Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120397183&loc=d3e187085-122770

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Amount of paid and unpaid common stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash.

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Nasdaq Stockholders' Equity (Schedule of Dividends Declared) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 25, 2022	Jan. 26, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend Per Common Share (in dollars per share)			$ 0.54	$ 0.49
Dividend declaration date, first quarter
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend Per Common Share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.54
Total Amount Paid	$ 89