Note 7 - Segment Information

9 Months Ended

May. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

7. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities from which they may earn revenues and incur expenses, whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and for which discrete financial information is available. FactSet’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer, who is responsible for making decisions about resources allocated amongst the operating segments based on actual results.

FactSet’s operating segments are aligned with how the Company, including its CODM, manages the business and the demographic markets in which FactSet serves. The Company’s internal financial reporting structure is based on three segments; U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific. FactSet believes this alignment helps it better manage the business and view the markets the Company serves, which are centered on providing integrated global financial and economic information. Sales, consulting, data collection, product development and software engineering are the primary functional groups within the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific segments that provide global financial and economic information to investment managers, investment banks and other financial services professionals. The U.S. segment services finance professionals including financial institutions throughout the Americas, while the European and Asia Pacific segments service investment professionals located throughout Europe and Asia, respectively.

The European segment is headquartered in London, England and maintains office locations in France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, South Africa, Sweden and Dubai. The Asia Pacific segment is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with office locations in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mumbai, India. Segment revenues reflect direct sales to clients based in their respective geographic locations. There are no intersegment or intercompany sales of the FactSet services. Each segment records compensation expense, including stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, depreciation of furniture and fixtures, amortization of leasehold improvements, communication costs, professional fees, rent expense, travel, marketing, office and other direct expenses. Expenditures associated with the Company’s data centers, third party data costs and corporate headquarters charges are recorded by the U.S. segment and are not allocated to the other segments. The content collection centers located in India and the Philippines benefit all of the Company’s operating segments and thus the expenses incurred at these locations are allocated to each segment based on a percentage of revenues. Of the total $307.2 million of goodwill reported by the Company at May 31, 2015, 69% was recorded in the U.S. segment, 30% in the European segment and the remaining 1% in the Asia Pacific segment.

The following reflects the results of operations of the segments consistent with the Company’s management system. These results are used by management, both in evaluating the performance of, and in allocating resources to, each of the segments (in thousands).

For the three months ended May 31, 2015	U.S.		Europe		Asia Pacific		Total
Revenues from clients	$	172,070	$	63,156	$	19,296	$	254,522
Segment operating profit		43,332		31,187		10,837		85,356
Total assets		433,177		232,171		62,728		728,076
Capital expenditures		2,977		142		508		3,627

For the three months ended May 31, 2014	U.S.		Europe		Asia Pacific		Total
Revenues from clients	$	156,241	$	58,265	$	17,255	$	231,761
Segment operating profit		39,081		24,732		9,224		73,037
Total assets		363,959		237,286		58,391		659,636
Capital expenditures		3,099		188		385		3,672

For the nine months ended May 31, 2015	U.S.		Europe		Asia Pacific		Total
Revenues from clients	$	502,271	$	186,320	$	56,399	$	744,990
Segment operating profit		130,271		85,675		30,319		246,265
Capital expenditures		13,808		350		1,233		15,391

For the nine months ended May 31, 2014	U.S.		Europe		Asia Pacific		Total
Revenues from clients	$	463,419	$	167,993	$	50,259	$	681,671
Segment operating profit		121,806		75,155		25,872		222,833
Capital expenditures		10,529		380		795		11,704