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NASDAQ OMX Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Dividends Declared

Declaration Date		Dividend Per Common Share			Record Date		Total Amount(1)			Payment Date
							(in millions)
January 31, 2013		$	0.13		March 14, 2013		$	21		March 28, 2013

⁽¹⁾ This amount was recorded in retained earnings in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013.  

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Tabular disclosure of all or some of the information related to dividends declared, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 95

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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