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Segments (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segment Information

Business Segment Information

 

(IN MILLIONS)

 

Buy

 

 

Watch

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

823

 

 

$

821

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

1,644

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

53

 

 

$

108

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

162

 

Restructuring charges

 

$

7

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

9

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

$

3

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

12

 

Other items(1)

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

5

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

$

100

 

 

$

246

 

 

$

(22

)

 

$

324

 

Business segment income/(loss)(2)

 

$

163

 

 

$

357

 

 

$

(8

)

 

$

512

 

Total assets as of June 30, 2017

 

$

6,849

 

 

$

9,745

 

 

$

(100

)

 

$

16,494

 

 

(IN MILLIONS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

852

 

 

$

744

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

1,596

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

54

 

 

$

97

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

152

 

Restructuring charges

 

$

21

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

10

 

 

$

34

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

$

5

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

13

 

Other items(1)

 

$

1

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

9

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

$

85

 

 

$

228

 

 

$

(31

)

 

$

282

 

Business segment income/(loss)(2)

 

$

166

 

 

$

332

 

 

$

(8

)

 

$

490

 

Total assets as of December 31, 2016

 

$

6,697

 

 

$

8,905

 

 

$

128

 

 

$

15,730

 

 

 

(IN MILLIONS)

 

Buy

 

 

Watch

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

1,580

 

 

$

1,590

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

3,170

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

103

 

 

$

212

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

317

 

Restructuring charges

 

$

27

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

41

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

$

7

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

13

 

 

$

27

 

Other items (1)

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

18

 

 

$

18

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

$

134

 

 

$

454

 

 

$

(57

)

 

$

531

 

Business segment income/(loss) (2)

 

$

271

 

 

$

680

 

 

$

(17

)

 

$

934

 

 

(IN MILLIONS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

1,645

 

 

$

1,438

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

3,083

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

105

 

 

$

192

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

299

 

Restructuring charges

 

$

27

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

12

 

 

$

44

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

$

9

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

12

 

 

$

26

 

Other items (1)

 

$

2

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

13

 

 

$

17

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

$

137

 

 

$

425

 

 

$

(56

)

 

$

506

 

Business segment income/(loss) (2)

 

$

280

 

 

$

629

 

 

$

(17

)

 

$

892

 

 

(1)

Other items primarily consist of transaction related costs and business optimization costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 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.