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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment.

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Divestitures Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 10, 2025	May 02, 2023	May 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on dispositions					$ 273	$ 59	$ (70)
Equity method investment, amount sold	$ 3,100
Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on dispositions					273	59	(70)
Sale \| Fincentric
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on dispositions			$ 3			21
Gain (loss) on disposition after tax			$ 2			12
Sale \| PrimeOne
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on dispositions					$ 270	38
Gain (loss) on disposition after tax						$ 27
Sale \| Engineering Solutions Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on dispositions							(120)
Gain (loss) on disposition after tax							(182)
Divestiture consideration		$ 975
After tax proceeds from sale of equity method investments		$ 750
Disposition related costs							16
Release of deferred tax liabilities							157
Sale \| Leveraged Commentary and Data \| Market Intelligence
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on dispositions							46
Gain (loss) on disposition after tax							34
Contingent payment due following closing, period				6 months
Sale \| Leveraged Commentary and Data \| Indices
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on dispositions							4
Gain (loss) on disposition after tax							$ 3
OSTTRA
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash proceeds from sale of equity method investments	1,500
After tax proceeds from sale of equity method investments	1,400
Pre-tax gain on sale on equity method investment	270
After tax gain on sale of equity method investment	$ 187
OSTTRA \| Corporate Joint Venture
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership interest of subsidiary (as a percent)	50.00%
Noncontrolling interest ownership by noncontrolling owners (as a percent)	50.00%