First Data 2008 Annual Report Download - page 36

Year ended
December 31,
2008
Year ended
December 31,
2007
Year ended
December 31,
2006
Year ended
December 31,
2005
Year ended
December 31,
2004
Summary operating data:
At year-end—
Domestic active card accounts on file (in millions) (f) 127.6 128.3 116.8 91.9 99.7
International card accounts on file (in millions) (g) 81.2 73.8 48.3 30.9 31.5
For the year—
Domestic merchant transactions (in millions) (h) 26,856.9 25,359.0 22,626.0 19,882.2 *
Domestic debit issuer transactions (in millions) (i) 12,042.2 11,651.4 10,572.4 8,988.2 *
International transactions (in millions) (j) 6,438.2 5,476.0 4,591.6 2,816.0 1,885.6
(a) Operating expenses include Cost of services; Cost of products sold; Selling, general and administrative; Reimbursable debit network fees, postage and
other; and Depreciation and amortization.
(b) Other operating expenses include Restructuring, net; Impairments; Litigation and regulatory settlements; and Other charges.
(c) Other income (expense) includes Investment gains and (losses); Derivative financial instruments gains and (losses); Divestitures, net; Debt repayment
gains and (losses); and Non-operating foreign currency gains and (losses).
(d) Includes a goodwill impairment charge in 2008 of $3.2 billion.
(e) Includes amortization of customer contracts which is recorded as a contra-revenue within "Transaction and processing service fees" and amortization
related to equity method investments which is netted within "Equity earnings in affiliates" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(f) Domestic active card accounts on file include customer accounts that had a balance or any monetary posting or authorization activity during the last
month of the quarter.
(g) International card accounts on file include bankcard and retail accounts.
(h) Domestic merchant transactions include acquired VISA and MasterCard credit and signature debit, PIN-debit, electronic benefits transactions, and
processed-only or gateway customer transactions at the point of sale ("POS"). Domestic merchant transactions include 100% of the Chase Paymentech
Solutions alliance transactions through the November 1, 2008 termination date. Subsequent to the termination of the alliance, domestic merchant
transactions include transactions related to the Company's 49% proportionate share of the joint venture's assets rather than 100% of alliance activity.
(i) Domestic debit issuer transactions include VISA and MasterCard signature debit, STAR ATM, STAR PIN-debit POS and ATM and PIN-debit POS
gateway transactions.
(j) International transactions include VISA, MasterCard and other card association merchant acquiring and switching, as well as debit issuer transactions
for clients outside the U.S. Transactions including credit, signature debit and PIN-debit POS, POS gateway and ATM transactions.
* Information not available
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