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Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Goodwill |
|  | Market Services |  | Listing Services |  | Information Services |  | Technology Solutions |  | Total
|  | (in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 2,955 |  | $ | 136 |  | $ | 1,964 |  | $ | 280 |  | $ | 5,335
Goodwill acquired |  |  | 470 |  |  | - |  |  | 49 |  |  | 312 |  |  | 831
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  | 14 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 25
Balance at September 30, 2013 |  | $ | 3,439 |  | $ | 137 |  | $ | 2,021 |  | $ | 594 |  | $ | 6,191
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets |
|  | September 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
|  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Amount |  | Weighted-Average Useful Life (in Years) |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Amount |  | Weighted-Average Useful Life (in Years)
|  | (in millions) |  |  |  |  | (in millions) |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Technology |  | $ | 40 |  | $ | (10) |  | $ | 30 |  |  | 5 |  | $ | 26 |  | $ | (10) |  | $ | 16 |  |  | 5
Customer relationships |  |  | 1,075 |  |  | (278) |  |  | 797 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 871 |  |  | (238) |  |  | 633 |  |  | 21
Other |  |  | 6 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 3 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 6 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 4 |  |  | 8
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  | 4 |  |  | - |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 5 |  |  |
Total finite-lived intangible assets |  | $ | 1,125 |  | $ | (291) |  | $ | 834 |  |  |  |  | $ | 909 |  | $ | (251) |  | $ | 658 |  |  |
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange and clearing registrations |  | $ | 790 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 790 |  |  |  |  | $ | 790 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 790 |  |  |
Trade names |  |  | 760 |  |  | - |  |  | 760 |  |  |  |  |  | 185 |  |  | - |  |  | 185 |  |  |
Licenses |  |  | 51 |  |  | - |  |  | 51 |  |  |  |  |  | 51 |  |  | - |  |  | 51 |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  | (26) |  |  | - |  |  | (26) |  |  |  |  |  | (34) |  |  | - |  |  | (34) |  |  |
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets |  | $ | 1,575 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1,575 |  |  |  |  | $ | 992 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 992 |  |  |
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 2,700 |  | $ | (291) |  | $ | 2,409 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,901 |  | $ | (251) |  | $ | 1,650 |  |  |
Estimated Future Amortization Expense |
|  | (in millions)
2013(1) |  | $ | 18
2014 |  |  | 71
2015 |  |  | 69
2016 |  |  | 67
2017 |  |  | 65
2018 and thereafter |  |  | 540
Total |  | $ | 830
(1) Represents the estimated amortization to be recognized for the remaining three months of 2013.

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