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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign The following table presents the domestic and foreign components of income before income tax provision:
Year Ended December 31,
202220212020
(in millions)
Domestic$1,216 $1,299 $898 
Foreign259 235 314 
Income before income tax provision$1,475 $1,534 $1,212 
Schedule of Income Tax Provision and Effective Tax Rate The income tax provision consists of the following amounts:
Year Ended December 31,
202220212020
 (in millions)
Current income taxes provision:
 
Federal$170 $144 $114 
State67 45 50 
Foreign77 64 74 
Total current income taxes provision314 253 238 
Deferred income taxes provision (benefit):   
Federal36 82 37 
State22 
Foreign(4)(10)(2)
Total deferred income taxes provision38 94 41 
Total income tax provision$352 $347 $279 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation A reconciliation of the income tax provision, based on the U.S. federal statutory rate, to our actual income tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
 202220212020
Federal income tax provision at the statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State income tax provision, net of federal effect3.8 %3.9 %4.2 %
Excess tax benefits related to employee share-based compensation(0.9)%(1.3)%(0.6)%
Non-U.S. subsidiary earnings0.5 %0.3 %0.5 %
Tax credits and deductions(0.3)%(0.3)%(0.2)%
Change in unrecognized tax benefits1.1 %0.6 %(0.6)%
Other, net(1.3)%(1.6)%(1.3)%
Actual income tax provision23.9 %22.6 %23.0 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The temporary differences, which give rise to our deferred tax assets and (liabilities), consisted of the following:
 December 31,
 20222021
 (in millions)
Deferred tax assets:  
Deferred revenues$18 $12 
U.S. federal net operating loss
— 
Foreign net operating loss12 
State net operating loss
Compensation and benefits42 32 
Tax credits— 
Federal benefit of uncertain tax positions
Operating lease liabilities118 99 
Unrealized losses— 
Other33 30 
Gross deferred tax assets243 186 
Less: valuation allowance(4)(4)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance$239 $182 
Deferred tax liabilities:  
Amortization of software development costs and depreciation$(65)$(65)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets and goodwill(375)(322)
Investments(105)(99)
Unrealized gains(29)— 
Operating lease assets(103)(84)
Other(15)(16)
Gross deferred tax liabilities$(692)$(586)
Net deferred tax liabilities
$(453)$(404)
Reported as:
Non-current deferred tax assets$$
Deferred tax liabilities, net
(456)(406)
Net deferred tax liabilities
$(453)$(404)
In the table above, non-current deferred tax assets are included in other non-current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards
Nasdaq has deferred tax assets associated with NOLs in U.S. state and local and non-U.S. jurisdictions with the following expiration dates:
JurisdictionDecember 31, 2021Expiration Date
(in millions)
Foreign NOL$12 No expiration
Federal NOLNo expiration
State NOL2025-2040
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
202220212020
(in millions)
Beginning balance$57 $42 $48 
Additions as a result of tax positions taken in prior periods13 16 
Additions as a result of tax positions taken in the current period11 
Reductions related to settlements with taxing authorities(7)(6)(6)
Reductions as a result of lapses of the applicable statute of limitations(2)(6)(11)
Ending balance$70 $57 $42