MOODYS CORP /DE/, 10-Q filed on 11/2/2010
Quarterly Report
Document and Entity Information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
Document Type
10-Q 
Amendment Flag
FALSE 
Document Period End Date
2010-09-30 
Document Fiscal Year Focus
2010 
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Q3 
Trading Symbol
MCO 
Entity Registrant Name
MOODYS CORP /DE/ 
Entity Central Index Key
0001059556 
Current Fiscal Year End Date
12/31 
Entity Filer Category
Large Accelerated Filer 
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
234,200,000 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
2010
2009
Revenue
$ 513 
$ 452 
$ 1,468 
$ 1,311 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Operating
154 
135 
424 
386 
Selling, general and administrative
152 
124 
419 
351 
Restructuring
 
19 
Depreciation and amortization
18 
16 
49 
48 
Total expenses
324 
279 
892 
803 
Operating income
189 
173 
576 
509 
Non-operating (expense) income, net
 
 
 
 
Interest (expense) income, net
(13)
(12)
(35)
(21)
Other non-operating (expense) income, net
(9)
Total non-operating (expense) income, net
(8)
(10)
(34)
(30)
Income before provision for income taxes
181 
163 
542 
479 
Provision for income taxes
44 
61 
167 
175 
Net income
137 
102 
375 
304 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net income attributable to Moody's
136 
101 
370 
300 
Earnings per share attributable to Moody's common shareholders
 
 
 
 
Basic
0.58 
0.43 
1.57 
1.27 
Diluted
0.58 
0.42 
1.56 
1.26 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
Basic
234 
236 
236 
236 
Diluted
236 
238 
237 
238 
Dividends declared per share attributable to Moody's common shareholders
$ 0.105 
$ 0.10 
$ 0.21 
$ 0.20 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)
In Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2009
Current assets:
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 794 
$ 474 
Short-term investments
11 
10 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $31.2 in 2010 and $24.6 in 2009
411 
445 
Deferred tax assets, net
47 
32 
Other current assets
39 
52 
Total current assets
1,301 
1,013 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $197.5 in 2010 and $164.8 in 2009
308 
293 
Goodwill
355 
349 
Intangible assets, net
93 
105 
Deferred tax assets, net
228 
193 
Other assets
63 
51 
Total assets
2,348 
2,003 
Current liabilities:
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
321 
317 
Commercial paper
15 
444 
Current portion of long-term debt
Deferred revenue
447 
471 
Total current liabilities
793 
1,236 
Non-current portion of deferred revenue
97 
104 
Long-term debt
1,236 
746 
Deferred tax liabilities, net
16 
31 
Unrecognized tax benefits
171 
164 
Other liabilities
334 
318 
Total liabilities
2,646 
2,599 
Contingencies (Note 12)
 
 
Shareholders' deficit:
 
 
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
 
 
Capital surplus
384 
391 
Retained earnings
3,650 
3,329 
Treasury stock, at cost; 108,690,561 and 106,044,833 shares of common stock at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively
(4,321)
(4,289)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(25)
(41)
Total Moody's shareholders' deficit
(308)
(606)
Noncontrolling interests
10 
10 
Total shareholders' deficit
(298)
(596)
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit
2,348 
2,003 
Series common stock
 
 
Shareholders' deficit:
 
 
Common stock
 
 
Common stock
 
 
Shareholders' deficit:
 
 
Common stock
$ 3 
$ 3 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Accounts receivable, allowances
$ 31 
$ 25 
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation
198 
165 
Preferred stock, par value
0.01 
0.01 
Preferred stock, shares authorized
10,000,000 
10,000,000 
Preferred stock, shares issued
Preferred stock, shares outstanding
Treasury stock, shares
108,690,561 
106,044,833 
Series common stock
 
 
Common stock, par value
0.01 
0.01 
Common stock, shares authorized
10,000,000 
10,000,000 
Common stock, shares issued
Common stock, shares outstanding
Common stock
 
 
Common stock, par value
$ 0.01 
$ 0.01 
Common stock, shares authorized
1,000,000,000 
1,000,000,000 
Common stock, shares issued
342,902,272 
342,902,272 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)
In Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
Net income
$ 375 
$ 304 
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
49 
48 
Stock-based compensation expense
41 
44 
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation plans
(6)
(3)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
Accounts receivable
31 
51 
Other current assets
(1)
45 
Other assets
(46)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
25 
Restructuring
(5)
Deferred revenue
(31)
(23)
Unrecognized tax benefits
22 
(27)
Other liabilities
21 
(7)
Net cash provided by operating activities
475 
457 
Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
Capital additions
(55)
(64)
Purchases of short-term investments
(24)
(11)
Sales and maturities of short-term investments
24 
12 
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
 
(1)
Net cash used in investing activities
(55)
(64)
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities
250 
2,412 
Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit facilities
(250)
(3,025)
Issuance of commercial paper
2,233 
7,703 
Repayments of commercial paper
(2,662)
(7,277)
Issuance of notes
497 
 
Repayment of notes
(2)
 
Net proceeds from stock-based compensation plans
26 
15 
Cost of treasury shares repurchased
(120)
 
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation plans
Payment of dividends
(74)
(71)
Payment of dividends to noncontrolling interests
(4)
(3)
Payments under capital lease obligations
(1)
(1)
Debt issuance costs and related fees
(4)
 
Net cash used in financing activities
(105)
(244)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
28 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
320 
177 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
474 
246 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period
$ 794 
$ 423 
GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The following terms, abbreviations and acronyms are used to identify frequently used terms in this report:

 

TERM

  

DEFINITION

ACNielsen    ACNielsen Corporation – a former affiliate of Old D&B
Analytics    Moody’s Analytics – reportable segment of MCO formed in January 2008, which includes the non-rating commercial activities of MCO
AOCI    Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss); a separate component of shareholders’ equity (deficit)
ASC    The FASB Accounting Standards Codification; the sole source of authoritative GAAP as of July 1, 2009 except for rules and interpretive releases of the SEC, which are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants
ASU    The FASB Accounting Standards Updates to the ASC. It also provides background information for accounting guidance and the bases for conclusions on the changes in the ASC. ASUs are not considered authoritative until codified into the ASC.
Basel II    Capital adequacy framework published in June 2004 by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
Board    The board of directors of the Company
Bps    Basis points
Canary Wharf Lease    Operating lease agreement entered into on February 6, 2008 for office space in London, England, occupied by the Company in the second half of 2009.
CDOs    Collateralized debt obligations
CESR    Committee of European Securities Regulators
CFG    Corporate finance group; an LOB of MIS
CMBS    Commercial mortgage-backed securities; part of CREF
Cognizant    Cognizant Corporation – a former affiliate of Old D&B; comprised the IMS Health and NMR businesses
Commission    European Commission
Company    Moody’s Corporation and its subsidiaries; MCO; Moody’s
Corporate Family Ratings    Rating opinion of a corporate family’s ability to honor all of its financial obligations which is assigned to the corporate family as if it had a single class of debt and a single consolidated legal entity structure. This rating is often issued in connection with ratings of leveraged finance transactions.
COSO    Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
CP    Commercial paper
CP Notes    Unsecured commercial paper notes
CP Program    The Company’s commercial paper program entered into on October 3, 2007
CRAs    Credit rating agencies
CRA Reform Act    Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006
CREF    Commercial real estate finance which includes REITs, commercial real estate CDOs and MBS; part of SFG
D&B Business    Old D&B’s Dun & Bradstreet operating company
DBPP    Defined benefit pension plans
Debt/EBITDA    Ratio of Total Debt to EBITDA
Directors’ Plan    The 1998 MCO Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Incentive Plan
Distribution Date    September 30, 2000; the date which old D&B separated into two publicly traded companies – Moody’s Corporation and New D&B
EBITDA    Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
ECAIs    External Credit Assessment Institutions
ECB    European Central Bank
EMEA    Represents countries within Europe, the Middle East and Africa
EPS    Earnings per share
ESP    Estimated selling price; price, as defined by the ASC, at which a vendor would transact if a deliverable were sold by the vendor regularly on a standalone basis
ESPP    The 1999 Moody’s Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan
ETR    Effective tax rate
EU    European Union
EUR    Euros
Excess Tax Benefit    The difference between the tax benefit realized at exercise of an option or delivery of a restricted share and the tax benefit recorded at the time that the option or restricted share is expensed under GAAP
Exchange Act    The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
FASB    Financial Accounting Standards Board
FIG    Financial institutions group; an LOB of MIS
Fitch    Fitch Ratings, a division of the Fitch Group which is a majority-owned subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A.
Financial Reform Act    Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
FSF    Financial Stability Forum
FX    Foreign exchange
GAAP    U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GBP    British pounds
G-8    The finance ministers and central bank governors of the group of eight countries consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, U.S. and U.K., that meet annually
G-20    The G-20 is an informal forum of industrial and emerging-market countries on key issues related to global economic stability. The G-20 is comprised of: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the U.K. and the U.S. and The EU who is represented by the rotating Council presidency and the ECB
HFSC    House Financial Services Committee
IMS Health    A spin-off of Cognizant; provides services to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries
Indenture    Indenture and supplemental indenture dated August 19, 2010, relating to the 2010 Senior Notes
Indicative Ratings    These are ratings which are provided as of a point in time, and not published or monitored. They are primarily provided to potential or current issuers to indicate what a rating may be based on business fundamentals and financial conditions as well as based on proposed financings
IOSCO    International Organization of Securities Commissions
IOSCO Code    Code of Conduct Fundamentals for Credit Rating Agencies
IRS    Internal Revenue Service
Legacy Tax Matter(s)    Exposures to certain potential tax liabilities assumed in connection with the 2000 Distribution
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
LOB    Line of business
MA    Moody’s Analytics – a reportable segment of MCO formed in January 2008; which includes the non-rating commercial activities of MCO
Make Whole Amount    The prepayment penalty amount relating to the Series 2005-1 Notes, Series 2007-1 Notes, and 2010 Senior Notes which is a premium based on the excess, if any, of the discounted value of the remaining scheduled payments over the prepaid principal
MCO    Moody’s Corporation and its subsidiaries; the Company; Moody’s
MD&A    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
MIS    Moody’s Investors Service – a reportable segment of MCO; consists of four LOBs – SFG, CFG, FIG and PPIF
MIS Code    Moody’s Investors Service Code of Professional Conduct
Moody’s    Moody’s Corporation and its subsidiaries; MCO; the Company
Net Income    Net income attributable to Moody’s Corporation, which excludes net income from consolidated noncontrolling interests belonging to the minority interest holder
New D&B    The New D&B Corporation - which comprises the D&B business
NM    Percentage change is not meaningful
NMR    Nielsen Media Research, Inc.; a spin-off of Cognizant; a leading source of television audience measurement services
Notices    IRS Notices of Deficiency for 1997-2002
NRSRO    Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization
Old D&B    The former Dun and Bradstreet Company which distributed New D&B shares on September 30, 2000, and was renamed Moody’s Corporation
Post-Retirement Plans    Moody’s funded and unfunded pension plans, the post-retirement healthcare plans and the post-retirement life insurance plans
PPIF    Public, project and infrastructure finance; an LOB of MIS
Profit Participation Plan    Defined contribution profit participation plan that covers substantially all U.S. employees of the Company
RD&A    Research, Data and Analytics; an LOB within MA that produces, sells and distributes research, data and related content. Includes products generated by MIS, such as analyses on major debt issuers, industry studies, and commentary on topical credit events, as well as economic research, data, quantitative risk scores, and other analytical tools that are produced within MA
Reform Act    Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006
REITs    Real estate investment trusts
RMBS    Residential mortgage-backed security; part of SFG
RMS    The Risk Management Software LOB within MA which provides both economic and regulatory capital risk management software and implementation services
S&P    Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services; a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
SEC    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Act    Securities Act of 1933
Series 2005-1 Notes    Principal amount of $300.0 million, 4.98% senior unsecured notes due in September 2015 pursuant to the 2005 Agreement
Series 2007-1 Notes    Principal amount of $300.0 million, 6.06% senior unsecured notes due in September 2017 pursuant to the 2007 Agreement
SFG    Structured finance group; an LOB of MIS
SG&A    Selling, general and administrative expenses
Stock Plans    The 1998 Plan and the 2001 Plan
T&E    Travel and entertainment expenses
TPE    Third party evidence; evidence, as defined in the ASC, used to determine selling price based on a vendor’s or any competitor’s largely interchangeable products or services in standalone sales transactions to similarly situated customers
Total Debt    All indebtedness of the Company as reflected on the consolidated balance sheets, excluding current accounts payable and deferred revenue incurred in the ordinary course of business
U.K.    United Kingdom
U.S.    United States
USD    U.S. dollar
UTBs    Unrecognized tax benefits
UTPs    Uncertain tax positions
VAT    Value added tax
VSOE    Vendor specific objective evidence; evidence, as defined in the ASC, of selling price limited to either of the following: the price charged for a deliverable when it is sold separately, or for a deliverable not yet being sold separately, the price established by management having the relevant authority
1998 Plan    Old D&B’s 1998 Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan
2000 Distribution    The distribution by Old D&B to its shareholders of all of the outstanding shares of New D&B common stock on September 30, 2000
2000 Distribution Agreement    Agreement governing certain ongoing relationships between the Company and New D&B after the 2000 Distribution including the sharing of any liabilities for the payment of taxes, penalties and interest resulting from unfavorable IRS rulings on certain tax matters and certain other potential tax liabilities
2001 Plan    The Amended and Restated 2001 MCO Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan
2005 Agreement    Note purchase agreement dated September 30, 2005, relating to the Series 2005-1 Notes
2007 Agreement    Note purchase agreement dated September 7, 2007 relating to the Series 2007-1 Notes
2007 Facility    Revolving credit facility of $1 billion entered into on September 28, 2007, expiring in 2012
2007 Restructuring Plan    The Company’s 2007 restructuring plan approved on December 31, 2007
2008 Term Loan    Five-year $150.0 million senior unsecured term loan entered into by the Company on May 7, 2008
2009 Restructuring Plan    The Company’s 2009 restructuring plan approved on March 27, 2009
2010 Senior Notes    Principal amount of $500.0 million, 5.50% senior unsecured notes due in September 2020 pursuant to the Indenture
7WTC    The Company’s corporate headquarters located at 7 World Trade Center in New York, NY
7WTC Lease    Operating lease agreement entered into on October 20, 2006
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Moody’s is a provider of (i) credit ratings, (ii) credit and economic related research, data and analytical tools, (iii) risk management software and (iv) quantitative credit risk measures, credit portfolio management solutions and training services. In 2007 and prior years, Moody’s operated in two reportable segments: Moody’s Investors Service and Moody’s KMV. Beginning in January 2008, Moody’s segments were changed to reflect the Reorganization announced in August 2007 and Moody’s now reports in two new reportable segments: MIS and MA. As a result of the Reorganization, the rating agency remains in the MIS operating segment and several ratings business lines have been realigned. All of Moody’s other non-rating commercial activities are included within the new Moody’s Analytics segment. The MIS segment 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’s ratings to support the distribution of their debt issues to investors. The MA segment develops a wide range of products and services that support the credit risk management activities of institutional participants in global financial markets. These offerings include quantitative credit risk scores, credit processing software, economic research, analytical models, financial data, and specialized advisory and training services. MA also distributes investor-oriented research and data developed by MIS as part of its rating process, including in-depth research on major debt issuers, industry studies and commentary on topical events.

The Company operated as part of Old D&B until September 30, 2000, when Old D&B separated into two publicly traded companies—Moody’s Corporation and New D&B. At that time, Old D&B distributed to its shareholders shares of New D&B stock. New D&B comprised the business of Old D&B’s Dun & Bradstreet operating company. The remaining business of Old D&B consisted solely of the business of providing ratings and related research and credit risk management services and was renamed Moody’s Corporation. For purposes of governing certain ongoing relationships between the Company and New D&B after the 2000 Distribution and to provide for an orderly transition, the Company and New D&B entered into various agreements including a distribution agreement, tax allocation agreement and employee benefits agreement.

These interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes in the Company’s 2009 annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010. The results of interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year or any subsequent period. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented have been included. The year-end consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Other than the update to the Company’s revenue recognition policy pursuant to the early adoption of ASU No. 2009-13, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements” further described below, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies from those disclosed in its Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or the services have been provided and accepted by the customer when applicable, fees are determinable and the collection of resulting receivables is considered probable.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements” (“ASU 2009-13”). The new standard changes the requirements for establishing separate units of accounting in a multiple element arrangement and requires the allocation of arrangement consideration based on the relative selling price of each deliverable. The Company has elected to early adopt ASU 2009-13 on a prospective basis for applicable transactions originating or materially modified on or after January 1, 2010. If applied in the same manner to the year ended December 31, 2009, ASU 2009-13 would not have had a material impact on net revenue reported for both its MIS and MA segments in terms of the timing and pattern of revenue recognition. The adoption of ASU 2009-13 did not have a significant effect on the Company’s net revenue in the period of adoption and is also not expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s net revenue in periods after the initial adoption when applied to multiple element arrangements based on the currently anticipated business volume and pricing.

For 2010 and future periods, pursuant to the guidance of ASU 2009-13, when a sales arrangement contains multiple deliverables, the Company allocates revenue to each deliverable based on its relative selling price which is determined based on its vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) if available, third party evidence (“TPE”) if VSOE is not available, or estimated selling price (“ESP”) if neither VSOE nor TPE is available.

 

The Company’s products and services will generally continue to qualify as separate units of accounting under ASU 2009-13. The Company evaluates each deliverable in an arrangement to determine whether it represents a separate unit of accounting. A deliverable constitutes a separate unit of accounting when it has stand-alone value to the customers and if the arrangement includes a customer refund or return right relative to the delivered item, the delivery and performance of the undelivered item is considered probable and substantially in the Company’s control. In instances where the aforementioned criteria are not met, the deliverable is combined with the undelivered items and revenue recognition is determined as one single unit.

The Company determines whether its selling price in a multi-element transaction meets the VSOE criteria by using the price charged for a deliverable when sold separately. In instances where the Company is not able to establish VSOE for all deliverables in a multiple element arrangement, which may be due to the Company infrequently selling each element separately, not selling products within a reasonably narrow price range, or only having a limited sales history, the Company attempts to establish TPE for deliverables. The Company determines whether TPE exists by evaluating largely similar and interchangeable competitor products or services in standalone sales to similarly situated customers. However, due to the difficulty in obtaining third party pricing, possible differences -in its market strategy from that of its peers and the potential that products and services offered by the Company may contain a significant level of differentiation and/or customization such that the comparable pricing of products with similar functionality cannot be obtained, the Company generally is unable to reliably determine TPE. Based on the selling price hierarchy established by ASU 2009-13, when the Company is unable to establish selling price using VSOE or TPE, the Company will establish an ESP. ESP is the price at which the Company would transact a sale if the product or service were sold on a stand-alone basis. The Company establishes its best estimate of ESP considering internal factors relevant to is pricing practices such as costs and margin objectives, standalone sales prices of similar products, percentage of the fee charged for a primary product or service relative to a related product or service, and customer segment and geography. Additional consideration is also given to market conditions such as competitor pricing strategies and market trend. The Company reviews its determination of VSOE, TPE and ESP on an annual basis or more frequently as needed.

In the MIS segment, revenue attributed to initial ratings of issued securities is recognized when the rating is issued. Revenue attributed to monitoring of issuers or issued securities is recognized ratably over the period in which the monitoring is performed, generally one year. In the case of commercial mortgage-backed securities, derivatives, international residential mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, issuers can elect to pay the monitoring fees upfront. These fees are deferred and recognized over the future monitoring periods based on the expected lives of the rated securities.

Multiple element revenue arrangements in the MIS segment are generally comprised of an initial rating and the related monitoring service. Beginning January 1, 2010, in instances where monitoring fees are not charged for the first year monitoring effort, fees are allocated to the initial rating and monitoring services based on the relative selling price of each service to the total arrangement fees. The Company generally uses ESP in determining the selling price for its initial ratings as the Company rarely sells initial ratings separately without providing related monitoring services and thus is unable to establish VSOE or TPE for initial ratings. Prior to January 1, 2010 and pursuant to the previous accounting standards, for these types of arrangements the initial rating fee was first allocated to the monitoring service determined based on the estimated fair market value of monitoring services, with the residual amount allocated to the initial rating. Under ASU 2009-13 this practice can no longer be used for non-software deliverables upon the adoption of ASU 2009-13.

In the MA segment, products and services offered by the Company include software licenses and related maintenance, subscriptions, and professional services. Revenue from subscription based products, such as research and data subscriptions and certain software-based credit risk management subscription products, is recognized ratably over the related subscription period, which is principally one year. Revenue from sale of perpetual licenses of credit processing software is generally recognized at the time the product master or first copy is delivered or transferred to and accepted by the customer. Software maintenance revenue is recognized ratably over the annual maintenance period. Revenue from services rendered within the professional services line of business is generally recognized as the services are performed. If uncertainty exists regarding customer acceptance of the product or service, revenue is not recognized until acceptance occurs.

Products and services offered within the MA segment are sold either stand-alone or together in various combinations. In instances where a multiple element arrangement includes software and non-software deliverables, revenue is allocated to the non-software deliverables and to the software deliverables, as a group, using the relative selling prices of each of the deliverables in the arrangement based on the aforementioned selling price hierarchy. Revenue is recognized for each element based upon the conditions for revenue recognition noted above.

        If the arrangement contains more than one software deliverable, the arrangement consideration allocated to the software deliverables as a group is allocated to each software deliverable using VSOE. In the instances where the Company is not able to determine VSOE for all of the deliverables of an arrangement, the Company allocates the revenue to the undelivered elements equal to its VSOE and the residual revenue to the delivered elements. If the Company is unable to determine VSOE for an undelivered element, the Company defers all revenue allocated to the software deliverables until the Company has delivered all of the elements or when VSOE has been determined for the undelivered elements.

Prior to January 1, 2010 and pursuant to the previous accounting standards, the Company allocated revenue in a multiple element arrangement to each deliverable based on its relative fair value, or for software elements, based on VSOE. If the fair value was not available for an undelivered element, the revenue for the entire arrangement was deferred.

 

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

NOTE 3. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Presented below is a summary of the stock-based compensation cost and associated tax benefit included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009      2010      2009  

Stock compensation cost

   $ 13.6       $ 13.8       $ 41.3       $ 44.4   

Tax benefit

   $ 5.0       $ 5.0       $ 15.6       $ 16.3   

During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 the Company granted 2.4 million employee stock options, which had a weighted average grant date fair value of $10.39 per share based on the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company also granted 1.4 million shares of restricted stock in the first nine months of 2010, which had a weighted average grant date fair value of $25.50 per share. Of the shares granted, approximately 0.4 million contained a condition whereby the number of shares that ultimately vest are based on the achievement of certain non-market based performance metrics of the Company over a three year period.

The following weighted average assumptions were used in determining the fair value for options granted in 2010:

 

Expected dividend yield

     1.58%   

Expected stock volatility

     44%   

Risk-free interest rate

     2.73%   

Expected holding period

     5.9 years   

Grant date fair value

   $ 10.39   

On April 20, 2010, the shareholders of the Company approved an increase in the number of shares which may be issued with respect to awards granted under the 2001 Plan. The 2001 Plan, which is shareholder approved, now permits the granting of up to 35.6 million shares, of which not more than 15.0 million shares are available for grants of awards other than stock options.

Unrecognized compensation expense at September 30, 2010 was $39.3 million and $43.8 million for stock options and nonvested restricted stock, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.6 years and 1.4 years, respectively.

The following tables summarize information relating to stock option exercises and restricted stock vesting:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009  

Stock option exercises:

     

Proceeds from stock option exercises

   $ 28.5       $ 13.5   

Aggregate intrinsic value

   $ 16.3       $ 9.2   

Tax benefit realized upon exercise

   $ 6.6       $ 3.7   

Restricted stock vesting:

     

Fair value of shares vested

   $ 12.4       $ 7.9   

Tax benefit realized upon vesting

   $ 4.6       $ 2.9   
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

NOTE 4. INCOME TAXES

Moody’s effective tax rate was 24.4% and 37.5% for the three month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively and 30.9% and 36.6% for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate for both periods was primarily due to a tax benefit, recorded in the third quarter of 2010, on foreign earnings that are indefinitely reinvested. The year over year decrease in the effective tax rate is also due to the completion of various tax audits resulting in the recognition of UTBs.

The Company classifies interest related to UTBs in interest expense in its consolidated statements of operations. Penalties, if incurred, would be recognized in other non-operating expenses. During the third quarter of 2010, the Company had an overall increase in its UTBs of $0.2 million ($3.1 million decrease, net of federal tax benefit), and an overall increase in its UTBs during the first nine months of 2010 of $7.0 million ($0.7 million decrease, net of federal tax benefit).

Prepaid taxes of $4.2 million and $18.6 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, are included in other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Moody’s Corporation and subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax in various state, local and foreign jurisdictions. Moody’s U.S. federal tax returns filed for the years 2007 through 2009 remain subject to examination by the IRS. The Company’s tax filings in New York State for the years 2004 through 2007 are currently under examination. The income tax returns for 2008 remain open to examination for both New York State and New York City. Tax filings in the U.K. for 2006 are currently under examination by the U.K. taxing authorities and for 2007 and 2008 remain open to examination.

For ongoing audits related to open tax years, it is possible the balance of UTBs could decrease in the next twelve months as a result of the settlement of these audits, which might involve the payment of additional taxes, the adjustment of certain deferred taxes and/or the recognition of tax benefits. It is also possible that new issues might be raised by tax authorities which could necessitate increases to the balance of UTBs. As the Company is unable to predict the timing or outcome of these audits, it is therefore unable to estimate the amount of changes to the balance of UTBs at this time. However, the Company believes that it has adequately provided for its financial exposure for all open tax years by tax jurisdiction in accordance with the applicable provisions of topic 740 of the ASC regarding UTBs. Additionally, the Company is seeking tax rulings on certain tax positions that, if granted, could decrease the balance of UTPs over the next twelve months however, due to the uncertainty involved with this process, the Company is unable to estimate the amount of changes to the balance of UTPs at this time.

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

NOTE 5. WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

Below is a reconciliation of basic to diluted shares outstanding:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009      2010      2009  

Basic

     234.3         236.4         235.5         236.0   

Dilutive effect of shares issuable under stock-based compensation plans

     1.4         1.8         1.6         1.6   
                                   

Diluted

     235.7         238.2         237.1         237.6   
                                   

Anti-dilutive options to purchase common shares and restricted stock excluded from the table above

     16.0         14.7         16.3         16.0   
                                   

The calculation of diluted EPS requires certain assumptions regarding the use of both cash proceeds and assumed proceeds that would be received upon the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock outstanding as of September 30, 2010 and 2009. These assumed proceeds include Excess Tax Benefits and any unrecognized compensation on the awards.

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

NOTE 6. SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

Short-term investments are securities with maturities greater than 90 days at the time of purchase that are available for operations in the next twelve months. The short-term investments, primarily consisting of certificates of deposit, are classified as held-to-maturity and therefore are carried at cost. The remaining contractual maturities of the short-term investments were one month to eight months and one month to three months as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. Interest and dividends are recorded into income when earned.

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

NOTE 7. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The Company is exposed to global market risks, including risks from changes in FX rates and changes in interest rates. Accordingly, the Company uses derivatives in certain instances to manage the aforementioned financial exposures that occur in the normal course of business. The Company does not hold or issue derivatives for speculative purposes.

The Company engages in hedging activities to protect against FX risks from forecasted billings and related revenue denominated in the EUR and the GBP. FX options and forward exchange contracts are utilized to hedge exposures related to changes in FX rates. As of September 30, 2010, all FX options and forward exchange contracts had maturities between one and two months. The hedging program mainly utilizes FX options. The forward exchange contracts are immaterial. Both the FX options and forward exchange contracts are designated as cash flow hedges.

 

The following table summarizes the notional amounts of the Company’s outstanding FX options:

 

     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
 

Notional amount of Currency Pair:

     

GBP/USD

   £ 0.6       £ 5.0   

EUR/USD

   1.9       9.9   

EUR/GBP

   2.6       21.0   

In May 2008, the Company entered into interest rate swaps with a total notional amount of $150.0 million to protect against fluctuations in the LIBOR-based variable interest rate on the 2008 Term Loan, further described in Note 11. These interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedges.

The Company also enters into foreign exchange forwards to mitigate foreign exchange gains and losses on certain intercompany loans denominated in currencies other than a subsidiary’s functional currency. These forward contracts are not designated as hedging instruments under the applicable sections of Topic 815 of the ASC. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these contracts are recognized immediately in other non-operating (expense) income, net in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations along with the FX gain or loss recognized on the intercompany loan.

The tables below show the classification between assets and liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets of the fair value of derivative instruments as well as information on gains/(losses) on those instruments:

 

     Fair Value of Derivative Instruments  
     Asset      Liability  
     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

           

FX options

   $ 0.2       $ 1.2       $ —         $ —     

Interest rate swaps

     —           —           10.1         7.6   
                                   

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments

     0.2         1.2         10.1         7.6   

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

           

FX forwards on intercompany loans

     2.3         0.3         —           1.0   
                                   

Total

   $ 2.5       $ 1.5       $ 10.1       $ 8.6   
                                   

The fair value of FX options and interest rate swaps are included in other current assets and other liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. The fair value of the FX forwards are included in other current assets at September 30, 2010 and in other current assets and accounts payable and accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2009. All of the above derivative instruments are valued using Level 2 inputs as defined in Topic 820 of the ASC. In determining the fair value of the derivative contracts in the table above, the Company utilizes industry standard valuation models when active market quotes are not available. Where applicable, these models project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to a present value using spot rates, forward points, currency volatilities, interest rates as well as the risk of non-performance of the Company and the counterparties with whom it has derivative contracts. The Company has established strict counterparty credit guidelines and only enters into transactions with financial institutions that adhere to these guidelines. Accordingly, the risk of counterparty default is deemed to be minimal.

 

Derivatives

in Cash
Flow

Hedging

Relationships

  Amount of Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in

AOCI on Derivative
(Effective Portion)
    Location of Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified from
AOCI into  Income
(Effective Portion)
    Amount of Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified from AOCI into
Income (Effective Portion)
    Location of  Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in
Income on Derivative
(Ineffective Portion
and Amount Excluded from
Effectiveness Testing)
    Gain / (Loss)
Recognized in Income on
Derivative (Ineffective
Portion and Amount
Excluded from
Effectiveness Testing)
 
    Three Months Ended
September 30,
          Three Months  Ended
September 30,
          Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2010     2009           2010     2009           2010     2009  

FX options

  $ (0.4 )   $ (1.5 )     Revenue      $ (0.2   $ 0.7        Revenue      $ —        $ —     

Interest rate swaps

    (1.1     (1.4 )     Interest expense        (0.7     (0.7 )     N/A        —          —     
                                                   

Total

  $ (1.5   $ (2.9 )     $ (0.9   $ —          $ —        $ —     
                                                   
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
          Nine Months Ended
September 30,
          Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2010     2009           2010     2009           2010     2009  

FX options

  $ 0.1      $ (1.3 )     Revenue      $ (0.7   $ 1.6        Revenue      $ (0.2 )   $ (0.2

Interest rate swaps

    (3.6     (0.5 )     Interest expense        (2.3     (1.8 )     N/A        —          —     
                                                   

Total

  $ (3.5   $ (1.8 )     $ (3.0   $ (0.2 )     $ (0.2 )   $ (0.2
                                                   

All gains and losses on derivatives designated as hedging instruments are initially recognized through AOCI. Realized gains and losses reported in AOCI are reclassified into earnings (into revenue for the FX options and into Interest expense, net for the interest rate swaps) as the underlying transaction is recognized. The existing realized gains as of September 30, 2010 expected to be reclassified to earnings in the next twelve months are immaterial.

The cumulative amount of unrecognized hedge losses recorded in AOCI is as follows:

 

     Unrecognized
Losses, net of tax
 
     September 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

FX options

   $ (0.2 )   $ (1.2

Interest rate swaps

     (6.4     (5.1
                

Total

   $ (6.6   $ (6.3
                
GOODWILL AND OTHER ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS
GOODWILL AND OTHER ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE 8. GOODWILL AND OTHER ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The following table summarizes the activity in goodwill for the periods indicated:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
     Year Ended
December 31, 2009
 
     MIS      MA      Consolidated      MIS     MA      Consolidated  

Beginning balance

   $ 11.1       $ 338.1       $ 349.2       $ 10.6      $ 327.4       $ 338.0   

Additions/adjustments

     —           —           —           (0.3 )     5.0         4.7   

FX translation

     0.2         5.8         6.0         0.8        5.7         6.5   
                                                    

Ending balance

   $ 11.3       $ 343.9       $ 355.2       $ 11.1      $ 338.1       $ 349.2   
                                                    

The 2009 additions/adjustments for the MA segment in the table above relate primarily to adjustments made to the purchase accounting associated with acquisitions made in December 2008.

 

Acquired intangible assets and related amortization consisted of:

 

     September 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

Customer lists

   $ 80.4      $ 80.6   

Accumulated amortization

     (47.3     (42.8 )
                

Net customer lists

     33.1        37.8   
                

Trade secret

     25.5        25.5   

Accumulated amortization

     (10.3     (8.7 )
                

Net trade secret

     15.2        16.8   
                

Software

     54.6        55.0   

Accumulated amortization

     (18.8     (14.8 )
                

Net software

     35.8        40.2   
                

Other

     28.2        26.8   

Accumulated amortization

     (19.0     (16.7 )
                

Net other

     9.2        10.1   
                

Total acquired intangible assets, net

   $ 93.3      $ 104.9   
                

Other intangible assets primarily consist of databases, trade names and covenants not to compete.

Amortization expense is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009      2010      2009  

Amortization expense

   $ 4.2       $ 4.2       $ 12.1       $ 12.4   

Estimated future amortization expense for acquired intangible assets subject to amortization is as follows:

 

Year Ending December 31,

      

2010 (after September 30)

   $ 3.8   

2011

     14.8   

2012

     14.2   

2013

     14.0   

2014

     10.6   

Thereafter

     35.9   

Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. If the estimated undiscounted future cash flows are lower than the carrying amount of the related asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the carrying amount and the estimated fair value of the asset. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually as of November 30th, or more frequently if circumstances indicate the assets may be impaired. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 there were no impairments to goodwill or intangible assets. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, there were no impairments to goodwill, however $0.2 million of intangible assets was included in the restructuring charge as further described in Note 9 below.

RESTRUCTURING
RESTRUCTURING

NOTE 9. RESTRUCTURING

On March 27, 2009, the Company approved the 2009 Restructuring Plan to reduce costs in response to a strategic review of its business in certain jurisdictions and weak global economic and market conditions. The 2009 Restructuring Plan consisted of headcount reductions of approximately 150 positions representing approximately 4% of the Company’s workforce at December 31, 2008 as well as contract termination costs and the divestiture of non-strategic assets. The 2009 Restructuring Plan included closing offices in South Bend, Indiana; Jakarta, Indonesia and Taipei, Taiwan. There was $0.2 million in accelerated amortization for intangible assets recognized in the first quarter of 2009 relating to the closure of the Jakarta, Indonesia office. The remaining liability relating to this charge will result in cash outlays that will be substantially paid out over the next twelve months. The cumulative amount of expense incurred from inception through September 30, 2010 for the 2009 Restructuring Plan was $14.8 million. The 2009 Restructuring Plan was substantially complete at September 30, 2009.

 

On December 31, 2007, the Company approved the 2007 Restructuring Plan that reduced global headcount by approximately 275 positions, or approximately 7.5% of the workforce at September 30, 2007, in response to the Company’s reorganization announced in August 2007 and a decline in the then current and anticipated issuance of rated debt securities in some market sectors. Included in the 2007 Restructuring Plan was a reduction of staff as a result of: (i) consolidation of certain corporate staff functions, (ii) the integration of businesses comprising MA and (iii) an anticipated decline in new securities issuance in some market sectors. The 2007 Restructuring Plan also called for the termination of technology contracts as well as the outsourcing of certain technology functions. The cumulative amount of expense incurred from inception through September 30, 2010 for the 2007 Restructuring Plan was $50.2 million. The 2007 Restructuring Plan was substantially complete as of December 31, 2008.

Total expenses included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009      2010     2009  
     (in millions)  

2007 Restructuring Plan

   $ 0.3       $ 0.7       $ 0.8      $ 1.6   

2009 Restructuring Plan

     0.1       $ 3.0         (0.8 )     17.0   
                                  

Total

   $ 0.4       $ 3.7       $ —        $ 18.6   
                                  

The amount related to the 2009 Restructuring Plan for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2009 reflects costs associated with initial estimates for this plan. All other amounts in the table above reflect adjustments to previous estimates for both plans.

Changes to the restructuring liability during the first nine months of 2010 were as follows:

 

     Employee Termination Costs           Total
Restructuring
Liability
 
     Severance     Pension
Settlements
     Total     Contract
Termination Costs
   

Balance at December 31, 2009

   $ 4.4      $ 8.1       $ 12.5      $ 1.5      $ 14.0   

2007 Restructuring Plan

           

Cost incurred and adjustments

     (0.2 )     —           (0.2 )     0.4        0.2   

Cash payments

     —          —           —          (0.4 )     (0.4 )

2009 Restructuring Plan

           

Cost incurred and adjustments

     (1.0 )     —           (1.0 )     —          (1.0 )

Cash payments

     (3.0 )     —           (3.0 )     (0.4 )     (3.4 )

FX Translation

     (0.1 )     —           (0.1 )     —          (0.1 )
                                         

Balance at September 30, 2010

   $ 0.1      $ 8.1       $ 8.2      $ 1.1      $ 9.3   
                                         

As of September 30, 2010, the remaining restructuring liability of $1.2 million relating to severance and contract termination costs is expected to be paid out before the end of 2010. Payments related to the $8.1 million unfunded pension liability will be paid in accordance with the Post-Retirement Plans as certain of the affected employees reach retirement age.

Severance and contract termination costs of $1.2 million and $5.9 million as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, are recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, the amount for pension settlements is recorded within other liabilities as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS
PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS

NOTE 10. PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS

Moody’s maintains funded and unfunded noncontributory Defined Benefit Pension Plans primarily for U.S. based employees. The DBPPs provide defined benefits using a cash balance formula based on years of service and career average salary for its U.S. employees or final average pay for selected executives. The Company also provides certain healthcare and life insurance benefits for retired U.S. employees. The post-retirement healthcare plans are contributory with participants’ contributions adjusted annually; the life insurance plans are noncontributory. Moody’s funded and unfunded pension plans, the post-retirement healthcare plans and the post-retirement life insurance plans are collectively referred to herein as the Post-Retirement Plans.

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company no longer offers DBPPs to U.S. employees hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2008. New U.S. employees will instead receive a retirement contribution of similar benefit value under the Company’s Profit Participation Plan. Current participants of the Company’s U.S. DBPPs continue to accrue benefits based on existing plan benefit formulas.

 

The components of net periodic benefit expense related to the Post-Retirement Plans are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     Pension Plans     Other
Post-Retirement
Plans
 
     2010     2009     2010      2009  

Components of net periodic expense

         

Service cost

   $ 3.3      $ 3.0      $ 0.2       $ 0.2   

Interest cost

     3.1        2.5        0.2         0.2   

Expected return on plan assets

     (2.7     (2.5 )     —           —     

Amortization of net actuarial loss from earlier periods

     0.7        0.1        —           —     

Amortization of net prior service costs from earlier periods

     0.2        0.1        0.1         —     
                                 

Net periodic expense

   $ 4.6      $ 3.2      $ 0.5       $ 0.4   
                                 
     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     Pension Plans     Other
Post-Retirement
Plans
 
     2010     2009     2010      2009  

Components of net periodic expense

         

Service cost

   $ 10.1      $ 9.1      $ 0.6       $ 0.6   

Interest cost

     9.1        7.4        0.6         0.6   

Expected return on plan assets

     (8.0     (7.5 )     —           —     

Amortization of net actuarial loss from earlier periods

     2.1        0.4        —           —     

Amortization of net prior service costs from earlier periods

     0.5        0.3        0.1         —     
                                 

Net periodic expense

   $ 13.8      $ 9.7      $ 1.3       $ 1.2   
                                 

In March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) and the related reconciliation measure, which modifies certain provisions of the Act, were signed into law. The Act repeals the current rule permitting deduction of the portion of the drug coverage expense that is offset by the Medicare Part D subsidy. The provision of the Act is effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010 and the reconciliation measure delays the aforementioned repeal of the drug coverage expense reduction by two years to December 31, 2012. The Company has accounted for the enactment of the two laws in the first quarter of 2010, for which the impact to the Company’s income tax expense and net income was immaterial.

The Company made payments of $1.1 million to its unfunded DBPPs and $0.3 million to its other post-retirement plans during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The Company presently anticipates making additional payments of $7.2 million to its unfunded DBPPs and $0.3 million to its other post-retirement plans during the remainder of 2010.

 

INDEBTEDNESS
INDEBTEDNESS

NOTE 11. INDEBTEDNESS

The following table summarizes total indebtedness:

 

     September 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

2007 Facility

   $ —        $ —     

Commercial paper, net of unamortized discount of nil and $0.1 million at 2010 and 2009, respectively.

     15.0        443.7   

Notes payable:

    

Series 2005-1 Notes due 2015

     300.0        300.0   

Series 2007-1 Notes due 2017

     300.0        300.0   

2010 Senior Notes, net of unamortized discount of $3.1 million at 2010, due 2020

     496.9        —     

2008 Term Loan, various payments through 2013

     148.1        150.0   
                

Total Debt

     1,260.0        1,193.7   

Current portion

     (24.4     (447.5
                

Total long-term debt

   $ 1,235.6      $ 746.2   
                

2007 Facility

On September 28, 2007, the Company entered into a $1.0 billion five-year senior, unsecured revolving credit facility, expiring in September 2012. The 2007 Facility will serve, in part, to support the Company’s CP Program described below. Interest on borrowings is payable at rates that are based on LIBOR plus a premium that can range from 16.0 to 40.0 basis points of the outstanding borrowing amount depending on the Debt/EBITDA ratio. The Company also pays quarterly facility fees, regardless of borrowing activity under the 2007 Facility. The quarterly fees for the 2007 Facility can range from 4.0 to 10.0 basis points per annum of the facility amount, depending on the Company’s Debt/EBITDA ratio. The Company also pays a utilization fee of 5.0 basis points on borrowings outstanding when the aggregate amount outstanding exceeds 50% of the total facility. The 2007 Facility contains certain covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, without the approval of the lenders, to engage in mergers, consolidations, asset sales, transactions with affiliates and sale-leaseback transactions or to incur liens, as defined in the related agreement. The 2007 Facility also contains financial covenants that, among other things, require the Company to maintain a Debt/EBITDA ratio of not more than 4.0 to 1.0 at the end of any fiscal quarter.

Commercial Paper

On October 3, 2007, the Company entered into a private placement commercial paper program under which the Company may issue CP notes up to a maximum amount of $1.0 billion. Amounts available under the CP Program may be re-borrowed. The CP Program is supported by the Company’s 2007 Facility. The maturities of the CP Notes will vary, but may not exceed 397 days from the date of issue. The CP Notes are sold at a discount from par or, alternatively, sold at par and bear interest at rates that will vary based upon market conditions at the time of issuance. The rates of interest will depend on whether the CP Notes will be a fixed or floating rate. The interest on a floating rate may be based on the following: (a) certificate of deposit rate; (b) commercial paper rate; (c) federal funds rate; (d) LIBOR; (e) prime rate; (f) Treasury rate; or (g) such other base rate as may be specified in a supplement to the private placement agreement. The weighted average interest rate on CP borrowings outstanding was 0.6% and 0.3% as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The CP Program contains certain events of default including, among other things: non-payment of principal, interest or fees; entrance into any form of moratorium; and bankruptcy and insolvency events, subject in certain instances to cure periods.

Notes Payable

On August 19, 2010, the Company issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes in a public offering. The 2010 Senior Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.50% and mature on September 1, 2020. Interest on the 2010 Senior Notes will be due semi-annually on September 1 and March 1 of each year, commencing March 1, 2011. The Company may prepay the 2010 Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at any time at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount being prepaid, plus accrued and unpaid interest and a Make-Whole Amount. Additionally, at the option of the holders of the notes, the Company may be required to purchase all or a portion of the notes upon occurrence of a “Change of Control Triggering Event,” as defined in the Indenture, at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase. The Indenture contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur or create liens and enter into sale and leaseback transactions. In addition, the Indenture contains a covenant that limits the ability of the Company to consolidate or merge with another entity or to sell all or substantially all of its assets to another entity. The Indenture contains customary default provisions. In addition, an event of default will occur if the Company or certain of it subsidiaries fail to pay the principal of any indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) when due at maturity in an aggregate amount of $50 million or more, or a default occurs that results in the acceleration of the maturity of the Company’s or certain of its subsidiaries’ indebtedness in an aggregate amount of $50 million or more. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default under the Indenture, the notes may become immediately due and payable either automatically or by the vote of the holders of more than 25% of the aggregate principal amount of all of the notes then outstanding.

 

On September 7, 2007, the Company issued and sold through a private placement transaction, $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.06% Series 2007-1 Senior Unsecured Notes due 2017 pursuant to the 2007 Agreement. The Series 2007-1 Notes have a ten-year term and bear interest at an annual rate of 6.06%, payable semi-annually on March 7 and September 7. Under the terms of the 2007 Agreement, the Company may, from time to time within five years, in its sole discretion, issue additional series of senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of up to $500.0 million pursuant to one or more supplements to the 2007 Agreement. The Company may prepay the Series 2007-1 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount being prepaid, plus accrued and unpaid interest and a Make Whole Amount. The 2007 Agreement contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company, and certain of its subsidiaries to, among other things: enter into transactions with affiliates, dispose of assets, incur or create liens, enter into any sale-leaseback transactions, or merge with any other corporation or convey, transfer or lease substantially all of its assets. The Company must also not permit its Debt/EBITDA ratio to exceed 4.0 to 1.0 at the end of any fiscal quarter.

On September 30, 2005, the Company issued and sold through a private placement transaction, $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of its Series 2005-1 Senior Unsecured Notes due 2015 pursuant to the 2005 Agreement. The Series 2005-1 Notes have a ten-year term and bear interest at an annual rate of 4.98%, payable semi-annually on March 30 and September 30. Proceeds from the sale of the Series 2005-1 Notes were used to refinance $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s outstanding 7.61% senior notes which matured on September 30, 2005. In the event that Moody’s pays all, or part, of the Series 2005-1 Notes in advance of their maturity, such prepayment will be subject to a Make Whole Amount. The Series 2005-1 Notes are subject to certain covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, without the approval of the lenders, to engage in mergers, consolidations, asset sales, transactions with affiliates and sale-leaseback transactions or to incur liens, as defined in the related agreements.

2008 Term Loan

On May 7, 2008, Moody’s entered into a five-year, $150.0 million senior unsecured term loan with several lenders. Proceeds from the loan were used to pay off a portion of the CP outstanding. Interest on borrowings under the 2008 Term Loan is payable quarterly at rates that are based on LIBOR plus a margin that can range from 125 basis points to 175 basis points depending on the Company’s Debt/EBITDA ratio. The outstanding borrowings shall amortize beginning in 2010 in accordance with the schedule of payments set forth in the 2008 Term Loan outlined in the table below.

The 2008 Term Loan contains restrictive covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of the Company to engage or to permit its subsidiaries to engage in mergers, consolidations, asset sales, transactions with affiliates and sale-leaseback transactions or to incur, or permit its subsidiaries to incur, liens, in each case, subject to certain exceptions and limitations. The 2008 Term Loan also limits the amount of debt that subsidiaries of the Company may incur. In addition, the 2008 Term Loan contains a financial covenant that requires the Company to maintain a Debt/EBITDA ratio of not more than 4.0 to 1.0 at the end of any fiscal quarter.

The principal payments due on the 2008 Term Loan through its maturity are as follows:

 

Year Ending December 31,

      

2010 (after September 30)

   $ 1.9   

2011

     11.3   

2012

     71.2   

2013

     63.7   
        

Total

   $ 148.1   
        

At September 30, 2010, the Company was in compliance with all covenants contained within all of the debt agreements. In addition to the covenants described above, the 2007 Facility, the 2005 Agreement, the 2007 Agreement, the 2010 Senior Notes and the 2008 Term Loan contain cross default provisions. These provisions state that default under one of the aforementioned debt instruments could in turn permit lenders under other debt instruments to declare borrowings outstanding under those instruments to be immediately due and payable. As of September 30, 2010, there were no such cross defaults.

 

Interest (expense) income, net

The following table summarizes the components of interest as presented in the consolidated statements of operations:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Expense on borrowings

   $ (14.0 )   $ (10.4 )   $ (35.4 )   $ (34.8 )

Income

     0.8        0.6        1.9        2.0   

Expense on UTBs and other tax related liabilities

     (0.2 )     (2.4 )     (5.3 )     4.3   

Capitalized

     0.6        0.7        1.2        1.1   

Legacy Tax (a)

     —          —          2.5        6.5   
                                

Total interest expense, net

   $ (12.8 )   $ (11.5 )   $ (35.1 )   $ (20.9 )
                                

 

(a) The amounts in both years represent interest income related to the favorable settlement of Legacy Tax Matters, as further discussed in Note 12 below.

Net interest expense of $20.9 million for the first nine months of 2009 reflects a reduction of approximately $12 million related to tax and tax-related liabilities.

The Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion, is recorded at cost. The fair value and carrying value of the Company’s long-term debt as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 is as follows:

 

     September 30, 2010      December 31, 2009  
     Carrying
Amount
     Estimated
Fair
Value
     Carrying
Amount
     Estimated
Fair
Value
 

Series 2005-1 Notes

   $ 300.0       $ 314.4       $ 300.0       $ 291.1   

Series 2007-1 Notes

     300.0         327.8         300.0         298.6   

2010 Senior Notes

     496.9         515.0         —           —     

2008 Term Loan

     148.1         148.1         150.0         150.0   
                                   

Total

   $ 1,245.0       $ 1,305.3       $ 750.0       $ 739.7   
                                   

The fair value of the Company’s 2010 Senior Notes is based on quoted market prices. The fair value of the remaining long-term debt, which is not publicly traded, is estimated using discounted cash flows based on prevailing interest rates available to the Company for borrowings with similar maturities.

CONTINGENCIES
CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 12. CONTINGENCIES

From time to time, Moody’s is involved in legal and tax proceedings, governmental investigations, claims and litigation that are incidental to the Company’s business, including claims based on ratings assigned by MIS. Moody’s is also subject to ongoing tax audits in the normal course of business. Management periodically assesses the Company’s liabilities and contingencies in connection with these matters based upon the latest information available. Moody’s discloses material pending legal proceedings pursuant to SEC rules and other pending matters as it may determine to be appropriate.

Following the events in the U.S. subprime residential mortgage sector and the credit markets more broadly over the last several years, MIS and other credit rating agencies are the subject of intense scrutiny, increased regulation, ongoing investigation, and civil litigation. Legislative, regulatory and enforcement entities around the world are considering additional legislation, regulation and enforcement actions, including with respect to MIS’s compliance with newly imposed regulatory standards. Moody’s has received subpoenas and inquiries from states attorneys general and other governmental authorities and is responding to such investigations and inquiries.

        On July 1, 2008, Moody’s publicly announced the results of the Company’s investigation into the issues raised in a May 21, 2008 report by a newspaper concerning a coding error in a model used in the rating process for certain constant-proportion debt obligations. The Company’s investigation determined that, in April 2007, members of a European rating surveillance committee engaged in conduct contrary to Moody’s Code of Professional Conduct. On March 18, 2010, MIS received a “Wells Notice” from the Staff of the SEC stating that the Staff was considering recommending that the SEC institute administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against MIS in connection with MIS’s initial June 2007 application on SEC Form NRSRO to register as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization under the CRA Reform Act of 2006. The SEC Staff subsequently informed the Company that the Staff’s investigation of the matter had been completed, that a Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Exchange Act would be issued and that no enforcement action would be taken by the SEC.

In addition, the Company is facing litigation from market participants relating to the performance of MIS rated securities. Although Moody’s in the normal course experiences such litigation, the volume and cost of defending such litigation has significantly increased in the current economic environment.

On June 27, 2008, the Brockton Contributory Retirement System, a purported shareholder of the Company’s securities, filed a purported shareholder derivative complaint on behalf of the Company against its directors and certain senior officers, and the Company as nominal defendant, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York. The plaintiff asserts various causes of action relating to the named defendants’ oversight of MIS’s ratings of RMBS and constant-proportion debt obligations, and their participation in the alleged public dissemination of false and misleading information about MIS’s ratings practices and/or a failure to implement internal procedures and controls to prevent the alleged wrongdoing. The plaintiff seeks compensatory damages, restitution, disgorgement of profits and other equitable relief. On July 2, 2008, Thomas R. Flynn, a purported shareholder of the Company’s securities, filed a similar purported shareholder derivative complaint on behalf of the Company against its directors and certain senior officers, and the Company as nominal defendant, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, asserting similar claims and seeking the same relief. The cases have been consolidated and plaintiffs filed an amended consolidated complaint in November 2008. The Company removed the consolidated action to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in December 2008. In January 2009, the plaintiffs moved to remand the case to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, which the Company opposed. On February 23, 2010, the court issued an opinion remanding the case to the Supreme Court of New York. On October 30, 2008, the Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System, a purported shareholder of the Company’s securities, also filed a shareholder derivative complaint on behalf of the Company against its directors and certain officers, and the Company as a nominal defendant, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. This complaint also asserts various causes of action relating to the Company’s ratings of RMBS, CDO and constant-proportion debt obligations, and named defendants’ participation in the alleged public dissemination of false and misleading information about MIS’s ratings practices and/or a failure to implement internal procedures and controls to prevent the alleged wrongdoing. On December 9, 2008, Rena Nadoff, a purported shareholder of the Company, filed a shareholder derivative complaint on behalf of the Company against its directors and its CEO, and the Company as a nominal defendant, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The complaint asserts a claim for breach of fiduciary duty in connection with alleged overrating of asset-backed securities and underrating of municipal securities. On October 20, 2009, the Company moved to dismiss or stay the action in favor of related federal litigation. On January 26, 2010, the court entered a stipulation and order, submitted jointly by the parties, staying the Nadoff litigation pending coordination and prosecution of similar claims in the above and below described federal derivative actions. On July 6, 2009, W. A. Sokolowski, a purported shareholder of the Company, filed a purported shareholder derivative complaint on behalf of the Company against its directors and current and former officers, and the Company as a nominal defendant, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint asserts claims relating to alleged mismanagement of the Company’s processes for rating structured finance transactions, alleged insider trading and causing the Company to buy back its own stock at artificially inflated prices.

Two purported class action complaints have been filed by purported purchasers of the Company’s securities against the Company and certain of its senior officers, asserting claims under the federal securities laws. The first was filed by Raphael Nach in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on July 19, 2007. The second was filed by Teamsters Local 282 Pension Trust Fund in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on September 26, 2007. Both actions have been consolidated into a single proceeding entitled In re Moody’s Corporation Securities Litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. On June 27, 2008, a consolidated amended complaint was filed, purportedly on behalf of all purchasers of the Company’s securities during the period February 3, 2006 through October 24, 2007. Plaintiffs allege that the defendants issued false and/or misleading statements concerning the Company’s business conduct, business prospects, business conditions and financial results relating primarily to MIS’s ratings of structured finance products including RMBS, CDO and constant-proportion debt obligations. The plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount of compensatory damages and their reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the case. The Company moved for dismissal of the consolidated amended complaint in September 2008. On February 23, 2009, the court issued an opinion dismissing certain claims and sustaining others.

Moody’s Wall Street Analytics unit is cooperating with an investigation by the SEC concerning services provided by that unit to certain financial institutions in connection with the valuations used by those institutions with respect to certain financial instruments held by such institutions.

For claims, litigation and proceedings not related to income taxes, where it is both probable that a liability is expected to be incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated, the Company records liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and periodically adjusts these as appropriate. In other instances, because of uncertainties related to the probable outcome and/or the amount or range of loss, management does not record a liability but discloses the contingency if significant. As additional information becomes available, the Company adjusts its assessments and estimates of such matters accordingly. For income tax matters, the Company employs the prescribed methodology of Topic 740 of the ASC which requires a company to first determine whether it is more-likely-than-not (defined as a likelihood of more than fifty percent) that a tax position will be sustained based on its technical merits as of the reporting date, assuming that taxing authorities will examine the position and have full knowledge of all relevant information. A tax position that meets this more-likely-than-not threshold is then measured and recognized at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely to be realized upon effective settlement with a taxing authority.

The Company cannot predict the ultimate impact that any of the legislative, regulatory, enforcement or litigation matters may have on how its business is conducted and thus its competitive position, financial position or results of operations. Based on its review of the latest information available, in the opinion of management, the ultimate monetary liability of the Company for the pending matters referred to above (other than the Legacy Tax Matters that are discussed below) is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, although it is possible that the effect could be material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations for an individual reporting period.

Legacy Tax Matters

Moody’s continues to have exposure to potential liabilities arising from Legacy Tax Matters. As of September 30, 2010, Moody’s has recorded liabilities for Legacy Tax Matters totaling $58.1 million. This includes liabilities and accrued interest due to New D&B arising from the 2000 Distribution Agreement. It is possible that the ultimate liability for Legacy Tax Matters could be greater than the liabilities recorded by the Company, which could result in additional charges that may be material to Moody’s future reported results, financial position and cash flows.

The following summary of the relationships among Moody’s, New D&B and their predecessor entities is important in understanding the Company’s exposure to the Legacy Tax Matters.

 

In November 1996, The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation separated into three separate public companies: The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, ACNielsen Corporation and Cognizant Corporation. In June 1998, The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation separated into two separate public companies: Old D&B and R.H. Donnelley Corporation. During 1998, Cognizant separated into two separate public companies: IMS Health Incorporated and Nielsen Media Research, Inc. In September 2000, Old D&B separated into two separate public companies: New D&B and Moody’s.

Old D&B and its predecessors entered into global tax planning initiatives in the normal course of business. These initiatives are subject to normal review by tax authorities. Old D&B and its predecessors also entered into a series of agreements covering the sharing of any liabilities for payment of taxes, penalties and interest resulting from unfavorable IRS determinations on certain tax matters, and certain other potential tax liabilities, all as described in such agreements. Further, in connection with the 2000 Distribution and pursuant to the terms of the 2000 Distribution Agreement, New D&B and Moody’s have agreed on the financial responsibility for any potential liabilities related to these Legacy Tax Matters.

Settlement agreements were executed with the IRS in 2005 regarding the Legacy Tax Matters for the years 1989-1990 and 1993-1996. These settlements represent substantially all of the total potential liability to the IRS, including penalties. As of September 30, 2010, the Company continues to carry a liability of $2.0 million for the remaining potential exposure. In addition, with respect to these settlement agreements, Moody’s and New D&B believe that IMS Health and NMR did not pay their full share of the liability to the IRS pursuant to the terms of the applicable separation agreements among the parties. Moody’s and New D&B paid these amounts to the IRS on their behalf, and attempted to resolve this dispute with IMS Health and NMR. As a result, Moody’s and New D&B commenced arbitration proceedings against IMS Health and NMR in connection with the 1989-1990 matter. This matter was resolved during the third quarter of 2008 in favor of Moody’s and New D&B, resulting in IMS Health and NMR having paid a total of $6.7 million to Moody’s. In the second quarter of 2009, Moody’s and New D&B reached a settlement with IMS Health and NMR with respect to the 1993-1996 matter, resulting in $10.8 million of cash proceeds paid to Moody’s of which $6.5 million represents interest and $4.3 million is a reduction of tax expense.

Amortization Expense Deductions

This Legacy Tax Matter, which was affected by developments in June 2007 and 2008 as further described below, involves a partnership transaction which resulted in amortization expense deductions on the tax returns of Old D&B since 1997. IRS audits of Old D&B’s and New D&B’s tax returns for the years 1997 through 2002 concluded in June 2007 without any disallowance of the amortization expense deductions, or any other adjustments to income related to this partnership transaction. These audits resulted in the IRS issuing the Notices for other tax issues for the 1997-2000 years aggregating $9.5 million in tax and penalties, plus statutory interest of approximately $6 million, which should be apportioned among Moody’s, New D&B, IMS Health and NMR pursuant to the terms of the applicable separation agreements. Moody’s share of this assessment was $6.6 million including interest, net of tax. In November 2007, the IRS assessed the tax and penalties and used a portion of the deposit discussed below to satisfy the assessment, together with interest. As noted below, the Company has challenged the IRS’s actions and recovered a portion of these amounts. The absence of any tax deficiencies in the Notices for the amortization expense deductions for the years 1997 through 2002, combined with the expiration of the statute of limitations for 1997 through 2002, for issues not assessed, resulted in Moody’s recording an earnings benefit of $52.3 million in the second quarter of 2007. This is comprised of two components, as follows: (i) a reversal of a tax liability of $27.3 million related to the period from 1997 through the Distribution Date, reducing the provision for income taxes; and (ii) a reduction of accrued interest expense of $17.5 million ($10.6 million, net of tax) and an increase in other non-operating income of $14.4 million, relating to amounts due to New D&B. In June 2008, the statute of limitations for New D&B relating to the 2003 tax year expired. As a result, in the second quarter of 2008, Moody’s recorded a reduction of accrued interest expense of $2.3 million ($1.4 million, net of tax) and an increase in other non-operating income of $6.4 million, relating to amounts due to New D&B.

On the Distribution Date, New D&B paid Moody’s $55.0 million for 50% of certain anticipated future tax benefits of New D&B through 2012. It is possible that IRS audits of New D&B for tax years after 2003 could result in income adjustments with respect to the amortization expense deductions of this partnership transaction. In the event that these tax benefits are not claimed or otherwise not realized by New D&B, or there is an audit adjustment, Moody’s would be required, pursuant to the terms of the 2000 Distribution Agreement, to repay to New D&B an amount equal to the discounted value of its share of the related future tax benefits and its share of any tax liability that New D&B incurs. As of September 30, 2010, Moody’s liability with respect to this matter totaled $56.2 million.

In March 2006, New D&B and Moody’s each deposited $39.8 million with the IRS in order to stop the accrual of statutory interest on potential tax deficiencies with respect to the 1997 through 2002 tax years. In July 2007, New D&B and Moody’s commenced procedures to recover approximately $57 million of these deposits ($24.6 million for New D&B and $31.9 million for Moody’s), which represents the excess of the original deposits over the total of the deficiencies asserted in the Notices. As noted above, in November 2007 the IRS used a portion of Moody’s share of the deposit to satisfy an assessment and related interest; it subsequently returned the balance of the deposit with interest. The Company has pursued a refund of a portion of the outstanding amount. In May 2010, the IRS refunded $5.2 million to the Company for the 1997 tax year, which included interest of approximately $2.5 million.

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

NOTE 13. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

The components of total comprehensive income, net of tax, are as follows:

 

     Three months ended September 30,  
     2010     2009  
     Shareholders’
of Moody’s
Corporation
    Noncontrolling
Interests
     Total     Shareholders’
of Moody’s
Corporation
    Noncontrolling
Interests
     Total  

Net income

   $ 136.0      $ 1.2       $ 137.2      $ 100.6      $ 1.1       $ 101.7   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges (net of tax of $0.1 million and $0.7 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively)

     (0.6 )     —           (0.6 )     (2.9 )     —           (2.9

FX translation (net of tax of $1.7 million and $1.0 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively)

     58.8        0.7         59.5        13.2        0.5         13.7   

Amortization and recognition of actuarial losses and prior service costs (net of tax of $0.4 million and $0.1 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively)

     0.5        —           0.5        0.1        —           0.1   
                                                  

Total comprehensive income

   $ 194.7      $ 1.9       $ 196.6      $ 111.0      $ 1.6       $ 112.6   
                                                  
     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2010     2009  
     Shareholders’
of Moody’s
Corporation
    Noncontrolling
Interests
     Total     Shareholders’
of Moody’s
Corporation
    Noncontrolling
Interests
     Total  

Net income

   $ 370.4      $ 4.1       $ 374.5      $ 300.1      $ 3.7       $ 303.8   

Net realized and unrealized gain/ (loss) on cash flow hedges (net of tax of $0.1 million and $3.4 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively)

     (0.3 )     —           (0.3 )     (1.4 )     —           (1.4

FX translation (net of tax of $10.3 million and $10.7 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively)

     11.5        0.3         11.8        30.5        0.3         30.8   

Net actuarial gains and prior service costs (net of tax of $2.9 million and $2.1 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively)

     4.1        —           4.1        3.1        —           3.1   

Amortization and recognition of actuarial losses and prior service costs (net of tax of $1.4 million and $0.3 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively)

     1.3        —           1.3        0.4        —           0.4   
                                                  

Total comprehensive income

   $ 387.0      $ 4.4       $ 391.4      $ 332.7      $ 4.0       $ 336.7   
                                                  

 

The following table summarizes the activity in the Company’s noncontrolling interests:

 

     Nine Months ended
September 30,
 
     2010     2009  

Beginning Balance

   $ 10.1      $ 8.3   

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     4.1        3.7   

Dividends declared to noncontrolling interests

     (4.4 )     (2.9 )

FX translation

     0.3        0.3   
                

Ending Balance

   $ 10.1      $ 9.4   
                
SEGMENT INFORMATION
SEGMENT INFORMATION

NOTE 14. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates in two reportable segments: MIS and MA.

Revenue for MIS and expenses for MA include an intersegment royalty charged to MA for the rights to use and distribute content, data and products developed by MIS. Additionally, overhead costs and corporate expenses of the Company are allocated to each segment based on a revenue-split methodology. Overhead expenses include costs such as rent and occupancy, information technology and support staff such as finance, human resource, information technology and legal. “Eliminations” in the table below represent intersegment royalty revenue/expense.

Below is financial information by segment, MIS and MA revenue by line of business and consolidated revenue information by geographic area, each of which is for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010, and total assets by segment as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

Financial Information by Segment

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2010      2009  
     MIS     MA      Eliminations     Consolidated      MIS      MA      Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenue

   $ 373.7      $ 155.1       $ (15.5 )   $ 513.3       $ 319.8       $ 146.5       $ (14.5   $ 451.8   

Expenses:

                    

Operating, SG&A

     205.0        116.4         (15.5 )     305.9         173.7         100.2         (14.5     259.4   

Restructuring

     0.2        0.2         —          0.4         1.0         2.7         —          3.7   

Depreciation and amortization

     9.7        8.4         —          18.1         7.9         8.3         —          16.2   
                                                                    

Total

     214.9        125.0         (15.5 )     324.4         182.6         111.2         (14.5     279.3   
                                                                    

Operating income

   $ 158.8      $ 30.1       $ —        $ 188.9       $ 137.2       $ 35.3       $ —        $ 172.5   
                                                                    
     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2010      2009  
     MIS     MA      Eliminations     Consolidated      MIS      MA      Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenue

   $ 1,068.6      $ 445.4       $ (46.3 )   $ 1,467.7       $ 929.4       $ 425.6       $ (43.6   $ 1,311.4   

Expenses:

                    

Operating, SG&A

     562.1        326.6         (46.3 )     842.4         489.5         290.8         (43.6     736.7   

Restructuring

     (0.1 )     0.1         —          —           9.1         9.5         —          18.6   

Depreciation and amortization

     25.3        23.8         —          49.1         23.1         24.4         —          47.5   
                                                                    

Total

     587.3        350.5         (46.3 )     891.5         521.7         324.7         (43.6     802.8   
                                                                    

Operating income

   $ 481.3      $ 94.9       $ —        $ 576.2       $ 407.7       $ 100.9       $ —        $ 508.6   
                                                                    

The cumulative restructuring charges incurred since the fourth quarter of 2007 through September 30, 2010 for both restructuring plans, which is further described in Note 9 above, are $48.7 million and $16.3 million for the MIS and MA operating segments, respectively.

In the fourth quarter of 2009, the MA businesses were realigned and renamed to reflect the reporting unit structure for the MA segment at December 31, 2009. Pursuant to this realignment, the subscriptions business was renamed RD&A and the software business was renamed RMS. The revised groupings classify certain subscription-based risk management software revenue and advisory services relating to software sales to the redefined RMS business.

 

The tables below present revenue by LOB by segment and reflect the aforementioned MA business realignment:

MIS and MA Revenue by Line of Business

The table below presents revenue by LOB within each reportable segment:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

MIS:

        

Corporate finance (CFG)

   $ 144.9      $ 101.4      $ 399.2      $ 293.0   

Structured finance (SFG)

     70.1        79.2        214.7        226.2   

Financial institutions (FIG)

     73.6        62.9        213.0        186.5   

Public, project and infrastructure finance (PPIF)

     69.6        61.8        195.4        180.1   
                                

Total external revenue

     358.2        305.3        1,022.3        885.8   

Intersegment royalty

     15.5        14.5        46.3        43.6   
                                

Total MIS

     373.7        319.8        1,068.6        929.4   
                                

MA:

        

Research, data and analytics (RD&A)

     106.0        103.4        315.8        307.7   

Risk management software (RMS)

     42.8        36.8        115.3        102.8   

Professional Services

     6.3        6.3        14.3        15.1   
                                

Total MA

     155.1        146.5        445.4        425.6   
                                

Eliminations

     (15.5 )     (14.5 )     (46.3 )     (43.6 )
                                

Total MCO

   $ 513.3      $ 451.8      $ 1,467.7      $ 1,311.4   
                                

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,      Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2010      2009      2010      2009  

United States

   $ 278.3       $ 229.7       $ 794.4       $ 675.7   
                                   

International:

           

EMEA

     155.5         156.7         453.9         453.3   

Other

     79.5         65.4         219.4         182.4   
                                   

Total International

     235.0         222.1         673.3         635.7   
                                   

Total

   $ 513.3       $ 451.8       $ 1,467.7       $ 1,311.4   
                                   

 

     September 30, 2010      December 31, 2009  
     MIS      MA      Corporate
Assets (a)
     Consolidated      MIS      MA      Corporate
Assets (a)
     Consolidated  

Total Assets by Segment:

                       

Total Assets

   $ 594.7         783.4         970.1       $ 2,348.2       $ 579.4         724.9         699.0       $ 2,003.3   
                                                                       

 

(a) Represents common assets that are shared between each segment or utilized by the corporate entity. Such assets primarily include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, unallocated property and equipment and deferred taxes.

 

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

NOTE 15. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Adopted:

In June 2009, the FASB issued a new accounting standard related to the consolidation of variable interest entities. This new standard eliminates the quantitative approach previously required for determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity and requires ongoing qualitative reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. This new standard also requires enhanced disclosures regarding an enterprise’s involvement in variable interest entities. The Company has adopted this new accounting standard as of January 1, 2010 and the implementation did not impact its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements” (“ASU 2009-13”). The new standard changes the requirements for establishing separate units of accounting in a multiple element arrangement and requires the allocation of arrangement consideration to each deliverable based on the relative selling price. The selling price for each deliverable is based on vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price (“VSOE”) if available, third-party evidence (“TPE”) if VSOE is not available, or estimated selling price (“ESP”) if neither VSOE nor TPE is available. The Company has elected to early adopt ASU 2009-13 on a prospective basis for applicable transactions originating or materially modified on or after January 1, 2010. The early adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Further information on the early adoption of this standard is set forth in Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements”. The new standard requires disclosure regarding transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 classifications within the fair value hierarchy as well as requiring further detail of activity within the Level 3 category of the fair value hierarchy. The new standard also requires disclosures regarding the fair value for each class of assets and liabilities, which is a subset of assets or liabilities within a line item in a company’s balance sheet. Additionally, the standard will require further disclosures surrounding inputs and valuation techniques used in fair value measurements. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures set forth in this ASU are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the additional disclosures regarding Level 3 fair value measurements, for which the effective date is for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2010. The Company has partially adopted the provisions of this ASU as of January 1, 2010 for all new disclosure requirements except for the aforementioned requirements regarding Level 3 fair-value measurements, for which the Company will adopt that portion of the ASU on January 1, 2011. The portion of this ASU that was adopted on January 1, 2010 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company does not expect the implementation of the portion of this ASU that relates to Level 3 fair value measurements to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

SUBSEQUENT EVENT
SUBSEQUENT EVENT

NOTE 16. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On October 26, 2010, the Board approved the declaration of a quarterly dividend of $0.105 per share of Moody’s common stock, payable on December 10, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 20, 2010.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or the services have been provided and accepted by the customer when applicable, fees are determinable and the collection of resulting receivables is considered probable.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements” (“ASU 2009-13”). The new standard changes the requirements for establishing separate units of accounting in a multiple element arrangement and requires the allocation of arrangement consideration based on the relative selling price of each deliverable. The Company has elected to early adopt ASU 2009-13 on a prospective basis for applicable transactions originating or materially modified on or after January 1, 2010. If applied in the same manner to the year ended December 31, 2009, ASU 2009-13 would not have had a material impact on net revenue reported for both its MIS and MA segments in terms of the timing and pattern of revenue recognition. The adoption of ASU 2009-13 did not have a significant effect on the Company’s net revenue in the period of adoption and is also not expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s net revenue in periods after the initial adoption when applied to multiple element arrangements based on the currently anticipated business volume and pricing.

For 2010 and future periods, pursuant to the guidance of ASU 2009-13, when a sales arrangement contains multiple deliverables, the Company allocates revenue to each deliverable based on its relative selling price which is determined based on its vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) if available, third party evidence (“TPE”) if VSOE is not available, or estimated selling price (“ESP”) if neither VSOE nor TPE is available.

 

The Company’s products and services will generally continue to qualify as separate units of accounting under ASU 2009-13. The Company evaluates each deliverable in an arrangement to determine whether it represents a separate unit of accounting. A deliverable constitutes a separate unit of accounting when it has stand-alone value to the customers and if the arrangement includes a customer refund or return right relative to the delivered item, the delivery and performance of the undelivered item is considered probable and substantially in the Company’s control. In instances where the aforementioned criteria are not met, the deliverable is combined with the undelivered items and revenue recognition is determined as one single unit.

The Company determines whether its selling price in a multi-element transaction meets the VSOE criteria by using the price charged for a deliverable when sold separately. In instances where the Company is not able to establish VSOE for all deliverables in a multiple element arrangement, which may be due to the Company infrequently selling each element separately, not selling products within a reasonably narrow price range, or only having a limited sales history, the Company attempts to establish TPE for deliverables. The Company determines whether TPE exists by evaluating largely similar and interchangeable competitor products or services in standalone sales to similarly situated customers. However, due to the difficulty in obtaining third party pricing, possible differences -in its market strategy from that of its peers and the potential that products and services offered by the Company may contain a significant level of differentiation and/or customization such that the comparable pricing of products with similar functionality cannot be obtained, the Company generally is unable to reliably determine TPE. Based on the selling price hierarchy established by ASU 2009-13, when the Company is unable to establish selling price using VSOE or TPE, the Company will establish an ESP. ESP is the price at which the Company would transact a sale if the product or service were sold on a stand-alone basis. The Company establishes its best estimate of ESP considering internal factors relevant to is pricing practices such as costs and margin objectives, standalone sales prices of similar products, percentage of the fee charged for a primary product or service relative to a related product or service, and customer segment and geography. Additional consideration is also given to market conditions such as competitor pricing strategies and market trend. The Company reviews its determination of VSOE, TPE and ESP on an annual basis or more frequently as needed.

In the MIS segment, revenue attributed to initial ratings of issued securities is recognized when the rating is issued. Revenue attributed to monitoring of issuers or issued securities is recognized ratably over the period in which the monitoring is performed, generally one year. In the case of commercial mortgage-backed securities, derivatives, international residential mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, issuers can elect to pay the monitoring fees upfront. These fees are deferred and recognized over the future monitoring periods based on the expected lives of the rated securities.

Multiple element revenue arrangements in the MIS segment are generally comprised of an initial rating and the related monitoring service. Beginning January 1, 2010, in instances where monitoring fees are not charged for the first year monitoring effort, fees are allocated to the initial rating and monitoring services based on the relative selling price of each service to the total arrangement fees. The Company generally uses ESP in determining the selling price for its initial ratings as the Company rarely sells initial ratings separately without providing related monitoring services and thus is unable to establish VSOE or TPE for initial ratings. Prior to January 1, 2010 and pursuant to the previous accounting standards, for these types of arrangements the initial rating fee was first allocated to the monitoring service determined based on the estimated fair market value of monitoring services, with the residual amount allocated to the initial rating. Under ASU 2009-13 this practice can no longer be used for non-software deliverables upon the adoption of ASU 2009-13.

In the MA segment, products and services offered by the Company include software licenses and related maintenance, subscriptions, and professional services. Revenue from subscription based products, such as research and data subscriptions and certain software-based credit risk management subscription products, is recognized ratably over the related subscription period, which is principally one year. Revenue from sale of perpetual licenses of credit processing software is generally recognized at the time the product master or first copy is delivered or transferred to and accepted by the customer. Software maintenance revenue is recognized ratably over the annual maintenance period. Revenue from services rendered within the professional services line of business is generally recognized as the services are performed. If uncertainty exists regarding customer acceptance of the product or service, revenue is not recognized until acceptance occurs.

Products and services offered within the MA segment are sold either stand-alone or together in various combinations. In instances where a multiple element arrangement includes software and non-software deliverables, revenue is allocated to the non-software deliverables and to the software deliverables, as a group, using the relative selling prices of each of the deliverables in the arrangement based on the aforementioned selling price hierarchy. Revenue is recognized for each element based upon the conditions for revenue recognition noted above.

        If the arrangement contains more than one software deliverable, the arrangement consideration allocated to the software deliverables as a group is allocated to each software deliverable using VSOE. In the instances where the Company is not able to determine VSOE for all of the deliverables of an arrangement, the Company allocates the revenue to the undelivered elements equal to its VSOE and the residual revenue to the delivered elements. If the Company is unable to determine VSOE for an undelivered element, the Company defers all revenue allocated to the software deliverables until the Company has delivered all of the elements or when VSOE has been determined for the undelivered elements.

Prior to January 1, 2010 and pursuant to the previous accounting standards, the Company allocated revenue in a multiple element arrangement to each deliverable based on its relative fair value, or for software elements, based on VSOE. If the fair value was not available for an undelivered element, the revenue for the entire arrangement was deferred.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

Presented below is a summary of the stock-based compensation cost and associated tax benefit included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009      2010      2009  

Stock compensation cost

   $ 13.6       $ 13.8       $ 41.3       $ 44.4   

Tax benefit

   $ 5.0       $ 5.0       $ 15.6       $ 16.3

The following weighted average assumptions were used in determining the fair value for options granted in 2010:

 

Expected dividend yield

     1.58%   

Expected stock volatility

     44%   

Risk-free interest rate

     2.73%   

Expected holding period

     5.9 years   

Grant date fair value

   $ 10.39

The following tables summarize information relating to stock option exercises and restricted stock vesting:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009  

Stock option exercises:

     

Proceeds from stock option exercises

   $ 28.5       $ 13.5   

Aggregate intrinsic value

   $ 16.3       $ 9.2   

Tax benefit realized upon exercise

   $ 6.6       $ 3.7   

Restricted stock vesting:

     

Fair value of shares vested

   $ 12.4       $ 7.9   

Tax benefit realized upon vesting

   $ 4.6       $ 2.9
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING (Tables)
Reconciliation Of Basic To Diluted Shares Outstanding

Below is a reconciliation of basic to diluted shares outstanding:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009      2010      2009  

Basic

     234.3         236.4         235.5         236.0   

Dilutive effect of shares issuable under stock-based compensation plans

     1.4         1.8         1.6         1.6   
                                   

Diluted

     235.7         238.2         237.1         237.6   
                                   

Anti-dilutive options to purchase common shares and restricted stock excluded from the table above

     16.0         14.7         16.3         16.0   
                                   
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Tables)

The following table summarizes the notional amounts of the Company’s outstanding FX options:

 

     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
 

Notional amount of Currency Pair:

     

GBP/USD

   £ 0.6       £ 5.0   

EUR/USD

   1.9       9.9   

EUR/GBP

   2.6       21.0

The tables below show the classification between assets and liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets of the fair value of derivative instruments as well as information on gains/(losses) on those instruments:

 

     Fair Value of Derivative Instruments  
     Asset      Liability  
     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

           

FX options

   $ 0.2       $ 1.2       $ —         $ —     

Interest rate swaps

     —           —           10.1         7.6   
                                   

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments

     0.2         1.2         10.1         7.6   

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

           

FX forwards on intercompany loans

     2.3         0.3         —           1.0   
                                   

Total

   $ 2.5       $ 1.5       $ 10.1       $ 8.6   
                                   

Derivatives

in Cash
Flow

Hedging

Relationships

  Amount of Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in

AOCI on Derivative
(Effective Portion)
    Location of Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified from
AOCI into  Income
(Effective Portion)
    Amount of Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified from AOCI into
Income (Effective Portion)
    Location of  Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in
Income on Derivative
(Ineffective Portion
and Amount Excluded from
Effectiveness Testing)
    Gain / (Loss)
Recognized in Income on
Derivative (Ineffective
Portion and Amount
Excluded from
Effectiveness Testing)
 
    Three Months Ended
September 30,
          Three Months  Ended
September 30,
          Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2010     2009           2010     2009           2010     2009  

FX options

  $ (0.4 )   $ (1.5 )     Revenue      $ (0.2   $ 0.7        Revenue      $ —        $ —     

Interest rate swaps

    (1.1     (1.4 )     Interest expense        (0.7     (0.7 )     N/A        —          —     
                                                   

Total

  $ (1.5   $ (2.9 )     $ (0.9   $ —          $ —        $ —     
                                                   
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
          Nine Months Ended
September 30,
          Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2010     2009           2010     2009           2010     2009  

FX options

  $ 0.1      $ (1.3 )     Revenue      $ (0.7   $ 1.6        Revenue      $ (0.2 )   $ (0.2

Interest rate swaps

    (3.6     (0.5 )     Interest expense        (2.3     (1.8 )     N/A        —          —     
                                                   

Total

  $ (3.5   $ (1.8 )     $ (3.0   $ (0.2 )     $ (0.2 )   $ (0.2
                                                 

The cumulative amount of unrecognized hedge losses recorded in AOCI is as follows:

 

     Unrecognized
Losses, net of tax
 
     September 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

FX options

   $ (0.2 )   $ (1.2

Interest rate swaps

     (6.4     (5.1
                

Total

   $ (6.6   $ (6.3
                
GOODWILL AND OTHER ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

The following table summarizes the activity in goodwill for the periods indicated:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
     Year Ended
December 31, 2009
 
     MIS      MA      Consolidated      MIS     MA      Consolidated  

Beginning balance

   $ 11.1       $ 338.1       $ 349.2       $ 10.6      $ 327.4       $ 338.0   

Additions/adjustments

     —           —           —           (0.3 )     5.0         4.7   

FX translation

     0.2         5.8         6.0         0.8        5.7         6.5   
                                                    

Ending balance

   $ 11.3       $ 343.9       $ 355.2       $ 11.1      $ 338.1       $ 349.2   
                                                    

Acquired intangible assets and related amortization consisted of:

 

     September 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

Customer lists

   $ 80.4      $ 80.6   

Accumulated amortization

     (47.3     (42.8 )
                

Net customer lists

     33.1        37.8   
                

Trade secret

     25.5        25.5   

Accumulated amortization

     (10.3     (8.7 )
                

Net trade secret

     15.2        16.8   
                

Software

     54.6        55.0   

Accumulated amortization

     (18.8     (14.8 )
                

Net software

     35.8        40.2   
                

Other

     28.2        26.8   

Accumulated amortization

     (19.0     (16.7 )
                

Net other

     9.2        10.1   
                

Total acquired intangible assets, net

   $ 93.3      $ 104.9   
              

Amortization expense is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009      2010      2009  

Amortization expense

   $ 4.2       $ 4.2       $ 12.1       $ 12.4  

Estimated future amortization expense for acquired intangible assets subject to amortization is as follows:

 

Year Ending December 31,

      

2010 (after September 30)

   $ 3.8   

2011

     14.8   

2012

     14.2   

2013

     14.0   

2014

     10.6   

Thereafter

     35.9   
RESTRUCTURING (Tables)

Total expenses included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009      2010     2009  
     (in millions)  

2007 Restructuring Plan

   $ 0.3       $ 0.7       $ 0.8      $ 1.6   

2009 Restructuring Plan

     0.1       $ 3.0         (0.8 )     17.0   
                                  

Total

   $ 0.4       $ 3.7       $ —        $ 18.6   
                                  

Changes to the restructuring liability during the first nine months of 2010 were as follows:

 

     Employee Termination Costs           Total
Restructuring
Liability
 
     Severance     Pension
Settlements
     Total     Contract
Termination Costs
   

Balance at December 31, 2009

   $ 4.4      $ 8.1       $ 12.5      $ 1.5      $ 14.0   

2007 Restructuring Plan

           

Cost incurred and adjustments

     (0.2 )     —           (0.2 )     0.4        0.2   

Cash payments

     —          —           —          (0.4 )     (0.4 )

2009 Restructuring Plan

           

Cost incurred and adjustments

     (1.0 )     —           (1.0 )     —          (1.0 )

Cash payments

     (3.0 )     —           (3.0 )     (0.4 )     (3.4 )

FX Translation

     (0.1 )     —           (0.1 )     —          (0.1 )
                                         

Balance at September 30, 2010

   $ 0.1      $ 8.1       $ 8.2      $ 1.1      $ 9.3   
                                         
PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)
Net Periodic Benefit Expense Related to Post-Retirement Plans

The components of net periodic benefit expense related to the Post-Retirement Plans are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     Pension Plans     Other
Post-Retirement
Plans
 
     2010     2009     2010      2009  

Components of net periodic expense

         

Service cost

   $ 3.3      $ 3.0      $ 0.2       $ 0.2   

Interest cost

     3.1        2.5        0.2         0.2   

Expected return on plan assets

     (2.7     (2.5 )     —           —     

Amortization of net actuarial loss from earlier periods

     0.7        0.1        —           —     

Amortization of net prior service costs from earlier periods

     0.2        0.1        0.1         —     
                                 

Net periodic expense

   $ 4.6      $ 3.2      $ 0.5       $ 0.4   
                                 
     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     Pension Plans     Other
Post-Retirement
Plans
 
     2010     2009     2010      2009  

Components of net periodic expense

         

Service cost

   $ 10.1      $ 9.1      $ 0.6       $ 0.6   

Interest cost

     9.1        7.4        0.6         0.6   

Expected return on plan assets

     (8.0     (7.5 )     —           —     

Amortization of net actuarial loss from earlier periods

     2.1        0.4        —           —     

Amortization of net prior service costs from earlier periods

     0.5        0.3        0.1         —     
                                 

Net periodic expense

   $ 13.8      $ 9.7      $ 1.3       $ 1.2   
                                 
INDEBTEDNESS (Tables)

The following table summarizes total indebtedness:

 

     September 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

2007 Facility

   $ —        $ —     

Commercial paper, net of unamortized discount of nil and $0.1 million at 2010 and 2009, respectively.

     15.0        443.7   

Notes payable:

    

Series 2005-1 Notes due 2015

     300.0        300.0   

Series 2007-1 Notes due 2017

     300.0        300.0   

2010 Senior Notes, net of unamortized discount of $3.1 million at 2010, due 2020

     496.9        —     

2008 Term Loan, various payments through 2013

     148.1        150.0   
                

Total Debt

     1,260.0        1,193.7   

Current portion

     (24.4     (447.5
                

Total long-term debt

   $ 1,235.6      $ 746.2   
                

The principal payments due on the 2008 Term Loan through its maturity are as follows:

 

Year Ending December 31,

      

2010 (after September 30)

   $ 1.9   

2011

     11.3   

2012

     71.2   

2013

     63.7   
        

Total

   $ 148.1   
        

The following table summarizes the components of interest as presented in the consolidated statements of operations:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Expense on borrowings

   $ (14.0 )   $ (10.4 )   $ (35.4 )   $ (34.8 )

Income

     0.8        0.6        1.9        2.0   

Expense on UTBs and other tax related liabilities

     (0.2 )     (2.4 )     (5.3 )     4.3   

Capitalized

     0.6        0.7        1.2        1.1   

Legacy Tax (a)

     —          —          2.5        6.5   
                                

Total interest expense, net

   $ (12.8 )   $ (11.5 )   $ (35.1 )   $ (20.9 )
                                

 

(a) The amounts in both years represent interest income related to the favorable settlement of Legacy Tax Matters, as further discussed in Note 12 below.

The Company’s long-term debt, including the current portion, is recorded at cost. The fair value and carrying value of the Company’s long-term debt as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 is as follows:

 

     September 30, 2010      December 31, 2009  
     Carrying
Amount
     Estimated
Fair
Value
     Carrying
Amount
     Estimated
Fair
Value
 

Series 2005-1 Notes

   $ 300.0       $ 314.4       $ 300.0       $ 291.1   

Series 2007-1 Notes

     300.0         327.8         300.0         298.6   

2010 Senior Notes

     496.9         515.0         —           —     

2008 Term Loan

     148.1         148.1         150.0         150.0   
                                   

Total

   $ 1,245.0       $ 1,305.3       $ 750.0       $ 739.7   
                                   
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Tables)

The components of total comprehensive income, net of tax, are as follows:

 

     Three months ended September 30,  
     2010     2009  
     Shareholders’
of Moody’s
Corporation
    Noncontrolling
Interests
     Total     Shareholders’
of Moody’s
Corporation
    Noncontrolling
Interests
     Total  

Net income

   $ 136.0      $ 1.2       $ 137.2      $ 100.6      $ 1.1       $ 101.7   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges (net of tax of $0.1 million and $0.7 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively)

     (0.6 )     —           (0.6 )     (2.9 )     —           (2.9

FX translation (net of tax of $1.7 million and $1.0 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively)

     58.8        0.7         59.5        13.2        0.5         13.7   

Amortization and recognition of actuarial losses and prior service costs (net of tax of $0.4 million and $0.1 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively)

     0.5        —           0.5        0.1        —           0.1   
                                                  

Total comprehensive income

   $ 194.7      $ 1.9       $ 196.6      $ 111.0      $ 1.6       $ 112.6   
                                                  
     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2010     2009  
     Shareholders’
of Moody’s
Corporation
    Noncontrolling
Interests
     Total     Shareholders’
of Moody’s
Corporation
    Noncontrolling
Interests
     Total  

Net income

   $ 370.4      $ 4.1       $ 374.5      $ 300.1      $ 3.7       $ 303.8   

Net realized and unrealized gain/ (loss) on cash flow hedges (net of tax of $0.1 million and $3.4 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively)

     (0.3 )     —           (0.3 )     (1.4 )     —           (1.4

FX translation (net of tax of $10.3 million and $10.7 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively)

     11.5        0.3         11.8        30.5        0.3         30.8   

Net actuarial gains and prior service costs (net of tax of $2.9 million and $2.1 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively)

     4.1        —           4.1        3.1        —           3.1   

Amortization and recognition of actuarial losses and prior service costs (net of tax of $1.4 million and $0.3 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively)

     1.3        —           1.3        0.4        —           0.4   
                                                  

Total comprehensive income

   $ 387.0      $ 4.4       $ 391.4      $ 332.7      $ 4.0       $ 336.7   
                                                  

 

The following table summarizes the activity in the Company’s noncontrolling interests:

 

     Nine Months ended
September 30,
 
     2010     2009  

Beginning Balance

   $ 10.1      $ 8.3   

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     4.1        3.7   

Dividends declared to noncontrolling interests

     (4.4 )     (2.9 )

FX translation

     0.3        0.3   
                

Ending Balance

   $ 10.1      $ 9.4   
                
SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

Below is financial information by segment, MIS and MA revenue by line of business and consolidated revenue information by geographic area, each of which is for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010, and total assets by segment as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

Financial Information by Segment

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2010      2009  
     MIS     MA      Eliminations     Consolidated      MIS      MA      Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenue

   $ 373.7      $ 155.1       $ (15.5 )   $ 513.3       $ 319.8       $ 146.5       $ (14.5   $ 451.8   

Expenses:

                    

Operating, SG&A

     205.0        116.4         (15.5 )     305.9         173.7         100.2         (14.5     259.4   

Restructuring

     0.2        0.2         —          0.4         1.0         2.7         —          3.7   

Depreciation and amortization

     9.7        8.4         —          18.1         7.9         8.3         —          16.2   
                                                                    

Total

     214.9        125.0         (15.5 )     324.4         182.6         111.2         (14.5     279.3   
                                                                    

Operating income

   $ 158.8      $ 30.1       $ —        $ 188.9       $ 137.2       $ 35.3       $ —        $ 172.5   
                                                                    
     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2010      2009  
     MIS     MA      Eliminations     Consolidated      MIS      MA      Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenue

   $ 1,068.6      $ 445.4       $ (46.3 )   $ 1,467.7       $ 929.4       $ 425.6       $ (43.6   $ 1,311.4   

Expenses:

                    

Operating, SG&A

     562.1        326.6         (46.3 )     842.4         489.5         290.8         (43.6     736.7   

Restructuring

     (0.1 )     0.1         —          —           9.1         9.5         —          18.6   

Depreciation and amortization

     25.3        23.8         —          49.1         23.1         24.4         —          47.5   
                                                                    

Total

     587.3        350.5         (46.3 )     891.5         521.7         324.7         (43.6     802.8   
                                                                    

Operating income

   $ 481.3      $ 94.9       $ —        $ 576.2       $ 407.7       $ 100.9       $ —        $ 508.6   
                                                                    

The table below presents revenue by LOB within each reportable segment:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

MIS:

        

Corporate finance (CFG)

   $ 144.9      $ 101.4      $ 399.2      $ 293.0   

Structured finance (SFG)

     70.1        79.2        214.7        226.2   

Financial institutions (FIG)

     73.6        62.9        213.0        186.5   

Public, project and infrastructure finance (PPIF)

     69.6        61.8        195.4        180.1   
                                

Total external revenue

     358.2        305.3        1,022.3        885.8   

Intersegment royalty

     15.5        14.5        46.3        43.6   
                                

Total MIS

     373.7        319.8        1,068.6        929.4   
                                

MA:

        

Research, data and analytics (RD&A)

     106.0        103.4        315.8        307.7   

Risk management software (RMS)

     42.8        36.8        115.3        102.8   

Professional Services

     6.3        6.3        14.3        15.1   
                                

Total MA

     155.1        146.5        445.4        425.6   
                                

Eliminations

     (15.5 )     (14.5 )     (46.3 )     (43.6 )
                                

Total MCO

   $ 513.3      $ 451.8      $ 1,467.7      $ 1,311.4   
                                
   Three Months Ended September 30,      Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2010      2009      2010      2009  

United States

   $ 278.3       $ 229.7       $ 794.4       $ 675.7   
                                   

International:

           

EMEA

     155.5         156.7         453.9         453.3   

Other

     79.5         65.4         219.4         182.4   
                                   

Total International

     235.0         222.1         673.3         635.7   
                                   

Total

   $ 513.3       $ 451.8       $ 1,467.7       $ 1,311.4   
                                   
   September 30, 2010      December 31, 2009  
     MIS      MA      Corporate
Assets (a)
     Consolidated      MIS      MA      Corporate
Assets (a)
     Consolidated  

Total Assets by Segment:

                       

Total Assets

   $ 594.7         783.4         970.1       $ 2,348.2       $ 579.4         724.9         699.0       $ 2,003.3   
                                                                       

 

(a) Represents common assets that are shared between each segment or utilized by the corporate entity. Such assets primarily include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, unallocated property and equipment and deferred taxes.
Stock-Based Compensation Cost And Associated Tax Benefit (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
2010
2009
Stock compensation cost
$ 14 
$ 14 
$ 41 
$ 44 
Tax benefit
$ 5 
$ 5 
$ 16 
$ 16 
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
Employee stock options granted
2,400,000 
Grant date fair value
$ 10.39 
Maximum number of shares for grants of awards
15,000,000 
Restricted Stock Vesting
 
Shares of restricted stock granted
1,400,000 
Weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock units
25.50 
Unrecognized compensation expense
44 
Weighted average period to recognize expense
1.4 
Restricted Stock Vesting | Non Market Performance based Vesting Condition
 
Condition whereby the number of shares that ultimately vest
Of the shares granted, approximately 0.4 million contained a condition whereby the number of shares that ultimately vest are based on the achievement of certain non-market based performance metrics of the Company over a three year period. 
Shares of restricted stock granted
400,000 
Stock Option Exercises
 
Maximum number of shares for grants of awards
35,600,000 
Unrecognized compensation expense
$ 39 
Weighted average period to recognize expense
1.6 
Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Determining Fair Value for Options Granted (Detail) (USD $)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
Expected dividend yield
0.0158 
Expected stock volatility
0.44 
Risk-free interest rate
0.0273 
Expected holding period
5.9 
Grant date fair value
$ 10.39 
Stock Option Exercises and Restricted Stock Vesting (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
Proceeds from stock option exercises
$ 29 
$ 14 
Aggregate intrinsic value
16 
Tax benefit realized upon exercise
Restricted Stock Vesting
 
 
Fair value of shares vested
12 
Tax benefit realized upon exercise
$ 5 
$ 3 
INCOME TAXES - Additional Information (Detail)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
2010
2009
Dec. 31, 2009
Effective tax rate
0.244 
0.375 
0.309 
0.366 
 
Overall increase\decrease in Unrecognized tax benefits (UTBs)
 
 
22 
(27)
 
Prepaid taxes
 
 
19 
Gross
 
 
 
 
 
Overall increase\decrease in Unrecognized tax benefits (UTBs)
 
 
 
Net
 
 
 
 
 
Overall increase\decrease in Unrecognized tax benefits (UTBs)
 
 
 
Reconciliation Of Basic To Diluted Shares Outstanding (Detail)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
2010
2009
Basic
234 
236 
236 
236 
Dilutive effect of shares issuable under stock-based compensation plans
Diluted
236 
238 
237 
238 
Anti-dilutive options to purchase common shares and restricted stock excluded from the table above
16 
15 
16 
16 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - Additional Information (Detail)
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Remaining month for contractual maturities of short-term investments, minimum
Remaining month for contractual maturities of short-term investments, maximum
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Additional Information (Detail)
In Millions
Sep. 30, 2010
May 31, 2008
FX options and forward exchange contracts maturities, lower limit
 
FX options and forward exchange contracts maturities, upper limit
 
Interest rate swaps notional amount
 
150 
Notional Amounts of Outstanding Foreign Exchange Options (Detail)
In Millions
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Notional amount of Currency
£ 1 
£ 5 
€ 2 
€ 10 
€ 3 
€ 21 
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Derivatives Assets designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
Derivatives asset designated as hedging instruments
$ 0 
$ 1 
Derivatives Liabilities designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
Derivatives liabilities designated as hedging instruments
10 
Derivatives Assets not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
Derivatives assets
Derivatives Liabilities not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
Derivatives liabilities
10 
FX Options
 
 
Derivatives Assets designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
Derivatives asset designated as hedging instruments
FX forwards on intercompany loans
 
 
Derivatives Assets not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
Derivatives asset not designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives Liabilities not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
Derivatives liabilities not designated as hedging instruments
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
 
Derivatives Liabilities designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
Derivatives liabilities designated as hedging instruments
$ 10 
$ 8 
Gains and Losses on Derivatives Designated as Hedging instruments (Detail) (Cash Flow Hedging, USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
2010
2009
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
$ (2)
$ (3)
$ (4)
$ (2)
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified From AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)
(1)
 
(3)
(0)
Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
 
 
(0)
(0)
Cash Flow Hedging | FX Options | Revenues
 
 
 
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
(0)
(2)
(1)
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified From AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)
(0)
(1)
Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
 
 
(0)
(0)
Cash Flow Hedging | Interest Rate Swaps | Interest Expense
 
 
 
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
(1)
(1)
(4)
(1)
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified From AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)
$ (1)
$ (1)
$ (2)
$ (2)
Cumulative Amount of Unrecognized Hedge Losses Recorded in AOCI (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Cumulative amount of unrecognized hedge losses recorded in AOCI
$ (7)
$ (6)
FX Options
 
 
Cumulative amount of unrecognized hedge losses recorded in AOCI
(0)
(1)
Interest Rate Swaps
 
 
Cumulative amount of unrecognized hedge losses recorded in AOCI
$ (6)
$ (5)
Activity in Goodwill (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
Year Ended
Dec. 31, 2009
Beginning balance
$ 349 
$ 338 
Additions/adjustments
 
FX translation
Ending balance
355 
349 
MIS
 
 
Beginning balance
11 
11 
Additions/adjustments
 
(0)
FX translation
Ending balance
11 
11 
MA
 
 
Beginning balance
338 
327 
Additions/adjustments
 
FX translation
Ending balance
$ 344 
$ 338 
Amortization Expense (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
2010
2009
Amortization expense
$ 4 
$ 4 
$ 12 
$ 12 
Estimated Future Amortization Expense (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
2010 (after September 30)
$ 4 
2011
15 
2012
14 
2013
14 
2014
11 
Thereafter
$ 36 
GOODWILL AND OTHER ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2009
Intangible assets written off
$ 0 
RESTRUCTURING - Additional Information (Detail)
In Millions
Year Ended
Dec. 31, 2009
18 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
Year Ended
Dec. 31, 2008
Sep. 30, 2010
Sep. 30, 2010
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Number of headcount reductions
150 positions representing approximately 4% of the Company’s workforce at December 31, 2008 
 
275 positions, or approximately 7.5% of the workforce 
 
 
 
 
Expense incurred for restructuring since inception
 
15 
 
50 
 
 
 
Unfunded pension liability
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restructuring liability relating to severance and contract termination expected to be paid out during the years ending September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009
 
 
 
 
 
Restructuring Plan Expense (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2009
2010
2009
2010
2009
2010
2009
2010
2009
Restructuring expenses
$ 0 
$ 4 
$ 19 
$ 0 
$ 1 
$ 1 
$ 2 
$ 0 
$ 3 
$ (1)
$ 17 
Changes to Restructuring Liability (Detail)
In Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
2010
2010
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Beginning Balance
14 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13 
FX Translation
(0)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(0)
(0)
 
 
Ending Balance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost incurred and adjustments
 
(0)
(0)
(1)
(1)
(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash payments
 
(0)
 
 
(0)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(0)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Periodic Benefit Expense Related to Post-Retirement Plans (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
2010
2009
Pension Plans
 
 
 
 
Components of net periodic expense
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$ 3 
$ 3 
$ 10 
$ 9 
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
(3)
(3)
(8)
(8)
Amortization of net actuarial loss from earlier periods
Amortization of net prior service costs from earlier periods
Net periodic expense
14 
10 
Other Post-Retirement Plans
 
 
 
 
Components of net periodic expense
 
 
 
 
Service cost
Interest cost
Amortization of net prior service costs from earlier periods
 
 
Net periodic expense
$ 1 
$ 0 
$ 1 
$ 1 
PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
Unfunded Defined Benefit Pension Plans
 
Payments to pension and other post-retirement plans
$ 1 
Additional payments to pension and other post-retirement plans
Other Post-Retirement Plans
 
Payments to pension and other post-retirement plans
Additional payments to pension and other post-retirement plans
$ 0 
Summary of Total Indebtedness (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
2007 Facility
 
 
Commercial paper, net of unamortized discount of nil and $0.1 million at 2010 and 2009, respectively.
15 
444 
Total Debt
1,260 
1,194 
Current portion
(24)
(448)
Total long-term debt
1,236 
746 
Series 2005-1 Notes
 
 
Notes payable
300 
300 
Series 2007-1 Notes
 
 
Notes payable
300 
300 
2010 Senior Notes
 
 
Notes payable
497 
 
2008 Term Loan
 
 
Loan Payable
$ 148 
$ 150 
Summary of Total Indebtedness (Parenthetical) (Detail)
In Millions
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Commercial Paper
 
 
Unamortized discount
 
2010 Senior Notes
 
 
Unamortized discount
 
INDEBTEDNESS - Additional Information (Detail)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2009
2010
Sep. 28, 2007
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
2010
2010
2010
Sep. 30, 2005
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
Date the credit facility was entered
 
2007-09-28 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date of expiry of credit facility
 
2012-09-01 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial covenants to be maintained at the end of any fiscal quarter
 
Debt/EBITDA ratio of not more than 4.0 to 1.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Five-year senior, unsecured revolving credit facility
 
 
1,000,000,000 
1,000,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maturity date of CP Notes
 
 
 
397 days 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest on borrowings under the 2008 Term Loan
 
LIBOR plus a premium that can range from 16.0 to 40.0 basis points 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIBOR plus a margin that can range from 125 basis points to 175 basis points 
Quarterly facility fee
 
4.0 to 10.0 basis points per annum 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Utilization fee
 
5.0 basis points on borrowings outstanding when the aggregate amount outstanding exceeds 50% of the total facility 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt To EBITDA ratio not to exceed at the end of any fiscal quarter
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt/EBITDA ratio of 4.0 to 1.0 
 
 
Debt/EBITDA ratio of not more than 4.0 to 1.0 
Weighted average interest rate
 
 
 
0.006 
0.003 
 
 
 
 
 
Date of agreement with the lenders for the five year senior unsecured term loan
 
 
 
 
 
2010-08-19 
September 7, 2007 
2005-09-30 
 
May 7, 2008 
Entered with several lenders into a five year senior unsecured term loan/Refinance of Senior Notes
 
 
 
 
 
500,000,000 
300,000,000 
300,000,000 
300,000,000 
150,000,000 
Senior Unsecured Notes, interest
 
 
 
 
 
0.055 
0.0606 
0.0498 
 
 
Maturity date of Senior Unsecured Notes
 
 
 
 
 
2020-09-01 
2017-09-07 
2015-09-30 
 
 
Prepayment and purchase feature of Senior Unsecured Notes
 
 
 
 
 
The Company may prepay the 2010 Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at any time at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount being prepaid, plus accrued and unpaid interest and a Make-Whole Amount. Additionally, at the option of the holders of the notes, the Company may be required to purchase all or a portion of the notes upon occurrence of a “Change of Control Triggering Event,” as defined in the Indenture, at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase. 
The Company may prepay the Series 2007-1 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount being prepaid, plus accrued and unpaid interest and a Make Whole Amount. 
 
 
 
Description in an event of default
 
 
 
 
 
In addition, an event of default will occur if the Company or certain of it subsidiaries fail to pay the principal of any indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) when due at maturity in an aggregate amount of $50 million or more, or a default occurs that results in the acceleration of the maturity of the Company’s or certain of its subsidiaries’ indebtedness in an aggregate amount of $50 million or more. 
 
 
 
 
Issuance of additional principal amount of Senior Notes within five years from time to time
 
 
 
 
 
 
500,000,000 
 
 
 
Net interest expense
(20,900,000)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reduction of Tax and Tax related Liabilities
12,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Principal Payments Due on the 2008 Term Loan Through Maturity (Detail) (2008 Term Loan, USD $)
In Millions
Sep. 30, 2010
2010 (after September 30)
$ 2 
2011
11 
2012
71 
2013
64 
Total
$ 148 
Summary of Components of Interest as Presented in Consolidated Statements of Operations (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
2010
2009
Expense on borrowings
$ (14)
$ (10)
$ (35)
$ (35)
Income
Expense on UTBs and other tax related liabilities
(0)
(2)
(5)
Capitalized
Legacy Tax
 
 
1
1
Total interest expense, net
$ (13)
$ (12)
$ (35)
$ (21)
Fair Value and Carrying Value of Long-Term Debt (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Carrying Amount
$ 1,245 
$ 750 
Estimated Fair Value
1,305 
740 
Series 2005-1 Notes
 
 
Carrying Amount
300 
300 
Estimated Fair Value
314 
291 
Series 2007-1 Notes
 
 
Carrying Amount
300 
300 
Estimated Fair Value
328 
299 
2010 Senior Notes
 
 
Carrying Amount
497 
 
Estimated Fair Value
515 
 
2008 Term Loan
 
 
Carrying Amount
148 
150 
Estimated Fair Value
$ 148 
$ 150 
CONTINGENCIES - Additional Information (Detail)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
May 31, 2010
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
Jul. 31, 2007
Mar. 31, 2006
Sep. 30, 2010
Jul. 31, 2007
Jul. 31, 2007
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2008
2009
2009
2009
Jul. 31, 2007
2007
2007
2007
2008
2007
2007
2007
2008
2008
Sep. 30, 2010
Minimum llikelihood that a tax position will be sustained based on its technical merits as of the reporting date
0.50 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities for 2000 distribution agreement and Liabilities for Legacy Tax Matters, Liability for the remaining potential exposure
 
 
57 
 
58 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
56 
Proceeds from IMS Health, NMR arbitration settlements and New D&B for 50% of the anticipated future tax benefits through 2012
 
 
55 
 
 
 
 
 
11 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Nonrecurring Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
52 
27 
18 
11 
14 
 
 
IRS Notices for other tax issues for 1997-2000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$9.5 million in tax and penalties, plus statutory interest of approximately $6 million, which should be apportioned among Moody’s, New D&B, IMS Health and NMR pursuant to the terms of the applicable separation agreements 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IRS Notices for other tax issues for 1997-2000, tax and penalties
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IRS Notices for other tax issues for 1997-2000, statutory interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Moody's share of IRS Notices for other tax issues for 1997-2000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase in net income from the amortization expense deduction arbitration settlements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposit with IRS to stop the accrual of statutory interest on potential tax deficiencies with respect to the 1997 through 2002 tax years, New D&B and Moody's commenced procedures to recover approximately
 
 
 
 
40 
 
25 
32 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New D&B and Moody's commenced procedures to recover approximately
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$57 million of these deposits ($24.6 million for New D&B and $31.9 million for Moody’s), which represents the excess of the original deposits over the total of the deficiencies asserted in the Notices. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refund from IRS for the 1997 tax year
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refund from IRS for the 1997 tax year, interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Components of Total Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
2010
2009
Net income
$ 137 
$ 102 
$ 375 
$ 304 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges (net of tax of $0.1 million and $0.7 million in 2010 and 2009 for 3 months and $0.1 million and $3.4 million in 2010 and 2009 for 9 months, respectively)
(1)
(3)
(0)
(1)
FX translation (net of tax of $1.7 million and $1.0 million in 2010 and 2009 for 3 months and $10.3 million and $10.7 million in 2010 and 2009 for 9 months, respectively)
60 
14 
12 
31 
Net actuarial gains and prior service costs (net of tax of $2.9 million and $2.1 million in 2010 and 2009 for 9 months, respectively)
 
 
Amortization and recognition of actuarial losses and prior service costs (net of tax of $0.4 million and $0.1 million in 2010 and 2009 for 3 months and $1.4 million and $0.3 million in 2010 and 2009 for 9 months, respectively)
Total comprehensive income
197 
113 
391 
337 
Shareholders' of moody's Corporation
 
 
 
 
Net income
136 
101 
370 
300 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges (net of tax of $0.1 million and $0.7 million in 2010 and 2009 for 3 months and $0.1 million and $3.4 million in 2010 and 2009 for 9 months, respectively)
(1)
(3)
(0)
(1)
FX translation (net of tax of $1.7 million and $1.0 million in 2010 and 2009 for 3 months and $10.3 million and $10.7 million in 2010 and 2009 for 9 months, respectively)
59 
13 
12 
31 
Net actuarial gains and prior service costs (net of tax of $2.9 million and $2.1 million in 2010 and 2009 for 9 months, respectively)
 
 
Amortization and recognition of actuarial losses and prior service costs (net of tax of $0.4 million and $0.1 million in 2010 and 2009 for 3 months and $1.4 million and $0.3 million in 2010 and 2009 for 9 months, respectively)
Total comprehensive income
195 
111 
387 
333 
Noncontrolling Interests
 
 
 
 
Net income
FX translation (net of tax of $1.7 million and $1.0 million in 2010 and 2009 for 3 months and $10.3 million and $10.7 million in 2010 and 2009 for 9 months, respectively)
Total comprehensive income
$ 2 
$ 2 
$ 4 
$ 4 
Components of Total Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
2010
2009
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges, tax
$ 0 
$ 1 
$ 0 
$ 3 
FX translation, tax
10 
11 
Net actuarial gains and prior service costs, tax
 
 
Amortization and recognition of actuarial losses and prior service costs, tax
$ 0 
$ 0 
$ 1 
$ 0 
Activity in the Company's Noncontrolling Interests (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
Beginning Balance
$ 10 
$ 8 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Dividends declared to noncontrolling interests
(4)
(3)
FX translation
Ending Balance
$ 10 
$ 9 
Financial Information by Segment (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
2010
2009
Revenue
$ 513 
$ 452 
$ 1,468 
$ 1,311 
Expenses:
 
 
 
 
Operating, SG&A
306 
259 
842 
737 
Restructuring
 
19 
Depreciation and amortization
18 
16 
49 
48 
Total expenses
324 
279 
892 
803 
Operating income
189 
173 
576 
509 
MIS
 
 
 
 
Revenue
374 
320 
1,069 
929 
Expenses:
 
 
 
 
Operating, SG&A
205 
174 
562 
490 
Restructuring
(0)
Depreciation and amortization
10 
25 
23 
Total expenses
215 
183 
587 
522 
Operating income
159 
137 
481 
408 
MA
 
 
 
 
Revenue
155 
147 
445 
426 
Expenses:
 
 
 
 
Operating, SG&A
116 
100 
327 
291 
Restructuring
10 
Depreciation and amortization
24 
24 
Total expenses
125 
111 
351 
325 
Operating income
30 
35 
95 
101 
Eliminations
 
 
 
 
Revenue
(16)
(15)
(46)
(44)
Expenses:
 
 
 
 
Operating, SG&A
(16)
(15)
(46)
(44)
Total expenses
$ (16)
$ (15)
$ (46)
$ (44)
SEGMENT INFORMATION - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
Sep. 30, 2010
MIS
 
Cumulative restructuring charges for MIS and MA operating segments
$ 49 
MA
 
Cumulative restructuring charges for MIS and MA operating segments
$ 16 
MIS and MA Revenue by Line of Business (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
2010
2009
Revenue
$ 513 
$ 452 
$ 1,468 
$ 1,311 
MIS
 
 
 
 
Total external revenue
358 
305 
1,022 
886 
Intersegment royalty
16 
15 
46 
44 
Revenue
374 
320 
1,069 
929 
MIS | Corporate finance (CFG)
 
 
 
 
Revenue
145 
101 
399 
293 
MIS | Structured finance (SFG)
 
 
 
 
Revenue
70 
79 
215 
226 
MIS | Financial institutions (FIG)
 
 
 
 
Revenue
74 
63 
213 
187 
MIS | Public, project and infrastructure finance (PPIF)
 
 
 
 
Revenue
70 
62 
195 
180 
MA
 
 
 
 
Revenue
155 
147 
445 
426 
MA | Research, data and analytics (RD&A)
 
 
 
 
Revenue
106 
103 
316 
308 
MA | Risk management software (RMS)
 
 
 
 
Revenue
43 
37 
115 
103 
MA | Professional Services
 
 
 
 
Revenue
14 
15 
Eliminations
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$ (16)
$ (15)
$ (46)
$ (44)
Consolidated Revenue Information by Geographic Area (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30,
2010
2009
2010
2009
Revenues
$ 513 
$ 452 
$ 1,468 
$ 1,311 
United States
 
 
 
 
Revenues
278 
230 
794 
676 
International
 
 
 
 
Revenues
235 
222 
673 
636 
International | EMEA
 
 
 
 
Revenues
156 
157 
454 
453 
International | Other Regions
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$ 80 
$ 65 
$ 219 
$ 182 
Total Assets By Segment (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Total Assets
$ 2,348 
$ 2,003 
MIS
 
 
Total Assets
595 
579 
MA
 
 
Total Assets
783 
725 
Corporate
 
 
Total Assets
$ 970 1
$ 699 1
SUBSEQUENT EVENT - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
Dividend declaration date
2010-10-26 
Dividends declared per share
$ 0.105 
Date of quarterly dividends payable
2010-12-10 
Date of record of quarterly dividends declared
2010-11-20