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Segments (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segment Information

Business Segment Information

 

(IN MILLIONS)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

863

 

 

$

842

 

 

 

Operating income

 

 

253

 

 

 

177

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

127

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

Restructuring charges

 

 

—

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

7

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

Dis-synergy costs(1)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(17

)

 

 

Other items(2)

 

 

1

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

Business segment income(3)

 

$

388

 

 

$

326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets as of March 31, 2021

 

$

11,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets as of December 31, 2020

 

$

11,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

(1)

Costs to stand-up Nielsen as a standalone company including incremental real estate, IT/infrastructure, Transition Services Agreements and commercial arrangements.

 

(2)

Other items primarily consist of business optimization costs and transaction related costs for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

(3)

The CODM uses business segment income/(loss) to measure performance from period to period.