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Supplementary Balance Sheet Information
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
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, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Cash and cash equivalents in domestic accounts

   $ 334,567         263,853   

Cash and cash equivalents in foreign accounts

     84,076         52,484   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 418,643         316,337   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had approximately $24.5 million and $22.0 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, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Prepaid expenses

   $ 34,384         20,917   

Supplies inventory

     6,371         10,053   

Other

     40,261         41,461   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 81,016         72,431   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Contract Acquisition Costs, net

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

 

(in thousands)    June 30, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Conversion costs, net of accumulated amortization of $91.9 million and $109.8 million at 2012 and 2011, respectively

   $ 84,136         88,765   

Payments for processing rights, net of accumulated amortization of $192.7 million and $186.1 million at 2012 and 2011, respectively

     76,683         74,222   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 160,819         162,987   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amortization expense related to conversion costs, which is recorded in cost of services, was $7.3 million and $4.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, amortization related to conversion costs was $11.5 million and $10.1 million, respectively.

Amortization related to payments for processing rights, which is recorded as a reduction of revenues, was $2.9 million and $4.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, amortization related to payments for processing rights was $6.8 million and $7.9 million, respectively.

During 2011, the Company recognized an impairment loss related to contract acquisition costs of $773,000.

 

Other Current Liabilities

Significant components of other current liabilities are summarized as follows:

 

(in thousands)    June 30, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Accrued expenses

   $ 40,384         40,141   

Deferred revenues

     34,086         29,707   

Dividends payable

     18,911         18,913   

Accrued income taxes

     9,952         5,731   

Other

     28,902         31,371   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 132,235         125,863   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The income tax effects allocated to and the cumulative balance of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:

 

(in thousands)    Beginning Balance
December 31, 2011
    Pretax
Amount
    Tax
Effect
    Net-of-Tax
Amount
    Ending Balance
June 30, 2012
 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   $ (158     (6,743     (60     (6,683     (6,841

Change in accumulated OCI related to postretirement healthcare plans

     (287     448        161        287        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (445     (6,295     101        (6,396     (6,841