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Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Sep. 30, 2016	Oct. 31, 2016
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001136893
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		328,227,867

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 701	$ 682
Settlement deposits	467	371
Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $34 and $16 as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	1,649	1,731
Settlement receivables	230	162
Other receivables	104	197
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	290	266
Deferred income taxes	82	100
Total current assets	3,523	3,509
Property and equipment, net	604	611
Goodwill	14,569	14,745
Intangible assets, net	5,146	5,159
Computer software, net	1,639	1,584
Deferred contract costs, net	293	253
Other noncurrent assets	360	339
Total assets	26,134	26,200
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,169	1,196
Settlement payables	699	538
Deferred revenues	752	615
Current portion of long-term debt	317	15
Total current liabilities	2,937	2,364
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	10,470	11,429
Deferred income taxes	2,629	2,658
Deferred revenues	17	30
Other long-term liabilities	325	312
Total liabilities	16,378	16,793
FIS stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 200 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 600 shares authorized, 431 and 430 shares issued as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	4	4
Additional paid in capital	10,334	10,210
Retained earnings	3,177	3,073
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(240)	(279)
Treasury stock, 103 and 106 shares as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, at cost	(3,614)	(3,687)
Total FIS stockholders’ equity	9,661	9,321
Noncontrolling interest	95	86
Total equity	9,756	9,407
Total liabilities and equity	$ 26,134	$ 26,200

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 34	$ 16
FIS stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	200,000,000	200,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	600,000,000	600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	431,000,000	430,000,000
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	103,000,000	106,000,000

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Processing and services revenues	$ 2,309	$ 1,579	$ 6,795	$ 4,721
Cost of revenues	1,527	1,022	4,680	3,162
Gross profit	782	557	2,115	1,559
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	384	219	1,250	719
Operating income	398	338	865	840
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net	(98)	(36)	(284)	(109)
Other income (expense), net	(6)	(20)	(8)	130
Total other income (expense), net	(104)	(56)	(292)	21
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	294	282	573	861
Provision for income taxes	103	100	200	314
Earnings from continuing operations, net of tax	191	182	373	547
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(2)	1	(7)
Net earnings	191	180	374	540
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest	(6)	(5)	(13)	(14)
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$ 185	$ 175	$ 361	$ 526
Net earnings per share — basic from continuing operations attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.57	$ 0.63	$ 1.11	$ 1.89
Net earnings (loss) per share — basic from discontinued operations attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.01)	0.00	(0.02)
Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.57	$ 0.62	$ 1.11	$ 1.87
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic (in shares)	326	280	325	282
Net earnings per share — diluted from continuing operations attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.56	$ 0.62	$ 1.09	$ 1.87
Net earnings (loss) per share — diluted from discontinued operations attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.01)	0.00	(0.02)
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.56	$ 0.62	$ 1.10	$ 1.85
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted (in shares)	330	284	329	285
Cash dividends paid per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.26	$ 0.78	$ 0.78
Amounts attributable to FIS common stockholders:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$ 185	$ 177	$ 360	$ 533
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations	0	(2)	1	(7)
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$ 185	$ 175	$ 361	$ 526

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings	$ 191	$ 180	$ 374	$ 540
Other comprehensive earnings, before tax:
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives	3	(14)	(6)	(16)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net earnings	4	1	8	3
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives, net	7	(13)	2	(13)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1)	(75)	50	(179)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), before tax:	6	(88)	52	(192)
Provision for income tax expense (benefit) related to items of other comprehensive earnings	2	(6)	(4)	(4)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax	4	(82)	56	(188)
Comprehensive (loss) earnings:	195	98	430	352
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(6)	(5)	(13)	(14)
Other comprehensive (earnings) losses attributable to noncontrolling interest	1	19	(18)	34
Comprehensive earnings (loss) attributable to FIS common stockholders	$ 190	$ 112	$ 399	$ 372

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity (Unaudited) - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2016 - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Total	Common stock	Additional Paid In Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings	Treasury Stock	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015		430				106
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 9,407	$ 4	$ 10,210	$ 3,073	$ (279)	$ (3,687)	$ 86
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)	1
Exercise of stock options (in shares)						3
Exercise of stock options	$ 88		13			$ 75
Treasury shares held for taxes due upon exercise of stock options (in shares)						0
Treasury shares held for taxes due upon exercise of stock options	(27)		(21)			$ (6)
Excess income tax benefit from exercise of stock options	26		26
Stock-based compensation	101		101
Cash dividends paid ($0.26 per share per quarter) and other distributions	(279)			(257)			(22)
Net earnings	374			361			13
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	56				38		18
Other	10		5		1	$ 4
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2016		431				103
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2016	$ 9,756	$ 4	$ 10,334	$ 3,177	$ (240)	$ (3,614)	$ 95

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Cash dividends paid per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.26	$ 0.78	$ 0.78

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 374	$ 540
Adjustment to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	876	464
Amortization of debt issue costs	14	7
Gain on Sale of Assets	0	(150)
Stock-based compensation	101	59
Deferred income taxes	(125)	(41)
Excess income tax benefit from exercise of stock options	(26)	(21)
Other operating activities	0	4
Net changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and foreign currency:
Trade receivables	126	(34)
Settlement activity	(4)	7
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(32)	(19)
Deferred contract costs	(94)	(85)
Deferred revenue	121	(4)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other liabilities	11	(29)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,342	698
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment	(110)	(106)
Additions to computer software	(336)	(200)
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	241
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and equity investments	0	(17)
Other investing activities, net	(4)	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(450)	(82)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings	5,763	4,662
Repayment of borrowings	(6,429)	(4,762)
Debt issuance costs	(20)	(3)
Excess income tax benefit from exercise of stock options	26	21
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	88	46
Treasury stock activity	(27)	(308)
Dividends paid	(255)	(220)
Distribution to Brazilian Venture partner	(20)	(24)
Other financing activities, net	(17)	(24)
Net cash used in financing activities	(891)	(612)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash	18	(55)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	19	(51)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	682	493
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	701	442
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	218	98
Cash paid for income taxes	$ 236	$ 293

Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation	Sep. 30, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The unaudited financial information included in this report includes the accounts of FIS and its subsidiaries prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. All adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. This report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as updated by the Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 2, 2016 for changes in our reporting segments. The preparation of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain reclassifications have been made in the 2015 Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) to conform to the classifications used in 2016. On August 12, 2015, FIS and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with SunGard and SunGard Capital Corp. II (collectively “SunGard”) pursuant to which, through a series of mergers, FIS acquired SunGard (collectively the "SunGard acquisition"). FIS completed the SunGard acquisition on November 30, 2015 (Note 4) and SunGard's results of operations and financial position are included in the consolidated financial statements from and after the date of acquisition. We report the results of our operations in three reporting segments: Integrated Financial Solutions (“IFS”), Global Financial Solutions (“GFS”) and Corporate and Other (Note 10).

Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Related Party Transactions

The Company operates a joint venture ("Brazilian Venture") with Banco Bradesco S.A. ("Banco Bradesco"), in which we own a 51% controlling interest, to provide comprehensive, fully-outsourced transaction processing, call center, cardholder support and collection services to multiple card issuing clients in Brazil, including Banco Bradesco. The original accounting for this transaction resulted in the establishment of a contract intangible asset and a liability for amounts payable to the original partner banks upon final migration of their respective card portfolios and achieving targeted volumes (the “Brazilian Venture Notes”). The unamortized contract intangible asset balance as of September 30, 2016 was $92 million. The carrying value of the noncontrolling interest as of September 30, 2016 was $90 million.

The Company recorded revenues of $75 million and $58 million during the three months and $195 million and $183 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, from Banco Bradesco. Revenues included $5 million and $(22) million of favorable (unfavorable) currency impact during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, resulting from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. Dollar and Brazilian Real in 2016 as compared to 2015.

A summary of the Company’s related party receivables and payables is as follows (in millions):



		September 30,		December 31,
Related Party	Balance sheet location	2016		2015
Banco Bradesco	Trade receivables	$	62	$	31
Banco Bradesco	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	10		9
Banco Bradesco	Other long-term liabilities	21		24

Net Earnings per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Earnings per Share

The basic weighted average shares and common stock equivalents for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 are computed using the treasury stock method.

The following table summarizes the earnings per share attributable to FIS common stockholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (in millions, except per share amounts):



	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
	2016		2015			2016		2015
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	185	$	177		$	360	$	533
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	—		(2		)	1		(7		)
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	185	$	175		$	361	$	526
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic	326		280			325		282
Plus: Common stock equivalent shares	4		4			4		3
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted	330		284			329		285
Net earnings per share — basic from continuing operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.57	$	0.63		$	1.11	$	1.89
Net earnings (loss) per share — basic from discontinued operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	—		(0.01		)	—		(0.02		)
Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.57	$	0.62		$	1.11	$	1.87
Net earnings per share — diluted from continuing operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.56	$	0.62		$	1.09	$	1.87
Net earnings (loss) per share — diluted from discontinued operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	—		(0.01		)	—		(0.02		)
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.56	$	0.62		$	1.10	$	1.85

Amounts in table may not sum due to rounding.

Options to purchase approximately 1 million shares or less of our common stock for the three months and 7 million and 1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive.

Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions

SunGard

FIS completed the SunGard acquisition on November 30, 2015, and SunGard's results of operations and financial position are included in the consolidated financial statements from and after the date of acquisition. The SunGard acquisition increased our existing portfolio of solutions to automate a wide range of complex business processes for financial services institutions and corporate and government treasury departments, adding trading, securities operations, administering investment portfolios, accounting for investment assets, and managing risk and compliance requirements.

Through a series of mergers, FIS acquired 100 percent of the equity of SunGard, for a total purchase price as follows (in millions):



Cash consideration, including SunGard transaction fees paid at closing	$	2,335
Value of stock and vested equity awards exchanged for FIS shares	2,697
Value of vested portion of SunGard stock awards exchanged for FIS awards	47
	$	5,079

We recorded a preliminary allocation of the purchase price to SunGard tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values as of November 30, 2015. The provisional amounts for intangible assets were based on independent third-party valuations performed. Land and building valuations were based on appraisals performed by certified property appraisers. Goodwill was recorded as the residual amount by which the purchase price exceeded the provisional fair value of the net assets acquired. Our evaluations of the facts and circumstances available as of November 30, 2015 to assign fair values to other assets acquired and liabilities assumed are ongoing, as are our assessments of the economic characteristics of the acquired software and other intangibles. These evaluations may result in changes to the provisional amounts recorded. In accordance with ASU 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments, the financial statements will not be retrospectively adjusted for any measurement-period adjustments that occur in subsequent periods. Rather, we will recognize any adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment is determined. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, adjustments were recorded to increase the fair values assigned to intangible assets, deferred taxes, other liabilities and property and equipment and to reduce the value assigned to goodwill. We are also required to record, in the same period’s financial statements in which adjustments are recorded, the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects, if any, as a result of any change to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting adjustment had been completed at the acquisition date. Additional depreciation and amortization of $6 million that would have been recognized in 2015 was recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2016 related to the changes in provisional values of intangible assets.

The preliminary purchase price allocation, as adjusted for measurement period adjustments recorded through September 30, 2016, is as follows (in millions):



Cash	$	631
Trade receivables, net	526
Other receivables	57
Property and equipment	145
Computer software	674
Intangible assets	4,550
Other assets	67
Goodwill	5,808
Liabilities assumed and noncontrolling interest	(7,379		)
	$	5,079

The following table summarizes the liabilities assumed in the SunGard acquisition (in millions):



Long-term debt (subsequently retired)	$	4,738
Deferred income taxes	1,767
Deferred revenue	278
Other liabilities and noncontrolling interest	596
	$	7,379

The gross contractual amount of trade receivables acquired was approximately $546 million. The difference between that total and the provisional amount reflected above represents our best estimate at the acquisition date of the contractual cash flows not expected to be collected. This difference was derived using SunGard's historical bad debts, sales allowances and collection trends.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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Discontinued Operations and Other Dispositions	9 Months Ended
Discontinued Operations and Other Dispositions	Sep. 30, 2016
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation Disclosures [Abstract]
Discontinued Operations and Other Dispositions	Discontinued Operations and Other Dispositions During the second quarter of 2015, we sold certain assets associated with our gaming industry check warranty business, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $139 million, which is included in Other income (expense), net. The sale did not meet the standard necessary to be reported as discontinued operations; therefore, the gain and related prior period earnings remain reported within earnings from continuing operations. Certain other operations are reported as discontinued in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

- Definition

The entire disclosure related to a disposal group. Includes, but is not limited to, a discontinued operation, disposal classified as held-for-sale or disposed of by means other than sale or disposal of an individually significant component.

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Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details

The following table shows the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statement details as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in millions):



	September 30, 2016						December 31, 2015
	Cost		Accumulated depreciation and amortization		Net		Cost		Accumulated depreciation and amortization		Net
Property and equipment	$	1,490	$	886	$	604	$	1,396	$	785	$	611
Intangible assets	$	6,913	$	1,767	$	5,146	$	6,963	$	1,804	$	5,159
Computer software	$	2,379	$	740	$	1,639	$	2,300	$	716	$	1,584

The Company entered into capital lease obligations of $16 million and less than $1 million during the three months and $18 million and $2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The assets are included in property and equipment and the remaining capital lease obligations are classified as long-term debt on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of September 30, 2016. Periodic payments are included in repayment of borrowings on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited).

Changes in goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 are summarized as follows (in millions):



	Total
Balance, December 31, 2015	$	14,745
Adjustments to SunGard provisional purchase price allocation	(185		)
Foreign currency adjustments	9
Balance, September 30, 2016	$	14,569

As of September 30, 2016, intangible assets, net of amortization, includes $5,004 million of customer relationships and $61 million of finite-lived trademarks, as well as $81 million of non-amortizable assets consisting mainly of indefinite-lived trademarks. Amortization expense for the quarter related to these intangible assets was $127 million.

Settlement Activity

We manage certain integrated electronic payment services and programs and wealth management processes for our clients that require us to hold and manage client cash balances used to fund their daily settlement activity. Settlement deposits represent funds we hold that were drawn from our clients to facilitate settlement activities. Settlement receivables represent amounts funded by us. Settlement payables consist of settlement deposits from clients, settlement payables to third parties, and outstanding checks related to our settlement activities for which the right of offset does not exist or we do not intend to exercise our right of offset. Our accounting policy for such outstanding checks is to include them in settlement payables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) and operating cash flows on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited).

Long-Term Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, consisted of the following (in millions):



	September 30, 2016			December 31, 2015
2017 Term Loans (1)	$	—		$	1,300
2018 Term Loans (2)	900			1,500
Senior Notes due June 2017, interest payable semi-annually at 1.450%	300			300
Senior Notes due April 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.000%	250			250
Senior Notes due October 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.850%	750			750
Senior Notes due October 2020, interest payable semi-annually at 3.625%	1,750			1,750
Senior Notes due August 2021, interest payable semi-annually at 2.250%	750			—
Senior Notes due March 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000%	700			700
Senior Notes due October 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500%	500			500
Senior Notes due April 2023, interest payable semi-annually at 3.500%	1,000			1,000
Senior Notes due June 2024, interest payable semi-annually at 3.875%	700			700
Senior Notes due October 2025, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000%	1,500			1,500
Senior Notes due August 2026, interest payable semi-annually at 3.000%	1,250			—
Senior Notes due August 2046, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500%	500			—
Revolving Loan (3)	21			1,250
Other	(84		)	(56		)
	10,787			11,444
Current portion	(317		)	(15		)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	$	10,470		$	11,429

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(1)	Interest on the 2017 Term Loans was generally payable at LIBOR plus an applicable margin of up to 1.75% based upon the Company's corporate credit ratings.


(2)	Interest on the 2018 Term Loans is generally payable at LIBOR plus an applicable margin of up to 1.75% based upon the Company's corporate credit ratings. As of September 30, 2016, the weighted average interest rate on the 2018 Term Loans was 1.77%.


(3)	Interest on the Revolving Loan is generally payable at LIBOR plus an applicable margin of up to 1.75% plus an unused commitment fee of up to 0.25%, each based upon the Company's corporate credit ratings. As of September 30, 2016, the weighted average interest rate on the Revolving Loan, excluding fees, was 1.53%.

On August 10, 2016, FIS amended and extended its syndicated credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") and paid down the balance of $600 million on the 2017 Term Loans. As of September 30, 2016, the Credit Agreement provided total committed capital of $3,000 million in the form of a revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Loan") maturing on August 10, 2021. FIS is also a party to a syndicated term loan agreement (the "Term Loan Agreement" and together with the Credit Agreement the "FIS Credit Agreements"), which as of September 30, 2016 provided term loans of $900 million maturing on November 30, 2018 (the "2018 Term Loans"). As of September 30, 2016, the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loan was $21 million, with $2,971 million of borrowing capacity remaining thereunder (net of $8 million in outstanding letters of credit issued under the Revolving Loan).

The obligations of FIS under the FIS Credit Agreements and under all of its outstanding senior notes rank equal in priority and are unsecured. The FIS Credit Agreements and the senior notes remain subject to customary covenants, including, among others, limitations on the payment of dividends by FIS, and events of default.

On August 11, 2016, FIS issued $2,500 million of new senior notes, including $750 million of Senior Notes due in 2021 (the "2021 Notes") that bear interest at 2.250%, $1,250 million of Senior Notes due in 2026 (the "2026 Notes") that bear interest at 3.000% and $500 million of Senior Notes due in 2046 (the "2046 Notes") that bear interest at 4.500%. Net proceeds from the offering, after deducting discounts and underwriting fees, were $2,461 million. FIS used the proceeds to pay down the outstanding balance of its Revolving Loan and partially pay down the 2018 Term Loans.

Due to the extension of the Revolving Loan and issuance of the 2021, 2026, and 2046 Notes, FIS recorded approximately $25 million of deferred financing costs, which will be amortized into interest expense over the life of the loan and notes. Also, as a result of the pay down of the 2017 Term Loans and the partial pay down of the 2018 Term Loans, FIS incurred a pre-tax charge upon extinguishment of approximately $2 million due to the write-off of associated previously capitalized debt issue costs.

The following summarizes the aggregate maturities of our debt and capital leases on stated contractual maturities, excluding unamortized non-cash bond premiums and discounts of $36 million as of September 30, 2016 (in millions).




	Total
2016	$	3
2017	317
2018	1,908
2019	5
2020	1,750
Thereafter	6,921
Total principal payments	10,904
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization	(81		)
Total long-term debt	$	10,823

Voluntary prepayment of the term loans is generally permitted at any time without fee. There are no mandatory principal payments on the Revolving Loan and any balance outstanding on the Revolving Loan will be due and payable at its scheduled maturity date, which occurs at August 10, 2021.

We monitor the financial stability of our counterparties on an ongoing basis. The lender commitments under the undrawn portions of the Revolving Loan are comprised of a diversified set of financial institutions, both domestic and international. The failure of any single lender to perform its obligations under the Revolving Loan would not adversely impact our ability to fund operations.

The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is estimated to be approximately $523 million higher than the carrying value as of September 30, 2016. This estimate is based on quoted prices of our senior notes and trades of our other debt in close proximity to September 30, 2016, which are considered Level 2-type measurements. This estimate is subjective in nature and involves uncertainties and significant judgment in the interpretation of current market data. Therefore, the values presented are not necessarily indicative of amounts the Company could realize or settle currently.

Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

As of September 30, 2016, we have entered into the following interest rate swap transactions converting a portion of the interest rate exposure on our 2018 Term Loans and Revolving Loan from variable to fixed (in millions):



Effective date	Termination date	Notional amount		Bank pays variable rate of	FIS pays fixed rate of
January 2016	January 2017	200		1 Month LIBOR (1)	0.65	%	(2)
January 2016	January 2018	500		1 Month LIBOR (1)	0.92	%	(2)
February 2016	February 2017	200		1 Month LIBOR (1)	0.71	%	(2)
		$	900

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(1)	0.53% in effect as of September 30, 2016.


(2)	Does not include the applicable margin and facility fees paid to lenders on term loans and revolving loans as described above.

We have designated these interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges and, as such, they are carried on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) at fair value with changes in fair value included in other comprehensive earnings, net of tax.

Due to the term loan and revolver reductions discussed in Note (7) Long-Term Debt, interest rate swaps with a notional amount totaling $850 million were terminated as of September 30, 2016. As a result, FIS recognized an approximate $2 million before tax loss due to the release of fair value changes from other comprehensive earnings.

A summary of the fair value of the Company’s interest rate derivative instruments is as follows (in millions):



	September 30, 2016			December 31, 2015
	Balance sheet location	Fair value		Balance sheet location	Fair value
Interest rate swap contracts	Other noncurrent assets	$	—	Other noncurrent assets	$	1
Interest rate swap contracts	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	—		Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	—
Interest rate swap contracts	Other long-term liabilities	2		Other long-term liabilities	1

In accordance with the authoritative guidance for fair value measurements, the inputs used to determine the estimated fair value of our interest rate swaps are Level 2-type measurements. We considered our own credit risk and the credit risk of the counterparties when determining the fair value of our interest rate swaps. Adjustments are made to these amounts and to accumulated other comprehensive earnings ("AOCE") within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings (Unaudited) and Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity (Unaudited) as the factors that impact fair value change, including current and projected interest rates, time to maturity and required cash transfers/settlements with our counterparties. Periodic actual and estimated settlements with counterparties are recorded to interest expense as a yield adjustment to effectively fix the otherwise variable rate interest expense associated with the Term and Revolving Loans for hedge notional amounts.

A summary of the effect of derivative instruments on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings (Unaudited) and recognized in AOCE for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 are as follows (in millions):



	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCE on derivatives						Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCE into income
Derivatives in cash	Three months ended					Location of loss	Three months ended
flow hedging	September 30,					reclassified from	September 30,
relationships	2016		2015			AOCE into income	2016			2015
Interest rate derivative contracts	$	3	$	(1	)	Interest expense	$	(4	)	$	(1	)



	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCE on derivatives							Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCE into income
Derivatives in cash	Nine months ended						Location of loss	Nine months ended
flow hedging	September 30,						reclassified from	September 30,
relationships	2016			2015			AOCE into income	2016			2015
Interest rate derivative contracts	$	(9	)	$	(4	)	Interest expense	$	(8	)	$	(3	)

Less than $1 million of the balance in AOCE as of September 30, 2016, is expected to be reclassified into income over the next twelve months.

Our existing cash flow hedges are highly effective and there was no impact on earnings due to hedge ineffectiveness. It is our practice to execute such instruments with credit-worthy banks at the time of execution and not to enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. As of September 30, 2016, we believe that our interest rate swap counterparties will be able to fulfill their obligations under our agreements, and we believe we will have debt outstanding through the various expiration dates of the swaps such that the forecasted transactions remain probable of occurring.

We also use currency forward contracts to manage our exposure to fluctuations in costs caused by variations in Indian Rupee (“INR”) exchange rates. As of September 30, 2016, the notional amount of these derivatives was approximately $14 million and the fair value was nominal. These INR forward contracts are designated as cash flow hedges. The fair value of these currency forward contracts is determined using currency exchange market rates, obtained from reliable, independent, third party banks, at the balance sheet date. The fair value of forward contracts is subject to changes in currency exchange rates. The Company has no ineffectiveness related to its use of currency forward contracts in connection with INR cash flow hedges.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for derivative instruments and hedging activities including, but not limited to, risk management strategies, non-hedging derivative instruments, assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts.

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is involved in various pending and threatened litigation matters related to operations, some of which include claims for punitive or exemplary damages. The Company believes no actions, other than the matters listed below, depart from customary litigation incidental to its business. As background to the disclosure below, please note the following:


•	These matters raise difficult and complicated factual and legal issues and are subject to many uncertainties and complexities.

•

The Company reviews all of its litigation on an on-going basis and follows the authoritative provisions for accounting for contingencies when making accrual and disclosure decisions. A liability must be accrued if (a) it is probable that a liability has been incurred and (b) the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. If one of these criteria has not been met, disclosure is required when there is at least a reasonable possibility that a material loss may be incurred. When assessing reasonably possible and probable outcomes, the Company bases decisions on the assessment of the ultimate outcome following all appeals. Legal fees associated with defending litigation matters are expensed as incurred.

DataTreasury Corporation v. Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. et. al.

On May 28, 2013, DataTreasury Corporation (the “Plaintiff”) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Company and multiple banks in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. Plaintiff alleges that the Company infringes the patents at issue by making, using, selling or offering to sell systems and methods for image-based check processing. The Plaintiff seeks damages, injunctive relief and attorneys' fees for the alleged infringement of two patents. On October 25, 2013, the Company filed for covered business method ("CBM") post-grant reviews of the validity of the Plaintiff's asserted patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO"). The Company filed a Motion to Stay the case pending the outcome of the CBM post-grant reviews. On April 29, 2014, the USPTO instituted the Company's two CBM petitions. On August 14, 2014, the Court granted the Company's Motion to Stay the litigation pending the outcome of the CBM review proceedings. On April 29, 2015, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("PTAB") issued final written decisions on the Company’s two CBM petitions holding that all claims of the Plaintiff’s two patents are unpatentable ("Final Written Decisions"). On August 27, 2015, the Plaintiff filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit of the USPTO’s Final Written Decisions. On October 13, 2016, the Federal Circuit affirmed the USPTO's Final Written Decisions finding the Plaintiff's two patents to be unpatentable. Following this favorable decision, we believe the possibility of an adverse outcome in this matter is remote, and will hereafter discontinue discussing it in our financial statement footnotes absent some unexpected change.

Acquired Contingencies (SunGard)

The Company became responsible for certain contingencies which were assumed in the SunGard acquisition. These matters include unclaimed property examinations and tax compliance matters. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2016 includes a liability of $107 million related to these matters. Of this liability, $11 million is considered provisional and is subject to further change as these contingencies are finalized. Changes in this provisional liability during the measurement period that result from new information about facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date are reflected in our purchase accounting for the SunGard acquisition, not through our income statement.

Reliance Trust Claims

Reliance Trust Company, the Company’s subsidiary, is named as a defendant in a class action arising out of its provision of services as the outside trustee for a 401(k) Plan. Plaintiffs in the action seek damages and attorneys’ fees, as well as equitable relief, for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and prohibited transactions under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The action also makes claims against the Plan's sponsor and recordkeeper. Reliance Trust Company is vigorously defending the action and believes that it has meritorious defenses. While we believe that the ultimate resolution of the matter will not have a material impact on our financial condition, we are unable at this time to make an estimate of potential losses arising from the action because the matter is at an early state and involves unresolved questions of fact and law.

Brazilian Tax Authorities Claims

In 2004, Proservvi Empreendimentos e Servicos, Ltda., the predecessor to Fidelity National Servicos de Tratamento de Documentos e Informatica Ltda. (“Servicos”), a subsidiary of Fidelity National Participacoes Ltda., our former item processing and remittance services operation in Brazil, acquired certain assets and employees and leased certain facilities from the Transpev Group (“Transpev”) in Brazil. Transpev’s remaining assets were later acquired by Prosegur, an unrelated third party. When Transpev discontinued its operations after the asset sale to Prosegur, it had unpaid federal taxes and social contributions owing to the Brazilian tax authorities. The Brazilian tax authorities brought a claim against Transpev and beginning in 2012 brought claims against Prosegur and Servicos on the grounds that Prosegur and Servicos were successors in interest to Transpev. To date, the Brazilian tax authorities filed nine claims against Servicos asserting potential tax liabilities of approximately $14 million. There are potentially 27 additional claims against Transpev/Prosegur for which Servicos is named as a co-defendant or may be named, but for which Servicos has not yet been served. These additional claims amount to approximately $58 million making the total potential exposure for all 36 claims approximately $72 million. We do not believe a liability for these 36 total claims is probable or reasonably estimable and, therefore, have not recorded a liability for any of these claims.

Indemnifications and Warranties

The Company generally indemnifies its customers, subject to certain limitations and exceptions, against damages and costs resulting from claims of patent, copyright, or trademark infringement associated solely with its customers' use of the Company's software applications or services. Historically, the Company has not made any material payments under such indemnifications, but continues to monitor the conditions that are subject to the indemnifications to identify whether it is probable that a loss has occurred, and would recognize any such losses when they are estimable. In addition, the Company warrants to customers that its software operates substantially in accordance with the software specifications. Historically, no material costs have been incurred related to software warranties and no accruals for warranty costs have been made.

Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

In 2015, FIS finalized a reorganization and began reporting its financial performance based on three segments: Integrated Financial Solutions (“IFS”), Global Financial Solutions (“GFS”) and Corporate and Other. We recast all previous periods to conform to the new segment presentation. Following the November 30, 2015 SunGard acquisition, SunGard was included within the GFS segment as its economic characteristics, international business model, and various other factors largely aligned with those of our GFS segment. As we have further integrated the businesses in 2016, we have reclassified certain SunGard solutions that are oriented more to the retail banking and payments activities of IFS into that segment (corporate liquidity and wealth management). Certain other non-strategic businesses from both SunGard (public sector and education) and legacy FIS (commercial services and check processing) have been reclassified to the Corporate and Other segment, as have SunGard administrative expenses. Prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current segment presentation.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA (defined as net income (loss) before net interest expense, income tax provision (benefit) and depreciation and amortization, including amortization of purchased intangibles), plus certain non-operating items. This measure is reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the segments and assessing their performance. For this reason, Adjusted EBITDA, as it relates to our segments, is presented in conformity with Accounting Standards Codification 280, Segment Reporting. The non-operating items affecting the segment profit measure generally include acquisition accounting adjustments, acquisition, integration and severance costs, and restructuring expenses. For consolidated reporting purposes, these costs and adjustments are recorded in the Corporate and Other segment for the periods discussed below. Adjusted EBITDA for the respective segments excludes the foregoing costs and adjustments.

Summarized financial information for the Company’s segments is shown in the following tables.

As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2016 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Processing and services revenues	$	1,124	$	1,068	$	117		$	2,309
Operating expenses	738		789		384			1,911
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations	71		64		13			148
Purchase accounting amortization	—		—		144			144
EBITDA	457		343		(110		)	690
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	—		—		37			37
Acquisition, integration and severance costs	—		—		39			39
Adjusted EBITDA	$	457	$	343	$	(34	)	766

EBITDA								$	690
Interest expense								98
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations								148
Purchase accounting amortization								144
Other income (expense) unallocated								(6		)
Provision for income taxes								103
Net earnings from discontinued operations								—
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest								6
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	185
Capital expenditures (1)	$	82	$	79	$	8		$	169
Total assets (2)	$	10,179	$	9,131	$	6,820		$	26,130
Goodwill	$	7,670	$	6,443	$	456		$	14,569


(1)	Capital expenditures for the three months ended September 30, 2016 include $16 million of capital leases.


(2)	Total assets as of September 30, 2016 exclude $4 million related to discontinued operations.

As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2015 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Processing and services revenues	$	944	$	539	$	96		$	1,579
Operating expenses	598		432		211			1,241
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations	58		34		13			105
Purchase accounting amortization	—		—		50			50
EBITDA	404		141		(52		)	493
Acquisition, integration and severance costs	—		—		36			36
Adjusted EBITDA	$	404	$	141	$	(16	)	$	529

EBITDA								$	493
Interest expense								36
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations								105
Purchase accounting amortization								50
Other income (expense) unallocated								(20		)
Provision for income taxes								100
Net loss from discontinued operations								(2		)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest								5
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	175
Capital expenditures	$	47	$	37	$	3		$	87
Total assets (1)	$	8,701	$	3,610	$	1,876		$	14,187
Goodwill	$	6,636	$	1,963	$	163		$	8,762


(1)	Total assets as of September 30, 2015 exclude $1 million related to discontinued operations.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Processing and services revenues	$	3,407	$	3,106	$	282		$	6,795
Operating expenses	2,279		2,415		1,236			5,930
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations	204		183		44			431
Purchase accounting amortization	1		6		438			445
EBITDA	1,333		880		(472		)	1,741
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	—		—		177			177
Acquisition, integration and severance costs	—		—		181			181
Adjusted EBITDA	1,333		880		(114		)	2,099

EBITDA								1,741
Interest expense								284
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations								431
Purchase accounting amortization								445
Other income (expense) unallocated								(8		)
Provision for income taxes								200
Net earnings from discontinued operations								1
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest								13
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	361
Capital expenditures (1)	$	212	$	221	$	31		$	464


(1)	Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 include $18 million of capital leases.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Processing and services revenues	$	2,803	$	1,606	$	312		$	4,721
Operating expenses	1,825		1,371		685			3,881
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations	166		104		43			313
Purchase accounting amortization	—		—		150			150
EBITDA	1,144		339		(180		)	1,303
Acquisition, integration and severance costs	—		—		59			59
Global restructure	—		—		45			45
Adjusted EBITDA	$	1,144	$	339	$	(76	)	$	1,407

EBITDA								$	1,303
Interest expense								109
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations								313
Purchase accounting amortization								150
Other income (expense) unallocated								130
Provision for income taxes								314
Net loss from discontinued operations								(7		)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest								14
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	526
Capital expenditures (1)	$	174	$	122	$	12		$	308


(1)	Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 include $2 million of capital leases.

Clients in Brazil, the United Kingdom, France and Germany accounted for the majority of the revenues from clients based outside of North America for all periods presented. Long-term assets, excluding goodwill and other intangible assets, located outside of the United States total $527 million and $359 million as of September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These assets are predominantly located in Brazil, India, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Integrated Financial Solutions ("IFS")

The IFS segment is primarily focused on serving the North American regional and community bank market for transaction and account processing, payment solutions, channel solutions (including lending and wealth management solutions), digital channels, risk and compliance solutions, and services, capitalizing on the continuing trend to outsource these solutions. IFS also includes corporate liquidity and wealth management solutions acquired in the SunGard acquisition. IFS’ primary software applications function as the underlying infrastructure of a financial institution's processing environment. These applications include core bank processing software, which banks use to maintain the primary records of their customer accounts, and complementary applications and services that interact directly with the core processing applications. Clients in this segment include regional and community banks, credit unions, commercial lenders, independent community and savings institutions as well as government institutions, merchants and other commercial organizations. This market is primarily served through integrated solutions and characterized by multi-year processing contracts that generate highly recurring revenues. The predictable nature of cash flows generated from this segment provides opportunities for further investments in innovation, product integration, information and security, and compliance in a cost effective manner.

Global Financial Solutions ("GFS")

The GFS segment is focused on serving the largest financial institutions around the globe with banking and payments solutions, as well as consulting and transformation services. The GFS segment has extended its reach through the SunGard acquisition, and now also delivers a broader array of capital markets and asset management and insurance solutions and services. We have two operating segments within GFS, International Banking & Payments and Institutional & Wholesale, which are differentiated by solution type and have been aggregated to form the Global Financial Solutions reportable segment. International Banking & Payments provides solutions designed to meet the needs of the retail banking customers of global and international financial institutions, while Institutional & Wholesale is focused primarily on providing non-retail solutions to the global financial institutions we serve.

GFS clients include the largest global financial institutions, including those headquartered in the United States, as well as all international financial institutions we serve as clients in more than 130 countries around the world. These institutions face unique business and regulatory challenges and account for the majority of financial institution information technology spend globally. The purchasing patterns of GFS clients vary from those of IFS clients who typically purchase solutions on an outsourced basis. GFS clients purchase our solutions and services in various ways including licensing and managing technology “in-house”, using consulting and third party service providers as well as fully outsourced end-to-end solutions. We have long-established relationships with many of these financial institutions that generate significant recurring revenue. GFS clients now also include asset managers, buy- and sell-side securities and trading firms, insurers and private equity firms due to the addition of SunGard. This segment also includes the Company's consolidated Brazilian Venture (Note 2).

Corporate and Other

The Corporate and Other segment consists of corporate overhead expense, certain leveraged functions and miscellaneous expenses that are not included in the operating segments as well as certain non-strategic businesses. The overhead and leveraged costs relate to marketing, corporate finance and accounting, human resources, legal, and amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and other costs that are not considered when management evaluates revenue generating segment performance, such as acquisition integration and severance costs. The Corporate and Other segment also includes the purchase accounting impact on revenue for 2016 of adjusting SunGard's deferred revenue as of the acquisition date to fair value.

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The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Basis of Presentation (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The unaudited financial information included in this report includes the accounts of FIS and its subsidiaries prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. All adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. This report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as updated by the Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 2, 2016 for changes in our reporting segments. The preparation of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain reclassifications have been made in the 2015 Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) to conform to the classifications used in 2016. On August 12, 2015, FIS and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with SunGard and SunGard Capital Corp. II (collectively “SunGard”) pursuant to which, through a series of mergers, FIS acquired SunGard (collectively the "SunGard acquisition"). FIS completed the SunGard acquisition on November 30, 2015 (Note 4) and SunGard's results of operations and financial position are included in the consolidated financial statements from and after the date of acquisition. We report the results of our operations in three reporting segments: Integrated Financial Solutions (“IFS”), Global Financial Solutions (“GFS”) and Corporate and Other (Note 10).

Related Party Transactions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

A summary of the Company’s related party receivables and payables is as follows (in millions):



		September 30,		December 31,
Related Party	Balance sheet location	2016		2015
Banco Bradesco	Trade receivables	$	62	$	31
Banco Bradesco	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	10		9
Banco Bradesco	Other long-term liabilities	21		24

Net Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings per share attributable to FIS common stockholders

The following table summarizes the earnings per share attributable to FIS common stockholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (in millions, except per share amounts):



	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
	2016		2015			2016		2015
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	185	$	177		$	360	$	533
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	—		(2		)	1		(7		)
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	185	$	175		$	361	$	526
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic	326		280			325		282
Plus: Common stock equivalent shares	4		4			4		3
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted	330		284			329		285
Net earnings per share — basic from continuing operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.57	$	0.63		$	1.11	$	1.89
Net earnings (loss) per share — basic from discontinued operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	—		(0.01		)	—		(0.02		)
Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.57	$	0.62		$	1.11	$	1.87
Net earnings per share — diluted from continuing operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.56	$	0.62		$	1.09	$	1.87
Net earnings (loss) per share — diluted from discontinued operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	—		(0.01		)	—		(0.02		)
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.56	$	0.62		$	1.10	$	1.85

Amounts in table may not sum due to rounding.

Acquisitions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions Stock and Equity Awards

Through a series of mergers, FIS acquired 100 percent of the equity of SunGard, for a total purchase price as follows (in millions):



Cash consideration, including SunGard transaction fees paid at closing	$	2,335
Value of stock and vested equity awards exchanged for FIS shares	2,697
Value of vested portion of SunGard stock awards exchanged for FIS awards	47
	$	5,079

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The preliminary purchase price allocation, as adjusted for measurement period adjustments recorded through September 30, 2016, is as follows (in millions):



Cash	$	631
Trade receivables, net	526
Other receivables	57
Property and equipment	145
Computer software	674
Intangible assets	4,550
Other assets	67
Goodwill	5,808
Liabilities assumed and noncontrolling interest	(7,379		)
	$	5,079

The following table summarizes the liabilities assumed in the SunGard acquisition (in millions):



Long-term debt (subsequently retired)	$	4,738
Deferred income taxes	1,767
Deferred revenue	278
Other liabilities and noncontrolling interest	596
	$	7,379

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details

The following table shows the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statement details as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in millions):



	September 30, 2016						December 31, 2015
	Cost		Accumulated depreciation and amortization		Net		Cost		Accumulated depreciation and amortization		Net
Property and equipment	$	1,490	$	886	$	604	$	1,396	$	785	$	611
Intangible assets	$	6,913	$	1,767	$	5,146	$	6,963	$	1,804	$	5,159
Computer software	$	2,379	$	740	$	1,639	$	2,300	$	716	$	1,584

Schedule of Goodwill

Changes in goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 are summarized as follows (in millions):



	Total
Balance, December 31, 2015	$	14,745
Adjustments to SunGard provisional purchase price allocation	(185		)
Foreign currency adjustments	9
Balance, September 30, 2016	$	14,569

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term debt

Long-term debt as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, consisted of the following (in millions):



	September 30, 2016			December 31, 2015
2017 Term Loans (1)	$	—		$	1,300
2018 Term Loans (2)	900			1,500
Senior Notes due June 2017, interest payable semi-annually at 1.450%	300			300
Senior Notes due April 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.000%	250			250
Senior Notes due October 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.850%	750			750
Senior Notes due October 2020, interest payable semi-annually at 3.625%	1,750			1,750
Senior Notes due August 2021, interest payable semi-annually at 2.250%	750			—
Senior Notes due March 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000%	700			700
Senior Notes due October 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500%	500			500
Senior Notes due April 2023, interest payable semi-annually at 3.500%	1,000			1,000
Senior Notes due June 2024, interest payable semi-annually at 3.875%	700			700
Senior Notes due October 2025, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000%	1,500			1,500
Senior Notes due August 2026, interest payable semi-annually at 3.000%	1,250			—
Senior Notes due August 2046, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500%	500			—
Revolving Loan (3)	21			1,250
Other	(84		)	(56		)
	10,787			11,444
Current portion	(317		)	(15		)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	$	10,470		$	11,429

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(1)	Interest on the 2017 Term Loans was generally payable at LIBOR plus an applicable margin of up to 1.75% based upon the Company's corporate credit ratings.


(2)	Interest on the 2018 Term Loans is generally payable at LIBOR plus an applicable margin of up to 1.75% based upon the Company's corporate credit ratings. As of September 30, 2016, the weighted average interest rate on the 2018 Term Loans was 1.77%.


(3)	Interest on the Revolving Loan is generally payable at LIBOR plus an applicable margin of up to 1.75% plus an unused commitment fee of up to 0.25%, each based upon the Company's corporate credit ratings. As of September 30, 2016, the weighted average interest rate on the Revolving Loan, excluding fees, was 1.53%.

Principal maturities of long-term debt




	Total
2016	$	3
2017	317
2018	1,908
2019	5
2020	1,750
Thereafter	6,921
Total principal payments	10,904
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization	(81		)
Total long-term debt	$	10,823

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Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Interest rate swap



Effective date	Termination date	Notional amount		Bank pays variable rate of	FIS pays fixed rate of
January 2016	January 2017	200		1 Month LIBOR (1)	0.65	%	(2)
January 2016	January 2018	500		1 Month LIBOR (1)	0.92	%	(2)
February 2016	February 2017	200		1 Month LIBOR (1)	0.71	%	(2)
		$	900

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(1)	0.53% in effect as of September 30, 2016.


(2)	Does not include the applicable margin and facility fees paid to lenders on term loans and revolving loans as described above.

Summary of interest rate derivative instruments

A summary of the fair value of the Company’s interest rate derivative instruments is as follows (in millions):



	September 30, 2016			December 31, 2015
	Balance sheet location	Fair value		Balance sheet location	Fair value
Interest rate swap contracts	Other noncurrent assets	$	—	Other noncurrent assets	$	1
Interest rate swap contracts	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	—		Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	—
Interest rate swap contracts	Other long-term liabilities	2		Other long-term liabilities	1

Effect of derivate instruments on earnings and recognized in AOCE



	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCE on derivatives						Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCE into income
Derivatives in cash	Three months ended					Location of loss	Three months ended
flow hedging	September 30,					reclassified from	September 30,
relationships	2016		2015			AOCE into income	2016			2015
Interest rate derivative contracts	$	3	$	(1	)	Interest expense	$	(4	)	$	(1	)



	Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCE on derivatives							Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCE into income
Derivatives in cash	Nine months ended						Location of loss	Nine months ended
flow hedging	September 30,						reclassified from	September 30,
relationships	2016			2015			AOCE into income	2016			2015
Interest rate derivative contracts	$	(9	)	$	(4	)	Interest expense	$	(8	)	$	(3	)

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+ Details

Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Summarized financial information for the Company’s segments is shown in the following tables.

As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2016 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Processing and services revenues	$	1,124	$	1,068	$	117		$	2,309
Operating expenses	738		789		384			1,911
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations	71		64		13			148
Purchase accounting amortization	—		—		144			144
EBITDA	457		343		(110		)	690
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	—		—		37			37
Acquisition, integration and severance costs	—		—		39			39
Adjusted EBITDA	$	457	$	343	$	(34	)	766

EBITDA								$	690
Interest expense								98
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations								148
Purchase accounting amortization								144
Other income (expense) unallocated								(6		)
Provision for income taxes								103
Net earnings from discontinued operations								—
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest								6
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	185
Capital expenditures (1)	$	82	$	79	$	8		$	169
Total assets (2)	$	10,179	$	9,131	$	6,820		$	26,130
Goodwill	$	7,670	$	6,443	$	456		$	14,569


(1)	Capital expenditures for the three months ended September 30, 2016 include $16 million of capital leases.


(2)	Total assets as of September 30, 2016 exclude $4 million related to discontinued operations.

As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2015 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Processing and services revenues	$	944	$	539	$	96		$	1,579
Operating expenses	598		432		211			1,241
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations	58		34		13			105
Purchase accounting amortization	—		—		50			50
EBITDA	404		141		(52		)	493
Acquisition, integration and severance costs	—		—		36			36
Adjusted EBITDA	$	404	$	141	$	(16	)	$	529

EBITDA								$	493
Interest expense								36
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations								105
Purchase accounting amortization								50
Other income (expense) unallocated								(20		)
Provision for income taxes								100
Net loss from discontinued operations								(2		)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest								5
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	175
Capital expenditures	$	47	$	37	$	3		$	87
Total assets (1)	$	8,701	$	3,610	$	1,876		$	14,187
Goodwill	$	6,636	$	1,963	$	163		$	8,762


(1)	Total assets as of September 30, 2015 exclude $1 million related to discontinued operations.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Processing and services revenues	$	3,407	$	3,106	$	282		$	6,795
Operating expenses	2,279		2,415		1,236			5,930
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations	204		183		44			431
Purchase accounting amortization	1		6		438			445
EBITDA	1,333		880		(472		)	1,741
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	—		—		177			177
Acquisition, integration and severance costs	—		—		181			181
Adjusted EBITDA	1,333		880		(114		)	2,099

EBITDA								1,741
Interest expense								284
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations								431
Purchase accounting amortization								445
Other income (expense) unallocated								(8		)
Provision for income taxes								200
Net earnings from discontinued operations								1
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest								13
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	361
Capital expenditures (1)	$	212	$	221	$	31		$	464


(1)	Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 include $18 million of capital leases.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Processing and services revenues	$	2,803	$	1,606	$	312		$	4,721
Operating expenses	1,825		1,371		685			3,881
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations	166		104		43			313
Purchase accounting amortization	—		—		150			150
EBITDA	1,144		339		(180		)	1,303
Acquisition, integration and severance costs	—		—		59			59
Global restructure	—		—		45			45
Adjusted EBITDA	$	1,144	$	339	$	(76	)	$	1,407

EBITDA								$	1,303
Interest expense								109
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations								313
Purchase accounting amortization								150
Other income (expense) unallocated								130
Provision for income taxes								314
Net loss from discontinued operations								(7		)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest								14
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	526
Capital expenditures (1)	$	174	$	122	$	12		$	308


(1)	Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 include $2 million of capital leases.

Basis of Presentation - (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation - (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2016 segment
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	3

Related Party Transactions - (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of the Brazilian venture			51.00%
Corporate Joint Venture \| Contract-Based Intangible Assets
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	$ 92		$ 92
Noncontrolling interest in joint venture	90		90
Banco Bradesco
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues from related parties	75	$ 58	195	$ 183
Favorable (unfavorable) currency impact \| Banco Bradesco
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues from related parties	$ 5		$ (22)

Related Party Transactions - (Receivables and Payables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 1,169	$ 1,196
Other long-term liabilities	325	312
Affiliated entity \| Banco Bradesco
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Trade receivables	62	31
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	10	9
Other long-term liabilities	$ 21	$ 24

Net Earnings per Share - (Summary of Earnings per Share) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	$ 185	$ 177	$ 360	$ 533
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to FIS common stockholders	0	(2)	1	(7)
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$ 185	$ 175	$ 361	$ 526
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic (in shares)	326	280	325	282
Plus: Common stock equivalent shares ( in shares)	4	4	4	3
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted (in shares)	330	284	329	285
Net earnings per share — basic from continuing operations attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.57	$ 0.63	$ 1.11	$ 1.89
Net earnings (loss) per share — basic from discontinued operations attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.01)	0.00	(0.02)
Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	0.57	0.62	1.11	1.87
Net earnings per share — diluted from continuing operations attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	0.56	0.62	1.09	1.87
Net earnings (loss) per share — diluted from discontinued operations attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.01)	0.00	(0.02)
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.56	$ 0.62	$ 1.10	$ 1.85

Net Earnings per Share - (Narrative) (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (1 million or less for the 3 months ended 2016 and 2015) (in shares)	1	1	7	1

Acquisitions - (Narrative) (Details) - SunGard - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired		100.00%
Increase in depreciation and amortization that would have been recognized in 2015	$ 6
Gross contractual receivables		$ 546

Acquisitions - (SunGard Consideration Transferred) (Details) - SunGard $ in Millions	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration, including SunGard transaction fees paid at closing	$ 2,335
Business combination consideration transferred	5,079
Stock and Vested Equity Awards
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Value of awards exchanged for FIS shares	2,697
Vested Stock Awards
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Value of awards exchanged for FIS shares	$ 47

Acquisitions - (Assets Acquired and Goodwill) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 14,569	$ 14,745	$ 8,762
SunGard
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash	631
Trade receivables, net	526
Other receivables	57
Property and equipment	145
Computer software	674
Intangible assets	4,550
Other assets	67
Goodwill	5,808
Liabilities assumed and noncontrolling interest	(7,379)
Recognized identifiable assets	$ 5,079

Acquisitions - (Liabilities Assumed and Noncontrolling Interest) (Details) - SunGard $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt (subsequently retired)	$ 4,738
Deferred income taxes	1,767
Deferred revenue	278
Other liabilities and noncontrolling interest	596
Liabilities assumed and noncontrolling interest	$ 7,379

Discontinued Operations and Other Dispositions - (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on assets sold		$ 0	$ 150
Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations \| Gaming industry check warranty business \| Other non-operating income
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on assets sold	$ 139

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details - (Summary of Net Assets and Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items]
Property and equipment, cost	$ 1,490		$ 1,490		$ 1,396
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation and amortization	886		886		785
Property and equipment, net	604		604		611
Intangible assets, cost	6,913		6,913		6,963
Intangible assets, accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,767		1,767		1,804
Intangible assets, net	5,146		5,146		5,159
Computer software, cost	2,379		2,379		2,300
Computer software, accumulated depreciation and amortization	740		740		716
Computer software, net	1,639		1,639		$ 1,584
Capital lease obligations incurred (less than $1 million for three months ended 2015)	16	$ 1	18	$ 2
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			14,745
Adjustments to SunGard provisional purchase price allocation			(185)
Foreign currency adjustments			9
Ending balance	14,569	$ 8,762	14,569	$ 8,762
Amortization expense of intangible assets	127
Customer Relationships
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	5,004		5,004
Trademarks
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	61		61
Trademarks
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	$ 81		$ 81

Long-Term Debt - (Schedule of Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Long-Term Debt
Other	$ (84)	$ (56)
Total long-term debt	10,787	11,444
Current portion	(317)	(15)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	10,470	11,429
2017 Term Loans
Long-Term Debt
Term Loan	0	1,300
2018 Term Loans
Long-Term Debt
Term Loan	$ 900	1,500
Weighted average interest rate	1.77%
Senior Notes due June 2017, interest payable semi-annually at 1.450%
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 300	$ 300
Debt instrument, stated percentage	1.45%	1.45%
Senior Notes due April 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.000%
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 250	$ 250
Debt instrument, stated percentage	2.00%	2.00%
Senior Notes due October 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.850%
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 750	$ 750
Debt instrument, stated percentage	2.85%	2.85%
Senior Notes due October 2020, interest payable semi-annually at 3.625%
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 1,750	$ 1,750
Debt instrument, stated percentage	3.625%	3.625%
Senior Notes due August 2021, interest payable semi-annually at 2.250%
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 750	$ 0
Debt instrument, stated percentage	2.25%	2.25%
Senior Notes due March 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000%
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 700	$ 700
Debt instrument, stated percentage	5.00%	5.00%
Senior Notes due October 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500%
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 500	$ 500
Debt instrument, stated percentage	4.50%	4.50%
Senior Notes due April 2023, interest payable semi-annually at 3.500%
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage	3.50%	3.50%
Senior Notes due June 2024, interest payable semi-annually at 3.875%
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 700	$ 700
Debt instrument, stated percentage	3.875%	3.875%
Senior Notes due October 2025, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000%
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 1,500	$ 1,500
Debt instrument, stated percentage	5.00%	5.00%
Senior Notes due August 2026, interest payable semi-annually at 3.000%
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 1,250	$ 0
Debt instrument, stated percentage	3.00%	3.00%
Senior Notes due August 2046, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500%
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 500	$ 0
Debt instrument, stated percentage	4.50%	4.50%
Revolving Loan
Long-Term Debt
Term Loan	$ 21	$ 1,250
Weighted average interest rate	1.53%
Unused commitment fee	0.25%	0.25%
One month LIBOR \| Maximum \| 2017 Term Loans
Long-Term Debt
Applicable margin	1.75%	1.75%
One month LIBOR \| Maximum \| 2018 Term Loans
Long-Term Debt
Applicable margin	1.75%	1.75%
One month LIBOR \| Maximum \| Revolving Loan
Long-Term Debt
Applicable margin	1.75%	1.75%

Long-Term Debt - (Principal Maturities of Long-Term Debt) (Details) - FIS Credit Agreements $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Principal maturities of long-term debt
2016	$ 3
2017	317
2018	1,908
2019	5
2020	1,750
Thereafter	6,921
Total principal payments	10,904
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization	(81)
Total long-term debt	$ 10,823

Long-Term Debt - (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 11, 2016	Aug. 10, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized bond premium discount, net			$ 36,000,000
Fair value, aggregate differences			523,000,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of loans	$ 2,500,000,000
Net proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes	2,461,000,000
FIS Credit Agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total committed capital, credit agreement			3,000,000,000
Write off of previously capitalized debt issuance costs	2,000,000
FIS Credit Agreements \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility outstanding amount			21,000,000
Additional term and revolving loan capacity in the future			2,971,000,000
FIS Credit Agreements \| FIS Credit Agreement 2018 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of loans			900,000,000
Letter of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility outstanding amount			$ 8,000,000
2017 Term Loans \| FIS Credit Agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt, amount		$ 600,000,000
Revolving loan, Senior Notes Due 2021, 2026, and 2046 [Member] \| FIS Credit Agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	25,000,000
Senior Notes due August 2021, interest payable semi-annually at 2.250%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage			2.25%	2.25%
Senior Notes due August 2021, interest payable semi-annually at 2.250% \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of loans	$ 750,000,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage	2.25%
Senior Notes due August 2026, interest payable semi-annually at 3.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage			3.00%	3.00%
Senior Notes due August 2026, interest payable semi-annually at 3.000% \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of loans	$ 1,250,000,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage	3.00%
Senior Notes due August 2046, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage			4.50%	4.50%
Senior Notes due August 2046, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500% \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of loans	$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage	4.50%

Financial Instruments - (Schedule of Interest Rate Swaps Converting Interest Rate Exposure on Debt) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Interest Rate Swap Terminating January 2017
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed rate	0.65%
Interest Rate Swap Terminating January 2018
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed rate	0.92%
Interest Rate Swap Terminating February 2017
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed rate	0.71%
One month LIBOR
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate in effect	0.53%
Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 900,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap Terminating January 2017
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	200,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap Terminating January 2018
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	500,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap Terminating February 2017
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 200,000,000

Financial Instruments - (Interest Rate Swaps) (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net earnings		$ 4,000,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 8,000,000	$ 3,000,000
Interest Rate Swap
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivatives terminated	$ 850,000,000
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net earnings	2,000,000
Interest Rate Swap \| Other noncurrent assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate swap contracts	0	0		0		$ 1,000,000
Interest Rate Swap \| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate swap contracts	0	0		0		0
Interest Rate Swap \| Other long-term liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate swap contracts	$ 2,000,000	$ 2,000,000		$ 2,000,000		$ 1,000,000

Financial Instruments - (Schedule of Effect of Derivative Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
AOCE expected to reclassified during next twelve months (less than)	$ 1		$ 1
Interest rate derivative contracts \| Cash Flow Hedging
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCE on derivatives	3	$ (1)	(9)	$ (4)
Interest expense
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCE into income	(4)	$ (1)	(8)	$ (3)
Currency Forward Contract \| India, Rupees INR \| Cash Flow Hedging
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 14		$ 14

Commitments and Contingencies - (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions				9 Months Ended
	Oct. 13, 2016 patent	Apr. 29, 2015 patent	May 28, 2013 patent	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) claim
Potential Tax Liability \| Pending Litigation \| Secretariat of the Federal Revenue Bureau of Brazil
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of claims pending \| claim				9
Loss contingency, value of damages sought				$ 14
Loss contingency, number of potential new claims filed \| claim				27
Loss contingency, potential additional claims amount ought				$ 58
Loss contingency, number of total pending and potential pending claims \| claim				36
Potential Tax Liability \| Pending Litigation \| Secretariat of the Federal Revenue Bureau of Brazil \| Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss				$ 72
DataTreasury Corporation v. Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. et. al
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of patents allegedly infringed upon \| patent		2	2
SunGard
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Business combination, contingent liability				107
Business combination, contingent liability, provisional portion				$ 11
Subsequent Event \| DataTreasury Corporation v. Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. et. al
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of patents found unpatentable \| patent	2

Segment Information - (Summarized Financial Information and Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) country	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) segment country	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Information
Processing and services revenues	$ 2,309	$ 1,579	$ 6,795	$ 4,721
Operating expenses	1,911	1,241	5,930	3,881
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations	148	105	431	313
Purchase accounting amortization	144	50	445	150
EBITDA	690	493	1,741	1,303
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	37		177
Acquisition, integration and severance costs	39	36	181	59
Global restructure				45
Adjusted EBITDA	766	529	2,099	1,407
Interest expense	98	36	284	109
Other income (expense) unallocated	(6)	(20)	(8)	130
Provision for income taxes	103	100	200	314
Net earnings from discontinued operations	0	(2)	1	(7)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest	6	5	13	14
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	185	175	361	526
Capital expenditures	169	87	464	308
Total assets	26,130	14,187	26,130	14,187
Goodwill	14,569	8,762	$ 14,569	8,762	$ 14,745
Segment Information (Textuals) [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments \| segment			3
Capital lease obligations	16	1	$ 18	2
Amount related to discontinued operations that is excluded from total asset	4	1	4	1
Global Financial Solutions
Segment Information (Textuals) [Abstract]
Long-term assets, excluding goodwill and other intangible assets	$ 527	359	$ 527	359
Number of operating segments \| segment			2
Number of countries we operate in (more than) \| country	130		130
Operating Segments \| Integrated Financial Solutions
Segment Information
Processing and services revenues	$ 1,124	944	$ 3,407	2,803
Operating expenses	738	598	2,279	1,825
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations	71	58	204	166
Purchase accounting amortization	0	0	1	0
EBITDA	457	404	1,333	1,144
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	0		0
Acquisition, integration and severance costs	0	0	0	0
Global restructure				0
Adjusted EBITDA	457	404	1,333	1,144
Capital expenditures	82	47	212	174
Total assets	10,179	8,701	10,179	8,701
Goodwill	7,670	6,636	7,670	6,636
Operating Segments \| Global Financial Solutions
Segment Information
Processing and services revenues	1,068	539	3,106	1,606
Operating expenses	789	432	2,415	1,371
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations	64	34	183	104
Purchase accounting amortization	0	0	6	0
EBITDA	343	141	880	339
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	0		0
Acquisition, integration and severance costs	0	0	0	0
Global restructure				0
Adjusted EBITDA	343	141	880	339
Capital expenditures	79	37	221	122
Total assets	9,131	3,610	9,131	3,610
Goodwill	6,443	1,963	6,443	1,963
Operating Segments \| Corporate and Other
Segment Information
Processing and services revenues	117	96	282	312
Operating expenses	384	211	1,236	685
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations	13	13	44	43
Purchase accounting amortization	144	50	438	150
EBITDA	(110)	(52)	(472)	(180)
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	37		177
Acquisition, integration and severance costs	39	36	181	59
Global restructure				45
Adjusted EBITDA	(34)	(16)	(114)	(76)
Capital expenditures	8	3	31	12
Total assets	6,820	1,876	6,820	1,876
Goodwill	$ 456	$ 163	$ 456	$ 163