Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

The following tables present information about the Company’s reportable segments (in thousands):


Three Months Ended March 31, 2012:	Research		Consulting		Events		Consolidated

Revenues	$	274,620	$	74,563	$	19,988	$	369,171
Gross contribution		188,602		27,600		7,895		224,097
Corporate and other expenses								(170,541	)

Operating income							$	53,556


Three Months Ended March 31, 2011:	Research		Consulting		Events		Consolidated

Revenues	$	243,435	$	70,630	$	15,502	$	329,567
Gross contribution		164,501		25,489		5,665		195,655
Corporate and other expenses								(149,874	)

Operating income							$	45,781

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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