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The following table summarizes future contractual cash obligations, including lease payments and software
arrangements, as of December 31, 2014, for the next five years and thereafter:
Contractual Cash Obligations
Payments Due By Period
(in millions) Total 1 Year or Less 2-3 Years 4-5 Years After 5 Years
Debt obligations (principal) .................................... $1,446 44 162 690 550
Debt obligations (interest) ..................................... 232 38 74 48 72
Operating leases ............................................ 386 122 184 50 30
Purchase commitments ....................................... 77 21 28 19 9
Redeemable noncontrolling interest ............................ 22 — 22 — —
Capital lease obligations ...................................... 15 8 6 1 —
Total contractual cash obligations .............................. $2,178 233 476 808 661
Income Taxes
The total liability for uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2014 is $6.7 million. Refer to Note 15 in the
Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on income taxes. The Company is not able to reasonably
estimate the amount by which the liability will increase or decrease over time; however, at this time, the
Company does not expect any significant changes related to these obligations within the next twelve months.
Foreign Operations
TSYS operates internationally and is subject to the impact of adverse movements in foreign currency exchange
rates. TSYS does not enter into foreign exchange forward contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign currency
rate changes; however, the Company continues to analyze the potential use of hedging instruments to safeguard
it from significant foreign currency translation risks.
TSYS maintains operating cash accounts outside the United States. Refer to Note 5 in the Consolidated Financial
Statements for more information on cash and cash equivalents. TSYS has adopted the permanent reinvestment
exception under GAAP with respect to future earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries. While some of the foreign
cash is available to repay intercompany financing arrangements, remaining amounts are not presently available to
fund domestic operations and obligations without paying a significant amount of taxes upon its repatriation.
Demand on the Company’s cash has increased as a result of its strategic initiatives. TSYS funds these initiatives
through a balance of internally generated cash, external sources of capital and, when advantageous, access to
foreign cash in a tax efficient manner. Where local regulations limit an efficient intercompany transfer of amounts
held outside of the U.S., TSYS will continue to utilize these funds for local liquidity needs. Under current law,
balances available to be repatriated to the U.S. would be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, less applicable
foreign tax credits. TSYS has provided for the U.S. federal tax liability on these amounts for financial statement
purposes, except for foreign earnings that are considered permanently reinvested outside of the U.S. TSYS
utilizes a variety of tax planning and financing strategies with the objective of having its worldwide cash available
in the locations where it is needed.
Impact of Inflation
Although the impact of inflation on its operations cannot be precisely determined, the Company believes that by
controlling its operating expenses and by taking advantage of more efficient computer hardware and software, it
can minimize the impact of inflation.
Working Capital
TSYS may seek additional external sources of capital in the future. The form of any such financing will vary
depending upon prevailing market and other conditions and may include short-term or long-term borrowings
from financial institutions or the issuance of additional equity and/or debt securities such as industrial revenue
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