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Segments (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segment Information

Business Segment Information

 

(IN MILLIONS)

 

Buy

 

 

Watch

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

878

 

 

$

694

 

 

—

 

 

$

1,572

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

55

 

 

$

83

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

139

 

Restructuring charges

 

$

4

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

6

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

$

3

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

12

 

Other items(1)

 

$

—

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

4

 

 

$

9

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

$

109

 

 

$

226

 

 

$

(24

)

 

$

311

 

Business segment income/(loss)(2)

 

$

171

 

 

$

317

 

 

$

(11

)

 

$

477

 

Total assets as of September 30, 2014

 

$

6,882

 

 

$

8,208

 

 

$

271

 

 

$

15,361

 

 

(IN MILLIONS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

848

 

 

$

539

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

1,387

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

49

 

 

$

66

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

117

 

Restructuring charges

 

$

10

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

20

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

$

3

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

11

 

Other items(1)

 

$

—

 

 

—

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

7

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

$

107

 

 

$

163

 

 

$

(27

)

 

$

243

 

Business segment income/(loss)(2)

 

$

169

 

 

$

239

 

 

$

(10

)

 

$

398

 

Total assets as of December 31, 2013

 

$

6,768

 

 

$

8,326

 

 

$

436

 

 

$

15,530

 

    

 

(IN MILLIONS)

 

Buy

 

 

Watch

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

2,615

 

 

$

2,040

 

 

—

 

 

$

4,655

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

166

 

 

$

256

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

425

 

Restructuring charges

 

$

26

 

 

$

11

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

43

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

$

12

 

 

$

8

 

 

$

16

 

 

$

36

 

Other items (1)

 

$

—

 

 

$

8

 

 

$

20

 

 

$

28

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

$

252

 

 

$

602

 

 

$

(73

)

 

$

781

 

Business segment income/(loss) (2)

 

$

456

 

 

$

885

 

 

$

(28

)

 

$

1,313

 

 

(IN MILLIONS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

2,503

 

 

$

1,589

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

4,092

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

149

 

 

$

209

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

364

 

Restructuring charges

 

$

27

 

 

$

19

 

 

$

17

 

 

$

63

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

$

10

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

15

 

 

$

32

 

Other items (1)

 

$

5

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

22

 

 

$

27

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

$

268

 

 

$

441

 

 

$

(86

)

 

$

623

 

Business segment income/(loss) (2)

 

$

459

 

 

$

676

 

 

$

(26

)

 

$

1,109

 

 

(a)

Other items primarily consist of transaction-related costs for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. Other items primarily consist of transaction-related costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Other items for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, primarily consist of transaction-related costs of approximately $23 million and a $4 million write down of uninsured deposits in Cyprus.

(b)

The Company’s chief operating decision making group uses business segment income/(loss) to measure performance from period to period both at the consolidated level as well as within its operating segments.