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Supplementary Balance Sheet Information
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Supplementary Balance Sheet Information

Note 3 — Supplementary Balance Sheet Information

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company maintains accounts outside the United States denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. All amounts in domestic accounts are denominated in U.S. dollars.

Cash and cash equivalent balances are summarized as follows:

 

(in thousands)    June 30, 2011    December 31, 2010

Cash and cash equivalents in domestic accounts

     $ 201,955          347,734  

Cash and cash equivalents in foreign accounts

       61,379          47,061  
                     

Total

     $ 263,334          394,795  
                     
                       

At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had approximately $24.0 million and $29.9 million, respectively, in Money Market accounts that had an original maturity date of 90 days or less. The Company considers cash equivalents to be short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity at the time of purchase that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of change in interest rates.

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Significant components of prepaid expenses and other current assets are summarized as follows:

 

(in thousands)    June 30, 2011    December 31, 2010

Prepaid expenses

     $ 29,724          15,421  

Supplies inventory

       6,478          7,138  

Income taxes receivable

       146          12,977  

Other

       49,544          41,675  
                     

Total

     $ 85,892          77,211  
                     
                       

Contract Acquisition Costs, net

Significant components of contract acquisition costs, net of accumulated amortization, are summarized as follows:

 

(in thousands)    June 30, 2011    December 31, 2010

Conversion costs, net of accumulated amortization of $101.3 million and $90.9 million at 2011 and 2010, respectively

     $ 89,540          80,521  

Payments for processing rights, net of accumulated amortization of $179.2 million and $169.8 million at 2011 and 2010, respectively

       77,910          85,730  
                     

Total

     $ 167,450          166,251  
                     
                       

Amortization expense related to conversion costs, which is recorded in cost of services, was $4.7 million and $3.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, amortization related to conversion costs was $10.1 million and $7.9 million, respectively.

Amortization related to payments for processing rights, which is recorded as a reduction of revenues, was $4.0 million and $4.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, amortization related to payments for processing rights was $7.9 million and $10.4 million, respectively.

 

Other Current Liabilities

Significant components of other current liabilities are summarized as follows:

 

(in thousands)    June 30, 2011    December 31, 2010

Deferred revenues

     $ 31,392          34,184  

Accrued expenses

       29,544          29,999  

Dividends payable

       13,467          13,634  

Accrued income taxes

       14,921          2,920  

Other

       39,128          30,303  
                     

Total

     $ 128,452          111,040