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8. Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue represents consideration received that is yet to be recognized as revenue. The changes in our deferred revenue
during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 are reflected in the following table:
Initial_Listing_Revenues_Listing_of_Additional_Shares_Revenues_Annual_Renewal_and_Other_Revenues_Market_Technology'>Initial Listing
Revenues
Listing of Additional
Shares Revenues
Annual Renewal and
Other Revenues
Market Technology
Revenues
Total
(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2016
$
59 $
53 $
28 $
187 $
327
Additions
13
12
606
233
864
Amortization
(18)
(28)
(576)
(227)
(849)
Translation
adjustment
—
—
(1)
(8)
(9)
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
54 $
37 $
57 $
185 $
333
Balance at January 1, 2015
$
54 $
78 $
52 $
208 $
392
Additions
21
10
403
192
626
Amortization
(16)
(35)
(424)
(199)
(674)
Translation adjustment
—
—
(3)
(14)
(17)
Balance at December 31, 2015
$
59 $
53 $
28 $
187 $
327
The additions and amortization for initial listing revenues,
listing of additional shares revenues and annual renewal and
other revenues primarily reflect revenues from our Listing
Services business within our Corporate Services segment.
For our market technology contracts, total revenues, as well as
costs incurred, are deferred until significant modifications are
completed and delivered. Once delivered, deferred revenue and
the related deferred costs are recognized over the post-contract
support period. For these market technology contracts, we have
included the deferral of costs in other current assets and other
non-current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
At December 31, 2016, we estimate that our deferred revenue,
which is primarily corporate services and market technology
revenues, will be recognized in the following years:
Initial
Listing
Revenues
Listing of
Additional
Shares
Revenues
Annual
Renewal
and Other
Revenues
Market
Technology
Revenues
Total
(in millions)
Fiscal year ended:
2017
$
16 $
21 $
57 $
70 $ 164
2018
14
11
—
36
61
2019
11
4
—
33
48
2020
8
1
—
30
39
2021
4
—
—
9
13
2022 and
thereafter
1
—
—
7
8
$
54 $
37 $
57 $
185 $ 333
The timing of recognition of our deferred market technology
revenues is primarily dependent upon the completion of
customization and any significant modifications made pursuant
to existing market technology contracts. As such, as it relates
to market technology revenues, the timing represents our best
estimate.
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9. Debt Obligations
The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of our debt obligations during the year ended December 31, 2016:
December 31, 2015
Additions
Payments,
Accretion
and Other
December 31, 2016
(in millions)
5.55% senior unsecured notes due January 15, 2020
$
597 $
— $
1 $
598
5.25% senior unsecured notes due January 16, 2018
368
—
1
369
3.875% senior unsecured notes due June 7, 2021
646
—
(21)
625
4.25% senior unsecured notes due June 1, 2024
495
—
—
495
1.75% senior unsecured notes due May 19, 2023
—
664
(42)
622
3.85% senior unsecured notes due June 30, 2026
—
495
—
495
$400 million senior unsecured
term loan facility due
November 25, 2019 (average interest rate of 2.00% for
the period March 17, 2016 through December 31, 2016)
—
399
—
399
$750 million revolving credit commitment due November
25, 2019 (average interest rate of 1.63%
for the period
January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016)
258
898
(1,156)
—
Total long-term debt obligations
$
2,364 $
2,456 $
(1,217) $
3,603
Senior Unsecured Notes
Our senior unsecured notes were all issued at a discount. As a
result of the discount, the proceeds received from each issuance
were less than the aggregate principal amount. As of December
31, 2016, the amounts in the table above reflect the aggregate
principal amount, less the unamortized debt discount and the
unamortized debt issuance costs which are being accreted
through interest expense over the life of the applicable notes.
Our senior unsecured notes are general unsecured obligations
of ours and rank equally with all of our existing and future
unsubordinated obligations and they are not guaranteed by any
of our subsidiaries. The senior unsecured notes were issued
under indentures that, among other things, limit our ability to
consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets,
create liens, and enter into sale and leaseback transactions.
With the exception of the 2020 Notes, upon a change of control
triggering event (as defined in the various note indentures), the
terms require us to repurchase all or part of each holder’s notes
for cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount
purchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
5.55% Senior Unsecured Notes
In January 2010, Nasdaq issued the 2020 Notes. The 2020 Notes
pay interest semiannually at a rate of 5.55% per annum until
January 15, 2020.
5.25% Senior Unsecured Notes
In December 2010, Nasdaq issued the 2018 Notes. The 2018
Notes pay interest semiannually at a rate of 5.25% per annum
until January 16, 2018 and such rate may vary with Nasdaq’s
debt rating up to a rate not to exceed 7.25%.
3.875% Senior Unsecured Notes
In June 2013, Nasdaq issued the 2021 Notes. The 2021 Notes
pay interest annually at a rate of 3.875% per annum until June 7,
2021 and such rate may vary with Nasdaq’s debt rating up to a
rate not to exceed 5.875%.
The 2021 Notes have been designated as a hedge of our net
investment in certain foreign subsidiaries to mitigate the foreign
exchange risk associated with certain investments in these
subsidiaries. The decrease in the carrying amount of $21 million
noted in the “Payments, Accretion and Other” column in the
table above primarily reflects the translation of the 2021 Notes
into U.S. dollars and is recorded in accumulated other
comprehensive loss within stockholders’ equity in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets for the year ended December 31,
2016.
4.25% Senior Unsecured Notes
In May 2014, Nasdaq issued the 2024 Notes. The 2024 Notes
pay interest semiannually at a rate of 4.25% per annum until
June 1, 2024 and such rate may vary with Nasdaq’s debt rating
up to a rate not to exceed 6.25%.
1.75% Senior Unsecured Notes
In May 2016, Nasdaq issued the 2023 Notes. We used the net
proceeds from the 2023 Notes and the 2026 Notes to fund our
acquisition of ISE. See “Acquisition of ISE,” of Note 4,
“Acquisitions,” for further discussion of the ISE acquisition.
The 2023 Notes pay interest annually at a rate of 1.75% per
annum until May 19, 2023 and such rate may vary with
Nasdaq’s debt rating up to a rate not to exceed 3.75%.
The 2023 Notes have been designated as a hedge of our net
investment in certain foreign subsidiaries to mitigate the foreign