$MORN
Morningstar, Inc. Stock $morn

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2010 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000128941912000063 Filed on February 24, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2010 Q2
Revenue	$151.2M	$139.8M	$136.1M
YoY Change	23.29%	16.42%	13.88%
Cost Of Revenue	$42.30M	$40.71M	$39.74M
YoY Change	18.49%	27.23%	29.44%
Gross Profit	$108.9M	$99.10M	$96.35M
YoY Change	25.32%	12.49%	8.51%
Gross Profit Margin	72.05%	70.88%	70.8%
Selling, General & Admin	$51.20M	$46.34M	$47.54M
YoY Change	16.89%	18.83%	25.44%
% of Gross Profit	47.02%	46.76%	49.34%
Research & Development	$13.80M	$12.70M	$11.90M
YoY Change	35.29%	35.14%	26.59%
% of Gross Profit	12.67%	12.82%	12.35%
Depreciation & Amortization	$11.60M	$9.897M	$9.246M
YoY Change	33.33%	49.95%	5.07%
% of Gross Profit	10.65%	9.99%	9.6%
Operating Expenses	$76.60M	$59.05M	$59.44M
YoY Change	22.17%	7.36%	5.95%
Operating Profit	$32.29M	$30.16M	$27.67M
YoY Change	33.43%	-8.88%	-15.39%
Interest Expense	$700.0K	$512.0K	$600.0K
YoY Change	0.0%	-14.67%	-25.0%
% of Operating Profit	2.17%	1.7%	2.17%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$684.0K	$6.206M	$21.00K
YoY Change	-162.18%	3003.0%	-98.25%
Pretax Income	$32.97M	$36.37M	$27.69M
YoY Change	37.96%	7.28%	-20.21%
Income Tax	$9.619M	$11.92M	$10.23M
% Of Pretax Income	29.17%	32.77%	36.93%
Net Earnings	$23.50M	$24.68M	$18.00M
YoY Change	58.8%	13.2%	-12.19%
Net Earnings / Revenue	15.55%	17.65%	13.23%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.47	$0.50	$0.37
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.46	$0.49	$0.36
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	49.52M shares	49.40M shares	49.23M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	50.76M shares	50.54M shares	50.53M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2010 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$365.4M	$339.3M	$320.4M
YoY Change	6.65%	-6.32%	-0.87%
Cash & Equivalents	$180.2M	$175.9M	$154.4M
Short-Term Investments	$185.2M	$163.5M	$166.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$17.65M	$15.40M	$14.00M
YoY Change	28.86%	-14.92%	-18.6%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$110.9M	$94.60M	$90.10M
Other Receivables	$10.50M	$9.600M	$13.10M
Total Short-Term Assets	$507.3M	$458.9M	$437.6M
YoY Change	14.23%	-0.78%	2.29%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$62.11M	$57.70M	$56.50M
YoY Change	3.81%	-5.1%	-6.46%
Goodwill	$317.7M
YoY Change	27.32%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$24.30M	$24.00M	$24.10M
YoY Change	0.83%	18.23%	19.31%
Other Assets	$5.971M	$6.900M	$5.700M
YoY Change	-2.11%	46.81%	54.05%
Total Long-Term Assets	$579.0M	$567.3M	$524.9M
YoY Change	21.9%	36.21%	26.48%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$507.3M	$458.9M	$437.6M
Total Long-Term Assets	$579.0M	$567.3M	$524.9M
Total Assets	$1.086B	$1.026B	$962.5M
YoY Change	18.19%	16.75%	14.2%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$42.70M	$37.50M	$33.80M
YoY Change	40.0%	22.95%	21.15%
Accrued Expenses	$62.40M	$47.90M	$37.70M
YoY Change	27.61%	42.14%	39.11%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$252.7M	$221.8M	$213.3M
YoY Change	21.79%	16.86%	12.8%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$27.21M	$30.60M	$29.70M
YoY Change	-12.78%	4.44%	7.22%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$27.21M	$30.60M	$29.70M
YoY Change	-12.78%	4.44%	7.22%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$252.7M	$221.8M	$213.3M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$27.21M	$30.60M	$29.70M
Total Liabilities	$304.9M	$271.8M	$247.4M
YoY Change	19.79%	18.9%	10.05%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$323.4M
YoY Change
Common Stock	$458.4M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$6.641M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	279.5K shares
Shareholders Equity	$780.3M	$754.4M	$715.1M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.086B	$1.026B	$962.5M
YoY Change	18.19%	16.75%	14.2%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2010 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$23.50M	$24.68M	$18.00M
YoY Change	58.8%	13.2%	-12.19%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$11.60M	$9.897M	$9.246M
YoY Change	33.33%	49.95%	5.07%
Cash From Operating Activities	$43.10M	$35.30M	$30.50M
YoY Change	26.76%	-1.94%	-22.98%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$7.100M	-$3.900M	-$2.100M
YoY Change	238.1%	11.43%	-4.55%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$34.50M	-$17.00M	-$57.90M
YoY Change	-64.25%	-52.38%	136.33%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$41.50M	-$20.80M	-$60.20M
YoY Change	-57.91%	-46.94%	125.47%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	2.900M	1.500M	1.200M
YoY Change	-47.27%	-60.53%	-90.7%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	43.10M	35.30M	30.50M
Cash From Investing Activities	-41.50M	-20.80M	-60.20M
Cash From Financing Activities	2.900M	1.500M	1.200M
Net Change In Cash	4.500M	16.00M	-28.50M
YoY Change	-107.61%	2566.67%	-210.47%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$43.10M	$35.30M	$30.50M
Capital Expenditures	-$7.100M	-$3.900M	-$2.100M
Free Cash Flow	$50.20M	$39.20M	$32.60M
YoY Change	39.06%	-0.76%	-22.01%

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CY2011	us-gaap	Description Of New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsNotYetAdopted	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">ASU No. 2011-04 clarifies existing fair value measurement and disclosure requirements, amends certain fair value measurement principles and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. For Morningstar, ASU No. 2011-04 will be applied prospectively beginning on January 1, 2012. We do not expect the provisions of ASU No. 2011-04 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#221e1f;">In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">No. 2011-08, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The objective of this Update is to simplify how entities test goodwill for impairment. An entity may first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350. The more-likely-than-not threshold is defined as having a likelihood of more than </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">50%</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">. For Morningstar, t</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#221e1f;">he amendments are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed in 2012. Early adoption will be permitted. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">We do not expect the provisions of ASU No. 2011-08 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-12, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> ASU No. 2011-12 defers the effective date of the requirement to present separate line items on the income statement for reclassification adjustments of items out of accumulated other comprehensive income into net income. The deferral is temporary until the Board reconsiders the operational concerns and needs of financial statement users. The Board has not yet established a timetable for its reconsideration. </font></div></div>
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	1848000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	1422000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	451000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	374000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	389000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Examination Penalties And Interest Expense IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	1726000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	42756000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-2567000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-2393000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	45194000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	43658000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	10995000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	10518000	USD
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CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	11917000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	8073000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	1221000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	394000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Equity In Earnings Losses Of Unconsolidated Subsidiary IncomeTaxReconciliationEquityInEarningsLossesOfUnconsolidatedSubsidiary	70000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	45117000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	49705000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Other IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther	0	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Other IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther	1384000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Other IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	97000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	440000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Share Based Compensation Cost IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost	-396000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-211000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	54000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	176000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	3470000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	1376000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	1756000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Foreign IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign	1311000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Foreign IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign	-346000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Foreign IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign	-77000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Other IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsOther	984000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	38054000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	38009000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	23652000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	10751000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	4569000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	11676000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes	2207000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes	-211000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes	4436000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	5752000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	10176000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	12166000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	-2521000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	2341000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-1098000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-638000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	1306000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest And Other Income InterestAndOtherIncome	2718000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest And Other Income InterestAndOtherIncome	3364000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest And Other Income InterestAndOtherIncome	3679000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	1318000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	281000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	348000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Nonoperating Net InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet	2437000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Nonoperating Net InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet	3016000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Nonoperating Net InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet	2361000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	22537000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Investments In Affiliates Subsidiaries Associates And Joint Ventures InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures	27642000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	315068000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	1172084000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	270633000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	12525000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-32596000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-110767000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	86370000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	98357000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	20188000	USD
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CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-179000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	23503000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	26485000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	27955000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	18002000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-43000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-132000	USD
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CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-31000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	63000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	86025000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	82129000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	98058000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	82129000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	86034000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	1709000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	2934000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	6732000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	774000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	21000	USD
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CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	6206000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	1505000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	684000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	124673000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	121059000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	32289000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	30161000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	34135000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	30942000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	31809000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	38607000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	27667000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	33864000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	15624000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	67036000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification Adjustment For Sale Of Securities Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationAdjustmentForSaleOfSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	166000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification Adjustment For Sale Of Securities Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationAdjustmentForSaleOfSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	0	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification Adjustment For Sale Of Securities Included In Net Income Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationAdjustmentForSaleOfSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeTax	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	16856000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	15413000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification Adjustment For Sale Of Securities Included In Net Income Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationAdjustmentForSaleOfSecuritiesIncludedInNetIncomeTax	0	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-773000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax	447000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax	0	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax	0	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	18638000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	20122000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	5912000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	4909000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	16000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	4909000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Software RevenueRecognitionSoftware	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Revenue Recognition</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">:  We recognize revenue in accordance with SEC SAB Topic 13, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Revenue Recognition</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, ASC 605-25, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Revenue Recognition:  Multiple Element Arrangements</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, and ASC 985-605, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Software: Revenue Recognition</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Effective January 1, 2011, we adopted FASB ASU No. 2009-13,</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"> Revenue Recognition (Topic 605): Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">. ASU 2009-13 superseded EITF Issue 00-21, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> and establishes the accounting and reporting guidance for arrangements when a vendor performs multiple revenue-generating activities, addresses how to separate deliverables, and specifies how to measure and allocate arrangement consideration. We applied this guidance for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified from January 1, 2011. The adoption of ASU 2009-13 did not significantly affect either the timing or amount of our revenue recognition.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">We recognize revenue when all of the following conditions are met:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">•</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">There is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, as evidenced by a signed contract;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">•</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Delivery of our products and services is a prerequisite for recognition of revenue. If arrangements include an acceptance provision, we generally begin recognizing revenue upon the receipt of customer acceptance;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">•</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The amount of fees to be paid by the customer is fixed or determinable; and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">•</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The collectibility of the fees is reasonably assured.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">We generate revenue through sales of Licensed Data, Morningstar Advisor Workstation (including Morningstar Office), Morningstar Direct, Morningstar Equity Research, Premium Membership fees for Morningstar.com, our structured credit research and ratings offerings, and a variety of other investment-related products and services. We generally structure the revenue agreements for these offerings as licenses or subscriptions. We recognize revenue from licenses and subscription sales ratably as we deliver the product or service and over the service obligation period defined by the terms of the customer contract. For new-issue ratings and analysis for CMBS, we charge asset-based fees that are paid by the issuer on the rated balance of the transaction and recognize the revenue immediately upon issuance of the transaction.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">We also generate revenue from Internet advertising, primarily from “impression-based” contracts. For advertisers who use our cost-per-impression pricing, we charge fees each time we display their ads on our site. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Investment Consulting includes a broad range of services. Pricing for the consulting services is based on the scope of work and the level of service required, and includes asset-based fees for work we perform that involves investment management or acting as a subadvisor to investment portfolios. In arrangements that involve asset-based fees, we generally invoice clients quarterly in arrears based on average assets for the quarter. We recognize asset-based fees once the fees are fixed and determinable assuming all other revenue recognition criteria are met.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Our Retirement Solutions offerings help retirement plan participants plan and invest for retirement. We offer these services both through retirement plan providers (typically third-party asset management companies that offer proprietary mutual funds) and directly to plan sponsors (employers that offer retirement plans to their employees). For our Retirement Solutions offerings, we provide both a hosted solution as well as proprietary installed software advice solution. Clients can integrate the installed customized software into their existing systems to help investors accumulate wealth, transition into retirement, and manage income during retirement. The revenue arrangements for Retirement Solutions generally extend over multiple years. Our contracts may include one-time setup fees, implementation fees, technology licensing and maintenance fees, asset-based fees for managed retirement accounts, fixed and variable fees for advice and guidance, or a combination of these fee structures. Upon customer acceptance, we recognize revenue ratably over the term of the agreement. We recognize asset-based fees and variable fees in excess of any minimum once the value is fixed and determinable.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Some of our revenue arrangements with our customers combine multiple products and services. These products and services may be provided at different points in time or over different time periods within the same arrangement. We allocate fees to the separate deliverables based on the deliverables’ relative selling price, which is generally based on the price we charge when the same deliverable is sold separately.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">We record taxes imposed on revenue-producing transactions (such as sales, use, value-added, and some excise taxes) on a net basis; therefore, we exclude such taxes from revenue in our Consolidated Statements of Income.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Deferred revenue represents the portion of subscriptions billed or collected in advance of the service being provided, which we expect to recognize as revenue in future periods. Certain arrangements may have cancellation or refund provisions. If we make a refund, it typically reflects the amount collected from a customer for which we have not yet provided services. The refund therefore results in a reduction of deferred revenue.</font></div></div>
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CY2011	morn	Share Based Compensation Shares Available For Future Grants ShareBasedCompensationSharesAvailableForFutureGrants	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The following table summarizes the number of shares available for future grants under our 2011 Plan:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td width="81%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="17%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">As of December 31</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">(000)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2011</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Shares available for future grants</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">4,981</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div>
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