X0306 4 2017-06-08 false 0000714603 DST SYSTEMS INC DST 0001282313 FLEMING DOUGLAS W 333 WEST 11TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105 false true false false VP & Chief Accounting Officer Common Stock 2017-06-08 4 A false 1618 0 A 3236 D Common Stock 2017-06-09 4 A false 7 0 A 3243 D On June 8, 2017, the common stock of DST Systems, Inc. split 2-for-1, resulting in the ownership of 1,618 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 July 29, 2014, 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 Douglas W. Fleming by power of attorney 2017-06-12