Deferred Revenue

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Deferred Revenue Disclosure [Abstract]

Deferred Revenue

(7) Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue is comprised of deferred maintenance, license and professional services revenue. Deferred maintenance and professional services revenues are not recorded on arrangements with trade payment terms until the related maintenance or professional services fees have been collected. The components of deferred revenue at March 31, 2012 and 2011 were:

	March 31,
	2012		2011
	(In millions)
Current:
Maintenance	$	699.1	$	653.1
License		328.0		338.8
Professional services		32.4		35.0
Total current deferred revenue		1,059.5		1,026.9
Long-term:
Maintenance		568.1		581.3
License		362.7		347.3
Professional services		3.6		—
Total long-term deferred revenue		934.4		928.6
Total deferred revenue	$	1,993.9	$	1,955.5