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

Business Segment Information

 

(IN MILLIONS)

 

Buy

 

 

Watch

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

803

 

 

$

838

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

1,641

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

53

 

 

$

106

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

160

 

Restructuring charges

 

$

4

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

7

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

$

3

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

8

 

Other items(1)

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

10

 

 

$

10

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

$

85

 

 

$

280

 

 

$

(28

)

 

$

337

 

Business segment income/(loss)(2)

 

$

145

 

 

$

390

 

 

$

(13

)

 

$

522

 

Total assets as of September 30, 2017

 

$

6,925

 

 

$

9,706

 

 

$

(46

)

 

$

16,585

 

 

(IN MILLIONS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

809

 

 

$

761

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

1,570

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

53

 

 

$

97

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

151

 

Restructuring charges

 

$

15

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

12

 

 

$

29

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

$

3

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

11

 

Other items(1)

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

11

 

 

$

11

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

$

79

 

 

$

259

 

 

$

(42

)

 

$

296

 

Business segment income/(loss)(2)

 

$

150

 

 

$

360

 

 

$

(12

)

 

$

498

 

Total assets as of December 31, 2016

 

$

6,697

 

 

$

8,905

 

 

$

128

 

 

$

15,730

 

 

 

(IN MILLIONS)

 

Buy

 

 

Watch

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Nine months Ended September 30, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

2,383

 

 

$

2,428

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

4,811

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

156

 

 

$

318

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

477

 

Restructuring charges

 

$

31

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

8

 

 

$

48

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

$

10

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

16

 

 

$

35

 

Other items (1)

 

$

—

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

28

 

 

$

28

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

$

219

 

 

$

734

 

 

$

(85

)

 

$

868

 

Business segment income/(loss) (2)

 

$

416

 

 

$

1,070

 

 

$

(30

)

 

$

1,456

 

 

(IN MILLIONS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months Ended September 30, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

2,454

 

 

$

2,199

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

4,653

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

158

 

 

$

289

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

450

 

Restructuring charges

 

$

42

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

24

 

 

$

73

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

$

12

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

18

 

 

$

37

 

Other items (1)

 

$

2

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

24

 

 

$

28

 

Operating income/(loss)

 

$

216

 

 

$

684

 

 

$

(98

)

 

$

802

 

Business segment income/(loss) (2)

 

$

430

 

 

$

989

 

 

$

(29

)

 

$

1,390

 

 

(1)

Other items primarily consist of transaction related costs and business optimization costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. Other items primarily consist of business optimization costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 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.