Business Combinations (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2014

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

Business Combinations

During the nine months ended August 31, 2014, we completed the following acquisitions, neither of which were material either individually or in the aggregate:

Global Trade Information Services (GTI). On August 1, 2014, we acquired GTI, a leading provider of international merchandise trade data. We acquired GTI in order to support our strategy of building integrated workflow solutions that target industry needs related to global trade.

PCI Acrylonitrile Limited (PCI Acrylonitrile). On August 28, 2014, we acquired PCI Acrylonitrile, a provider of information and analysis on the acrylonitrile propylene derivative product. We acquired PCI Acrylonitrile in order to strengthen our position in chemical market advisory services.

The total purchase price for these acquisitions was approximately $134 million, net of cash acquired. We have preliminarily allocated $57 million of the purchase price to amortizing intangible assets and $82 million to goodwill.