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NASDAQ OMX Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

NASDAQ OMX Stockholders' 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
April 24, 2013		$	0.13		June 14, 2013		$	22		June 28, 2013
July 24, 2013		$	0.13		September 13, 2013		$	22		September 27, 2013

(1) This amount was recorded in retained earnings in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 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.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4304-108586

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