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Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 29, 2018
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, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		327,488,268

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 632	$ 665
Settlement deposits	563	677
Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $29 and $63 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	1,398	1,624
Contract assets	115	108
Settlement receivables	386	291
Other receivables	198	70
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	252	253
Assets held for sale	53	0
Total current assets	3,597	3,688
Property and equipment, net	546	610
Goodwill	13,585	13,730
Intangible assets, net	3,304	3,885
Computer software, net	1,710	1,728
Deferred contract costs, net	442	354
Other noncurrent assets	510	531
Total assets	23,694	24,526
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,007	1,241
Settlement payables	925	949
Deferred revenue	692	776
Current portion of long-term debt	40	1,045
Liabilities held for sale	28	0
Total current liabilities	2,692	4,011
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	8,998	7,718
Deferred income taxes	1,402	1,468
Deferred revenue	61	106
Other long-term liabilities	375	403
Total liabilities	13,528	13,706
FIS stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 200 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 600 shares authorized, 433 and 432 shares issued as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017	4	4
Additional paid in capital	10,715	10,534
Retained earnings	4,339	4,109
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(433)	(332)
Treasury stock, 105 and 99 shares as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, at cost	(4,544)	(3,604)
Total FIS stockholders’ equity	10,081	10,711
Noncontrolling interest	85	109
Total equity	10,166	10,820
Total liabilities and equity	$ 23,694	$ 24,526

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Trade receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 29	$ 63
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)	433,000,000	432,000,000
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	105,000,000	99,000,000

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 2,084			$ 2,096	$ 6,256	$ 6,502
Cost of revenue	1,364			1,386	4,192	4,397
Gross profit	720			710	2,064	2,105
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	283			325	980	1,104
Asset impairments	95			0	95	0
Operating income	342			385	989	1,001
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net	(80)			(84)	(225)	(267)
Other income (expense), net	(58)			(182)	(60)	(123)
Total other income (expense), net	(138)			(266)	(285)	(390)
Earnings before income taxes and equity method investment earnings (loss)	204			119	704	611
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	37			50	122	260
Equity method investment earnings (loss)	(4)			0	(11)	0
Net earnings	163			69	571	351
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(9)			(10)	(23)	(24)
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$ 154			$ 59	$ 548	$ 327
Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47			$ 0.18	$ 1.67	$ 0.99
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic (in shares)	328			331	329	330
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47			$ 0.18	$ 1.65	$ 0.98
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted (in shares)	331			336	333	335
Cash dividends paid per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.32	$ 0.32	$ 0.32	$ 0.29	$ 0.96	$ 0.87

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings	$ 163	$ 69	$ 571	$ 351
Other comprehensive earnings, before tax:
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives	0	5	0	(28)
Reclassification adjustment for gain (loss) included in net earnings	0	0	0	0
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives, net	0	5	0	(28)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(35)	46	(123)	20
Minimum pension liability adjustment	0	0	0	(10)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), before tax:	(35)	51	(123)	(18)
Provision for income tax expense (benefit) related to items of other comprehensive earnings	0	2	0	(11)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax	(35)	49	(123)	(7)
Comprehensive earnings	128	118	448	344
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(9)	(10)	(23)	(24)
Other comprehensive (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	5	(4)	22	(2)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$ 124	$ 104	$ 447	$ 318

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2018 - 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, 2017		432				99
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 10,820	$ 4	$ 10,534	$ 4,109	$ (332)	$ (3,604)	$ 109
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)		1
Exercise of stock options (in shares)						4
Exercise of stock options	272		126			$ 146
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	(31)		(11)			$ (20)
Purchases of treasury stock (shares)						(10)
Purchases of treasury stock	(1,066)					$ (1,066)
Stock-based compensation	66		66
Cash dividends paid ($0.32 per share per quarter) and other distributions	(343)			(318)			(25)
Net earnings	571			548			23
Other comprehensive earnings, net of tax	(123)				(101)		(22)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018		433				105
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	$ 10,166	$ 4	$ 10,715	$ 4,339	$ (433)	$ (4,544)	$ 85

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Cash dividends paid per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.32	$ 0.32	$ 0.32	$ 0.29	$ 0.96	$ 0.87

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 571	$ 351
Adjustment to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,060	1,015
Amortization of debt issue costs	13	15
Asset impairments	95	0
Loss (gain) on sale of businesses	48	(55)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	1	192
Stock-based compensation	66	86
Deferred income taxes	(65)	(196)
Net changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and foreign currency:
Trade receivables	151	(187)
Contract assets	(10)	77
Settlement activity	(6)	(27)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	31	(20)
Deferred contract costs	(180)	(111)
Deferred revenue	(122)	(51)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other liabilities	(365)	(10)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,288	1,079
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment	(115)	(98)
Additions to computer software	(349)	(350)
Proceeds from sale of businesses	58	1,307
Other investing activities, net	(26)	(3)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(432)	856
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings	8,068	7,900
Repayment of borrowings and capital lease obligations	(7,725)	(9,594)
Debt issuance costs	(30)	(13)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	273	168
Treasury stock activity	(1,038)	(46)
Dividends paid	(316)	(289)
Distribution to Brazilian Venture partner	(23)	(23)
Other financing activities, net	(3)	(36)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(794)	(1,933)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash	(56)	35
Less net change in cash balances classified as assets held for sale	(39)	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(33)	37
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	665	683
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	632	720
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	199	266
Cash paid for income taxes	$ 442	$ 485

Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation	Sep. 30, 2018
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, 2017. 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 revenue and expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain reclassifications have been made in the 2017 Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) to conform to the classifications used in 2018. Amounts in tables in the financial statements and accompanying footnotes may not sum due to rounding. The Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, with a date of initial application of January 1, 2018. As a result, all 2017 financial information has been adjusted for the implementation of Topic 606 (Note 3). We report the results of our operations in three reporting segments: Integrated Financial Solutions (“IFS”), Global Financial Solutions (“GFS”) and Corporate and Other (Note 13).

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Sep. 30, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (a) Revenue Recognition The Company generates revenue in a number of ways, including from the delivery of account- or transaction-based processing, software as a service ("SaaS"), business process as a service ("BPaaS"), cloud offerings, software licensing, software related services, and professional services. The Company enters into arrangements with customers to provide services, software and software-related services such as maintenance, implementation and training either individually or as part of an integrated offering of multiple services. At contract inception, the Company assesses the solutions and services promised in its contracts with customers and identifies a performance obligation for each promise to transfer to the customer a solution or service (or bundle of solutions or services) that is distinct - i.e., if a solution or service is separately identifiable from other items in the bundled package and if a customer can benefit from it on its own or with other resources that are readily available to the customer. To identify its performance obligations, the Company considers all of the solutions or services promised in the contract regardless of whether they are explicitly stated or are implied by customary business practices. The Company recognizes revenue when or as it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of a solution or service to a customer. Revenue is measured based on the consideration that the Company expects to receive in a contract with a customer. The Company’s contracts with its customers frequently contain variable consideration. Variable consideration exists when the amount which the Company expects to receive in a contract is based on the occurrence or non-occurrence of future events, such as processing services performed under usage-based pricing arrangements or professional services billed on a time and materials basis. Variable consideration is also present in certain transactions in the form of discounts, credits, price concessions, penalties, and similar items. If the amount of a discount or rebate in a contract is fixed and not contingent, that discount or rebate is not variable consideration. The Company estimates variable consideration in its contracts primarily using the expected value method. In some contracts, the Company applies the most likely amount method by considering the single most likely amount in a limited range of possible consideration amounts. The Company develops estimates of variable consideration on the basis of both historical information and current trends. Variable consideration included in the transaction price is constrained such that a significant revenue reversal is not probable. Taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are not included in revenue. Postage costs associated with print and mail services are accounted for as a fulfillment cost and are included in cost of revenue. Technology or service components from third parties are frequently embedded in or combined with our applications or service offerings. We are often responsible for billing the client in these arrangements and transmitting the applicable fees to the third party. The Company determines whether it is responsible for providing the actual solution or service as a principal, or for arranging for the solution or service to be provided by the third party as an agent. Judgment is applied to determine whether we are the principal or the agent by evaluating whether the Company has control of the solution or service prior to it being transferred to the customer. The principal versus agent assessment is performed at the performance obligation level. Indicators that the Company considers in determining if it has control include whether the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the specified solution or service to the customer, the Company has inventory risk and the Company has discretion in establishing the price the customer ultimately pays for the solution or service. Depending upon the level of our contractual responsibilities and obligations for delivering solutions to end customers, we have arrangements where we are the principal and recognize the gross amount billed to the customer and other arrangements where we are the agent and recognize the net amount retained. Once the Company has determined the transaction price, the total transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation in a manner depicting the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the solution(s) or service(s) to the customer (the “allocation objective”). If the allocation objective is met at contractual prices, no allocations are made. Otherwise, the Company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation identified in the contract on a relative standalone selling price basis, except when the criteria are met for allocating variable consideration or a discount to one or more, but not all performance obligations in the contract. The Company allocates variable consideration to one or more, but not all performance obligations when the terms of the variable payment relate specifically to the Company’s efforts to satisfy the performance obligation (or transfer the distinct solution or service) and when such allocation is consistent with the allocation objective when considering all performance obligations in the contract. Determining whether the criteria for allocating variable consideration to one or more, but not all, performance obligations in the contract requires significant judgment and may affect the timing and amount of revenue recognized. The Company does not typically meet the requirements to allocate discounts to one or more, but not all, performance obligations in a contract. In order to determine the standalone selling price of its promised solutions or services, the Company conducts a regular analysis to determine whether various solutions or services have an observable standalone selling price. If the Company does not have an observable standalone selling price for a particular solution or service, then standalone selling price for that particular solution or service is estimated using all information that is reasonably available and maximizing observable inputs with approaches including historical pricing, cost plus a margin, adjusted market assessment, and residual approach. The following describes the nature of the Company’s primary types of revenue and the revenue recognition policies and significant payment terms as they pertain to the types of transactions the Company enters into with its customers. Processing Services Revenue Processing services are primarily comprised of data processing and application management, including our SaaS, BPaaS, and cloud offerings. Revenue from processing services are typically volume- or activity-based depending on factors such as the number of accounts processed, transactions or trades processed, users, number of hours of services or computer resources used. The payment terms may include tiered pricing structures with the base tier representing a minimum monthly usage fee. Pricing within the tiers typically resets on a monthly basis and minimum monthly volumes are generally met or exceeded. Contract lengths for processing services typically span multiple years. Payment is generally due in advance or in arrears on a monthly or quarterly basis and may include fixed or variable payment amounts depending on the specific payment terms and activity in the period. For processing services revenue, the nature of the Company’s promise to the customer is to stand ready to provide continuous access to the Company’s processing platforms and perform an unspecified quantity of outsourced and transaction-processing services for a specified term or terms. Accordingly, processing services are generally viewed as a stand-ready performance obligation comprised of a series of distinct daily services. The Company typically satisfies its processing services performance obligations over time as the services are provided. A time-elapsed output method is used to measure progress because the Company’s efforts are expended evenly throughout the period given the nature of the promise is a stand-ready service. The Company has evaluated its variable payment terms related to its processing services revenue accounted for as a series of distinct days of service and concluded that they generally meet the criteria for allocating variable consideration entirely to one or more, but not all, performance obligations in a contract. Accordingly, when the criteria are met, variable amounts based on the number and type of services performed during a period are allocated to and recognized on the day in which the Company performs the related services. Fixed fees for processing services are generally recognized ratably over the contract period. License and Software Related Revenue The Company’s software licenses generally have significant stand-alone functionality to the customer upon delivery and are considered to be functional intellectual property (“IP”). Additionally, the nature of the Company’s promise in granting these software licenses to a customer is typically to provide the customer a right to use the Company’s intellectual property. The Company’s software licenses are generally considered distinct performance obligations, and revenue allocated to the software license is typically recognized at a point in time upon delivery of the license. In conjunction with software licenses, the Company commonly provides the customer with additional services such as maintenance as well as associated implementation and other professional services related to the software license. Payments for maintenance are typically due annually, quarterly, or monthly in advance. Maintenance is typically comprised of technical support and unspecified updates and upgrades. The Company generally satisfies these performance obligations evenly using a time-elapsed output method over the contract term given there is no discernible pattern of performance. When a software license contract also includes professional services that provide significant modification or customization of the software license, the Company combines the software license and professional services into a single performance obligation, and revenue for the combined performance obligation is recognized as the professional services are provided consistent with the methods described below for professional services revenue. The Company has contracts where the licensed software is offered in conjunction with hosting services. The licensed software may be considered a separate performance obligation from the hosting services if the customer can take possession of the software during the contractual term without incurring a significant penalty and if it is feasible for the customer to run the software on its own infrastructure or hire a third party to host the software. If the licensed software and hosting services are separately identifiable, license revenue is recognized when the hosting services commence and it is within the customer's control to obtain a copy of the software, and hosting revenue is recognized using the time-elapsed output method as the service is provided. If the software license is not separately identifiable from the hosting service, then the related revenue for the combined performance obligation is recognized ratably over the hosting period. Occasionally, the Company offers extended payment terms on its license transactions and evaluates whether any potential significant financing components exist. For certain of its business units, the Company will provide a software license through a rental model for customers who would prefer a periodic fee instead of a larger upfront payment. Revenue recognition under these arrangements follows the same recognition pattern as the arrangements outlined above; however, the customer generally pays for the software license and maintenance in monthly or quarterly installments as opposed to an upfront software license fee. Judgment is required to determine whether these arrangements contain a significant financing component. The Company evaluates whether there is a significant difference between the amount of promised consideration over the rental term and the cash selling price of the software license, and the overall impact of the time value of money on the transaction. Rental software license arrangements that include a significant financing component are adjusted for the time value of money at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate by recording a contract asset and interest income. The Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of the time value of money if it is expected, at contract inception, that the period between when the Company transfers a promised solution or service to a customer and when the customer pays for that solution or service will be one year or less. Professional Services Revenue Professional services revenue is comprised of implementation, conversion, and programming services associated with the Company’s data processing and application management agreements, implementation or installation services related to licensed software, and other consulting services. A significant portion of our professional services revenue is derived from contracts for dedicated personnel resources who are often working full-time at a client site and under the client's direction. This revenue generally re-occurs as contracts are renewed. Payment terms for professional services may be based on an upfront fixed fee, fixed upon the achievement of milestones, or on a time and materials basis. In assessing whether implementation services provided on data processing, application management or software agreements are a distinct performance obligation, the Company considers whether the services are both capable of being distinct (i.e., can the customer benefit from the services alone or in combination with other resources that are readily available to the customer) and distinct within the context of the contract (i.e., separately identifiable from the other performance obligations in the contract). Implementation services and other professional services are typically considered distinct performance obligations. However, when these services involve significant customization or modification of an underlying solution or offering, or if the services are complex and not available from a third-party provider and must be completed prior to a customer having the ability to benefit from a solution or offering, then such services and the underlying solution or offering will be accounted for as a combined performance obligation. The Company’s professional services that are accounted for as distinct performance obligations and that are billed on a fixed fee basis are typically satisfied as services are rendered; thus the Company uses a cost-based input method, such as cost-to-cost or efforts expended (labor hours), to provide a faithful depiction of the transfer of those services. For professional services that are distinct and billed on a time and materials basis, revenue is generally recognized using an output method that corresponds with the time and materials billed and delivered, which is reflective of the transfer of the services to the customer. Professional services that are not distinct from an associated solution or offering are recognized over the common measure of progress for the overall performance obligation (typically a time-elapsed output measure that corresponds to the period over which the solution or offering is made available to the customer). Hardware and Other Revenue Hardware and other miscellaneous revenue is generally recognized at a point in time upon delivery. The Company typically does not stock in inventory the hardware solutions sold but arranges for delivery of hardware from third-party suppliers. The Company determines whether hardware delivered from third-party suppliers should be recognized on a gross or net basis by evaluating whether the Company has control of the solution or service prior to it being transferred to the customer. Material Rights Some of the Company’s contracts with customers include options for the customer to acquire additional solutions or services in the future, including options to renew existing services. Options may represent a material right to acquire solutions or services if the discount is incremental to the range of discounts typically given for those solutions or services to that class of customer in that geographical area or market, and the customer would not have obtained the option without entering into the contract. If deemed to be a material right, the Company will account for the material right as a separate performance obligation and determine the standalone selling price based on directly observable prices when available. If the standalone selling price is not directly observable, then the Company estimates the standalone selling price to be equal to the discount that the customer would obtain by exercising the option, as adjusted for any discount that the customer would receive without exercising the option and for the likelihood that the option will be exercised. (b) Deferred Contract Costs The Company incurs costs as a result of both the origination and fulfillment of our contracts with customers. Origination costs relate primarily to the payment of sales commissions that are directly related to sales transactions. Fulfillment costs include the cost of implementation services related to SaaS and other cloud-based arrangements when the implementation service is not distinct from the ongoing service. When origination costs and fulfillment costs that will be used to satisfy future performance obligations are directly related to the execution of our contracts with customers, and the costs are recoverable under the contract, the costs are capitalized as a deferred contract cost. Origination costs for contracts that contain a distinct software license recognized at a point in time are allocated between the license and all other performance obligations of the contract and amortized according to the pattern of performance for the respective obligations. Otherwise, origination costs are capitalized as a single asset for each contract and amortized using an appropriate single measure of performance considering all of the performance obligations in the contract. The Company amortizes origination costs over the expected benefit period to which the deferred contract cost relates. Origination costs related to initial contracts with a customer are amortized over the lesser of the useful life of the solution or the expected customer relationship period. Commissions paid on renewals are amortized over the renewal period. Capitalized fulfillment costs are amortized over the lesser of the useful life of the solution or the expected customer relationship period.

Changes in Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

Changes in Accounting Policies

The Company adopted Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, with a date of initial application of January 1, 2018. As a result, the Company has changed its accounting policy for revenue recognition. The details of the significant changes and quantitative impact of the changes are disclosed below.

The Company applied Topic 606 retrospectively using certain practical expedients in paragraph 606-10-65-1(f). For completed contracts that have variable consideration, the Company used the transaction price at the date the contract was completed rather than estimating variable consideration amounts in the comparative reporting periods. Further, the Company did not disclose the amount of consideration allocated to the remaining performance obligations or an explanation of when the Company expects to recognize that amount as revenue for the 2017 interim reporting periods presented before the date of the initial application. Lastly, the Company did not retrospectively restate contracts modified before the beginning of the earliest reporting period presented but reflects the aggregate effect of all modifications that occurred before the beginning of the earliest period presented.

Principal vs. Agent Considerations

In customer transactions that also involve third parties, the Company determines whether it is responsible for providing the ultimate solution or service as a principal, or whether it is merely arranging for the solution or service to be provided by the third party as an agent. When the Company is acting as a principal in a transaction, the Company recognizes the gross amounts billed as revenue. When the Company is acting as an agent in a transaction, the Company recognizes the net amount retained as revenue. Previously, the Company followed the guidance of Topic 605, which lists eight specific indicators that are determinative in evaluating whether a contract is recorded on a gross or a net basis. Under Topic 606, the determination is based on whether an entity obtains control of goods or services prior to transfer to a customer. The Company determined interchange and third-party network fees associated with certain parts of the payment processing business were significantly impacted by the adoption of Topic 606. Previously, gross accounting applied to certain types of these transactions, depending on the specific facts and circumstances. However, under Topic 606 revenue from these arrangements will be presented on a net basis because the Company has concluded that it is acting as an agent in the transaction.

Software License Rentals

The Company previously recognized revenue for initial license fees only when a contract existed, the fee was fixed or determinable, software delivery had occurred, collection was deemed probable, and vendor specific objective evidence of fair value had been established for any undelivered elements in the arrangement. If those criteria were not met, the initial license revenue was either deferred or recognized over time depending on the specific facts and circumstances. Software license rentals typically include payments that are delayed for a period of time, causing the Company to conclude that some portion of the license fee was not fixed or determinable. In these arrangements, license revenue would be deferred until payments become due and payable. Under Topic 606, the Company’s software licenses are generally considered distinct performance obligations, and revenue allocated to the software license is typically recognized at a point in time upon delivery of the license. Software license revenue is also typically recognized at a point in time upon delivery of the license under Topic 606 even if it is sold in a rental model or with extended payment terms, provided collectability is probable. Accordingly, a larger portion of software license revenue is recognized upfront for such transactions under Topic 606 than under Topic 605.

Term License Early Renewals

The Company previously recognized revenue for term software license renewals upon execution of a license renewal contract, provided all other revenue recognition requirements were met. Under Topic 606, revenue attributable to software term license renewals is now recognized at a later date than it would have been recognized under the previous accounting policy.

Impacts on Financial Statements

The following tables summarize the impacts of Topic 606 adoption on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited) as of December 31, 2017 (in millions):



	As Previously
	Reported			Adjustments			As Adjusted
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	665		$	—		$	665
Settlement deposits	677			—			677
Trade receivables, net	1,650			(26		)	1,624
Contract assets	—			108			108
Settlement receivables	291			—			291
Other receivables	70			—			70
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	253			—			253
Total current assets	3,606			82			3,688
Property and equipment, net	610			—			610
Goodwill	13,730			—			13,730
Intangible assets, net	3,950			(65		)	3,885
Computer software, net	1,728			—			1,728
Deferred contract costs, net	362			(8		)	354
Other noncurrent assets	531			—			531
Total assets	$	24,517		$	9		$	24,526
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	1,241		$	—		$	1,241
Settlement payables	949			—			949
Deferred revenue	688			88			776
Current portion of long-term debt	1,045			—			1,045
Total current liabilities	3,923			88			4,011
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	7,718			—			7,718
Deferred income taxes	1,508			(40		)	1,468
Deferred revenue	21			85			106
Other long-term liabilities	403			—			403
Total liabilities	13,573			133			13,706
Equity:
FIS stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock	—			—			—
Common stock	4			—			4
Additional paid in capital	10,534			—			10,534
Retained earnings	4,233			(124		)	4,109
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings	(332		)	—			(332		)
Treasury stock, at cost	(3,604		)	—			(3,604		)
Total FIS stockholders’ equity	10,835			(124		)	10,711
Noncontrolling interest	109			—			109
Total equity	10,944			(124		)	10,820
Total liabilities and equity	$	24,517		$	9		$	24,526

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings (Unaudited) for the three months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	As previously
	Reported			Adjustments			As Adjusted
Revenue	$	2,198		$	(102	)	$	2,096
Cost of revenue	1,483			(97		)	1,386
Gross profit	715			(5		)	710
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	327			(2		)	325
Operating income	388			(3		)	385
Other income (expense):
Interest income (expense), net	(84		)	—			(84		)
Other income (expense), net	(182		)	—			(182		)
Total other income (expense), net	(266		)	—			(266		)
Earnings before income taxes and equity method investment earnings (loss)	122			(3		)	119
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	51			(1		)	50
Equity method investment earnings (loss)	—			—			—
Net earnings	71			(2		)	69
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(10		)	—			(10		)
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	61		$	(2	)	$	59

Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.18		$	(0.01	)	$	0.18
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic	331			331			331
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.18		$	(0.01	)	$	0.18
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted	336			336			336

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	As previously
	Reported			Adjustments			As Adjusted
Revenue	$	6,794		$	(292	)	$	6,502
Cost of revenue	4,677			(280		)	4,397
Gross profit	2,117			(12		)	2,105
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	1,110			(6		)	1,104
Operating income	1,007			(6		)	1,001
Other income (expense):
Interest income (expense), net	(267		)	—			(267		)
Other income (expense), net	(123		)	—			(123		)
Total other income (expense), net	(390		)	—			(390		)
Earnings before income taxes and equity method investment earnings (loss)	617			(6		)	611
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	262			(2		)	260
Equity method investment earnings (loss)	—			—			—
Net earnings	355			(4		)	351
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(24		)	—			(24		)
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	331		$	(4	)	$	327

Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	1.00		$	(0.01	)	$	0.99
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic	330			330			330
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.99		$	(0.01	)	$	0.98
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted	335			335			335

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Earnings (Unaudited) for the three months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	As Previously
	Reported					Adjustments					As Adjusted
Net earnings			$	71				$	(2	)			$	69
Other comprehensive earnings, before tax:
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives	$	5				$	—				$	5
Reclassification adjustment for gain (loss) included in net earnings	—					—					—
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives, net	5					—					5
Foreign currency translation adjustments	46					—					46
Minimum pension liability adjustments	—					—					—
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), before tax	51					—					51
Provision for income tax expense (benefit) related to items of other comprehensive earnings	2					—					2
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax	$	49	49			$	—	—			$	49	49
Comprehensive earnings:			120					(2		)			118
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest			(10		)			—					(10		)
Other comprehensive (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest			(4		)			—					(4		)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders			$	106				$	(2	)			$	104

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Earnings (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	As Previously
	Reported						Adjustments					As Adjusted
Net earnings				$	355				$	(4	)				$	351
Other comprehensive earnings, before tax:
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives	$	(28	)				$	—				$	(28	)
Reclassification adjustment for gain (loss) included in net earnings	—						—					—
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives, net	(28		)				—					(28		)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	20						—					20
Minimum pension liability adjustments	(10		)				—					(10		)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), before tax	(18		)				—					(18		)
Provision for income tax expense (benefit) related to items of other comprehensive earnings	(11		)				—					(11		)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax	$	(7	)	(7		)	$	—	—			$	(7	)	(7		)
Comprehensive earnings:				348					(4		)				344
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest				(24		)			—						(24		)
Other comprehensive (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest				(2		)			—						(2		)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders				$	322				$	(4	)				$	318

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	As Previously
	Reported			Adjustments			As Adjusted
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	355		$	(4	)	$	351
Adjustment to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,033			(18		)	1,015
Amortization of debt issue costs	15			—			15
Gain on sale of assets	(55		)	—			(55		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	192			—			192
Stock-based compensation	86			—			86
Deferred income taxes	(197		)	1			(196		)
Net changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and foreign currency:
Trade receivables	(105		)	(82		)	(187		)
Contract assets	—			77			77
Settlement activity	(27		)	—			(27		)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(20		)	—			(20		)
Deferred contract costs	(121		)	10			(111		)
Deferred revenue	(70		)	19			(51		)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other liabilities	(7		)	(3		)	(10		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,079			—			1,079

Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment	(98		)	—			(98		)
Additions to computer software	(350		)	—			(350		)
Net proceeds from sale of assets	1,307			—			1,307
Other investing activities, net	(3		)	—			(3		)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	856			—			856

Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings	7,900			—			7,900
Repayment of borrowings and capital lease obligations	(9,594		)	—			(9,594		)
Debt issuance costs	(13		)	—			(13		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	168			—			168
Treasury stock activity	(46		)	—			(46		)
Dividends paid	(289		)	—			(289		)
Distribution to Brazilian Venture partner	(23		)	—			(23		)
Other financing activities, net	(36		)	—			(36		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(1,933		)	—			(1,933		)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash	35			—			35
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	37			—			37
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	683			—			683
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	720		$	—		$	720

Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	266		$	—		$	266
Cash paid for income taxes	$	485		$	—		$	485

Revenue

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue

Disaggregation of Revenue

In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated by primary geographical market, type of revenue, and recurring nature of revenue recognized. The tables also include a reconciliation of the disaggregated revenue with the Company’s reportable segments.

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 (in millions):



	Reportable Segments
					Corporate
	IFS		GFS		and Other		Total
Primary Geographical Markets:
North America	$	1,046	$	456	$	66	$	1,568
All others	44		460		12		516
Total	$	1,090	$	916	$	78	$	2,084

Type of Revenue:
Processing and services	$	879	$	509	$	69	$	1,457
License and software related	92		255		—		347
Professional services	40		151		2		193
Hardware and other	79		1		7		87
Total	$	1,090	$	916	$	78	$	2,084

Recurring Nature of Revenue Recognition:
Recurring fees	$	959	$	663	$	69	$	1,691
Non-recurring fees	131		253		9		393
Total	$	1,090	$	916	$	78	$	2,084

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (in millions):



	Reportable Segments
					Corporate
	IFS		GFS		and Other		Total
Primary Geographical Markets:
North America	$	3,143	$	1,343	$	201	$	4,687
All others	132		1,399		38		1,569
Total	$	3,275	$	2,742	$	239	$	6,256

Type of Revenue:
Processing and services	$	2,711	$	1,566	$	217	$	4,494
License and software related	269		730		1		1,000
Professional services	120		438		6		564
Hardware and other	175		8		15		198
Total	$	3,275	$	2,742	$	239	$	6,256

Recurring Nature of Revenue Recognition:
Recurring fees	$	2,901	$	2,042	$	218	$	5,161
Non-recurring fees	374		700		21		1,095
Total	$	3,275	$	2,742	$	239	$	6,256

For the three months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	Reportable Segments
	As Adjusted
					Corporate
	IFS		GFS		and Other		Total
Primary Geographical Markets:
North America	$	997	$	464	$	70	$	1,531
All others	41		511		13		565
Total	$	1,038	$	975	$	83	$	2,096

Type of Revenue:
Processing and services	$	852	$	545	$	76	$	1,473
License and software related	94		232		1		327
Professional services	41		197		2		240
Hardware and other	51		1		4		56
Total	$	1,038	$	975	$	83	$	2,096

Recurring Nature of Revenue Recognition:
Recurring fees	$	911	$	703	$	77	$	1,691
Non-recurring fees	127		272		6		405
Total	$	1,038	$	975	$	83	$	2,096

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	Reportable Segments
	As Adjusted
					Corporate
	IFS		GFS		and Other		Total
Primary Geographical Markets:
North America	$	3,044	$	1,473	$	238	$	4,755
All others	118		1,591		38		1,747
Total	$	3,162	$	3,064	$	276	$	6,502

Type of Revenue:
Processing and services	$	2,586	$	1,645	$	243	$	4,474
License and software related	289		680		14		983
Professional services	146		733		10		889
Hardware and other	141		6		9		156
Total	$	3,162	$	3,064	$	276	$	6,502

Recurring Nature of Revenue Recognition:
Recurring fees	$	2,763	$	2,112	$	251	$	5,126
Non-recurring fees	399		952		25		1,376
Total	$	3,162	$	3,064	$	276	$	6,502

Contract Balances

The following table provides information about trade receivables, contract assets, and deferred revenue from contracts with customers (in millions).



	As of
	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
			As adjusted

Trade receivables	$	1,398	$	1,624
Contract assets (current)	115		108
Contract assets (non-current), included in other noncurrent assets	96		118
Deferred revenue (current)	692		776
Deferred revenue (non-current)	61		106

The payment terms and conditions in our customer contracts may vary. In some cases, customers pay in advance of our delivery of solutions or services; in other cases, payment is due as services are performed or in arrears following the delivery of the solutions or services. Differences in timing between revenue recognition and invoicing result in accrued trade receivables, contract assets, or deferred revenue on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited). Receivables are accrued when revenue is recognized prior to invoicing but the right to payment is unconditional (i.e., only the passage of time is required). This occurs most commonly when software term licenses recognized at a point in time are paid for periodically over the license term. Contract assets result when amounts allocated to distinct performance obligations are recognized when or as control of a solution or service is transferred to the customer but invoicing is contingent on performance of other performance obligations or on completion of contractual milestones. Contract assets are transferred to receivables when the rights become unconditional, typically upon invoicing of the related performance obligations in the contract or upon achieving the requisite project milestone. Deferred revenue results from customer payments in advance of our satisfaction of the associated performance obligation(s) and relates primarily to prepaid maintenance or other recurring services. Deferred revenue is relieved as revenue is recognized. Contract assets and deferred revenue are reported on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period. Changes in the contract assets and deferred revenue balances during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were not materially impacted by any factors other than those described above.

The Company recognized revenue of $178 million and $185 million during the three months and $629 million and $598 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, that was included in the corresponding deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the periods.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, amounts recognized from performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in prior periods were insignificant.

Transaction Price Allocated to the Remaining Performance Obligations

As of September 30, 2018, approximately $19.5 billion of revenue is estimated to be recognized in the future from the Company’s remaining unfulfilled performance obligations, which are primarily comprised of recurring account- and volume-based processing services. This excludes the amount of anticipated recurring renewals not yet contractually obligated. The Company expects to recognize approximately 35% of our remaining performance obligations over the next 12 months, approximately another 25% over the next 13 to 24 months, and the balance thereafter.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details

The following table shows the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement (Unaudited) details as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in millions):



	September 30, 2018						December 31, 2017, As adjusted
	Cost		Accumulated depreciation and amortization		Net		Cost		Accumulated depreciation and amortization		Net
Property and equipment	$	1,686	$	1,140	$	546	$	1,657	$	1,047	$	610
Intangible assets	$	6,279	$	2,975	$	3,304	$	6,369	$	2,484	$	3,885
Computer software	$	3,002	$	1,292	$	1,710	$	2,862	$	1,134	$	1,728

The Company entered into capital lease and other financing obligations of $1 million and $1 million during the three months and $1 million and $80 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The assets are included in property and equipment and computer software and the remaining obligations are classified as long-term debt on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. 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, 2018 are summarized as follows (in millions):



	Total
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	13,730
Goodwill distributed through sale of business	(67		)
Brazilian Venture impairment	(25		)
Foreign currency adjustments	(53		)
Balance, September 30, 2018	$	13,585

As of September 30, 2018, intangible assets, net of amortization, includes $3,236 million of customer relationships and other amortizable intangible assets, $25 million of finite-lived trademarks, as well as $43 million of non-amortizable indefinite-lived trademarks. Amortization expense with respect to these intangible assets was $162 million and $167 million for the three months and $498 million and $502 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Effective August 31, 2018, FIS sold substantially all the assets of the Certegy Check Services business unit, resulting in a pre-tax loss of $54 million, including goodwill distributed through the sale of business of $43 million.

Asset Impairments

During September 2018, as a result of entering into an agreement to unwind the joint venture ("Brazilian Venture") that the Company operates with Banco Bradesco, the Company recorded pre-tax asset impairments totaling $95 million, including $42 million for the Brazilian Venture contract intangible asset, $25 million for goodwill, and $28 million for assets being held for sale that will be transferred to Banco Bradesco upon closing of the agreement (see Note 10).

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).

Deferred Contract Costs

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Deferred Contract Costs

Origination and fulfillment costs from contracts with customers capitalized as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following (in millions):



	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Contract costs on implementations in progress	91		104
Incremental contract origination costs on completed implementations, net	196		127
Contract fulfillment costs on completed implementations, net	155		123
Total deferred contract costs, net	$	442	$	354

Amortization of deferred contract costs on completed implementations was $30 million and $26 million during the three months and $89 million and $72 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and there were no impairment losses in relation to the costs capitalized for the periods presented.

Long-Term Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, consisted of the following (in millions):



	September 30,			December 31,
	2018			2017
Senior Notes due April 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.000% (1)	—			250
Senior Notes due October 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.850%	—			750
Senior Notes due October 2020, interest payable semi-annually at 3.625% ("2020 Notes")	1,150			1,150
Senior Euro Notes due January 2021, interest payable annually at 0.400% ("2021 Euro Notes")	580			599
Senior Notes due August 2021, interest payable semi-annually at 2.250% ("2021 Notes")	750			750
Senior GBP Notes due June 2022, interest payable annually at 1.700% ("2022 GBP Notes")	391			405
Senior Notes due October 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500% ("2022 Notes")	300			300
Senior Notes due April 2023, interest payable semi-annually at 3.500% ("2023 Notes")	700			700
Senior Notes due June 2024, interest payable semi-annually at 3.875% ("2024 Notes")	400			400
Senior Euro Notes due July 2024, interest payable annually at 1.100% ("2024 Euro Notes")	580			599
Senior Notes due October 2025, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000% ("2025 Notes")	900			900
Senior Notes due August 2026, interest payable semi-annually at 3.000% ("2026 Notes")	1,250			1,250
Senior Notes due May 2028, interest payable semi-annually at 4.250% ("2028 Notes")	400			—
Senior Notes due August 2046, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500% ("2046 Notes")	500			500
Senior Notes due May 2048, interest payable semi-annually at 4.750% ("2048 Notes")	600			—
Revolving Credit Facility (2)	582			195
Other	(45		)	15
	9,038			8,763
Current portion	(40		)	(1,045		)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	$	8,998		$	7,718


(1)	These Senior Notes were repaid on April 13, 2018 with borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility.


(2)	Interest on the Revolving Credit Facility is generally payable at LIBOR plus an applicable margin of up to 1.625% plus an unused commitment fee of up to 0.225%, each based upon the Company's corporate credit ratings. As of September 30, 2018, the weighted average interest rate on the Revolving Credit Facility, excluding fees, was 3.42%.

On September 21, 2018, FIS entered into a Seventh Amendment and Restatement Agreement (“Credit Facility Amendment”), which amends and restates FIS’ existing credit agreement (as amended, the “Restated Credit Agreement”). The Credit Facility Amendment increases the revolving credit commitments outstanding under the revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”) existing under the Restated Credit Agreement from $3.0 billion to $4.0 billion and extends the term of the Restated Credit Agreement to September 21, 2023. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility will be used for general corporate purposes, including backstopping any Notes that FIS may issue under the Commercial Paper Program described below. As of September 30, 2018, the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Credit Facility was $582 million, with $3,412 million of borrowing capacity remaining thereunder (net of $6 million in outstanding letters of credit issued under the Revolving Credit Facility).

On September 21, 2018, FIS established a U.S. commercial paper program (the “Commercial Paper Program”) for the issuance and sale of senior, unsecured commercial paper notes (the “Notes”), up to a maximum aggregate amount outstanding at any time of $4.0 billion. The Notes will have maturities of up to 397 days from the date of issue. The proceeds of the Notes are expected to be used for general corporate purposes. As of September 30, 2018, there were no outstanding Notes under the Commercial Paper Program.

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

On March 15, 2017, FIS redeemed 100% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of its $700 million 5.000% Senior Notes due March 2022 (the "March 2022 Notes"). On February 1, 2017, the Company also paid down the outstanding balance on the syndicated term loan agreement ("2018 Term Loans"). The redemption of the March 2022 Notes and the repayment of the 2018 Term Loans were funded by borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and cash proceeds from the sale of the Public Sector and Education business. As a result of the redemption of the March 2022 Notes and the repayment of the 2018 Term Loans, FIS incurred a pre-tax charge of approximately $25 million consisting of the call premium on the March 2022 Notes and the write-off of previously capitalized debt issuance costs.

On July 10, 2017, FIS issued €1,000 million and £300 million principal amount of senior notes in an inaugural European bond offering. The senior notes include €500 million of Senior Notes due in 2021 that bear interest at 0.400%, £300 million of Senior Notes due in 2022 that bear interest at 1.700% and €500 million of Senior Notes due in 2024 that bear interest at 1.100%. Net proceeds from the offering, after deducting discounts and underwriting fees, were $1,491 million using a conversion rate of 1.12 EUR/USD and 1.27 GBP/USD.

On July 25, 2017, pursuant to cash tender offers ("Tender Offers"), FIS repurchased approximately $2,000 million in aggregate principal amount of debt securities with a weighted average coupon of approximately 4%. The following approximate amounts of FIS' debt securities were repurchased: $600 million of its 3.625% notes due 2020, $600 million of its 5.000% notes due 2025, $200 million of its 4.500% notes due 2022, $300 million of its 3.875% notes due 2024 and $300 million of its 3.500% notes due 2023. The Company funded the Tender Offers with proceeds from the European bond offering and borrowings on its Revolving Credit Facility, approximately $469 million of which were almost immediately repaid with proceeds from the sale of a majority ownership stake in the Capco consulting business and risk and compliance consulting business, which was completed on July 31, 2017 (see Note 12). FIS paid approximately $150 million in tender premiums to par to purchase the notes in the Tender Offers and incurred a pre-tax charge upon extinguishment of approximately $167 million in tender premiums, the write-off of previously capitalized debt issue costs and other direct costs.

On May 16, 2018, FIS issued $1,000 million principal amount of new senior notes, including $400 million of Senior Notes due in 2028 that bear interest at 4.250% and $600 million of Senior Notes due in 2048 that bear interest at 4.750%. Net proceeds from the offering, after deducting discounts and underwriting fees, were $979 million. FIS used the proceeds to partially repay its Revolving Credit Facility.

On June 15, 2018, FIS redeemed 100% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of its $750 million 2.850% Senior Notes due October 2018. As a result of the redemption, FIS incurred a pre-tax charge of approximately $1 million consisting of the call premium and the write-off of previously capitalized debt issuance costs.

The following summarizes the aggregate maturities of our debt and capital leases on stated contractual maturities, excluding unamortized non-cash bond discounts of $41 million, as of September 30, 2018 (in millions).



	Total
2018	$	13
2019	36
2020	1,157
2021	1,331
2022	691
Thereafter	5,912
Total principal payments	9,140
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization	(61		)
Total long-term debt	$	9,079

There are no mandatory principal payments on the Revolving Credit Facility and any balance outstanding on the Revolving Credit Facility will be due and payable at its scheduled maturity date, which occurs at September 21, 2023.

FIS may redeem the 2020 Notes, 2021 Notes, 2021 Euro Notes, 2022 Notes, 2022 GBP Notes, 2023 Notes, 2024 Notes, 2024 Euro Notes, 2025 Notes, 2026 Notes, 2028 Notes, 2046 Notes and 2048 Notes at its option in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed and a make-whole amount calculated as described in the related indenture in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption, provided no make-whole amount will be paid for redemptions of the 2020 Notes, the 2021 Notes, the 2021 Euro Notes and the 2022 GBP Notes during the one month prior to their maturity, the 2022 Notes during the two months prior to their maturity, the 2023 Notes, the 2024 Notes, the 2024 Euro Notes, the 2025 Notes, the 2026 Notes and the 2028 Notes during the three months prior to their maturity, and the 2046 Notes and 2048 Notes during the six months prior to their maturity.

Debt issuance costs of $61 million, net of accumulated amortization, remain capitalized as of September 30, 2018, related to all of the above outstanding debt.

We monitor the financial stability of our counterparties on an ongoing basis. The lender commitments under the undrawn portions of the Revolving Credit Facility 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 Credit Facility would not adversely impact our ability to fund operations.

The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is estimated to be approximately $97 million lower than the carrying value excluding unamortized discounts as of September 30, 2018. This estimate is based on quoted prices of our senior notes and trades of our other debt in close proximity to September 30, 2018, 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
Financial Instruments	Sep. 30, 2018
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Financial Instruments	Financial Instruments As of September 30, 2018, we had no outstanding interest rate swap transactions and no significant forward contracts. Net Investment Hedges In June 2017, the Company entered into two Euro-denominated foreign currency exchange forward contracts totaling €999 million and a GBP-denominated foreign currency exchange forward contract of £298 million, which were designated as a net investment hedge of its investment in Euro and GBP denominated operations, respectively, in order to reduce the volatility in the income statement caused by the changes in foreign currency exchange rates of the Euro and GBP with respect to the U.S. dollar. In July 2017, the forward contracts above were terminated and the Company designated its Euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2021 (€500 million) and Senior Notes due 2024 (€500 million) and GBP-denominated Senior Notes due 2022 (£300 million) as a net investment hedge of its investment in Euro and GBP denominated operations, respectively, in order to reduce the volatility in the income statement caused by the changes in foreign currency exchange rates of the Euro and GBP with respect to the U.S. dollar. The change in fair value of the net investment hedges due to remeasurement of the effective portion is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). The ineffective portion of the hedging instruments impacts net income when the ineffectiveness occurs. During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018, net investment hedge combined gains of $10 million and $38 million, net of tax, respectively, were recognized in other comprehensive income as a component of foreign currency translation adjustments. No ineffectiveness was recorded on the net investment hedges above.

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Sep. 30, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Reliance Trust Claims Reliance Trust Company (“Reliance”), the Company’s subsidiary, is named as a defendant in a class action arising out of its provision of services as the discretionary trustee for a 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) for one of its customers. Plaintiffs in the action seek damages and attorneys’ fees, as well as equitable relief, on behalf of Plan participants 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 record-keeper. Reliance is vigorously defending the action and believes that it has meritorious defenses. Pre-trial discovery has now been completed. Reliance contends that no breaches of fiduciary duty or prohibited transactions occurred and that the Plan suffered no damages. Plaintiffs allege damages of approximately $125 million. While we are unable at this time to estimate more precisely the potential loss or range of loss because of unresolved questions of fact and law, we believe that the ultimate resolution of the matter will not have a material impact on our financial condition. We do not believe a liability for this action is probable and, therefore, have not recorded a liability for this action. 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 11 claims against Servicos asserting potential tax liabilities of approximately $13 million. There are potentially 26 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 $51 million making the total potential exposure for all 37 claims approximately $64 million. We do not believe a liability for these 37 total claims is probable and, therefore, have not recorded a liability for any of these claims. Acquired Contingencies (SunGard) The Company became responsible for certain contingencies which were assumed in the SunGard acquisition. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited) as of September 30, 2018 includes liabilities of $66 million largely related to tax compliance matters. Indemnifications and Warranties The Company generally indemnifies its clients, 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.

Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Related Party Transactions

Cardinal Holdings

On July 31, 2017, FIS closed on the sale of a majority ownership stake in its Capco consulting business and risk and compliance consulting business to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice L.P., by and through certain funds that it manages ("CD&R"). CD&R acquired a 60% interest in the entity (Cardinal Holdings, L.P. ("Cardinal")) and FIS obtained the remaining 40% interest, in each case before equity issued to management (Note 12). Cardinal became a related party effective July 31, 2017.

Upon closing on the sale of the Capco consulting business and risk and compliance consulting business, FIS and Cardinal entered into a short-term Transition Services Agreement ("TSA"), whereby FIS provides various agreed upon services to Cardinal. FIS also provides ongoing management consulting services and other services to Cardinal. Amounts transacted through these agreements were not significant to the 2018 and 2017 periods presented.

Capco provided Banco Bradesco S.A. ("Banco Bradesco") with consulting services. Capco revenue and related party receivables from Banco Bradesco through the July 31, 2017 closing are included below under Brazilian Venture revenue and trade receivables from Banco Bradesco.

Brazilian Venture

The Company operates the Brazilian Venture with Banco Bradesco, in which FIS owns a 51% controlling interest in a joint venture, 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.

On September 28, 2018, FIS entered into an agreement with Banco Bradesco to unwind the Brazilian Venture. Under this agreement, the Brazilian Venture will spin-off certain assets of the business that also provide services to non-Bradesco clients to a new wholly-owned FIS subsidiary. The subsidiary will enter into a long-term commercial agreement to provide current and new services to Banco Bradesco that include software application licensing and management, card portfolio migration, business process outsourcing, fraud management and professional services. Banco Bradesco will then own 100% of the entity that previously housed the Brazilian Venture and its remaining assets that relate to card processing for Banco Bradesco, which Banco Bradesco will thereafter perform internally. FIS expects to complete the transaction in the first half of 2019. As of September 30, 2018, FIS met the criteria to present the assets and liabilities that it will no longer control as held for sale in its balance sheet. The transaction does not meet the standard necessary to be reported as discontinued operations. In the third quarter of 2018, FIS incurred impairment charges of $95 million related to the expected disposal, including impairments of its contract intangible asset, goodwill and its assets held for sale to fair value less cost to sell (see Note 5). The impairment charges are included in the Corporate and Other segment results. The unamortized contract intangible asset balance as of September 30, 2018 was $0 million as a result of the impairment.

The board of directors for the Brazilian Venture declared a dividend during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, resulting in payments to Banco Bradesco of $23 million and $23 million, respectively. The carrying value of the noncontrolling interest as of September 30, 2018 was $78 million.

The Company recorded revenue of $77 million and $81 million during the three months and $244 million and $250 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, from Banco Bradesco. Revenue from Banco Bradesco included $19 million and $31 million of unfavorable currency impact during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, resulting from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. Dollar and Brazilian Real.

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	2018		2017
				As Adjusted
Banco Bradesco	Trade receivables	$	9	$	47
Banco Bradesco	Contract assets	7		5
Banco Bradesco	Assets held for sale	32		—
Banco Bradesco	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	9		10
Banco Bradesco	Other long-term liabilities	15		17

Net Earnings per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

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, 2018 and 2017 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, 2018 and 2017 (in millions, except per share amounts):



	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
			As Adjusted				As Adjusted
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	154	$	59	$	548	$	327
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic	328		331		329		330
Plus: Common stock equivalent shares	3		5		4		5
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted	331		336		333		335
Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.47	$	0.18	$	1.67	$	0.99
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.47	$	0.18	$	1.65	$	0.98

Options to purchase 1 million and 4 million shares of our common stock for the three months and 1 million and 4 million shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive.

On July 20, 2017 our Board of Directors approved a plan authorizing repurchases of up to $4.0 billion of our outstanding common stock in the open market at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions through December 31, 2020. This share repurchase authorization replaced any existing share repurchase authorization.

Divestitures	9 Months Ended
Divestitures	Sep. 30, 2018
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation Disclosures [Abstract]
Divestitures	Divestitures On July 31, 2017, FIS closed on the sale of a majority ownership stake in its Capco consulting business and risk and compliance consulting business to CD&R for cash proceeds of approximately $469 million, resulting in a pre-tax loss of approximately $41 million. The divestiture is consistent with our strategy to focus on our IP-led businesses. CD&R acquired preferred units convertible into 60% of the common units of Cardinal and FIS obtained common units representing the remaining 40%, in each case before equity is issued to management. The preferred units are entitled to a quarterly dividend at an annual rate of 12%, payable in cash (if available) or additional preferred units at FIS' option. The businesses sold were included within the GFS and IFS segments. The sale did not meet the standard necessary to be reported as discontinued operations; therefore, the pre-tax loss and related prior period earnings remain reported within earnings. Prior to the sale, the Capco consulting business and risk and compliance consulting business' pre-tax earnings (loss), excluding certain unallocated corporate costs, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $(4) million and $15 million, respectively. FIS' ownership stake in Cardinal was initially valued at $172 million and is recorded as an equity method investment included within other noncurrent assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited). After the sale on July 31, 2017, FIS began to recognize after-tax equity method investment earnings (loss) outside of operating income and segment Adjusted EBITDA. The carrying value of this equity method investment as of September 30, 2018 was $156 million. For periods prior to July 31, 2017, the Capco consulting business and risk and compliance consulting business were included within operating income and segment Adjusted EBITDA. On February 1, 2017, the Company closed on the sale of the SunGard Public Sector and Education ("PS&E") business for $850 million, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $85 million. The transaction included all PS&E solutions, which provided a comprehensive set of technology solutions to address public safety and public administration needs of government entities as well as the needs of K-12 school districts. The divestiture is consistent with our strategy to serve the financial services markets. Cash proceeds were used to reduce outstanding debt (see Note 7). Net cash proceeds, after payment of taxes and transaction-related expenses, were approximately $500 million. The PS&E business was included in the Corporate and Other segment. 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. Prior to the sale, PS&E's pre-tax earnings, excluding certain unallocated corporate costs, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $0 million and $3 million, respectively.

Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Integrated Financial Solutions ("IFS")

The IFS segment is focused primarily on serving North American clients for transaction and account processing, payment solutions, channel solutions, lending and wealth and retirement solutions, corporate liquidity, digital channels, risk and compliance solutions, and services, capitalizing on the continuing trend to outsource these solutions. Clients in this segment include regional and community banks, credit unions and commercial lenders, as well as government institutions, merchants and other commercial organizations. 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. This market is primarily served through integrated solutions and characterized by multi-year processing contracts that generate highly recurring revenue. The predictable nature of cash flows generated from this segment provides opportunities for further investments in innovation, integration, information and security, and compliance in a cost effective manner. The business solutions in this segment included the risk and compliance consulting business through its divestiture on July 31, 2017 (Note 12).

Global Financial Solutions ("GFS")

The GFS segment is focused on serving the largest global financial institutions and/or international financial institutions with a broad array of capital markets and asset management and insurance solutions, as well as banking and payments solutions.

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. 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,” fully outsourced end-to-end solutions, and using consulting and third-party service providers. We have long-established relationships with many of these financial institutions that generate significant recurring revenue. GFS clients also include asset managers, buy- and sell-side securities and trading firms, insurers and private equity firms. This segment also includes the Company's consolidated Brazilian Venture (Note 10). The business solutions in this segment included the Capco consulting business through its divestiture on July 31, 2017 (Note 12).

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 non-strategic businesses in this segment include the PS&E business through its divestiture on February 1, 2017 (Note 12), Certegy Check Services business unit through its divestiture on August 31, 2018 (Note 5), and the global commercial services business. 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 certain other costs. The Corporate and Other segment also includes the impact on revenue for 2018 and 2017 of adjusting SunGard's deferred revenue to fair value.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 the Company recorded acquisition and integration costs primarily related to the SunGard acquisition and certain other costs including those associated with data center consolidation activities of $16 million and $122 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 the Company recorded acquisition and integration costs primarily related to the SunGard acquisition of $22 million and $141 million, respectively.

Adjusted EBITDA

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 Topic 280, "Segment Reporting." 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. The non-operating items affecting the segment profit measure generally include acquisition accounting adjustments; acquisition, integration and certain other costs; and asset impairments. 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, 2018 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Revenue	$	1,090	$	916	$	78		$	2,084
Operating expenses	681		632		429			1,742
Depreciation and amortization	87		71		15			173
Purchase accounting amortization	—		—		181			181
EBITDA	496		355		(155		)	696
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	—		—		1			1
Acquisition, integration and other costs	—		—		16			16
Asset impairments	—		—		95			95
Adjusted EBITDA	$	496	$	355	$	(43	)	$	808

EBITDA								$	696
Interest expense, net								80
Depreciation and amortization								173
Purchase accounting amortization								181
Other income (expense) unallocated								(62		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes								37
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest								9
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	154
Capital expenditures (1)	$	79	$	66	$	4		$	149
Total assets	$	10,724	$	8,027	$	4,943		$	23,694
Goodwill	$	7,662	$	5,796	$	127		$	13,585


(1)	Capital expenditures for the three months ended September 30, 2018 include $1 million of capital leases.

As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Revenue	$	1,038	$	975	$	83		$	2,096
Operating expenses	648		702		361			1,711
Depreciation and amortization	79		64		16			159
Purchase accounting amortization	—		—		183			183
EBITDA	469		337		(79		)	727
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	—		—		2			2
Acquisition, integration and other costs	—		—		22			22
Adjusted EBITDA	$	469	$	337	$	(55	)	$	751

EBITDA								$	727
Interest expense, net								84
Depreciation and amortization								159
Purchase accounting amortization								183
Other income (expense) unallocated								(182		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes								50
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest								10
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	59
Capital expenditures (1)	$	82	$	66	$	4		$	152
Total assets	$	10,268	$	8,460	$	5,577		$	24,305
Goodwill	$	7,662	$	5,867	$	170		$	13,699


(1)	Capital expenditures for the three months ended September 30, 2017 include $1 million of capital leases.

As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Revenue	$	3,275	$	2,742	$	239		$	6,256
Operating expenses	2,094		1,977		1,196			5,267
Depreciation and amortization	259		208		44			511
Purchase accounting amortization	—		—		549			549
EBITDA	1,440		973		(364		)	2,049
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	—		—		4			4
Acquisition, integration and other costs	—		—		122			122
Asset impairments	—		—		95			95
Adjusted EBITDA	$	1,440	$	973	$	(143	)	$	2,270

EBITDA								$	2,049
Interest expense, net								225
Depreciation and amortization								511
Purchase accounting amortization								549
Other income (expense) unallocated								(71		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes								122
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest								23
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	548
Capital expenditures (1)	$	254	$	201	$	10		$	465


(1)	Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 include $1 million of capital leases.

As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Revenue	$	3,162	$	3,064	$	276		$	6,502
Operating expenses	2,018		2,317		1,166			5,501
Depreciation and amortization	230		193		48			471
Purchase accounting amortization	—		—		544			544
EBITDA	1,374		940		(298		)	2,016
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	—		—		6			6
Acquisition, integration and other costs	—		—		141			141
Adjusted EBITDA	$	1,374	$	940	$	(151	)	$	2,163

EBITDA								$	2,016
Interest expense, net								267
Depreciation and amortization								471
Purchase accounting amortization								544
Other income (expense) unallocated								(123		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes								260
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest								24
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	327
Capital expenditures (1)	$	289	$	224	$	15		$	528


(1)	Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 include $80 million of capital leases.

Clients in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, India, Australia, France and Switzerland accounted for the majority of the revenue 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 $535 million and $532 million as of September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. These assets are predominantly located in the United Kingdom, India, Belgium, Germany, France, Australia and Brazil.

Share Repurchase Program

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Equity [Abstract]

Share Repurchase Program

Our Board of Directors has approved a series of plans authorizing repurchases of our common stock in the open market at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions, the most current of which on July 20, 2017, authorized repurchases of up to $4.0 billion through December 31, 2020. This share repurchase authorization replaced any existing share repurchase authorization plan. Approximately $2.8 billion of plan capacity remained available for repurchases as of September 30, 2018.

The table below summarizes annual share repurchase activity under these plans (in millions, except per share amounts):



				Total cost of shares
				purchased as part of
	Total number of	Average price		publicly announced
Three months ended	shares purchased	paid per share		plans or programs
September 30, 2018	4.3	$	106.98	$	465
June 30, 2018	2.1	$	95.83	$	200
March 31, 2018	4.1	$	97.70	$	401
December 31, 2017	1.1	$	93.24	$	105

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
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, 2017. 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 revenue and expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain reclassifications have been made in the 2017 Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) to conform to the classifications used in 2018. Amounts in tables in the financial statements and accompanying footnotes may not sum due to rounding. The Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, with a date of initial application of January 1, 2018. As a result, all 2017 financial information has been adjusted for the implementation of Topic 606 (Note 3). We report the results of our operations in three reporting segments: Integrated Financial Solutions (“IFS”), Global Financial Solutions (“GFS”) and Corporate and Other (Note 13).
Revenue Recognition	The Company generates revenue in a number of ways, including from the delivery of account- or transaction-based processing, software as a service ("SaaS"), business process as a service ("BPaaS"), cloud offerings, software licensing, software related services, and professional services. The Company enters into arrangements with customers to provide services, software and software-related services such as maintenance, implementation and training either individually or as part of an integrated offering of multiple services. At contract inception, the Company assesses the solutions and services promised in its contracts with customers and identifies a performance obligation for each promise to transfer to the customer a solution or service (or bundle of solutions or services) that is distinct - i.e., if a solution or service is separately identifiable from other items in the bundled package and if a customer can benefit from it on its own or with other resources that are readily available to the customer. To identify its performance obligations, the Company considers all of the solutions or services promised in the contract regardless of whether they are explicitly stated or are implied by customary business practices. The Company recognizes revenue when or as it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of a solution or service to a customer. Revenue is measured based on the consideration that the Company expects to receive in a contract with a customer. The Company’s contracts with its customers frequently contain variable consideration. Variable consideration exists when the amount which the Company expects to receive in a contract is based on the occurrence or non-occurrence of future events, such as processing services performed under usage-based pricing arrangements or professional services billed on a time and materials basis. Variable consideration is also present in certain transactions in the form of discounts, credits, price concessions, penalties, and similar items. If the amount of a discount or rebate in a contract is fixed and not contingent, that discount or rebate is not variable consideration. The Company estimates variable consideration in its contracts primarily using the expected value method. In some contracts, the Company applies the most likely amount method by considering the single most likely amount in a limited range of possible consideration amounts. The Company develops estimates of variable consideration on the basis of both historical information and current trends. Variable consideration included in the transaction price is constrained such that a significant revenue reversal is not probable. Taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are not included in revenue. Postage costs associated with print and mail services are accounted for as a fulfillment cost and are included in cost of revenue. Technology or service components from third parties are frequently embedded in or combined with our applications or service offerings. We are often responsible for billing the client in these arrangements and transmitting the applicable fees to the third party. The Company determines whether it is responsible for providing the actual solution or service as a principal, or for arranging for the solution or service to be provided by the third party as an agent. Judgment is applied to determine whether we are the principal or the agent by evaluating whether the Company has control of the solution or service prior to it being transferred to the customer. The principal versus agent assessment is performed at the performance obligation level. Indicators that the Company considers in determining if it has control include whether the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the specified solution or service to the customer, the Company has inventory risk and the Company has discretion in establishing the price the customer ultimately pays for the solution or service. Depending upon the level of our contractual responsibilities and obligations for delivering solutions to end customers, we have arrangements where we are the principal and recognize the gross amount billed to the customer and other arrangements where we are the agent and recognize the net amount retained. Once the Company has determined the transaction price, the total transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation in a manner depicting the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the solution(s) or service(s) to the customer (the “allocation objective”). If the allocation objective is met at contractual prices, no allocations are made. Otherwise, the Company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation identified in the contract on a relative standalone selling price basis, except when the criteria are met for allocating variable consideration or a discount to one or more, but not all performance obligations in the contract. The Company allocates variable consideration to one or more, but not all performance obligations when the terms of the variable payment relate specifically to the Company’s efforts to satisfy the performance obligation (or transfer the distinct solution or service) and when such allocation is consistent with the allocation objective when considering all performance obligations in the contract. Determining whether the criteria for allocating variable consideration to one or more, but not all, performance obligations in the contract requires significant judgment and may affect the timing and amount of revenue recognized. The Company does not typically meet the requirements to allocate discounts to one or more, but not all, performance obligations in a contract. In order to determine the standalone selling price of its promised solutions or services, the Company conducts a regular analysis to determine whether various solutions or services have an observable standalone selling price. If the Company does not have an observable standalone selling price for a particular solution or service, then standalone selling price for that particular solution or service is estimated using all information that is reasonably available and maximizing observable inputs with approaches including historical pricing, cost plus a margin, adjusted market assessment, and residual approach. The following describes the nature of the Company’s primary types of revenue and the revenue recognition policies and significant payment terms as they pertain to the types of transactions the Company enters into with its customers. Processing Services Revenue Processing services are primarily comprised of data processing and application management, including our SaaS, BPaaS, and cloud offerings. Revenue from processing services are typically volume- or activity-based depending on factors such as the number of accounts processed, transactions or trades processed, users, number of hours of services or computer resources used. The payment terms may include tiered pricing structures with the base tier representing a minimum monthly usage fee. Pricing within the tiers typically resets on a monthly basis and minimum monthly volumes are generally met or exceeded. Contract lengths for processing services typically span multiple years. Payment is generally due in advance or in arrears on a monthly or quarterly basis and may include fixed or variable payment amounts depending on the specific payment terms and activity in the period. For processing services revenue, the nature of the Company’s promise to the customer is to stand ready to provide continuous access to the Company’s processing platforms and perform an unspecified quantity of outsourced and transaction-processing services for a specified term or terms. Accordingly, processing services are generally viewed as a stand-ready performance obligation comprised of a series of distinct daily services. The Company typically satisfies its processing services performance obligations over time as the services are provided. A time-elapsed output method is used to measure progress because the Company’s efforts are expended evenly throughout the period given the nature of the promise is a stand-ready service. The Company has evaluated its variable payment terms related to its processing services revenue accounted for as a series of distinct days of service and concluded that they generally meet the criteria for allocating variable consideration entirely to one or more, but not all, performance obligations in a contract. Accordingly, when the criteria are met, variable amounts based on the number and type of services performed during a period are allocated to and recognized on the day in which the Company performs the related services. Fixed fees for processing services are generally recognized ratably over the contract period. License and Software Related Revenue The Company’s software licenses generally have significant stand-alone functionality to the customer upon delivery and are considered to be functional intellectual property (“IP”). Additionally, the nature of the Company’s promise in granting these software licenses to a customer is typically to provide the customer a right to use the Company’s intellectual property. The Company’s software licenses are generally considered distinct performance obligations, and revenue allocated to the software license is typically recognized at a point in time upon delivery of the license. In conjunction with software licenses, the Company commonly provides the customer with additional services such as maintenance as well as associated implementation and other professional services related to the software license. Payments for maintenance are typically due annually, quarterly, or monthly in advance. Maintenance is typically comprised of technical support and unspecified updates and upgrades. The Company generally satisfies these performance obligations evenly using a time-elapsed output method over the contract term given there is no discernible pattern of performance. When a software license contract also includes professional services that provide significant modification or customization of the software license, the Company combines the software license and professional services into a single performance obligation, and revenue for the combined performance obligation is recognized as the professional services are provided consistent with the methods described below for professional services revenue. The Company has contracts where the licensed software is offered in conjunction with hosting services. The licensed software may be considered a separate performance obligation from the hosting services if the customer can take possession of the software during the contractual term without incurring a significant penalty and if it is feasible for the customer to run the software on its own infrastructure or hire a third party to host the software. If the licensed software and hosting services are separately identifiable, license revenue is recognized when the hosting services commence and it is within the customer's control to obtain a copy of the software, and hosting revenue is recognized using the time-elapsed output method as the service is provided. If the software license is not separately identifiable from the hosting service, then the related revenue for the combined performance obligation is recognized ratably over the hosting period. Occasionally, the Company offers extended payment terms on its license transactions and evaluates whether any potential significant financing components exist. For certain of its business units, the Company will provide a software license through a rental model for customers who would prefer a periodic fee instead of a larger upfront payment. Revenue recognition under these arrangements follows the same recognition pattern as the arrangements outlined above; however, the customer generally pays for the software license and maintenance in monthly or quarterly installments as opposed to an upfront software license fee. Judgment is required to determine whether these arrangements contain a significant financing component. The Company evaluates whether there is a significant difference between the amount of promised consideration over the rental term and the cash selling price of the software license, and the overall impact of the time value of money on the transaction. Rental software license arrangements that include a significant financing component are adjusted for the time value of money at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate by recording a contract asset and interest income. The Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of the time value of money if it is expected, at contract inception, that the period between when the Company transfers a promised solution or service to a customer and when the customer pays for that solution or service will be one year or less. Professional Services Revenue Professional services revenue is comprised of implementation, conversion, and programming services associated with the Company’s data processing and application management agreements, implementation or installation services related to licensed software, and other consulting services. A significant portion of our professional services revenue is derived from contracts for dedicated personnel resources who are often working full-time at a client site and under the client's direction. This revenue generally re-occurs as contracts are renewed. Payment terms for professional services may be based on an upfront fixed fee, fixed upon the achievement of milestones, or on a time and materials basis. In assessing whether implementation services provided on data processing, application management or software agreements are a distinct performance obligation, the Company considers whether the services are both capable of being distinct (i.e., can the customer benefit from the services alone or in combination with other resources that are readily available to the customer) and distinct within the context of the contract (i.e., separately identifiable from the other performance obligations in the contract). Implementation services and other professional services are typically considered distinct performance obligations. However, when these services involve significant customization or modification of an underlying solution or offering, or if the services are complex and not available from a third-party provider and must be completed prior to a customer having the ability to benefit from a solution or offering, then such services and the underlying solution or offering will be accounted for as a combined performance obligation. The Company’s professional services that are accounted for as distinct performance obligations and that are billed on a fixed fee basis are typically satisfied as services are rendered; thus the Company uses a cost-based input method, such as cost-to-cost or efforts expended (labor hours), to provide a faithful depiction of the transfer of those services. For professional services that are distinct and billed on a time and materials basis, revenue is generally recognized using an output method that corresponds with the time and materials billed and delivered, which is reflective of the transfer of the services to the customer. Professional services that are not distinct from an associated solution or offering are recognized over the common measure of progress for the overall performance obligation (typically a time-elapsed output measure that corresponds to the period over which the solution or offering is made available to the customer). Hardware and Other Revenue Hardware and other miscellaneous revenue is generally recognized at a point in time upon delivery. The Company typically does not stock in inventory the hardware solutions sold but arranges for delivery of hardware from third-party suppliers. The Company determines whether hardware delivered from third-party suppliers should be recognized on a gross or net basis by evaluating whether the Company has control of the solution or service prior to it being transferred to the customer. Material Rights Some of the Company’s contracts with customers include options for the customer to acquire additional solutions or services in the future, including options to renew existing services. Options may represent a material right to acquire solutions or services if the discount is incremental to the range of discounts typically given for those solutions or services to that class of customer in that geographical area or market, and the customer would not have obtained the option without entering into the contract. If deemed to be a material right, the Company will account for the material right as a separate performance obligation and determine the standalone selling price based on directly observable prices when available. If the standalone selling price is not directly observable, then the Company estimates the standalone selling price to be equal to the discount that the customer would obtain by exercising the option, as adjusted for any discount that the customer would receive without exercising the option and for the likelihood that the option will be exercised.
Deferred Contract Costs	The Company incurs costs as a result of both the origination and fulfillment of our contracts with customers. Origination costs relate primarily to the payment of sales commissions that are directly related to sales transactions. Fulfillment costs include the cost of implementation services related to SaaS and other cloud-based arrangements when the implementation service is not distinct from the ongoing service. When origination costs and fulfillment costs that will be used to satisfy future performance obligations are directly related to the execution of our contracts with customers, and the costs are recoverable under the contract, the costs are capitalized as a deferred contract cost. Origination costs for contracts that contain a distinct software license recognized at a point in time are allocated between the license and all other performance obligations of the contract and amortized according to the pattern of performance for the respective obligations. Otherwise, origination costs are capitalized as a single asset for each contract and amortized using an appropriate single measure of performance considering all of the performance obligations in the contract. The Company amortizes origination costs over the expected benefit period to which the deferred contract cost relates. Origination costs related to initial contracts with a customer are amortized over the lesser of the useful life of the solution or the expected customer relationship period. Commissions paid on renewals are amortized over the renewal period. Capitalized fulfillment costs are amortized over the lesser of the useful life of the solution or the expected customer relationship period.
New Accounting Pronouncements	The Company adopted Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, with a date of initial application of January 1, 2018. As a result, the Company has changed its accounting policy for revenue recognition. The details of the significant changes and quantitative impact of the changes are disclosed below. The Company applied Topic 606 retrospectively using certain practical expedients in paragraph 606-10-65-1(f). For completed contracts that have variable consideration, the Company used the transaction price at the date the contract was completed rather than estimating variable consideration amounts in the comparative reporting periods. Further, the Company did not disclose the amount of consideration allocated to the remaining performance obligations or an explanation of when the Company expects to recognize that amount as revenue for the 2017 interim reporting periods presented before the date of the initial application. Lastly, the Company did not retrospectively restate contracts modified before the beginning of the earliest reporting period presented but reflects the aggregate effect of all modifications that occurred before the beginning of the earliest period presented. Principal vs. Agent Considerations In customer transactions that also involve third parties, the Company determines whether it is responsible for providing the ultimate solution or service as a principal, or whether it is merely arranging for the solution or service to be provided by the third party as an agent. When the Company is acting as a principal in a transaction, the Company recognizes the gross amounts billed as revenue. When the Company is acting as an agent in a transaction, the Company recognizes the net amount retained as revenue. Previously, the Company followed the guidance of Topic 605, which lists eight specific indicators that are determinative in evaluating whether a contract is recorded on a gross or a net basis. Under Topic 606, the determination is based on whether an entity obtains control of goods or services prior to transfer to a customer. The Company determined interchange and third-party network fees associated with certain parts of the payment processing business were significantly impacted by the adoption of Topic 606. Previously, gross accounting applied to certain types of these transactions, depending on the specific facts and circumstances. However, under Topic 606 revenue from these arrangements will be presented on a net basis because the Company has concluded that it is acting as an agent in the transaction. Software License Rentals The Company previously recognized revenue for initial license fees only when a contract existed, the fee was fixed or determinable, software delivery had occurred, collection was deemed probable, and vendor specific objective evidence of fair value had been established for any undelivered elements in the arrangement. If those criteria were not met, the initial license revenue was either deferred or recognized over time depending on the specific facts and circumstances. Software license rentals typically include payments that are delayed for a period of time, causing the Company to conclude that some portion of the license fee was not fixed or determinable. In these arrangements, license revenue would be deferred until payments become due and payable. Under Topic 606, the Company’s software licenses are generally considered distinct performance obligations, and revenue allocated to the software license is typically recognized at a point in time upon delivery of the license. Software license revenue is also typically recognized at a point in time upon delivery of the license under Topic 606 even if it is sold in a rental model or with extended payment terms, provided collectability is probable. Accordingly, a larger portion of software license revenue is recognized upfront for such transactions under Topic 606 than under Topic 605. Term License Early Renewals The Company previously recognized revenue for term software license renewals upon execution of a license renewal contract, provided all other revenue recognition requirements were met. Under Topic 606, revenue attributable to software term license renewals is now recognized at a later date than it would have been recognized under the previous accounting policy.

Changes in Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

Change in Accounting Pronouncements

The following tables summarize the impacts of Topic 606 adoption on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited) as of December 31, 2017 (in millions):



	As Previously
	Reported			Adjustments			As Adjusted
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	665		$	—		$	665
Settlement deposits	677			—			677
Trade receivables, net	1,650			(26		)	1,624
Contract assets	—			108			108
Settlement receivables	291			—			291
Other receivables	70			—			70
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	253			—			253
Total current assets	3,606			82			3,688
Property and equipment, net	610			—			610
Goodwill	13,730			—			13,730
Intangible assets, net	3,950			(65		)	3,885
Computer software, net	1,728			—			1,728
Deferred contract costs, net	362			(8		)	354
Other noncurrent assets	531			—			531
Total assets	$	24,517		$	9		$	24,526
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	1,241		$	—		$	1,241
Settlement payables	949			—			949
Deferred revenue	688			88			776
Current portion of long-term debt	1,045			—			1,045
Total current liabilities	3,923			88			4,011
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	7,718			—			7,718
Deferred income taxes	1,508			(40		)	1,468
Deferred revenue	21			85			106
Other long-term liabilities	403			—			403
Total liabilities	13,573			133			13,706
Equity:
FIS stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock	—			—			—
Common stock	4			—			4
Additional paid in capital	10,534			—			10,534
Retained earnings	4,233			(124		)	4,109
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings	(332		)	—			(332		)
Treasury stock, at cost	(3,604		)	—			(3,604		)
Total FIS stockholders’ equity	10,835			(124		)	10,711
Noncontrolling interest	109			—			109
Total equity	10,944			(124		)	10,820
Total liabilities and equity	$	24,517		$	9		$	24,526

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings (Unaudited) for the three months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	As previously
	Reported			Adjustments			As Adjusted
Revenue	$	2,198		$	(102	)	$	2,096
Cost of revenue	1,483			(97		)	1,386
Gross profit	715			(5		)	710
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	327			(2		)	325
Operating income	388			(3		)	385
Other income (expense):
Interest income (expense), net	(84		)	—			(84		)
Other income (expense), net	(182		)	—			(182		)
Total other income (expense), net	(266		)	—			(266		)
Earnings before income taxes and equity method investment earnings (loss)	122			(3		)	119
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	51			(1		)	50
Equity method investment earnings (loss)	—			—			—
Net earnings	71			(2		)	69
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(10		)	—			(10		)
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	61		$	(2	)	$	59

Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.18		$	(0.01	)	$	0.18
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic	331			331			331
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.18		$	(0.01	)	$	0.18
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted	336			336			336

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	As previously
	Reported			Adjustments			As Adjusted
Revenue	$	6,794		$	(292	)	$	6,502
Cost of revenue	4,677			(280		)	4,397
Gross profit	2,117			(12		)	2,105
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	1,110			(6		)	1,104
Operating income	1,007			(6		)	1,001
Other income (expense):
Interest income (expense), net	(267		)	—			(267		)
Other income (expense), net	(123		)	—			(123		)
Total other income (expense), net	(390		)	—			(390		)
Earnings before income taxes and equity method investment earnings (loss)	617			(6		)	611
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	262			(2		)	260
Equity method investment earnings (loss)	—			—			—
Net earnings	355			(4		)	351
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(24		)	—			(24		)
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	331		$	(4	)	$	327

Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	1.00		$	(0.01	)	$	0.99
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic	330			330			330
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.99		$	(0.01	)	$	0.98
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted	335			335			335

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Earnings (Unaudited) for the three months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	As Previously
	Reported					Adjustments					As Adjusted
Net earnings			$	71				$	(2	)			$	69
Other comprehensive earnings, before tax:
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives	$	5				$	—				$	5
Reclassification adjustment for gain (loss) included in net earnings	—					—					—
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives, net	5					—					5
Foreign currency translation adjustments	46					—					46
Minimum pension liability adjustments	—					—					—
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), before tax	51					—					51
Provision for income tax expense (benefit) related to items of other comprehensive earnings	2					—					2
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax	$	49	49			$	—	—			$	49	49
Comprehensive earnings:			120					(2		)			118
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest			(10		)			—					(10		)
Other comprehensive (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest			(4		)			—					(4		)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders			$	106				$	(2	)			$	104

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Earnings (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	As Previously
	Reported						Adjustments					As Adjusted
Net earnings				$	355				$	(4	)				$	351
Other comprehensive earnings, before tax:
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives	$	(28	)				$	—				$	(28	)
Reclassification adjustment for gain (loss) included in net earnings	—						—					—
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives, net	(28		)				—					(28		)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	20						—					20
Minimum pension liability adjustments	(10		)				—					(10		)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), before tax	(18		)				—					(18		)
Provision for income tax expense (benefit) related to items of other comprehensive earnings	(11		)				—					(11		)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax	$	(7	)	(7		)	$	—	—			$	(7	)	(7		)
Comprehensive earnings:				348					(4		)				344
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest				(24		)			—						(24		)
Other comprehensive (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest				(2		)			—						(2		)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders				$	322				$	(4	)				$	318

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	As Previously
	Reported			Adjustments			As Adjusted
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	355		$	(4	)	$	351
Adjustment to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,033			(18		)	1,015
Amortization of debt issue costs	15			—			15
Gain on sale of assets	(55		)	—			(55		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	192			—			192
Stock-based compensation	86			—			86
Deferred income taxes	(197		)	1			(196		)
Net changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and foreign currency:
Trade receivables	(105		)	(82		)	(187		)
Contract assets	—			77			77
Settlement activity	(27		)	—			(27		)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(20		)	—			(20		)
Deferred contract costs	(121		)	10			(111		)
Deferred revenue	(70		)	19			(51		)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other liabilities	(7		)	(3		)	(10		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,079			—			1,079

Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment	(98		)	—			(98		)
Additions to computer software	(350		)	—			(350		)
Net proceeds from sale of assets	1,307			—			1,307
Other investing activities, net	(3		)	—			(3		)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	856			—			856

Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings	7,900			—			7,900
Repayment of borrowings and capital lease obligations	(9,594		)	—			(9,594		)
Debt issuance costs	(13		)	—			(13		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	168			—			168
Treasury stock activity	(46		)	—			(46		)
Dividends paid	(289		)	—			(289		)
Distribution to Brazilian Venture partner	(23		)	—			(23		)
Other financing activities, net	(36		)	—			(36		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(1,933		)	—			(1,933		)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash	35			—			35
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	37			—			37
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	683			—			683
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	720		$	—		$	720

Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	266		$	—		$	266
Cash paid for income taxes	$	485		$	—		$	485

Revenue (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 (in millions):



	Reportable Segments
					Corporate
	IFS		GFS		and Other		Total
Primary Geographical Markets:
North America	$	1,046	$	456	$	66	$	1,568
All others	44		460		12		516
Total	$	1,090	$	916	$	78	$	2,084

Type of Revenue:
Processing and services	$	879	$	509	$	69	$	1,457
License and software related	92		255		—		347
Professional services	40		151		2		193
Hardware and other	79		1		7		87
Total	$	1,090	$	916	$	78	$	2,084

Recurring Nature of Revenue Recognition:
Recurring fees	$	959	$	663	$	69	$	1,691
Non-recurring fees	131		253		9		393
Total	$	1,090	$	916	$	78	$	2,084

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (in millions):



	Reportable Segments
					Corporate
	IFS		GFS		and Other		Total
Primary Geographical Markets:
North America	$	3,143	$	1,343	$	201	$	4,687
All others	132		1,399		38		1,569
Total	$	3,275	$	2,742	$	239	$	6,256

Type of Revenue:
Processing and services	$	2,711	$	1,566	$	217	$	4,494
License and software related	269		730		1		1,000
Professional services	120		438		6		564
Hardware and other	175		8		15		198
Total	$	3,275	$	2,742	$	239	$	6,256

Recurring Nature of Revenue Recognition:
Recurring fees	$	2,901	$	2,042	$	218	$	5,161
Non-recurring fees	374		700		21		1,095
Total	$	3,275	$	2,742	$	239	$	6,256

For the three months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	Reportable Segments
	As Adjusted
					Corporate
	IFS		GFS		and Other		Total
Primary Geographical Markets:
North America	$	997	$	464	$	70	$	1,531
All others	41		511		13		565
Total	$	1,038	$	975	$	83	$	2,096

Type of Revenue:
Processing and services	$	852	$	545	$	76	$	1,473
License and software related	94		232		1		327
Professional services	41		197		2		240
Hardware and other	51		1		4		56
Total	$	1,038	$	975	$	83	$	2,096

Recurring Nature of Revenue Recognition:
Recurring fees	$	911	$	703	$	77	$	1,691
Non-recurring fees	127		272		6		405
Total	$	1,038	$	975	$	83	$	2,096

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	Reportable Segments
	As Adjusted
					Corporate
	IFS		GFS		and Other		Total
Primary Geographical Markets:
North America	$	3,044	$	1,473	$	238	$	4,755
All others	118		1,591		38		1,747
Total	$	3,162	$	3,064	$	276	$	6,502

Type of Revenue:
Processing and services	$	2,586	$	1,645	$	243	$	4,474
License and software related	289		680		14		983
Professional services	146		733		10		889
Hardware and other	141		6		9		156
Total	$	3,162	$	3,064	$	276	$	6,502

Recurring Nature of Revenue Recognition:
Recurring fees	$	2,763	$	2,112	$	251	$	5,126
Non-recurring fees	399		952		25		1,376
Total	$	3,162	$	3,064	$	276	$	6,502

Trade Receivables, Contract Assets and Contract Liability with Customer

The following table provides information about trade receivables, contract assets, and deferred revenue from contracts with customers (in millions).



	As of
	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
			As adjusted

Trade receivables	$	1,398	$	1,624
Contract assets (current)	115		108
Contract assets (non-current), included in other noncurrent assets	96		118
Deferred revenue (current)	692		776
Deferred revenue (non-current)	61		106

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details

The following table shows the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement (Unaudited) details as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in millions):



	September 30, 2018						December 31, 2017, As adjusted
	Cost		Accumulated depreciation and amortization		Net		Cost		Accumulated depreciation and amortization		Net
Property and equipment	$	1,686	$	1,140	$	546	$	1,657	$	1,047	$	610
Intangible assets	$	6,279	$	2,975	$	3,304	$	6,369	$	2,484	$	3,885
Computer software	$	3,002	$	1,292	$	1,710	$	2,862	$	1,134	$	1,728

Goodwill Rollforward

Changes in goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 are summarized as follows (in millions):



	Total
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	13,730
Goodwill distributed through sale of business	(67		)
Brazilian Venture impairment	(25		)
Foreign currency adjustments	(53		)
Balance, September 30, 2018	$	13,585

Deferred Contract Costs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Deferred Contract Cost Detail

Origination and fulfillment costs from contracts with customers capitalized as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following (in millions):



	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Contract costs on implementations in progress	91		104
Incremental contract origination costs on completed implementations, net	196		127
Contract fulfillment costs on completed implementations, net	155		123
Total deferred contract costs, net	$	442	$	354

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term Debt

Long-term debt as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, consisted of the following (in millions):



	September 30,			December 31,
	2018			2017
Senior Notes due April 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.000% (1)	—			250
Senior Notes due October 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.850%	—			750
Senior Notes due October 2020, interest payable semi-annually at 3.625% ("2020 Notes")	1,150			1,150
Senior Euro Notes due January 2021, interest payable annually at 0.400% ("2021 Euro Notes")	580			599
Senior Notes due August 2021, interest payable semi-annually at 2.250% ("2021 Notes")	750			750
Senior GBP Notes due June 2022, interest payable annually at 1.700% ("2022 GBP Notes")	391			405
Senior Notes due October 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500% ("2022 Notes")	300			300
Senior Notes due April 2023, interest payable semi-annually at 3.500% ("2023 Notes")	700			700
Senior Notes due June 2024, interest payable semi-annually at 3.875% ("2024 Notes")	400			400
Senior Euro Notes due July 2024, interest payable annually at 1.100% ("2024 Euro Notes")	580			599
Senior Notes due October 2025, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000% ("2025 Notes")	900			900
Senior Notes due August 2026, interest payable semi-annually at 3.000% ("2026 Notes")	1,250			1,250
Senior Notes due May 2028, interest payable semi-annually at 4.250% ("2028 Notes")	400			—
Senior Notes due August 2046, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500% ("2046 Notes")	500			500
Senior Notes due May 2048, interest payable semi-annually at 4.750% ("2048 Notes")	600			—
Revolving Credit Facility (2)	582			195
Other	(45		)	15
	9,038			8,763
Current portion	(40		)	(1,045		)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	$	8,998		$	7,718


(1)	These Senior Notes were repaid on April 13, 2018 with borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility.


(2)	Interest on the Revolving Credit Facility is generally payable at LIBOR plus an applicable margin of up to 1.625% plus an unused commitment fee of up to 0.225%, each based upon the Company's corporate credit ratings. As of September 30, 2018, the weighted average interest rate on the Revolving Credit Facility, excluding fees, was 3.42%.

Principal Maturities of Long-term Debt



	Total
2018	$	13
2019	36
2020	1,157
2021	1,331
2022	691
Thereafter	5,912
Total principal payments	9,140
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization	(61		)
Total long-term debt	$	9,079

- Definition

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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+ Details

Related Party Transactions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

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	2018		2017
				As Adjusted
Banco Bradesco	Trade receivables	$	9	$	47
Banco Bradesco	Contract assets	7		5
Banco Bradesco	Assets held for sale	32		—
Banco Bradesco	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	9		10
Banco Bradesco	Other long-term liabilities	15		17

Net Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

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, 2018 and 2017 (in millions, except per share amounts):



	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
			As Adjusted				As Adjusted
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	154	$	59	$	548	$	327
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic	328		331		329		330
Plus: Common stock equivalent shares	3		5		4		5
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted	331		336		333		335
Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.47	$	0.18	$	1.67	$	0.99
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders	$	0.47	$	0.18	$	1.65	$	0.98

Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

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, 2018 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Revenue	$	1,090	$	916	$	78		$	2,084
Operating expenses	681		632		429			1,742
Depreciation and amortization	87		71		15			173
Purchase accounting amortization	—		—		181			181
EBITDA	496		355		(155		)	696
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	—		—		1			1
Acquisition, integration and other costs	—		—		16			16
Asset impairments	—		—		95			95
Adjusted EBITDA	$	496	$	355	$	(43	)	$	808

EBITDA								$	696
Interest expense, net								80
Depreciation and amortization								173
Purchase accounting amortization								181
Other income (expense) unallocated								(62		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes								37
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest								9
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	154
Capital expenditures (1)	$	79	$	66	$	4		$	149
Total assets	$	10,724	$	8,027	$	4,943		$	23,694
Goodwill	$	7,662	$	5,796	$	127		$	13,585


(1)	Capital expenditures for the three months ended September 30, 2018 include $1 million of capital leases.

As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Revenue	$	1,038	$	975	$	83		$	2,096
Operating expenses	648		702		361			1,711
Depreciation and amortization	79		64		16			159
Purchase accounting amortization	—		—		183			183
EBITDA	469		337		(79		)	727
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	—		—		2			2
Acquisition, integration and other costs	—		—		22			22
Adjusted EBITDA	$	469	$	337	$	(55	)	$	751

EBITDA								$	727
Interest expense, net								84
Depreciation and amortization								159
Purchase accounting amortization								183
Other income (expense) unallocated								(182		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes								50
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest								10
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	59
Capital expenditures (1)	$	82	$	66	$	4		$	152
Total assets	$	10,268	$	8,460	$	5,577		$	24,305
Goodwill	$	7,662	$	5,867	$	170		$	13,699


(1)	Capital expenditures for the three months ended September 30, 2017 include $1 million of capital leases.

As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Revenue	$	3,275	$	2,742	$	239		$	6,256
Operating expenses	2,094		1,977		1,196			5,267
Depreciation and amortization	259		208		44			511
Purchase accounting amortization	—		—		549			549
EBITDA	1,440		973		(364		)	2,049
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	—		—		4			4
Acquisition, integration and other costs	—		—		122			122
Asset impairments	—		—		95			95
Adjusted EBITDA	$	1,440	$	973	$	(143	)	$	2,270

EBITDA								$	2,049
Interest expense, net								225
Depreciation and amortization								511
Purchase accounting amortization								549
Other income (expense) unallocated								(71		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes								122
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest								23
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	548
Capital expenditures (1)	$	254	$	201	$	10		$	465


(1)	Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 include $1 million of capital leases.

As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):



	IFS		GFS		Corporate and Other			Total
Revenue	$	3,162	$	3,064	$	276		$	6,502
Operating expenses	2,018		2,317		1,166			5,501
Depreciation and amortization	230		193		48			471
Purchase accounting amortization	—		—		544			544
EBITDA	1,374		940		(298		)	2,016
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	—		—		6			6
Acquisition, integration and other costs	—		—		141			141
Adjusted EBITDA	$	1,374	$	940	$	(151	)	$	2,163

EBITDA								$	2,016
Interest expense, net								267
Depreciation and amortization								471
Purchase accounting amortization								544
Other income (expense) unallocated								(123		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes								260
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest								24
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders								$	327
Capital expenditures (1)	$	289	$	224	$	15		$	528


(1)	Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 include $80 million of capital leases.

Share Repurchase Program (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Repurchase Activity

The table below summarizes annual share repurchase activity under these plans (in millions, except per share amounts):



				Total cost of shares
				purchased as part of
	Total number of	Average price		publicly announced
Three months ended	shares purchased	paid per share		plans or programs
September 30, 2018	4.3	$	106.98	$	465
June 30, 2018	2.1	$	95.83	$	200
March 31, 2018	4.1	$	97.70	$	401
December 31, 2017	1.1	$	93.24	$	105

Basis of Presentation - (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation - (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2018 segment
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	3

Changes in Accounting Policies - Balance Sheet Impact (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 632	$ 665	$ 720	$ 683
Settlement deposits	563	677
Trade receivables, net	1,398	1,624
Contract assets	115	108
Settlement receivables	386	291
Other receivables	198	70
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	252	253
Total current assets	3,597	3,688
Property and equipment, net	546	610
Goodwill	13,585	13,730	13,699
Intangible assets, net	3,304	3,885
Computer software, net	1,710	1,728
Deferred contract costs, net	442	354
Other noncurrent assets	510	531
Total assets	23,694	24,526
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,007	1,241
Settlement payables	925	949
Deferred revenue	692	776
Current portion of long-term debt	40	1,045
Total current liabilities	2,692	4,011
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	8,998	7,718
Deferred income taxes	1,402	1,468
Deferred revenue	61	106
Other long-term liabilities	375	403
Total liabilities	13,528	13,706
FIS stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock	0	0
Common stock	4	4
Additional paid in capital	10,715	10,534
Retained earnings	4,339	4,109
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings	(433)	(332)
Treasury stock, at cost	(4,544)	(3,604)
Total FIS stockholders’ equity	10,081	10,711
Noncontrolling interest	85	109
Total equity	10,166	10,820
Total liabilities and equity	$ 23,694	24,526
As Previously Reported
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		665	720	683
Settlement deposits		677
Trade receivables, net		1,650
Contract assets		0
Settlement receivables		291
Other receivables		70
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		253
Total current assets		3,606
Property and equipment, net		610
Goodwill		13,730
Intangible assets, net		3,950
Computer software, net		1,728
Deferred contract costs, net		362
Other noncurrent assets		531
Total assets		24,517
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		1,241
Settlement payables		949
Deferred revenue		688
Current portion of long-term debt		1,045
Total current liabilities		3,923
Long-term debt, excluding current portion		7,718
Deferred income taxes		1,508
Deferred revenue		21
Other long-term liabilities		403
Total liabilities		13,573
FIS stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock		0
Common stock		4
Additional paid in capital		10,534
Retained earnings		4,233
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings		(332)
Treasury stock, at cost		(3,604)
Total FIS stockholders’ equity		10,835
Noncontrolling interest		109
Total equity		10,944
Total liabilities and equity		24,517
Adjustments \| ASU 2014-09
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		0	$ 0	$ 0
Settlement deposits		0
Trade receivables, net		(26)
Contract assets		108
Settlement receivables		0
Other receivables		0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		0
Total current assets		82
Property and equipment, net		0
Goodwill		0
Intangible assets, net		(65)
Computer software, net		0
Deferred contract costs, net		(8)
Other noncurrent assets		0
Total assets		9
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		0
Settlement payables		0
Deferred revenue		88
Current portion of long-term debt		0
Total current liabilities		88
Long-term debt, excluding current portion		0
Deferred income taxes		(40)
Deferred revenue		85
Other long-term liabilities		0
Total liabilities		133
FIS stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock		0
Common stock		0
Additional paid in capital		0
Retained earnings		(124)
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings		0
Treasury stock, at cost		0
Total FIS stockholders’ equity		(124)
Noncontrolling interest		0
Total equity		(124)
Total liabilities and equity		$ 9

Changes in Accounting Policies - Income Statement Impact (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition
Revenue	$ 2,084	$ 2,096	$ 6,256	$ 6,502
Cost of revenue	1,364	1,386	4,192	4,397
Gross profit	720	710	2,064	2,105
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	283	325	980	1,104
Operating income	342	385	989	1,001
Other income (expense):
Interest income (expense), net	(80)	(84)	(225)	(267)
Other income (expense), net	(58)	(182)	(60)	(123)
Total other income (expense), net	(138)	(266)	(285)	(390)
Earnings before income taxes and equity method investment earnings (loss)	204	119	704	611
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	37	50	122	260
Equity method investment earnings (loss)	(4)	0	(11)	0
Net earnings	163	69	571	351
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(9)	(10)	(23)	(24)
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$ 154	$ 59	$ 548	$ 327
Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.18	$ 1.67	$ 0.99
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic (in shares)	328	331	329	330
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.18	$ 1.65	$ 0.98
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted (in shares)	331	336	333	335
As Previously Reported
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition
Revenue		$ 2,198		$ 6,794
Cost of revenue		1,483		4,677
Gross profit		715		2,117
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		327		1,110
Operating income		388		1,007
Other income (expense):
Interest income (expense), net		(84)
Other income (expense), net		(182)		(123)
Total other income (expense), net		(266)		(390)
Earnings before income taxes and equity method investment earnings (loss)		122		617
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		51		262
Equity method investment earnings (loss)		0		0
Net earnings		71		355
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(10)		(24)
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders		$ 61		$ 331
Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)		$ 0.18		$ 1.00
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic (in shares)		331		330
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)		$ 0.18		$ 0.99
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted (in shares)		336		335
Adjustments \| ASU 2014-09
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition
Revenue		$ (102)		$ (292)
Cost of revenue		(97)		(280)
Gross profit		(5)		(12)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(2)		(6)
Operating income		(3)		(6)
Other income (expense):
Interest income (expense), net		0		0
Other income (expense), net		0		0
Total other income (expense), net		0		0
Earnings before income taxes and equity method investment earnings (loss)		(3)		(6)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(1)		(2)
Equity method investment earnings (loss)		0		0
Net earnings		(2)		(4)
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		0		0
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders		$ (2)		$ (4)
Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)		$ (0.01)		$ (0.01)
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic (in shares)		331		330
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)		$ (0.01)		$ (0.01)
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted (in shares)		336		335

Changes in Accounting Policies - Comprehensive Income Impact (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition
Net earnings	$ 163	$ 69	$ 571	$ 351
Other comprehensive earnings, before tax:
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives	0	5	0	(28)
Reclassification adjustment for gain (loss) included in net earnings	0	0	0	0
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives, net	0	5	0	(28)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(35)	46	(123)	20
Minimum pension liability adjustment	0	0	0	(10)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), before tax:	(35)	51	(123)	(18)
Provision for income tax expense (benefit) related to items of other comprehensive earnings	0	2	0	(11)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax	(35)	49	(123)	(7)
Comprehensive earnings (loss)	128	118	448	344
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(9)	(10)	(23)	(24)
Other comprehensive (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	5	(4)	22	(2)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$ 124	104	$ 447	318
As Previously Reported
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition
Net earnings		71		355
Other comprehensive earnings, before tax:
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives		5		(28)
Reclassification adjustment for gain (loss) included in net earnings		0		0
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives, net		5		(28)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		46		20
Minimum pension liability adjustment		0		(10)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), before tax:		51		(18)
Provision for income tax expense (benefit) related to items of other comprehensive earnings		2		(11)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax		49		(7)
Comprehensive earnings (loss)		120		348
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(10)		(24)
Other comprehensive (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(4)		(2)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders		106		322
Adjustments \| ASU 2014-09
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition
Net earnings		(2)		(4)
Other comprehensive earnings, before tax:
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives		0		0
Reclassification adjustment for gain (loss) included in net earnings		0		0
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments and derivatives, net		0		0
Foreign currency translation adjustments		0		0
Minimum pension liability adjustment		0		0
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), before tax:		0		0
Provision for income tax expense (benefit) related to items of other comprehensive earnings		0		0
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax		0		0
Comprehensive earnings (loss)		(2)		(4)
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		0		0
Other comprehensive (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		0		0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders		$ (2)		$ (4)

Changes in Accounting Policies - Cash Flow Impact (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 163	$ 69	$ 571	$ 351
Adjustment to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			1,060	1,015
Amortization of debt issue costs			13	15
Loss (gain) on sale of businesses			48	(55)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			1	192
Stock-based compensation			66	86
Deferred income taxes			(65)	(196)
Net changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and foreign currency:
Trade receivables			151	(187)
Contract assets			(10)	77
Settlement activity			(6)	(27)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			31	(20)
Deferred contract costs			(180)	(111)
Deferred revenue			(122)	(51)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other liabilities			(365)	(10)
Net cash provided by operating activities			1,288	1,079
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment			(115)	(98)
Additions to computer software			(349)	(350)
Net proceeds from sale of assets			58	1,307
Other investing activities, net			(26)	(3)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(432)	856
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings			8,068	7,900
Repayment of borrowings and capital lease obligations			(7,725)	(9,594)
Debt issuance costs			(30)	(13)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			273	168
Treasury stock activity			(1,038)	(46)
Dividends paid			(316)	(289)
Distribution to Brazilian Venture partner			(23)	(23)
Other financing activities, net			(3)	(36)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(794)	(1,933)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash			(56)	35
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(33)	37
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			665	683
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 632	720	632	720
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest			199	266
Cash paid for income taxes			442	485
As Previously Reported
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings		71		355
Adjustment to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization				1,033
Amortization of debt issue costs				15
Loss (gain) on sale of businesses				(55)
Loss on extinguishment of debt				192
Stock-based compensation				86
Deferred income taxes				(197)
Net changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and foreign currency:
Trade receivables				(105)
Contract assets				0
Settlement activity				(27)
Prepaid expenses and other assets				(20)
Deferred contract costs				(121)
Deferred revenue				(70)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other liabilities				(7)
Net cash provided by operating activities				1,079
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment				(98)
Additions to computer software				(350)
Net proceeds from sale of assets				1,307
Other investing activities, net				(3)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities				856
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings				7,900
Repayment of borrowings and capital lease obligations				(9,594)
Debt issuance costs				(13)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options				168
Treasury stock activity				(46)
Dividends paid				(289)
Distribution to Brazilian Venture partner				(23)
Other financing activities, net				(36)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities				(1,933)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash				35
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents				37
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			665	683
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		720		720
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest				266
Cash paid for income taxes				485
Adjustments \| ASU 2014-09
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings		(2)		(4)
Adjustment to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization				(18)
Amortization of debt issue costs				0
Loss (gain) on sale of businesses				0
Loss on extinguishment of debt				0
Stock-based compensation				0
Deferred income taxes				1
Net changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and foreign currency:
Trade receivables				(82)
Contract assets				77
Settlement activity				0
Prepaid expenses and other assets				0
Deferred contract costs				10
Deferred revenue				19
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other liabilities				(3)
Net cash provided by operating activities				0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment				0
Additions to computer software				0
Net proceeds from sale of assets				0
Other investing activities, net				0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities				0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings				0
Repayment of borrowings and capital lease obligations				0
Debt issuance costs				0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options				0
Treasury stock activity				0
Dividends paid				0
Distribution to Brazilian Venture partner				0
Other financing activities, net				0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities				0
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash				0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents				0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			$ 0	0
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$ 0		0
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest				0
Cash paid for income taxes				$ 0

Revenue - Disaggregate Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	$ 2,084	$ 2,096	$ 6,256	$ 6,502
Recurring fees
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	1,691	1,691	5,161	5,126
Non-recurring fees
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	393	405	1,095	1,376
Processing and services
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	1,457	1,473	4,494	4,474
License and software related
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	347	327	1,000	983
Professional services
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	193	240	564	889
Hardware and other
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	87	56	198	156
North America
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	1,568	1,531	4,687	4,755
All others
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	516	565	1,569	1,747
Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	2,084	2,096	6,256	6,502
Operating Segments \| IFS
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	1,090	1,038	3,275	3,162
Operating Segments \| IFS \| Recurring fees
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	959	911	2,901	2,763
Operating Segments \| IFS \| Non-recurring fees
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	131	127	374	399
Operating Segments \| IFS \| Processing and services
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	879	852	2,711	2,586
Operating Segments \| IFS \| License and software related
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	92	94	269	289
Operating Segments \| IFS \| Professional services
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	40	41	120	146
Operating Segments \| IFS \| Hardware and other
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	79	51	175	141
Operating Segments \| IFS \| North America
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	1,046	997	3,143	3,044
Operating Segments \| IFS \| All others
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	44	41	132	118
Operating Segments \| GFS
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	916	975	2,742	3,064
Operating Segments \| GFS \| Recurring fees
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	663	703	2,042	2,112
Operating Segments \| GFS \| Non-recurring fees
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	253	272	700	952
Operating Segments \| GFS \| Processing and services
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	509	545	1,566	1,645
Operating Segments \| GFS \| License and software related
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	255	232	730	680
Operating Segments \| GFS \| Professional services
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	151	197	438	733
Operating Segments \| GFS \| Hardware and other
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	1	1	8	6
Operating Segments \| GFS \| North America
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	456	464	1,343	1,473
Operating Segments \| GFS \| All others
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	460	511	1,399	1,591
Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	78	83	239	276
Corporate and Other \| Recurring fees
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	69	77	218	251
Corporate and Other \| Non-recurring fees
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	9	6	21	25
Corporate and Other \| Processing and services
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	69	76	217	243
Corporate and Other \| License and software related
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	0	1	1	14
Corporate and Other \| Professional services
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	2	2	6	10
Corporate and Other \| Hardware and other
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	7	4	15	9
Corporate and Other \| North America
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	66	70	201	238
Corporate and Other \| All others
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue	$ 12	$ 13	$ 38	$ 38

Revenue - Customer Contracts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Trade receivables, net	$ 1,398	$ 1,624
Contract assets (current)	115	108
Contract assets (non-current), included in other noncurrent assets	96	118
Deferred revenue (current)	692	776
Deferred revenue (non-current)	$ 61	$ 106

Revenue - (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Revenue - (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenue from contract liability	$ 178	$ 185	$ 629	$ 598
Remaining revenue recognition	$ 19,500		$ 19,500
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2018-10-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation, percentage	35.00%		35.00%
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing			P1Y
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2019-10-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction
Remaining performance obligation, percentage	25.00%		25.00%
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing			P1Y

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details - (Summary of Net Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details [Abstract]
Property and equipment, cost	$ 1,686	$ 1,657
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,140	1,047
Property and equipment, net	546	610
Intangible assets, cost	6,279	6,369
Intangible assets, accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,975	2,484
Intangible assets, net	3,304	3,885
Computer software, cost	3,002	2,862
Computer software, accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,292	1,134
Computer software, net	$ 1,710	$ 1,728

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details - (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment
Capital lease obligations			$ 1	$ 1	$ 1	$ 80
Amortization expense of intangible assets			162	167	498	502
Goodwill	$ 13,585		13,585	13,699	13,585	13,699	$ 13,730
Asset impairments			95	$ 0	95	$ 0
Goodwill impairment					25
Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations \| Certegy Check Services
Property, Plant and Equipment
Loss on assets sold		$ 54
Goodwill		$ 43
Disposal group, disposed of by other means than sales \| Brazilian Venture
Property, Plant and Equipment
Impairment of intangible assets	42
Goodwill impairment	25
Impairment of assets to be disposed of	28
Trademarks
Property, Plant and Equipment
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	43		43		43
Customer relationships
Property, Plant and Equipment
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	3,236		3,236		3,236
Trademarks
Property, Plant and Equipment
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	$ 25		$ 25		$ 25

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statement Details - (Goodwill) (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Goodwill
Beginning balance	$ 13,730
Goodwill distributed through sale of business	(67)
Brazilian Venture impairment	(25)
Foreign currency adjustments	(53)
Ending balance	$ 13,585

Deferred Contract Costs (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Deferred Contract Costs (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Capitalized Contract Cost
Deferred contract costs, net	$ 442,000,000		$ 442,000,000		$ 354,000,000
Amortization of contract costs	30,000,000	$ 26,000,000	89,000,000	$ 72,000,000
Deferred contract costs impairment	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Contract costs on implementations in progress
Capitalized Contract Cost
Deferred contract costs, net	91,000,000		91,000,000		104,000,000
Incremental contract origination costs on completed implementations, net
Capitalized Contract Cost
Deferred contract costs, net	196,000,000		196,000,000		127,000,000
Contract fulfillment costs on completed implementations, net
Capitalized Contract Cost
Deferred contract costs, net	$ 155,000,000		$ 155,000,000		$ 123,000,000

Long-Term Debt - (Schedule of Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 15, 2018	May 16, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Long-Term Debt
Other	$ (45)			$ 15
Long-term Debt	9,038			8,763
Current portion of long-term debt	(40)			(1,045)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	8,998			7,718
Senior Notes due April 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.000%
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 0			250
Debt instrument, stated percentage	2.00%
Senior Notes due October 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.850%
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 0			750
Debt instrument, stated percentage	2.85%	2.85%
Senior Notes due October 2020, interest payable semi-annually at 3.625% (2020 Notes)
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 1,150			1,150
Debt instrument, stated percentage	3.625%
Senior Euro Notes due January 2021, interest payable annually at 0.400% (2021 Euro Notes)
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 580			599
Debt instrument, stated percentage	0.40%
Senior Notes due August 2021, interest payable semi-annually at 2.250% (2021 Notes)
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 750			750
Debt instrument, stated percentage	2.25%
Senior GBP Notes due June 2022, interest payable annually at 1.700% (2022 GBP Notes)
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 391			405
Debt instrument, stated percentage	1.70%
Senior Notes due October 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500% (2022 Notes)
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 300			300
Debt instrument, stated percentage	4.50%
Senior Notes due April 2023, interest payable semi-annually at 3.500% (2023 Notes)
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 700			700
Debt instrument, stated percentage	3.50%
Senior Notes due June 2024, interest payable semi-annually at 3.875% (2024 Notes)
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 400			400
Debt instrument, stated percentage	3.875%
Senior Euro Notes due July 2024, interest payable annually at 1.100% (2024 Euro Notes)
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 580			599
Debt instrument, stated percentage	1.10%
Senior Notes due October 2025, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000% (2025 Notes)
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 900			900
Debt instrument, stated percentage	5.00%
Senior Notes due August 2026, interest payable semi-annually at 3.000% (2026 Notes)
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 1,250			1,250
Debt instrument, stated percentage	3.00%
Senior Notes due May 2028, interest payable semi-annually at 4.250% (2028 Notes)
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 400			0
Debt instrument, stated percentage	4.25%		4.25%
Senior Notes due August 2046, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500% (2046 Notes)
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 500			500
Debt instrument, stated percentage	4.50%
Senior Notes due May 2048, interest payable semi-annually at 4.750% (2048 Notes)
Long-Term Debt
Senior notes	$ 600			0
Debt instrument, stated percentage	4.75%		4.75%
Revolving Credit Facility
Long-Term Debt
Loans	$ 582			$ 195
Unused commitment fee	0.225%
Weighted average interest rate	3.42%
Revolving Credit Facility \| One month LIBOR \| Maximum
Long-Term Debt
Applicable margin	1.625%

Long-Term Debt - (Narrative) (Details)							9 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 21, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2018 USD ($)	May 16, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 10, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 15, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 GBP (£)	Jul. 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Jul. 10, 2017 GBP (£)	Jul. 10, 2017 £ / $	Jul. 10, 2017 EUR (€)	Jul. 10, 2017 € / $
Debt Instrument
Loss on extinguishment of debt							$ 1,000,000	$ 192,000,000
Currency conversion rate													1.27		1.12
Unamortized discount (premium), net							41,000,000
Debt issuance cost							61,000,000
Fair value aggregate difference							97,000,000
Senior notes
Debt Instrument
Amount redeemed				$ 2,000,000,000
Senior notes amount			$ 1,000,000,000									£ 300,000,000		€ 1,000,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of senior debt			$ 979,000,000		$ 1,491,000,000
Weighted average interest rate				4.00%
Tender offer costs				$ 150,000,000
Extinguishment of tender premium				167,000,000
Senior notes \| FIS Credit Agreements
Debt Instrument
Total committed capital, credit agreement	$ 4,000,000,000
Debt instrument, term	397 days
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Credit facility outstanding amount							582,000,000
Borrowing capacity remaining							$ 3,412,000,000
Weighted average interest rate							3.42%
Revolving Credit Facility \| FIS Credit Agreements
Debt Instrument
Total committed capital, credit agreement	$ 4,000,000,000								$ 3,000,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Letter of credit
Debt Instrument
Credit facility outstanding amount							$ 6,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument
Repayments of revolving loan				469,000,000
Senior Notes due March 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000% \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument
Percentage of principal amount redeemed						100.00%
Amount redeemed						$ 700,000,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage						5.00%
Loss on extinguishment of debt						$ 25,000,000
Senior notes, Euro notes due 2021, interest payable at 0.400% \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage					0.40%
Senior notes amount \| €											€ 500,000,000			500,000,000
Senior notes, GBP notes due 2022, interest payable at 1.700%
Debt Instrument
Senior notes amount \| £										£ 300,000,000
Senior notes, GBP notes due 2022, interest payable at 1.700% \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage					1.70%
Senior notes amount \| £												£ 300,000,000
Senior notes, Euro notes due 2024, interest payable at 1.100% \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage					1.10%
Senior notes amount \| €											€ 500,000,000			€ 500,000,000
Senior Notes due October 2020, interest payable semi-annually at 3.625% (2020 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage							3.625%
Senior Notes due October 2020, interest payable semi-annually at 3.625% (2020 Notes) \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument
Amount redeemed				$ 600,000,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage				3.625%
Senior Notes due October 2025, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000% \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument
Amount redeemed				$ 600,000,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage				5.00%
Senior Notes due October 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500% (2022 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage							4.50%
Senior Notes due October 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500% (2022 Notes) \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument
Amount redeemed				$ 200,000,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage				4.50%
Senior GBP Notes due June 2022, interest payable annually at 1.700% (2022 GBP Notes)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage							1.70%
Senior Notes due June 2024, interest payable semi-annually at 3.875% (2024 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage							3.875%
Senior Notes due June 2024, interest payable semi-annually at 3.875% (2024 Notes) \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument
Amount redeemed				$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage				3.875%
Senior Notes due April 2023, interest payable semi-annually at 3.500% (2023 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage							3.50%
Senior Notes due April 2023, interest payable semi-annually at 3.500% (2023 Notes) \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument
Amount redeemed				$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage				3.50%
Senior Notes due May 2028, interest payable semi-annually at 4.250% (2028 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage			4.25%				4.25%
Senior notes amount			$ 400,000,000
Senior Notes due August 2046, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500% (2046 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage							4.50%
Senior Notes due May 2048, interest payable semi-annually at 4.750% (2048 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage			4.75%				4.75%
Senior notes amount			$ 600,000,000
Senior Notes due October 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.850%
Debt Instrument
Percentage of principal amount redeemed		100.00%
Amount redeemed		$ 750,000,000
Debt instrument, stated percentage		2.85%					2.85%
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 1,000,000
Senior Notes due April 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.000%
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage							2.00%
Senior Notes due April 2018, interest payable semi-annually at 2.000% \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument
Percentage of redemption price							100.00%
Senior Notes due August 2021, interest payable semi-annually at 2.250% (2021 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage							2.25%
Senior Euro Notes due January 2021, interest payable annually at 0.400% (2021 Euro Notes)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage							0.40%
Senior Euro Notes due July 2024, interest payable annually at 1.100% (2024 Euro Notes)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage							1.10%
Senior Notes due October 2025, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000% (2025 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage							5.00%
Senior Notes due August 2026, interest payable semi-annually at 3.000% (2026 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, stated percentage							3.00%
Minimum \| Senior Notes due October 2020, interest payable semi-annually at 3.625% (2020 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Percentage of redemption price							100.00%
Trigger price, period prior to maturity							1 month
Minimum \| Senior Notes due October 2022, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500% (2022 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Percentage of redemption price							100.00%
Trigger price, period prior to maturity							2 months
Minimum \| Senior GBP Notes due June 2022, interest payable annually at 1.700% (2022 GBP Notes)
Debt Instrument
Percentage of redemption price							100.00%
Trigger price, period prior to maturity							1 month
Minimum \| Senior Notes due June 2024, interest payable semi-annually at 3.875% (2024 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Percentage of redemption price							100.00%
Trigger price, period prior to maturity							3 months
Minimum \| Senior Notes due April 2023, interest payable semi-annually at 3.500% (2023 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Percentage of redemption price							100.00%
Trigger price, period prior to maturity							3 months
Minimum \| Senior Notes due May 2028, interest payable semi-annually at 4.250% (2028 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Percentage of redemption price							100.00%
Trigger price, period prior to maturity							3 months
Minimum \| Senior Notes due August 2046, interest payable semi-annually at 4.500% (2046 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Percentage of redemption price							100.00%
Trigger price, period prior to maturity							6 months
Minimum \| Senior Notes due May 2048, interest payable semi-annually at 4.750% (2048 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Percentage of redemption price							100.00%
Trigger price, period prior to maturity							6 months
Minimum \| Senior Notes due August 2021, interest payable semi-annually at 2.250% (2021 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Percentage of redemption price							100.00%
Trigger price, period prior to maturity							1 month
Minimum \| Senior Euro Notes due January 2021, interest payable annually at 0.400% (2021 Euro Notes)
Debt Instrument
Percentage of redemption price							100.00%
Trigger price, period prior to maturity							1 month
Minimum \| Senior Euro Notes due July 2024, interest payable annually at 1.100% (2024 Euro Notes)
Debt Instrument
Percentage of redemption price							100.00%
Trigger price, period prior to maturity							3 months
Minimum \| Senior Notes due October 2025, interest payable semi-annually at 5.000% (2025 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Percentage of redemption price							100.00%
Trigger price, period prior to maturity							3 months
Minimum \| Senior Notes due August 2026, interest payable semi-annually at 3.000% (2026 Notes)
Debt Instrument
Percentage of redemption price							100.00%
Trigger price, period prior to maturity							3 months

Long-Term Debt - (Principal Maturities of Long-Term Debt) (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Principal maturities of long-term debt
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization	$ (61)
FIS Credit Agreements
Principal maturities of long-term debt
2018	13
2019	36
2020	1,157
2021	1,331
2022	691
Thereafter	5,912
Total principal payments	9,140
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization	(61)
Total long-term debt	$ 9,079

Financial Instruments - (Narratives) (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Financial Instruments - (Narratives) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	May 16, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 GBP (£)	Jul. 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Jul. 10, 2017 GBP (£)	Jul. 10, 2017 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2017 GBP (£) instrument	Jun. 30, 2017 EUR (€) instrument
Senior notes, GBP notes due 2022, interest payable at 1.700%
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Face amount of loans \| £				£ 300,000,000
Senior notes
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Face amount of loans			$ 1,000,000,000			£ 300,000,000	€ 1,000,000,000
Senior notes \| Senior notes, Euro notes due 2021, interest payable at 0.400%
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Face amount of loans \| €					€ 500,000,000		500,000,000
Senior notes \| Senior notes, Euro notes due 2024, interest payable at 1.100%
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Face amount of loans \| €					€ 500,000,000		€ 500,000,000
Senior notes \| Senior notes, GBP notes due 2022, interest payable at 1.700%
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Face amount of loans \| £						£ 300,000,000
Interest rate swap
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional amount \| $	$ 0	$ 0
Currency forward contract \| Net investment hedging
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional amount								£ 298,000,000	€ 999,000,000
Number of instruments held \| instrument								2	2
Amount of gains reclassified from AOCE into income \| $	$ 10,000,000	$ 38,000,000

Commitments and Contingencies - (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) claim
SunGard
Loss Contingencies
Business combination, contingent liability	$ 66
Pending Litigation \| Potential Tax Liability \| Secretariat of the Federal Revenue Bureau of Brazil
Loss Contingencies
Loss contingency, value of damages sought	$ 13
Loss contingency, number of claims pending \| claim	11
Loss contingency, number of potential new claims filed \| claim	26
Loss contingency, potential additional claims amount sought	$ 51
Loss contingency, number of total pending and potential pending claims \| claim	37
Pending Litigation \| Potential Tax Liability \| Secretariat of the Federal Revenue Bureau of Brazil \| Maximum
Loss Contingencies
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss	$ 64
Reliance Trust Claims \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies
Loss contingency, value of damages sought	$ 125

Related Party Transactions - (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Related Party Transaction
Asset impairments		$ 95	$ 0		$ 95	$ 0
Dividends paid					$ 316	289
Corporate joint venture
Related Party Transaction
Ownership percentage of the Brazilian venture					51.00%
Dividends paid		23	23
Noncontrolling interest in joint venture		78			$ 78
Corporate joint venture \| Banco Bradesco \| Forecasted
Related Party Transaction
Ownership percentage of the Brazilian venture				100.00%
Capco Consulting Business
Related Party Transaction
Ownership percentage	40.00%
Banco Bradesco
Related Party Transaction
Processing and services revenue		77	$ 81		244	$ 250
Banco Bradesco \| Favorable (unfavorable) currency impact
Related Party Transaction
Processing and services revenue		(19)			(31)
Disposal group, disposed of by other means than sales \| Contract-based intangible assets
Related Party Transaction
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		$ 0			$ 0
Capco Consulting Business \| Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations
Related Party Transaction
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners	60.00%

Related Party Transactions - (Receivables and Payables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transaction
Contract assets	$ 115	$ 108
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,007	1,241
Other long-term liabilities	375	403
Affiliated entity \| Banco Bradesco
Related Party Transaction
Trade receivables	9	47
Contract assets	7	5
Assets held for sale	32	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	9	10
Other long-term liabilities	$ 15	$ 17

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, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	$ 154	$ 59	$ 548	$ 327
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic (in shares)	328	331	329	330
Plus: Common stock equivalent shares (in shares)	3	5	4	5
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted (in shares)	331	336	333	335
Net earnings per share — basic attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.18	$ 1.67	$ 0.99
Net earnings per share — diluted attributable to FIS common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.18	$ 1.65	$ 0.98

Net Earnings per Share - (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Billions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Jul. 20, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	1	4	1	4
Stock repurchase program authorized amount					$ 4.0

Divestitures - (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2017	Feb. 01, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Proceeds from sale of businesses				$ 58	$ 1,307
Capco Consulting Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Ownership percentage	40.00%
Preferred unit dividend rate	12.00%
Equity method investment	$ 172			$ 156
Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations \| Capco Consulting Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Proceeds from sale of businesses	469
Gain (loss) on assets sold	$ (41)
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners	60.00%
Pre-tax earnings			$ (4)		15
Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations \| SunGard Public Sector and Education
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Proceeds from sale of businesses		$ 500
Gain (loss) on assets sold		85
Pre-tax earnings			$ 0		$ 3
Consideration received		$ 850

Segment Information - (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Segment Information - (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) country	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) country	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Geographic distribution, foreign
Segment Reporting Information
Long-term assets, excluding goodwill and other intangible assets	$ 535	$ 532	$ 535	$ 532
SunGard
Segment Reporting Information
Acquisition, integration and other costs	$ 16	$ 22	$ 122	$ 141
GFS
Segment Reporting Information
Number of countries we operate in (more than) \| country	130		130

Segment Information - (Summarized Financial Information and Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Information
Revenue	$ 2,084	$ 2,096	$ 6,256	$ 6,502
Asset impairments	95	0	95	0
Interest expense, net	80	84	225	267
Other income (expense) unallocated	(58)	(182)	(60)	(123)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	37	50	122	260
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	9	10	23	24
Net earnings attributable to FIS common stockholders	154	59	548	327
Capital expenditures	149	152	465	528
Total assets	23,694	24,305	23,694	24,305
Goodwill	13,585	13,699	13,585	13,699	$ 13,730
Segment Information (Textuals) [Abstract]
Capital lease obligations	1	1	1	80
IFS
Segment Information
Capital expenditures	79	82	254	289
Total assets	10,724	10,268	10,724	10,268
Goodwill	7,662	7,662	7,662	7,662
GFS
Segment Information
Capital expenditures	66	66	201	224
Total assets	8,027	8,460	8,027	8,460
Goodwill	5,796	5,867	5,796	5,867
Corporate and Other
Segment Information
Capital expenditures	4	4	10	15
Total assets	4,943	5,577	4,943	5,577
Goodwill	127	170	127	170
Operating Segments
Segment Information
Revenue	2,084	2,096	6,256	6,502
Operating expenses	1,742	1,711	5,267	5,501
Depreciation and amortization	173	159	511	471
Purchase accounting amortization	181	183	549	544
EBITDA	696	727	2,049	2,016
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	1	2	4	6
Acquisition, integration and other costs	16	22	122	141
Asset impairments	95		95
Adjusted EBITDA	808	751	2,270	2,163
Operating Segments \| IFS
Segment Information
Revenue	1,090	1,038	3,275	3,162
Operating expenses	681	648	2,094	2,018
Depreciation and amortization	87	79	259	230
Purchase accounting amortization	0	0	0	0
EBITDA	496	469	1,440	1,374
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	0	0	0	0
Acquisition, integration and other costs	0	0	0	0
Asset impairments	0		0
Adjusted EBITDA	496	469	1,440	1,374
Operating Segments \| GFS
Segment Information
Revenue	916	975	2,742	3,064
Operating expenses	632	702	1,977	2,317
Depreciation and amortization	71	64	208	193
Purchase accounting amortization	0	0	0	0
EBITDA	355	337	973	940
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	0	0	0	0
Acquisition, integration and other costs	0	0	0	0
Asset impairments	0		0
Adjusted EBITDA	355	337	973	940
Operating Segments \| Corporate and Other
Segment Information
Revenue	78	83	239	276
Operating expenses	429	361	1,196	1,166
Depreciation and amortization	15	16	44	48
Purchase accounting amortization	181	183	549	544
EBITDA	(155)	(79)	(364)	(298)
Acquisition deferred revenue adjustment	1	2	4	6
Acquisition, integration and other costs	16	22	122	141
Asset impairments	95		95
Adjusted EBITDA	(43)	(55)	(143)	(151)
Segment Reconciling Items
Segment Information
Depreciation and amortization	173	159	511	471
Purchase accounting amortization	181	183	549	544
EBITDA	696	727	2,049	2,016
Interest expense, net	80	84	225	(267)
Other income (expense) unallocated	(62)	(182)	(71)	(123)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	37	50	122	260
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	$ 9	$ 10	$ 23	$ 24

Share Repurchase Program - (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions	Sep. 30, 2018	Jul. 20, 2017
Equity [Abstract]
Stock repurchase program authorized amount		$ 4.0
Remaining amount available for stock repurchase	$ 2.8

Share Repurchase Program - Schedule of Stock Repurchased (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018
Equity [Abstract]
Purchases of treasury stock (in shares)	4.3	2.1	4.1	1.1
Average price paid per share (in dollars per share)	$ 106.98	$ 95.83	$ 97.70	$ 93.24
Repurchase of common stock	$ 465	$ 200	$ 401	$ 105	$ 1,066