Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Reconciliation Of The Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate

A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate for continuing operations is as follows:

	2012			2011			2010
Statutory federal income tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal effect		2.5	%		2.2	%		2.7	%
Other, net		(3.5	%)		(2.1	%)		0.3	%
Effective income tax rate		34.0	%		35.1	%		38.0	%

Schedule Of The Income Tax Provision

The income tax provision for continuing operations was as follows:

(In millions)	2012		2011		2010
Current:
Federal	$	253	$	201	$	224
State		36		18		32
Foreign		9		8		8
		298		227		264
Deferred:
Federal		3		21		32
State		-		5		2
Foreign		2		3		3
		5		29		37
Income tax provision	$	303	$	256	$	301

Schedule Of Significant Components Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following at December 31:

(In millions)	2012			2011
Accrued expenses	$	27		$	42
Interest rate hedge contracts		38			48
Share-based compensation		36			37
Net operating loss and credit carry-forwards		73			90
Other		29			19
Subtotal		203			236
Valuation allowance		(17	)		(15	)
Total deferred tax assets		186			221
Software development costs		(102	)		(91	)
Intangible assets		(609	)		(630	)
Property and equipment		(46	)		(49	)
Other		(25	)		(24	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(782	)		(794	)
Total	$	(596	)	$	(573	)

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities On The Balance Sheets

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are reported in the consolidated balance sheets as follows at December 31:

(In millions)	2012			2011
Current assets	$	42		$	44
Noncurrent liabilities		(638	)		(617	)
Total	$	(596	)	$	(573	)

Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Unrecognized tax benefits were as follows:

(In millions)	2012			2011			2010
Unrecognized tax benefits - Beginning of year	$	27		$	41		$	47
Increases for tax positions taken during the current year		12			5			5
Increases for tax positions taken in prior years		19			2			1
Decreases for tax positions taken in prior years		-			(7	)		(4	)
Decreases for settlements		(1	)		(5	)		(2	)
Lapse of the statute of limitations		(1	)		(9	)		(6	)
Unrecognized tax benefits - End of year	$	56		$	27		$	41