Pending Merger with Nielsen	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Pending Merger with Nielsen	3. Pending Merger with Nielsen On December 17, 2012, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 25, 2013, with Nielsen and TNC Sub I Corporation, a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Nielsen (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which, subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into us (the “Merger”) with Arbitron Inc. surviving as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Nielsen. The proposed Merger has been approved by the boards of both companies and is subject to customary closing conditions, including a regulatory review and approval by Arbitron’s stockholders. The Company recognized $5.2 million in selling, general, and administrative expense for consulting and legal services received in association with the Merger during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012. The Company’s net of tax impact to net income for the year ended December 31, 2012, of these Merger costs was $4.9 million.

3. Pending Merger with Nielsen

On December 17, 2012, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 25, 2013, with Nielsen and TNC Sub I Corporation, a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Nielsen (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which, subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into us (the “Merger”) with Arbitron Inc. surviving as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Nielsen. The proposed Merger has been approved by the boards of both companies and is subject to customary closing conditions, including a regulatory review and approval by Arbitron’s stockholders. The Company recognized $5.2 million in selling, general, and administrative expense for consulting and legal services received in association with the Merger during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012. The Company’s net of tax impact to net income for the year ended December 31, 2012, of these Merger costs was $4.9 million.