Segment Reporting, including Geographic Area Data and Major Customers (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Operating Segments

The Company believes the terms and conditions of transactions between the segments are comparable to those which could have been obtained in transactions with unaffiliated parties. TSYS’ operating segments share certain resources, such as information technology support, that TSYS allocates asymmetrically.

Years ended December 31,
(in thousands)
Operating Segments	2012			2011			2010
Revenues before reimbursable items
North America Services	$	826,750			809,069			809,012
International Services		396,149			380,129			321,846
Merchant Services		409,698			373,159			337,178
Intersegment revenues		(14,106	)		(21,659	)		(25,600	)
Revenues before reimbursable items from external customers	$	1,618,491			1,540,698			1,442,436
Total revenues
North America Services	$	965,393			954,550			956,546
International Services		413,467			394,831			334,954
Merchant Services		512,580			487,997			458,921
Intersegment revenues		(20,468	)		(28,412	)		(32,844	)
Revenues from external customers	$	1,870,972			1,808,966			1,717,577
Depreciation and amortization
North America Services	$	74,674			78,155			78,834
International Services		57,127			51,888			40,792
Merchant Services		36,252			36,124			40,298
Corporate Administration		2,557			2,998			3,003
Total depreciation and amortization	$	170,610			169,165			162,927
Segment operating income
North America Services	$	287,595			253,844			244,989
International Services		27,335			41,408			42,689
Merchant Services		132,115			112,986			102,444
Corporate Administration		(89,393	)		(85,782	)		(80,693	)
Operating income	$	357,652			322,456			309,429
At December 31,	2012			2011			2010
Total assets
North America Services	$	1,744,877			1,621,664			1,632,882
International Services		445,642			433,203			408,880
Merchant Services		703,725			487,858			460,750
Intersegment assets		(870,406	)		(684,333	)		(550,251	)
Total assets	$	2,023,838			1,858,392			1,952,261

Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization

GEOGRAPHIC AREA DATA:    The Company maintains property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, in the following geographic areas:

	At December 31,
(in millions)	2012		2011
United States	$	191.7		194.8
Europe		51.3		52.4
Japan		9.5		9.7
Other		7.9		9.7
Totals	$	260.4		266.6

Revenues Based on Domicile of Company's Customers

The following geographic area data represents revenues for the years ended December 31 based on the domicile of the Company’s customers:

(in millions)	2012		%		2011		%		2010		%
United States	$	1,219.9		65.2	$	1,227.8		67.9	$	1,204.4		70.1
Europe		293.0		15.7		283.5		15.7		250.2		14.6
Canada		217.5		11.6		171.5		9.5		161.9		9.4
Japan		78.6		4.2		76.3		4.2		61.3		3.6
Mexico		11.7		0.6		7.8		0.4		7.9		0.5
Other		50.3		2.7		42.1		2.3		31.9		1.8
Totals	$	1,871.0		100.0	$	1,809.0		100.0	$	1,717.6		100.0

Reconciliation of Geographic Revenues to Revenues by Operating Segments

GEOGRAPHIC AREA REVENUE BY OPERATING SEGMENT:    The following table reconciles segment revenue to revenues by geography for the years ended December 31:

	North America Services						International Services						Merchant Services
(in millions)	2012		2011		2010		2012		2011		2010		2012		2011		2010
United States	$	705.5		741.5		748.2	$	—		—		—	$	514.4		486.3		456.2
Europe		0.8		0.7		0.8		292.2		282.8		249.4		—		—		—
Canada		217.3		171.1		161.4		—		—		—		0.2		0.4		0.5
Japan		—		—		—		78.6		76.3		61.3		—		—		—
Mexico		11.7		7.8		7.9		—		—		—		—		—		—
Other		10.5		9.6		9.3		39.3		31.8		21.5		0.5		0.7		1.1
Totals	$	945.8		930.7		927.6	$	410.1		390.9		332.2	$	515.1		487.4		457.8