Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Property And Equipment

(In millions)	Estimated     Useful Lives	2011			2010
Land	-	$	23		$	23
Data processing equipment	3 to 7 years		489			476
Buildings and leasehold improvements	5 to 40 years		190			184
Furniture and equipment	3 to 10 years		163			161
			865			844
Less: accumulated depreciation			(607	)		(577	)
Total		$	258		$	267

Intangible Assets

2011 (In millions)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Customer related intangible assets	$	1,699	$	440	$	1,259
Acquired software and technology		420		204		216
Trade names		114		20		94
Capitalized software development costs		720		477		243
Purchased software		362		293		69
Total	$	3,315	$	1,434	$	1,881

2010 (In millions)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Customer related intangible assets	$	1,639	$	343	$	1,296
Acquired software and technology		339		152		187
Trade names		114		14		100
Capitalized software development costs		730		512		218
Purchased software		377		299		78
Total	$	3,199	$	1,320	$	1,879

Goodwill

(In millions)	Payments		Financial		Total
Goodwill - December 31, 2009	$	3,108	$	1,263	$	4,371
Acquired goodwill		6		-		6
Goodwill - December 31, 2010		3,114		1,263		4,377
Acquired goodwill		343		-		343
Goodwill - December 31, 2011	$	3,457	$	1,263	$	4,720

Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses

(In millions)	2011		2010
Trade accounts payable	$	96	$	92
Settlement obligations		195		119
Accrued compensation and benefits		157		126
Client deposits		114		63
Interest rate hedge contracts (1)		98		-
Other accrued expenses		176		137
Total	$	836	$	537

⁽¹⁾ The Company's interest rate hedge contracts described in Note 4 expire in September 2012. Accordingly, the fair value of such instruments is reported as a current liability at December 31, 2011. At December 31, 2010, a long-term liability of $76 million was recorded related to the fair value of these instruments.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

(In millions)	2011			2010
Fair market value adjustment on cash flow hedges	$	(71	)	$	(51	)
Foreign currency translation		(5	)		3
Other		(2	)		(2	)
Total	$	(78	)	$	(50	)

Net Income Per Share

(In millions)	2011		2010		2009
Weighted-average common shares outstanding used for the calculation of net income per share - basic		142.6		150.4		154.5
Common stock equivalents		1.6		1.3		0.9
Total shares used for the calculation of net income per share - diluted		144.2		151.7		155.4

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

(In millions)	2011		2010		2009
Interest paid	$	183	$	182	$	211
Income taxes paid		195		209		242
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions of businesses		18		1		-
Notes received in sale of businesses		-		-		10
Treasury stock purchases settled the following year		9		9		4