| In millions, except per share items | Dec-31-16 | Dec-31-15 | Dec-31-14 | Dec-31-13 | Dec-31-12 | Dec-31-11 | Dec-31-10 | Dec-31-09 |
| | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K |
| Revenues: |
| CEB | 761.6 | 731.8 | 701.6 | 634.3 | 564.1 | 484.7 | 432.4 | |
| Talent Assessment | 188.1 | 196.6 | 207.4 | 185.8 | 58.6 | | | |
| Total revenues | 949.8 | 928.4 | 909.0 | 820.1 | 622.7 | 484.7 | 432.4 | 436.6 |
| Revenue growth [+] | 2.3% | 2.1% | 10.8% | 31.7% | 28.5% | 12.1% | -0.9% | -21.8% |
| CEB | 4.1% | 4.3% | 10.6% | 12.5% | 16.4% | 12.1% | | |
| Talent Assessment | -4.3% | -5.2% | 11.7% | 217.0% | | | | |
| Cost of goods sold | 344.3 | 327.3 | 323.6 | 294.6 | 223.8 | 167.3 | 153.3 | 143.5 |
| Gross profit | 605.4 | 601.2 | 585.3 | 525.5 | 398.9 | 317.4 | 279.1 | 293.1 |
| Gross margin | 63.7% | 64.8% | 64.4% | 64.1% | 64.1% | 65.5% | 64.6% | 67.1% |
| Selling, general and administrative [+] | 394.2 | 378.6 | 378.9 | 340.6 | 73.6 | 204.0 | 178.1 | 179.7 |
| Sales and marketing | 276.5 | 266.8 | 267.8 | 238.1 | | 142.3 | 121.2 | 123.3 |
| General and administrative | 117.7 | 111.8 | 111.1 | 102.5 | 73.6 | 61.7 | 56.9 | 56.4 |
| Other operating expenses | 24.0 | | | | 178.2 | | -12.6 | |
| EBITDA [+] | 187.2 | 222.6 | 206.4 | 184.9 | 147.1 | 114.2 | 116.0 | 116.9 |
| EBITDA growth | -15.9% | 7.8% | 11.7% | 25.7% | 28.8% | -1.6% | -0.7% | -16.9% |
| EBITDA margin | 19.7% | 24.0% | 22.7% | 22.5% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 26.8% | 26.8% |
| Depreciation | 33.7 | 32.1 | 29.4 | 25.2 | 19.6 | 14.3 | 16.9 | 20.4 |
| EBITA | 153.6 | 190.5 | 177.0 | 159.7 | 127.5 | 99.9 | 99.2 | 96.5 |
| EBITA margin | 16.2% | 20.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 20.5% | 20.6% | 22.9% | 22.1% |
| Amortization of intangibles | 68.5 | 41.9 | 38.9 | 34.9 | 18.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| EBIT [+] | 85.1 | 148.6 | 138.1 | 124.8 | 109.2 | 96.5 | 95.6 | 93.9 |
| EBIT growth | -42.7% | 7.5% | 10.7% | 14.3% | 13.2% | 1.0% | 1.8% | -21.1% |
| EBIT margin | 9.0% | 16.0% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 17.5% | 19.9% | 22.1% | 21.5% |
| Non-recurring items [+] | 78.2 | 9.4 | 44.5 | 34.1 | 24.5 | | 12.6 | 20.1 |
| Asset impairment | 69.4 | 20.8 | 39.7 | 22.6 | | | 12.6 | |
| Restructuring charges | 8.8 | 9.4 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 24.5 | | | 8.6 |
| Business exit costs | | | | | | | | 11.5 |
| Interest expense, net [+] | 21.8 | 16.9 | 8.4 | 21.6 | 10.0 | 0.2 | -3.1 | |
| Interest expense | 29.7 | 20.6 | 18.4 | 22.6 | 11.9 | 0.6 | | |
| Interest income | 7.8 | 3.8 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 3.1 | |
| Other income (expense), net [+] | -1.7 | -4.8 | 6.6 | -8.7 | | | | 6.2 |
| Asset impairment charges | | | | 22.6 | | | | |
| Realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 6.6 | | | | | |
| Gain (loss) on debt retirement | | | | -6.7 | | | | |
| Other | -23.5 | -21.6 | 4.8 | -30.3 | -10.0 | -0.2 | 3.1 | 6.2 |
| Pre-tax income | -16.7 | 117.5 | 91.9 | 60.4 | 74.6 | 96.3 | 86.1 | 80.0 |
| Income taxes | 18.0 | 25.0 | 40.7 | 28.5 | 37.6 | 38.9 | 34.0 | 30.2 |
| Tax rate | | 21.3% | 44.3% | 47.1% | 50.3% | 40.4% | 39.5% | 37.7% |
| Earnings from continuing ops | -34.7 | 92.5 | 51.2 | 32.0 | 37.1 | 57.4 | 52.1 | 54.0 |
| Earnings from discontinued ops | | | | | | -4.8 | -11.7 | -4.2 |
| Net income | -34.7 | 92.5 | 51.2 | 32.0 | 37.1 | 52.7 | 40.4 | 49.8 |
| Net margin | -3.6% | 10.0% | 5.6% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 10.9% | 9.3% | 11.4% |
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| Basic EPS [+] | ($1.08) | $2.77 | $1.52 | $0.95 | $1.11 | $1.69 | $1.52 | $1.58 |
| Growth | -139.0% | 82.4% | 59.5% | -13.9% | -34.3% | 10.9% | -4.0% | 21.0% |
| Diluted EPS [+] | ($1.08) | $2.75 | $1.50 | $0.94 | $1.10 | $1.67 | $1.51 | $1.58 |
| Growth | -139.3% | 82.8% | 59.6% | -14.0% | -34.4% | 10.7% | -4.3% | 20.8% |
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| Dividends per share [+] | $1.66 | $1.50 | $1.05 | $0.90 | $0.70 | $0.60 | $0.44 | $0.74 |
| Growth | 10.8% | 42.7% | 16.6% | 28.7% | 16.7% | 36.3% | -40.5% | -58.0% |
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| Shares outstanding (basic) [+] | 32.1 | 33.4 | 33.7 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.1 |
| Growth | -3.8% | -0.9% | 0.4% | 0.2% | -1.8% | -0.5% | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| Shares outstanding (diluted) [+] | 32.1 | 33.7 | 34.0 | 33.9 | 33.8 | 34.4 | 34.6 | 34.3 |
| Growth | -4.7% | -1.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | -1.7% | -0.4% | 0.8% | -0.1% |
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| EBIT is a non-GAAP figure that excludes all non-recurring expenses: restructuring costs, asset impairments, IPR&D writeoffs, and other unusual charges. |