Merger Transaction and Integration Costs

Merger transaction costs represent costs associated with completing the merger between Dex One and SuperMedia.

The Company has cumulatively incurred $41 million of merger transaction costs as of September 30, 2013. Of this amount, $8 million represents deferred financing costs associated with the amendments of Dex One's senior secured credit facilities. This amount was recorded to other assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheet and will be amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the related Dex One senior secured credit facilities using the effective interest method. The remainder of these costs, which include one-time costs associated with investment bankers, legal, and professional fees, were expensed as part of general and administrative expense on the Company's consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). Of these costs, $2 million and $21 million were incurred and expensed during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and are reflected as general and administrative expense on the Company's 2013 consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

Merger integration costs represent costs incurred to achieve synergies related to the merger of Dex One and SuperMedia. These costs include severance, professional fees and contract services. As part of the merger, there are a large number of processes, policies, procedures, operations, technologies and systems that must be integrated. These costs are recorded as part of general and administrative expense on the Company's 2013 consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company incurred $13 million and $41 million respectively, of merger integration costs, of which $9 million and $28 million respectively, represents severance costs.

The following table sets forth merger transaction and integration costs recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012.



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
	(in millions)
Merger transaction costs	$	2	$	4	$	21	$	4
Merger integration costs	13		—		41		—
Total merger related costs	$	15	$	4	$	62	$	4