Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation Disclosures [Abstract]

Revenues And Components Of Discontinued Operations, Net Of Tax

The following table presents the revenues and the components of discontinued operations, net of tax:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	—		$	44		$	248,740
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes	$	11,141		$	(538	)	$	63,906
Gains on sale of discontinued operations, before income taxes	—			451			979,560
Income tax (expense) benefit	(3,594		)	4,422			(279,644		)
Income from discontinued operations	7,547			4,335			763,822
Less: Income from discontinued operations, net of tax,
attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	—			—			(2,887		)
Total income from discontinued operations, net of tax,
attributable to Verisign stockholders	$	7,547		$	4,335		$	760,935

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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