Accounting For Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Accounting For Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]


	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended September 30,						Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
				(in millions)
Costs of licensing and maintenance	$	1		$	1		$	2		$	2
Cost of professional services		1			1			2			2
Selling and marketing		6			8			16			15
General and administrative		4			6			12			10
Product development and enhancements		4			5			9			11

Share-based compensation expense before tax		16			21			41			40
Income tax benefit		(6	)		(7	)		(14	)		(13	)

Net share-based compensation expense	$	10		$	14		$	27		$	27

Unrecognized share based compensation cost


			Weighted
	Unrecognized		Average Period
	Compensation		Expected to be
	Costs		Recognized
	(in millions)		(in years)
Stock option awards	$	5		2.3
Restricted stock units		18		2.2
Restricted stock awards		75		2.1
Performance share units		31		2.8

Total unrecognized share-based compensation costs	$	129		2.3

Weighted average estimated values of employee stock option grants


	Six Months
	Ended September 30,
	2011			2010
Weighted average fair value	$	5.99		$	5.55
Dividend yield		0.91	%		0.83	%
Expected volatility factor⁽¹⁾		33	%		34	%
Risk-free interest rate⁽²⁾		1.7	%		1.8	%
Expected life (in years)⁽³⁾		4.5			4.5


⁽¹⁾		Expected volatility is measured using historical daily price changes of the Company’s stock over the respective expected term of the options and the implied volatility derived from the market prices of the Company’s traded options.

⁽²⁾		The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual term of the stock options is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

⁽³⁾		The Company’s computation of expected life was determined based on the simplified method (the average of the vesting period and option term), due to changes in the vesting terms, the contractual lives and the population of employees granted options compared with the Company’s historical grants.

Summarizes the activity of RSAs and RSUs under the Plans


	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended September 30,						Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011		2010
				(shares in millions)
RSUs
Shares		—			—	⁽¹⁾		0.7		0.5
Weighted Avg. Grant Date Fair Value ⁽²⁾		—		$	18.08		$	24.08	$	21.23
RSAs
Shares		—	⁽¹⁾		0.1			3.6		4.7
Weighted Avg. Grant Date Fair Value ⁽³⁾	$	22.47		$	18.66		$	24.65	$	21.39


⁽¹⁾		Less than 0.1 million.

⁽²⁾		The fair value is based on the quoted market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date reduced by the present value of dividends expected to be paid on the Company’s common stock prior to vesting of the RSUs, which is calculated using a risk free interest rate.

⁽³⁾		The fair value is based on the quoted market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.

- 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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