Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment information

Segment information for the years ended December 31 is as follows:

(in millions)	Revenue									Operating Profit
	2013			2012			2011			2013			2012			2011
S&P Ratings	$	2,274		$	2,034		$	1,767		$	1,000		$	849		$	720
S&P Capital IQ	1,170			1,124			1,031			211			208			214
S&P DJ Indices	493			388			323			278			212			189
C&C	1,014			973			896			311			248			180
Intersegment elimination	(76		)	(69		)	(63		)	—			—			—
Total operating segments	4,875			4,450			3,954			1,800			1,517			1,303
Unallocated expense	—			—			—			(395		)	(306		)	(226		)
Total	$	4,875		$	4,450		$	3,954		$	1,405		$	1,211		$	1,077

(in millions)	Depreciation & Amortization						Capital Expenditures
	2013		2012		2011		2013		2012		2011
S&P Ratings	$	45	$	43	$	40	$	40	$	43	$	40
S&P Capital IQ	49		50		43		39		22		21
S&P DJ Indices	10		8		3		4		2		2
C&C	22		23		23		17		17		14
Total operating segments	126		124		109		100		84		77
Corporate	11		17		17		17		13		15
Total	$	137	$	141	$	126	$	117	$	97	$	92

Segment information as of December 31 is as follows:

(in millions)	Total Assets
	2013		2012
S&P Ratings	$	630	$	726
S&P Capital IQ	1,054		1,123
S&P DJ Indices	1,160		1,133
C&C	943		1,000
Total operating segments	3,787		3,982
Corporate 1	2,213		1,130
Assets held for sale	61		1,940
Total	$	6,061	$	7,052

¹  Corporate assets consist principally of cash and equivalents, assets for pension benefits, deferred income taxes and leasehold improvements related to subleased areas.

Schedule of revenue and long-lived assets by geographic region

The following provides revenue and long-lived assets by geographic region:

(in millions)	Revenue						Long-lived Assets
	Years ended December 31,						December 31,
	2013		2012		2011		2013		2012
United States	$	2,892	$	2,684	$	2,373	$	2,209	$	2,376
European region	1,227		1,067		951		432		441
Asia	483		454		423		59		70
Rest of the world	273		245		207		54		57
Total	$	4,875	$	4,450	$	3,954	$	2,754	$	2,944

	Revenue						Long-lived Assets
	Years ended December 31,						December 31,
	2013		2012		2011		2013		2012
United States	59	%	60	%	60	%	80	%	81	%
European region	25		24		24		16		15
Asia	10		10		11		2		2
Rest of the world	6		6		5		2		2
Total	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%