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Taxes on Income (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income before taxes domestic and foreign operations | Income before taxes on income resulted from domestic and foreign operations as follows:
(in millions) | Years ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Domestic operations | $ | 841 |  |  | $ | 700 |  |  | $ | 699 |
Foreign operations | 289 |  |  | 300 |  |  | 244 |
Total continuing income before taxes | $ | 1,130 |  |  | $ | 1,000 |  |  | $ | 943 |
Provision/(benefit) for taxes on income | The provision/(benefit) for taxes on income consists of the following:
(in millions) | Years ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Federal: |  |  |  |  |
Current | $ | 194 |  |  | $ | 238 |  |  | $ | 159 |
Deferred | 74 |  |  | (6 | ) |  | 37 |
Total federal | 268 |  |  | 232 |  |  | 196 |
Foreign: |  |  |  |  |
Current | 91 |  |  | 93 |  |  | 109 |
Deferred | (9 | ) |  | 13 |  |  | (14 | )
Total foreign | 82 |  |  | 106 |  |  | 95 |
State and local: |  |  |  |  |
Current | 40 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 49 |
Deferred | 14 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |
Total state and local | 54 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 53 |
Total provision for taxes for continuing operations | 404 |  |  | 374 |  |  | 344 |
Provision for discontinued operations | 11 |  |  | 164 |  |  | 143 |
Total provision for taxes | $ | 415 |  |  | $ | 538 |  |  | $ | 487 |
Reconciliation of federal statutory income tax rate | A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to our effective income tax rate for financial reporting purposes is as follows:
| Years ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | %
State and local income taxes | 3.6 |  |  | 2.4 |  |  | 4.6 |
Foreign operations | (2.6 | ) |  | (3.0 | ) |  | (1.6 | )
S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC joint venture | (1.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Other, net | 0.9 |  |  | 3.0 |  |  | (1.6 | )
Effective income tax rate for continuing operations | 35.8 | % |  | 37.4 | % |  | 36.4 | %
Differences between the accounting for income and expenses for financial reporting and income tax | The principal temporary differences between the accounting for income and expenses for financial reporting and income tax purposes are as follows:
(in millions) | December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Postretirement benefits | $ | 201 |  |  | $ | 202 |
Employee compensation | 123 |  |  | 128 |
Accrued expenses | 105 |  |  | 99 |
Unearned revenue | 60 |  |  | 58 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 17 |  |  | 10 |
Loss carryforwards | 25 |  |  | 8 |
Total deferred tax assets | 531 |  |  | 505 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Goodwill and intangible assets 1 | (379 | ) |  | (131 | )
Fixed assets | (54 | ) |  | (58 | )
Other | (1 | ) |  | (7 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities | (434 | ) |  | (196 | )
Net deferred income tax asset before valuation allowance | 97 |  |  | 309 |
Valuation allowance | (7 | ) |  | (7 | )
Net deferred income tax asset | $ | 90 |  |  | $ | 302 |
Reported as: |  |  |
Current deferred tax assets | $ | 117 |  |  | $ | 110 |
Current deferred tax liabilities | (7 | ) |  | (2 | )
Non-current deferred tax assets | 36 |  |  | 207 |
Non-current deferred tax liabilities | (56 | ) |  | (13 | )
Net deferred income tax asset | $ | 90 |  |  | $ | 302 |
Reconciliation of beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
(in millions) | Years ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 58 |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 37 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year | 14 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 14 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 10 |
Reduction for tax positions of prior years | (1 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | (8 | )
Balance at end of year | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | 58 |  |  | $ | 53 |

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