Segment and Geographical Area Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]

Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

Products and Services Information

We derive revenue from two product groups. The investment information product group includes all of our data, software, and research products and services. These products are typically sold through subscriptions or license agreements. The investment management product group includes all of our asset management operations, which earn the majority of their revenue from asset-based fees. The table below summarizes our revenue by product group.

External revenue by product group
	Three months ended September 30				Nine months ended September 30
($000)	2013		2012		2013		2012
Investment information	$	137,216	$	128,392	$	412,332	$	388,468
Investment management	36,266		32,560		105,434		99,211
Consolidated revenue	$	173,482	$	160,952	$	517,766	$	487,679

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

External revenue by geographical area
	Three months ended September 30				Nine months ended September 30
($000)	2013		2012		2013		2012
United States	$	124,998	$	114,021	$	372,746	$	346,442
United Kingdom	14,148		13,711		41,316		42,160
Europe, excluding the United Kingdom	14,666		11,643		41,826		35,980
Australia	8,041		10,090		26,569		29,230
Canada	7,603		7,605		23,151		22,351
Asia, excluding Japan	2,580		2,420		7,836		7,156
Japan	783		924		2,400		2,889
Other	663		538		1,922		1,471
Total International	48,484		46,931		145,020		141,237
Consolidated revenue	$	173,482	$	160,952	$	517,766	$	487,679

Long-lived assets by geographical area
	As of September 30		As of December 31
($000)	2013		2012
United States	$	77,713	$	60,371
United Kingdom	6,611		7,435
Europe, excluding the United Kingdom	2,061		2,356
Australia	1,184		1,402
Canada	1,400		1,773
Asia, excluding Japan	9,863		10,445
Japan	45		84
Other	130		156
Total International	21,294		23,651
Consolidated property, equipment, and capitalized software, net	$	99,007	$	84,022