Organization and Nature of Operations - Narrative (Details) $ in Billions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) company country corporateBond exchange exchangeTradedProduct segment Markets marketplace
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of operating segments (in segments) | segment	4
Number of corporate bonds listed (in corporate bonds) | corporateBond	105
Number of independent exchange markets (in markets) | Markets	3
UNITED STATES
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of options exchanges (in exchanges) | exchange	6
Number of cash equity exchanges (in exchanges) | exchange	3
Market Technology
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of exchanges (in marketplaces) | marketplace	130
Number of countries services are provided (in countries) | country	55
Investment Intelligence
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of countries services are provided (in countries) | country	20
Number of exchange traded products licensed to Nasdaq's Indexes (in exchange traded products) | exchangeTradedProduct	368
Number of equity exchanges (in exchanges) | country	28
Assets management value | $	$ 401
Corporate Platforms | UNITED STATES
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Total number of listings on The Nasdaq Stock Market (in companies) | company	4,242
ETPs and other listings listed on Nasdaq Stock Market (in companies) | company	447
Approximate combined market capitalization | $	$ 25,700
Corporate Platforms | Europe
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Approximate combined market capitalization | $	$ 2,200
Total number of listed companies within Nordic and Baltic exchanges (in companies) | company	1,244