Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2011

Schedule Of Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized In Our Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	December 30, 2011			December 31, 2010		December 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
	December 30, 2011			December 31, 2010		December 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
	(In millions, except per share data)
Cost of revenue — Content, subscription, and maintenance	$	3		$	4		$	10		$	11
Cost of revenue — License		1			1			2			2
Sales and marketing		20			15			52			43
Research and development		13			11			36			33
General and administrative		9			6			23			19
Total stock-based compensation expense		46			37			123			108
Tax benefit associated with stock-based compensation expense		(13	)		(10	)		(35	)		(30	)
Net stock-based compensation expense	$	33		$	27		$	88		$	78
Net stock-based compensation expense per share — basic	$	0.04		$	0.04		$	0.12		$	0.10
Net stock-based compensation expense per share — diluted	$	0.04		$	0.03		$	0.12		$	0.10

Schedule Of Stock-Based Compensation Arrangements By Stock-Based Payment Award


	Nine Months Ended
	December 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	December 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	($ in millions, except per grant data)
*Restricted stock units ("RSUs")*
Weighted-average fair value per grant	$	18.17	$	14.72
Fair value of RSUs granted		188		158
Total fair value of RSUs vested		84		68
Total unrecognized compensation expense		240		170
Weighted-average remaining vesting period		3 years		3 years
*Stock options*
Weighted-average fair value per grant	$	5.23	$	4.01
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised		34		32
Total unrecognized compensation expense		37		31
Weighted-average remaining vesting period		3 years		3 years

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the allocation of equity-based compensation costs to a given line item on the balance sheet and income statement for the period. This may include the reporting line for the costs and the amount capitalized and expensed.

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