$MSCI
MSCI Inc. Stock $msci

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2023 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000140819823000011 Filed on February 10, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
Revenue	$592.2M	$576.2M	$2.249B
YoY Change	5.76%	4.8%	10.03%
Cost Of Revenue	$108.6M	$102.4M	$404.3M
YoY Change	5.72%	6.76%	12.73%
Gross Profit	$483.6M	$473.8M	$1.844B
YoY Change	5.77%	4.38%	9.46%
Gross Profit Margin	81.65%	82.23%	82.02%
Selling, General & Admin	$107.5M	$105.8M	$411.4M
YoY Change	-3.67%	-6.87%	5.21%
% of Gross Profit	22.23%	22.32%	22.31%
Research & Development	$31.32M	$29.03M	$107.2M
YoY Change	10.6%	-5.82%	-3.91%
% of Gross Profit	6.48%	6.13%	5.81%
Depreciation & Amortization	$5.460M	$30.27M	$118.0M
YoY Change	-16.0%	281.79%	308.19%
% of Gross Profit	1.13%	6.39%	6.4%
Operating Expenses	$138.8M	$165.1M	$636.6M
YoY Change	-17.45%	14.32%	4.0%
Operating Profit	$314.6M	$308.8M	$1.208B
YoY Change	8.87%	10.04%	12.58%
Interest Expense	$46.21M	-$39.00M	-$159.8M
YoY Change	-214.33%	-196.69%	1.07%
% of Operating Profit	14.69%	-12.63%	-13.23%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$38.23M	-$4.087M	-$3.997M
YoY Change	-4.51%	-88.26%	-98.14%
Pretax Income	$276.4M	$265.7M	$1.044B
YoY Change	11.02%	8.1%	21.64%
Income Tax	$37.64M	$50.69M	$173.3M
% Of Pretax Income	13.62%	19.08%	16.6%
Net Earnings	$238.7M	$215.0M	$870.6M
YoY Change	4.51%	10.89%	19.92%
Net Earnings / Revenue	40.31%	37.31%	38.72%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.98		$10.78
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.97	$2.673M	$10.72M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	79.96M shares	79.96M shares	80.75M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	80.48M shares		81.22M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.081B	$993.6M	$993.6M
YoY Change	59.07%	-30.1%	-30.1%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.081B	$993.6M	$993.6M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$88.38M	$91.17M	$91.17M
YoY Change	45.4%	58.7%	58.7%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$641.6M	$663.2M	$663.2M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.811B	$1.748B	$1.748B
YoY Change	35.89%	-18.45%	-18.45%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$58.84M	$53.85M	$180.4M
YoY Change	-9.03%	-19.28%	-14.61%
Goodwill	$2.231B	$2.230B
YoY Change	-0.19%	-0.3%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$211.9M	$214.4M	$214.4M
YoY Change	-2.84%	-2.0%	-2.0%
Other Assets	$40.87M	$37.34M	$66.55M
YoY Change	-66.49%	-41.09%	-35.7%
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.248B	$3.250B	$3.250B
YoY Change	-3.31%	-3.38%	-3.38%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.811B	$1.748B	$1.748B
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.248B	$3.250B	$3.250B
Total Assets	$5.059B	$4.998B	$4.998B
YoY Change	7.82%	-9.25%	-9.25%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$10.75M	$15.04M	$15.04M
YoY Change	-17.06%	11.83%	11.83%
Accrued Expenses	$241.4M	$335.8M	$335.8M
YoY Change	4.19%	-4.85%	-4.85%
Deferred Revenue	$920.3M	$882.9M
YoY Change	10.58%	7.03%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$8.700M	$8.700M	$8.713M
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.209B	$1.251B	$1.251B
YoY Change	4.15%	-0.03%	-0.03%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.502B	$4.503B	$4.503B
YoY Change	8.16%	8.21%	8.21%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$91.29M	$91.03M	$222.6M
YoY Change	-62.7%	-12.58%	-12.42%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.593B	$4.594B	$4.726B
YoY Change	4.23%	7.71%	7.03%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.209B	$1.251B	$1.251B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.593B	$4.594B	$4.726B
Total Liabilities	$5.960B	$6.005B	$6.005B
YoY Change	6.98%	5.91%	5.91%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$3.600B	$3.473B
YoY Change		16.69%
Common Stock	$1.538B	$1.517B
YoY Change		3.99%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares		53.66M shares
Shareholders Equity	-$901.4M	-$1.008B	-$1.008B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.059B	$4.998B	$4.998B
YoY Change	7.82%	-9.25%	-9.25%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$238.7M	$215.0M	$870.6M
YoY Change	4.51%	10.89%	19.92%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$5.460M	$30.27M	$118.0M
YoY Change	-16.0%	281.79%	308.19%
Cash From Operating Activities	$264.1M	$315.4M	$1.095B
YoY Change	8.17%	12.79%	17.02%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$6.225M	$20.46M	$13.62M
YoY Change	396.41%	-184.66%	0.8%
Acquisitions	$0.00		$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Other Investing Activities	$186.0K	-$6.464M	$6.435M
YoY Change	-764.29%	-74.82%	508.8%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$21.76M	-$26.92M	-$79.34M
YoY Change	42.14%	-45.98%	-92.34%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$7.188M
YoY Change			-99.32%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$158.3M	-172.6M	-$1.425B
YoY Change	-83.62%	88.08%	-721.07%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$264.1M	315.4M	$1.095B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$21.76M	-26.92M	-$79.34M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$158.3M	-172.6M	-$1.425B
Net Change In Cash	$87.04M	116.0M	-$427.9M
YoY Change	-111.81%	-16.03%	-453.83%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$264.1M	$315.4M	$1.095B
Capital Expenditures	$6.225M	$20.46M	$13.62M
Free Cash Flow	$257.9M	$295.0M	$1.082B
YoY Change	6.17%	-2.92%	17.26%

Facts In Submission

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CY2021	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	82508000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	83716000	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	81215000	shares
CY2021	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	83479000	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	84517000	shares
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CY2021	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	725983000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-16016000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-3624000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent	4771000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-2722000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-943000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTaxPortionAttributableToParent	62000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-13294000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-2681000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	4709000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Before Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-15593000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Before Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-3546000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Before Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTaxPortionAttributableToParent	1675000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-3715000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-801000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansTaxPortionAttributableToParent	686000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-11878000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	989000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-1416000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	64000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	3720000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	869157000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	726047000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	605542000	usd
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	-76714000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	601822000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	2.92
CY2020	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	247452000	usd
CY2020	msci	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Dividends Paid In Shares AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalDividendsPaidInShares	186000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	3720000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	51176000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	4000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	51320000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	727343000	usd
CY2020	msci	Treasury Stock Value Issued To Directors TreasuryStockValueIssuedToDirectors	-1768000	usd
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	-443234000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	3.64
CY2021	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	303761000	usd
CY2021	msci	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Dividends Paid In Shares AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalDividendsPaidInShares	128000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	64000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	58794000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	4000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	54958000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	139580000	usd
CY2021	msci	Treasury Stock Value Issued To Directors TreasuryStockValueIssuedToDirectors	-765000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	4.58
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	54917000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	51094000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	373898000	usd
CY2022	msci	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Dividends Paid In Shares AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalDividendsPaidInShares	162000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-1416000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	112681000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	4000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	58089000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	1284825000	usd
CY2022	msci	Treasury Stock Value Issued To Directors TreasuryStockValueIssuedToDirectors	466000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	-1007925000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	870573000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	725983000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	91079000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	80592000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	56941000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	58094000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	26893000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	28901000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	29805000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization Expense OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortizationExpense	24524000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization Expense OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortizationExpense	24632000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization Expense OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortizationExpense	24049000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Operating Lease Impairment Loss OperatingLeaseImpairmentLoss	705000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Operating Lease Impairment Loss OperatingLeaseImpairmentLoss	8385000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Impairment Loss OperatingLeaseImpairmentLoss	0	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	5132000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	4923000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	4445000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	0	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-59103000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-44930000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	36436000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-111369000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-55645000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-1361000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	146000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-1744000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	6624000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	99203000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	57606000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidTaxes	31684000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidTaxes	-15264000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidTaxes	-11608000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	3781000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	4240000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	410000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets	-31448000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets	35445000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets	3792000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	1337000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	-2195000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	7482000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	-49296000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	33903000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	9576000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	-22432000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	42719000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	-2641000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	-9249000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	1674000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability	72752000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability	116863000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability	98330000	usd
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CY2021	msci	Increase Decrease In Long Term Operating Lease Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInLongTermOperatingLeaseLiabilities	-22078000	usd
CY2020	msci	Increase Decrease In Long Term Operating Lease Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInLongTermOperatingLeaseLiabilities	-22497000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	4106000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	21536000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	6536000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	441000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-2273000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-3664000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	936069000	usd
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CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	0	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	26361000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	190816000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Assets Investing Activities PaymentsToAcquireAssetsInvestingActivities	0	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Assets Investing Activities PaymentsToAcquireAssetsInvestingActivities	6512000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Assets Investing Activities PaymentsToAcquireAssetsInvestingActivities	0	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	13617000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	13509000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	21826000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments For Software PaymentsForSoftware	59278000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments For Software PaymentsForSoftware	39285000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Software PaymentsForSoftware	29149000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	6435000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	1057000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	0	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-79335000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-1035713000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-241791000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	355000000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	1051810000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	302449000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	2560000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Payment For Contingent Consideration Liability Financing Activities PaymentForContingentConsiderationLiabilityFinancingActivities	211000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Payment For Contingent Consideration Liability Financing Activities PaymentForContingentConsiderationLiabilityFinancingActivities	0	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payment For Contingent Consideration Liability Financing Activities PaymentForContingentConsiderationLiabilityFinancingActivities	0	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	229505000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-779038000	usd
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CY2020	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	-206046000	usd
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	1300521000	usd
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CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	993564000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	1421449000	usd
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	1300521000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	165116000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	180686000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	1849000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="margin-top:6pt;padding-left:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Basis of Financial Statements and Use of Estimates</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company makes certain estimates and judgments that can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of operating revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Significant estimates and judgments made by management include such examples as assessment of impairment of goodwill and intangible assets and income taxes. The Company believes that estimates used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are reasonable; however, actual results could differ materially from these estimates. Inter-company balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.</span></div>
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CY2022	msci	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Cumulative Revenue Performance Goal Weight ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsCumulativeRevenuePerformanceGoalWeight	0.50
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CY2020	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	1712000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Write Offs AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableWriteOffs	1844000	usd
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	1583000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	1210000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Write Offs AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableWriteOffs	456000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	910000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Write Offs AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableWriteOffs	595000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	usd
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CY2022	msci	Contract With Customer Liability Increase Decrease ContractWithCustomerLiabilityIncreaseDecrease	57974000	usd
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	4161422000	usd
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Fair Value DebtInstrumentFairValue	4355789000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	-6175000	usd
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CY2021Q4	msci	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross Excluding Accumulated Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingAccumulatedForeignExchangeTranslationAdjustment	1276630000	usd
CY2022Q4	msci	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross Accumulated Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGrossAccumulatedForeignExchangeTranslationAdjustment	-13214000	usd
CY2021Q4	msci	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross Accumulated Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGrossAccumulatedForeignExchangeTranslationAdjustment	-5782000	usd
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	1270848000	usd
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CY2021Q4	msci	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization Excluding Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortizationExcludingForeignExchangeTranslationAdjustment	678123000	usd
CY2022Q4	msci	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortizationForeignExchangeTranslationAdjustment	-4471000	usd
CY2021Q4	msci	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortizationForeignExchangeTranslationAdjustment	-616000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	764885000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	677507000	usd
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CY2021Q4	msci	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net Excluding Accumulated Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNetExcludingAccumulatedForeignExchangeTranslationAdjustment	598507000	usd
CY2022Q4	msci	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net Accumulated Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNetAccumulatedForeignExchangeTranslationAdjustment	-8743000	usd
CY2021Q4	msci	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net Accumulated Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNetAccumulatedForeignExchangeTranslationAdjustment	-5166000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	558517000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	593341000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Next Twelve Months FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths	99520000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Two FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	92091000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	66765000	usd
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CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense After Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive	226185000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	558517000	usd
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CY2020	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Expense PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense	26475000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Expense PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense	36504000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Expense PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense	31525000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Expense PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense	26475000	usd
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CY2022Q1	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	87846000	usd
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CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	84189000	usd
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CY2022Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	1.25
CY2022Q3	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	101354000	usd
CY2022Q3	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	100849000	usd
CY2022Q3	msci	Increase Decrease In Deferred Dividends IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredDividends	505000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	1.25
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	100671000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	100192000	usd
CY2022Q4	msci	Increase Decrease In Deferred Dividends IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredDividends	479000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	4.58
CY2022	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	373898000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	373076000	usd
CY2022	msci	Increase Decrease In Deferred Dividends IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredDividends	822000	usd
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.78
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	65947000	usd
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	66153000	usd
CY2021Q1	msci	Increase Decrease In Deferred Dividends IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredDividends	-206000	usd
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.78
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	64863000	usd
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	64489000	usd
CY2021Q2	msci	Increase Decrease In Deferred Dividends IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredDividends	374000	usd
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	1.04
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	86476000	usd
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	85961000	usd
CY2021Q3	msci	Increase Decrease In Deferred Dividends IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredDividends	515000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	1.04
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	86475000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	85973000	usd
CY2021Q4	msci	Increase Decrease In Deferred Dividends IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredDividends	502000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	3.64
CY2021	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	303761000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	302576000	usd
CY2021	msci	Increase Decrease In Deferred Dividends IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredDividends	1185000	usd
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.68
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	59233000	usd
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	59455000	usd
CY2020Q1	msci	Increase Decrease In Deferred Dividends IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredDividends	-222000	usd
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.68
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	57360000	usd
CY2020Q2	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	57068000	usd
CY2020Q2	msci	Increase Decrease In Deferred Dividends IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredDividends	292000	usd
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.78
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	65830000	usd
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	65454000	usd
CY2020Q3	msci	Increase Decrease In Deferred Dividends IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredDividends	376000	usd
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.78
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	65029000	usd
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	64653000	usd
CY2020Q4	msci	Increase Decrease In Deferred Dividends IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredDividends	376000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	2.92
CY2020	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	247452000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock DividendsCommonStock	246630000	usd
CY2020	msci	Increase Decrease In Deferred Dividends IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredDividends	822000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	58043000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	58488000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	55617000	usd
CY2022	msci	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Windfall Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationWindfallTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	28400000	usd
CY2021	msci	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Windfall Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationWindfallTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	22300000	usd
CY2020	msci	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Windfall Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationWindfallTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	20900000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized	59800000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Available For Grant ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant	3400000	shares
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	152600000	usd
CY2021Q4	msci	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested And Unvested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedAndUnvestedNumber	697000	shares
CY2021Q4	msci	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested And Unvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedAndUnvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	217.05
CY2022	msci	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested And Unvested Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedAndUnvestedGrantsInPeriod	349000	shares
CY2022	msci	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested And Unvested Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedAndUnvestedGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	271.43
CY2022	msci	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested And Unvested Conversions In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedAndUnvestedConversionsInPeriod	465000	shares
CY2022	msci	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested And Unvested Conversions In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedAndUnvestedConversionsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	169.52
CY2022	msci	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested And Unvested Forfeited In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedAndUnvestedForfeitedInPeriod	27000	shares
CY2022	msci	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested And Unvested Forfeited In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedAndUnvestedForfeitedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	373.71
CY2022Q4	msci	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested And Unvested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedAndUnvestedNumber	554000	shares
CY2022Q4	msci	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested And Unvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedAndUnvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	283.66
CY2022Q4	msci	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber	527000	shares
CY2022Q4	msci	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Awards Vested And Expected To Vest Weighted Average Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardsVestedAndExpectedToVestWeightedAveragePrice	279.31
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	250400000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	133600000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	0	shares
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	0
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	122000	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	549.83
CY2022	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested Number Of Shares SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedNumberOfShares	0	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	3000	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	549.83
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	119000	shares
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	549.83
CY2022	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P9Y1M6D
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	0	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Number Of Shares SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedNumberOfShares	111000	shares
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	549.83
CY2022	msci	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Option Nonvested Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionNonvestedWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm	P9Y1M6D
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	0	shares
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	0	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	0	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	0	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	0	shares
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	0	shares
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	0	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	53517000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	133281000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	39665000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	15300000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	49475000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	29942000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	68015000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	60766000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	70441000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	136832000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	243522000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	140048000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	25878000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-79812000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-44507000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	14634000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-25981000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-8911000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-4076000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-5576000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-2227000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	36436000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-111369000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-55645000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	173268000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	132153000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	84403000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.2100
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.2100
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.2100
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.0271
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.0290
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.0314
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-0.0396
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-0.0509
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-0.0330
CY2022	msci	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Derived Intangible Income Net Of Global Intangible Low Taxed Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignDerivedIntangibleIncomeNetOfGlobalIntangibleLowTaxedIncome	-0.0050
CY2021	msci	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Derived Intangible Income Net Of Global Intangible Low Taxed Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignDerivedIntangibleIncomeNetOfGlobalIntangibleLowTaxedIncome	-0.0109
CY2020	msci	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Derived Intangible Income Net Of Global Intangible Low Taxed Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignDerivedIntangibleIncomeNetOfGlobalIntangibleLowTaxedIncome	-0.0384
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits	0.0046
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits	0.0059
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits	0.0059
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitPercent	-0.0272
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitPercent	-0.0265
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitPercent	-0.0324
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.0053
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.0092
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.0087
CY2022	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.1660
CY2021	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.1540
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.1230
CY2020	msci	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Derived Intangible Income Net Of Global Intangible Low Taxed Income Prior Year Adjustment EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignDerivedIntangibleIncomeNetOfGlobalIntangibleLowTaxedIncomePriorYearAdjustment	-0.0300
CY2022Q4	msci	Deferred Tax Assets Capitalized Cost DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalizedCost	41176000	usd
CY2021Q4	msci	Deferred Tax Assets Capitalized Cost DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalizedCost	94265000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Deferred Income DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome	54263000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Deferred Income DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome	56810000	usd
CY2022Q4	msci	Deferred Tax Assets Lease Liabilities DeferredTaxAssetsLeaseLiabilities	35425000	usd
CY2021Q4	msci	Deferred Tax Assets Lease Liabilities DeferredTaxAssetsLeaseLiabilities	39507000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits	24318000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits	20216000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	13128000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	18173000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Asset Interest Carryforward DeferredTaxAssetInterestCarryforward	11283000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Asset Interest Carryforward DeferredTaxAssetInterestCarryforward	11215000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Pensions DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensions	0	usd
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CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	18000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	3509000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	179611000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	245924000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	31000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	36000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	179580000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	245888000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Goodwill And Intangible Assets Intangible Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets	132705000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Goodwill And Intangible Assets Intangible Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets	147118000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Leasing Arrangements DeferredTaxLiabilitiesLeasingArrangements	28213000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Leasing Arrangements DeferredTaxLiabilitiesLeasingArrangements	32106000	usd
CY2022Q4	msci	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Equipment And Leasehold Improvements Net DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyEquipmentAndLeaseholdImprovementsNet	15169000	usd
CY2021Q4	msci	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Equipment And Leasehold Improvements Net DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyEquipmentAndLeaseholdImprovementsNet	27136000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Undistributed Foreign Earnings DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings	2162000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Undistributed Foreign Earnings DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings	3059000	usd
CY2022Q4	msci	Deferred Tax Liabilities Compensation And Benefits Pensions DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCompensationAndBenefitsPensions	1222000	usd
CY2021Q4	msci	Deferred Tax Liabilities Compensation And Benefits Pensions DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCompensationAndBenefitsPensions	0	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Liabilities DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities	179471000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Liabilities DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities	209419000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	109000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	36469000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	30000.00	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	525328000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	417679000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	353049000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	518513000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	440457000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	333176000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	1043841000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	858136000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	686225000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Decrease In Unrecognized Tax Benefits Is Reasonably Possible DecreaseInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossible	27900000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	33039000	usd
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	16621000	usd
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	15841000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	640000	usd
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CY2020	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	292000	usd
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