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Segment and Geographic Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment information | Segment information for the years ended December 31 is as follows:
(in millions) | Revenue |  | Operating Profit
| 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |  | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
S&P Ratings | $ | 2,034 |  |  | $ | 1,767 |  |  | $ | 1,695 |  |  | $ | 849 |  |  | $ | 720 |  |  | $ | 762 |
S&P Capital IQ | 1,124 |  |  | 1,031 |  |  | 916 |  |  | 208 |  |  | 214 |  |  | 171 |
S&P DJ Indices | 388 |  |  | 323 |  |  | 273 |  |  | 212 |  |  | 189 |  |  | 144 |
C&C | 973 |  |  | 896 |  |  | 811 |  |  | 248 |  |  | 180 |  |  | 153 |
Intersegment elimination | (69 | ) |  | (63 | ) |  | (56 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total operating segments | 4,450 |  |  | 3,954 |  |  | 3,639 |  |  | 1,517 |  |  | 1,303 |  |  | 1,230 |
Unallocated expense | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (306 | ) |  | (226 | ) |  | (204 | )
Total | $ | 4,450 |  |  | $ | 3,954 |  |  | $ | 3,639 |  |  | $ | 1,211 |  |  | $ | 1,077 |  |  | $ | 1,026 |
(in millions) | Depreciation & Amortization 1 |  | Capital Expenditures
| 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |  | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
S&P Ratings | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 39 |
S&P Capital IQ | 50 |  |  | 43 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 21 |
S&P DJ Indices | 8 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
C&C | 23 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 10 |
Total operating segments | 124 |  |  | 109 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 72 |
Corporate | 17 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 14 |
Total | $ | 141 |  |  | $ | 126 |  |  | $ | 108 |  |  | $ | 97 |  |  | $ | 92 |  |  | $ | 86 |
1 | Depreciation & Amortization includes amortization of technology projects.
Segment information as of December 31 is as follows:
(in millions) | Total Assets
| 2012 |  | 2011
S&P Ratings | $ | 726 |  |  | $ | 667 |
S&P Capital IQ | 1,123 |  |  | 809 |
S&P DJ Indices | 1,133 |  |  | 303 |
C&C | 1,000 |  |  | 954 |
Total operating segments | 3,982 |  |  | 2,733 |
Corporate 1 | 1,130 |  |  | 1,379 |
Assets held for sale | 1,940 |  |  | 2,508 |
Total | $ | 7,052 |  |  | $ | 6,620 |
1 | Corporate assets consist principally of cash and equivalents, assets for pension benefits, deferred income taxes and leasehold improvements related to subleased areas.
Schedule of revenue and long-lived assets by geographic region | The following is a schedule of revenue and long-lived assets by geographic region:
(in millions) | Revenue |  | Long-lived Assets
| Years ended December 31, |  | December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
United States | $ | 2,684 |  |  | $ | 2,373 |  |  | $ | 2,253 |  |  | $ | 2,376 |  |  | $ | 873 |
European region | 1,067 |  |  | 951 |  |  | 839 |  |  | 441 |  |  | 638 |
Asia | 454 |  |  | 423 |  |  | 357 |  |  | 70 |  |  | 406 |
Rest of the world | 245 |  |  | 207 |  |  | 190 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 40 |
Total | $ | 4,450 |  |  | $ | 3,954 |  |  | $ | 3,639 |  |  | $ | 2,944 |  |  | $ | 1,957 |

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