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Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] |
Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) | Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share data) | First quarter |  | Second quarter |  | Third quarter |  | Fourth quarter |  | Total year
2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ | 1,453 |  |  | $ | 1,509 |  |  | $ | 1,513 |  |  | $ | 1,589 |  |  | $ | 6,063 |
Operating profit | $ | 648 |  |  | $ | 677 |  |  | $ | 658 |  |  | $ | 628 |  |  | $ | 2,610 |
Net income | $ | 430 |  |  | $ | 457 |  |  | $ | 452 |  |  | $ | 299 |  |  | $ | 1,638 |
Net income attributable to S&P Global common shareholders | $ | 399 |  |  | $ | 421 |  |  | $ | 414 |  |  | $ | 263 |  |  | $ | 1,496 |
Earnings per share attributable to S&P Global Inc. common shareholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic | $ | 1.54 |  |  | $ | 1.63 |  |  | $ | 1.62 |  |  | $ | 1.03 |  |  | $ | 5.84 |
Diluted | $ | 1.53 |  |  | $ | 1.62 |  |  | $ | 1.61 |  |  | $ | 1.02 |  |  | $ | 5.78 |
2016 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ | 1,341 |  |  | $ | 1,482 |  |  | $ | 1,439 |  |  | $ | 1,399 |  |  | $ | 5,661 |
Operating profit | $ | 512 |  |  | $ | 651 |  |  | $ | 1,348 |  |  | $ | 857 |  |  | $ | 3,369 |
Net income | $ | 323 |  |  | $ | 412 |  |  | $ | 923 |  |  | $ | 569 |  |  | $ | 2,228 |
Net income attributable to S&P Global common shareholders | $ | 294 |  |  | $ | 383 |  |  | $ | 892 |  |  | $ | 537 |  |  | $ | 2,106 |
Earnings per share attributable to S&P Global Inc. common shareholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic | $ | 1.11 |  |  | $ | 1.45 |  |  | $ | 3.39 |  |  | 2.07 |  |  | 8.02 |
Diluted | $ | 1.10 |  |  | $ | 1.44 |  |  | $ | 3.36 |  |  | 2.05 |  |  | 7.94 |
Note - Totals presented may not sum due to rounding.
1 | The third quarter of 2016 and the fourth of 2016 include a pre-tax gain on our dispositions of $722 million ($521 million after-tax) and $379 million ($297 million after-tax), respectively. See Note 2 – Acquisitions and Divestitures for further information.

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