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Excess tax benefits from employee stock-based compensation exercises

^[1]

32,865

32,634

26,066

(25,572)

(18,364)

(2,392)

Deferred taxes

(965)

(2,609)

5,003

Amortization and write-off of debt issue costs

2,288

1,567

1,480

Changes in assets and liabilities:

Fees receivable, net

(58,887)

(48,177)

25,349

Deferred commissions

(6,928)

(2,184)

(16,750)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

3,540

(376)

13,059

Other assets

4,397

(34,130)

532

Deferred revenues

91,765

85,336

5,101

Accounts payable, accrued, and other liabilities

44,097

59,643

(5,498)

Cash provided by operating activities

255,566

205,499

161,937

Investing activities:

Additions to property, equipment and leasehold improvements

(41,954)

(21,694)

(15,142)

Acquisitions (net of cash received)

(12,151)

(104,523)

Cash used in investing activities

(41,954)

(33,845)

(119,665)

Financing activities:

Proceeds from employee stock-based compensation plans and ESP Plan

20,011

23,527

14,822

Proceeds from debt issuance

200,000

78,000

Payments on debt

(20,156)

(313,627)

(165,250)

Purchases of treasury stock

(211,986)

(99,820)

(3,744)

Excess tax benefits from employee stock-based compensation exercises

25,572

18,364

2,392

Cash used by financing activities

(186,559)

(171,556)

(73,780)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

27,053

(31,508)

Effects of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

(4,495)

3,509

7,153

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

120,181

116,574

140,929

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

142,739

120,181

116,574

Cash paid during the period for:

Interest

13,312

11,484

13,942

Income taxes, net of refunds received

$ 24,126

$ 25,486

$ 34,438

[1]	Includes charges of $3.1 million in both 2011 and 2010 and $1.9 million in 2009 for awards to retirement-eligible employees.

BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1 — BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Business. Gartner, Inc. (“Gartner” or the “Company”) is a global information technology research and advisory company founded in 1979 with its headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. Gartner delivers its principal products and services through three business segments: Research, Consulting, and Events. When used in these notes, the terms “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to Gartner, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Basis of presentation. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), as defined in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 270 for financial information and with the applicable instructions of U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Regulation S-X. The fiscal year of Gartner represents the twelve-month period from January 1 through December 31. All references to 2011, 2010, and 2009 refer to the fiscal year unless otherwise indicated.

Principles of consolidation. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Use of estimates. The preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events. These estimates and the underlying assumptions affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported, disclosures about contingent assets and liabilities, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Such estimates include the valuation of accounts receivable, goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets, as well as tax accruals and other liabilities. In addition, estimates are used in revenue recognition, income tax expense, performance-based compensation charges, depreciation and amortization, and the allowance for losses. Management believes its use of estimates in the accompanying consolidated financial statements to be reasonable.

Management continuously evaluates and revises its estimates using historical experience and other factors, including the general economic environment and actions it may take in the future. Management adjusts these estimates when facts and circumstances dictate. However, these estimates may involve significant uncertainties and judgments and cannot be determined with precision. In addition, these estimates are based on our best judgment at a point in time. As a result, differences between our estimates and actual results could be material and would be reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements in future periods.

Revenues. Revenue is recognized in accordance with U.S. GAAP and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements (“SAB 101”), and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue Recognition (“SAB 104”). Revenues are only recognized once all required criteria for recognition have been met. The Consolidated Statement of Operations presents revenues net of any sales or value-added taxes that we collect from customers and remit to government authorities.

The Company’s revenues by significant source are as follows:

Research revenues are derived from annual subscription contracts for research products. These revenues are deferred and recognized ratably over the applicable contract term. The Company typically enters into annually renewable subscription contracts for research products. Reprint fees are recognized when the reprint is shipped.

The majority of research contracts are billable upon signing, absent special terms granted on a limited basis from time to time. Research contracts are non-cancelable and non-refundable, except for government contracts that may have cancellation or fiscal funding clauses, which have not produced material cancellations to date. It is our policy to record the entire amount of the contract that is billable as a fee receivable at the time the contract is signed with a corresponding amount as deferred revenue, since the contract represents a legally enforceable claim.

Consulting revenues, primarily derived from consulting, measurement and strategic advisory services (paid one-day analyst engagements), are principally generated from fixed fee or time and materials engagements. Revenues from fixed fee engagements are recognized on a proportional performance basis, while revenues from time and material engagements are recognized as work is delivered and/or services are provided. Revenues related to contract optimization engagements are contingent in nature and are only recognized upon satisfaction of all conditions related to their payment. Unbilled fees receivable associated with consulting engagements were $29.2 million at December 31, 2011 and $29.4 million at December 31, 2010.

Events revenues are deferred and recognized upon the completion of the related symposium, conference or exhibition. In addition, the Company defers certain costs directly related to events and expenses these costs in the period during which the related symposium, conference or exhibition occurs. The Company policy is to defer only those costs, primarily prepaid site and production services costs, which are incremental and are directly attributable to a specific event. Other costs of organizing and producing our events, primarily Company personnel and non-event specific expenses, are expensed in the period incurred. At the end of each fiscal quarter, the Company assesses on an event-by-event basis whether expected direct costs of producing a scheduled event will exceed expected revenues. If such costs are expected to exceed revenues, the Company records the expected loss in the period determined.

Allowance for losses. The Company maintains an allowance for losses which is composed of a bad debt allowance and a sales reserve. Provisions are charged against earnings, either as a reduction in revenues or as an increase to expense. The amount of the allowance for losses is based on historical loss experience, aging of outstanding receivables, an assessment of current economic conditions and the financial health of specific clients.

Cost of services and product development (“COS”). COS expense includes the direct costs incurred in the creation and delivery of our products and services.

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”). SG&A expense includes direct and indirect selling costs, general and administrative costs, and charges against earnings related to uncollectible accounts.

Commission expense. The Company records commission obligations upon the signing of customer contracts and amortizes the deferred obligation as commission expense over the estimated period in which the related revenues are earned. Commission expense is included in SG&A in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Stock-based compensation expense. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC Topics 505 and 718, as interpreted by SEC Staff Accounting Bulletins No. 107 (“SAB No. 107”) and No. 110 (“SAB No. 110”). Stock-based compensation cost is based on the fair value of the award on the date of grant, which is expensed over the related service period, net of estimated forfeitures. The service period is the period over which the employee performs the related services, which is normally the same as the vesting period. During 2011, 2010, and 2009, the Company recognized $32.9 million, $32.6 million, and $26.1 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense (see Note 8 — Stock-Based Compensation), which is recorded in both COS and SG&A in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Income tax expense. The provision for income taxes is the sum of the amount of income tax paid or payable for the year as determined by applying the provisions of enacted tax laws to taxable income for that year and the net changes during the year in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities using presently enacted tax rates. We credit additional paid-in capital for realized tax benefits arising from stock transactions with employees. The tax benefit on a nonqualified stock option is equal to the tax effect of the difference between the market price of Common Stock on the date of exercise and the exercise price.

Cash and cash equivalents. Includes cash and all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, which are considered cash equivalents. The carrying value of cash equivalents approximates fair value due to their short-term maturity. Investments with maturities of more than three months are classified as marketable securities. Interest earned on investments is classified in Interest income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements. The Company leases all of its facilities and certain equipment. These leases are all classified as operating leases in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 840. The cost of these operating leases, including any contractual rent increases, rent concessions, and landlord incentives, are recognized ratably over the life of the related lease agreement. Lease expense was $26.2 million, $23.5 million, and $22.5 million in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

Equipment, leasehold improvements, and other fixed assets owned by the Company are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Except for leasehold improvements, these fixed assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the improvements or the remaining term of the related leases. The Company had total depreciation expense of $25.5 million, $25.3 million, and $25.4 million in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, less accumulated depreciation and amortization, consist of the following (in thousands):


	Useful Life (Years)		December 31,

			2011			2010

Computer equipment and software		2 - 7	$	130,733		$	123,988
Furniture and equipment		3 - 8		34,828			32,093
Leasehold improvements		2 - 15		63,773			46,516

				229,334			202,597
Less — accumulated depreciation and amortization				(161,202	)		(154,983	)

			$	68,132		$	47,614

The Company capitalizes certain eligible costs incurred to develop internal use software in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, net capitalized development costs for internal use software were $13.6 million and $14.3 million, respectively. Amortization of capitalized internal software development costs, which is classified in Depreciation in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, totaled $7.8 million, $7.9 million, and $8.3 million during 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

The Company’s corporate headquarters is located in approximately 213,000 square feet of leased office space in three buildings in Stamford, Connecticut. The Stamford facility accommodates research and analysis, marketing, sales, client support, production, corporate services, executive offices, and administration. In 2010 the Company entered into a new 15 year lease agreement for this facility which provides for a reduced rental until completion of certain renovation work. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 840, the Company accounted for the new Stamford lease as an operating lease arrangement. The total minimum payments the Company will be obligated to pay under this lease, including contractual escalation clauses and reduced rents during the renovation period, will be expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Under the terms of the new Stamford lease, the landlord has provided a $25.0 million tenant improvement allowance to be used to renovate the three buildings and the parking areas comprising the facility. The renovation work began in 2011 and is expected to be completed in late 2012. The $25.0 million contractual amount due from the landlord was recorded as a tenant improvement allowance in Other assets and as deferred rent in Other Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As the renovation work progresses and payments are received from the landlord, the tenant improvement receivable will be relieved and leasehold improvement assets will be recorded in Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements. The leasehold improvement assets will then be amortized to Depreciation expense over their useful lives, beginning when the assets are placed in service. The amount recorded as deferred rent will be amortized as a reduction to rent expense (SG&A) on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

As of December 31, 2011, the Company had $22.5 million of remaining unamortized deferred rent resulting from the tenant improvement allowance, of which $1.5 million is recorded in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and $21.0 million is recorded in Other liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company paid $9.5 million in renovation costs for this project in 2011, of which $9.0 million was reimbursed in 2011 and $0.5 will be reimbursed in 2012. The Company expects to utilize the entire remaining $15.5 million improvement allowance in 2012.

Intangible assets. Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their expected useful lives. Intangible assets subject to amortization include the following (in thousands):


December 31, 2011	Content			Trade Name			Customer Relationships			Total

Gross cost	$	10,634		$	5,758		$	7,210		$	23,602
Accumulated amortization		(10,634	)		(2,303	)		(3,605	)		(16,542	)

Net	$	—		$	3,455		$	3,605		$	7,060


December 31, 2010	Content			Trade Name			Customer Relationships			Total

Gross cost	$	10,634		$	5,758		$	7,210		$	23,602
Accumulated amortization		(7,089	)		(1,152	)		(1,777	)		(10,018	)

Net	$	3,545		$	4,606		$	5,433		$	13,584


Intangible assets are being amortized against earnings over the following periods:


	Useful Life (Years)

Content		1.5
Trade Name		5
Customer Relationships		4

Aggregate amortization expense on intangible assets was $6.5 million, $10.5 million, and $1.6 million in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense by year from purchased intangibles is as follows (in thousands):


2012	$	2,955
2013		2,955
2014		1,150

	$	7,060

Goodwill. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of acquired businesses over the estimated fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible net assets acquired. The evaluation of the recoverability of goodwill is performed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350, which requires an annual assessment of potential goodwill impairment at the reporting unit level and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Company has three reporting units: Research, Consulting, and Events. Since 2002, when the current goodwill impairment rules were first adopted, goodwill must be tested annually for impairment under a two-step impairment test. Under the two-step test, if a reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its estimated fair value, goodwill impairment is recognized to the extent that the reporting unit’s carrying amount of goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of the goodwill. The Company uses discounted cash flows, market multiples, and other valuation techniques to measure the estimated fair value of a reporting unit. .

In September 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-08, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other – Testing Goodwill for Impairment (“ASU No. 2011-08”). ASU No. 2011-08 permits an entity to make a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount rather than automatically applying the two-step goodwill impairment test. If the entity’s qualitative assessment does not allow it to reach this conclusion, then it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test to determine the amount, if any, of impaired goodwill. Otherwise, the two-step goodwill impairment test is not required. The objective of ASU No. 2011-08 is to both simplify and reduce the on-going cost of goodwill impairment testing for both private and public companies.

The Company conducted the annually required two-step goodwill impairment test in 2010 in the quarter ended September 30 and concluded that the fair values of each of the Company’s reporting units substantially exceeded their respective carrying values. In 2011, the Company made the decision to early adopt ASU No. 2011-08 and conduct a qualitative assessment of reporting unit fair value as of September 30, based in part on the demonstrated historical trend of the fair values of the Company’s reporting units substantially exceeding their carrying values. Among the factors included in the Company’s qualitative assessment were general economic conditions and the competitive environment; actual and expected segment financial performance; forward-looking business measurements; and external market assessments. Based on the results of the qualitative assessment, the Company believes the fair value of goodwill of each of the Company’s reporting units continue to substantially exceed their respective carrying values and concluded that it was not necessary to conduct the two-step goodwill impairment test. As a result, the adoption of ASU No. 2011-08 did not impact the Company’s results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

The following table presents changes to the carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit during the two year period ended December 31, 2011 (in thousands):


	Research			Consulting			Events			Total

Balance, December 31, 2009 (1)	$	370,630		$	100,744		$	42,238		$	513,612
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(2,109	)		(927	)		(311	)		(3,347	)

Balance, December 31, 2010	$	368,521		$	99,817		$	41,927		$	510,265
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(1,541	)		(140	)		(34	)		(1,715	)

Balance, December 31, 2011	$	366,980		$	99,677		$	41,893		$	508,550



(1)	The Company has not recorded goodwill impairment losses since its adoption of the two-step goodwill impairment rules in 2002. Accordingly, the Company considers the recorded amount of goodwill as of December 31, 2009 to be the gross amount of goodwill.

Impairment of long-lived assets and intangible assets. The Company reviews long-lived assets and intangible assets other than goodwill for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the respective asset may not be recoverable. Such evaluation may be based on a number of factors including current and projected operating results and cash flows, changes in management’s strategic direction as well as external economic and market factors.

The Company’s policy regarding long-lived assets and intangible assets other than goodwill is to evaluate the recoverability of these assets by determining whether the balance can be recovered through undiscounted future operating cash flows. Should events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value might not be recoverable based on undiscounted future operating cash flows, an impairment loss would be recognized. The amount of impairment, if any, is measured based on the difference between projected discounted future operating cash flows using a discount rate reflecting the Company’s average cost of funds and the carrying value of the asset.

Pension obligations. The Company has defined-benefit pension plans in three of its international locations (see Note 13 — Employee Benefits). Benefits earned under these plans are generally based on years of service and level of employee compensation. The Company accounts for defined benefit plans in accordance with the requirements of FASB ASC Topic 715. The Company determines the periodic pension expense and related liabilities for these plans through actuarial assumptions and valuations. The Company recognized $2.7 million, $2.4 million, and $2.2 million of expense for these plans in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively. The Company classifies pension expense in SG&A in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Foreign currency exposure. All assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Income and expense items are translated at average exchange rates for the year. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as foreign currency translation adjustments, a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income, net within the Stockholders’ equity section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Currency transaction gains or losses arising from transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of a subsidiary are included in results of operations in Other income (expense), net within the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Net currency transaction (losses) were $(1.3) million, $(4.8) million, and $(3.6) million in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively. The Company enters into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to mitigate the effects of adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on these transactions. These contracts generally have a short duration and are recorded at fair value with unrealized and realized gains and losses also recorded in Other income (expense), net. The net (loss) gain from these contracts was $(1.2) million, $2.8 million, and $0.7 million in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

Fair value disclosures. The Company’s fair value disclosures are included in Note 12 — Fair Value Disclosures.

Concentrations of credit risk. Assets that may subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of short-term, highly liquid investments classified as cash equivalents, accounts receivable, interest rate swaps, and a pension reinsurance asset. The majority of the Company’s cash equivalent investments and its interest rate swap contract are with investment grade commercial banks that are participants in the Company’s 2010 Credit Agreement. Accounts receivable balances deemed to be collectible from customers have limited concentration of credit risk due to our diverse customer base and geographic dispersion. The Company’s pension reinsurance asset (see Note 13 — Employee Benefits) is maintained with a large international insurance company that was rated investment grade as of December 31, 2011.

Stock repurchase programs. The Company records the cost to repurchase its own shares to treasury stock. During 2011, 2010 and 2009, the Company recorded $212.0 million, $99.8 million, and $3.7 million, respectively, of stock repurchases (see Note 7 — Stockholders’ Equity). Shares repurchased by the Company are added to treasury shares and are not retired.

Recent accounting developments. The following disclosures highlight new and significant accounting rules that the Company has adopted or will adopt in future periods:

Accounting Standards Adopted

On September 30, 2011, the Company early adopted FASB ASU No. 2011-08, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other – Testing Goodwill for Impairment (“ASU No. 2011-08”) (see discussion in Goodwill above). The adoption of ASU No. 2011-08 did not impact the Company’s results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

Accounting Standards to be adopted in Future Accounting Periods

Final accounting rules issued by the FASB that have not yet become effective and may impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements or related disclosures in future periods are described below:

Comprehensive Income. In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220-10): Presentation of Comprehensive Income. The new guidance eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of stockholders’ equity. Instead, the new rule will require an entity to present net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement, referred to as the statement of comprehensive income, or in two separate, but consecutive statements. While the new guidance changes the presentation of comprehensive income, there are no changes to the components that are recognized in net income or other comprehensive income under current accounting guidance. This new guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company will adopt this new rule in the quarter ending March 31, 2012.

Fair Value Measurements. In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-04 establishes a number of new requirements for fair value measurements. These include: (1) a prohibition on grouping financial instruments for purposes of determining fair value, except when an entity manages market and credit risks on the basis of the entity’s net exposure to the group; (2) an extension of the prohibition against the use of a blockage factor to all fair value measurements (that prohibition currently applies only to financial instruments with quoted prices in active markets); and (3) a requirement that for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements, entities disclose quantitative information about unobservable inputs, a description of the valuation process used and qualitative details about the sensitivity of the measurements. In addition, for items not carried at fair value but for which fair value is disclosed, entities will be required to disclose the level within the fair value hierarchy that applies to the fair value measurement disclosed. This ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company will adopt this new rule in the quarter ending March 31, 2012.

ACQUISITIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

ACQUISITIONS

2 — ACQUISITIONS

In December 2009 the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of AMR Research and Burton Group for total net cash of $116.7 million, of which $12.2 million was paid in 2010 and $104.5 million was paid in 2009. The Company’s consolidated results include the operating results of these businesses beginning on their respective acquisition dates. The Company recorded an aggregate of $7.9 million of acquisition and integration expenses related to these acquisitions during 2010 and $2.9 million in 2009. Included in these charges are legal fees and consultant fees in connection with the acquisition and integration, as well as severance costs related to redundant headcount.

The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCRUED, AND OTHER LIABILITIES

OTHER ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

OTHER ASSETS

3 — OTHER ASSETS

Other assets consist of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,

	2011		2010

Security deposits	$	6,581	$	3,959
Debt issuance costs		3,866		4,987
Benefit plan-related assets		38,403		36,089
Non-current deferred tax assets		22,795		21,166
Tenant improvement allowance (1)		16,062		24,570
Other		2,638		2,322

Total other assets	$	90,345	$	93,093



(1)	Includes contractual amounts receivable related to the renovation of the Company’s Stamford headquarters facility (see Property, equipment and leasehold improvements in Note 1 — Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional description).

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCRUED, AND OTHER LIABILITIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

4 — ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCRUED, AND OTHER LIABILITIES

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,

	2011		2010

Accounts payable	$	27,573	$	17,791
Payroll, employee benefits, severance		66,110		62,882
Bonus payable		62,191		64,620
Commissions payable		42,328		41,503
Taxes payable		15,917		15,030
Rent and other facilities costs		5,046		7,108
Professional, consulting, audit fees		6,907		11,987
Events fulfillment liabilities		2,255		4,367
Other accrued liabilities		31,163		22,445

Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	259,490	$	247,733



Other liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,

	2011		2010

Non-current deferred revenue	$	4,572	$	4,659
Interest rate swap liabilities		9,891		2,101
Long-term taxes payable		20,141		18,193
Deferred rent (1)		21,046		23,813
Benefit plan-related liabilities		47,326		44,939
Other		23,975		13,745

Total other liabilities	$	126,951	$	107,450



(1)	Represents unamortized deferred rent resulting from the $25.0 million tenant improvement allowance on the Company’s Stamford headquarters facility (see Property, equipment and leasehold improvements in Note 1 — Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional description).

DEBT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

DEBT

5 — DEBT

Credit Agreement

In December 2010 the Company entered into a new credit arrangement that provides for a five-year, $200.0 million term loan and a $400.0 million revolving credit facility (the “2010 Credit Agreement”). The Company terminated its prior credit arrangement when it entered into the 2010 Credit Agreement and paid down the remaining amounts outstanding. The 2010 Credit Agreement contains an expansion feature by which the term loan and revolving credit facility may be increased, at the Company’s option and under certain conditions, by up to an additional $150.0 million in the aggregate. The term loan will be repaid in 19 consecutive quarterly installments which commenced on March 31, 2011, plus a final payment due on December 22, 2015, and may be prepaid at any time without penalty or premium at the Company’s option. The revolving credit facility may be used for loans, and up to $40.0 million may be used for letters of credit. The revolving loans may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed until December 22, 2015, at which time all amounts borrowed must be repaid.

Amounts borrowed under the 2010 Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s option, either (i) the greatest of: the administrative agent’s prime rate; the average rate on overnight federal funds plus 1/2 of 1%; and the eurodollar rate (adjusted for statutory reserves) plus 1%, in each case plus a margin equal to between 0.50% and 1.25% depending on the Company’s leverage ratio as of the end of the four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended, or (ii) the eurodollar rate (adjusted for statutory reserves) plus a margin equal to between 1.50% and 2.25%, depending on the Company’s leverage ratio as of the end of the four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended.

The 2010 Credit Agreement contains certain customary restrictive loan covenants, including, among others, financial covenants requiring a maximum leverage ratio, a minimum interest expense coverage ratio, and covenants limiting the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness, grant liens, make acquisitions, be acquired, dispose of assets, pay dividends, repurchase stock, make capital expenditures, make investments and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. The Company was in full compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2011.

The following table provides information regarding the Company’s borrowings:


Description:	Amount Outstanding December 31, 2011 (In thousands)		Contractual Annualized Interest Rate December 31, 2011 (2)		Amount Outstanding December 31, 2010 (In thousands)

Term loans	$	180,000		2.08%	$	200,000
Revolver (1)		20,000		2.08%		20,156

Total	$	200,000			$	220,156



(1)	The Company had $376.8 million of available borrowing capacity on the revolver (not including the expansion feature) as of December 31, 2011.

(2)	Both the term and revolver loan rate consisted of a floating Eurodollar base rate 0.58% plus a margin of 1.5%. However, the Company has an interest rate swap contract which converts the floating Eurodollar base rate to a fixed base rate on $200.0 million of borrowings (see below). As a result, the Company’s effective annual interest rate on its debt as of December 31, 2011 was 3.76%.

In December 2010, the Company recorded certain incremental pre-tax charges due to the termination of the prior credit arrangement. The majority of these charges would have been recognized as expenses in 2011, but accounting rules required their accelerated recognition in 2010. These accelerated pre-tax charges included $3.3 million for deferred losses on interest rate swap contracts that had been recorded in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) since the swaps had previously been designated as accounting hedges, and $0.4 million for the write-off of a portion of capitalized debt issuance costs related to the previous debt. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815, the deferral of the unrealized losses on the swaps recorded in OCI was no longer permitted since the forecasted interest payments related to the previous debt would not occur. Both the capitalized debt issuance write-off and the interest rate swap charge were classified in Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Interest Rate Swap Hedge

The Company entered into a $200.0 million notional fixed-for-floating interest rate swap contract in December 2010 which it designated as a hedge of the forecasted interest payments on the Company’s variable rate borrowings. Under the swap terms, the Company pays a base fixed rate of 2.26% and in return receives a Eurodollar base rate.

The Company accounts for the interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815. Since the swap is hedging forecasted interest payments, changes in the fair value of the swap are recorded in OCI as long as the swap continues to be a highly effective hedge of the designated interest rate risk. Any ineffective portion of change in the fair value of the hedge is recorded in earnings. At December 31, 2011, there was no ineffective portion of the hedge. The interest rate swap had a negative fair value to the Company of $9.9 million at December 31, 2011, which is classified in OCI, net of tax effect.

Letters of Credit

The Company had $4.7 million of letters of credit and related guarantees outstanding at year-end 2011. The Company issues these instruments in the ordinary course of business to facilitate transactions with customers and others.

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

6 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contractual Lease Commitments. The Company leases various facilities, furniture, and computer equipment under operating lease arrangements expiring between 2012 and 2027. The future minimum annual cash payments under non-cancelable operating lease agreements at December 31, 2011, are as follows (in thousands):


Year ended December 31,

2012	$	35,810
2013		31,690
2014		26,075
2015		18,100
2016		11,445
Thereafter		82,530

Total minimum lease payments (1), (2)	$	205,650



(1)	Excludes $16.1 million of future contractual reimbursements related to leasehold improvements on the Company’s Stamford headquarters lease (see Property, equipment and leasehold improvements in Note 1 — Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional discussion).

(2)	Excludes $3.1 million of future contractual sublease rental income.

Legal Matters. We are involved in various legal and administrative proceedings and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The outcome of these individual matters is not predictable at this time. However, we believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters, after considering amounts already accrued and insurance coverage, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows in future periods.

Indemnifications. The Company has various agreements that may obligate us to indemnify the other party with respect to certain matters. Generally, these indemnification clauses are included in contracts arising in the normal course of business under which we customarily agree to hold the other party harmless against losses arising from a breach of representations related to such matters as title to assets sold and licensed or certain intellectual property rights. It is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments under these indemnification agreements due to the conditional nature of the Company’s obligations and the unique facts of each particular agreement. Historically, payments made by us under these agreements have not been material. As of December 31, 2011, we did not have any indemnification agreements that would require material payments.

The entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

7 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common stock. Holders of Gartner’s Common Stock, par value $.0005 per share (“Common Stock”) are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted by stockholders. The Company does not currently pay cash dividends on its Common Stock. Also, our credit arrangement contains a negative covenant which may limit our ability to pay dividends.

The following table summarizes transactions relating to Common Stock for the three years’ ending December 31, 2011:


	Issued Shares		Treasury Stock Shares

Balance at December 31, 2008		156,234,415		62,353,575
Issuances under stock plans		—		(2,302,935	)
Purchases for treasury		—		306,032

Balance at December 31, 2009		156,234,415		60,356,672
Issuances under stock plans		—		(4,029,673	)
Purchases for treasury		—		3,918,719

Balance at December 31, 2010		156,234,415		60,245,718
Issuances under stock plans		—		(3,244,705	)
Purchases for treasury (1)		—		5,890,238

Balance at December 31, 2011		156,234,415		62,891,251



(1)	Includes 2,148,434 shares the Company repurchased directly from ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. (“ValueAct”) in two separate transactions during 2011. The total cost of the shares repurchased directly from ValueAct was $75.2 million.

Share repurchase program. The Company has a $500.0 million share repurchase program, of which $293.5 million remained available for share repurchases as of December 31, 2011. Repurchases may be made from time-to-time through open market purchases, private transactions, tender offers or other transactions. The amount and timing of repurchases will be subject to the availability of stock, prevailing market conditions, the trading price of the stock, the Company’s financial performance and other conditions. Repurchases may also be made from time-to-time in connection with the settlement of the Company’s shared-based compensation awards. Repurchases may be funded from cash flow from operations or borrowings.

The Company paid cash of $212.0 million, $99.8 million, and $3.7 million, in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively, for common stock repurchases. The $212.0 million paid for share repurchases in 2011 includes the cost of the shares repurchased directly from ValueAct.

The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity, comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, if any, including other comprehensive income (as applicable). Including, but not limited to: (1) balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings; (2) accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and total amount of comprehensive income; (3) amount and nature of changes in separate accounts, including the number of shares authorized and outstanding, number of shares issued upon exercise and conversion, and for other comprehensive income, the adjustments for reclassifications to net income; (4) rights and privileges of each class of stock authorized; (5) basis of treasury stock, if other than cost, and amounts paid and accounting treatment for treasury stock purchased significantly in excess of market; (6) dividends paid or payable per share and in the aggregate for each class of stock for each period presented; (7) dividend restrictions and accumulated preferred dividends in arrears (in aggregate and per share amount); (8) retained earnings appropriations or restrictions, such as dividend restrictions; (9) impact of change in accounting principle, initial adoption of new accounting principle and correction of an error in previously issued financial statements; (10) shares held in trust for Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); (11) deferred compensation related to issuance of capital stock; (12) note received for issuance of stock; (13) unamortized discount on shares; (14) description, terms, and number of warrants or rights outstanding; (15) shares under subscription and subscription receivables, effective date of new retained earnings after quasi-reorganization and deficit eliminated by quasi-reorganization and, for a period of at least ten years after the effective date, the point in time from which the new retained dates; and (16) retroactive effective of subsequent change in capital structure.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

8 — STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company grants stock-based compensation awards as an incentive for employees and directors to contribute to the Company’s long-term success. The Company currently awards stock-settled stock appreciation rights, service- and performance-based restricted stock units, and common stock equivalents. At December 31, 2011, the Company had approximately 6.5 million shares of Common Stock available for awards of stock-based compensation under its 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation awards in accordance with FASB ASC Topics 505 and 718, as interpreted by SEC Staff Accounting Bulletins No. 107 (“SAB No. 107”) and No. 110 (“SAB No. 110”). Stock-based compensation expense is based on the fair value of the award on the date of grant, which is then recognized over the related service period, net of estimated forfeitures. The service period is the period over which the related service is performed, which is generally the same as the vesting period. Currently the Company issues treasury shares upon the exercise, release or settlement of stock-based compensation awards.

Determining the appropriate fair value model and calculating the fair value of stock-based compensation awards requires the input of certain complex and subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the stock-based compensation awards and the Common Stock price volatility. In addition, determining the appropriate amount of associated periodic expense requires management to estimate the amount of employee forfeitures and the likelihood of the achievement of certain performance targets. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based compensation awards and the associated periodic expense represent management’s best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of judgment. As a result, if factors change and the Company deems it necessary in the future to modify the assumptions it made or to use different assumptions, or if the quantity and nature of the Company’s stock-based compensation awards changes, then the amount of expense may need to be adjusted and future stock-based compensation expense could be materially different from what has been recorded in the current period.

The Company recognized the following amounts of stock-based compensation expense (in millions) for the years ended December 31:


Award type:	2011		2010		2009

Stock appreciation rights (SARs)	$	4.4	$	4.6	$	4.4
Common stock equivalents (CSEs)		0.5		0.5		0.4
Restricted stock units (RSUs)		28.0		27.5		21.3

Total (1)	$	32.9	$	32.6	$	26.1



(1)	Includes charges of $3.1 million in both 2011 and 2010 and $1.9 million in 2009 for awards to retirement-eligible employees.

Stock-based compensation (in millions) was recognized as follows in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31:


Amount recorded in:	2011		2010		2009

Costs of services and product development	$	14.8	$	14.8	$	12.6
Selling, general, and administrative		18.1		17.8		13.5

Total stock-based compensation expense recognized	$	32.9	$	32.6	$	26.1

As of December 31, 2011, the Company had $42.3 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost, which is expected to be recognized as stock-based compensation expense over the remaining weighted-average service period of approximately 2.1 years.

Stock-Based Compensation Awards

The following disclosures provide information regarding the Company’s stock-based compensation awards, all of which are classified as equity awards in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 505:

Stock Appreciation Rights

Stock-settled stock appreciation rights (SARs) are settled in common shares and permit the holder to participate in the appreciation of the Common Stock. SARs are settled in shares of Common Stock by the employee once the applicable vesting criteria have been met. SARs vest ratably over a four-year service period and expire seven years from the grant date. The fair value of SARs awards is recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over four years. At the present time, SARs are awarded only to the Company’s executive officers.

When SARs are exercised, the number of shares of Common Stock issued is calculated as follows: (1) the total proceeds from the SARs exercise (calculated as the closing price of the Common Stock on the date of exercise less the exercise price of the SARs, multiplied by the number of SARs exercised) is divided by (2) the closing price of the Common Stock on the exercise date. The Company withholds a portion of the shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise to satisfy minimum statutory tax withholding requirements. SARs recipients do not have any stockholder rights until after actual shares of Common Stock are issued in respect of the award, which is subject to the prior satisfaction of the vesting and other criteria relating to such grants.

The following table summarizes changes in SARs outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2011:


	SARs in millions			Per Share Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Per Share Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term

Outstanding at December 31, 2010		2.5		$	17.22	$	6.62		4.55 years
Granted		0.4			38.05		13.58		6.15 years
Forfeited		—			—		—		—
Exercised		(0.4	)		38.26		6.38		na

Outstanding at December 31, 2011 (1), (2)		2.5		$	20.39	$	7.66		4.00 years

Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2011 (2)		1.1		$	18.07	$	6.77		2.96 years



na=not applicable


(1)	At December 31, 2011, 1.4 million of the SARs were unvested. The Company expects that substantially all of these unvested awards will vest in future periods.

(2)	At December 31, 2011, SARs outstanding had an intrinsic value of $36.8 million. SARs vested and exercisable had an intrinsic value of $18.3 million.

The fair value of the SARs was determined on the grant date using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model with the following weighted-average assumptions for the years ended December 31:


	2011			2010			2009

Expected dividend yield (1)		0	%		0	%		0	%
Expected stock price volatility (2)		38	%		40	%		50	%
Risk-free interest rate (3)		2.2	%		2.4	%		2.3	%
Expected life in years (4)		4.75			4.75			4.80



(1)	The dividend yield assumption is based on both the history and expectation of the Company’s dividend payouts. Historically the Company has not paid cash dividends on its Common Stock.

(2)	The determination of expected stock price volatility was based on both historical Common Stock prices and implied volatility from publicly traded options in Common Stock.

(3)	The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield of a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity similar to the expected life of the award.

(4)	The expected life in years represents a weighted-average estimate of the period of time the SARs are expected to be outstanding (that is, the period of time between the service inception date and the expected exercise date). The expected life is based on the “simplified” calculation permitted by SAB No. 107. Under the simplified method, the expected life in years is determined by taking the average of the vesting period plus the original contractual term and dividing by two. The Company continues to use the simplified method for SARs since it does not have the necessary actual historical exercise and forfeiture data, as permitted by SAB No. 110.

Restricted Stock Units

Restricted stock units (RSUs) give the awardee the right to receive shares of Common Stock when the vesting conditions are met and the restrictions lapse, and each RSU that vests entitles the awardee to one common share. RSU awardees do not have any stockholder rights until after the common shares are released. The fair value of RSUs is determined on the date of grant based on the closing price of the Common Stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on that date. Service-based RSUs vest ratably over four years and are expensed on a straight-line basis over four years. Performance-based RSUs are subject to both performance and service conditions, vest ratably over four years, and are expensed on an accelerated basis. Presently performance-based RSUs are awarded only to executive officers.

The following table summarizes the changes in RSUs outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2011:


	Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) (in millions)			Per Share Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2010		3.9		$	16.52
Granted (1)		0.8			38.02
Vested and released		(1.5	)		17.23
Forfeited		(0.1	)		21.48

Outstanding at December 31, 2011(2), (3)		3.1		$	21.53



(1)	The 0.8 million RSUs granted in 2011 consisted of 0.4 million performance-based RSUs awarded to executives and 0.4 million service-based RSUs awarded to non-executive employees and certain board members. The target number of performance-based RSUs granted was 0.3 million, which was tied to a targeted increase in the Company’s subscription-based contract value (“CV”) for 2011. The actual number of performance-based RSUs granted to executives could range from 0% to 200%, depending on the actual increase in CV for the year as measured on December 31, 2011. At year-end 2011, the actual CV increase achieved was 133% of the targeted amount, which resulted in the grant of 0.4 million performance-based RSUs to executives.

(2)	The Company expects that substantially all of the outstanding awards at December 31, 2011 will vest in future periods.

(3)	The weighted-average remaining contractual term of the outstanding RSUs is approximately 1.0 year.

Common Stock Equivalents

Common stock equivalents (CSEs) are convertible into Common Stock and each CSE entitles the holder to one common share. Members of our Board of Directors receive directors’ fees payable in CSEs unless they opt to receive up to 50% of the fees in cash. Generally, the CSEs have no defined term and are converted into common shares when service as a director terminates unless the director has elected an accelerated release. The fair value of the CSEs is determined on the date of grant based on the closing price of the Common Stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on that date. CSEs vest immediately and as a result are recorded as expense on the date of grant.

The following table summarizes the changes in CSEs outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2011:


	Common Stock Equivalents (CSEs)			Per Share Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2010		117,208		$	16.82
Granted		13,294			37.24
Converted to common shares		(33,234	)		36.15

Outstanding at December 31, 2011		97,268		$	17.79

Stock Options

Historically, the Company granted stock options to employees that allowed them to purchase shares of Common Stock at a certain price. The Company has not made any stock option grants since 2006. All outstanding options are fully vested and there is no remaining unamortized cost. The Company received $16.6 million, $20.7 million, and $12.2 million in cash from stock option exercises in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

The following table summarizes the changes in stock options outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2011:


	Options in millions			Per Share Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)

Vested and outstanding at December 31, 2010		2.6		$	11.13		2.59 years	$	58.2
Expired		—			—		na		na
Exercised		(1.4	)		11.29		na		39.6

Vested and outstanding at December 31, 2011		1.2		$	10.93		1.47 years	$	27.7



na=not applicable Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company has an employee stock purchase plan (the “ESP Plan”) under which eligible employees are permitted to purchase Common Stock through payroll deductions, which may not exceed 10% of an employee’s compensation (or $23,750 in any calendar year), at a price equal to 95% of the closing price of the Common Stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange at the end of each offering period. At December 31, 2011, the Company had approximately 1.4 million shares available for purchase under the ESP Plan. The ESP Plan is considered non-compensatory under FASB ASC Topic 718, and as a result the Company does not record stock-based compensation expense for employee share purchases. The Company received $3.4 million, $2.8 million, and $2.7 million in cash from share purchases under the ESP Plan during 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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-Number 93-6
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COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

9 — COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution of securities that could share in earnings. When the impact of common share equivalents is antidilutive, they are excluded from the calculation.

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations (in thousands, except per share amounts) for the years ended December 31:


	2011		2010		2009

Numerator:
Net income used for calculating basic and diluted earnings per common share	$	136,902	$	96,285	$	82,964

Denominator: (1)
Weighted average number of common shares used in the calculation of basic earnings per share		96,019		95,747		94,658
Common share equivalents associated with stock-based compensation plans		2,827		4,087		2,891

Shares used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share		98,846		99,834		97,549

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.43	$	1.01	$	0.88

Diluted	$	1.39	$	0.96	$	0.85



(1)	During 2011, 2010 and 2009, the Company repurchased 5.9 million, 3.9 million, and 0.3 million shares of its Common Stock, respectively.

The following table presents the number of common share equivalents that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS in the table above because the effect would have been antidilutive. During periods with net income, these common share equivalents were antidilutive because their exercise price was greater than the average market value of a share of Common Stock during the period.


	2011		2010		2009

Antidilutive common share equivalents as of December 31 (in millions):		0.5		0.5		1.7
Average market price per share of Common Stock during the year	$	37.53	$	26.35	$	15.52

INCOME TAXES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

INCOME TAXES

10 — INCOME TAXES

Following is a summary of the components of income before income taxes for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):


	2011		2010		2009

U.S.	$	124,915	$	78,933	$	54,793
Non-U.S.		77,269		55,152		60,733

Income before income taxes	$	202,184	$	134,085	$	115,526

The expense for income taxes on the above income consists of the following components (in thousands):


	2011			2010			2009

Current tax expense:
U.S. federal	$	23,327		$	9,078		$	8,749
State and local		4,236			2,645			3,107
Foreign		13,845			10,341			14,340

Total current		41,408			22,064			26,196
Deferred tax (benefit) expense:
U.S. federal		(5,192	)		4,263			7,477
State and local		1,269			72			3,168
Foreign		(1,434	)		(6,013	)		1,281

Total deferred		(5,357	)		(1,678	)		11,926

Total current and deferred		36,051			20,386			38,122

Benefit (expense) relating to interest rate swap used to increase (decrease) equity		3,134			(2,523	)		(2,530	)
Benefit from stock transactions with employees used to increase equity		25,812			18,559			621
Benefit (expense) relating to defined-benefit pension adjustments used to increase (decrease) equity		285			375			(296	)
Benefit (expense) of acquired tax assets (liabilities) used to decrease (increase) goodwill		—			1,003			(3,355	)

Total tax expense	$	65,282		$	37,800		$	32,562

Current and long-term deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,

	2011			2010

Expense accruals	$	40,438		$	39,892
Loss and credit carryforwards		24,282			19,999
Assets relating to equity compensation		18,226			16,599
Other assets		8,949			5,244

Gross deferred tax asset		91,895			81,734
Depreciation		(9,199	)		(5,595	)
Intangible assets		(17,024	)		(14,816	)
Prepaid expenses		(10,183	)		(9,342	)
Other liabilities		—			(110	)

Gross deferred tax liability		(36,406	)		(29,863	)
Valuation allowance		(1,869	)		(2,634	)

Net deferred tax asset	$	53,620		$	49,237

Current net deferred tax assets and current net deferred tax liabilities were $31.4 million and $0.6 million as of December 31, 2011 and $28.4 million and $0.4 million as of December 31, 2010, respectively, and are included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Long-term net deferred tax assets and long-term net deferred tax liabilities were $22.8 million and zero as of December 31, 2011 and $21.2 million and zero as of December 31, 2010, respectively, and are included in Other assets and Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. It is more likely than not that the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the deferred tax assets.

The valuation allowances of $1.9 million as of December 31, 2011 and $2.6 million as of December 31, 2010 relate primarily to non-U.S. net operating losses and domestic capital loss carryforwards that more likely than not will expire unutilized. The net decrease in the valuation allowance of $0.7 million in 2011 relates primarily to the release of valuation allowances on federal and state capital loss carryovers.

The Company has established a full valuation allowance against domestic realized and unrealized capital losses, as the future utilization of these losses is uncertain. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had U.S. federal capital loss carryforwards of $0.8 million, all of which will expire in 2012. The Company also had $0.8 million in state and local capital loss carryforwards that expire over a similar period of time.

As of December 31, 2011, the Company had state and local tax net operating loss carryforwards of $139.9 million, of which $5.0 million expire within one to five years, $114.2 million expire within six to fifteen years, and $20.7 million expire within sixteen to twenty years. In addition, the Company had non-U.S. net operating loss carryforwards of $27.3 million, of which $2.6 million expire over the next 20 years and $24.7 million that can be carried forward indefinitely. As of December 31, 2011 the Company also had foreign tax credit carryforwards of $10.0 million, the majority of which expire in 2018.

The differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate on income before income taxes for the years ended December 31 follow:


	2011			2010			2009

Statutory tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		3.8			3.3			3.0
Foreign income taxed at different rates		(5.9	)		(6.2	)		(5.0	)
Repatriation of foreign earnings		(0.4	)		8.5			4.1
Record (release) valuation allowance		(0.4	)		(12.7	)		(4.5	)
Foreign tax credits		(2.3	)		(0.8	)		(1.9	)
Record (release) reserve for tax contingencies		3.1			2.0			(3.5	)
Other items, net		(0.6	)		(0.9	)		1.0

Effective tax rate		32.3	%		28.2	%		28.2	%

As of December 31, 2011 and December 31 2010, the Company had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $18.3 million and $15.8 million, respectively. The increase is primarily attributable to uncertainties surrounding the utilization of certain tax attributes. It is reasonably possible that the gross unrecognized tax benefits will be decreased by $2.9 million within the next 12 months due primarily to anticipated settlements of audits and the expiration of certain statutes of limitation. The benefits in question relate primarily to the utilization of certain tax attributes.

The Company classifies uncertain tax positions not expected to be settled within one year as long term liabilities. As of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had Other Liabilities of $15.4 million and $15.7 million, respectively, related to long term uncertain tax positions.

The Company records accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in its income tax provision. As of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had $4.8 million and $3.8 million of accrued interest and penalties, respectively, related to unrecognized tax benefits. These amounts are in addition to the gross unrecognized tax benefits noted above. The total amount of interest and penalties recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for years ending December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $1.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, for the years ending December 31 (in thousands):


	2011			2010

Beginning balance	$	15,824		$	13,804
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		2,269			3,999
Additions for tax positions of prior years		4,375			592
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(746	)		(137	)
Reductions for expiration of statutes		(269	)		(610	)
Settlements		(2,661	)		(1,668	)
Change in foreign currency exchange rates		(447	)		(156	)

Ending balance	$	18,345		$	15,824

In 2011, the Company repatriated approximately $32.6 million from its foreign subsidiaries. The cash cost of the repatriation was offset with the utilization of foreign tax credits and capital loss carryovers.

The number of years with open statutes of limitation varies depending on the tax jurisdiction. Generally, the Company’s statutes are open for tax years ended December 31, 2007 and forward. Major taxing jurisdictions include the U.S. (federal and state), the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, Italy, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, and Ireland.

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) completed its examination of the federal income tax return of the Company for the tax year ended December 31, 2007. In December 2010, the Company received a report of the audit findings. The Company disagrees with certain of the proposed adjustments and is disputing this matter through applicable IRS and judicial procedures, as appropriate. In addition, in the second quarter of 2011 the IRS commenced an audit of the Company’s 2008 and 2009 tax years. The Company continues to comply with all information requests and no material adjustments of the Company’s tax positions have been proposed at this time for the 2008 and 2009 tax years. Although the final resolution of these audits is uncertain and there are no assurances that the ultimate resolution will not exceed the amounts recorded, the Company believes that the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, cash flows, or results of operations.

Earnings of a non-U.S. subsidiary or affiliate are subject to U.S. taxation when repatriated. The Company intends to reinvest earnings outside the U.S. except in instances where repatriating such earnings would result in minimal additional tax. The Company currently has no plan to remit earnings which will result in a material additional tax cost. Accordingly, the Company has not recognized U.S. tax expense on non-U.S. earnings. At December 31, 2011, the accumulated undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries approximated $41.3 million and were indefinitely invested. An estimate of the U.S. income tax liability that would be payable if such earnings were not indefinitely reinvested is $9.7 million.

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING

11 — DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING

The Company enters into a limited number of derivative contracts to offset the potentially negative economic effects of interest rate and foreign exchange movements. The Company accounts for its outstanding derivative contracts in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815, which requires all derivatives, to include derivatives designated as accounting hedges, to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value.

The following tables provide information regarding the Company’s outstanding derivatives contracts as of, and for, the years ended (in thousands, except for number of outstanding contracts):

December 31, 2011


Derivative Contract Type	Number of Outstanding Contracts		Contract Notional Amount		Fair Value Asset (Liability) (4)			Balance Sheet Line Item		OCI Unrealized (Loss), Net Of Tax

Interest rate swap (1)		1	$	200,000	$	(9,891	)		Other liabilities	$	(5,934	)
Interest rate swaps (2)		2		30,750		(98	)		Accrued liabilities		—
Foreign currency forwards (3)		60		99,585		272			Other current assets		—

Total		63	$	330,335	$	(9,717	)			$	(5,934	)


December 31, 2010

Derivative Contract Type	Number of Outstanding Contracts		Contract Notional Amount		Fair Value Asset (Liability) (4)			Balance Sheet Line Item		OCI Unrealized (Loss), Net Of Tax

Interest rate swap (1)		1	$	200,000	$	(2,101	)		Other liabilities	$	(1,261	)
Interest rate swaps (2)		2		147,750		(3,966	)		Other liabilities		—
Foreign currency forwards (3)		63		250,220		618			Other current assets		—

Total		66	$	597,970	$	(5,449	)			$	(1,261	)


(1)	The Company designates and accounts for this swap as a cash flow hedge of the forecasted interest payments on borrowings. As a result, changes in fair value of this swap are deferred and are recorded in OCI, net of tax effect. The Company entered into this swap in December 2010 (see Note 5 — Debt).

(2)	Changes in the fair value of these swaps are recognized in earnings. Both swaps matured in January 2012.

(3)	The Company has foreign exchange transaction risk since it typically enters into transactions in the normal course of business that are denominated in foreign currencies that differ from the local functional currency. The Company enters into short-term foreign currency forward exchange contracts to offset the economic effects of these foreign currency transaction risks. These contracts are accounted for at fair value with realized and unrealized gains and losses recognized in Other income (expense), net since the Company does not designate these contracts as hedges for accounting purposes. All of the outstanding contracts at December 31, 2011 matured by the end of January 2012.

(4)	See Note 12 — Fair Value Disclosures for the determination of the fair value of these instruments.

At December 31, 2011 the Company’s derivative counterparties were all large investment grade financial institutions. The Company did not have any collateral arrangements with its derivative counterparties, and none of the derivative contracts contained credit-risk related contingent features.

The following table provides information regarding derivative gains and losses that have been recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):


Amount recorded in:	2011		2010			2009

Interest expense, net (1)	$	4.1	$	10.7		$	9.6
Other expense (income), net (2)		1.2		(2.8	)		(0.7	)

Total expense, net	$	5.3	$	7.9		$	8.9


(1)	Consists of interest expense from interest rate swap contracts.

(2)	Consists of realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency forward contracts.

The entire disclosure for the entity's entire derivative instruments and hedging activities. Describes an entity's risk management strategies, derivatives in hedging activities and non-hedging derivative instruments, the assets, obligations, liabilities, revenues and expenses arising therefrom, and the amounts of and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts of such items.

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

12 — FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

The Company’s financial instruments include cash equivalents, fees receivable from customers, accounts payable, and accruals which are normally short-term in nature. The Company believes the carrying amounts of these financial instruments reasonably approximates their fair value due to their short-term nature. The Company’s financial instruments also includes borrowings outstanding under its 2010 Credit Agreement, and at December 31, 2011, the Company had $200.0 million of floating rate debt outstanding under this arrangement, which is carried at amortized cost. The Company believes the carrying amount of the outstanding borrowings reasonably approximates fair value since the rate of interest on the borrowings reflect current market rates of interest for similar instruments with comparable maturities.

FASB ASC Topic 820 provides a framework for the measurement of fair value and a valuation hierarchy based upon the transparency of inputs used in the valuation of assets and liabilities. Classification within the hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the resulting fair value measurement. The valuation hierarchy contains three levels. Level 1 measurements consist of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 measurements include significant other observable inputs such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets; observable inputs such as interest rates and yield curves; and other market-corroborated inputs. Level 3 measurements include significant unobservable inputs, such as internally-created valuation models. The Company does not currently utilize Level 3 valuation inputs to remeasure any of its assets or liabilities. However, level 3 inputs may be used by the Company in its required annual impairment review of goodwill. Information regarding the periodic assessment of the Company’s goodwill is included in Note 1 — Business and Significant Accounting Policies.

The Company has a limited number of assets and liabilities recorded in its Consolidated Balance Sheets that are remeasured to fair value on a recurring basis, which are presented in the following table (in thousands):


Description:	Fair Value December 31, 2011		Fair Value December 31, 2010

Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets (1)	$	25,050	$	24,113
Pension reinsurance asset (2)		12,980		11,680
Foreign currency forward contracts (3)		272		618

	$	38,302	$	36,411

Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan liabilities (1)	$	28,100	$	26,900
Interest rate swap contracts (4)		9,989		6,067

	$	38,089	$	32,967


(1)	The Company has a deferred compensation plan for the benefit of certain highly compensated officers, managers and other key employees (see Note 13 — Employee Benefits). The plan’s assets consist of investments in money market and mutual funds, and company-owned life insurance contracts.

	The money market funds consist of cash equivalents while the mutual fund investments consist of publicly-traded and quoted equity shares. The Company considers the fair value of these assets to be based on Level 1 inputs, and these assets had a fair value of $8.0 million and $7.5 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The carrying amount of the life insurance contracts equals their cash surrender value, as required by U.S. GAAP, which approximates fair value. Cash surrender value represents the estimated amount that the Company would receive upon termination of the contract. The Company considers the life insurance contracts to be valued based on a Level 2 input, and these assets had a fair value of $17.0 million and $16.6 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The related deferred compensation plan liabilities are recorded at fair value, or the amount needed to settle the liability, which the Company also considers to be based on a Level 2 input.

(2)	The Company maintains a pension reinsurance asset to fund payments for one of its defined benefit pension plans (see Note 13—Employee Benefits). The reinsurance asset is carried at its cash surrender value, which approximates its fair value. The Company considers the reinsurance contract to be valued based on a Level 2 input

(3)	The Company enters into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to hedge the effects of adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates (see Note 11 — Derivatives and Hedging). Valuation of the foreign currency forward contracts is based on foreign currency exchange rates in active markets, which the Company considers a Level 2 input.

(4)	On December 31, 2011, the Company had three outstanding interest rate swap contracts (see Note 11 — Derivatives and Hedging). To determine the fair value of these over-the-counter financial instruments, the Company relies on mark-to-market valuations prepared by third-party brokers. These valuations are based on observable interest rates from recently executed market transactions or broker quotes corroborated by other observable market data. Accordingly, the fair value of the swaps is determined under a Level 2 input. The Company independently corroborates the reasonableness of the swap valuations prepared by third-party brokers through the use of an electronic quotation service.

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

13 — EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Savings and investment plan. The Company has a savings and investment plan covering substantially all domestic employees. Company contributions are based upon the level of employee contributions, up to a maximum of 4% of the employee’s eligible salary, subject to an annual maximum. For 2011, the maximum match was $6,600. In addition, the Company may also contribute at least 1% of an employee’s base compensation, subject to an IRS annual limitation of $2,450 for 2011. Amounts expensed in connection with the plan totaled $15.9 million, $14.6 million, and $13.0 million, in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

Deferred compensation plan. The Company has a supplemental deferred compensation plan for the benefit of certain highly compensated officers, managers and other key employees, which is structured as a rabbi trust. The plan’s investment assets are classified in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. The value of these assets was $25.1 million and $24.1 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively (see Note 12 — Fair Value Disclosures for a description regarding the determination of fair value for these assets). The corresponding deferred compensation liability of $28.1 million and $26.9 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, is carried at fair value, and is adjusted with a corresponding charge or credit to compensation cost to reflect the fair value of the amount owed to the employees which is classified in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Total compensation expense recognized for the plan was $0.3 million in 2011, zero in 2010, and $0.1 million in 2009.

Defined benefit pension plans. The Company has defined-benefit pension plans in several of its non-U.S. locations. Benefits earned under these plans are based on years of service and level of employee compensation. The Company accounts for defined benefit plans in accordance with the requirements of FASB ASC Topics 715 and 960.

The following are the components of net periodic pension expense for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):


	2011			2010			2009

Service cost	$	1,890		$	1,875		$	1,465
Interest cost		1,010			840			742
Expected return on plan assets		(125	)		—			—
Recognition of actuarial gain		(135	)		(350	)		(200	)
Recognition of termination benefits		65			65			192

Net periodic pension expense (1)	$	2,705		$	2,430		$	2,199


(1)	Pension expense is classified in SG&A in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The following are the assumptions used in the computation of net periodic pension expense for the years ended December 31:


	2011			2010			2009

Weighted-average discount rate		4.40	%		3.95	%		4.85	%
Average compensation increase		2.65	%		2.80	%		3.27	%

Discount rates are typically determined by utilizing the yields on long-term corporate or government bonds in the relevant country with a duration consistent with the expected term of the underlying pension obligations.

The following table provides information related to changes in the projected benefit obligation for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):


	2011			2010			2009

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	19,730		$	14,358		$	13,286
Service cost		1,890			1,875			1,465
Interest cost		1,010			840			742
Actuarial (gain) loss		(948	)		1,100			(1,034	)
Addition of foreign pension plan (1)		—			1,961			—
Benefits paid (2)		(390	)		(220	)		(562	)
Foreign currency impact		(132	)		(184	)		461

Projected benefit obligation at end of year (3)	$	21,160		$	19,730		$	14,358


(1)	The Company adopted the defined benefit pension plan accounting provisions of FASB ASC Topics 715 and 960 for a non-U.S. plan on December 31, 2010. Previously the Company had accounted for this plan in accordance with local statutory accounting requirements. The adoption of FASB ASC Topics 715 and 960 for this plan did not result in the recognition of additional expense.

(2)	The Company projects the following amounts will be paid in future years to plan participants: $0.4 million in 2012; $1.2 million in 2013; $1.3 million in 2014; $0.8 million in 2015; $0.9 million in 2016; and $6.5 million in the five years thereafter.

(3)	Measured as of December 31.

The following table provides information regarding the plan projected benefit obligation and other amounts recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31 (in thousands):


	2011			2010			2009

Projected benefit obligation	$	21,160		$	19,730		$	14,358
Plan assets at fair value (1)		(2,480	)		(2,130	)		—

Funded status – shortfall (2)	$	18,680		$	17,600		$	14,358

Amounts recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Other assets — reinsurance asset (3)	$	12,980		$	11,680		$	10,451

Other liabilities — accrued pension obligation (2)	$	18,680		$	17,600		$	14,358

Stockholders’ equity — unrealized actuarial gain (4)	$	2,488		$	2,205		$	3,217


(1)	Consists of the assets of a non-U.S. plan for which the Company adopted the accounting provisions of FASB ASC Topics 715 and 960 on December 31, 2010. These assets are considered assets of the plan for accounting purposes and are thus not recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The assets are maintained with a third-party insurance company and are invested in a diversified portfolio of equities, bonds, and other investments. The assets are primarily valued based on Level 1 and Level 2 inputs under the fair value hierarchy in FASB ASC Topic 820, and the Company considers the overall portfolio of these assets to be of medium investment risk. The projected long-term rate of return on these plan assets was 4.1% as of December 31, 2011. For the year-ended December 31, 2011, the Company contributed $0.6 million to this plan, the actual return on plan assets was $(0.1) million, and benefits paid to participants was $0.1 million.

(2)	The funded status — shortfall represents the amount of the projected benefit obligation that the Company has not funded. This amount is recorded as a liability in Other Liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company expects to contribute approximately $0.6 million to these plans in 2012.

(3)	Consists of a reinsurance asset arrangement with a large international insurance company that was rated investment grade as of December 31, 2011. The purpose of the reinsurance asset arrangement is to fund the benefit payments under one of the Company’s foreign defined benefit pension plans. However, the reinsurance asset is not legally segregated or restricted for purposes of meeting the pension obligation and as a result is not acknowledged as a pension plan asset under U.S. GAAP. As a result, the reinsurance asset is carried on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at its cash surrender value, which the Company believes reasonably approximates its fair value.

(4)

The balance recorded in Stockholders’ Equity, net of tax represents the plan’s net unrealized actuarial gain which will be amortized against net periodic pension cost, thereby reducing the amount of the charge, over approximately 15 years. Amortization of the unrealized gain at December 31, 2011 is projected to reduce the Company’s net periodic pension cost in 2012 by approximately $0.2 million.

The entire disclosure for pension and other postretirement benefits.

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SEGMENT INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

SEGMENT INFORMATION

14 — SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company manages its business through three reportable segments: Research, Consulting and Events. Research consists primarily of subscription-based research products, access to research inquiry, peer networking services, and membership programs. Consulting consists primarily of consulting, measurement engagements, and strategic advisory services. Events consists of various symposia, conferences and exhibitions.

The Company evaluates reportable segment performance and allocates resources based on gross contribution margin. Gross contribution, as presented in the table below, is defined as operating income excluding certain COS and SG&A expenses, depreciation, acquisition and integration charges, and amortization of intangibles. Certain bonus and fringe benefit costs included in consolidated COS are not allocated to segment expense. The accounting policies used by the reportable segments are the same as those used by the Company. There are no intersegment revenues.

The Company earns revenue from clients in many countries. Other than the United States, there is no individual country in which revenues from external clients represent 10% or more of the Company’s consolidated revenues. Additionally, no single client accounted for 10% or more of total revenue and the loss of a single client, in management’s opinion, would not have a material adverse effect on revenues. The Company does not identify or allocate assets, including capital expenditures, by reportable segment. Accordingly, assets are not being reported by segment because the information is not available by segment and is not reviewed in the evaluation of performance or making decisions in the allocation of resources.

The following tables present operating information about the Company’s reportable segments for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):


	Research		Consulting		Events		Consolidated

2011
Revenues	$	1,012,062	$	308,047	$	148,479	$	1,468,588
Gross contribution		682,136		114,838		66,265		863,239
Corporate and other expenses								(649,177	)

Operating income							$	214,062


	Research		Consulting		Events		Consolidated

2010
Revenues	$	865,000	$	302,117	$	121,337	$	1,288,454
Gross contribution		564,527		121,885		55,884		742,296
Corporate and other expenses								(593,031	)

Operating income							$	149,265


	Research		Consulting		Events		Consolidated

2009
Revenues	$	752,505	$	286,847	$	100,448	$	1,139,800
Gross contribution		489,862		112,099		40,945		642,906
Corporate and other expenses								(508,429	)

Operating income							$	134,477

The Company’s revenues are generated primarily through direct sales to clients by domestic and international sales forces and a network of independent international sales agents. Most of the Company’s products and services are provided on an integrated worldwide basis, and because of this integrated delivery, it is not practical to precisely separate our revenues by geographic location. Accordingly, the separation set forth in the table below is based upon internal allocations, which involve certain management estimates and judgments. Revenues in the table are reported based on where the sale is fulfilled; “Other International” revenues are those attributable to all areas located outside of the United States, Canada, and Europe, Middle East, Africa.

Summarized information by geographic location as of and for the years ended December 31 follows (in thousands):


	2011		2010		2009

Revenues:
United States and Canada	$	861,481	$	765,793	$	663,832
Europe, Middle East and Africa		437,194		380,771		360,791
Other International		169,913		141,890		115,177

Total revenues	$	1,468,588	$	1,288,454	$	1,139,800

Long-lived assets: (1)
United States and Canada	$	85,194	$	69,163	$	65,896
Europe, Middle East and Africa		23,673		21,856		21,924
Other International		10,754		6,175		2,404

Total long-lived assets	$	119,621	$	97,194	$	90,224


(1)	Excludes goodwill and other intangible assets.

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

15 — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

The Company maintains an allowance for losses which is composed of a bad debt allowance and a revenue reserve. Provisions are charged against earnings either as an increase to expense or a reduction in revenues. The following table summarizes activity in the Company’s allowance for the years ended December 31(in thousands):


	Balance at Beginning of Year		Additions Charged to Expense		Additions Charged Against Revenues		Deductions from Reserve			Balance at End of Year

2009:
Allowance for doubtful accounts and returns and allowances	$	7,800	$	2,100	$	6,000	$	(7,800	)	$	8,100

2010:
Allowance for doubtful accounts and returns and allowances	$	8,100	$	800	$	2,000	$	(3,700	)	$	7,200

2011:
Allowance for doubtful accounts and returns and allowances	$	7,200	$	930	$	4,390	$	(5,260	)	$	7,260

BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Basis of presentation

Principles of consolidation

Use of estimates

Cost of services and product development ("COS")

The Company’s revenues by significant source are as follows:

Allowance for losses

Cost of services and product development (“COS”). COS expense includes the direct costs incurred in the creation and delivery of our products and services.

Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A")

Commission expense

Cash and cash equivalents

Income tax expense

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, less accumulated depreciation and amortization, consist of the following (in thousands):


	Useful Life (Years)		December 31,

			2011			2010

Computer equipment and software		2 - 7	$	130,733		$	123,988
Furniture and equipment		3 - 8		34,828			32,093
Leasehold improvements		2 - 15		63,773			46,516

				229,334			202,597
Less — accumulated depreciation and amortization				(161,202	)		(154,983	)

			$	68,132		$	47,614

Intangible assets

Intangible assets. Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their expected useful lives. Intangible assets subject to amortization include the following (in thousands):


December 31, 2011	Content			Trade Name			Customer Relationships			Total

Gross cost	$	10,634		$	5,758		$	7,210		$	23,602
Accumulated amortization		(10,634	)		(2,303	)		(3,605	)		(16,542	)

Net	$	—		$	3,455		$	3,605		$	7,060


December 31, 2010	Content			Trade Name			Customer Relationships			Total

Gross cost	$	10,634		$	5,758		$	7,210		$	23,602
Accumulated amortization		(7,089	)		(1,152	)		(1,777	)		(10,018	)

Net	$	3,545		$	4,606		$	5,433		$	13,584


Intangible assets are being amortized against earnings over the following periods:


	Useful Life (Years)

Content		1.5
Trade Name		5
Customer Relationships		4


2012	$	2,955
2013		2,955
2014		1,150

	$	7,060

Goodwill

The following table presents changes to the carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit during the two year period ended December 31, 2011 (in thousands):


	Research			Consulting			Events			Total

Balance, December 31, 2009 (1)	$	370,630		$	100,744		$	42,238		$	513,612
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(2,109	)		(927	)		(311	)		(3,347	)

Balance, December 31, 2010	$	368,521		$	99,817		$	41,927		$	510,265
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(1,541	)		(140	)		(34	)		(1,715	)

Balance, December 31, 2011	$	366,980		$	99,677		$	41,893		$	508,550



(1)	The Company has not recorded goodwill impairment losses since its adoption of the two-step goodwill impairment rules in 2002. Accordingly, the Company considers the recorded amount of goodwill as of December 31, 2009 to be the gross amount of goodwill.

Impairment of long-lived assets and intangible assets

Pension obligations

Foreign currency exposure

Fair value disclosures

Fair value disclosures. The Company’s fair value disclosures are included in Note 12 — Fair Value Disclosures.

Concentrations Of Credit Risk

Stock repurchase programs

Recent Accounting Developments

Recent accounting developments. The following disclosures highlight new and significant accounting rules that the Company has adopted or will adopt in future periods:

Accounting Standards Adopted

Accounting Standards to be adopted in Future Accounting Periods

Comprehensive Income

Fair Value Measurements

BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Less Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, less accumulated depreciation and amortization, consist of the following (in thousands):


	Useful Life (Years)		December 31,

			2011			2010

Computer equipment and software		2 - 7	$	130,733		$	123,988
Furniture and equipment		3 - 8		34,828			32,093
Leasehold improvements		2 - 15		63,773			46,516

				229,334			202,597
Less — accumulated depreciation and amortization				(161,202	)		(154,983	)

			$	68,132		$	47,614

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

Intangible assets subject to amortization include the following (in thousands):


December 31, 2011	Content			Trade Name			Customer Relationships			Total

Gross cost	$	10,634		$	5,758		$	7,210		$	23,602
Accumulated amortization		(10,634	)		(2,303	)		(3,605	)		(16,542	)

Net	$	—		$	3,455		$	3,605		$	7,060


December 31, 2010	Content			Trade Name			Customer Relationships			Total

Gross cost	$	10,634		$	5,758		$	7,210		$	23,602
Accumulated amortization		(7,089	)		(1,152	)		(1,777	)		(10,018	)

Net	$	3,545		$	4,606		$	5,433		$	13,584

Periods Used to Amortize Intangible Assets Against Earnings


Intangible assets are being amortized against earnings over the following periods:


	Useful Life (Years)

Content		1.5
Trade Name		5
Customer Relationships		4

Estimated Future Amortization Expense by Year from Purchased Intangibles

The estimated future amortization expense by year from purchased intangibles is as follows (in thousands):


2012	$	2,955
2013		2,955
2014		1,150

	$	7,060

Changes to the Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Reporting Unit

The following table presents changes to the carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit during the two year period ended December 31, 2011 (in thousands):


	Research			Consulting			Events			Total

Balance, December 31, 2009 (1)	$	370,630		$	100,744		$	42,238		$	513,612
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(2,109	)		(927	)		(311	)		(3,347	)

Balance, December 31, 2010	$	368,521		$	99,817		$	41,927		$	510,265
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(1,541	)		(140	)		(34	)		(1,715	)

Balance, December 31, 2011	$	366,980		$	99,677		$	41,893		$	508,550



(1)	The Company has not recorded goodwill impairment losses since its adoption of the two-step goodwill impairment rules in 2002. Accordingly, the Company considers the recorded amount of goodwill as of December 31, 2009 to be the gross amount of goodwill.

OTHER ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Other Assets

Other assets consist of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,

	2011		2010

Security deposits	$	6,581	$	3,959
Debt issuance costs		3,866		4,987
Benefit plan-related assets		38,403		36,089
Non-current deferred tax assets		22,795		21,166
Tenant improvement allowance (1)		16,062		24,570
Other		2,638		2,322

Total other assets	$	90,345	$	93,093



(1)	Includes contractual amounts receivable related to the renovation of the Company’s Stamford headquarters facility (see Property, equipment and leasehold improvements in Note 1 — Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional description).

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCRUED, AND OTHER LIABILITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,

	2011		2010

Accounts payable	$	27,573	$	17,791
Payroll, employee benefits, severance		66,110		62,882
Bonus payable		62,191		64,620
Commissions payable		42,328		41,503
Taxes payable		15,917		15,030
Rent and other facilities costs		5,046		7,108
Professional, consulting, audit fees		6,907		11,987
Events fulfillment liabilities		2,255		4,367
Other accrued liabilities		31,163		22,445

Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	259,490	$	247,733

Other Liabilities



Other liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,

	2011		2010

Non-current deferred revenue	$	4,572	$	4,659
Interest rate swap liabilities		9,891		2,101
Long-term taxes payable		20,141		18,193
Deferred rent (1)		21,046		23,813
Benefit plan-related liabilities		47,326		44,939
Other		23,975		13,745

Total other liabilities	$	126,951	$	107,450



(1)	Represents unamortized deferred rent resulting from the $25.0 million tenant improvement allowance on the Company’s Stamford headquarters facility (see Property, equipment and leasehold improvements in Note 1 — Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional description).

DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Borrowings

The following table provides information regarding the Company’s borrowings:


Description:	Amount Outstanding December 31, 2011 (In thousands)		Contractual Annualized Interest Rate December 31, 2011 (2)		Amount Outstanding December 31, 2010 (In thousands)

Term loans	$	180,000		2.08%	$	200,000
Revolver (1)		20,000		2.08%		20,156

Total	$	200,000			$	220,156



(1)	The Company had $376.8 million of available borrowing capacity on the revolver (not including the expansion feature) as of December 31, 2011.

(2)	Both the term and revolver loan rate consisted of a floating Eurodollar base rate 0.58% plus a margin of 1.5%. However, the Company has an interest rate swap contract which converts the floating Eurodollar base rate to a fixed base rate on $200.0 million of borrowings (see below). As a result, the Company’s effective annual interest rate on its debt as of December 31, 2011 was 3.76%.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Future Minimum Annual Cash Payments Under Non-Cancelable Operating Lease Agreements

The future minimum annual cash payments under non-cancelable operating lease agreements at December 31, 2011, are as follows (in thousands):


Year ended December 31,

2012	$	35,810
2013		31,690
2014		26,075
2015		18,100
2016		11,445
Thereafter		82,530

Total minimum lease payments (1), (2)	$	205,650



(1)	Excludes $16.1 million of future contractual reimbursements related to leasehold improvements on the Company’s Stamford headquarters lease (see Property, equipment and leasehold improvements in Note 1 — Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional discussion).

(2)	Excludes $3.1 million of future contractual sublease rental income.

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Summary of Transactions Relating to Common Stock

The following table summarizes transactions relating to Common Stock for the three years’ ending December 31, 2011:


	Issued Shares		Treasury Stock Shares

Balance at December 31, 2008		156,234,415		62,353,575
Issuances under stock plans		—		(2,302,935	)
Purchases for treasury		—		306,032

Balance at December 31, 2009		156,234,415		60,356,672
Issuances under stock plans		—		(4,029,673	)
Purchases for treasury		—		3,918,719

Balance at December 31, 2010		156,234,415		60,245,718
Issuances under stock plans		—		(3,244,705	)
Purchases for treasury (1)		—		5,890,238

Balance at December 31, 2011		156,234,415		62,891,251



(1)	Includes 2,148,434 shares the Company repurchased directly from ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. (“ValueAct”) in two separate transactions during 2011. The total cost of the shares repurchased directly from ValueAct was $75.2 million.

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Stock-Based Compensation Expense by Award Type

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

The Company recognized the following amounts of stock-based compensation expense (in millions) for the years ended December 31:


Award type:	2011		2010		2009

Stock appreciation rights (SARs)	$	4.4	$	4.6	$	4.4
Common stock equivalents (CSEs)		0.5		0.5		0.4
Restricted stock units (RSUs)		28.0		27.5		21.3

Total (1)	$	32.9	$	32.6	$	26.1



(1)	Includes charges of $3.1 million in both 2011 and 2010 and $1.9 million in 2009 for awards to retirement-eligible employees.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations

Stock-based compensation (in millions) was recognized as follows in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31:


Amount recorded in:	2011		2010		2009

Costs of services and product development	$	14.8	$	14.8	$	12.6
Selling, general, and administrative		18.1		17.8		13.5

Total stock-based compensation expense recognized	$	32.9	$	32.6	$	26.1

Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine the Fair Value of the SARs Grants on the Date of the Grant Using the Black-Scholes-Merton Valuation Model

The fair value of the SARs was determined on the grant date using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model with the following weighted-average assumptions for the years ended December 31:


	2011			2010			2009

Expected dividend yield (1)		0	%		0	%		0	%
Expected stock price volatility (2)		38	%		40	%		50	%
Risk-free interest rate (3)		2.2	%		2.4	%		2.3	%
Expected life in years (4)		4.75			4.75			4.80



(1)	The dividend yield assumption is based on both the history and expectation of the Company’s dividend payouts. Historically the Company has not paid cash dividends on its Common Stock.

(2)	The determination of expected stock price volatility was based on both historical Common Stock prices and implied volatility from publicly traded options in Common Stock.

(3)	The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield of a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity similar to the expected life of the award.

(4)	The expected life in years represents a weighted-average estimate of the period of time the SARs are expected to be outstanding (that is, the period of time between the service inception date and the expected exercise date). The expected life is based on the “simplified” calculation permitted by SAB No. 107. Under the simplified method, the expected life in years is determined by taking the average of the vesting period plus the original contractual term and dividing by two. The Company continues to use the simplified method for SARs since it does not have the necessary actual historical exercise and forfeiture data, as permitted by SAB No. 110.

Summary of Changes in Stock Options Outstanding

The following table summarizes the changes in stock options outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2011:


	Options in millions			Per Share Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)

Vested and outstanding at December 31, 2010		2.6		$	11.13		2.59 years	$	58.2
Expired		—			—		na		na
Exercised		(1.4	)		11.29		na		39.6

Vested and outstanding at December 31, 2011		1.2		$	10.93		1.47 years	$	27.7



na=not applicable

Summary of Changes in Stock-Based Compensation Awards Outstanding

The following table summarizes changes in SARs outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2011:


	SARs in millions			Per Share Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Per Share Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term

Outstanding at December 31, 2010		2.5		$	17.22	$	6.62		4.55 years
Granted		0.4			38.05		13.58		6.15 years
Forfeited		—			—		—		—
Exercised		(0.4	)		38.26		6.38		na

Outstanding at December 31, 2011 (1), (2)		2.5		$	20.39	$	7.66		4.00 years

Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2011 (2)		1.1		$	18.07	$	6.77		2.96 years



na=not applicable


(1)	At December 31, 2011, 1.4 million of the SARs were unvested. The Company expects that substantially all of these unvested awards will vest in future periods.

(2)	At December 31, 2011, SARs outstanding had an intrinsic value of $36.8 million. SARs vested and exercisable had an intrinsic value of $18.3 million.

Restricted Stock Units

Summary of Changes in Stock-Based Compensation Awards Outstanding

The following table summarizes the changes in RSUs outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2011:


	Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) (in millions)			Per Share Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2010		3.9		$	16.52
Granted (1)		0.8			38.02
Vested and released		(1.5	)		17.23
Forfeited		(0.1	)		21.48

Outstanding at December 31, 2011(2), (3)		3.1		$	21.53



(1)	The 0.8 million RSUs granted in 2011 consisted of 0.4 million performance-based RSUs awarded to executives and 0.4 million service-based RSUs awarded to non-executive employees and certain board members. The target number of performance-based RSUs granted was 0.3 million, which was tied to a targeted increase in the Company’s subscription-based contract value (“CV”) for 2011. The actual number of performance-based RSUs granted to executives could range from 0% to 200%, depending on the actual increase in CV for the year as measured on December 31, 2011. At year-end 2011, the actual CV increase achieved was 133% of the targeted amount, which resulted in the grant of 0.4 million performance-based RSUs to executives.

(2)	The Company expects that substantially all of the outstanding awards at December 31, 2011 will vest in future periods.

(3)	The weighted-average remaining contractual term of the outstanding RSUs is approximately 1.0 year.

Common Stock Equivalents

Summary of Changes in Stock-Based Compensation Awards Outstanding

The following table summarizes the changes in CSEs outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2011:


	Common Stock Equivalents (CSEs)			Per Share Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2010		117,208		$	16.82
Granted		13,294			37.24
Converted to common shares		(33,234	)		36.15

Outstanding at December 31, 2011		97,268		$	17.79

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

Tabular disclosure of the allocation of equity-based compensation costs to a given line item on the balance sheet and income statement for the period. This may include the reporting line for the costs and the amount capitalized and expensed.

Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations (in thousands, except per share amounts) for the years ended December 31:


	2011		2010		2009

Numerator:
Net income used for calculating basic and diluted earnings per common share	$	136,902	$	96,285	$	82,964

Denominator: (1)
Weighted average number of common shares used in the calculation of basic earnings per share		96,019		95,747		94,658
Common share equivalents associated with stock-based compensation plans		2,827		4,087		2,891

Shares used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share		98,846		99,834		97,549

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.43	$	1.01	$	0.88

Diluted	$	1.39	$	0.96	$	0.85



(1)	During 2011, 2010 and 2009, the Company repurchased 5.9 million, 3.9 million, and 0.3 million shares of its Common Stock, respectively.

Number of Common Share Equivalents Not Included in the Computation of Diluted EPS


	2011		2010		2009

Antidilutive common share equivalents as of December 31 (in millions):		0.5		0.5		1.7
Average market price per share of Common Stock during the year	$	37.53	$	26.35	$	15.52

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Summary of Components of Income Before Income Taxes

Following is a summary of the components of income before income taxes for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):


	2011		2010		2009

U.S.	$	124,915	$	78,933	$	54,793
Non-U.S.		77,269		55,152		60,733

Income before income taxes	$	202,184	$	134,085	$	115,526

Components of Income Tax Expenses

The expense for income taxes on the above income consists of the following components (in thousands):


	2011			2010			2009

Current tax expense:
U.S. federal	$	23,327		$	9,078		$	8,749
State and local		4,236			2,645			3,107
Foreign		13,845			10,341			14,340

Total current		41,408			22,064			26,196
Deferred tax (benefit) expense:
U.S. federal		(5,192	)		4,263			7,477
State and local		1,269			72			3,168
Foreign		(1,434	)		(6,013	)		1,281

Total deferred		(5,357	)		(1,678	)		11,926

Total current and deferred		36,051			20,386			38,122

Benefit (expense) relating to interest rate swap used to increase (decrease) equity		3,134			(2,523	)		(2,530	)
Benefit from stock transactions with employees used to increase equity		25,812			18,559			621
Benefit (expense) relating to defined-benefit pension adjustments used to increase (decrease) equity		285			375			(296	)
Benefit (expense) of acquired tax assets (liabilities) used to decrease (increase) goodwill		—			1,003			(3,355	)

Total tax expense	$	65,282		$	37,800		$	32,562

Current and Long-Term Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Current and long-term deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,

	2011			2010

Expense accruals	$	40,438		$	39,892
Loss and credit carryforwards		24,282			19,999
Assets relating to equity compensation		18,226			16,599
Other assets		8,949			5,244

Gross deferred tax asset		91,895			81,734
Depreciation		(9,199	)		(5,595	)
Intangible assets		(17,024	)		(14,816	)
Prepaid expenses		(10,183	)		(9,342	)
Other liabilities		—			(110	)

Gross deferred tax liability		(36,406	)		(29,863	)
Valuation allowance		(1,869	)		(2,634	)

Net deferred tax asset	$	53,620		$	49,237

Differences Between U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate and Effective Tax Rate on Income Before Income Taxes

The differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate on income before income taxes for the years ended December 31 follow:


	2011			2010			2009

Statutory tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		3.8			3.3			3.0
Foreign income taxed at different rates		(5.9	)		(6.2	)		(5.0	)
Repatriation of foreign earnings		(0.4	)		8.5			4.1
Record (release) valuation allowance		(0.4	)		(12.7	)		(4.5	)
Foreign tax credits		(2.3	)		(0.8	)		(1.9	)
Record (release) reserve for tax contingencies		3.1			2.0			(3.5	)
Other items, net		(0.6	)		(0.9	)		1.0

Effective tax rate		32.3	%		28.2	%		28.2	%

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Interest and Penalties

The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, for the years ending December 31 (in thousands):


	2011			2010

Beginning balance	$	15,824		$	13,804
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		2,269			3,999
Additions for tax positions of prior years		4,375			592
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(746	)		(137	)
Reductions for expiration of statutes		(269	)		(610	)
Settlements		(2,661	)		(1,668	)
Change in foreign currency exchange rates		(447	)		(156	)

Ending balance	$	18,345		$	15,824

Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

Outstanding Derivatives Contracts

DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

The following tables provide information regarding the Company’s outstanding derivatives contracts as of, and for, the years ended (in thousands, except for number of outstanding contracts):

December 31, 2011


Derivative Contract Type	Number of Outstanding Contracts		Contract Notional Amount		Fair Value Asset (Liability) (4)			Balance Sheet Line Item		OCI Unrealized (Loss), Net Of Tax

Interest rate swap (1)		1	$	200,000	$	(9,891	)		Other liabilities	$	(5,934	)
Interest rate swaps (2)		2		30,750		(98	)		Accrued liabilities		—
Foreign currency forwards (3)		60		99,585		272			Other current assets		—

Total		63	$	330,335	$	(9,717	)			$	(5,934	)


December 31, 2010

Derivative Contract Type	Number of Outstanding Contracts		Contract Notional Amount		Fair Value Asset (Liability) (4)			Balance Sheet Line Item		OCI Unrealized (Loss), Net Of Tax

Interest rate swap (1)		1	$	200,000	$	(2,101	)		Other liabilities	$	(1,261	)
Interest rate swaps (2)		2		147,750		(3,966	)		Other liabilities		—
Foreign currency forwards (3)		63		250,220		618			Other current assets		—

Total		66	$	597,970	$	(5,449	)			$	(1,261	)


(1)	The Company designates and accounts for this swap as a cash flow hedge of the forecasted interest payments on borrowings. As a result, changes in fair value of this swap are deferred and are recorded in OCI, net of tax effect. The Company entered into this swap in December 2010 (see Note 5 — Debt).

(2)	Changes in the fair value of these swaps are recognized in earnings. Both swaps matured in January 2012.

(3)	The Company has foreign exchange transaction risk since it typically enters into transactions in the normal course of business that are denominated in foreign currencies that differ from the local functional currency. The Company enters into short-term foreign currency forward exchange contracts to offset the economic effects of these foreign currency transaction risks. These contracts are accounted for at fair value with realized and unrealized gains and losses recognized in Other income (expense), net since the Company does not designate these contracts as hedges for accounting purposes. All of the outstanding contracts at December 31, 2011 matured by the end of January 2012.

(4)	See Note 12 — Fair Value Disclosures for the determination of the fair value of these instruments.

Derivative Gains and Losses that have been Recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

The following table provides information regarding derivative gains and losses that have been recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):


Amount recorded in:	2011		2010			2009

Interest expense, net (1)	$	4.1	$	10.7		$	9.6
Other expense (income), net (2)		1.2		(2.8	)		(0.7	)

Total expense, net	$	5.3	$	7.9		$	8.9


(1)	Consists of interest expense from interest rate swap contracts.

(2)	Consists of realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency forward contracts.

Tabular disclosure of the location and amount of gains and losses reported in the statement of financial performance, or when applicable, the statement of financial position. For example, (a) gains and losses recognized in the income statement on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in fair value hedges and related hedged items designated and qualifying in fair value hedges and (b) gains and losses initially recognized in other comprehensive income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011


Description:	Fair Value December 31, 2011		Fair Value December 31, 2010

Assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets (1)	$	25,050	$	24,113
Pension reinsurance asset (2)		12,980		11,680
Foreign currency forward contracts (3)		272		618

	$	38,302	$	36,411

Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan liabilities (1)	$	28,100	$	26,900
Interest rate swap contracts (4)		9,989		6,067

	$	38,089	$	32,967


(1)	The Company has a deferred compensation plan for the benefit of certain highly compensated officers, managers and other key employees (see Note 13 — Employee Benefits). The plan’s assets consist of investments in money market and mutual funds, and company-owned life insurance contracts.

	The money market funds consist of cash equivalents while the mutual fund investments consist of publicly-traded and quoted equity shares. The Company considers the fair value of these assets to be based on Level 1 inputs, and these assets had a fair value of $8.0 million and $7.5 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The carrying amount of the life insurance contracts equals their cash surrender value, as required by U.S. GAAP, which approximates fair value. Cash surrender value represents the estimated amount that the Company would receive upon termination of the contract. The Company considers the life insurance contracts to be valued based on a Level 2 input, and these assets had a fair value of $17.0 million and $16.6 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The related deferred compensation plan liabilities are recorded at fair value, or the amount needed to settle the liability, which the Company also considers to be based on a Level 2 input.

(2)	The Company maintains a pension reinsurance asset to fund payments for one of its defined benefit pension plans (see Note 13—Employee Benefits). The reinsurance asset is carried at its cash surrender value, which approximates its fair value. The Company considers the reinsurance contract to be valued based on a Level 2 input

(3)	The Company enters into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to hedge the effects of adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates (see Note 11 — Derivatives and Hedging). Valuation of the foreign currency forward contracts is based on foreign currency exchange rates in active markets, which the Company considers a Level 2 input.

(4)	On December 31, 2011, the Company had three outstanding interest rate swap contracts (see Note 11 — Derivatives and Hedging). To determine the fair value of these over-the-counter financial instruments, the Company relies on mark-to-market valuations prepared by third-party brokers. These valuations are based on observable interest rates from recently executed market transactions or broker quotes corroborated by other observable market data. Accordingly, the fair value of the swaps is determined under a Level 2 input. The Company independently corroborates the reasonableness of the swap valuations prepared by third-party brokers through the use of an electronic quotation service.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Components of Net Periodic Pension Expense

The following are the components of net periodic pension expense for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):


	2011			2010			2009

Service cost	$	1,890		$	1,875		$	1,465
Interest cost		1,010			840			742
Expected return on plan assets		(125	)		—			—
Recognition of actuarial gain		(135	)		(350	)		(200	)
Recognition of termination benefits		65			65			192

Net periodic pension expense (1)	$	2,705		$	2,430		$	2,199


(1)	Pension expense is classified in SG&A in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Assumptions Used in Computation of Net Periodic Pension Expense

The following are the assumptions used in the computation of net periodic pension expense for the years ended December 31:


	2011			2010			2009

Weighted-average discount rate		4.40	%		3.95	%		4.85	%
Average compensation increase		2.65	%		2.80	%		3.27	%

The following table provides information related to changes in the projected benefit obligation for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):


	2011			2010			2009

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	19,730		$	14,358		$	13,286
Service cost		1,890			1,875			1,465
Interest cost		1,010			840			742
Actuarial (gain) loss		(948	)		1,100			(1,034	)
Addition of foreign pension plan (1)		—			1,961			—
Benefits paid (2)		(390	)		(220	)		(562	)
Foreign currency impact		(132	)		(184	)		461

Projected benefit obligation at end of year (3)	$	21,160		$	19,730		$	14,358


(1)	The Company adopted the defined benefit pension plan accounting provisions of FASB ASC Topics 715 and 960 for a non-U.S. plan on December 31, 2010. Previously the Company had accounted for this plan in accordance with local statutory accounting requirements. The adoption of FASB ASC Topics 715 and 960 for this plan did not result in the recognition of additional expense.

(2)	The Company projects the following amounts will be paid in future years to plan participants: $0.4 million in 2012; $1.2 million in 2013; $1.3 million in 2014; $0.8 million in 2015; $0.9 million in 2016; and $6.5 million in the five years thereafter.

(3)	Measured as of December 31.

Benefit Plans and Related Amounts Recorded in Consolidated Balance Sheets

The following table provides information regarding the plan projected benefit obligation and other amounts recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31 (in thousands):


	2011			2010			2009

Projected benefit obligation	$	21,160		$	19,730		$	14,358
Plan assets at fair value (1)		(2,480	)		(2,130	)		—

Funded status – shortfall (2)	$	18,680		$	17,600		$	14,358

Amounts recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Other assets — reinsurance asset (3)	$	12,980		$	11,680		$	10,451

Other liabilities — accrued pension obligation (2)	$	18,680		$	17,600		$	14,358

Stockholders’ equity — unrealized actuarial gain (4)	$	2,488		$	2,205		$	3,217


(1)	Consists of the assets of a non-U.S. plan for which the Company adopted the accounting provisions of FASB ASC Topics 715 and 960 on December 31, 2010. These assets are considered assets of the plan for accounting purposes and are thus not recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The assets are maintained with a third-party insurance company and are invested in a diversified portfolio of equities, bonds, and other investments. The assets are primarily valued based on Level 1 and Level 2 inputs under the fair value hierarchy in FASB ASC Topic 820, and the Company considers the overall portfolio of these assets to be of medium investment risk. The projected long-term rate of return on these plan assets was 4.1% as of December 31, 2011. For the year-ended December 31, 2011, the Company contributed $0.6 million to this plan, the actual return on plan assets was $(0.1) million, and benefits paid to participants was $0.1 million.

(2)	The funded status — shortfall represents the amount of the projected benefit obligation that the Company has not funded. This amount is recorded as a liability in Other Liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company expects to contribute approximately $0.6 million to these plans in 2012.

(3)	Consists of a reinsurance asset arrangement with a large international insurance company that was rated investment grade as of December 31, 2011. The purpose of the reinsurance asset arrangement is to fund the benefit payments under one of the Company’s foreign defined benefit pension plans. However, the reinsurance asset is not legally segregated or restricted for purposes of meeting the pension obligation and as a result is not acknowledged as a pension plan asset under U.S. GAAP. As a result, the reinsurance asset is carried on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at its cash surrender value, which the Company believes reasonably approximates its fair value.

(4)

SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Information about the Reportable Segments

The following tables present operating information about the Company’s reportable segments for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):


	Research		Consulting		Events		Consolidated

2011
Revenues	$	1,012,062	$	308,047	$	148,479	$	1,468,588
Gross contribution		682,136		114,838		66,265		863,239
Corporate and other expenses								(649,177	)

Operating income							$	214,062


	Research		Consulting		Events		Consolidated

2010
Revenues	$	865,000	$	302,117	$	121,337	$	1,288,454
Gross contribution		564,527		121,885		55,884		742,296
Corporate and other expenses								(593,031	)

Operating income							$	149,265


	Research		Consulting		Events		Consolidated

2009
Revenues	$	752,505	$	286,847	$	100,448	$	1,139,800
Gross contribution		489,862		112,099		40,945		642,906
Corporate and other expenses								(508,429	)

Operating income							$	134,477

Summarized Information by Geographic Location

Summarized information by geographic location as of and for the years ended December 31 follows (in thousands):


	2011		2010		2009

Revenues:
United States and Canada	$	861,481	$	765,793	$	663,832
Europe, Middle East and Africa		437,194		380,771		360,791
Other International		169,913		141,890		115,177

Total revenues	$	1,468,588	$	1,288,454	$	1,139,800

Long-lived assets: (1)
United States and Canada	$	85,194	$	69,163	$	65,896
Europe, Middle East and Africa		23,673		21,856		21,924
Other International		10,754		6,175		2,404

Total long-lived assets	$	119,621	$	97,194	$	90,224


(1)	Excludes goodwill and other intangible assets.

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

Summarized Activity in Allowance

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

The following table summarizes activity in the Company’s allowance for the years ended December 31(in thousands):


	Balance at Beginning of Year		Additions Charged to Expense		Additions Charged Against Revenues		Deductions from Reserve			Balance at End of Year

2009:
Allowance for doubtful accounts and returns and allowances	$	7,800	$	2,100	$	6,000	$	(7,800	)	$	8,100

2010:
Allowance for doubtful accounts and returns and allowances	$	8,100	$	800	$	2,000	$	(3,700	)	$	7,200

2011:
Allowance for doubtful accounts and returns and allowances	$	7,200	$	930	$	4,390	$	(5,260	)	$	7,260

BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Detail)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

USD ($)

Segment

sqft

Property

Location

Dec. 31, 2010

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2009

USD ($)

Number of business segments | Segment

Unbilled fees receivable associated with consulting engagements

$ 29,200,000

$ 29,400,000

Capitalized computer software, net

13,600,000

14,300,000

Capitalized computer software, amortization

$ 7,800,000

7,900,000

$ 8,300,000

Goodwill impairment test, number of reporting units | Segment

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, amortization expense

^[1]

$ 32,865,000

32,634,000

26,066,000

Operating lease expenses

26,200,000

23,500,000

22,500,000

Depreciation

25,539,000

25,349,000

25,387,000

$ 6,525,000

10,525,000

1,636,000

Number of international locations with defined-benefit pension plans | Location

Pension Expense

$ 2,700,000

2,400,000

2,200,000

Net currency transaction (losses) gains

(1,300,000)

(4,800,000)

(3,600,000)

Payments for common stock repurchases

$ 211,986,000

$ 99,820,000

3,744,000

Company's corporate headquarters, leased office space (in square feet) | sqft

213,000

Company's corporate headquarters, number of buildings | Property

Lease agreement, expiration period

15 years

Payments for renovation cost

$ 41,954,000

$ 21,694,000

15,142,000

Renovation cost, reimbursed

63,773,000

46,516,000

Unamortized deferred rent resulting from the tenant improvement allowance

^[2]

16,062,000

24,570,000

22,500,000

Unamortized deferred rent resulting from the tenant improvement allowance

1,500,000

Unamortized deferred rent resulting from the tenant improvement allowance

^[3]

21,046,000

23,813,000

Foreign currency forward exchange contracts, net (loss) gain

5,300

7,900

8,900

Foreign Currency Gain (Loss)

Foreign currency forward exchange contracts, net (loss) gain

(1,200,000)

2,800,000

$ 700,000

Renovation of Leased Facility

Payments for renovation cost

9,500,000

Renovation cost, reimbursed

9,000,000

500,000

Maximum

$ 15,500,000

$ 25,000,000

[1]	Includes charges of $3.1 million in both 2011 and 2010 and $1.9 million in 2009 for awards to retirement-eligible employees.
[2]	Includes contractual amounts receivable related to the renovation of the Company's Stamford headquarters facility (see Property, equipment and leasehold improvements in Note 1 - Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional description).
[3]	Represents unamortized deferred rent resulting from the $25.0 million tenant improvement allowance on the Company's Stamford headquarters facility (see Property, equipment and leasehold improvements in Note 1 - Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional description).

Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Less Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) Year	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Computer equipment and software \| $	$ 130,733	$ 123,988
Furniture and equipment \| $	34,828	32,093
Leasehold improvements \| $	63,773	46,516
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total \| $	229,334	202,597
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization \| $	(161,202)	(154,983)
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net \| $	$ 68,132	$ 47,614
Computer equipment and software
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful Life, minimum (in years) \| Year	2
Useful Life, maximum (in years) \| Year	7
Furniture and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful Life, minimum (in years) \| Year	3
Useful Life, maximum (in years) \| Year	8
Leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful Life, minimum (in years) \| Year	2
Useful Life, maximum (in years) \| Year	15

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross cost	$ 23,602	$ 23,602
Accumulated amortization	(16,542)	(10,018)
Net	7,060	13,584
Content
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross cost	10,634	10,634
Accumulated amortization	(10,634)	(7,089)
Net		3,545
Trade Name
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross cost	5,758	5,758
Accumulated amortization	(2,303)	(1,152)
Net	3,455	4,606
Customer Relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross cost	7,210	7,210
Accumulated amortization	(3,605)	(1,777)
Net	$ 3,605	$ 5,433

Periods Used to Amortize Intangible Assets Against Earnings (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 Year
Content
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (Years)	1.5
Trade Name
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (Years)	5.0
Customer Relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life (Years)	4.0

Estimated Future Amortization Expense by Year from Purchased Intangibles (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Estimated future amortization expense
2012	$ 2,955
2013	2,955
2014	1,150
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense, Total	$ 7,060

Changes to the Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Reporting Unit (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

$ 510,265

$ 513,612

^[1]

(1,715)

(3,347)

508,550

510,265

Research

368,521

370,630

^[1]

(1,541)

(2,109)

366,980

368,521

Consulting

99,817

100,744

^[1]

(140)

(927)

99,677

99,817

Events

41,927

42,238

^[1]

(34)

(311)

$ 41,893

$ 41,927

[1]	The Company has not recorded goodwill impairment losses since its adoption of the two-step goodwill impairment rules in 2002. Accordingly, the Company considers the recorded amount of goodwill as of December 31, 2009 to be the gross amount of goodwill.

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date, which is the cumulative amount paid and (if applicable) the fair value of any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, adjusted for any amortization recognized prior to the adoption of any changes in generally accepted accounting principles (as applicable) and for any impairment charges, in excess of the fair value of net assets acquired in one or more business combination transactions.

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Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Line Items]

ACQUISITIONS - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire AMR Research and Burton Group	$ 12,151	$ 104,523
Total cash paid to acquire shares of AMR Research and Burton Group		116,700
Business combination, acquisition and integration charges	$ 7,903	$ 2,934

Other Assets (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Security deposits

$ 6,581

$ 3,959

Debt issuance costs

3,866

4,987

Benefit plan-related assets

38,403

36,089

Non-current deferred tax assets

22,795

21,166

Tenant improvement allowance

^[1]

16,062

24,570

Other

2,638

2,322

Total other assets

$ 90,345

$ 93,093

[1]	Includes contractual amounts receivable related to the renovation of the Company's Stamford headquarters facility (see Property, equipment and leasehold improvements in Note 1 - Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional description).

The noncurrent portion as of the balance sheet date of the aggregate carrying amount of all future tax deductions arising from temporary differences between tax basis and generally accepted accounting principles basis recognition of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, which can only be deducted for tax purposes when permitted under enacted tax laws; after the valuation allowance, if any, to reduce such amount to net realizable value. Deferred tax liabilities and assets are classified as current or noncurrent based on the classification of the related asset or liability for financial reporting. A deferred tax liability or asset that is not related to an asset or liability for financial reporting, including deferred tax assets related to carryforwards, is classified according to the expected reversal date of the temporary difference.

Non-current deferred revenue

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Accounts payable	$ 27,573	$ 17,791
Payroll, employee benefits, severance	66,110	62,882
Bonus payable	62,191	64,620
Commissions payable	42,328	41,503
Taxes payable	15,917	15,030
Rent and other facilities costs	5,046	7,108
Professional, consulting, audit fees	6,907	11,987
Events fulfillment liabilities	2,255	4,367
Other accrued liabilities	31,163	22,445
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 259,490	$ 247,733

Other Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Other Liabilities [Line Items]

$ 4,572

$ 4,659

Interest rate swap liabilities

9,891

2,101

Long-term taxes payable

20,141

18,193

Deferred rent

^[1]

21,046

23,813

Benefit plan-related liabilities

47,326

44,939

Other

23,975

13,745

Total other liabilities

$ 126,951

$ 107,450

[1]	Represents unamortized deferred rent resulting from the $25.0 million tenant improvement allowance on the Company's Stamford headquarters facility (see Property, equipment and leasehold improvements in Note 1 - Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional description).

For a classified balance sheet, the cumulative difference between the rental income or payments required by a lease agreement and the rental income or expense recognized on a straight-line basis, or other systematic and rational basis more representative of the time pattern in which use or benefit is granted or derived from the leased property, expected to be recognized in income or expense, by the lessor or lessee, respectively, more than one year after the balance sheet date.

The noncurrent portion of deferred revenue amount as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue is a liability related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized, and is not expected to be recognized in the next twelve months. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

This represents the noncurrent liability recognized in the balance sheet that is associated with the defined benefit pension plans.

Fair values as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments, and which are expected to be extinguished or otherwise disposed of after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer, net of the effects of master netting arrangements.

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Other Liabilities (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Other Liabilities [Line Items]

Contractual annualized interest rate

^[1]

$ 16,062

$ 24,570

[1]	Includes contractual amounts receivable related to the renovation of the Company's Stamford headquarters facility (see Property, equipment and leasehold improvements in Note 1 - Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional description).

Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2010 Credit Agreement, term loan and revolving credit facility maturity	5 years
2010 Credit Agreement, expansion feature by which the term loan and revolving credit facility may be increased	$ 150.0	$ 150.0
2010 Credit Agreement, interest rate description	either (i) the greatest of: the administrative agent’s prime rate; the average rate on overnight federal funds plus 1/2 of 1%; and the eurodollar rate (adjusted for statutory reserves) plus 1%, in each case plus a margin equal to between 0.50% and 1.25% depending on the Company’s leverage ratio as of the end of the four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended, or (ii) the eurodollar rate (adjusted for statutory reserves) plus a margin equal to between 1.50% and 2.25%
Average rate on overnight federal funds plus 1/2 of	1.00%
Eurodollar rate plus	1.00%
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		0.4
Interest rate swap fair value			$ 9.9
Outstanding letters of credit and guarantees			4.7
Notional fixed-for-floating interest rate swap contract			$ 200.0
Base fixed rate			2.26%
Interest rate swap contracts
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred Gain Losses In Other Comprehensive Income		$ (3.3)
Euro Dollar Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Plus minimum margin	1.50%	1.50%
Plus maximum margin	2.25%	2.25%
Federal Funds Rate \| Euro Dollar Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Plus minimum margin	0.50%	0.50%
Plus maximum margin	1.25%	1.25%
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2010 Credit Agreement, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 200.0	$ 200.0
Term loan repayment	19 consecutive quarterly installments
Debt instrument, final payment due	Dec. 22, 2015
Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2010 Credit Agreement, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 400.0	400.0
Debt instrument, final payment due	Dec. 22, 2015
Revolver \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2010 Credit Agreement, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 40.0	$ 40.0

Borrowings (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Amount oustanding

$ 200,000

$ 220,156

Term Loan

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Amount oustanding

$ 180,000

200,000

^[1]

2.08%

Revolver

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Amount oustanding

^[2]

$ 20,000

$ 20,156

Contractual annualized interest rate

^[1],[2]

2.08%

[1]	Both the term and revolver loan rate consisted of a floating Eurodollar base rate 0.58% plus a margin of 1.5%. However, the Company has an interest rate swap contract which converts the floating Eurodollar base rate to a fixed base rate on $200.0 million of borrowings (see below). As a result, the Company's effective annual interest rate on its debt as of December 31, 2011 was 3.76%.
[2]	The Company had $376.8 million of available borrowing capacity on the revolver (not including the expansion feature) as of December 31, 2011.

Borrowings (Parenthetical) (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Borrowings (Parenthetical) (Detail) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver, available borrowing capacity	$ 376.8
Notional fixed-for-floating interest rate swap contract	$ 200.0
Debt, effective annual interest rate	3.76%
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Eurodollar base rate	0.58%
Margin	1.50%
Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Eurodollar base rate	0.58%
Margin	1.50%

Future Minimum Annual Cash Payments Under Non-Cancelable Operating Lease Agreements (Detail)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 31, 2011

USD ($)

Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]

$ 35,810

31,690

26,075

18,100

11,445

82,530

Total minimum lease payments

$ 205,650

^[1],[2]

[1]	Excludes $16.1 million of future contractual reimbursements related to leasehold improvements on the Company's Stamford headquarters lease (see Property, equipment and leasehold improvements in Note 1 - Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional discussion).
[2]	Excludes $3.1 million of future contractual sublease rental income.

Future Minimum Annual Cash Payments Under Non-Cancelable Operating Lease Agreements (Parenthetical) (Detail) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Future contractual reimbursements for leasehold improvements on the Company's Stamford headquarters lease	$ 16.1
Future contractual sublease rental income	$ 3.1

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($)
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Common Stock, par value \| $ / shares	$ 0.0005	$ 0.0005
Common Stock, votes per share	1
Share repurchase program, approved amount	$ 500,000
Share repurchase program, amount remaining for share repurchases	293,500
Payments for common stock repurchases	211,986	$ 99,820	$ 3,744
ValueAct Capital Master Fund Limited Partnership
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Payments for common stock repurchases	$ 211,986

Summary of Transactions Relating to Common Stock (Detail) - shares

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2009

Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]

Purchases for treasury

5,890,238

3,918,719

306,032

Common Stock

Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]

156,234,415

Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]

156,234,415

Treasury Stock

Issuances under stock plans

60,245,718

60,356,672

62,353,575

(3,244,705)

(4,029,673)

(2,302,935)

Purchases for treasury

5,890,238

^[1]

3,918,719

306,032

62,891,251

60,245,718

60,356,672

[1]	Includes 2,148,434 shares the Company repurchased directly from ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. ("ValueAct") in two separate transactions during 2011. The total cost of the shares repurchased directly from ValueAct was $75.2 million.

Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan.

Summary of Transactions Relating to Common Stock (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Repurchase of common stock	5,890,238	3,918,719	306,032
Repurchase of common stock, value	$ 211,986	$ 99,820	$ 3,744
ValueAct Capital Master Fund Limited Partnership
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Repurchase of common stock	2,148,434
Repurchase of common stock, value	$ 75,200

Equity impact of the cost of common and preferred stock that were repurchased during the period. Recorded using the cost method.

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) Year shares	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($)
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost		$ 42.3
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost, period to be recognized \| Year		2.1
2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Common stock available for stock-based compensation awards \| shares		6,500,000
Stock Appreciation Rights
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Vest ratably over		4 years
Expiration date		7 years
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost, period to be recognized \| Year		4
Restricted Stock Units
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Share entitlement description	each RSU that vests entitles the awardee to one common share
Restricted Stock Units \| Service Based Awards
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Vest ratably over	4 years
Restricted Stock Units \| Performance Based Awards
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Vest ratably over	4 years
Common Stock Equivalents
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Share entitlement description		each CSE entitles the holder to one common share
Directors' fees payable, percentage Board of Directors members can opt to receive in cash		50.00%
Employee Stock Option
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Cash received from option exercises		$ 16.6	$ 20.7	$ 12.2
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Percentage of employee's compensation, eligible employees may not exceed, when purchasing Common Stock through payroll deductions		10.00%
Amount of employee's compensation, eligible employees may not exceed, when purchasing Common Stock through payroll deductions		$ 23,750.0
Price equals to closing price of Common Stock, percentage		95.00%
Shares available for purchase \| shares		1.4
Cash received from share purchases		$ 3.4	$ 2.8	$ 2.7

Stock-Based Compensation Expense by Award Type (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2009

^[1]

$ 32,865

$ 32,634

$ 26,066

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

4,400

4,600

4,400

Common Stock Equivalents

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

500

400

Restricted Stock Units

$ 28,000

$ 27,500

$ 21,300

[1]	Includes charges of $3.1 million in both 2011 and 2010 and $1.9 million in 2009 for awards to retirement-eligible employees.

Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Stock-Based Compensation Expense by Award Type (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2009

Share Based Compensation

^[1]

$ 32,865

$ 32,634

$ 26,066

Retirement Eligible Employees, Equity Award

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Share Based Compensation

$ 3,100

$ 1,900

[1]	Includes charges of $3.1 million in both 2011 and 2010 and $1.9 million in 2009 for awards to retirement-eligible employees.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2009

Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]

Cost of services and product development

^[1]

$ 32,865

$ 32,634

$ 26,066

Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]

Selling, general and administrative

14,800

12,600

Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]

$ 18,100

$ 17,800

$ 13,500

[1]	Includes charges of $3.1 million in both 2011 and 2010 and $1.9 million in 2009 for awards to retirement-eligible employees.

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term

Summary of Changes in SARs Outstanding (Detail)
shares in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Year

$ / shares

Granted | Year

1.0

Beginning Balance | shares

SARs

2.5

Granted | shares

0.4

Forfeited | shares

Exercised | shares

(0.4)

Ending Balance | shares

2.5

^[1],[2]

Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2011 | shares

1.1

^[2]

Per Share Weighted Average Exercise Price

$ 17.22

38.05

38.26

20.39

^[1],[2]

Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2011

18.07

^[2]

Per Share Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

6.62

13.58

6.38

7.66

^[1],[2]

Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2011

$ 6.77

^[2]

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term

Beginning Balance | Year

4.55

Granted | Year

6.15

Forfeited | Year

Exercised | Year

Ending Balance | Year

4.00

^[1],[2]

Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2011 | Year

2.96

^[2]

[1]	At December 31, 2011, 1.4 million of the SARs were unvested. The Company expects that substantially all of these unvested awards will vest in future periods.
[2]	At December 31, 2011, SARs outstanding had an intrinsic value of $36.8 million. SARs vested and exercisable had an intrinsic value of $18.3 million.

Summary of Changes in SARs Outstanding (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Intrinsic value, SARs outstanding

$ 36.8

Intrinsic value, SARs vested and exercisable

$ 18.3

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Unvested SARs

2.5

^[1],[2]

2.5

Stock Appreciation Rights | Unvested

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Unvested SARs

1.4

[1]	At December 31, 2011, 1.4 million of the SARs were unvested. The Company expects that substantially all of these unvested awards will vest in future periods.
[2]	At December 31, 2011, SARs outstanding had an intrinsic value of $36.8 million. SARs vested and exercisable had an intrinsic value of $18.3 million.

Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine the Fair Value of the SARs Grants on the Date of the Grant Using the Black-Scholes-Merton Valuation Model (Detail) - Stock Appreciation Rights - Year

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2009

Share based Compensation Arrangement by Share based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Method Used [Line Items]

Expected dividend yield

^[1]

0.00%

Expected stock price volatility

^[2]

38.00%

40.00%

50.00%

Risk-free interest rate

^[3]

2.20%

2.40%

2.30%

Expected life in years

^[4]

4.75

4.80

[1]	The dividend yield assumption is based on both the history and expectation of the Company's dividend payouts. Historically the Company has not paid cash dividends on its Common Stock.
[2]	The determination of expected stock price volatility was based on both historical Common Stock prices and implied volatility from publicly traded options in Common Stock.
[3]	The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield of a U.S. Treasury security with a maturity similar to the expected life of the award.
[4]	The expected life in years represents a weighted-average estimate of the period of time the SARs are expected to be outstanding (that is, the period of time between the service inception date and the expected exercise date). The expected life is based on the "simplified" calculation permitted by SAB No. 107. Under the simplified method, the expected life in years is determined by taking the average of the vesting period plus the original contractual term and dividing by two. The Company continues to use the simplified method for SARs since it does not have the necessary actual historical exercise and forfeiture data, as permitted by SAB No. 110.

Summary of Changes in RSUs Outstanding (Detail) - Restricted Stock Units
shares in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

$ / shares

Restricted Stock Units

Beginning Balance | shares

3.9

Granted | shares

0.8

^[1]

Vested and released | shares

(1.5)

Forfeited | shares

(0.1)

Ending Balance | shares

3.1

^[2],[3]

Per Share Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

Beginning Balance | $ / shares

$ 16.52

Granted | $ / shares

38.02

^[1]

Vested and released | $ / shares

17.23

Forfeited | $ / shares

21.48

Ending Balance | $ / shares

$ 21.53

^[2],[3]

[1]	The 0.8 million RSUs granted in 2011 consisted of 0.4 million performance-based RSUs awarded to executives and 0.4 million service-based RSUs awarded to non-executive employees and certain board members. The target number of performance-based RSUs granted was 0.3 million, which was tied to a targeted increase in the Company's subscription-based contract value ("CV") for 2011. The actual number of performance-based RSUs granted to executives could range from 0% to 200%, depending on the actual increase in CV for the year as measured on December 31, 2011. At year-end 2011, the actual CV increase achieved was 133% of the targeted amount, which resulted in the grant of 0.4 million performance-based RSUs to executives.
[2]	The Company expects that substantially all of the outstanding awards at December 31, 2011 will vest in future periods.
[3]	The weighted-average remaining contractual term of the outstanding RSUs is approximately 1.0 year.

Summary of Changes in RSUs Outstanding (Parenthetical) (Detail) shares in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 Year shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSUs granted, weighted-average remaining contractual term \| Year	1.0
Target Amount \| Performance Based Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	0.3
Minimum \| Target Amount
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Actual number of RSUs that will ultimately be granted	0.00%
Maximum \| Target Amount
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Actual number of RSUs that will ultimately be granted	200.00%
Executive Officer \| Performance Based Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	0.4
Non-Executive \| Service Based Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	0.4

Summary of Changes in CSEs Outstanding (Detail) - Common Stock Equivalents	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 $ / shares shares
Common Stock Equivalents (CSEs)
Beginning Balance \| shares	117,208
Granted \| shares	13,294
Converted to common shares \| shares	(33,234)
Ending Balance \| shares	97,268
Per Share Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Beginning Balance \| $ / shares	$ 16.82
Granted \| $ / shares	37.24
Converted to common shares \| $ / shares	36.15
Ending Balance \| $ / shares	$ 17.79

The weighted average fair value of nonvested awards on equity-based plans excluding option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, revenue or profit achievement stock award plan) for which the employer is contingently obligated to issue equity instruments or transfer assets to an employee who has not yet satisfied service or performance criteria necessary to gain title to proceeds from the sale of the award or underlying shares or units.

Net income used for calculating basic and diluted earnings per common share

Summary of Changes in Stock Options Outstanding (Detail) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) Year $ / shares shares
Options
Beginning Balance \| shares	2.6
Expired \| shares
Exercised \| shares	(1.4)
Ending Balance \| shares	1.2
Per Share Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning Balance \| $ / shares	$ 11.13
Expired \| $ / shares
Exercised \| $ / shares	11.29
Ending Balance \| $ / shares	$ 10.93
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Beginning Balance \| Year	2.59
Ending Balance \| Year	1.47
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Beginning Balance \| $	$ 58.2
Exercised \| $	39.6
Ending Balance \| $	$ 27.7

Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2009

Numerator:

$ 136,902

$ 96,285

$ 82,964

Denominator:

Weighted average number of common shares used in the calculation of basic earnings per share

96,019

95,747

94,658

Common share equivalents associated with stock-based compensation plans

2,827

4,087

2,891

Shares used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share

^[1]

98,846

99,834

97,549

Earnings per share:

Basic

$ 1.43

$ 1.01

$ 0.88

Diluted

$ 1.39

$ 0.96

$ 0.85

[1]	During 2011, 2010 and 2009, the Company repurchased 5.9 million, 3.9 million, and 0.3 million shares of its Common Stock, respectively.

The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period.

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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period.

Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.

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Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Parenthetical) (Detail) - shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Line Items]
Common stock repurchased, shares	5,890,238	3,918,719	306,032

Number of Common Share Equivalents Not Included in the Computation of Diluted EPS (Detail) - $ / shares shares in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive common share equivalents as of December 31 (in millions):	0.5	0.5	1.7
Average market price per share of Common Stock during the year	$ 37.53	$ 26.35	$ 15.52

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Summary of Components of Income Before Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Schedule of Components of Income Before Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	$ 202,184	$ 134,085	$ 115,526
U.S.
Schedule of Components of Income Before Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	124,915	78,933	54,793
Non-U.S.
Schedule of Components of Income Before Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	$ 77,269	$ 55,152	$ 60,733

Components of Income Tax Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Current tax expense:
U.S. federal	$ 23,327	$ 9,078	$ 8,749
State and local	4,236	2,645	3,107
Foreign	13,845	10,341	14,340
Total current	41,408	22,064	26,196
Deferred tax (benefit) expense:
U.S. federal	(5,192)	4,263	7,477
State and local	1,269	72	3,168
Foreign	(1,434)	(6,013)	1,281
Total deferred	(5,357)	(1,678)	11,926
Total current and deferred	36,051	20,386	38,122
Total tax expense	65,282	37,800	32,562
Benefit (expense) relating to interest rate swap used to increase (decrease) equity
Deferred tax (benefit) expense:
Other income tax expense benefit	3,134	(2,523)	(2,530)
Benefit from stock transactions with employees used to increase equity
Deferred tax (benefit) expense:
Other income tax expense benefit	25,812	18,559	621
Benefit (expense) relating to defined-benefit pension adjustments used to increase (decrease) equity
Deferred tax (benefit) expense:
Other income tax expense benefit	$ 285	375	(296)
Benefit (expense) of acquired tax assets (liabilities) used to decrease (increase) goodwill
Deferred tax (benefit) expense:
Other income tax expense benefit		$ 1,003	$ (3,355)

Current and Long-Term Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Schedule of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Expense accruals	$ 40,438	$ 39,892
Loss and credit carryforwards	24,282	19,999
Assets relating to equity compensation	18,226	16,599
Other assets	8,949	5,244
Gross deferred tax asset	91,895	81,734
Depreciation	(9,199)	(5,595)
Intangible assets	(17,024)	(14,816)
Prepaid expenses	(10,183)	(9,342)
Other liabilities		(110)
Gross deferred tax liability	(36,406)	(29,863)
Valuation allowance	(1,869)	(2,634)
Net deferred tax asset	$ 53,620	$ 49,237

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, current net	$ 31,400	$ 28,400
Deferred Tax Liabilities, current net	600	400
Deferred Tax Assets, long-term net	22,795	21,166
Deferred Tax Liabilities, long-term net	0	0
Gross unrecognized tax benefits	18,345	15,824	$ 13,804
Decrease in gross unrecognized tax benefits due to settlements of outstanding audits and the expiration of the statutes of limitation	2,900
Long term uncertain tax positions	15,400	15,700
Unrecognized tax benefits, accrued interest and penalties	4,800	3,800
Total amount of interest and penalties recognized	1,500	1,000
Repatriated amount from foreign subsidiaries	32,600
Accumulated undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries that were indefinitely invested	41,300
Estimated U.S. income tax liability that would be payable if accumulated undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries were not indefinitely reinvested	9,700
State and Local Jurisdiction
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	139,900
State and Local Jurisdiction \| Expire within one to five years
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 5,000
State and Local Jurisdiction \| Expire within one to five years \| Minimum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration period	1 year
State and Local Jurisdiction \| Expire within one to five years \| Maximum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration period	5 years
State and Local Jurisdiction \| Expire within six to fifteen years
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 114,200
State and Local Jurisdiction \| Expire within six to fifteen years \| Minimum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration period	6 years
State and Local Jurisdiction \| Expire within six to fifteen years \| Maximum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration period	15 years
State and Local Jurisdiction \| Expire within sixteen to twenty year
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 20,700
State and Local Jurisdiction \| Expire within sixteen to twenty year \| Minimum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration period	16 years
State and Local Jurisdiction \| Expire within sixteen to twenty year \| Maximum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration period	20 years
Non-U.S.
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 27,300
Non-U.S. \| Expire over the next 20 years
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 2,600
Operating loss carryforwards expiration period	20 years
Non-U.S. \| Carried forward indefinitely
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 24,700
Non-U.S. \| Expire in 2018
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforwards	$ 10,000
Tax credit carryforwards expiration date	2018
U.S. \| Federal
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Capital loss carryforwards	$ 800
Capital loss carryforwards expiration date	2012
U.S. \| State and Local Jurisdiction
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Capital loss carryforwards	$ 800
Valuation allowance non-U.S. net operating losses and domestic capital loss carryforwards
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowances	1,900	$ 2,600
Valuation Allowance, Capital Loss Carryforwards
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Net (decrease) increase in valuation allowance	$ (700)

Differences Between U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate and Effective Tax Rate on Income Before Income Taxes (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Tax Rate [Line Items]
Statutory tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	3.80%	3.30%	3.00%
Foreign income taxed at different rates	(5.90%)	(6.20%)	(5.00%)
Repatriation of foreign earnings	(0.40%)	8.50%	4.10%
Record (release) valuation allowance	(0.40%)	(12.70%)	(4.50%)
Foreign tax credits	(2.30%)	(0.80%)	(1.90%)
Record (release) reserve for tax contingencies	3.10%	2.00%	(3.50%)
Other items, net	(0.60%)	(0.90%)	1.00%
Effective tax rate	32.30%	28.20%	28.20%

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Interest and Penalties (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 15,824	$ 13,804
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	2,269	3,999
Additions for tax positions of prior years	4,375	592
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(746)	(137)
Reductions for expiration of statutes	(269)	(610)
Settlements	(2,661)	(1,668)
Change in foreign currency exchange rates	(447)	(156)
Ending balance	$ 18,345	$ 15,824

Outstanding Derivatives Contracts (Detail)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

USD ($)

Investment

Dec. 31, 2010

USD ($)

Investment

$ 330,335

$ 597,970

OCI Unrealized (Loss), Net Of Tax

^[1]

(9,717)

(5,449)

$ (5,934)

$ (1,261)

Interest rate swap contracts | Other liabilities - accrued pension obligation

^[2]

^[2]

$ 147,750

Interest rate swap contracts | Accrued Liabilities Current

^[1],[2]

$ (3,966)

^[2]

^[2]

$ 30,750

Foreign currency forward contracts, net | Accrued Liabilities Current

^[1],[2]

$ (98)

^[3]

^[3]

$ 99,585

Foreign currency forward contracts, net | Other Current Assets

^[1],[3]

$ 272

^[3]

^[3]

$ 250,220

Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest rate swap contracts | Other liabilities - accrued pension obligation

^[1],[3]

$ 618

^[4]

^[4]

$ 200,000

OCI Unrealized (Loss), Net Of Tax

^[1],[4]

(9,891)

(2,101)

^[4]

$ (5,934)

$ (1,261)

[1]	See Note 12 - Fair Value Disclosures for the determination of the fair value of these instruments.
[2]	Changes in the fair value of these swaps are recognized in earnings. Both swaps matured in January 2012.
[3]	The Company has foreign exchange transaction risk since it typically enters into transactions in the normal course of business that are denominated in foreign currencies that differ from the local functional currency. The Company enters into short-term foreign currency forward exchange contracts to offset the economic effects of these foreign currency transaction risks. These contracts are accounted for at fair value with realized and unrealized gains and losses recognized in Other income (expense), net since the Company does not designate these contracts as hedges for accounting purposes. All of the outstanding contracts at December 31, 2011 matured by the end of January 2012.
[4]	The Company designates and accounts for this swap as a cash flow hedge of the forecasted interest payments on borrowings. As a result, changes in fair value of this swap are deferred and are recorded in OCI, net of tax effect. The Company entered into this swap in December 2010 (see Note 5 - Debt).

Derivative Gains and Losses that have been Recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Detail) - USD ($)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2009

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

Derivative gains (losses) recognized in income

$ 5,300

$ 7,900

$ 8,900

Interest expense, net

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

Derivative gains (losses) recognized in income

^[1]

4,100

10,700

9,600

Other expense (income), net

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

Derivative gains (losses) recognized in income

^[2]

$ 1,200

$ (2,800)

$ (700)

[1]	Consists of interest expense from interest rate swap contracts.
[2]	Consists of realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency forward contracts.

The amount of net gains and losses recognized in income during the period on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in fair value hedges and related hedged items designated and qualifying in fair value hedges, on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges, and on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments.

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Fair Value Disclosures - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Outstanding floating rate borrowings under 2010 Credit Facility	$ 200.0

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Detail) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

$ 38,302

$ 36,411

38,089

32,967

Plan Assets

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Pension Reinsurance Asset

^[1]

25,050

24,113

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

^[2]

12,980

11,680

Plan Liabilities

Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

^[1]

28,100

26,900

Foreign currency forward contracts, net

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Interest rate swap contracts

^[3]

272

618

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

^[4]

$ 9,989

$ 6,067

[1]	The Company has a deferred compensation plan for the benefit of certain highly compensated officers, managers and other key employees (see Note 13 - Employee Benefits). The plan's assets consist of investments in money market and mutual funds, and company-owned life insurance contracts. The money market funds consist of cash equivalents while the mutual fund investments consist of publicly-traded and quoted equity shares. The Company considers the fair value of these assets to be based on Level 1 inputs, and these assets had a fair value of $8.0 million and $7.5 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The carrying amount of the life insurance contracts equals their cash surrender value, as required by U.S. GAAP, which approximates fair value. Cash surrender value represents the estimated amount that the Company would receive upon termination of the contract. The Company considers the life insurance contracts to be valued based on a Level 2 input, and these assets had a fair value of $17.0 million and $16.6 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The related deferred compensation plan liabilities are recorded at fair value, or the amount needed to settle the liability, which the Company also considers to be based on a Level 2 input.
[2]	The Company maintains a pension reinsurance asset to fund payments for one of its defined benefit pension plans (see Note 13-Employee Benefits). The reinsurance asset is carried at its cash surrender value, which approximates its fair value. The Company considers the reinsurance contract to be valued based on a Level 2 input
[3]	The Company enters into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to hedge the effects of adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates (see Note 11 - Derivatives and Hedging). Valuation of the foreign currency forward contracts is based on foreign currency exchange rates in active markets, which the Company considers a Level 2 input.
[4]	On December 31, 2011, the Company had three outstanding interest rate swap contracts (see Note 11 - Derivatives and Hedging). To determine the fair value of these over-the-counter financial instruments, the Company relies on mark-to-market valuations prepared by third-party brokers. These valuations are based on observable interest rates from recently executed market transactions or broker quotes corroborated by other observable market data. Accordingly, the fair value of the swaps is determined under a Level 2 input. The Company independently corroborates the reasonableness of the swap valuations prepared by third-party brokers through the use of an electronic quotation service.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents and securities at fair value	$ 8.0	$ 7.5
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Insurance
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of the Company-owned life insurance	$ 17.0	$ 16.6

This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item includes currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. It also includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits in that the Company may deposit additional funds at any time and also effectively may withdraw funds at any time without prior notice or penalty. Cash equivalents, excluding items classified as marketable securities, include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months.

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Employee Benefits - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Deferred compensation, fair value of investment assets	$ 25,100,000	$ 24,100,000
Deferred compensation, fair value of liability	28,100,000	26,900,000
Total compensation expense (benefit) recognized	300,000	0	$ 100,000
Savings and investment plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total amounts expensed in connection with the plan	$ 15,900,000	$ 14,600,000	$ 13,000,000
Savings and investment plan \| Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of contribution as percentage of earnings	4.00%
Employers matching contribution	$ 6,600
Savings and investment plan \| Maximum \| Employees Base Compensation
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employers matching contribution	$ 2,450
Savings and investment plan \| Minimum \| Employees Base Compensation
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of contribution as percentage of earnings	1.00%

Components of Net Periodic Pension Expense (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2009

Service cost

$ 1,890

$ 1,875

$ 1,465

Interest cost

1,010

840

742

Expected return on plan assets

(125)

Recognition of actuarial gain

(135)

(350)

(200)

Recognition of termination benefits

192

Net periodic pension expense

^[1]

$ 2,705

$ 2,430

$ 2,199

[1]	Pension expense is classified in SG&A in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The net increase or decrease of changes in the value of either the benefit obligation or the plan assets resulting from experience different from that assumed or from a change in an actuarial assumption, or the consequence of a decision to temporarily deviate from the substantive plan.

An amount calculated as a basis for determining the extent of delayed recognition of the effects of changes in the fair value of assets. The expected return on plan assets is determined based on the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets and the market-related value of plan assets.

The increase in a defined benefit pension plan's projected benefit obligation or a defined benefit postretirement plan's accumulated postretirement benefit obligation due to the passage of time.

The actuarial present value of benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to services rendered by employees during the period. The portion of the expected postretirement benefit obligation attributed to employee service during the period. The service cost component is a portion of the benefit obligation and is unaffected by the funded status of the plan.

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Assumptions Used in Computation of Net Periodic Pension Expense (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Weighted-average discount rate	4.40%	3.95%	4.85%
Average compensation increase	2.65%	2.80%	3.27%

Information Related to Changes in Projected Benefit Obligation (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2009

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year

$ 19,730

^[1]

$ 14,358

^[1]

$ 13,286

Service cost

1,890

1,875

1,465

Interest cost

1,010

840

742

Actuarial (gain) loss

(948)

1,100

(1,034)

Addition of foreign pension plan

^[2]

1,961

Benefits paid

^[3]

(390)

(220)

(562)

Foreign currency impact

(132)

(184)

461

Projected benefit obligation at end of year

^[1]

$ 21,160

$ 19,730

$ 14,358

[1]	Measured as of December 31.
[2]	The Company adopted the defined benefit pension plan accounting provisions of FASB ASC Topics 715 and 960 for a non-U.S. plan on December 31, 2010. Previously the Company had accounted for this plan in accordance with local statutory accounting requirements. The adoption of FASB ASC Topics 715 and 960 for this plan did not result in the recognition of additional expense.
[3]	The Company projects the following amounts will be paid in future years to plan participants: $0.4 million in 2012; $1.2 million in 2013; $1.3 million in 2014; $0.8 million in 2015; $0.9 million in 2016; and $6.5 million in the five years thereafter.

1) For defined benefit pension plans, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value as of a date of all benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered prior to that date. 2) For other postretirement defined benefit plans, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee service rendered to a particular date.

The amount of payments made for which participants are entitled under a pension plan, including pension benefits, death benefits, and benefits due on termination of employment. Also includes payments made under a postretirement benefit plan, including prescription drug benefits, health care benefits, life insurance benefits, and legal, educational and advisory services. This item represents a periodic decrease to the plan obligations and a decrease to plan assets.

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-Number 132R
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-Topic 715
-SubTopic 60

The increase in a defined benefit pension plan's projected benefit obligation or a defined benefit postretirement plan's accumulated postretirement benefit obligation due to the passage of time.

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

The amount of increase or decrease due to a change in the terms of an existing plan or the initiation of a new plan. A plan amendment may increase or decrease benefits, including those attributed to years of service already rendered.

Information Related to Changes in Projected Benefit Obligation (Parenthetical) (Detail) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2012	$ 0.4
2013	1.2
2014	1.3
2015	0.8
2016	0.9
Thereafter	$ 6.5

Benefit Plans and Related Amounts Recorded in Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2009

Dec. 31, 2008

Projected benefit obligation

$ 21,160

^[1]

$ 19,730

^[1]

$ 14,358

^[1]

$ 13,286

Plan assets at fair value

^[2]

(2,480)

(2,130)

Funded status - shortfall

^[3]

18,680

17,600

14,358

Amounts recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

Stockholders' equity - unrealized actuarial gain

^[4]

2,488

2,205

3,217

Other assets- reinsurance asset

Amounts recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

Amounts recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

^[5]

12,980

11,680

10,451

Other liabilities - accrued pension obligation

Amounts recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

Amounts recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

^[3]

$ 18,680

$ 17,600

$ 14,358

[1]	Measured as of December 31.
[2]	Consists of the assets of a non-U.S. plan for which the Company adopted the accounting provisions of FASB ASC Topics 715 and 960 on December 31, 2010. These assets are considered assets of the plan for accounting purposes and are thus not recorded on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The assets are maintained with a third-party insurance company and are invested in a diversified portfolio of equities, bonds, and other investments. The assets are primarily valued based on Level 1 and Level 2 inputs under the fair value hierarchy in FASB ASC Topic 820, and the Company considers the overall portfolio of these assets to be of medium investment risk. The projected long-term rate of return on these plan assets was 4.1% as of December 31, 2011. For the year-ended December 31, 2011, the Company contributed $0.6 million to this plan, the actual return on plan assets was $(0.1) million, and benefits paid to participants was $0.1 million.
[3]	The funded status - shortfall represents the amount of the projected benefit obligation that the Company has not funded. This amount is recorded as a liability in Other Liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company expects to contribute approximately $0.6 million to these plans in 2012.
[4]	The balance recorded in Stockholders' Equity, net of tax represents the plan's net unrealized actuarial gain which will be amortized against net periodic pension cost, thereby reducing the amount of the charge, over approximately 15 years. Amortization of the unrealized gain at December 31, 2011 is projected to reduce the Company's net periodic pension cost in 2012 by approximately $0.2 million.
[5]	Consists of a reinsurance asset arrangement with a large international insurance company that was rated investment grade as of December 31, 2011. The purpose of the reinsurance asset arrangement is to fund the benefit payments under one of the Company's foreign defined benefit pension plans. However, the reinsurance asset is not legally segregated or restricted for purposes of meeting the pension obligation and as a result is not acknowledged as a pension plan asset under U.S. GAAP. As a result, the reinsurance asset is carried on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets at its cash surrender value, which the Company believes reasonably approximates its fair value.

The total of net gain (loss), prior service cost (credit), and transition assets (obligations), as well as minimum pension liability if still remaining, included in accumulated other comprehensive income associated with a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan(s) because they have yet to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost.

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Benefit Plans and Related Amounts Recorded in Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) Year
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Projected long-term rate of return	4.10%
Defined benefit plan, company contribution	$ 0.6
Defined benefit plan, actual return on plan assets	(0.1)
Defined benefit plan, benefits paid	$ 0.1
Net unrealized actuarial gain which will be amortized to net periodic pension cost, amortization period (in years) \| Year	15
Amortization of unrealized gain	$ 0.2
Expected contribution to the plans	$ 0.6

The difference between fair value of plan assets at the end of the period and the fair value at the beginning of the period, adjusted for contributions and payments of benefits during the period, and after adjusting for taxes and other expenses, as applicable.

Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]

SEGMENT INFORMATION - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
SEGMENT INFORMATION - Additional Information (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2011
Maximum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of revenues generated from a customer used as a threshold for disclosure	10.00%

Information about the Reportable Segments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,468,588	$ 1,288,454	$ 1,139,800
Gross contribution	863,239	742,296	642,906
Corporate and other expenses	(649,177)	(593,031)	(508,429)
Operating income	214,062	149,265	134,477
Research
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,012,062	865,000	752,505
Gross contribution	682,136	564,527	489,862
Consulting
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	308,047	302,117	286,847
Gross contribution	114,838	121,885	112,099
Events
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	148,479	121,337	100,448
Gross contribution	$ 66,265	$ 55,884	$ 40,945

Summarized Information by Geographic Location (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2009

$ 1,468,588

$ 1,288,454

$ 1,139,800

Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]

^[1]

119,621

97,194

90,224

United States and Canada

861,481

765,793

663,832

Europe, Middle East and Africa

85,194

69,163

65,896

Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]

437,194

380,771

360,791

Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]

23,673

21,856

21,924

Other International

169,913

141,890

115,177