	$689		$546
Total current assets	1,632		1,676
Property and equipment, net	812		874
Goodwill	4,545		4,539
Total Assets	9,664		10,018
Current:	'		'
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	342		63
Total current liabilities	1,703		1,507
Long-term debt	6,106		6,599
Deferred and other income taxes	1,032		1,127
Other liabilities	118		95
Total liabilities	8,959		9,328
Total stockholder’s equity	-1,078		-961
Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity	9,664		10,018
Parent	'		'
Current:	'		'
Cash and cash equivalents	316		220
Trade receivables, net	10		3
Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets	1,432		1,312
Total current assets	1,758		1,535
Intangible assets, net	108		112
Deferred income taxes	38		39
Intercompany balances	261		254
Investment in subsidiaries	8,742		8,620
Total Assets	10,907		10,560
Current:	'		'
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	335		57
Intercompany balances	3,646		3,199
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	116		70
Total current liabilities	4,097		3,326
Long-term debt	5,901		6,343
Intercompany debt	83		83
Deferred and other income taxes	98		92
Total liabilities	10,179		9,844
Total stockholder’s equity	728		716
Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity	10,907		10,560
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'		'
Current:	'		'
Cash and cash equivalents	'		-3
Intercompany balances	2,951		2,457
Trade receivables, net	473	[1]	566	[2]
Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets	73		70
Total current assets	3,497		3,090
Property and equipment, net	540		574
Intangible assets, net	2,208		2,413
Intercompany balances	8		7
Goodwill	3,468		3,470
Investment in subsidiaries	2,075		2,101
Total Assets	11,796		11,655
Current:	'		'
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	1		'
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	2,079		1,983
Total current liabilities	2,080		1,983
Long-term debt	2		2
Deferred and other income taxes	924		1,000
Other liabilities	48		50
Total liabilities	3,054		3,035
Total stockholder’s equity	8,742		8,620
Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity	11,796		11,655
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	'		'
Current:	'		'
Cash and cash equivalents	373		329
Intercompany balances	694		742
Trade receivables, net	232		331
Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets	104		89
Total current assets	1,403		1,491
Property and equipment, net	272		300
Intangible assets, net	359		404
Intercompany balances	76		76
Goodwill	1,077		1,069
Total Assets	3,187		3,340
Current:	'		'
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	6		6
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	549		632
Total current liabilities	555		638
Long-term debt	203		254
Intercompany debt	261		254
Deferred and other income taxes	41		67
Other liabilities	52		26
Total liabilities	1,112		1,239
Total stockholder’s equity	2,075		2,101
Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity	3,187		3,340
Eliminations	'		'
Current:	'		'
Intercompany balances	-3,645		-3,199
Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets	-1,381		-1,241
Total current assets	-5,026		-4,440
Deferred income taxes	-38		-39
Intercompany balances	-345		-337
Investment in subsidiaries	-10,817		-10,721
Total Assets	-16,226		-15,537
Current:	'		'
Intercompany balances	-3,646		-3,199
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	-1,381		-1,241
Total current liabilities	-5,027		-4,440
Intercompany debt	-344		-337
Deferred and other income taxes	-38		-39
Total liabilities	-5,409		-4,816
Total stockholder’s equity	-10,817		-10,721
Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity	-16,226		-15,537
SunGard Data Systems Inc.	'		'
Current:	'		'
Cash and cash equivalents	689		546
Trade receivables, net	715		900
Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets	228		230
Total current assets	1,632		1,676
Property and equipment, net	812		874
Intangible assets, net	2,675		2,929
Goodwill	4,545		4,539
Total Assets	9,664		10,018
Current:	'		'
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	342		63
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	1,363		1,444
Total current liabilities	1,705		1,507
Long-term debt	6,106		6,599
Deferred and other income taxes	1,025		1,120
Other liabilities	100		76
Total liabilities	8,936		9,302
Total stockholder’s equity	728		716
Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity	$9,664		$10,018
[1]	This balance is primarily comprised of a receivable from the borrower under the secured accounts receivable facility, which is a non-Guarantor subsidiary, resulting from the normal, recurring sale of accounts receivable under the receivables facility. In a liquidation, the first $200 million (plus interest) of collections of accounts receivable sold to this subsidiary are due to the receivables facility lender. The remaining balance would be available for collection for the benefit of the Guarantors.
[2]	This balance is primarily comprised of a receivable from the borrower under the secured accounts receivable facility, which is a non-Guarantor subsidiary, resulting from the normal, recurring sale of accounts receivable under the receivables facility. In a liquidation, the first $250 million (plus interest) of collections of accounts receivable sold to this subsidiary are due to the receivables facility lender. The remaining balance would be available for collection for the benefit of the Guarantors.

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli1

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Proceed from sale of accounts receivable due to the receivables facility lender in the event of liquidation	$200	$250

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli2

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Total revenue	$1,028		$1,035		$3,051		$3,131
Costs and expenses:	'		'		'		'
Depreciation	73	[1]	70	[1]	222	[1]	211	[1]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	82		94		255		295
Goodwill impairment charge	'		385		'		385
Total costs and expenses	906		1,314		2,762		3,253
Operating income (loss)	122		-279		289		-122
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	-3		13		10		44
Income (loss) from continuing operations	23		-367		-9		-451
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'		5		'		316
Net income (loss)	23		-362		-9		-135
Comprehensive income (loss)	26		-394		-126		-294
Parent	'		'		'		'
Costs and expenses:	'		'		'		'
Total functional expenses	25		20		74		69
Depreciation	1		'		1		'
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	'		1		'		1
Goodwill impairment charge	'		'		'		'
Total costs and expenses	26		21		75		70
Operating income (loss)	-26		-21		-75		-70
Net interest income (expense)	-91		-94		-283		-303
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries	99		-287	[2]	234		-83	[3]
Other income (expense)	-1		'		-6		-51
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	-19		-402		-130		-507
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	42		40		121		147
Income (loss) from continuing operations	23		-362		-9		-360
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'		'		'		225
Net income (loss)	23		-362		-9		-135
Comprehensive income (loss)	75		-330		-5		-108
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'		'		'		'
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Total revenue	712		725		2,112		2,170
Costs and expenses:	'		'		'		'
Total functional expenses	498		506		1,518		1,562
Depreciation	50		48		150		144
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	67		76		208		245
Goodwill impairment charge	'		385		'		385
Total costs and expenses	615		1,015		1,876		2,336
Operating income (loss)	97		-290		236		-166
Net interest income (expense)	1		'		'		'
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries	32		25	[2]	87		65	[3]
Other income (expense)	'		'		'		'
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	130		-265		323		-101
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	-31		-18		-89		-68
Income (loss) from continuing operations	99		-283		234		-169
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'		-4		'		86
Net income (loss)	99		-287		234		-83
Comprehensive income (loss)	144		-265		232		-65
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	'		'		'		'
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Total revenue	402		394		1,201		1,218
Costs and expenses:	'		'		'		'
Total functional expenses	314		323		955		988
Depreciation	22		22		71		67
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	15		17		47		49
Goodwill impairment charge	'		'		'		'
Total costs and expenses	351		362		1,073		1,104
Operating income (loss)	51		32		128		114
Net interest income (expense)	-5		-7		-18		-21
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries	'		'	[2]	'		'	[3]
Other income (expense)	'		'		-1		2
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	46		25		109		95
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	-14		-9		-22		-35
Income (loss) from continuing operations	32		16		87		60
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'		9		'		5
Net income (loss)	32		25		87		65
Comprehensive income (loss)	77		45		91		80
Eliminations	'		'		'		'
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Total revenue	-86		-84		-262		-257
Costs and expenses:	'		'		'		'
Total functional expenses	-86		-84		-262		-257
Goodwill impairment charge	'		'		'		'
Total costs and expenses	-86		-84		-262		-257
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries	-131		262	[2]	-321		18	[3]
Other income (expense)	'		'		'		'
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	-131		262		-321		18
Income (loss) from continuing operations	-131		262		-321		18
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'		'		'		'
Net income (loss)	-131		262		-321		18
Comprehensive income (loss)	-221		220		-323		-15
SunGard Data Systems Inc.	'		'		'		'
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Total revenue	1,028		1,035		3,051		3,131
Costs and expenses:	'		'		'		'
Total functional expenses	751		765		2,285		2,362
Depreciation	73		70		222		211
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	82		94		255		295
Goodwill impairment charge	'		385		'		385
Total costs and expenses	906		1,314		2,762		3,253
Operating income (loss)	122		-279		289		-122
Net interest income (expense)	-95		-101		-301		-324
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries	'		'	[2]	'		'	[3]
Other income (expense)	-1		'		-7		-49
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	26		-380		-19		-495
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	-3		13		10		44
Income (loss) from continuing operations	23		-367		-9		-451
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'		5		'		316
Net income (loss)	23		-362		-9		-135
Comprehensive income (loss)	$75		($330)		($5)		($108)
[1]	Includes amortization of capitalized software.
[2]	The Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the three months ended September 30, 2012 has been revised to present all equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries in a single caption within Other income (expense). The portion of equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries which related to the investees’ income (loss) from discontinued operations had previously been presented separately in the Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax caption for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries. This revision has also been reflected in the Net income (loss) and Income (loss) from discontinued operations captions in the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the same periods.
[3]	The Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 has been revised to present all equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries in a single caption within Other income (expense). The portion of equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries which related to the investees’ income (loss) from discontinued operations had previously been presented separately in the Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax caption for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries. This revision has also been reflected in the Net income (loss) and Income (loss) from discontinued operations captions in the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the same periods.

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli3

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]	'	'		'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$23	($367)		($9)	($451)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	5		'	316
Parent	'	'		'	'
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]	'	'		'	'
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries	99	-287	[1]	234	-83	[2]
Income (loss) from continuing operations	23	-362		-9	-360
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'		'	225
Parent | Scenario, Previously Reported	'	'		'	'
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]	'	'		'	'
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries	'	-292		'	-174
Income (loss) from continuing operations	'	-367		'	-451
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	5		'	316
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'		'	'
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]	'	'		'	'
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries	32	25	[1]	87	65	[2]
Income (loss) from continuing operations	99	-283		234	-169
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	-4		'	86
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Scenario, Previously Reported	'	'		'	'
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]	'	'		'	'
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries	'	16		'	60
Income (loss) from continuing operations	'	-292		'	-174
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	$5		'	$91
[1]	The Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the three months ended September 30, 2012 has been revised to present all equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries in a single caption within Other income (expense). The portion of equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries which related to the investees’ income (loss) from discontinued operations had previously been presented separately in the Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax caption for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries. This revision has also been reflected in the Net income (loss) and Income (loss) from discontinued operations captions in the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the same periods.
[2]	The Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 has been revised to present all equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries in a single caption within Other income (expense). The portion of equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries which related to the investees’ income (loss) from discontinued operations had previously been presented separately in the Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax caption for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries. This revision has also been reflected in the Net income (loss) and Income (loss) from discontinued operations captions in the Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows for Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries for the same periods.

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli4

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Cash flow from operations:	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	$23	($362)	($9)	($135)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	5	'	316
Income (loss) from continuing operations	23	-367	-9	-451
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	'	'	566	426
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	-340
Cash flow from (used in) operations	'	'	566	86
Investment activities:	'	'	'	'
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	'	'	-1	-10
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software	'	'	-160	-173
Other investing activities	'	'	1	3
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	'	'	-160	-180
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	1,758
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	'	'	-160	1,578
Financing activities:	'	'	'	'
Other financing activities	'	'	-8	-10
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	'	'	-261	-1,790
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	'
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	'	'	-261	-1,790
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	'	'	-2	5
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	'	'	546	873
Ending cash and cash equivalents	689	752	689	752
Parent	'	'	'	'
Cash flow from operations:	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	23	-362	-9	-135
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'	'	225
Income (loss) from continuing operations	23	-362	-9	-360
Non cash adjustments	'	'	-164	220
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	'	'	-75	-175
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	'	'	-248	-315
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	-338
Cash flow from (used in) operations	'	'	-248	-653
Investment activities:	'	'	'	'
Intercompany transactions	'	'	555	2,342	[1]
Other investing activities	'	'	'	-1
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	'	'	555	2,341
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	'
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	'	'	555	2,341
Financing activities:	'	'	'	'
Intercompany dividends of HE sale proceeds	'	'	'	'
Intercompany dividends	'	'	'	'
Net repayments of long-term debt	'	'	-193	-1,742
Premium paid to retire debt	'	'	'	-27
Other financing activities	'	'	-18	-19
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	'	'	-211	-1,788
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	'
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	'	'	-211	-1,788
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	'	'	96	-100
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	'	'	220	529
Ending cash and cash equivalents	316	429	316	429
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'	'	'
Cash flow from operations:	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	99	-287	234	-83
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	-4	'	86
Income (loss) from continuing operations	99	-283	234	-169
Non cash adjustments	'	'	195	653
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	'	'	184	92
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	'	'	613	576
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	-5
Cash flow from (used in) operations	'	'	613	571
Investment activities:	'	'	'	'
Intercompany transactions	'	'	-386	-411	[1]
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	'	'	-1	-1
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software	'	'	-116	-125
Other investing activities	'	'	'	1
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	'	'	-503	-536
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	1,744
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	'	'	-503	1,208
Financing activities:	'	'	'	'
Intercompany dividends of HE sale proceeds	'	'	'	-1,771
Intercompany dividends	'	'	-106	'
Net repayments of long-term debt	'	'	-1	-2
Premium paid to retire debt	'	'	'	'
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	'	'	-107	-1,773
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	'
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	'	'	-107	-1,773
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	'	'	3	6
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	'	'	-3	-15
Ending cash and cash equivalents	'	-9	'	-9
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'	'	'
Cash flow from operations:	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	32	25	87	65
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	9	'	5
Income (loss) from continuing operations	32	16	87	60
Non cash adjustments	'	'	92	111
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	'	'	25	-6
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	'	'	204	165
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	3
Cash flow from (used in) operations	'	'	204	168
Investment activities:	'	'	'	'
Intercompany transactions	'	'	43	-160	[1]
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	'	'	'	-9
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software	'	'	-44	-48
Other investing activities	'	'	1	3
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	'	'	'	-214
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	14
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	'	'	'	-200
Financing activities:	'	'	'	'
Intercompany dividends of HE sale proceeds	'	'	'	'
Intercompany dividends	'	'	-106	'
Net repayments of long-term debt	'	'	-52	'
Premium paid to retire debt	'	'	'	'
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	'	'	-158	'
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	'
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	'	'	-158	'
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	'	'	-2	5
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	'	'	44	-27
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	'	'	329	359
Ending cash and cash equivalents	373	332	373	332
Eliminations	'	'	'	'
Cash flow from operations:	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	-131	262	-321	18
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations	-131	262	-321	18
Non cash adjustments	'	'	321	-18
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	'
Investment activities:	'	'	'	'
Intercompany transactions	'	'	-212	-1,771	[1]
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	'	'	-212	-1,771
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	'
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	'	'	-212	-1,771
Financing activities:	'	'	'	'
Intercompany dividends of HE sale proceeds	'	'	'	1,771
Intercompany dividends	'	'	212	'
Premium paid to retire debt	'	'	'	'
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	'	'	212	1,771
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	'
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	'	'	212	1,771
SunGard Data Systems Inc.	'	'	'	'
Cash flow from operations:	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	23	-362	-9	-135
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	5	'	316
Income (loss) from continuing operations	23	-367	-9	-451
Non cash adjustments	'	'	444	966
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	'	'	134	-89
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	'	'	569	426
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	-340
Cash flow from (used in) operations	'	'	569	86
Investment activities:	'	'	'	'
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	'	'	-1	-10
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software	'	'	-160	-173
Other investing activities	'	'	1	3
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	'	'	-160	-180
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	1,758
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	'	'	-160	1,578
Financing activities:	'	'	'	'
Intercompany dividends of HE sale proceeds	'	'	'	'
Intercompany dividends	'	'	'	'
Net repayments of long-term debt	'	'	-246	-1,744
Premium paid to retire debt	'	'	'	-27
Other financing activities	'	'	-18	-19
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	'	'	-264	-1,790
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	'	'	'	'
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	'	'	-264	-1,790
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	'	'	-2	5
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	'	'	143	-121
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	'	'	546	873
Ending cash and cash equivalents	$689	$752	$689	$752
[1]	The intercompany cash transactions reflected above within investment activities largely reflect cash dividends or the return of capital, including the cash dividend of $1.8 billion from Guarantor Subsidiaries to Parent in connection with the sale of our Higher Education business.

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli5

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Billions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]	'
Cash dividend received from guarantor subsidiaries	$1.80

Supplemental_Guarantor_Condens2

Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]	'
Percentage of each of the Guarantors owned by SunGard	100.00%