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Clearing Operations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 contract | Dec. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 contract | Mar. 31, 2014 NASDAQ OMX Nordic [Member] contract | Mar. 31, 2013 NASDAQ OMX Nordic [Member] contract | Mar. 31, 2014 Liability Waterfall [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 NOS Clearing [Member] contract
Clearing Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial investments, at fair value | $ 197,000,000 | [1] | $ 189,000,000 | [1] |  | $ 129,000,000 |  |  |
Credit facility, borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | 93,000,000 |  |  |
Contract value of resale and repurchase agreements |  |  |  |  |  | 3,900,000,000 | 4,700,000,000 |  |
Total number of derivative contracts cleared |  |  |  |  |  | 1,209,945 | 1,190,292 |  | 294,178
Power of assessment of the clearing member's contribution to the financial markets and commodities markets default funds |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Junior capital, cash deposits and pledged assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,000,000 |
Senior capital, cash deposits and pledged assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,000,000 |
Market value of derivative contracts outstanding, prior to netting | 2,926,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81,000,000
Total number of derivative contracts cleared through NOS Clearing | 25,179,779 |  |  |  | 27,882,196 |  |  |  |
Restricted cash | 84,000,000 |  | 84,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Default Fund Contributions | 392,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,000,000
Pledged default fund contributions and margin collateral |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 594,000,000
[1] | As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, Level 1 financial investments, at fair value were primarily comprised of trading securities, mainly Swedish government debt securities. Of these securities, $177 million as of March 31, 2014 and $167 million as of December 31, 2013 are assets utilized to meet regulatory capital requirements primarily for clearing operations at NASDAQ OMX Nordic Clearing.

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