Supplementary Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Supplementary Balance Sheet Information

Schedule of cash and cash equivalent balances

(in thousands)	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents in domestic accounts	$	430,819	396,577
Cash and cash equivalents in foreign accounts		62,388	53,780
Total cash and cash equivalents		493,207	450,357
Restricted cash included in other assets		1,031	1,013
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	494,238	451,370

Schedule of significant components of prepaid expenses and other current assets

(in thousands)	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Prepaid expenses	$	63,847	65,159
Income taxes receivable		42,934	41,400
R&D state tax credit		22,642	22,642
Supplies inventory		17,465	17,072
Other		77,796	70,292
Total	$	224,684	216,565

Schedule of significant components and amortization expense of contract acquisition costs

(in thousands)	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Contract cost assets1, net of accumulated amortization of $179.6 million and $176.4 million as of 2018 and 2017, respectively	$	151,758	139,249
Payments for processing rights2, net of accumulated amortization of $166.3 million as of 2017		-	119,416
Total	$	151,758	258,665

Schedule of significant components of other current liabilities

(in thousands)	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Accrued third-party commissions	$	43,468	34,276
Accrued expenses		38,993	38,018
Dividends payable		24,351	24,886
Accrued interest		13,422	19,330
Litigation settlements		2,691	1,380
Income taxes payable		1,331	185
Other		118,989	107,847
Total	$	243,245	225,922

Schedule of income tax effects allocated to and cumulative balance of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(in thousands)	Foreign currency translation adjustments and transfers from noncontrolling interests		Gain on available-for-sale securities		Change in  postretirement healthcare plans		Total accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax
Balance as of December 31, 2017	$	(43,464)		8,446		(1,130)	$	(36,148)
Pretax amount		13,390		3,310		(231)		16,469
Tax effect		895		729		(84)		1,540
Net-of-tax amount		12,495		2,581		(147)		14,929
Balance as of March 31, 2018	$	(30,969)		11,027		(1,277)	$	(21,219)

Schedule of amortization expense

	Three months ended
	March 31,
(in thousands)	2018		2017
Amortization expense related to:
Contract cost assets1	$	10,726	8,173
Payments for processing rights2		-	5,219

¹ Upon the Company’s adoption of ASC 606, costs to obtain or fulfill a contract are classified as contract cost assets. As of March 31, 2018, contract cost assets primarily relate to conversion costs. Costs to obtain a contract that qualify for capitalization are immaterial. See further discussion in Note 2. Prior to the Company’s adoption of ASC 606, contract cost assets were referred to as contract acquisition costs and included both conversion costs and payments for processing rights (signing incentives).

² Upon the Company’s adoption of ASC 606, payments for processing rights (signing incentives) are classified as contract assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. See further discussion in Note 2. Prior to the Company’s adoption of ASC 606, contract cost assets were referred to as contract acquisition costs and included both conversion costs and payments for processing rights.