Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Funds Held for Clients and Corporate Investments

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Funds Held for Clients and Corporate Investments
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2012
Funds Held for Clients and Corporate Investments [Abstract]  
Funds held for clients and corporate investments

Note E — Funds Held for Clients and Corporate Investments

Funds held for clients and corporate investments are as follows:

 

                                 
    May 31, 2012  

In millions

  Amortized
cost
    Gross
unrealized
gains
    Gross
unrealized
losses
    Fair
value
 

Type of issue:

                               

Funds held for clients money market securities and other cash equivalents

  $ 2,157.2     $     $     $ 2,157.2  

Available-for-sale securities:

                               

General obligation municipal bonds

    1,295.0       39.1       (0.2     1,333.9  

Pre-refunded municipal bonds (1)

    326.8       7.5             334.3  

Revenue municipal bonds

    487.9       13.2       (0.1     501.0  

Variable rate demand notes

    889.8                   889.8  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total available-for-sale securities

    2,999.5       59.8       (0.3     3,059.0  

Other

    8.8       0.5       (0.1     9.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total funds held for clients and corporate investments

  $ 5,165.5     $ 60.3     $ (0.4   $ 5,225.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

                                 
    May 31, 2011  

In millions

  Amortized
cost
    Gross
unrealized
gains
    Gross
unrealized
losses
    Fair
value
 

Type of issue:

                               

Funds held for clients money market securities and other cash equivalents

  $ 1,372.9     $     $     $ 1,372.9  

Available-for-sale securities:

                               

General obligation municipal bonds

    1,017.5       33.1       (0.1     1,050.5  

Pre-refunded municipal bonds (1)

    470.5       14.2             484.7  

Revenue municipal bonds

    361.6       12.1             373.7  

Variable rate demand notes

    828.3                   828.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total available-for-sale securities

    2,677.9       59.4       (0.1     2,737.2  

Other

    8.3       0.6             8.9  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total funds held for clients and corporate investments

  $ 4,059.1     $ 60.0     $ (0.1   $ 4,119.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Pre-refunded municipal bonds are secured by an escrow fund of U.S. government obligations.

Money market securities and other cash equivalents as of May 31, 2012 included short-term municipal bonds, commercial paper, money market funds, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured deposit accounts, and other bank demand deposit accounts, and as of May 31, 2011 included money market funds, U.S. agency discount notes, a short-term municipal bond, FDIC-insured deposit accounts, and other bank demand deposit accounts. Within bank demand deposit accounts for funds held for clients, the Company maintained $13.7 million as of May 31, 2012 and $16.7 million as of May 31, 2011 in a separately designated account for tax obligations of a partner’s clients.

Classification of investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets is as follows:

 

                 
    May 31,  

In millions

  2012     2011  

Funds held for clients

  $ 4,544.2     $ 3,566.7  

Corporate investments

    207.5       345.0  

Long-term corporate investments

    473.7       207.3  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total funds held for clients and corporate investments

  $ 5,225.4     $ 4,119.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company’s available-for-sale securities reflected a net unrealized gain of $59.5 million as of May 31, 2012 compared with a net unrealized gain of $59.3 million as of May 31, 2011. Included in the net unrealized gain as of May 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, were 35 and 15 available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position. The securities in an unrealized loss position, all of which were in a loss position for less than twelve consecutive months, were as follows:

 

                                 
    May 31,  
    2012     2011  

In millions

  Gross
unrealized
losses
    Fair
value
    Gross
unrealized
losses
    Fair
Value
 

Type of issue:

                               

General obligation municipal bonds

  $ (0.2   $ 124.4     $ (0.1   $ 37.3  

Revenue municipal bonds

    (0.1     55.6             14.4  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (0.3   $ 180.0     $ (0.1   $ 51.7  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The Company regularly reviews its investment portfolios to determine if any investment is other-than-temporarily impaired due to changes in credit risk or other potential valuation concerns. The Company believes that the investments held as of May 31, 2012 that had unrealized losses of $0.3 million were not other-than-temporarily impaired. The Company believes that it is probable that the principal and interest will be collected in accordance with contractual terms, and that the unrealized loss on these securities of $0.3 million was due to changes in interest rates and was not due to increased credit risk or other valuation concerns. Substantially all of the securities in an unrealized loss position as of May 31, 2012, and all of those at May 31, 2011, held an AA rating or better. The Company does not intend to sell these investments until the recovery of their amortized cost basis or maturity, and further believes that it is not more-likely-than-not that it will be required to sell these investments prior to that time. The Company’s assessment that an investment is not other-than-temporarily impaired could change in the future due to new developments or changes in the Company’s strategies or assumptions related to any particular investment.

Realized gains and losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities were as follows:

 

                         
    Year ended May 31,  

In millions

  2012     2011     2010  

Gross realized gains

  $ 1.0     $ 1.3     $ 3.2  

Gross realized losses

                 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains

  $ 1.0     $ 1.3     $ 3.2  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities that had stated maturities as of May 31, 2012 are shown below by contractual maturity. Expected maturities can differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations without prepayment penalties.

 

                 
    May 31, 2012  

In millions

  Amortized
cost
    Fair
value
 

Maturity date:

               

Due in one year or less

  $ 323.1     $ 325.8  

Due after one year through three years

    619.6       641.0  

Due after three years through five years

    630.2       655.7  

Due after five years

    1,426.6       1,436.5  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,999.5     $ 3,059.0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VRDNs are primarily categorized as due after five years in the table above as the contractual maturities on these securities are typically 20 to 30 years. Although these securities are issued as long-term securities, they are priced and traded as short-term instruments because of the liquidity provided through the tender feature.