Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 10-Q 5 Aug 15 2015 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information Document - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Aug. 03, 2015
Document Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant name	INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	1,571,949
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		110,488,564

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 678	$ 652
Short-term investments	22	1,200
Short-term restricted cash and investments	361	329
Customer accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2 and $1 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	541	445
Margin deposits and guaranty funds	43,351	47,458
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	180	135
Total current assets	45,133	50,219
Property and equipment, net	911	874
Other noncurrent assets:
Goodwill	8,532	8,535
Other intangible assets, net	7,700	7,780
Long-term restricted cash	255	297
Long-term investments	341	379
Other noncurrent assets	17,060	17,160
Other noncurrent assets	232	169
Total assets	63,104	68,253
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	324	311
Section 31 Fees Payable, Current	168	137
Accrued salaries and benefits	121	205
Deferred revenue	294	69
Current portion of long-term debt	1,016	2,042
Margin deposits and guaranty funds	43,351	47,458
Other current liabilities	306	291
Total current liabilities	45,580	50,513
Non-current liabilities:
Noncurrent deferred tax liability, net	1,902	1,938
Accrued employee benefits	499	516
Long-term debt	2,247	2,247
Other noncurrent liabilities	393	482
Total noncurrent liabilities	5,041	5,183
Total liabilities	50,621	55,696
Redeemable non-controlling interest	$ 40	$ 165
Commitments and contingencies
IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 100 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 500 shares authorized; 116 and 111 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2015, respectively, and 116 and 113 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014, respectively	1	1
Treasury stock, at cost; 5 and 3 shares at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	(1,181)	(743)
Additional paid-in capital	10,017	9,938
Retained earnings	3,641	3,210
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(68)	(46)
Total IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. shareholders’ equity	12,410	12,360
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	33	32
Total equity	12,443	12,392
Total liabilities and equity	$ 63,104	$ 68,253

Consolidated Balance Sheets Con

Consolidated Balance Sheets Consolidated Balance Sheets Parenthetical - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current	$ 2	$ 1
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	100,000	100,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	0	0
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding	0	0
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	500,000	500,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	116,000	116,000
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	111,000	113,000
Treasury Stock, Shares	5,000	3,000

Consolidated Statements of Inco

Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Revenues:
Transaction and clearing fees, net	$ 724	$ 726	$ 1,536	$ 1,490
Market data fees	191	148	378	305
Listing fees	101	90	202	180
Other revenues	57	52	113	104
Total revenues	1,073	1,016	2,229	2,079
Transaction-based expenses:
Section 31 fees	79	87	171	161
Cash liquidity payments, routing and clearing	197	179	411	371
Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses	797	750	1,647	1,547
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits	144	150	295	304
Technology and communication	47	43	98	90
Professional services	32	49	65	103
Rent and occupancy	15	22	31	42
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs	7	37	26	62
Selling, general and administrative	29	41	58	67
Depreciation and amortization	93	81	182	161
Total operating expenses	367	423	755	829
Operating income	430	327	892	718
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(23)	(23)	(46)	(51)
Other expense, net	(9)	16	(7)	15
Other expense, net	(32)	(7)	(53)	(36)
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	398	320	839	682
Income tax expense	109	93	227	194
Income from continuing operations	289	227	612	488
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	8	0	21
Net income	289	235	612	509
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(6)	(9)	(14)	(22)
Net income attributable to IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.	$ 283	$ 226	$ 598	$ 487
Basic earnings per share attributable to IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. common shareholders:
Continuing operations	$ 2.55	$ 1.89	$ 5.37	$ 4.05
Discontinued operations	0	0.07	0	0.19
Basic earnings per share	$ 2.55	$ 1.96	$ 5.37	$ 4.24
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	111	115	112	115
Diluted earnings per share attributable to IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc. common shareholders:
Continuing operations	$ 2.54	$ 1.88	$ 5.34	$ 4.03
Discontinued operations	0	0.07	0	0.19
Diluted earnings per share	$ 2.54	$ 1.95	$ 5.34	$ 4.22
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	112	116	112	116
Dividend per share	$ 0.75	$ 0.65	$ 1.40	$ 1

Consolidated Statements of Chan

Consolidated Statements of Change in Equity, AOCI - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries [Member]	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 12,381	$ 1	$ (53)	$ 9,794	$ 2,482	$ 125	$ 32	$ 322
Beginning Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2013		115	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Other comprehensive loss	(171)					(171)
Exercise of common stock options	13			13
Payments relating to treasury shares received for restricted stock tax payments and stock option exercises	(45)		$ (45)
Payments relating to treasury shares received for restricted stock tax payments and stock option exercises, Shares			0
Stock-based compensation	105			105
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares			3
Payments relating to treasury shares received for restricted stock tax payments and stock option exercises	645		$ 645
Issuance of restricted stock		1
Tax benefits from stock option plans	26			26
Adjustment to redemption value of redeemable non-controlling interest	46				46			(46)
Acquisition of redeemable non-controlling interest	16
Distributions of profits to non-controlling interest	(17)						(17)	16
Treasury shares retired in connection with formation of ICE Group, Shares		0	0
Treasury shares retired in connection with formation of ICE Group			$ 0	0	0			(129)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(299)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	(18)				(35)		17	18
Net income	1,016				1,016
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 12,392	$ 1	$ (743)	9,938	3,210	(46)	32	165
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2014	116	116	(3)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Other comprehensive loss	$ (22)					(22)
Exercise of common stock options	10			10
Payments relating to treasury shares received for restricted stock tax payments and stock option exercises	(39)		$ (39)
Payments relating to treasury shares received for restricted stock tax payments and stock option exercises, Shares			0
Stock-based compensation	55			55
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares			2
Payments relating to treasury shares received for restricted stock tax payments and stock option exercises	(399)		$ 399
Tax benefits from stock option plans	14			14
Adjustment to redemption value of redeemable non-controlling interest	(9)				(9)			7
Distributions of profits to non-controlling interest	(8)						(8)	9
Purchase of subsidiary shares from non-controlling interest	0			0			0	128
Dividends paid to shareholders	(158)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	(5)				(14)		9	5
Net income	612				612
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2015	$ 12,443	$ 1	$ (1,181)	$ 10,017	$ 3,641	$ (68)	$ 33	$ 40
Ending Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2015	116	116	(5)

Consolidated Statements of Cha6

Consolidated Statements of Change in Equity, AOCI Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$ 32	$ 13
Fair value of available-for-sale securities	16	55
Employee benefit plans adjustments	(116)	(114)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$ (68)	$ (46)

Consolidated Statements of Cash

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Operating activities
Net income	$ 612	$ 509
Less: income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(21)
Income from continuing operations	612	488
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	182	161
Stock-based compensation	47	49
Deferred taxes	(38)	(28)
Amortization of increase in fair market value of NYSE Notes	(23)	(28)
Other	(17)	(19)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Customer accounts receivable	(91)	(107)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(25)	46
Income taxes payable	31	69
Deferred revenue	237	226
Other current and non-current liabilities	(145)	(21)
Total adjustments	158	348
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations	770	836
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	(92)	(58)
Capitalized software development costs	(44)	(40)
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries	0	1,984
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(150)
Cash paid for equity method investment	(60)	0
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investments	1,084	26
Increase in restricted cash and investments	11	(111)
Net cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations	899	1,651
Financing activities
Repayments of debt	918	1,090
Dividends to shareholders	(158)	(151)
Payments relating to treasury shares received for restricted stock tax payments and stock option exercises	(39)	(37)
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options	10	5
Repurchases of common stock	(399)	0
Distributions of profits to non-controlling interest	(17)	(19)
Purchase of subsidiary shares from non-controlling interest	128	0
Other	14	7
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations	(1,635)	(1,285)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations	0	55
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Discontinued Operations	0	(504)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Discontinued Operations	0	339
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(8)	4
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	26	1,096
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	652	961
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	678	2,057
Supplemental cash flow disclosure
Cash paid for income taxes	233	215
Cash paid for interest	$ 89	$ 101

Consolidated Statements of Comp

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 289	$ 235	$ 612	$ 509
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax expense (benefit) of $3 and ($1) for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2015, respectively	56	39	19	84
Change in fair value of available-for-sale securities	31	58	(39)	118
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, before Tax	(2)	0	(2)	0
Other Comprehensive Income, Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges, Net Investment Hedge, Net of Tax	0	21	0	21
Comprehensive income	374	353	590	732
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest	(6)	(9)	(14)	(22)
Comprehensive income attributable to IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.	$ 368	$ 344	$ 576	$ 710

Consolidated Statements of Com9

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Foreign currency translation adjustments, Tax	$ 1	$ 0	$ (3)	$ 0
Income tax expense	$ (109)	(93)	$ (227)	(194)
Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Income tax expense		$ 12		$ 12

Description of Business

Description of Business	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of Business	Description of Business

Summary of Significant Accounti

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by us in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2014 . The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in our opinion, necessary for a fair presentation of results for the interim periods presented. These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Preparing financial statements requires us to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts that are reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures. Although these estimates are based on our best knowledge of current events and actions that we may undertake in the future, actual results may be different from these estimates. The results of operations for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or the full fiscal year. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of us and our wholly-owned and controlled subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions between us and our wholly-owned and controlled subsidiaries have been eliminated in the consolidation. For those consolidated subsidiaries in which our ownership is less than 100% and for which we have control over the assets and liabilities and the management of the entity, the outside stockholders’ interests are shown as non-controlling interests. In instances where outside stockholders' hold an option to require us to repurchase the outside stockholders' interest, these interests are shown as redeemable non-controlling interests. As discussed in Note 12, we completed the initial public offering, or IPO, and sale of our wholly-owned subsidiary Euronext and completed the sales of our wholly-owned subsidiaries Wombat, NYFIX and Metabit during 2014, and have included the financial results of these companies in discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. New and Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, or ASU 2015-03. This standard amends the existing guidance to require that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of as a deferred charge. ASU 2015-03 is effective on a retrospective basis for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, but early adoption is permitted. We do not expect to adopt this amendment early, and the adoption is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. Reclassifications Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s financial statement presentation.

Goodwill and Other Intangible A

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets The following is a summary of the activity in the goodwill balance for the six months ended June 30, 2015 (in millions): Goodwill balance at December 31, 2014 $ 8,535 Foreign currency translation (2 ) Other activity, net (1 ) Goodwill balance at June 30, 2015 $ 8,532 The following is a summary of the activity in the other intangible assets balance for the six months ended June 30, 2015 (in millions): Other intangible assets balance at December 31, 2014 $ 7,780 Acquisition of new intangible asset 1 Foreign currency translation (4 ) Amortization of other intangible assets (77 ) Other intangible assets balance at June 30, 2015 $ 7,700 The foreign currency translation adjustments in the tables above result from a portion of our goodwill and other intangible assets being held at our United Kingdom, continental European and Canadian subsidiaries, some of whose functional currencies are not the U.S. dollar. We did not recognize any impairment losses on goodwill or other intangible assets during the six months and three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 .

Deferred Revenue Deferred Reven

Deferred Revenue Deferred Revenue	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Deferred Revenue Disclosure [Text Block]	Deferred Revenue Deferred revenue represents cash received that is yet to be recognized as revenue. Total deferred revenue was $373 million as of June 30, 2015 , including $294 million in current deferred revenue and $79 million in non-current deferred revenue. The changes in our deferred revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2015 are as follows (in millions): Annual Listing Fee Revenue Original Listing Fee Revenues Other Listing Fee Revenues Data Services Fees and Other Revenues Total Deferred revenue balance at December 31, 2014 $ — $ 35 $ 46 $ 55 $ 136 Additions 356 9 18 114 497 Amortization (178 ) (2 ) (8 ) (72 ) (260 ) Deferred revenue balance at June 30, 2015 $ 178 $ 42 $ 56 $ 97 $ 373

Debt

Debt	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	Debt Our total debt, including short-term and long-term debt, consisted of the following as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in millions): As of As of June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 Debt: Commercial Paper $ 1,016 $ 905 NYSE EUR Notes (5.375% senior unsecured notes due June 30, 2015) — 1,137 Short-term debt 1,016 2,042 NYSE USD Notes (2.00% senior unsecured notes due October 5, 2017) 853 853 2018 Senior Notes (2.50% senior unsecured notes due October 15, 2018) 600 600 2023 Senior Notes (4.00% senior unsecured notes due October 15, 2023) 794 794 Long term debt 2,247 2,247 Total debt $ 3,263 $ 4,289 2014 Credit Facility On April 3, 2014, we entered into a $3.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility, or the 2014 Credit Facility. The 2014 Credit Facility includes an option for us to propose an increase in the aggregate amount by up to $1.0 billion , subject to the consent of the lenders funding the increase and certain other conditions. The 2014 Credit Facility matures on April 3, 2019. No amounts were outstanding under the 2014 Credit Facility as of June 30, 2015 . Of the $3.0 billion that is available for borrowing under the 2014 Credit Facility, $1.0 billion is required to back-stop the amount outstanding under our U.S. dollar commercial paper program, or the Commercial Paper Program, as of June 30, 2015 and $303 million is reserved to provide liquidity or required financial resources for our clearing houses. The amount required to back-stop the Commercial Paper Program will fluctuate as we increase or decrease our commercial paper borrowings. The remaining $1.7 billion as of June 30, 2015 is available to us to use for working capital and general corporate purposes, and any portion of the revolving credit facility no longer necessary in the future to be reserved for the foregoing purposes will be available to us to use for working capital and general corporate purposes. Commercial Paper Program Our Commercial Paper Program is currently backed by the borrowing capacity available under the 2014 Credit Facility, equal to the amount of the commercial paper that is issued and outstanding at any given point in time. The effective interest rate of commercial paper issuances does not materially differ from short term interest rates (such as USD LIBOR). The fluctuation of these rates due to market conditions may impact our interest expense. Commercial paper notes of $1.0 billion with original maturities ranging from 1 to 89 days were outstanding as of June 30, 2015 under the Commercial Paper Program. As of June 30, 2015 , the weighted average interest rate on the $1.0 billion outstanding under the Commercial Paper Program was 0.23% per annum, with a weighted average maturity of 19 days. We used net proceeds from the Commercial Paper Program during the six months ended June 30, 2015 for general corporate purposes. NYSE Notes In connection with our acquisition on November 13, 2013 of NYSE Euronext, which we refer to as NYSE following the IPO and sale of Euronext in 2014, one of our subsidiaries assumed NYSE's outstanding debt instruments, which included $850 million of 2.00% senior unsecured fixed rate notes due in October 2017, or the NYSE USD Notes, and €920 million ( $1.0 billion ) of 5.375% senior unsecured fixed rate notes due in June 2015, or the NYSE EUR Notes, and together with the NYSE USD Notes, the NYSE Notes. On June 30, 2015, we repaid the NYSE EUR Notes using cash that had been set aside in July 2014 from the proceeds of the Euronext IPO. The cash, in the amount of €969 million ( $1.1 billion ) had been placed in term deposits that matured on June 25, 2015. The cash was sufficient to settle the principal maturity of €920 million ( $1.0 billion ) and the final interest coupon of €49 million ( $55 million ). These term deposits were classified as short-term investments prior to their maturity in the consolidated balance sheets. In accordance with purchase accounting, we recorded the NYSE Notes at fair value on the November 13, 2013 acquisition date. Based on public debt prices, as of this date, the NYSE USD Notes had a fair value of $854 million (an increase of $4 million from its November 13, 2013 face value) and the NYSE EUR Notes had a fair value of $1.3 billion (an increase of $89 million from its November 13, 2013 face value). The increase in the carrying amount of the NYSE Notes is amortized as a reduction to the interest expense recorded in the consolidated statements of income over the remaining maturities of the NYSE Notes. During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the amortization of the increase in the fair value of the NYSE Notes was $23 million and $28 million , respectively, and during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the amortization of the increase in the fair value of the NYSE Notes was $11 million and $14 million , respectively.

Equity

Equity	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Equity [Abstract]
Equity	Equity We currently sponsor employee and director stock option and restricted stock plans. Stock options and restricted stock are granted at the discretion of the compensation committee of the board of directors. All stock options and restricted stock awards are granted at an exercise price equal to the fair value of the common stock on the date of grant. The grant date fair value is based on the closing stock price on the date of grant. The fair value of the stock options and restricted stock on the date of grant is recognized as expense over the vesting period, net of estimated forfeitures. The non-cash compensation expenses recognized in our consolidated statements of income for stock options and restricted stock were $47 million and $39 million six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 , respectively, and $23 million and $22 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 , respectively. Stock Option Plans The following is a summary of stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2015 : Number of Options Weighted Average Outstanding at December 31, 2014 762,867 $ 136.03 Granted 176,467 207.97 Exercised (99,802 ) 95.15 Outstanding at June 30, 2015 839,532 156.01 Details of stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2015 are as follows: Number of Options Weighted Average Weighted Average Aggregate Vested or expected to vest 839,532 $ 156.01 6.6 $ 57 Exercisable 556,509 $ 133.61 5.3 $ 50 The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were $14 million and $23 million , respectively, and $9 million and $11 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 , respectively. As of June 30, 2015 , there were $10 million in total unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years as the stock options vest. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model for purposes of valuing stock option awards. During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 , we used the weighted-average assumptions in the table below to compute the value of all options for shares of common stock granted to employees: Six Months Ended June 30, Assumptions: 2015 2014 Risk-free interest rate 1.08 % 1.23 % Expected life in years 5.0 5.0 Expected volatility 24 % 27 % Expected dividend yield 1.25 % 1.26 % Estimated weighted-average fair value of options granted per share $ 40.94 $ 45.23 The risk-free interest rate is based on the zero-coupon U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The expected life computation is derived from historical exercise patterns and anticipated future patterns. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatility of our stock. Restricted Stock Plans In January 2015, we reserved a maximum of 429,468 restricted shares for potential issuance as performance-based restricted shares to certain of our employees. The number of shares that will ultimately be granted under the performance awards will be based on our actual financial performance as compared to financial performance targets set by our board of directors and compensation committee for the year ending December 31, 2015. The maximum compensation expense to be recognized under these performance-based restricted shares is $86 million if the maximum financial performance target is met and all 429,468 shares vest. The compensation expense to be recognized under these performance-based restricted shares will be $43 million if the target financial performance is met, which would result in 214,734 shares vesting. We will recognize expense on an accelerated basis over the three -year vesting period based on our quarterly assessment of the probable 2015 actual financial performance as compared to the 2015 financial performance targets. As of June 30, 2015 , we determined that it is probable that the target financial performance level will be met for 2015 . Based on this assessment, we recorded non-cash compensation expense of $12 million and $7 million for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2015 , respectively, related to these shares and the remaining $31 million in non-cash compensation expense will be recorded on an accelerated basis over the remaining vesting period, including $14 million of which will be recorded over the remainder of 2015 . The following is a summary of the non-vested restricted shares for the six months ended June 30, 2015 : Number of Weighted Average Non-vested at December 31, 2014 1,070,995 $ 176.82 Granted 551,426 209.62 Vested (392,842) 156.80 Forfeited (44,926) 197.88 Non-vested at June 30, 2015 1,184,653 197.92 Restricted stock shares granted in the table above include both time-based and performance-based grants. Performance-based shares have been adjusted to reflect the actual shares to be issued based on the achievement of past performance targets. Non-vested performance-based restricted shares granted are presented in the table above at the maximum number of restricted shares that would vest if the maximum performance targets are met. As of June 30, 2015 , there were $146 million in total unrecognized compensation costs related to the time-based restricted stock and the performance-based restricted stock. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.7 years as the restricted stock vests. These unrecognized compensation costs assume that a target performance level will be met on the performance-based restricted shares granted in January 2015. During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 , the total fair value of restricted stock vested under all restricted stock plans was $86 million and $87 million , respectively. Stock Repurchase Program In September 2014, we entered into a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan as authorized by our board of directors permitting open market repurchases of our common stock based on certain parameters described in the trading plan. During the six months and three months ended June 30, 2015 , we repurchased 1,744,839 and 872,539 shares, respectively, of our outstanding common stock under our Rule 10b5-1 trading plan at a cost of $ 399 million and $ 202 million , respectively. As of June 30, 2015 , the remaining board authorization permits repurchases of up to $398 million of our common stock with no fixed expiration date. We expect to fund any remaining repurchases with a combination of cash on hand, future cash flows and by borrowing under our credit facilities and in connection with our Commercial Paper Program. The timing and extent of any future repurchases that are not made pursuant to the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan will be at our discretion and will depend upon market conditions, the amount authorized by our board of directors, our stock price, our target debt ratio and corporate debt rating, and our strategic growth initiatives at that time. We may discontinue the stock repurchases at any time and may terminate the current Rule 10b5-1 trading plan or enter into a new Rule 10b5-1 trading plan in the future. In addition, our board of directors may increase or decrease the amount of capacity we have for repurchases from time to time.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes from Continuing Operations Our effective tax rate from continuing operations was 27% and 28% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 , respectively, and 27% and 29% for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 , respectively. The effective tax rates for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are lower than the federal statutory rate primarily due to the favorable foreign income tax rate differentials, partially offset by state income taxes. Favorable foreign income tax rate differentials result from lower tax rates in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and various other lower tax jurisdictions than compared to the tax rates in the United States. The effective tax rates for the six and three months ended June 30, 2015 are lower than the effective tax rates for the comparable periods in 2014 primarily due to certain tax law changes during the periods. Our non-U.S. subsidiaries had $2.5 billion in cumulative undistributed earnings as of June 30, 2015 . This amount represents the post-income tax earnings under GAAP adjusted for previously taxed income. The earnings from our non-U.S. subsidiaries are considered to be indefinitely reinvested. Accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal and state income taxes has been made in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Further, a determination of the unrecognized deferred tax liability is not practicable. Any future distribution by way of dividend of these non-U.S. earnings may subject us to both U.S. federal and state income taxes, as adjusted for non-U.S. tax credits, and withholding taxes payable to various non-U.S. countries.

Clearing Organizations

Clearing Organizations	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Brokers and Dealers [Abstract]
Clearing Organizations	Clearing Organizations We own seven regulated central counterparty clearing houses for the settlement and clearing of derivative contracts. The clearing houses include ICE Clear Europe, ICE Clear Credit, ICE Clear U.S., ICE Clear Canada, ICE Clear Netherlands (formerly Holland Clearing House), The Clearing Corporation, or TCC, and ICE Clear Singapore and are referred to herein collectively as the “ICE Clearing Houses”. ICE Clear Singapore is not yet operational but has received certain regulatory approvals and the onboarding of clearing members has begun. We anticipate launching ICE Clear Singapore in the fourth quarter of this year. Each of the ICE Clearing Houses requires all clearing members to maintain cash on deposit or pledge certain assets, which may include government obligations, non-government obligations, letters of credit or gold to guarantee performance on the clearing members’ open positions. Such amounts in total are known as “original margin.” The ICE Clearing Houses may make intraday original margin calls in circumstances where market conditions require additional protection. The daily profits and losses from and to the ICE Clearing Houses due to the marking-to-market of open contracts is known as “variation margin”. The ICE Clearing Houses mark all outstanding contracts to market, and therefore pay and collect variation margin, at least once daily, and in some cases multiple times throughout the day. Marking-to-market allows the ICE Clearing Houses to identify any clearing members that may be unable to satisfy the financial obligations resulting from changes in the prices of their open contracts before those financial obligations become exceptionally large and jeopardize the ability of the ICE Clearing Houses to ensure financial performance of clearing members’ open positions. Each of the ICE Clearing Houses requires that each clearing member make deposits into a fund known as a guaranty fund, or Guaranty Fund, which is maintained by the relevant ICE Clearing House. These amounts serve to secure the obligations of a clearing member to the ICE Clearing House to which it has made the Guaranty Fund deposit and may be used to cover losses sustained by the respective ICE Clearing House in the event of a default of a clearing member. Each of the ICE Clearing Houses has equal and offsetting claims to and from their respective clearing members on opposite sides of each cleared contract. This arrangement allows the ICE Clearing Houses to serve as the central financial counterparty on every cleared contract. Each ICE Clearing House bears financial counterparty credit risk in the event that market movements create conditions that lead to its clearing members failing to meet their financial obligations to that ICE Clearing House. Accordingly, the ICE Clearing Houses account for this central counterparty guarantee as a performance guarantee. Given that each contract is margined and marked or settled at least once daily for each clearing member, the ICE Clearing Houses’ maximum estimated exposure for this guarantee, excluding the effects of original and variation margin requirements and mandatory deposits to the applicable Guaranty Fund by clearing members, is $65.4 billion as of June 30, 2015 , which represents the maximum estimated value by the ICE Clearing Houses of a hypothetical one day movement in pricing of the underlying unsettled contracts. This amount is based on calculations determined using proprietary risk management software that simulates gains and losses based on historical market prices, volatility and other factors present at that point in time for those particular unsettled contracts. Future actual market price volatility could result in the exposure being significantly different than the amount estimated by the ICE Clearing Houses. The net notional value of unsettled contracts was $2.4 trillion as of June 30, 2015 . We performed calculations to determine the fair value of our counterparty performance guarantee taking into consideration factors such as daily settlement of contracts, margining requirements, other elements of our risk management program, historical evidence of default payments, and estimated probability of potential default payouts by the ICE Clearing Houses. Based on these analyses, the estimated counterparty performance guaranty liability was determined to be nominal and no liability was recorded as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 . The ICE Clearing Houses seek to reduce their exposure through a risk management program that includes initial and ongoing financial standards for clearing member admission and continued membership, original and variation margin requirements, and mandatory deposits to the Guaranty Fund. The amounts that the clearing members are required to maintain in the original margin and Guaranty Fund accounts are determined by standardized parameters established by the risk committees, risk management departments and the boards of directors of each of the ICE Clearing Houses and may fluctuate over time. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , the ICE Clearing Houses have received or have been pledged $77.0 billion in cash and non-cash collateral in original margin and Guaranty Fund deposits to cover price movements of underlying contracts for both periods. The ICE Clearing Houses also have powers of assessment that provide the ability to collect additional funds from their clearing members to cover a defaulting member’s remaining obligations up to the limits established under the respective rules of each ICE Clearing House. Should a particular clearing member fail to deposit original margin, or to make a variation margin payment, when and as required, the relevant ICE Clearing House may liquidate or hedge the clearing member’s open positions and use the clearing member’s original margin and Guaranty Fund deposits to make up any amount owed. In the event that those deposits are not sufficient to pay the amount owed in full, the ICE Clearing Houses may utilize the respective Guaranty Fund deposits of their respective clearing members on a pro-rata basis for that purpose. We have contributed $128 million , $50 million and $50 million to the ICE Clear Europe, ICE Clear Credit and ICE Clear U.S. Guaranty Funds, respectively, as of June 30, 2015 , and such amounts are at risk and could be used in the event of a clearing member default where the amount of the defaulting clearing member’s original margin and Guaranty Fund deposits are insufficient. The $228 million combined contributions as of June 30, 2015 are included in long-term restricted cash in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and such amounts would be utilized after the available funds of the defaulting clearing member but before all other amounts within the Guaranty Funds. As of June 30, 2015 , original margin and Guaranty Fund cash deposits are as follows for the ICE Clearing Houses (in millions): ICE Clear Europe ICE Clear ICE Clear U.S. Other Clearing Houses Total Original margin $ 22,675 $ 11,707 $ 4,087 $ 115 $ 38,584 Guaranty Fund 2,802 1,639 313 13 4,767 Total $ 25,477 $ 13,346 $ 4,400 $ 128 $ 43,351 As of December 31, 2014 , original margin and Guaranty Fund cash deposits are as follows for the ICE Clearing Houses (in millions): ICE Clear Europe ICE Clear ICE Clear U.S. Other Clearing Houses Total Original margin $ 23,291 $ 14,056 $ 4,285 $ 42 $ 41,674 Guaranty Fund 3,048 2,408 290 38 5,784 Total $ 26,339 $ 16,464 $ 4,575 $ 80 $ 47,458 We have recorded these cash deposits in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as current assets with corresponding current liabilities to the clearing members of the relevant ICE Clearing House. All cash, securities and letters of credit are available only to meet the financial obligations of that clearing member to the relevant ICE Clearing House. ICE Clear Europe, ICE Clear Credit, ICE Clear U.S., ICE Clear Canada, ICE Clear Netherlands, TCC and ICE Clear Singapore are separate legal entities and are not subject to the liabilities of the other ICE Clearing Houses or the obligations of the members of the other ICE Clearing Houses. The amount of these cash deposits may fluctuate due to the types of margin collateral choices available to clearing members and the change in the amount of deposits required. As a result, these assets and corresponding liabilities may vary significantly over time. Except as noted below with respect to ICE Clear Credit, the majority of the cash held by the ICE Clearing Houses is secured in reverse repurchase agreements with primary overnight maturities or direct investment in U.S. government securities. Remaining balances are invested overnight across a diverse set of high quality financial institutions. ICE Clear Credit has been designated as a systemically important financial market utility by the Financial Stability Oversight Council and has been authorized to establish and maintain a cash account at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Such account was opened on July 30, 2015 and ICE Clear Credit currently holds a material portion of its U.S. dollar cash held in the Guaranty Fund and in original margin in the cash account at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Access to a central bank account at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is intended to decrease ICE Clear Credit’s custodial, liquidity and operational risk as compared to alternative custodial and investment arrangements. In addition to the cash deposits for original margin and the Guaranty Fund, the ICE Clearing Houses have also received other assets from clearing members, which may include government obligations, certain agency and corporate debt, letters of credit or gold to mitigate credit risk. These assets are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as the risks and rewards of these assets remain with the clearing members unless the ICE Clearing Houses have sold or re-pledged the assets or in the event of a clearing member default, where the clearing member is no longer entitled to redeem the assets. Any income, gain or loss accrues to the clearing member. For certain non-cash deposits, the ICE Clearing Houses may impose discount or "haircut" rates to ensure adequate collateral levels to account for fluctuations in the market value of these deposits. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , the assets pledged by the clearing members as original margin and Guaranty Fund deposits for each of the ICE Clearing Houses are detailed below (in millions): As of June 30, 2015 As of December 31, 2014 ICE Clear Europe ICE Clear Credit ICE Clear U.S. Other Clearing Houses ICE Clear Europe ICE Clear Credit ICE Clear U.S. Other Clearing Houses Original margin: Government securities at face value $ 20,516 $ 4,598 $ 7,314 $ 103 $ 18,284 $ 3,235 $ 6,972 $ 99 Letters of credit — — — 285 — — — 4 Total $ 20,516 $ 4,598 $ 7,314 $ 388 $ 18,284 $ 3,235 $ 6,972 $ 103 Guaranty Fund: Government securities at face value $ 224 $ 305 $ 175 $ 100 $ 284 $ 424 $ 190 $ 15

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Legal Proceedings We are subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise from time to time in the course of our business. Typically, we do not believe that the resolution of ordinary course matters, including the matters described below, will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity. It is possible, however, that future results of operations for any particular quarterly or annual period could be materially and adversely affected by any developments relating to the legal proceedings and claims. The matters described below all relate to our operation of NYSE. A range of possible losses related to the cases below cannot be reasonably estimated at this time, except as disclosed below. In April 2014, the first of four purported class action lawsuits was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, or the Southern District, by the City of Providence, Rhode Island, against more than 40 defendants, including “Exchange Defendants”, “Brokerage Defendants” and “HFT (High Frequency Trading) Defendants”, which we refer to as the City of Providence lawsuit. New York Stock Exchange LLC and NYSE Arca, Inc., two of our subsidiaries, were among the named Exchange Defendants. On July 2, 2014, the court ordered the cases consolidated for all purposes, and appointed lead plaintiffs. On September 3, 2014, the lead plaintiffs filed an amended complaint asserting claims against only a subset of the original Exchange Defendants, including New York Stock Exchange LLC and NYSE Arca, Inc., and also asserting claims against Barclays PLC, or Barclays, a subsidiary of which operates an alternative trading system known as Barclays LX. The lead plaintiffs are suing on behalf of a class of “all public investors” who bought or sold stock from April 18, 2009 to the present on the U.S.-based equity exchanges operated by the remaining Exchange Defendants or on Barclays LX. The amended complaint asserts violations by all remaining Exchange Defendants of Sections 10(b) and 6(b) of the Exchange Act, and seeks unspecified compensatory damages against all defendants, jointly and severally, as well as various forms of equitable relief. The defendants filed a motion on November 3, 2014 to dismiss the amended complaint. On November 24, 2014, the plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint asserting the same legal claims and substantially the same factual allegations. On January 23, 2015, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the second amended complaint. On October 2, 2014, Barclays filed a motion before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, or the MDL Panel, requesting that a separate lawsuit filed against Barclays in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California be transferred to the Southern District judge handling the City of Providence lawsuit for consolidated or coordinated pre-trial proceedings. On December 12, 2014, the MDL Panel entered an order granting Barclays’ motion and transferring the matter to the Southern District. Depending on the outcome of further pre-trial proceedings to occur in the Southern District, the scope of this litigation could be expanded. In May 2014, three purported class action lawsuits were filed in the Southern District by Harold Lanier against the securities exchanges that are participants in each of the three national market system data distribution plans - the Consolidated Tape Association/Consolidated Quotation Plan, the Nasdaq UTP Plan, and the Options Price Reporting Authority, or the Plans, - which are established under the Exchange Act and regulated by the SEC. On August 15, 2014, Lanier filed amended complaints in each of the three lawsuits but did not alter the named defendants. New York Stock Exchange LLC, NYSE Arca, Inc. and NYSE MKT LLC, which are our subsidiaries, are among the defendants named in one or more of the suits. Lanier is claiming to sue on behalf of him and all other similarly situated subscribers to the market data disseminated by the Plans. Lanier’s allegations include that the exchange participants in the Plans breached agreements with subscribers by disseminating market data in a discriminatory manner in that other “preferred” customers allegedly received their data faster than the proposed class. The complaints seek, among other relief, unspecified compensatory damages, restitution of the putative class’s subscription fees paid to the defendants, disgorgement of the fees paid by the so-called preferred customers, and injunctive and declaratory relief. On September 29, 2014, the defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint. On April 28, 2015, the court issued an opinion and order granting the motion and dismissing the three lawsuits with prejudice. The court determined that the claims were preempted by a “comprehensive federal regulatory scheme”, and that in any event Lanier had failed to state a claim for breach of contract. On May 20, 2015, Lanier filed a notice of appeal of the dismissal of the lawsuits. Briefing in the appeals is scheduled to occur during the remainder of 2015. One of our subsidiaries, NYSE Brazil Holdings, B.V., or NYSE BV, is a party to a pending arbitration proceeding initiated by an arbitration demand dated June 4, 2014 in Brazil, filed by ATG Americas Trading Group, S.A. and ATS Brasil S.A., or ATG/ATS, which we refer to as the ATG/ATS arbitration proceeding. NYSE BV and ATG Americas Trading Group, S.A. own 20% and 80% , respectively, of the equity in ATS Brasil S.A., a company with a prospective cash equity trading platform in Brazil, which is not yet operational. ATG/ATS allege NYSE BV breached certain obligations and assert damages of at least 100 million Brazilian Reais ( $32 million based on the Brazilian Real/U.S. dollar exchange rate of 0.3166 as of June 30, 2015 ). The case has not yet proceeded to a point where ATG/ATS would be required to provide factual support for its damages demand, whether 100 million Brazilian Reais, or a materially higher amount. NYSE BV has served ATG/ATS with a responsive statement which denies liability in connection with the claims, and we are defending the proceeding. On June 3, 2015, the arbitration panel granted a request by ATG/ATS to add NYSE Holdings LLC as a party to the arbitration, but denied its request to add any other alleged NYSE BV affiliates. While that decision is subject to further proceedings, in June 2015, the parties agreed in principle on a general framework for a settlement of the matter and are in the process of finalizing the settlement documentation that would terminate the dispute, though we cannot guarantee such documentation will be finalized. Based on these settlement discussions, we have recorded our best estimate of the settlement of this matter in other expense for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2015 in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. Redeemable Non-controlling Interest On June 29, 2015, we purchased the remaining 16% of the shares outstanding from external investors for $128 million and we now own 100% of NYSE Amex Options. The remaining 16% of the outstanding shares was owned by seven external investors and was recorded as redeemable non-controlling interest in the consolidated balance sheet and the proportionate share of profits was recorded as net income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interest in the consolidated statements of income. As of July 1, 2015, 100% of the profits from NYSE Amex Options will be retained by us.

Pension and Other Benefit Progr

Pension and Other Benefit Programs	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Pension and Other Benefit Programs	Pension and Other Benefit Programs The following table provides the components of net periodic expense (benefit) associated with our pension plans, supplemental executive retirement, or SERP, plans and post-retirement benefit plans for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 in the accompanying consolidated statements of income (in millions): Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 Pension Plans SERP Plans Post-retirement Benefit Plans Pension Plans SERP Plans Post-retirement Benefit Plans Service costs $ — $ — $ — $ 2 $ — $ — Interest costs 16 2 4 18 2 4 Estimated return on plan assets (22 ) — — (24 ) — — Amortization of loss 2 — — — — — Net periodic expense (benefit) $ (4 ) $ 2 $ 4 $ (4 ) $ 2 $ 4 Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Pension Plans SERP Plans Post-retirement Benefit Plans Pension Plans SERP Plans Post-retirement Benefit Plans Service costs $ — $ — $ — $ 1 $ — $ — Interest costs 8 1 2 9 1 2 Estimated return on plan assets (11 ) — — (12 ) — — Amortization of loss 1 — — — — — Net periodic expense (benefit) $ (2 ) $ 1 $ 2 $ (2 ) $ 1 $ 2 During the six months and three months ended June 30, 2015 , we contributed $8 million and $4 million , respectively, to our pension plans, SERP plans and post-retirement benefit plans. Based on current actuarial assumptions, we anticipate funding an additional $24 million to our pension plans, SERP plans and post-retirement benefit plans during second half of 2015 .

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements	Fair Value Measurements Our financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, short-term and long-term restricted cash and investments, short-term and long-term investments, customer accounts receivable, margin deposits and guaranty funds, cost and equity method investments, short-term and long-term debt and certain other short-term assets and liabilities. The fair value of our financial instruments are measured based on a three-level hierarchy: • Level 1 inputs — quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. • Level 2 inputs — observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are directly observable. • Level 3 inputs — unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. In general, we use Level 1 inputs to determine fair value. The Level 1 assets consist of U.S. Treasury securities, equity and other securities listed in active markets, and investments in publicly traded mutual funds held for the purpose of providing future payments of the SERP and the supplemental executive savings plans. Financial assets and liabilities recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the asset or liability’s fair value measurement. Financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows (in millions): As of June 30, 2015 As of December 31, 2014 Level 1 Level 2 and 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 and 3 Total Assets at fair value: Long-term investment in equity securities $ 341 $ — $ 341 $ 379 $ — $ 379 U.S. Treasury securities 443 — 443 374 — 374 Mutual Funds 22 — 22 27 — 27 Total assets at fair value $ 806 $ — $ 806 $ 780 $ — $ 780 As of June 30, 2015 , the fair values of our $1.39 billion Senior Notes and $853 million NYSE Notes are $1.44 billion and $860 million , respectively. The fair values of these fixed rate notes were estimated using quoted market prices for these instruments. The fair value of our other short-term and long-term debt approximates the carrying value since the rates of interest on the debt approximate market rates as of June 30, 2015 . All other financial instruments are determined to approximate carrying value due to the short period of time to their maturities. As of June 30, 2015 , we are holding $443 million in U.S. Treasury securities, all of which had remaining maturities of less than one year at the date of purchase. Of these securities, $225 million were recorded as cash and cash equivalents, $87 million were recorded as short-term restricted cash and investments and $131 million were recorded as long-term restricted cash and investments in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2015 (all of the U.S. Treasury securities recorded as cash have remaining maturities of less than 90 days). We did not use Level 2 and 3 inputs to determine the fair value of assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014 . We measure certain assets, such as intangible assets and cost and equity method investments, at fair value on a non-recurring basis. These assets are recognized at fair value if they are deemed to be impaired. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , none of these assets were required to be recorded at fair value since no impairment indicators were present. Cost and equity method investments were $120 million and $53 million as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , respectively, and are classified as other non-current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The increase in the cost and equity method investments during the six months ended June 30, 2015 is primarily due to our $60 million investment in The Options Clearing Corporation, or OCC. We own a 40% interest in OCC through a direct investment by NYSE. OCC serves as a clearing house for securities options, security futures, commodity futures and options on futures traded on various independent exchanges. OCC clears securities options traded on NYSE Arca and NYSE MKT, along with other non-affiliated exchanges, and is regulated by the SEC as a registered clearing agency and by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, as a derivatives clearing organization. OCC adopted a new capital plan during the first quarter of 2015, which raised $150 million in equity capital from OCC's shareholders, including $60 million contributed by us. Pursuant to the terms of the capital plan, in exchange for the contributions of equity capital from its shareholders, OCC would be required, subject to determination by its board of directors and compliance with legal requirements, to pay an annual dividend to its shareholders, on a pro rata basis, equal to the after-tax income of OCC, in excess of the amount required to maintain its target capital requirement and satisfy other capital requirements, and after refunds to its clearing members equal to 50% of distributable earnings before tax. In addition, under the OCC capital plan, the OCC shareholders will contribute up to $200 million in additional equity capital if certain capital thresholds are breached, including up to $80 million to be contributed by us. The OCC shareholders would receive Class C stock in exchange for any additional capital contribution. No dividends or other remuneration would be paid to OCC shareholders holding this stock. Unless and until such $200 million capital contribution is repaid to the shareholders, OCC would be required not to declare any dividends and would be required not to pay refunds to its clearing members. Subsequent to our investment of the $60 million , aggrieved parties petitioned the SEC to review its approval of the capital plan. As a result of such petition, the implementation of the capital plan was automatically stayed. Consequently OCC will not pay dividends to shareholders or issue refunds to customers until the stay is lifted or the SEC reconfirms its approval of the capital plan. The outcome of the petition and the timing of any possible reconfirmation of the capital plan by the SEC is uncertain at this time.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Discontinued Operations	Discontinued Operations We completed the IPO of our wholly-owned subsidiary Euronext on June 24, 2014 and completed the sales of our wholly-owned subsidiaries Wombat on July 23, 2014, and NYFIX and Metabit on September 19, 2014. We have reflected the results of Euronext, Wombat, NYFIX and Metabit as discontinued operations up to the IPO or sale dates in the accompanying consolidated statement of income for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2014 and for the six months ended June 30, 2014 for the consolidated statement of cash flows. The results below include external advisory costs, professional services costs and compensation and severance costs related to the discontinued operations, which have been classified below as acquisition-related transaction and integration costs from discontinued operations. Results of discontinued operations were as follows for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2014 (in millions): Six Months Ended Three Months Ended Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses $ 329 $ 166 Compensation and benefits 100 46 Technology and communication 27 12 Professional services 30 22 Rent and occupancy 12 5 Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs 96 55 Selling, general, administrative 15 5 Depreciation and amortization 16 7 Total operating expenses 296 152 Operating income 33 14 Other income, net 5 6 Income tax expense 17 12 Income from discontinued operations, net of tax $ 21 $ 8

Condensed Consolidating Financi

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements [Abstract]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Unaudited) In connection with our acquisition of NYSE, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., or ICE, and NYSE Holdings LLC, or NYSE, established various guarantees to protect against structural subordination of each entities’ existing indebtedness. NYSE is our wholly-owned subsidiary and fully and unconditionally guarantees, on an unsecured and unsubordinated basis, the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest of our 2014 Credit Facility, Senior Notes and the Commercial Paper Program. Similarly, ICE fully and unconditionally guarantees, on an unsecured and unsubordinated basis, the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest of the NYSE Notes. The guarantees will remain in place until each applicable debt obligation has been satisfied. The following unaudited consolidating financial information sets forth, under the equity method of accounting, the condensed consolidating statements of income and comprehensive income, the condensed consolidating balance sheets, and the condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for (i) ICE (Parent); (ii) NYSE; (iii) the subsidiary non-guarantors; (iv) elimination entries necessary to consolidate each of ICE and NYSE with the non-guarantor subsidiaries; and (v) on a consolidated basis. The condensed consolidating financial information should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets As of June 30, 2015 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1 $ — $ 677 $ — $ 678 Intercompany receivable 2,897 — 149 (3,046 ) — Margin deposits and guaranty funds — — 43,351 — 43,351 Notes receivable from affiliate, current — 332 385 (717 ) — Other current assets 59 — 1,045 — 1,104 Total current assets 2,957 332 45,607 (3,763 ) 45,133 Property and equipment, net — — 911 — 911 Other non-current assets: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net — — 16,232 — 16,232 Investment in subsidiaries 14,249 9,705 — (23,954 ) — Notes receivable from affiliate, non-current — 3,076 2,347 (5,423 ) — Other non-current assets 23 10 795 — 828 Total other non-current assets 14,272 12,791 19,374 (29,377 ) 17,060 Total assets $ 17,229 $ 13,123 $ 65,892 $ (33,140 ) $ 63,104 Current liabilities: Short-term debt $ 1,016 $ — $ — $ — $ 1,016 Margin deposits and guaranty funds — — 43,351 — 43,351 Intercompany payable — 1,558 1,488 (3,046 ) — Notes payable to affiliates, current 350 325 42 (717 ) — Other current liabilities 48 — 1,165 — 1,213 Total current liabilities 1,414 1,883 46,046 (3,763 ) 45,580 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 1,394 853 — — 2,247 Notes payable to affiliates, non-current 2,005 342 3,076 (5,423 ) — Other non-current liabilities 6 — 2,788 — 2,794 Total non-current liabilities 3,405 1,195 5,864 (5,423 ) 5,041 Total liabilities 4,819 3,078 51,910 (9,186 ) 50,621 Redeemable non-controlling interest — — 40 — 40 Equity: Total shareholders' equity 12,410 10,045 13,909 (23,954 ) 12,410 Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries — — 33 — 33 Total equity 12,410 10,045 13,942 (23,954 ) 12,443 Total liabilities and equity $ 17,229 $ 13,123 $ 65,892 $ (33,140 ) $ 63,104 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets As of December 31, 2014 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 6 $ 5 $ 641 $ — $ 652 Intercompany receivable 2,793 — 529 (3,322 ) — Margin deposits and guaranty funds — — 47,458 — 47,458 Note receivable from affiliate, current — 313 31 (344 ) — Other current assets 60 1,173 936 (60 ) 2,109 Total current assets 2,859 1,491 49,595 (3,726 ) 50,219 Property and equipment, net — — 874 — 874 Other non-current assets: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net — — 16,315 — 16,315 Investment in subsidiaries 13,682 9,572 — (23,254 ) — Note receivable from affiliate, non-current — 2,790 1,516 (4,306 ) — Other non-current assets 25 11 809 — 845 Total other non-current assets 13,707 12,373 18,640 (27,560 ) 17,160 Total assets $ 16,566 $ 13,864 $ 69,109 $ (31,286 ) $ 68,253 Current liabilities: Short-term debt $ 905 $ 1,137 $ — $ — $ 2,042 Margin deposits and guaranty funds — — 47,458 — 47,458 Intercompany payable — 1,933 1,389 (3,322 ) — Notes payable to affiliates, current 344 — — (344 ) — Other current liabilities 30 — 1,043 (60 ) 1,013 Total current liabilities 1,279 3,070 49,890 (3,726 ) 50,513 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 1,394 853 — — 2,247 Notes payable to affiliates, non-current 1,516 — 2,790 (4,306 ) — Other non-current liabilities 17 — 2,919 — 2,936 Total non-current liabilities 2,927 853 5,709 (4,306 ) 5,183 Total liabilities 4,206 3,923 55,599 (8,032 ) 55,696 Redeemable non-controlling interest — — 165 — 165 Equity: Total shareholders' equity 12,360 9,941 13,313 (23,254 ) 12,360 Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries — — 32 — 32 Total equity 12,360 9,941 13,345 (23,254 ) 12,392 Total liabilities and equity $ 16,566 $ 13,864 $ 69,109 $ (31,286 ) $ 68,253 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Revenues: Transaction and clearing fees, net $ — $ — $ 1,536 $ — $ 1,536 Data services fees — — 378 — 378 Listing fees and other revenues — — 315 — 315 Total revenues — — 2,229 — 2,229 Transaction-based expenses — — 582 — 582 Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses — — 1,647 — 1,647 Operating expenses: Compensation and benefits 1 — 294 — 295 Technology and communication — — 98 — 98 Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs — — 26 — 26 Selling, general, administrative and other 1 — 153 — 154 Depreciation and amortization — — 182 — 182 Total operating expenses 2 — 753 — 755 Operating income (2 ) — 894 — 892 Intercompany interest on loans (2 ) 19 (17 ) — — Other expense, net (7 ) (33 ) (13 ) — (53 ) Total other expense, net (9 ) (14 ) (30 ) — (53 ) Income before income taxes (11 ) (14 ) 864 — 839 Income tax expense (benefit) (3 ) — 230 — 227 Equity earnings from subsidiaries 606 168 — (774 ) — Net income $ 598 $ 154 $ 634 $ (774 ) $ 612 Net income attributable to non-controlling interest — — (14 ) — (14 ) Net income attributable to ICE $ 598 $ 154 $ 620 $ (774 ) $ 598 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Net income $ 598 $ 154 $ 634 $ (774 ) $ 612 Other comprehensive income (loss): Foreign currency translation adjustments — 1 18 — 19 Change in fair value of available-for-sale-securities — — (39 ) — (39 ) Employment benefit plan adjustments — — (2 ) — (2 ) Total other comprehensive income (loss) — 1 (23 ) — (22 ) Comprehensive loss of subsidiaries (22 ) (14 ) — 36 — Comprehensive income 576 141 611 (738 ) 590 Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests — — (14 ) — (14 ) Comprehensive income attributable to ICE $ 576 $ 141 $ 597 $ (738 ) $ 576 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Revenues: Transaction and clearing fees, net $ — $ — $ 724 $ — $ 724 Data services fees — — 191 — 191 Listing fees and other revenues — — 158 — 158 Total revenues — — 1,073 — 1,073 Transaction-based expenses — — 276 — 276 Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses — — 797 — 797 Operating expenses: Compensation and benefits 1 — 143 — 144 Technology and communication — — 47 — 47 Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs — — 7 — 7 Selling, general, administrative and other — — 76 — 76 Depreciation and amortization — — 93 — 93 Total operating expenses 1 — 366 — 367 Operating income (1 ) — 431 — 430 Intercompany interest on loans (1 ) 9 (8 ) — — Other income (expense), net (26 ) 7 (13 ) — (32 ) Total other income (expense), net (27 ) 16 (21 ) — (32 ) Income before income taxes (28 ) 16 410 — 398 Income tax expense (benefit) (10 ) — 119 — 109 Equity earnings from subsidiaries 301 71 — (372 ) — Net income $ 283 $ 87 $ 291 $ (372 ) $ 289 Net income attributable to non-controlling interest — — (6 ) — (6 ) Net income attributable to ICE $ 283 $ 87 $ 285 $ (372 ) $ 283 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Net income $ 283 $ 87 $ 291 $ (372 ) $ 289 Other comprehensive income (loss): Foreign currency translation adjustments — — 56 — 56 Change in fair value of available-for-sale-securities — — 31 — 31 Employment benefit plan adjustments — — (2 ) — (2 ) Total other comprehensive income — — 85 — 85 Comprehensive income of subsidiaries 85 13 — (98 ) — Comprehensive income 368 100 376 (470 ) 374 Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests — — (6 ) — (6 ) Comprehensive income attributable to ICE $ 368 $ 100 $ 370 $ (470 ) $ 368 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Guarantor - NYSE Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Revenues: Transaction and clearing fees, net $ — $ — $ 1,490 $ — $ 1,490 Data services fees — — 305 — 305 Listing fees and other revenues — — 284 — 284 Total revenues — — 2,079 — 2,079 Transaction-based expenses — — 532 — 532 Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses — — 1,547 — 1,547 Operating expenses: Compensation and benefits 1 — 303 — 304 Technology and communication — — 90 — 90 Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs — 6 56 — 62 Selling, general, administrative and other — — 212 — 212 Depreciation and amortization — — 161 — 161 Total operating expenses 1 6 822 — 829 Operating income (1 ) (6 ) 725 — 718 Total other income (expense), net (25 ) (27 ) 16 — (36 ) Income from continuing operations before income taxes (26 ) (33 ) 741 — 682 Income tax expense (benefit) (14 ) — 208 — 194 Equity earnings from subsidiaries 511 381 — (892 ) — Income from continuing operations 499 348 533 (892 ) 488 Income from discontinued operations, net of tax — — 21 — 21 Net income $ 499 $ 348 $ 554 $ (892 ) $ 509 Net income attributable to non-controlling interest — — (22 ) — (22 ) Net income attributable to ICE $ 499 $ 348 $ 532 $ (892 ) $ 487 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Guarantor - NYSE Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Net income $ 499 $ 348 $ 554 $ (892 ) $ 509 Other comprehensive income: Foreign currency translation adjustments — 1 83 — 84 Change in fair value of available-for-sale-securities — — 118 — 118 Discontinuance of net investment hedge — — 21 — 21 Total other comprehensive income — 1 222 — 223 Comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries 228 (136 ) — (92 ) — Comprehensive income 727 213 776 (984 ) 732 Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests — — (22 ) — (22 ) Comprehensive income attributable to ICE $ 727 $ 213 $ 754 $ (984 ) $ 710 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Guarantor - NYSE Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Revenues: Transaction and clearing fees, net $ — $ — $ 726 $ — $ 726 Data services fees — — 148 — 148 Listing fees and other revenues — — 142 — 142 Total revenues — — 1,016 — 1,016 Transaction-based expenses — — 266 — 266 Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses — — 750 — 750 Operating expenses: Compensation and benefits — — 150 — 150 Technology and communication — — 43 — 43 Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs — 4 33 — 37 Selling, general, administrative and other — — 112 — 112 Depreciation and amortization — — 81 — 81 Total operating expenses — 4 419 — 423 Operating income — (4 ) 331 — 327 Total other income (expense), net (11 ) (22 ) 26 — (7 ) Income from continuing operations before income taxes (11 ) (26 ) 357 — 320 Income tax expense (benefit) (9 ) — 102 — 93 Equity earnings from subsidiaries 240 163 — (403 ) — Income from continuing operations 238 137 255 (403 ) 227 Income from discontinued operations, net of tax — — 8 — 8 Net income $ 238 $ 137 $ 263 $ (403 ) $ 235 Net income attributable to non-controlling interest — — (9 ) — (9 ) Net income attributable to ICE $ 238 $ 137 $ 254 $ (403 ) $ 226 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Guarantor - NYSE Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Net income $ 238 $ 137 $ 263 $ (403 ) $ 235 Other comprehensive income: Foreign currency translation adjustments — — 39 — 39 Change in fair value of available-for-sale-securities — — 58 — 58 Discontinuance of net investment hedge — — 21 — 21 Total other comprehensive income — — 118 — 118 Comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries 123 (50 ) — (73 ) — Comprehensive income 361 87 381 (476 ) 353 Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests — — (9 ) — (9 ) Comprehensive income attributable to ICE $ 361 $ 87 $ 372 $ (476 ) $ 344 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Subsidiary Non-Guarantors Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations $ (25 ) $ (38 ) $ 845 $ (12 ) $ 770 Investing activities: Decrease in restricted cash — — 11 — 11 Loans to subsidiaries — (305 ) (801 ) 1,106 — Additional contribution to equity method investment — — (60 ) — (60 ) Proceeds from term deposits and sales of available-for sale investments — 1,084 — — 1,084 Capital expenditures, capitalized software development costs and other — — (136 ) — (136 ) Net cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations — 779 (986 ) 1,106 899 Financing activities: Repayments of debt facilities and commercial paper, net 111 (1,029 ) — — (918 ) Intercompany borrowing 495 283 328 (1,106 ) — Dividends to shareholders (158 ) — — — (158 ) Intercompany dividends — — (12 ) 12 — Repurchase of common stock (399 ) — — — (399 ) Purchase of subsidiary shares from non-controlling interest — — (128 ) — (128 ) Other financing activities (29 ) — (3 ) — (32 ) Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations 20 (746 ) 185 (1,094 ) (1,635 ) Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents — — (8 ) — (8 ) Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (5 ) (5 ) 36 — 26 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 6 5 641 — 652 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 1 $ — $ 677 $ — $ 678 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Guarantor - NYSE Subsidiary Non-Guarantors Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations $ (52 ) $ 85 $ 888 $ (85 ) $ 836 Investing activities: Increase in restricted cash — — (111 ) — (111 ) Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired — — (150 ) — (150 ) Loans to subsidiaries — (108 ) (960 ) 1,068 — Proceeds from IPO of Euronext — — 1,984 — 1,984 Capital expenditures, capitalized software development costs and other — — (72 ) — (72 ) Net cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations — (108 ) 691 1,068 1,651 Financing activities: Repayments of debt facilities and commercial paper, net (722 ) — (368 ) — (1,090 ) Intercompany borrowing 937 23 108 (1,068 ) — Dividends to shareholders (151 ) — — — (151 ) Intercompany dividends — — (85 ) 85 — Other financing activities (14 ) — (30 ) — (44 ) Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations 50 23 (375 ) (983 ) (1,285 ) Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations — — (110 ) — (110 ) Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents — — 4 — 4 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (2 ) — 1,098 — 1,096 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 2 — 959 — 961 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ — $ — $ 2,057 $ — $ 2,057

Earnings Per Common Share

Earnings Per Common Share	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Common Share	Earnings Per Common Share The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per common share computations for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in millions, except per share amounts): Six Months Ended Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 2014 2015 2014 Income from continuing operations $ 612 $ 488 $ 289 $ 227 Net income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interest (14 ) (22 ) (6 ) (9 ) Net income from continuing operations attributable to ICE 598 466 283 218 Net income from discontinued operations attributable to ICE — 21 — 8 Net income attributable to ICE $ 598 $ 487 $ 283 $ 226 Basic earnings per share attributable to ICE common shareholders: Continuing operations $ 5.37 $ 4.05 $ 2.55 $ 1.89 Discontinued operations — 0.19 — 0.07 Basic earnings per share $ 5.37 $ 4.24 $ 2.55 $ 1.96 Basic weighted average common shares outstanding 112 115 111 115 Diluted earnings per share attributable to ICE common shareholders: Continuing operations $ 5.34 $ 4.03 $ 2.54 $ 1.88 Discontinued operations — 0.19 — 0.07 Diluted earnings per share $ 5.34 $ 4.22 $ 2.54 $ 1.95 Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 112 116 112 116 Basic weighted average common shares outstanding 112 115 111 115 Effect of dilutive securities - stock options and restricted stock — 1 1 1 Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 112 116 112 116 Basic earnings per common share is calculated using the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Common equivalent shares from stock options and restricted stock awards, using the treasury stock method, are included in the diluted per share calculations unless the effect of their inclusion would be antidilutive. During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 , 190,000 and 157,000 outstanding stock options, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share, because to do so would have had an antidilutive effect because the outstanding stock option exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares during the relevant periods. Certain figures in the table above may not recalculate due to rounding.

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events We have evaluated subsequent events and determined that no events or transactions met the definition of a subsequent event for purposes of recognition or disclosure in the accompanying consolidated financial statements except the event disclosed in Note 8.

Summary of Significant Accoun25

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by us in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2014 . The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in our opinion, necessary for a fair presentation of results for the interim periods presented. These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Preparing financial statements requires us to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts that are reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures. Although these estimates are based on our best knowledge of current events and actions that we may undertake in the future, actual results may be different from these estimates. The results of operations for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or the full fiscal year. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of us and our wholly-owned and controlled subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions between us and our wholly-owned and controlled subsidiaries have been eliminated in the consolidation. For those consolidated subsidiaries in which our ownership is less than 100% and for which we have control over the assets and liabilities and the management of the entity, the outside stockholders’ interests are shown as non-controlling interests. In instances where outside stockholders' hold an option to require us to repurchase the outside stockholders' interest, these interests are shown as redeemable non-controlling interests. As discussed in Note 12, we completed the initial public offering, or IPO, and sale of our wholly-owned subsidiary Euronext and completed the sales of our wholly-owned subsidiaries Wombat, NYFIX and Metabit during 2014, and have included the financial results of these companies in discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. New and Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, or ASU 2015-03. This standard amends the existing guidance to require that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of as a deferred charge. ASU 2015-03 is effective on a retrospective basis for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, but early adoption is permitted. We do not expect to adopt this amendment early, and the adoption is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications	Reclassifications Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s financial statement presentation.

Goodwill and Other Intangible26

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedules of intangible assets and goodwill	The following is a summary of the activity in the goodwill balance for the six months ended June 30, 2015 (in millions): Goodwill balance at December 31, 2014 $ 8,535 Foreign currency translation (2 ) Other activity, net (1 ) Goodwill balance at June 30, 2015 $ 8,532 The following is a summary of the activity in the other intangible assets balance for the six months ended June 30, 2015 (in millions): Other intangible assets balance at December 31, 2014 $ 7,780 Acquisition of new intangible asset 1 Foreign currency translation (4 ) Amortization of other intangible assets (77 ) Other intangible assets balance at June 30, 2015 $ 7,700

Deferred Revenue Deferred Rev27

Deferred Revenue Deferred Revenue (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Deferred Revenue Rollforward [Table Text Block]	The changes in our deferred revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2015 are as follows (in millions): Annual Listing Fee Revenue Original Listing Fee Revenues Other Listing Fee Revenues Data Services Fees and Other Revenues Total Deferred revenue balance at December 31, 2014 $ — $ 35 $ 46 $ 55 $ 136 Additions 356 9 18 114 497 Amortization (178 ) (2 ) (8 ) (72 ) (260 ) Deferred revenue balance at June 30, 2015 $ 178 $ 42 $ 56 $ 97 $ 373

Debt (Tables)

Debt (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Total Debt	total debt, including short-term and long-term debt, consisted of the following as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in millions): As of As of June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 Debt: Commercial Paper $ 1,016 $ 905 NYSE EUR Notes (5.375% senior unsecured notes due June 30, 2015) — 1,137 Short-term debt 1,016 2,042 NYSE USD Notes (2.00% senior unsecured notes due October 5, 2017) 853 853 2018 Senior Notes (2.50% senior unsecured notes due October 15, 2018) 600 600 2023 Senior Notes (4.00% senior unsecured notes due October 15, 2023) 794 794 Long term debt 2,247 2,247 Total debt $ 3,263 $ 4,289

Equity (Tables)

Equity (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Equity [Abstract]
Summary of Stock Options	The following is a summary of stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2015 : Number of Options Weighted Average Outstanding at December 31, 2014 762,867 $ 136.03 Granted 176,467 207.97 Exercised (99,802 ) 95.15 Outstanding at June 30, 2015 839,532 156.01
Details of Stock Options Outstanding	Details of stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2015 are as follows: Number of Options Weighted Average Weighted Average Aggregate Vested or expected to vest 839,532 $ 156.01 6.6 $ 57 Exercisable 556,509 $ 133.61 5.3 $ 50
Stock Options Valuation Assumptions	During the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 , we used the weighted-average assumptions in the table below to compute the value of all options for shares of common stock granted to employees: Six Months Ended June 30, Assumptions: 2015 2014 Risk-free interest rate 1.08 % 1.23 % Expected life in years 5.0 5.0 Expected volatility 24 % 27 % Expected dividend yield 1.25 % 1.26 % Estimated weighted-average fair value of options granted per share $ 40.94 $ 45.23
Summary of Nonvested Restricted Stock Options	The following is a summary of the non-vested restricted shares for the six months ended June 30, 2015 : Number of Weighted Average Non-vested at December 31, 2014 1,070,995 $ 176.82 Granted 551,426 209.62 Vested (392,842) 156.80 Forfeited (44,926) 197.88 Non-vested at June 30, 2015 1,184,653 197.92

Clearing Organizations (Tables)

Clearing Organizations (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Brokers and Dealers [Abstract]
Schedule Of Margin Deposits And Guaranty Funds Assets	As of June 30, 2015 , original margin and Guaranty Fund cash deposits are as follows for the ICE Clearing Houses (in millions): ICE Clear Europe ICE Clear ICE Clear U.S. Other Clearing Houses Total Original margin $ 22,675 $ 11,707 $ 4,087 $ 115 $ 38,584 Guaranty Fund 2,802 1,639 313 13 4,767 Total $ 25,477 $ 13,346 $ 4,400 $ 128 $ 43,351 As of December 31, 2014 , original margin and Guaranty Fund cash deposits are as follows for the ICE Clearing Houses (in millions): ICE Clear Europe ICE Clear ICE Clear U.S. Other Clearing Houses Total Original margin $ 23,291 $ 14,056 $ 4,285 $ 42 $ 41,674 Guaranty Fund 3,048 2,408 290 38 5,784 Total $ 26,339 $ 16,464 $ 4,575 $ 80 $ 47,458
Schedule Of Assets Pledged By Clearing Members As Original Margin And Guaranty Fund Deposits Table	As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , the assets pledged by the clearing members as original margin and Guaranty Fund deposits for each of the ICE Clearing Houses are detailed below (in millions): As of June 30, 2015 As of December 31, 2014 ICE Clear Europe ICE Clear Credit ICE Clear U.S. Other Clearing Houses ICE Clear Europe ICE Clear Credit ICE Clear U.S. Other Clearing Houses Original margin: Government securities at face value $ 20,516 $ 4,598 $ 7,314 $ 103 $ 18,284 $ 3,235 $ 6,972 $ 99 Letters of credit — — — 285 — — — 4 Total $ 20,516 $ 4,598 $ 7,314 $ 388 $ 18,284 $ 3,235 $ 6,972 $ 103 Guaranty Fund: Government securities at face value $ 224 $ 305 $ 175 $ 100 $ 284 $ 424 $ 190 $ 15

Pension and Other Benefit Pro31

Pension and Other Benefit Programs (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs	he following table provides the components of net periodic expense (benefit) associated with our pension plans, supplemental executive retirement, or SERP, plans and post-retirement benefit plans for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 in the accompanying consolidated statements of income (in millions): Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 Pension Plans SERP Plans Post-retirement Benefit Plans Pension Plans SERP Plans Post-retirement Benefit Plans Service costs $ — $ — $ — $ 2 $ — $ — Interest costs 16 2 4 18 2 4 Estimated return on plan assets (22 ) — — (24 ) — — Amortization of loss 2 — — — — — Net periodic expense (benefit) $ (4 ) $ 2 $ 4 $ (4 ) $ 2 $ 4 Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Pension Plans SERP Plans Post-retirement Benefit Plans Pension Plans SERP Plans Post-retirement Benefit Plans Service costs $ — $ — $ — $ 1 $ — $ — Interest costs 8 1 2 9 1 2 Estimated return on plan assets (11 ) — — (12 ) — — Amortization of loss 1 — — — — — Net periodic expense (benefit) $ (2 ) $ 1 $ 2 $ (2 ) $ 1 $ 2

Fair Value Measurements (Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis	Financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows (in millions): As of June 30, 2015 As of December 31, 2014 Level 1 Level 2 and 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 and 3 Total Assets at fair value: Long-term investment in equity securities $ 341 $ — $ 341 $ 379 $ — $ 379 U.S. Treasury securities 443 — 443 374 — 374 Mutual Funds 22 — 22 27 — 27 Total assets at fair value $ 806 $ — $ 806 $ 780 $ — $ 780

Discontinued Operations (Tables

Discontinued Operations (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Discontinued Operations Schedules	Results of discontinued operations were as follows for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2014 (in millions): Six Months Ended Three Months Ended Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses $ 329 $ 166 Compensation and benefits 100 46 Technology and communication 27 12 Professional services 30 22 Rent and occupancy 12 5 Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs 96 55 Selling, general, administrative 15 5 Depreciation and amortization 16 7 Total operating expenses 296 152 Operating income 33 14 Other income, net 5 6 Income tax expense 17 12 Income from discontinued operations, net of tax $ 21 $ 8

Condensed Consolidating Finan34

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements [Abstract]
Condensed Balance Sheet	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets As of June 30, 2015 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1 $ — $ 677 $ — $ 678 Intercompany receivable 2,897 — 149 (3,046 ) — Margin deposits and guaranty funds — — 43,351 — 43,351 Notes receivable from affiliate, current — 332 385 (717 ) — Other current assets 59 — 1,045 — 1,104 Total current assets 2,957 332 45,607 (3,763 ) 45,133 Property and equipment, net — — 911 — 911 Other non-current assets: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net — — 16,232 — 16,232 Investment in subsidiaries 14,249 9,705 — (23,954 ) — Notes receivable from affiliate, non-current — 3,076 2,347 (5,423 ) — Other non-current assets 23 10 795 — 828 Total other non-current assets 14,272 12,791 19,374 (29,377 ) 17,060 Total assets $ 17,229 $ 13,123 $ 65,892 $ (33,140 ) $ 63,104 Current liabilities: Short-term debt $ 1,016 $ — $ — $ — $ 1,016 Margin deposits and guaranty funds — — 43,351 — 43,351 Intercompany payable — 1,558 1,488 (3,046 ) — Notes payable to affiliates, current 350 325 42 (717 ) — Other current liabilities 48 — 1,165 — 1,213 Total current liabilities 1,414 1,883 46,046 (3,763 ) 45,580 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 1,394 853 — — 2,247 Notes payable to affiliates, non-current 2,005 342 3,076 (5,423 ) — Other non-current liabilities 6 — 2,788 — 2,794 Total non-current liabilities 3,405 1,195 5,864 (5,423 ) 5,041 Total liabilities 4,819 3,078 51,910 (9,186 ) 50,621 Redeemable non-controlling interest — — 40 — 40 Equity: Total shareholders' equity 12,410 10,045 13,909 (23,954 ) 12,410 Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries — — 33 — 33 Total equity 12,410 10,045 13,942 (23,954 ) 12,443 Total liabilities and equity $ 17,229 $ 13,123 $ 65,892 $ (33,140 ) $ 63,104 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets As of December 31, 2014 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 6 $ 5 $ 641 $ — $ 652 Intercompany receivable 2,793 — 529 (3,322 ) — Margin deposits and guaranty funds — — 47,458 — 47,458 Note receivable from affiliate, current — 313 31 (344 ) — Other current assets 60 1,173 936 (60 ) 2,109 Total current assets 2,859 1,491 49,595 (3,726 ) 50,219 Property and equipment, net — — 874 — 874 Other non-current assets: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net — — 16,315 — 16,315 Investment in subsidiaries 13,682 9,572 — (23,254 ) — Note receivable from affiliate, non-current — 2,790 1,516 (4,306 ) — Other non-current assets 25 11 809 — 845 Total other non-current assets 13,707 12,373 18,640 (27,560 ) 17,160 Total assets $ 16,566 $ 13,864 $ 69,109 $ (31,286 ) $ 68,253 Current liabilities: Short-term debt $ 905 $ 1,137 $ — $ — $ 2,042 Margin deposits and guaranty funds — — 47,458 — 47,458 Intercompany payable — 1,933 1,389 (3,322 ) — Notes payable to affiliates, current 344 — — (344 ) — Other current liabilities 30 — 1,043 (60 ) 1,013 Total current liabilities 1,279 3,070 49,890 (3,726 ) 50,513 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 1,394 853 — — 2,247 Notes payable to affiliates, non-current 1,516 — 2,790 (4,306 ) — Other non-current liabilities 17 — 2,919 — 2,936 Total non-current liabilities 2,927 853 5,709 (4,306 ) 5,183 Total liabilities 4,206 3,923 55,599 (8,032 ) 55,696 Redeemable non-controlling interest — — 165 — 165 Equity: Total shareholders' equity 12,360 9,941 13,313 (23,254 ) 12,360 Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries — — 32 — 32 Total equity 12,360 9,941 13,345 (23,254 ) 12,392 Total liabilities and equity $ 16,566 $ 13,864 $ 69,109 $ (31,286 ) $ 68,253
Condensed Income Statement	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Guarantor - NYSE Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Revenues: Transaction and clearing fees, net $ — $ — $ 1,490 $ — $ 1,490 Data services fees — — 305 — 305 Listing fees and other revenues — — 284 — 284 Total revenues — — 2,079 — 2,079 Transaction-based expenses — — 532 — 532 Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses — — 1,547 — 1,547 Operating expenses: Compensation and benefits 1 — 303 — 304 Technology and communication — — 90 — 90 Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs — 6 56 — 62 Selling, general, administrative and other — — 212 — 212 Depreciation and amortization — — 161 — 161 Total operating expenses 1 6 822 — 829 Operating income (1 ) (6 ) 725 — 718 Total other income (expense), net (25 ) (27 ) 16 — (36 ) Income from continuing operations before income taxes (26 ) (33 ) 741 — 682 Income tax expense (benefit) (14 ) — 208 — 194 Equity earnings from subsidiaries 511 381 — (892 ) — Income from continuing operations 499 348 533 (892 ) 488 Income from discontinued operations, net of tax — — 21 — 21 Net income $ 499 $ 348 $ 554 $ (892 ) $ 509 Net income attributable to non-controlling interest — — (22 ) — (22 ) Net income attributable to ICE $ 499 $ 348 $ 532 $ (892 ) $ 487 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Revenues: Transaction and clearing fees, net $ — $ — $ 1,536 $ — $ 1,536 Data services fees — — 378 — 378 Listing fees and other revenues — — 315 — 315 Total revenues — — 2,229 — 2,229 Transaction-based expenses — — 582 — 582 Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses — — 1,647 — 1,647 Operating expenses: Compensation and benefits 1 — 294 — 295 Technology and communication — — 98 — 98 Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs — — 26 — 26 Selling, general, administrative and other 1 — 153 — 154 Depreciation and amortization — — 182 — 182 Total operating expenses 2 — 753 — 755 Operating income (2 ) — 894 — 892 Intercompany interest on loans (2 ) 19 (17 ) — — Other expense, net (7 ) (33 ) (13 ) — (53 ) Total other expense, net (9 ) (14 ) (30 ) — (53 ) Income before income taxes (11 ) (14 ) 864 — 839 Income tax expense (benefit) (3 ) — 230 — 227 Equity earnings from subsidiaries 606 168 — (774 ) — Net income $ 598 $ 154 $ 634 $ (774 ) $ 612 Net income attributable to non-controlling interest — — (14 ) — (14 ) Net income attributable to ICE $ 598 $ 154 $ 620 $ (774 ) $ 598
Condensed Comprehensive Income Statement	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Net income $ 598 $ 154 $ 634 $ (774 ) $ 612 Other comprehensive income (loss): Foreign currency translation adjustments — 1 18 — 19 Change in fair value of available-for-sale-securities — — (39 ) — (39 ) Employment benefit plan adjustments — — (2 ) — (2 ) Total other comprehensive income (loss) — 1 (23 ) — (22 ) Comprehensive loss of subsidiaries (22 ) (14 ) — 36 — Comprehensive income 576 141 611 (738 ) 590 Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests — — (14 ) — (14 ) Comprehensive income attributable to ICE $ 576 $ 141 $ 597 $ (738 ) $ 576 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Guarantor - NYSE Subsidiary Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Net income $ 499 $ 348 $ 554 $ (892 ) $ 509 Other comprehensive income: Foreign currency translation adjustments — 1 83 — 84 Change in fair value of available-for-sale-securities — — 118 — 118 Discontinuance of net investment hedge — — 21 — 21 Total other comprehensive income — 1 222 — 223 Comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries 228 (136 ) — (92 ) — Comprehensive income 727 213 776 (984 ) 732 Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests — — (22 ) — (22 ) Comprehensive income attributable to ICE $ 727 $ 213 $ 754 $ (984 ) $ 710
Condensed Cash Flow Statement	Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Subsidiary Non-Guarantors Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations $ (25 ) $ (38 ) $ 845 $ (12 ) $ 770 Investing activities: Decrease in restricted cash — — 11 — 11 Loans to subsidiaries — (305 ) (801 ) 1,106 — Additional contribution to equity method investment — — (60 ) — (60 ) Proceeds from term deposits and sales of available-for sale investments — 1,084 — — 1,084 Capital expenditures, capitalized software development costs and other — — (136 ) — (136 ) Net cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations — 779 (986 ) 1,106 899 Financing activities: Repayments of debt facilities and commercial paper, net 111 (1,029 ) — — (918 ) Intercompany borrowing 495 283 328 (1,106 ) — Dividends to shareholders (158 ) — — — (158 ) Intercompany dividends — — (12 ) 12 — Repurchase of common stock (399 ) — — — (399 ) Purchase of subsidiary shares from non-controlling interest — — (128 ) — (128 ) Other financing activities (29 ) — (3 ) — (32 ) Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations 20 (746 ) 185 (1,094 ) (1,635 ) Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents — — (8 ) — (8 ) Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (5 ) (5 ) 36 — 26 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 6 5 641 — 652 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 1 $ — $ 677 $ — $ 678 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 (In millions) ICE (Parent) Subsidiary Guarantor - NYSE Subsidiary Non-Guarantors Consolidating Adjustments Consolidated Total Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations $ (52 ) $ 85 $ 888 $ (85 ) $ 836 Investing activities: Increase in restricted cash — — (111 ) — (111 ) Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired — — (150 ) — (150 ) Loans to subsidiaries — (108 ) (960 ) 1,068 — Proceeds from IPO of Euronext — — 1,984 — 1,984 Capital expenditures, capitalized software development costs and other — — (72 ) — (72 ) Net cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations — (108 ) 691 1,068 1,651 Financing activities: Repayments of debt facilities and commercial paper, net (722 ) — (368 ) — (1,090 ) Intercompany borrowing 937 23 108 (1,068 ) — Dividends to shareholders (151 ) — — — (151 ) Intercompany dividends — — (85 ) 85 — Other financing activities (14 ) — (30 ) — (44 ) Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations 50 23 (375 ) (983 ) (1,285 ) Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations — — (110 ) — (110 ) Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents — — 4 — 4 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (2 ) — 1,098 — 1,096 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 2 — 959 — 961 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ — $ — $ 2,057 $ — $ 2,057

Earnings Per Common Share (Tabl

Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Reconciliation of the Numerators and Denominators of the Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Common Share	The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per common share computations for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in millions, except per share amounts): Six Months Ended Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 2014 2015 2014 Income from continuing operations $ 612 $ 488 $ 289 $ 227 Net income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interest (14 ) (22 ) (6 ) (9 ) Net income from continuing operations attributable to ICE 598 466 283 218 Net income from discontinued operations attributable to ICE — 21 — 8 Net income attributable to ICE $ 598 $ 487 $ 283 $ 226 Basic earnings per share attributable to ICE common shareholders: Continuing operations $ 5.37 $ 4.05 $ 2.55 $ 1.89 Discontinued operations — 0.19 — 0.07 Basic earnings per share $ 5.37 $ 4.24 $ 2.55 $ 1.96 Basic weighted average common shares outstanding 112 115 111 115 Diluted earnings per share attributable to ICE common shareholders: Continuing operations $ 5.34 $ 4.03 $ 2.54 $ 1.88 Discontinued operations — 0.19 — 0.07 Diluted earnings per share $ 5.34 $ 4.22 $ 2.54 $ 1.95 Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 112 116 112 116 Basic weighted average common shares outstanding 112 115 111 115 Effect of dilutive securities - stock options and restricted stock — 1 1 1 Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 112 116 112 116

Description of Business (Detail

Description of Business (Details)	Jun. 30, 2015Entity
Central Clearing House [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of operating entities	7

Short-Term and Long-Term Restri

Short-Term and Long-Term Restricted Cash and Investments (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Contribution to guarantee fund	$ 255	$ 297

Goodwill and Other Intangible38

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Goodwill Rollforward) (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	$ 8,535
Foreign currency translation	(2)
Other activity, net	(1)
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 8,532

Goodwill and Other Intangible39

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Other Intangible Rollforward) (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015USD ($)
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Other intangible assets, beginning balance	$ 7,780
Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill Acquired	1
Foreign currency translation	(4)
Other activity, net	(77)
Other intangible assets, ending balance	$ 7,700

Deferred Revenue Deferred Rev40

Deferred Revenue Deferred Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Movement in Deferred Revenue [Roll Forward]
Deferred revenue balance at December 31, 2014	$ 136
Additions	497
Amortization	(260)
Deferred revenue balance at June 30, 2015	373
Deferred revenue	294	$ 69
Deferred Revenue, Noncurrent	79
Annual Listing Fee Revenue
Movement in Deferred Revenue [Roll Forward]
Deferred revenue balance at December 31, 2014	0
Additions	356
Amortization	(178)
Deferred revenue balance at June 30, 2015	178
Original Listing Fee Revenues
Movement in Deferred Revenue [Roll Forward]
Deferred revenue balance at December 31, 2014	35
Additions	9
Amortization	(2)
Deferred revenue balance at June 30, 2015	42
Other Listing Fee Revenues
Movement in Deferred Revenue [Roll Forward]
Deferred revenue balance at December 31, 2014	46
Additions	18
Amortization	(8)
Deferred revenue balance at June 30, 2015	56
Data Services Fees and Other Revenues
Movement in Deferred Revenue [Roll Forward]
Deferred revenue balance at December 31, 2014	55
Additions	114
Amortization	(72)
Deferred revenue balance at June 30, 2015	$ 97

Debt (Narrative) (Details)

Debt (Narrative) (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Jun. 24, 2014USD ($)	Jun. 24, 2014EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2015USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2014USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2014USD ($)	Nov. 13, 2013USD ($)	Nov. 13, 2013EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity										$ 3,000
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity										1,000
Line of Credit Facility, Funds Reserved For Commercial Paper Program										1,016
Credit Facility Funds Reserved For Clearing Operations										303
Line of Credit Facility, Unreserved Amount										$ 1,700
Cash paid for interest					$ 89		$ 101
Commercial Paper			$ 1,016		$ 1,016				$ 905
Commercial Paper, Weighted Average Interest Rate					0.23%	0.23%
Commercial Paper Weighted Average Maturity Period					19 days	19 days
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investments					$ 1,084		26
Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commercial Paper Maturities					1 day	1 day
Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commercial Paper Maturities					89 days	89 days
NYSE Euronext EUR Notes (5.375% senior unsecured notes due June 30, 2015)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Fair value of senior notes											$ 1,300
Debt Instrument Fair Value over Face Amount											89
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)			0	$ 0	$ 0		$ 0
NYSE Euronext USD Notes (2.0% senior unsecured notes due October 5, 2017)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Senior Notes			850		850
Fair value of senior notes			860		860						854
Debt Instrument Fair Value over Face Amount											$ 4
2018 Senior Notes (2.5% senior unsecured notes due October 15, 2018)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage													2.50%
Senior Notes			600		600				600
2023 Senior Notes (4.0% senior unsecured notes due October 15, 2023)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage													4.00%
Senior Notes			794		794				794
NYSE Euronext EUR Notes (5.375% senior unsecured notes due June 30, 2015)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Interest					55	€ 49
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											5.375%	5.375%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			1,000		1,000						$ 1,000	€ 920
Unsecured Debt, Current			0		0			€ 920	1,137
NYSE Euronext USD Notes (2.0% senior unsecured notes due October 5, 2017)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											2.00%	2.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount											$ 850
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate											2.00%	2.00%
Senior Notes			$ 853		$ 853				$ 853
Term Deposits [Member] | NYSE Euronext [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investments	$ 1,100	€ 969

Debt (Total Debt Schedule) (Det

Debt (Total Debt Schedule) (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2015USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commercial Paper	$ 1,016		$ 905
Short-term debt	1,016		2,042
Long term debt	2,247		2,247
Total debt	3,263		4,289
2018 Senior Notes (2.5% senior unsecured notes due October 15, 2018)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	600		600
2023 Senior Notes (4.0% senior unsecured notes due October 15, 2023)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	794		794
NYSE Euronext EUR Notes (5.375% senior unsecured notes due June 30, 2015)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured Debt, Current	0	€ 920	1,137
NYSE Euronext USD Notes (2.0% senior unsecured notes due October 5, 2017)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 853		$ 853

Equity- (Narrative) (Details)

Equity- (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Feb. 27, 2014	Aug. 04, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation, Excluding Mergers and Acquisition and and Capitalized Portion			$ 23	$ 22	$ 47	$ 39
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate					1.25%	1.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value					$ 86	$ 87
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period					551,426
Granted, Number of options					176,467
Stock-based compensation					$ 47	49
Tax benefits from stock option plans					$ 14		$ 26
Number of Options, Exercised			556,509		556,509
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised			$ 133.61		$ 133.61
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value			$ 197.92		$ 197.92		$ 176.82
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value			$ 9	$ 11	$ 14	$ 23
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized			10		$ 10
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition					2 years 1 month 6 days
Time Based And Performance Based Restricted Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized			146		$ 146
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition					1 year 8 months 6 days
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	214,734
Stock-based compensation			7		$ 12
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 43		$ 31		31
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	3 years
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Shares Reserved For Future Issuance								429,468
Share Based Estimated Compensation Expense Stock Options Remainder Of Current Fiscal Year					$ 14
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 86
Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares		1,744,839	872,539
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value		$ 399	$ 202

Equity (Stock Option Activity)

Equity (Stock Option Activity) (Details) - $ / shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 197.92	$ 176.82
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	551,426
Number of Stock Options [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, Number of options, Beginning balance	762,867
Granted, Number of options	176,467
Exercised, Number of options	(99,802)
Outstanding, Number of options, Ending balance	839,532
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Option [Abstract]
Outstanding, Weighted average exercise price per share, Beginning Balance	$ 136.03
Granted, Weighted average exercise price per share	207.97
Exercised, Weighted average exercise price per share	95.15
Outstanding, Weighted average exercise price per share, Ending Balance	$ 156.01

Equity (Details of Stock Option

Equity (Details of Stock Options) (Details) - Jun. 30, 2015 - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Total
Equity [Abstract]
Number of Options, Vested or expected to vest	839,532
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Vested or expected to vest	$ 156.01
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Vested or expected to vest	6 years 7 months 6 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Vested or expected to vest	$ 57
Number of Options, Exercised	556,509
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised	$ 133.61
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Exercised	5 years 3 months 6 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercised	$ 50

Equity (Valuation Assumptions)

Equity (Valuation Assumptions) (Details) - $ / shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Equity [Abstract]
Risk-free interest rate	1.08%	1.23%
Expected life in years	5 years	5 years
Expected volatility	24.00%	27.00%
Expected dividend yield	1.25%	1.00%
Estimated weighted-average fair value of options granted per share	$ 40.94	$ 45.23

Equity (Nonvested Restricted St

Equity (Nonvested Restricted Stock Activity) (Details) - 6 months ended Jun. 30, 2015 - $ / shares	Total
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, Number of nonvested restricted shares, Beginning balance	1,070,995
Granted, Number of nonvested restricted shares	551,426
Exercised, Number of nonvested restricted shares	(392,842)
Expired/Forfeited, Number of nonvested restricted shares	(44,926)
Outstanding, Number of nonvested restricted shares, Ending balance	1,184,653
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Nonvested, Outstanding, Weighted average exercise price per share, Beginning Balance	$ 176.82
Nonvested, Granted, Weighted average exercise price per share	209.62
Nonvested, Exercised, Weighted average exercise price per share	156.80
Nonvested, Expired/Forfeited, Weighted average exercise price per share	197.88
Nonvested, Outstanding, Weighted average exercise price per share, Ending Balance	$ 197.92

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detai

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate	27.00%	29.00%	27.00%	28.00%
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	$ 3		$ 3

Clearing Organizations (Narrati

Clearing Organizations (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2015USD ($)Entity	Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
Margin deposits and guaranty funds	$ 43,351	$ 47,458
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted	65,400
Net Notional Value Of Unsettled Contracts	2,400,000
Margin Deposits And Guaranty Funds Assets Received Or Pledged	77,000
Contribution Of Own Cash To Guaranty Fund	$ 228
Central Clearing House [Member]
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
Number of operating entities | Entity	7
ICE Clear Europe
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
Margin deposits and guaranty funds	$ 25,477	26,339
Contribution Of Own Cash To Guaranty Fund	128
ICE Clear Credit
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
Margin deposits and guaranty funds	13,346	$ 16,464
Contribution Of Own Cash To Guaranty Fund	50
Ice Clear U.S. [Member]
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
Contribution Of Own Cash To Guaranty Fund	$ 50

Clearing Organizations (ICE Cle

Clearing Organizations (ICE Clearing Houses Schedules) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Original margin	$ 38,584	$ 41,674
Guaranty Fund	4,767	5,784
Total	43,351	47,458
ICE Clear U.S.
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Original margin	4,087	4,285
Guaranty Fund	313	290
Total	4,400	4,575
ICE Clear Europe
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Original margin	22,675	23,291
Guaranty Fund	2,802	3,048
Total	25,477	26,339
ICE Clear Canada
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Original margin	115	42
Guaranty Fund	13	38
Total	128	80
ICE Clear Credit
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Original margin	11,707	14,056
Guaranty Fund	1,639	2,408
Total	$ 13,346	$ 16,464

Clearing Organizations (Assets

Clearing Organizations (Assets Pledged by Clearing Members as Original Margin and Guaranty Fund Deposits for ICE Clearing Houses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
ICE Clear U.S. | Original Margin [Member]
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Government securities at face value	$ 7,314	$ 6,972
Letters of credit	0	0
Total Original Margin	7,314	6,972
ICE Clear U.S. | Guaranty Fund [Member]
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Guaranty Fund: Government securities at face value	175	190
ICE Clear Europe | Original Margin [Member]
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Government securities at face value	20,516	18,284
Letters of credit	0	0
Total Original Margin	20,516	18,284
ICE Clear Europe | Guaranty Fund [Member]
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Guaranty Fund: Government securities at face value	224	284
ICE Clear Canada | Original Margin [Member]
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Government securities at face value	103	99
Letters of credit	285	4
Total Original Margin	388	103
ICE Clear Canada | Guaranty Fund [Member]
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Guaranty Fund: Government securities at face value	100	15
ICE Clear Credit | Original Margin [Member]
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Government securities at face value	4,598	3,235
Letters of credit	0	0
Total Original Margin	4,598	3,235
ICE Clear Credit | Guaranty Fund [Member]
Clearing Organizations [Line Items]
Guaranty Fund: Government securities at face value	$ 305	$ 424

Commitments and Contingencies C

Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies Narrative (Details) BRL in Millions, $ in Millions	Jun. 04, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015BRL	Jul. 31, 2013
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		40.00%
Exchange Rate, Brazilian Real to USD		0.3166
NYSE AMEX OPTION [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of External Investors, Significant Equity Interest Sold		7
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners				16.00%
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Fair Value		$ 128
ATG ATS and NYSE BV Arbitration [Member] | NYSE BV Ownership Percentage in ATS [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	20.00%
ATG ATS and NYSE BV Arbitration [Member] | ATG Ownership Percentage in ATS [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Equity Method Investmetn, Ownership Percentage by External Investors	80.00%
ATG ATS and NYSE BV Arbitration [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value		$ 32	BRL 100

Pension and Other Benefit Pro53

Pension and Other Benefit Programs (Narrative) (Details) - Jun. 30, 2015 - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Total
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Contribution to pension plan	$ 4	$ 8
Defined Benefit Plans, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year		$ 24

Pension and Other Benefit Pro54

Pension and Other Benefit Programs (Components of Pension Plan Expense (Benefit) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 0	$ 1	$ 0	$ 2
Interest cost	8	9	16	18
Estimated return on plan assets	(11)	(12)	(22)	(24)
Net periodic expense (benefit)	(2)	(2)	(4)	(4)
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Gain (Loss)	1	0	2	0
SERP Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	0	0	0	0
Interest cost	1	1	2	2
Estimated return on plan assets	0	0	0	0
Net periodic expense (benefit)	1	1	2	2
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Gain (Loss)	0	0	0	0
Post-retirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	0	0	0	0
Interest cost	2	2	4	4
Estimated return on plan assets	0	0	0	0
Net periodic expense (benefit)	2	2	4	4
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Gain (Loss)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Fair Value Measurements (Detail

Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Nov. 13, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term investment in equity securities	$ 341	$ 379
U.S. Treasury securities	443	374
Mutual Funds	22	27
Total assets at fair value	806	780
Narrative [Abstract]
Total fair value of cost and equity method investments	120	53
Committed Equity Capital Contribution	150
Potential Equity Capital	$ 200
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	40.00%
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term investment in equity securities	$ 341	379
Mutual Funds	22	27
Total assets at fair value	806	780
Narrative [Abstract]
Equity method investments, fair value	443	374
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term investment in equity securities	0	0
U.S. Treasury securities	0	0
Mutual Funds	0	0
Total assets at fair value	0	$ 0
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Narrative [Abstract]
Equity method investments, fair value	225
Restricted Cash And Investments [Member]
Narrative [Abstract]
Equity method investments, fair value	87
Restricted Cash and Investments, Non Current [Member]
Narrative [Abstract]
Equity method investments, fair value	131
Senior Notes [Member]
Narrative [Abstract]
Senior Notes	1,390
Fair value of senior notes	1,440
NYSE Euronext USD Notes [Member]
Narrative [Abstract]
Senior Notes	850
Fair value of senior notes	860		$ 854
NYSE [Member]
Narrative [Abstract]
Committed Equity Capital Contribution	60
Potential Equity Capital	$ 80

Discontinued Operations (Detail

Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses		$ 166		$ 329
Compensation and benefits		46		100
Technology and communication		12		27
Professional services		22		30
Rent and occupancy		5		12
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs		55		96
Selling, general, administrative		5		15
Depreciation and amortization		7		16
Total operating expenses		152		296
Operating income		14		33
Other income, net		6		5
Income tax expense		12		17
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 0	$ 8	$ 0	$ 21

Condensed Consolidating Finan57

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 678	$ 652	$ 2,057	$ 961	$ 2,057
Intercompany receivable	0	0
Margin deposits and guaranty funds	43,351	47,458
Note receivable from affiliate, current	0	0
Other current assets	1,104	2,109
Total current assets	45,133	50,219
Property and equipment, net	911	874
Other non-current assets:
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	16,232	16,315
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Note receivable from affiliate, non-current	0	0
Other non-current assets	828	845
Total other non-current assets	17,060	17,160
Total assets	63,104	68,253
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	1,016	2,042
Margin deposits and guaranty funds	43,351	47,458
Intercompany payable	0	0
Notes payable to affiliates, current	0	0
Other current liabilities	1,213	1,013
Total current liabilities	45,580	50,513
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt	2,247	2,247
Notes payable to affiliates, non-current	0	0
Other non-current liabilities	2,794	2,936
Total non-current liabilities	5,041	5,183
Total liabilities	50,621	55,696
Redeemable non-controlling interest	40	165
Equity:
Retained earnings	3,641	3,210
Total shareholders' equity	12,410	12,360
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	33	32
Total equity	12,443	12,392		12,381
Total liabilities and equity	63,104	68,253
ICE Group, Inc. (Parent)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1	6	0	2
Intercompany receivable	2,897	2,793
Margin deposits and guaranty funds	0	0
Note receivable from affiliate, current	0	0
Other current assets	59	60
Total current assets	2,957	2,859
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Other non-current assets:
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	14,249	13,682
Note receivable from affiliate, non-current	0	0
Other non-current assets	23	25
Total other non-current assets	14,272	13,707
Total assets	17,229	16,566
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	1,016	905
Margin deposits and guaranty funds	0	0
Intercompany payable	0	0
Notes payable to affiliates, current	350	344
Other current liabilities	48	30
Total current liabilities	1,414	1,279
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt	1,394	1,394
Notes payable to affiliates, non-current	2,005	1,516
Other non-current liabilities	6	17
Total non-current liabilities	3,405	2,927
Total liabilities	4,819	4,206
Redeemable non-controlling interest	0	0
Equity:
Total shareholders' equity	12,410	12,360
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Total equity	12,410	12,360
Total liabilities and equity	17,229	16,566
Subsidiary Guarantor - NYSE Euronext Holdings, LLC
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	5	0	0
Intercompany receivable	0	0
Margin deposits and guaranty funds	0	0
Note receivable from affiliate, current	332	313
Other current assets	0	1,173
Total current assets	332	1,491
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Other non-current assets:
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	9,705	9,572
Note receivable from affiliate, non-current	3,076	2,790
Other non-current assets	10	11
Total other non-current assets	12,791	12,373
Total assets	13,123	13,864
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	0	1,137
Margin deposits and guaranty funds	0	0
Intercompany payable	1,558	1,933
Notes payable to affiliates, current	325	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	1,883	3,070
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt	853	853
Notes payable to affiliates, non-current	342	0
Other non-current liabilities	0	0
Total non-current liabilities	1,195	853
Total liabilities	3,078	3,923
Redeemable non-controlling interest	0	0
Equity:
Total shareholders' equity	10,045	9,941
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Total equity	10,045	9,941
Total liabilities and equity	13,123	13,864
Subsidiary Non-Guarantors
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	677	641	2,057	959
Intercompany receivable	149	529
Margin deposits and guaranty funds	43,351	47,458
Note receivable from affiliate, current	385	31
Other current assets	1,045	936
Total current assets	45,607	49,595
Property and equipment, net	911	874
Other non-current assets:
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	16,232	16,315
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Note receivable from affiliate, non-current	2,347	1,516
Other non-current assets	795	809
Total other non-current assets	19,374	18,640
Total assets	65,892	69,109
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	0	0
Margin deposits and guaranty funds	43,351	47,458
Intercompany payable	1,488	1,389
Notes payable to affiliates, current	42	0
Other current liabilities	1,165	1,043
Total current liabilities	46,046	49,890
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt	0	0
Notes payable to affiliates, non-current	3,076	2,790
Other non-current liabilities	2,788	2,919
Total non-current liabilities	5,864	5,709
Total liabilities	51,910	55,599
Redeemable non-controlling interest	40	165
Equity:
Total shareholders' equity	13,909	13,313
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	33	32
Total equity	13,942	13,345
Total liabilities and equity	65,892	69,109
Consolidating Adjustments
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Intercompany receivable	(3,046)	(3,322)
Margin deposits and guaranty funds	0	0
Note receivable from affiliate, current	(717)	(344)
Other current assets	0	(60)
Total current assets	(3,763)	(3,726)
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Other non-current assets:
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(23,954)	(23,254)
Note receivable from affiliate, non-current	(5,423)	(4,306)
Other non-current assets	0	0
Total other non-current assets	(29,377)	(27,560)
Total assets	(33,140)	(31,286)
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	0	0
Margin deposits and guaranty funds	0	0
Intercompany payable	(3,046)	(3,322)
Notes payable to affiliates, current	(717)	(344)
Other current liabilities	0	(60)
Total current liabilities	(3,763)	(3,726)
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt	0	0
Notes payable to affiliates, non-current	(5,423)	(4,306)
Other non-current liabilities	0	0
Total non-current liabilities	(5,423)	(4,306)
Total liabilities	(9,186)	(8,032)
Redeemable non-controlling interest	0	0
Equity:
Total shareholders' equity	(23,954)	(23,254)
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Total equity	(23,954)	(23,254)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (33,140)	$ (31,286)

Condensed Consolidating Finan58

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues:
Transaction and clearing fees, net	$ 724	$ 726	$ 1,536	$ 1,490
Market data fees	191	148	378	305
Listing Fees and Other Revenues	158	142	315	284
Total revenues	1,073	1,016	2,229	2,079
Transaction-based expenses	276	266	582	532
Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses	797	750	1,647	1,547
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits	144	150	295	304
Technology and communication	47	43	98	90
Professional services	32	49	65	103
Rent and occupancy	15	22	31	42
Acquisition-related transaction costs	7	37	26	62
Selling, general and administrative	76	112	154	212
Depreciation and amortization	93	81	182	161
Total operating expenses	367	423	755	829
Operating income	430	327	892	718
Interest expense, intercompany	0		0
Other Operating Income (Expense), Net	(32)		(53)
Total other expense, net	(32)	(7)	(53)	(36)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	398	320	839	682
Income tax expense (benefit)	109	93	227	194
Equity earnings from subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Income from continuing operations	289	227	612	488
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	8	0	21
Net income (loss)	289	235	612	509	$ 1,016
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	(6)	(9)	(14)	(22)
Net income (loss) attributable to ICE Group, Inc.	283	226	598	487
ICE Group, Inc. (Parent)
Revenues:
Transaction and clearing fees, net	0	0	0	0
Market data fees	0	0	0	0
Listing Fees and Other Revenues	0	0	0	0
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Transaction-based expenses	0	0	0	0
Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses	0	0	0	0
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits	1	0	1	1
Technology and communication	0	0	0	0
Acquisition-related transaction costs	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	0	0	1	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Total operating expenses	1	0	2	1
Operating income	(1)	0	(2)	(1)
Interest expense, intercompany	(1)		(2)
Other Operating Income (Expense), Net	(26)		(7)
Total other expense, net	(27)	(11)	(9)	(25)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	(28)	(11)	(11)	(26)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(10)	(9)	(3)	(14)
Equity earnings from subsidiaries	301	240	606	511
Income from continuing operations		238		499
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		0		0
Net income (loss)	283	238	598	499
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to ICE Group, Inc.	283	238	598	499
Subsidiary Guarantor - NYSE Euronext Holdings, LLC
Revenues:
Transaction and clearing fees, net	0	0	0	0
Market data fees	0	0	0	0
Listing Fees and Other Revenues	0	0	0	0
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Transaction-based expenses	0	0	0	0
Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses	0	0	0	0
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits	0	0	0	0
Technology and communication	0	0	0	0
Acquisition-related transaction costs	0	4	0	6
Selling, general and administrative	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Total operating expenses	0	4	0	6
Operating income	0	(4)	0	(6)
Interest expense, intercompany	9		19
Other Operating Income (Expense), Net	7		(33)
Total other expense, net	16	(22)	(14)	(27)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	16	(26)	(14)	(33)
Income tax expense (benefit)	0	0	0	0
Equity earnings from subsidiaries	71	163	168	381
Income from continuing operations		137		348
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		0		0
Net income (loss)	87	137	154	348
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to ICE Group, Inc.	87	137	154	348
Subsidiary Non-Guarantors
Revenues:
Transaction and clearing fees, net	724	726	1,536	1,490
Market data fees	191	148	378	305
Listing Fees and Other Revenues	158	142	315	284
Total revenues	1,073	1,016	2,229	2,079
Transaction-based expenses	276	266	582	532
Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses	797	750	1,647	1,547
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits	143	150	294	303
Technology and communication	47	43	98	90
Acquisition-related transaction costs	7	33	26	56
Selling, general and administrative	76	112	153	212
Depreciation and amortization	93	81	182	161
Total operating expenses	366	419	753	822
Operating income	431	331	894	725
Interest expense, intercompany	(8)		(17)
Other Operating Income (Expense), Net	(13)		(13)
Total other expense, net	(21)	26	(30)	16
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	410	357	864	741
Income tax expense (benefit)	119	102	230	208
Equity earnings from subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Income from continuing operations		255		533
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		8		21
Net income (loss)	291	263	634	554
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	(6)	(9)	(14)	(22)
Net income (loss) attributable to ICE Group, Inc.	285	254	620	532
Consolidating Adjustments
Revenues:
Transaction and clearing fees, net	0	0	0	0
Market data fees	0	0	0	0
Listing Fees and Other Revenues	0	0	0	0
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Transaction-based expenses	0	0	0	0
Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses	0	0	0	0
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits	0	0	0	0
Technology and communication	0	0	0	0
Acquisition-related transaction costs	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Total operating expenses	0	0	0	0
Operating income	0	0	0	0
Interest expense, intercompany	0		0
Other Operating Income (Expense), Net	0		0
Total other expense, net	0	0	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	0	0	0	0
Income tax expense (benefit)	0	0	0	0
Equity earnings from subsidiaries	(372)	(403)	(774)	(892)
Income from continuing operations		(403)		(892)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		0		0
Net income (loss)	(372)	(403)	(774)	(892)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to ICE Group, Inc.	$ (372)	$ (403)	$ (774)	$ (892)

Condensed Consolidating Finan59

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance Initial Public Offering			$ (60)
Net income	$ 289	$ 235	612	$ 509	$ 1,016
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	56	39	19	84
Change in fair value of available-for-sale-securities	31	58	(39)	118
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, before Tax	(2)	0	(2)	0
Discontinuance of Net Investment Hedge	21			21
Other comprehensive loss	85	118	(22)	223	$ (171)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Affiliates	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	374	353	590	732
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	(6)	(9)	(14)	(22)
Comprehensive income attributable to ICE Group, Inc.	368	344	576	710
ICE Group, Inc. (Parent)
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance Initial Public Offering			0
Net income	283	238	598	499
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	0	0	0	0
Change in fair value of available-for-sale-securities	0	0	0	0
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, before Tax	0		0
Discontinuance of Net Investment Hedge	0			0
Other comprehensive loss	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Affiliates	85	123	(22)	228
Comprehensive income	368	361	576	727
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to ICE Group, Inc.	368	361	576	727
Subsidiary Guarantor - NYSE Euronext Holdings, LLC
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance Initial Public Offering			0
Net income	87	137	154	348
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	0	0	1	1
Change in fair value of available-for-sale-securities	0	0	0	0
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, before Tax	0		0
Discontinuance of Net Investment Hedge	0			0
Other comprehensive loss	0	0	1	1
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Affiliates	13	(50)	(14)	(136)
Comprehensive income	100	87	141	213
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to ICE Group, Inc.	100	87	141	213
Subsidiary Non-Guarantors
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance Initial Public Offering			(60)
Net income	291	263	634	554
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	56	39	18	83
Change in fair value of available-for-sale-securities	31	58	(39)	118
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, before Tax	(2)		(2)
Discontinuance of Net Investment Hedge	21			21
Other comprehensive loss	85	118	(23)	222
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Affiliates	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	376	381	611	776
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	(6)	(9)	(14)	(22)
Comprehensive income attributable to ICE Group, Inc.	370	372	597	754
Consolidating Adjustments
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance Initial Public Offering			0
Net income	(372)	(403)	(774)	(892)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	0	0	0	0
Change in fair value of available-for-sale-securities	0	0	0	0
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, before Tax	0		0
Discontinuance of Net Investment Hedge	0			0
Other comprehensive loss	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Affiliates	(98)	(73)	36	(92)
Comprehensive income	(470)	(476)	(738)	(984)
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to ICE Group, Inc.	$ (470)	$ (476)	$ (738)	$ (984)

Condensed Consolidating Finan60

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ 770	$ 836
Cash flows from investing activities:
Increase in restricted cash	11	(111)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(150)
Proceeds for (Purchases of) Available for Sale Investments	1,084
Capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs	(136)	(72)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	899	1,651
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of debt facilities and issuance costs for debt facilities	(918)	(1,090)
Repayments of debt facilities	(918)	(1,090)
Payments relating to treasury shares received for restricted stock tax payments and stock option exercises	(399)	0	$ 645
Payments to Acquire Additional Interest in Subsidiaries	(128)	0
Intercompany borrowing	0	0
Dividends to shareholders	(158)	(151)
Intercompany dividends	0	0
Other financing activities	32	44
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(1,635)	(1,285)
Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations		110
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(8)	4
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	26	1,096
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	652	961	961
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	678	2,057	652
Payments for Loans to Subsidiaries and Affiliates	0	0
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries	0	1,984
ICE Group, Inc. (Parent)
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(25)	(52)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Increase in restricted cash	0	0
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		0
Proceeds for (Purchases of) Available for Sale Investments	0
Capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of debt facilities and issuance costs for debt facilities	111	(722)
Payments relating to treasury shares received for restricted stock tax payments and stock option exercises	(399)
Payments to Acquire Additional Interest in Subsidiaries	0
Intercompany borrowing	495	937
Dividends to shareholders	(158)	(151)
Intercompany dividends	0	0
Other financing activities	29	14
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	20	50
Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations		0
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(5)	(2)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	6	2	2
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	1	0	6
Payments for Loans to Subsidiaries and Affiliates	0	0
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries		0
Subsidiary Guarantor - NYSE Euronext Holdings, LLC
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(38)	85
Cash flows from investing activities:
Increase in restricted cash	0	0
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		0
Proceeds for (Purchases of) Available for Sale Investments	1,084
Capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	779	(108)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of debt facilities and issuance costs for debt facilities	(1,029)	0
Payments relating to treasury shares received for restricted stock tax payments and stock option exercises	0
Payments to Acquire Additional Interest in Subsidiaries	0
Intercompany borrowing	283	23
Dividends to shareholders	0	0
Intercompany dividends	0	0
Other financing activities	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(746)	23
Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations		0
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(5)	0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	5	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	0	0	5
Payments for Loans to Subsidiaries and Affiliates	305	108
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries		0
Subsidiary Non-Guarantors
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	845	888
Cash flows from investing activities:
Increase in restricted cash	11	(111)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(150)
Proceeds for (Purchases of) Available for Sale Investments	0
Capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs	(136)	(72)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(986)	691
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of debt facilities and issuance costs for debt facilities	0	(368)
Payments relating to treasury shares received for restricted stock tax payments and stock option exercises	0
Payments to Acquire Additional Interest in Subsidiaries	(128)
Intercompany borrowing	328	108
Dividends to shareholders	0	0
Intercompany dividends	(12)	(85)
Other financing activities	3	30
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	185	(375)
Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations		110
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(8)	4
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	36	1,098
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	641	959	959
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	677	2,057	641
Payments for Loans to Subsidiaries and Affiliates	801	960
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries		(1,984)
Consolidating Adjustments
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(12)	(85)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Increase in restricted cash	0	0
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		0
Proceeds for (Purchases of) Available for Sale Investments	0
Capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	1,106	1,068
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of debt facilities and issuance costs for debt facilities	0	0
Payments relating to treasury shares received for restricted stock tax payments and stock option exercises	0
Payments to Acquire Additional Interest in Subsidiaries	0
Intercompany borrowing	(1,106)	(1,068)
Dividends to shareholders	0	0
Intercompany dividends	12	85
Other financing activities	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(1,094)	(983)
Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations		0
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	0	0	$ 0
Payments for Loans to Subsidiaries and Affiliates	$ (1,106)	(1,068)
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries		$ 0

Earnings Per Common Share (Narr

Earnings Per Common Share (Narrative) (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share	$ 2.55	$ 1.89	$ 5.37	$ 4.05
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount			190,000	157,000

Earnings Per Common Share (Reco

Earnings Per Common Share (Reconciliation of Numerators and Denominators of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Common Share) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Net income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interest	$ 289	$ 227	$ 612	$ 488
Net income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interest	(6)	(9)	(14)	(22)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to ICE Group	283	218	598	466
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to ICE Group	0	8	0	21
Net income (loss) attributable to ICE Group, Inc.	$ 283	$ 226	$ 598	$ 487
Basic earnings per share attributable to ICE common shareholders:
Continuing operations	$ 2.55	$ 1.89	$ 5.37	$ 4.05
Discontinued operations	0	0.07	0	0.19
Basic earnings per share	$ 2.55	$ 1.96	$ 5.37	$ 4.24
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	111	115	112	115
Diluted earnings per share attributable to ICE common shareholders:
Continuing operations	$ 2.54	$ 1.88	$ 5.34	$ 4.03
Discontinued operations	0	0.07	0	0.19
Diluted earnings per share	$ 2.54	$ 1.95	$ 5.34	$ 4.22
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	112	116	112	116
Effect of dilutive securities:
Effect of dilutive securities - stock options and restricted stock	1	1	0	1