X0306 4 2017-06-08 false 0000714603 DST SYSTEMS INC DST 0001281236 BURKE EDMUND J 1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100 DENVER CO 80203 false true false false President of Subsidiary Common Stock 2017-06-08 4 A false 16008 0 A 32016 D Common Stock 2017-06-09 4 A false 26 0 A 32042 D On June 8, 2017, the common stock of DST Systems, Inc. split 2-for-1, resulting in the ownership of 16,008 additional shares of common stock. On June 9, 2017, dividend equivalents were received automatically pursuant to the terms and conditions of applicable award agreements. The dividend equivalents were granted in connection with Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted on February 23, 2015, February 26, 2016, and February 24, 2017, as well as on the dividend equivalents previously received in connection therewith. The dividend equivalents convert to one share of common stock based on the vesting criteria in the underlying RSU. Randall D. Young for Edmund J. Burke by power of attorney 2017-06-12