Problems pasting pages from another document

Hi guys,
I used to copy pages from one ID document to another very easily before. I don't know why i cannot do it now.
I have both InDesign CS 6 files. I open them both in two separated windows but when i select copy from page 3 (the short 6 pages News Section) to the end into the large Document number two (the whole magazine) there is a mix of blank pages, weird styles and two new sections that never appear before.
Here is picture 1 (small document)
http://postimg.org/image/5v2lswmnh/
Here is picture 2
http://postimg.org/image/vbbmjr7n5/966147d6/
Could you help me out with that issue?
Thanks and best,
S

Hi Peter,
Thanks for the info!
By the way, where do i select "View Pages and select either horizontal or vertical"? I just move the pages and i am searching for this menu but cannot find it.
Here is the image:
http://postimg.org/image/lim7qnosh/
Cheers,
S

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