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Other Financial Data (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Other Financial Data  
Other income (Expense)
Other income consists of the following (in millions):
Years ended December 31
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Equity earnings
$
20

 
$
13

 
$
7

Gains on investments
28

 
7

 
18

Gain on disposal of business
10

 
1

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 
(19
)
Foreign currency remeasurement gains (losses)
13

 
(19
)
 
30

Derivative (losses) gains
(10
)
 
3

 
(20
)
Other
7

 
(3
)
 
3

 
$
68

 
$
2

 
$
19

Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
An analysis of the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows (in millions):
Years ended December 31,
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Balance at beginning of year
$
118

 
$
104

 
$
102

Provision charged to operations
9

 
45

 
43

Accounts written off, net of recoveries
(38
)
 
(30
)
 
(42
)
Effect of exchange rate changes and other
1

 
(1
)
 
1

Balance at end of year
$
90

 
$
118

 
$
104

Schedule of Other Current Assets
The components of Other current assets are as follows (in millions):
As of December 31
2013
 
2012
Prepaid expenses
$
229

 
$
231

Taxes
204

 
69

Deferred project costs
98

 
95

Other
32

 
35

 
$
563

 
$
430

Components of Fixed assets, net
The components of Fixed assets, net are as follows (in millions):
As of December 31
2013
 
2012
Software
$
997

 
$
867

Leasehold improvements
434

 
426

Furniture, fixtures and equipment
323

 
331

Computer equipment
341

 
332

Construction in progress
70

 
109

Other (1)
124

 
124

 
2,289

 
2,189

Less: Accumulated depreciation
1,498

 
1,369

Fixed assets, net
$
791

 
$
820


(1) Land and buildings and Automobiles, disclosed separately in 2012, are now presented in Other to conform with the current presentation.
Schedule of Other Non-current Assets
The components of Other non-current assets are as follows (in millions):
As of December 31
2013
 
2012
Prepaid pension
$
567

 
$
340

Deferred project costs
273

 
260

Taxes
108

 
84

Other
282

 
232

 
$
1,230

 
$
916

Schedule of Other Current Liabilities
The components of Other current liabilities are as follows (in millions):
As of December 31
2013
 
2012
Deferred revenue
$
475

 
$
435

Taxes
184

 
155

Other
247

 
241

 
$
906

 
$
831

Schedule of Other Non-current Liabilities
The components of Other non-current liabilities are as follows (in millions):
As of December 31
2013
 
2012
Leases
$
204

 
$
215

Taxes
184

 
178

Deferred revenue
134

 
150

Compensation and benefits
105

 
216

Other
305

 
277

 
$
932

 
$
1,036