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Segments (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segment Information

Business Segment Information

 

(IN MILLIONS)

 

Buy

 

 

Watch

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

757

 

 

$

769

 

 

 

—

 

 

$

1,526

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

50

 

 

$

104

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

155

 

Restructuring charges

 

$

20

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

32

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

$

4

 

 

$

4

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

15

 

Other items(1)

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

13

 

 

$

13

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

$

34

 

 

$

208

 

 

$

(35

)

 

$

207

 

Business segment income/(loss)(2)

 

$

108

 

 

$

323

 

 

$

(9

)

 

$

422

 

Total assets as of March 31, 2017

 

$

6,639

 

 

$

9,734

 

 

$

(41

)

 

$

16,332

 

 

(IN MILLIONS)

 

 

Buy

 

 

 

Watch

 

 

 

Corporate

 

 

 

Total

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

793

 

 

$

694

 

 

 

—

 

 

$

1,487

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

51

 

 

$

95

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

147

 

Restructuring charges

 

$

6

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

10

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

$

4

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

13

 

Other items(1)

 

$

1

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

8

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

$

52

 

 

$

197

 

 

$

(25

)

 

$

224

 

Business segment income/(loss)(2)

 

$

114

 

 

$

297

 

 

$

(9

)

 

$

402

 

Total assets as of December 31, 2016

 

$

6,697

 

 

$

8,905

 

 

$

128

 

 

$

15,730

 

    

(1)

Other items primarily consist of transaction related costs and business optimization costs for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.  

(2)

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