$MCO
MOODYS CORP /DE/ Stock $mco

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2013 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312514070371 Filed on February 27, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
Revenue	$779.2M	$754.2M	$688.5M
YoY Change	3.31%	32.99%	29.59%
Cost Of Revenue	$221.0M	$221.6M	$207.3M
YoY Change	-0.27%	22.3%	21.23%
Gross Profit	$558.2M	$532.6M	$481.2M
YoY Change	4.81%	38.02%	33.56%
Gross Profit Margin	71.64%	70.62%	69.89%
Selling, General & Admin	$223.0M	$236.4M	$187.4M
YoY Change	-5.67%	22.36%	29.24%
% of Gross Profit	39.95%	44.39%	38.94%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$23.30M	$23.80M	$24.10M
YoY Change	-2.1%	14.98%	26.84%
% of Gross Profit	4.17%	4.47%	5.01%
Operating Expenses	$246.3M	$260.2M	$418.8M
YoY Change	-5.34%	21.65%	24.94%
Operating Profit	$311.9M	$260.2M	$269.7M
YoY Change	19.87%	51.19%	37.53%
Interest Expense	-$30.90M	-$22.20M	-$20.10M
YoY Change	39.19%	62.04%	68.91%
% of Operating Profit	-9.91%	-8.53%	-7.45%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$20.80M	-$1.600M	-$5.300M
YoY Change	-1400.0%	-27.27%	-53.1%
Pretax Income	$301.8M	$236.4M	$264.4M
YoY Change	27.66%	51.34%	43.07%
Income Tax	$92.20M	$74.40M	$77.90M
% Of Pretax Income	30.55%	31.47%	29.46%
Net Earnings	$206.7M	$160.1M	$183.9M
YoY Change	29.11%	66.42%	40.7%
Net Earnings / Revenue	26.53%	21.23%	26.71%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.96	$0.72	$0.83
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.94	$0.70	$0.81
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	213.7M shares		222.5M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			226.1M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q4	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.106B	$1.773B	$1.541B
YoY Change	18.78%	128.77%	77.53%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.920B	$1.755B	$1.519B
Short-Term Investments	$187.0M	$18.00M	$23.00M
Other Short-Term Assets	$114.4M	$91.90M	$68.90M
YoY Change	24.48%	18.43%	-25.11%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$694.2M	$621.8M	$549.6M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.969B	$2.526B	$2.206B
YoY Change	17.54%	77.32%	62.19%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$278.7M	$307.1M	$315.6M
YoY Change	-9.25%	-6.03%	-2.59%
Goodwill	$665.2M	$637.1M	$646.3M
YoY Change	4.41%	-0.9%
Intangibles	$221.6M	$226.5M	$233.3M
YoY Change	-2.16%	-10.69%
Long-Term Investments	$48.00M	$38.00M	$41.00M
YoY Change	26.32%	2.7%
Other Assets	$112.1M	$96.00M	$104.5M
YoY Change	16.77%	17.07%	-55.34%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.166B	$1.171B	$1.457B
YoY Change	-0.44%	-4.3%	25.45%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.969B	$2.526B	$2.206B
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.166B	$1.171B	$1.457B
Total Assets	$4.395B	$3.961B	$3.662B
YoY Change	10.96%	37.72%	45.27%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$16.40M	$14.30M	$14.60M
YoY Change	14.69%	-12.8%	-95.31%
Accrued Expenses	$289.0M	$301.0M	$300.0M
YoY Change	-3.99%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$63.80M	$95.60M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-10.52%	122.33%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.141B	$1.165B	$982.9M
YoY Change	-2.03%	2.72%	17.71%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.102B	$1.607B	$1.612B
YoY Change	30.76%	37.09%	34.21%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$360.2M	$410.1M	$386.2M
YoY Change	-12.17%	1.31%	-38.6%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.462B	$2.018B	$1.998B
YoY Change	22.03%	27.91%	9.19%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.141B	$1.165B	$982.9M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.462B	$2.018B	$1.998B
Total Liabilities	$3.967B	$3.492B	$3.271B
YoY Change	13.61%	17.42%	20.92%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$5.302B	$4.713B	$4.634B
YoY Change	12.49%	12.86%
Common Stock	$405.8M	$365.1M	$375.5M
YoY Change	11.15%	-7.45%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$5.320B	$4.615B	$4.616B
YoY Change	15.28%	-0.45%
Treasury Stock Shares	128.9M shares	119.7M shares	120.0M shares
Shareholders Equity	$337.0M	$385.2M	$311.6M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.395B	$3.961B	$3.662B
YoY Change	10.96%	37.72%	45.27%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$206.7M	$160.1M	$183.9M
YoY Change	29.11%	66.42%	40.7%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$23.30M	$23.80M	$24.10M
YoY Change	-2.1%	14.98%	26.84%
Cash From Operating Activities	$273.3M	$327.1M	$260.5M
YoY Change	-16.45%	138.76%	18.19%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$11.30M	-$9.800M	-$13.30M
YoY Change	15.31%	-30.5%	-26.11%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$27.80M	$5.700M	-$6.900M
YoY Change	-587.72%	-103.03%	0.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$39.10M	-$4.100M	-$20.20M
YoY Change	853.66%	-97.97%	-18.88%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-155.6M	-91.80M	436.9M
YoY Change	69.5%	262.85%	-282.57%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	273.3M	327.1M	260.5M
Cash From Investing Activities	-39.10M	-4.100M	-20.20M
Cash From Financing Activities	-155.6M	-91.80M	436.9M
Net Change In Cash	78.60M	231.2M	677.2M
YoY Change	-66.0%	-355.19%	-1646.12%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$273.3M	$327.1M	$260.5M
Capital Expenditures	-$11.30M	-$9.800M	-$13.30M
Free Cash Flow	$284.6M	$336.9M	$273.8M
YoY Change	-15.52%	122.96%	14.85%

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CY2013	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:10pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">NOTE 1 DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION</font></p><p style='margin-top:4.5pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">Moody's is a provider of (i) credit ratings, (ii) credit, capital markets and economic research, data and analytical tools, (iii) software solutions and related risk management services, (iv) quantitative credit risk measures, financial services training and certification services and (v) outsourced research and analytical services to insti</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">tutio</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">nal customers. Moody's has two</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">reportable segments: MIS and MA.</font></p><p style='margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">MIS, the credit rating agency, publishes credit ratings on a wide range of debt obligations and the entities that issue such obligations in markets worldwide. Revenue is derived from the originators and issuers of such transactions who use MIS ratings in the distribution of their debt issues to investors.</font></p><p style='margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">MA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, which includes all of the Company's non-rating commercial activities, develops a wide range of products and services that support financial analysis and risk management activities of institutional participants in global financial markets. Within its Research, Data and Analytics business, MA distributes research and data developed by MIS as part of its ratings process, including in-depth research on major debt issuers, industry studies and commentary on topical credit-related events. The RD&A business also produces economic research as well as data and analytical tools such as quantitative credit risk scores. Within its Enterprise Risk Solutions business (formerly referred to as </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Risk Management Software</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">), MA provides software solutions as well as related risk management services. The Professional Services business provides outsourced research and analytical services along with financial training and certification programs.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:10pt'> </p>
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CY2013	mco	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Adjustment RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestAdjustment	0	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	5800000	USD
CY2013	mco	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Translation Adjustment RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestTranslationAdjustment	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve SelfInsuranceReserve	27100000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Self Insurance Reserve IncreaseDecreaseInSelfInsuranceReserve	38100000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Claims Paid LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaid	-9400000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Self Insurance Reserve IncreaseDecreaseInSelfInsuranceReserve	-900000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Claims Paid LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaid	-27300000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve SelfInsuranceReserve	27600000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve SelfInsuranceReserve	30000000	USD
CY2013	mco	Aoci Reclassification Textblock AociReclassificationTextblock	<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 33px"><td style="width: 27px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:27px;"> </td><td style="width: 225px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:225px;"> </td><td colspan="6" style="width: 79px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:79px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Year Ended December 31,</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td rowspan="2" style="width: 130px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Affected line in the Consolidated Statement of Operation</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 27px"><td style="width: 27px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:27px;"> </td><td style="width: 225px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:225px;"> </td><td colspan="3" style="width: 79px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:79px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2013</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 252px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:252px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Gains/(losses) on foreign translation adjustments</font></td><td style="width: 7px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 57px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:57px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 130px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 32px"><td style="width: 27px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:27px;"> </td><td style="width: 225px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:225px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Liquidation of foreign subsidiary</font></td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 57px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:57px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (1.4)</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 130px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Other non-operating income (expense), net</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 252px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:252px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Total gains/(losses) on foreign translation adjustments</font></td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 57px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:57px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (1.4)</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 130px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 252px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:252px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges</font></td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 57px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:57px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 130px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 27px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:27px;"> </td><td style="width: 225px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:225px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 57px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:57px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 130px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 32px"><td style="width: 27px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:27px;"> </td><td style="width: 225px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:225px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Interest rate swap derivative contracts</font></td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 57px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:57px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (1.2)</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 130px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Interest income (expense), net</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 32px"><td style="width: 27px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:27px;"> </td><td style="width: 225px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:225px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Income tax effect of item above</font></td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 57px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:57px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 0.5</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 130px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Provision for income taxes</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 252px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:252px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Total gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges</font></td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 57px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:57px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (0.7)</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 130px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 252px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:252px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Pension and other retirement benefits</font></td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 57px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:57px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 130px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 40px"><td style="width: 27px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:27px;"> </td><td style="width: 225px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:225px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Amortization of actuarial losses and prior service costs included in net income</font></td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 57px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:57px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (7.6)</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 130px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Operating expense</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 40px"><td style="width: 27px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:27px;"> </td><td style="width: 225px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:225px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Amortization of actuarial losses and prior service costs included in net income</font></td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 57px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:57px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (4.3)</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 130px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">SG&A expense</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 27px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:27px;"> </td><td style="width: 225px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:225px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Total before income taxes</font></td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 57px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:57px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (11.9)</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 130px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 27px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:27px;"> </td><td style="width: 225px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:225px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Income tax effect of item above</font></td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 57px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:57px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 4.9</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 130px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">Provision for income tax</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 252px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:252px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Total pension and other retirement benefits</font></td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 57px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:57px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (7.0)</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 130px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 41px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 252px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:252px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Total losses included in Net Income attributable to reclassifications out of AOCI</font></td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 57px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:57px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (9.1)</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 130px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"> </td></tr></table></div>
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Other Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax	18400000	USD
CY2013	mco	Other Comprehensive Income OtherComprehensiveIncome	9100000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Pension Plans With Accumulated Benefit Obligations In Excess Of Plan Assets Aggregate Projected Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateProjectedBenefitObligation	347100000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Pension Plans With Accumulated Benefit Obligations In Excess Of Plan Assets Aggregate Accumulated Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation	298500000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Pension Plans With Accumulated Benefit Obligations In Excess Of Plan Assets Aggregate Fair Value Of Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets	204600000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Pension Plans With Accumulated Benefit Obligations In Excess Of Plan Assets Aggregate Projected Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateProjectedBenefitObligation	356300000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Pension Plans With Accumulated Benefit Obligations In Excess Of Plan Assets Aggregate Accumulated Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation	298400000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Pension Plans With Accumulated Benefit Obligations In Excess Of Plan Assets Aggregate Fair Value Of Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets	167600000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification Of Defined Benefit Plans Net Gain Loss Recognized In Net Periodic Benefit Cost Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationOfDefinedBenefitPlansNetGainLossRecognizedInNetPeriodicBenefitCostBeforeTax	9100000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Weighted Average Asset Allocations DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations	1.00	pure
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Weighted Average Asset Allocations DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations	1.00	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Actual Return On Plan Assets Still Held DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsStillHeld	1500000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Actual Return On Plan Assets Sold During Period DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsSoldDuringPeriod	0	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases Sales Issuances Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlements	2000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Employee Stock Ownership Plan Esop Shares In Esop EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPSharesInESOP	580000	shares
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Employee Stock Ownership Plan Esop Shares In Esop EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPSharesInESOP	520000	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Employee Stock Ownership Plan Esop Dividends Paid To Esop EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPDividendsPaidToESOP	500000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Employee Stock Ownership Plan Esop Dividends Paid To Esop EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPDividendsPaidToESOP	400000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	24700000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	23300000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	18100000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Award Vesting Period1 ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriod1	P4Y
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.0172	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.43	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0153	pure
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	17.58
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	15.19
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.0166	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0155	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate	0.44	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	12.49
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate	0.0333	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.0153	pure
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.76
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.77
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	172500000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	278500000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	640800000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	183900000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.81
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.83
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	688500000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	12200000	USD
CY2013Q4	mco	Litigationsettlement Litigationsettlement	0.14
CY2014Q1	mco	Conditional Offer Shares Acquired Maximum ConditionalOfferSharesAcquiredMaximum	2650000	shares
CY2014Q1	mco	Conditional Offer Shares Acquired Minimum ConditionalOfferSharesAcquiredMinimum	2149101	shares
CY2014Q1	mco	Offer Price Per Share OfferPricePerShare	2000
CY2014Q1	mco	Conditional Offer Cash Payment Minimum ConditionalOfferCashPaymentMinimum	69000000	USD
CY2014Q1	mco	Conditional Offer Cash Payment Maximum ConditionalOfferCashPaymentMaximum	85000000	USD

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