Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment is shown below:

(in millions)	S&P Ratings			S&P Capital IQ			S&P DJ Indices		C&C			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2010	$	191		$	240		$	223	$	289		$	943
Additions, net	—			—			—		159			159
Other (primarily Fx)	6			(2		)	—		(2		)	2
Balance as of December 31, 2011	197			238			223		446			1,104
Additions	29			164			111		21			325
Transfers/reorganizations	(95		)	53			45		—			3
Other (primarily Fx)	(1		)	2			1		4			6
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	130		$	457		$	380	$	471		$	1,438

Other Intangible Assets

The following table summarizes our definite-lived intangible assets:

(in millions)
Cost	Databases and software		Content		Customer relationships		Tradenames			Other intangibles		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2010	$	82	$	139	$	104	$	37		$	60	$	422
Additions, net	27		—		11		8			2		48
Balance as of December 31, 2011	109		139		115		45			62		470
Additions, net	17		—		110		1			108		236
Other (primarily Fx)	—		—		—		(1		)	1		—
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	126	$	139	$	225	$	45		$	171	$	706
Accumulated amortization
Balance as of December 31, 2010	$	64	$	3	$	36	$	24		$	47	$	174
Current year amortization	6		14		7		3			3		33
Balance as of December 31, 2011	70		17		43		27			50		207
Current year amortization	10		14		11		3			10		48
Other (primarily Fx)	—		—		1		—			3		4
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	80	$	31	$	55	$	30		$	63	$	259
Net definite-lived intangibles:
December 31, 2011	$	39	$	122	$	72	$	18		$	12	$	263
December 31, 2012	$	46	$	108	$	170	$	15		$	108	$	447

Amortization expense and projected amortization expense for intangible assets

Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, and the projected amortization expense for intangible assets over the next five years for the years ended December 31, assuming no further acquisitions or dispositions, is as follows:

(in millions)	Amortization expense		Expected amortization expense
2010	$	21
2011	33
2012	48
2013			$	51
2014			52
2015			49
2016			49
2017			46