Changing appleid

What you are changing is simply the address which forms the login - in effect the name of the ID. You are not changing the ID itself ('The name of a thing is not the thing itself' - Umberto Eco). Please follow these instructions:

If your primary address (the ID) is an @icloud.com, @me.com or @mac.com address you cannot change it. If it is a non-Apple address you can change it as follows:

1. Firstly, sign out of iCloud on all your devices: go to each of your devices and sign out in System Preferences (or Settings)>iCloud - 'Sign out' on a Mac, 'Delete this account' on an iOS device (this will not delete the account from the server). If you have 'Find My iPhone' etc enabled you will need to disable it first. Your synced data will disappear from your devices but will reappear when you sign back in.
2. Create a new email address, for example  at Yahoo or Gmail, or anywhere convenient (or you can use an existing address as long as it is not associated with an Apple ID). You can change it to another Apple address only if it's listed when you click the link to change (in practice this means your main @icloud.com address, and the equivalent @me.com and @mac.com versions if you have them: it does not include email aliases).
3. Go to http://appleid.apple.com and click 'Manage your Apple ID'. Sign in with the current ID.
4. Where it says 'Apple ID' and gives your current ID email address, click 'Change your Apple ID'.
5. Enter your new address and click 'Save changes'
6. Sign back into iCloud on all your devices with the new ID and password. Your synced data will reappear (give it time).

I reiterate - before you start, sign out of iCloud on all your devices. Failure to do this will lead you into difficulties.