SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Key Financial Information By Operating Segments

The following table presents MSCI’s operating segments’ results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Operating revenues
Performance and Risk	$	205,389	$	196,230	$	611,054	$	583,788
Governance		30,055		28,796		92,007		91,019
Consolidated	$	235,444	$	225,026	$	703,061	$	674,807
Amortization of intangible assets and depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and leasehold improvements
Performance and Risk	$	16,393	$	16,601	$	49,053	$	51,036
Governance		4,199		4,490		12,535		13,448
Consolidated	$	20,592	$	21,091	$	61,588	$	64,484
Operating income
Performance and Risk	$	80,472	$	78,957	$	243,927	$	231,458
Governance		3,057		3,288		7,702		8,907
Consolidated	$	83,529	$	82,245	$	251,629	$	240,365

Revenues By Geographic Area

Revenue by geography is based on the shipping address of the customer. The following table sets forth revenue for the periods indicated by geographic area:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
			(in thousands)
Revenues
Americas:
United States	$	122,199	$	116,511	$	362,464	$	340,611
Other		8,418		7,450		24,313		23,620
Total Americas		130,617		123,961		386,777		364,231
Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”):
United Kingdom		28,127		26,959		84,337		79,364
Other		45,639		44,361		139,559		143,519
Total EMEA		73,766		71,320		223,896		222,883
Asia & Australia:
Japan		14,403		14,655		43,222		42,480
Other		16,658		15,090		49,166		45,213
Total Asia & Australia		31,061		29,745		92,388		87,693
Total	$	235,444	$	225,026	$	703,061	$	674,807

Long-Lived Assets By Geographic Area

The following table sets forth long-lived assets on the dates indicated by geographic area:

	As of
	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(in thousands)
Long-lived assets
Americas:
United States	$	2,348,440	$	2,369,997
Other		4,844		5,145
Total Americas		2,353,284		2,375,142
EMEA:
United Kingdom		4,183		5,107
Other		7,852		5,617
Total EMEA		12,035		10,724
Asia & Australia:
Japan		354		364
Other		3,928		4,859
Total Asia & Australia		4,282		5,223
Total	$	2,369,601	$	2,391,089