Segment Information (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure

Segment Information

We have two reportable segments, IAN and Constituency Management Group ("CMG"). IAN is comprised of McCann Worldgroup, Draftfcb, Lowe & Partners, Mediabrands and our domestic integrated agencies. CMG is comprised of a number of our specialist marketing services offerings. We also report results for the “Corporate and other” group. The profitability measure employed by our chief operating decision maker for allocating resources to operating divisions and assessing operating division performance is operating income (loss), excluding the impact of restructuring and other reorganization-related charges, net and long-lived asset impairment and other charges, if applicable. Other than certain reclassifications, the segment information is presented consistently with the basis described in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments is shown in the following table.

	Three months ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Revenue:
IAN	$	1,243.9		$	1,235.9
CMG	262.9			238.9
Total	$	1,506.8		$	1,474.8
Segment operating income (loss):
IAN	$	(15.3	)	$	(21.4	)
CMG	7.5			10.7
Corporate and other	(31.6		)	(33.8		)
Total	(39.4		)	(44.5		)
Restructuring and other reorganization-related charges, net	0.0			(0.8		)
Interest expense	(32.6		)	(31.9		)
Interest income	8.0			8.3
Other expense, net	(1.3		)	(6.1		)
Loss before income taxes	$	(65.3	)	$	(75.0	)
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets and intangible assets:
IAN	$	28.4		$	29.3
CMG	3.4			3.1
Corporate and other	2.8			3.2
Total	$	34.6		$	35.6
Capital expenditures:
IAN	$	12.8		$	14.0
CMG	2.0			1.3
Corporate and other	7.6			1.6
Total	$	22.4		$	16.9
	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Total assets:
IAN	$	10,122.4		$	10,589.2
CMG	1,049.7			1,019.9
Corporate and other	593.8			1,267.5
Total	$	11,765.9		$	12,876.6