Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

The following tables present selected financial data and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of Nasdaq included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. We completed a divestiture in April 2018 and several acquisitions during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 and included the financial results of such acquisitions in our consolidated financial statements from the respective acquisition dates. On January 1, 2018, we adopted Topic 606 using the full retrospective method which required restatement of 2017 and 2016 financial statements. Earlier periods were not restated.

Selected Financial Data

Year Ended December 31,
20182017201620152014
(in millions, except share and per share amounts)
Statements of Income Data:
Total revenues$4,277$3,948$3,704$3,403$3,500
Transaction-based expenses(1,751)(1,537)(1,428)(1,313)(1,433)
Revenues less transaction-based expenses2,5262,4112,2762,0902,067
Total operating expenses1,4981,4201,4401,3701,313
Operating income1,028991836720754
Net income attributable to Nasdaq458729106428414
Per share information:
Basic earnings per share$2.77$4.38$0.64$2.56$2.45
Diluted earnings per share$2.73$4.30$0.63$2.50$2.39
Cash dividends declared per common share$1.70$1.46$1.21$0.90$0.58
Weighted-average common shares outstanding for earnings per share:
Basic165,349,471166,364,299165,182,290167,285,450168,926,733
Diluted167,691,299169,585,031168,800,997171,283,271173,018,849
December 31,
20182017201620152014
(in millions)
Balance Sheets Data:
Cash and cash equivalents and financial investments$813$612$648$502$601
Default funds and margin deposits4,7423,9883,3012,2282,194
Goodwill6,3636,5866,0275,3955,538
Total assets15,70015,35413,41111,25711,542
Long-term debt2,9563,7273,6032,3642,297
Total Nasdaq stockholders' equity5,4495,8805,4285,6095,794

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