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Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 15, 2011
Document and Entity Information
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	NCR CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000070866
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		157,400,000
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Product revenue	$ 719	$ 600	$ 1,863	$ 1,655
Service revenue	684	607	1,947	1,757
Total revenue	1,403	1,207	3,810	3,412
Cost of products	581	475	1,511	1,321
Cost of services	529	486	1,526	1,413
Selling, general and administrative expenses	231	173	576	514
Research and development expenses	44	39	126	117
Total operating expenses	1,385	1,173	3,739	3,365
Income from operations	18	34	71	47
Interest expense	(3)	0	(4)	(1)
Other (expense) income, net	(1)	1	4	2
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	14	35	71	48
Income tax expense (benefit) expense	(1)	(45)	8	(35)
Income from continuing operations	15	80	63	83
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	5	1	16
Net income	15	85	64	99
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)	2	2	4
Net income attributable to NCR	16	83	62	95
Amounts attributable to NCR common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	16	78	61	79
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	5	1	16
Net income	$ 16	$ 83	$ 62	$ 95
Income per share attributable to NCR common stockholders:
Basic	$ 0.1	$ 0.49	$ 0.38	$ 0.49
Diluted	0.1	0.48	0.38	0.49
Net income per common share
Basic	0.1	0.52	0.39	0.59
Diluted	$ 0.1	$ 0.51	$ 0.39	$ 0.59
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic	157.4	160.1	158.1	160.1
Diluted	160.2	161.5	160.9	161.4

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 341	$ 496
Accounts receivable, net	1,128	928
Inventories, net	850	741
Other current assets	365	313
Total current assets	2,684	2,478
Property, plant and equipment, net	459	429
Goodwill	918	115
Intangibles	328	15
Prepaid pension cost	309	286
Deferred income taxes	554	630
Other assets	428	408
Total assets	5,680	4,361
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Short-term borrowings	1	1
Accounts payable	568	499
Payroll and benefits liabilities	205	175
Deferred service revenue and customer deposits	419	362
Other current liabilities	443	379
Total current liabilities	1,636	1,416
Long-term debt	1,061	10
Pension and indemnity plan liabilities	1,229	1,259
Postretirement and postemployment benefits liabilities	294	309
Income tax accruals	149	165
Environmental liabilities	201	244
Other liabilities	50	42
Total liabilities	4,620	3,445
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock: par value $0.01 per share, 100.0 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010	0	0
Common stock: par value $0.01 per share, 500.0 shares authorized, 157.4 and 159.7 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively	2	2
Paid-in capital	252	281
Retained earnings	1,997	1,935
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,229)	(1,335)
Total NCR stockholders' equity	1,022	883
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	38	33
Total stockholders' equity	1,060	916
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 5,680	$ 4,361

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Parenthetical - $ / shares shares in Millions	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Stock shares authorized	100.0	100.0
Preferred Stock shares issued	0.0	0.0
Preferred Stock shares outstanding	0.0	0.0
Common Stock par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock shares authorized	500.0	500.0
Common Stock shares issued	157.4	159.7
Common Stock shares outstanding	157.4	159.7

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Operating Activities
Net income	$ 64	$ 99
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Income from discontinued operations	(1)	(16)
Depreciation and amortization	116	101
Stock-based compensation expense	24	15
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	(1)	0
Deferred income taxes	(30)	(63)
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment	(3)	(6)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(147)	(43)
Inventories	(64)	(128)
Current payables and accrued expenses	69	63
Deferred service revenue and customer deposits	34	19
Employee severance and pension	100	79
Other assets and liabilities	(60)	(59)
Net cash provided by operating activities	101	61
Investing activities
Grant reimbursements from capital expenditures	0	5
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(83)	(135)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	2	38
Additions to capitalized software	(45)	(43)
Business acquisitions, net	(1,087)	0
Other investing activities, net	0	(8)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,213)	(143)
Financing activities
Repurchases of Company common stock	(70)	(20)
Repayment of short-term borrowings	0	(4)
Repayment of long-term debt	0	(1)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	1	0
Proceeds from employee stock plans	15	7
Borrowings on term credit facility	700	0
Payments on revolving credit facility	(50)	0
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	400	0
Debt issuance cost	(28)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	968	(18)
Cash flows from discontinued operations
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(14)	6
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	3	3
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(155)	(91)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	496	451
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 341	$ 360

Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared by NCR Corporation (NCR, the Company, we or us) without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated results of operations, financial position, and cash flows for each period presented. The consolidated results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year. The 2010 year-end Consolidated Balance Sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). These financial statements should be read in conjunction with NCR’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Effective January 1, 2011, NCR began management of its business on a line of business basis, changing from the previous model of geographic business segments. We have reclassified prior period segment disclosures to conform to the current period presentation. See Note 10, "Segment Information and Concentrations" for additional information.

On July 11, 2011, NCR entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which it agreed to acquire Radiant Systems, Inc. (Radiant), and on August 24, 2011, the acquisition was completed. As a result of the acquisition, the results of Radiant are included for the period from August 25, 2011 to September 30, 2011. See Note 3, "Business Combinations" for additional information.

Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the period reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Evaluation of Subsequent Events The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date that our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were issued. See Note 14, "Subsequent Events" for additional information.

Discontinued Operations Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax includes activity related to environmental matters, the spin-off of Teradata Data Warehousing (Teradata), and the closure of NCR's EFT payment processing business in Canada.

The income (loss) from discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30 was:



In millions	Three months ended September 30, 2011		Three months ended September 30, 2010
In millions	Pre-Tax	Net of Tax	Pre-Tax	Net of Tax
Fox River environmental matter	$—	$—	$8	$5
Income from discontinued operations	$—	$—	$8	$5



In millions	Nine months ended September 30, 2011		Nine months ended September 30, 2010
In millions	Pre-Tax	Net of Tax	Pre-Tax	Net of Tax
Fox River environmental matter	$1	$—	$25	$16
Kalamazoo environmental matter	(2)	(1)	—	—
Japan environmental matter	(2)	(1)	—	—
Spin-off of Teradata	—	4	—	—
Closure of the Canadian EFT business	(2)	(1)	—	—
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	$(5)	$1	$25	$16

Environmental Matters For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, (loss) income from discontinued operations included an accrual for an environmental matter in Japan, which relates to anticipated future disposal requirements of certain materials generated by a former NCR manufacturing facility in that country, and accruals for litigation fees related to the Kalamazoo environmental matter offset by scheduled payments from an insurer in connection with a settlement that had been agreed to in prior years related to the Fox River matter. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, income from discontinued operations included settlements with insurance carriers related to the Fox River matter.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, net cash used in discontinued operations related to environmental matters was $14 million due to remediation payments offset by scheduled payments from an insurer related to the Fox River matter. Net cash provided by discontinued operations related to environmental matters for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $6 million due to the settlement of insurance claims with insurance carriers offset by remediation payments related to the Fox River matter.

Spin-off of Teradata On September 30, 2007, NCR completed the spin-off of Teradata through the distribution of a tax-free stock dividend to its stockholders. The results of operations and cash flows of Teradata have been presented as a discontinued operation. There was no operating activity related to the spin-off of Teradata in 2011 and 2010. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, income from discontinued operations, net of tax, related to favorable changes in uncertain tax benefits attributable to Teradata.

Closure of the Canadian EFT Business For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, income from discontinued operations included a loss of $1 million, net of tax, related to the closure of NCR's EFT payment processing business in Canada.

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The entire disclosure for organization, consolidation and basis of presentation of financial statements disclosure.

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Summary of Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
Summary of Accounting Policies	Sep. 30, 2011
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES New Accounting Pronouncements In September 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ratified the final consensus reached by the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) that revised the authoritative guidance for revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables. The guidance addresses how to determine whether an arrangement involving multiple deliverables contains more than one unit of accounting and how the arrangement consideration should be allocated among the separate units of accounting. NCR adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2011 and is applying it prospectively for new or materially modified arrangements. Under the consensus adopted by the EITF, use of the residual method, which the Company previously applied to many of its customer arrangements, is no longer permitted. The new guidance requires the Company to use its best estimate of a deliverable's selling price whenever it lacks objective evidence. The result of this change is that any discount in a customer arrangement which previously was allocated to delivered items is instead now allocated on a relative fair value basis among all the deliverables. There were no significant changes to the Company's units of accounting within its multiple-element arrangements or in the pattern or timing of revenue recognition for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as a result of the adoption of this update. In September 2009, the FASB also ratified the final consensus reached by the EITF that modifies the scope of its software revenue recognition guidance to exclude (a) non-software components of tangible products and (b) software components of tangible products that are sold, licensed or leased with tangible products when the software components and non-software components of the tangible product function together to deliver the tangible product's essential functionality. NCR adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2011 and is applying it prospectively for new or materially modified arrangements. There were no significant changes to the pattern or timing of revenue recognition for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as a result of the adoption of this update. In May 2011, the FASB issued updated guidance related to fair value measurements and disclosures, including (a) the application of the highest and best use valuation premise concepts, (b) measuring the fair value of an instrument classified in a reporting entity's stockholders' equity, and (c) quantitative information required for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3. Additionally, disclosure requirements have been expanded to include additional disclosure for Level 3 measurements regarding the sensitivity of fair value to changes in unobservable inputs and any interrelationships between those inputs. The guidance applies prospectively, and is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2012. The Company is in the process of evaluating what effects, if any, the adoption of this guidance will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In June 2011, the FASB issued updated guidance related to the presentation of other comprehensive income, offering two alternatives for presentation: (a) a single continuous statement of comprehensive income; or (b) two separate but consecutive statements. In the two-statement approach, the first statement should present total net income and its components followed consecutively by a second statement that should present total other comprehensive income, the components of other comprehensive income, and the total of comprehensive income. The guidance applies retrospectively, and is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2012. Other than the change in presentation, the Company has determined that these changes will not have an impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In September 2011, the FASB issued changes to guidance for the testing of goodwill for impairment. These changes provide an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not, or more than 50%, that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Such qualitative factors may include the following: macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors, overall financial performance, and other relevant entity-specific events. If an entity elects to perform a qualitative assessment and determines that an impairment is more likely than not, the entity is then required to perform the existing two-step quantitative impairment test; if it does not reach a more likely than not determination on impairment, no further analysis is required. An entity also may elect not to perform the qualitative assessment and, instead, go directly to the two-step quantitative impairment test. These changes become effective for NCR for any goodwill impairment test performed on January 1, 2012 or later, although early adoption is permitted. We perform a review of NCR’s goodwill in the fourth quarter of each calendar year and plan to adopt these changes effective for our review of goodwill in the fourth quarter of 2011. As these changes should not affect the outcome of the impairment analysis of a reporting unit, we have determined the adoption of this guidance will not have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements. Revenue Recognition The Company's significant accounting policies as reported in NCR's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 were amended in the first quarter of 2011 upon the adoption of the new revenue recognition accounting pronouncements discussed above. While the adoption of the new accounting pronouncements had no material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company's previously disclosed revenue recognition policy related to multiple-element arrangements and software was updated, and is presented below as revised. NCR frequently enters into multiple-element arrangements with its customers including hardware, software, professional consulting services, transaction services and maintenance support services. For arrangements involving multiple deliverables, when deliverables include software and non-software products and services, NCR evaluates and separates each deliverable to determine whether it represents a separate unit of accounting based on the following criteria: (a) whether the delivered item has value to the customer on a stand-alone basis; and (b) if the contract includes a general right of return relative to the delivered item, whether delivery or performance of the undelivered items is considered probable and substantially in the control of NCR. For arrangements entered into or materially modified after January 1, 2011, consideration is allocated to each unit of accounting based on the units' relative selling prices. In such circumstances, the Company uses a hierarchy to determine the selling price to be used for allocating revenue to each deliverable: (i) vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price (VSOE); (ii) third-party evidence of selling price (TPE); and (iii) best estimate of selling price (BESP). VSOE generally exists only when the Company sells the deliverable separately and is the price actually charged by the Company for that deliverable. VSOE is established for our software maintenance services and we use TPE to establish selling prices for our non-software related services, which include hardware maintenance, non-software related professional services, and transaction services. The Company uses BESP to allocate revenue when we are unable to establish VSOE or TPE of selling price. BESP is primarily used for elements such as hardware and software that are not consistently priced within a narrow range. The Company determines BESP for a deliverable by considering multiple factors including product class, geography, average discount, and management's historical pricing practices. Amounts allocated to the delivered hardware and software elements are recognized at the time of sale, provided the other conditions for revenue recognition have been met. Amounts allocated to the undelivered maintenance and other services elements are recognized as the services are provided or on a straight-line basis over the service period. In certain instances, customer acceptance is required prior to the passage of title and risk of loss of the delivered products. In such cases, revenue is not recognized until the customer acceptance is obtained. Delivery and acceptance generally occur in the same reporting period. For arrangements entered into prior to January 1, 2011, the Company has not applied BESP. In such arrangements, if the Company has the requisite evidence of selling price for the undelivered elements but not for the delivered elements, the Company applies the residual method to allocate arrangement consideration. In situations where NCR's solutions contain software that is more than incidental, revenue related to the software and software-related elements is recognized in accordance with authoritative guidance on software revenue recognition. For the software and software-related elements of such transactions, revenue is allocated based on the relative fair value of each element, and fair value is determined by VSOE. If the Company cannot objectively determine the fair value of any undelivered element included in such multiple-element arrangements, the Company defers revenue until all elements are delivered and services have been performed, or until fair value can objectively be determined for any remaining undelivered elements. When the fair value of a delivered element has not been established, but fair value evidence exists for the undelivered elements, the Company uses the residual method to recognize revenue. Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered elements is deferred and the remaining portion of the arrangement fee is allocated to the delivered elements and is recognized as revenue.

Business Combination

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Description of Transaction

On July 11, 2011, NCR entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ranger Acquisition Corporation, and Radiant, pursuant to which NCR agreed to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Radiant through a tender offer at a price per share of $28.00 in cash. On August 24, 2011, following the successful completion of the tender offer, Ranger Acquisition Corporation was merged with and into Radiant (the Merger), with Radiant surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of NCR. The total equity purchase price approximated $1.2 billion.

Radiant was a leading provider of technology solutions for managing site operations in the hospitality and specialty retail industries, and will be operated within NCR as a separate line of business referred to as Hospitality and Specialty Retail (HSR). NCR believes that the acquisition will permit expansion into higher-margin adjacencies and new industry segments, and provide opportunities for future growth through the combination of NCR's global reach and services capabilities with Radiant's advanced software and strong channel partner network.

In connection with the acquisition, on August 22, 2011, NCR entered into a new $1.4 billion senior secured credit facility with and among a syndicate of lenders with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent. The secured credit facility consists of a term loan facility in the amount of $700 million and a revolving facility in the amount of $700 million, of which $1.1 billion was drawn to fund the acquisition. See Note 12, "Debt Obligations" for additional information.

Recording of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in Radiant Acquisition

The fair value of consideration transferred to acquire Radiant was allocated to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair market values as of the date of the Merger as set forth below. This allocation is preliminary and reflects the best estimate for conditions existing as of August 24, 2011. The primary areas of the purchase price allocation that are not yet finalized relate to determining the fair values of deferred taxes and tax contingencies, and calculating any necessary adjustment to the residual goodwill.



In millions
Purchase Consideration		Net Tangible Assets Acquired/(Liabilities Assumed)		Purchased Intangible Assets		Goodwill
$	1,206	$	84	$	319	$	803

Goodwill represents the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. The goodwill arising from the Merger consists of the revenue and cost synergies expected from combining the operations of NCR and Radiant. It is expected that approximately $73 million of the goodwill recognized in connection with the Merger will be deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill arising from the Merger has been allocated as follows: approximately $618 million to the Hospitality and Specialty Retail segment; $86 million to the Financial Services segment; and $99 million to the Retail Solutions segment (formerly known as Retail and Hospitality).

The carrying amounts of goodwill by segment as of September 30, 2011 are as follows:



	December 31, 2010											September 30, 2011
In millions	Goodwill		Accumulated Impairment Losses			Total		Acquisitions		Other Adjustments		Goodwill		Accumulated Impairment Losses			Total
Financial Services	$	67	$	—		$	67	$	86	$	—	$	153	$	—		$	153
Retail Solutions	21		(3		)	18		99		—		120		(3		)	117
Hospitality and Specialty Retail	—		—			—		618		—		618		—			618
Entertainment	5		—			5		—		—		5		—			5
Emerging Industries	25		—			25		—		—		25		—			25
Total	$	118	$	(3	)	$	115	$	803	$	—	$	921	$	(3	)	$	918

The intangible assets acquired in the Merger include the following:



	Estimated Fair Value			Weighted Average Amortization Period⁽¹⁾
	(In millions)			(years)
Reseller Network		88		13
Technology - Software and Hardware		106		6
Trademarks		48		9
Direct customer relationships		74		15
Noncompete agreements		2		2
Internally developed software		1		2
Total acquired intangible assets		$	319


⁽¹⁾	Determination of the weighted average amortization period of the individual categories of intangible assets was based on the nature of the applicable intangible asset and the expected future cash flows to be derived from the intangible asset. Amortization of intangible assets with definite lives is recognized over the period of time the assets are expected to contribute to future cash flows.

The Company has incurred a total of $25 million of transaction expenses to date relating to the Merger, of which $24 million and $25 million are included in the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

Unaudited Pro forma Information

The following unaudited pro forma information presents the consolidated results of NCR and Radiant for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, with adjustments to give effect to pro forma events that are directly attributable to the Merger and have a continuing impact, as well as to exclude the impact of pro forma events that are directly attributable to the Merger and are one-time in nature. The unaudited pro forma information is presented for illustrative purposes only. It is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations of future periods, or the results of operations that actually would have been realized had the entities been a single company during the periods presented or the results that the combined company will experience after the Merger. The unaudited pro forma information does not give effect to the potential impact of current financial conditions, regulatory matters or any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies or cost savings that may be associated with the Merger. The unaudited pro forma information also does not include any integration costs or remaining future transaction costs that the companies may incur related to the Merger as part of combining the operations of the companies.

The unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations, assuming the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2010, are as follows:



In millions	Three months ended September 30, 2011		Three months ended September 30, 2010		Nine months ended September 30, 2011		Nine months ended September 30, 2010
Revenue	$	1,463	$	1,296	$	4,057	$	3,668
Net income attributable to NCR	$	35	$	83	$	78	$	84

- Definition

The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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Supplemental Financial Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Supplemental Financial Information [Abstract]

Supplemental Financial Information [Text Block]

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following table provides a reconciliation of total stockholders’ equity, stockholders’ equity attributable to NCR, and noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010:



In millions	Total Stockholders’ Equity	Stockholders’ Equity Attributable to NCR	Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries
December 31, 2009	$592	$564	$28
Net income	99	95	4
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Currency translation adjustments	25	23	2
Unrealized loss on securities	(1)	(1)	—
Benefit plans, net	101	101	—
Comprehensive income	224	218	6
Employee stock purchase and stock compensation plans	21	21	—
Repurchase of Company common stock	(20)	(20)	—
September 30, 2010	$817	$783	$34

December 31, 2010	$916	$883	$33
Net income	64	62	2
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Currency translation adjustments	(11)	(14)	3
Unrealized loss on securities	(1)	(1)	—
Unrealized loss on derivatives	(4)	(4)	—
Benefit plans, net	125	125	—
Comprehensive income	173	168	5
Employee stock purchase and stock compensation plans	41	41	—
Repurchase of Company common stock	(70)	(70)	—
September 30, 2011	$1,060	$1,022	$38

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCI), net of tax, are summarized as follows:



In millions	September 30, 2011	December 31, 2010
Unrealized gain on securities	$1	$2
Unrealized gain on derivatives	1	5
Unamortized costs associated with pension, postemployment and postretirement benefits	(1,163)	(1,288)
Currency translation adjustments	(68)	(54)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$(1,229)	$(1,335)

The components of inventory are summarized as follows:



In millions	September 30, 2011	December 31, 2010
Inventories, net
Work in process and raw materials	$182	$143
Finished goods	237	180
Service parts	431	418
Total inventories, net	$850	$741

Stock Compensation Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Stock Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Stock Compensation Plans [Text Block]

STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS

As of September 30, 2011, the Company’s primary types of stock-based compensation were stock options and restricted stock. Stock-based compensation expense for the following periods was:



In millions	Three months ended September 30		Nine months ended September 30
In millions	2011	2010	2011	2010
Stock options	$2	$2	$5	$4
Restricted stock	7	4	19	11
Total stock-based compensation (pre-tax)	9	6	24	15
Tax benefit	(2)	(2)	(7)	(5)
Total stock-based compensation (net of tax)	$7	$4	$17	$10

Stock-based compensation expense is recognized in the financial statements based upon fair value. Stock-based compensation expense was higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010, due to changes in the quantity and value of awards granted.

The weighted average fair value of option grants was estimated based on the below weighted average assumptions and was $7.38 and $5.49 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. There were no stock options granted in the three months ended September 30, 2011.



	Three months ended September 30		Nine months ended September 30
	2011	2010	2011	2010
Dividend yield	—	—	—	—
Risk-free interest rate	—	1.60%	2.04%	2.31%
Expected volatility	—	43.8%	40.4%	46.9%
Expected holding period (years)	—	4.8	5.1	4.8

Expected volatility incorporates a blend of both historical volatility of the Company’s stock over a period equal to the expected term of the options and implied volatility from traded options on the Company’s stock, as management believes this is more representative of prospective trends. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise and employee terminations within the valuation model. The expected holding period represents the period of time that options are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the five-year U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

As of September 30, 2011, the total unrecognized compensation cost of $7 million related to unvested stock option grants is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.9 years. As of September 30, 2011, the total unrecognized compensation cost of $54 million related to unvested restricted stock grants is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.7 years.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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Employee Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans [Text Block]

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Components of net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended September 30 were as follows:



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In millions	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010
Net service cost	$—	$—	$3	$4	$3	$4
Interest cost	45	48	24	22	69	70
Expected return on plan assets	(39)	(41)	(28)	(26)	(67)	(67)
Settlement charge	—	—	1	—	1	—
Amortization of:
Prior service cost	—	—	2	—	2	—
Actuarial loss	34	29	20	14	54	43
Net benefit cost	$40	$36	$22	$14	$62	$50

Components of net periodic benefit cost for the nine months ended September 30 were as follows:



In millions	U.S. Pension Benefits		International Pension Benefits		Total Pension Benefits
In millions	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010
Net service cost	$—	$—	$11	$11	$11	$11
Interest cost	136	142	69	67	205	209
Expected return on plan assets	(117)	(124)	(83)	(81)	(200)	(205)
Settlement charge	—	—	2	6	2	6
Amortization of:
Prior service cost	—	—	4	—	4	—
Actuarial loss	92	89	52	46	144	135
Net benefit cost	$111	$107	$55	$49	$166	$156

The income from the postretirement plan for the three and nine months ended September 30 was:



In millions	Three months ended September 30		Nine months ended September 30
In millions	2011	2010	2011	2010
Interest cost	$—	$1	$1	$4
Amortization of:
Prior service benefit	(4)	(3)	(13)	(10)
Actuarial loss	—	1	2	3
Net postretirement income	$(4)	$(1)	$(10)	$(3)

The cost of the postemployment plan for the three and nine months ended September 30 was:



In millions	Three months ended September 30		Nine months ended September 30
In millions	2011	2010	2011	2010
Net service cost	$5	$3	$18	$16
Interest cost	3	3	8	9
Amortization of:
Prior service cost	(1)	(1)	(8)	(1)
Actuarial loss	4	2	11	8
Net benefit cost	$11	$7	$29	$32
Restructuring severance cost	6	—	6	—
Total postemployment cost	$17	$7	$35	$32

During the third quarter of 2011, NCR recorded approximately $6 million of severance costs related to the acquisition of Radiant.

During the second quarter of 2011, NCR announced a change in the long term disability benefits provided to former employees, effective July 1, 2011. This action reduced the actuarial liability associated with this benefit by approximately $6 million in the second quarter of 2011.

Employer Contributions

Pension For the three months ended September 30, 2011, NCR contributed approximately $20 million to its international pension plans and $2 million to its executive pension plan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, NCR contributed approximately $60 million to its international pension plans and $6 million to its executive pension plan. NCR anticipates contributing an additional $55 million to its international pension plans for a total of $115 million, and an additional $4 million to its executive pension plan for a total of $10 million, in 2011. NCR does not anticipate making cash contributions to its U.S. qualified pension plan in 2011.

Postretirement For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, NCR made $1 million and $7 million, respectively, in contributions to its U.S. postretirement plan. NCR anticipates contributing an additional $3 million to its U.S. postretirement plan for a total of $10 million in 2011.

Postemployment For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, NCR contributed approximately $6 million and $18 million, respectively, to its postemployment plans. NCR anticipates contributing an additional $32 million to its postemployment plans for a total of $50 million in 2011.

Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

In the normal course of business, NCR is subject to various proceedings, lawsuits, claims and other matters, including, for example, those that relate to the environment and health and safety, employee benefits, import/export compliance, intellectual property, data privacy, product liability, commercial disputes and regulatory compliance, among others. Additionally, NCR is subject to diverse and complex laws and regulations, including those relating to corporate governance, public disclosure and reporting, environmental safety and the discharge of materials into the environment, product safety, import and export compliance, data privacy and security, antitrust and competition, government contracting, anti-corruption, and labor and human resources, which are rapidly changing and subject to many possible changes in the future. Compliance with these laws and regulations, including changes in accounting standards, taxation requirements, and federal securities laws among others, may create a substantial burden on, and substantially increase costs to NCR or could have an impact on NCR's future operating results. NCR believes the amounts provided in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, as prescribed by GAAP, are currently adequate in light of the probable and estimable liabilities with respect to such matters, but there can be no assurances that the amounts required to satisfy alleged liabilities from such matters will not impact future operating results. Other than as stated below, the Company does not currently expect to incur material capital expenditures related to such matters. However, there can be no assurances that the actual amounts required to satisfy alleged liabilities from various lawsuits, claims, legal proceedings and other matters, including, but not limited to the Fox River environmental matter and other matters discussed below, and to comply with applicable laws and regulations, will not exceed the amounts reflected in NCR’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements or will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated results of operations, capital expenditures, competitive position, financial condition or cash flows. Any costs that may be incurred in excess of those amounts provided as of September 30, 2011 cannot currently be reasonably determined.

The United States Department of Justice is conducting an investigation regarding the propriety of the Company’s former Teradata Data Warehousing business’s arrangements and understandings with others in connection with certain federal contracts. In connection with the spin-off of Teradata on September 30, 2007, the responsibility for this matter, together with the related reserve, was distributed to Teradata Corporation. While the Company may be subject to ostensible exposure inasmuch as it was the contracting party in the matter at issue, Teradata Corporation is generally obligated to indemnify the Company for any losses arising out of this matter.

A separate portion of the government’s investigation relates to the adequacy of pricing disclosures made to the government in connection with negotiation of the Company’s General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule and to whether certain subsequent price reductions were properly passed on to the government. Both Teradata Corporation and the Company are participating in this aspect of the investigation, with respect to certain products and services of each of them, and each will assume financial responsibility for its own exposures, if any, without indemnification from the other. At this time, the Company is unable to determine whether it has probable liability with respect to this aspect of the investigation.

In December 2010, a jury in a New York federal court awarded approximately $8 million, which NCR recognized as selling, general and administrative expense during 2010, to a plaintiff in a suit over a commission arrangement purportedly entered into by the Company's consumables business in 2003. The Company has filed an appeal.

In relation to a patent infringement case filed by a company known as Automated Transactions, Limited (ATL) the Company agreed to defend and indemnify its customers, 7-Eleven and Cardtronics. On behalf of those customers, the Company won summary judgment in the case in March 2011. ATL has sought appellate review of that ruling. ATL contends that Vcom terminals sold by the Company to 7-Eleven (Cardtronics ultimately purchased the business from 7-Eleven) infringe certain ATL patents that purport to relate to the combination of an ATM with an Internet kiosk, in which a retail transaction can be realized over an Internet connection provided by the kiosk. Independent of the litigation, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rejected the parent patent as invalid in view of certain prior art, although related continuation patents were not reexamined by the USPTO. ATL filed a second suit against the same companies with respect to a broader range of ATMs, based on the same patents plus a more recently issued patent; that suit is currently subject to a stay pending resolution of the case in which summary judgment was granted. ATL also filed a third suit against two financial institutions and a reseller in 2009; NCR is a third-party defendant in the case, by virtue of an indemnification complaint filed in 2011. ATL alleges infringement of some of the same patents at issue in the other suits. While the Company does not believe that ATL's patent claims are meritorious, if ATL's claims are successful potential royalties or damages could cause the Company to incur liability that could be material to it, and such royalties or damages could adversely impact its ATM business.

Environmental Matters NCR’s facilities and operations are subject to a wide range of environmental protection laws, and NCR has investigatory and remedial activities underway at a number of facilities that it currently owns or operates, or formerly owned or operated, to comply, or to determine compliance, with such laws. Also, NCR has been identified, either by a government agency or by a private party seeking contribution to site clean-up costs, as a potentially responsible party (PRP) at a number of sites pursuant to various state and federal laws, including the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and comparable state statutes. Other than the Fox River matter and the litigation expenses in the Kalamazoo River matter detailed below, we currently do not anticipate material expenses and liabilities from these environmental matters.

NCR is one of eight entities that were formally notified by governmental and other entities (such as local Native American tribes) that they are PRPs for environmental claims under CERCLA and other statutes arising out of the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sediments in the lower Fox River and in the Bay of Green Bay in Wisconsin. NCR was identified as a PRP because of alleged PCB discharges from two carbonless copy paper manufacturing facilities it previously owned, which were located along the Fox River. Some parties contend that NCR is also responsible for PCB discharges from paper mills owned by other companies because carbonless paper manufactured by NCR was allegedly purchased by those mills as a raw material for their paper making processes. NCR sold its facilities in 1978 to Appleton Papers Inc. (API), which has also been identified as a PRP. The other Fox River PRPs that received notices are P.H. Glatfelter Company, Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP (GP, successor to Fort James Operating Company), WTM I Co. (formerly Wisconsin Tissue Mills, now owned by Chesapeake Corporation), CBC Corporation (formerly Riverside Paper Corporation), U.S. Paper Mills Corp. (owned by Sonoco Products Company), and Menasha Corporation.

In the October 2010 lawsuit discussed below, the federal and state governments assert certain claims against the eight parties referenced above as well as four other entities. These claims, filed under CERCLA and other statutes, relate to the presence of PCBs at the Fox River site, and as a result the four newly named parties are also properly viewed as PRPs with respect to the site. Those entities are NewPage Wisconsin Systems, Inc., Neenah-Menasha Sewerage Commission, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and the City of Appleton, Wisconsin.

During the past several years, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) (together, the Governments) assessed and developed clean-up plans for the upper and lower parts of the Fox River and for portions of the Bay of Green Bay, contained in various Records of Decisions (RODs) issued in January 2003, July 2003 and June 2007 (the last is referred to as the Amended ROD). In general, the clean-up plan or remedy calls for a combination of dredging and capping to remediate the sediments in the river, and for monitored natural attenuation in the Bay of Green Bay. Since 2004, the Company has been involved in certain aspects of the clean-up project, including performance, with GP, of engineering design work for the clean-up under an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) entered into with the Governments. In addition, the Company, with U.S. Paper Mills, performed specific remedial action involving an area of elevated PCB incidence downriver of the De Pere Dam (Phase 1 work), pursuant to a consent decree with the Governments that was approved in November 2006.

On November 13, 2007, the Governments issued a unilateral administrative order (Order) under Section 106 of CERCLA to all eight of the original PRPs identified above. The Order requires these PRPs to implement the remedial work in the lower river in accordance with the requirements of the Amended ROD. NCR and API have been working with the Governments to implement certain provisions of the Order. In-water work began on schedule in April 2009, following construction of a facility to house the remediation operations in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

In April 2009, the NCR Board of Directors approved the terms of a contract with Tetra Tech, an environmental remediation contractor, to perform the remediation work at the Fox River consistent with the requirements of the Amended ROD. Also in April 2009, the Board of Directors approved the formation of a limited liability company (LLC), which NCR and API formed on April 27, 2009. The LLC entered into a remediation contract with Tetra Tech on April 27, 2009, and in-water dredging and remediation by Tetra Tech commenced thereafter. The Company and API fund the LLC’s operations on a regular basis tied to the remediation schedule, consistent with the Company’s Fox River reserve, discussed below. The Tetra Tech contract also requires that the LLC members provide promissory notes to provide Tetra Tech financial assurance against the prospect that the LLC will terminate the contract before completion of the remediation for reasons other than “cause.” The current maximum obligation under the Company’s note, originally $20 million, is now approximately $16 million; the amount will vary based on a formula tied to conditions set forth in the contract, and generally is expected to decrease over time.

NCR and API share a portion of the cost of the Fox River clean-up and natural resource damages based upon an agreement and an arbitration award, both arising out of the previously referenced 1978 sale of certain facilities located on the Fox River. The agreement and award result in a 45% share for NCR of the first $75 million of such costs—a threshold that was reached in 2008—and a 40% share for amounts in excess of $75 million.

In 2008, NCR and API filed a lawsuit in federal court in Green Bay, Wisconsin, seeking a judicial ruling determining the allocable responsibility of several PRPs for the cost of performing the remedial work at the Fox River (the “allocation litigation”). A number of counterclaims seeking contribution under CERCLA and under various state law theories were filed against NCR and API. On September 23, 2008, the court issued a Case Management Decision and Scheduling Order setting a “Phase I trial” limited to the questions of (i) when each party knew or should have known that recycling NCR-brand carbonless copy paper would result in the discharge of PCBs to a waterbody, thereby risking environmental damage; and (ii) what, if any, actions each party took upon acquiring such knowledge to avoid the risk of further PCB contamination. The court’s order also limited initial discovery proceedings to the same questions.

On December 16, 2009, the court issued a ruling canceling the Phase I trial and granting motions for summary judgment filed by certain of the defendants with respect to NCR's and API's claims. The court held that NCR and API could not recover from these defendants any costs that NCR and API have incurred in the Fox River cleanup (the ruling does not affect the Governments’ potential claims against such parties). In a further ruling dated February 28, 2011, the court granted partial summary judgment to the defendants on certain of their contribution counterclaims against NCR and API, with respect to certain Fox River response costs incurred by them. The Company intends to appeal both rulings to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, after the remaining claims in the litigation are resolved, which is expected to occur following a trial that is scheduled for February 2012.

On October 14, 2010, the Governments filed a lawsuit in federal court in Wisconsin against twelve parties, including the companies named in the 2007 Order mandating the cleanup (i.e., the eight original PRPs), and NewPage Wisconsin Systems, Inc., Neenah-Menasha Sewerage Commission, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and the City of Appleton, Wisconsin (the four additional PRPs), with respect to the presence of PCBs at the Fox River. The Government suit seeks payment of the Governments’ unreimbursed response costs in connection with the Fox River matter as well as compensation for natural resource damages. The Governments also request a judicial declaration that the eight Order recipients are required to comply with its provisions. With respect to NCR, there are no claims asserted against the Company in this lawsuit that were not previously contemplated in the Company’s Fox River reserve, as discussed herein.

In the quarter ended December 31, 2010, the Governments publicly announced proposed monetary settlements of Fox River - related claims with four entities: GP, Brown County (Wisconsin), the City of Green Bay, and the United States itself (with respect to potential liabilities asserted against the Army Corps of Engineers for certain dredging and disposal activities, and against other federal agencies for certain carbonless copy paper recycling activities). All of those entities are defendants in the allocation litigation case described above. The GP settlement, which has received court approval, releases GP from liability for, and provides contribution protection for claims relating to government oversight costs and certain claims relating to clean-up actions upriver of GP's facilities (it does not affect claims for clean-up actions in that portion of the river near those facilities). The settlement with Brown County, the City of Green Bay and the United States, if approved, would release those entities and provide contribution protection for all claims relating to the Fox River site.

In March 2011, the federal government filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against NCR and API in its October 2010 suit. The motion sought an injunction ordering the two companies, through the LLC, to perform particular aspects of a remediation work plan in 2011 as set forth by the Governments. This motion was denied in July 2011. The government filed a renewed motion, which also was denied in July. In its rulings the court observed that, while a basis may exist for an injunction against NCR, it would not grant an injunction in light of NCR's minority position in the LLC, which is controlled by API. After the unsuccessful injunction motions, the government issued correspondence to NCR and API seeking further remediation in 2011 and certain commitments with respect to work in 2012.

The extent of NCR’s potential liability remains subject to many uncertainties. NCR’s eventual remediation liability—which is expected to be paid out over a period extending through approximately 2017, followed by long-term monitoring for several decades—will depend on a number of factors. In general, the most significant factors include: (1) the total clean-up costs for each of the segments of the river; (2) the total natural resource damages for the site; (3) the shares NCR and API will jointly bear of future clean-up costs and natural resource damages; (4) the share NCR will bear of the joint NCR/API payments for such clean-up costs and natural resource damages; and (5) NCR’s transaction and litigation costs to defend itself in this matter, including participation in the allocation litigation and the October 2010 litigation filed by the Governments. In establishing the reserve, NCR attempts to estimate a range of reasonably possible outcomes for each of these factors, although each range is itself highly uncertain. NCR uses its best estimate within the range, if that is possible. Where there is a range of equally possible outcomes, and there is no amount within that range that is considered to be a better estimate than any other amount, NCR uses the low end of the range. These factors are discussed below.

For the first factor described above, NCR utilizes a best estimate of $930 million as the total of the clean-up costs for the segments of the river. The estimated total cost amount of $930 million includes estimates for the Operable Unit (OU) 1 through OU 5 work, including the remaining amount of work to be performed under the April 2009 Tetra Tech remediation contract, the Phase 1 work and the remedial design work. It adds to these estimates a 15% contingency for probable cost overruns based on historical experience; an estimate for the Governments’ future oversight costs; an amount for the Governments’ past oversight costs; an estimate for long-term monitoring extending over several decades; and an estimate for value engineering savings (potential projects intended to reduce the cost of the remediation) and the NCR-API share of estimated natural resource damages. There can be no assurances that this estimated total cost amount will not be significantly higher as remediation work progresses. A range of reasonably possible outcomes with respect to total cost is difficult to state, but if the portion of the cost estimate relating to the contingency for cost overruns and unexpected expenses were twice our estimate, the total cost would increase to approximately $986 million.

Second, for total natural resource damages (NRD), NCR uses a best estimate of $76 million. NCR believes the range of reasonably possible outcomes for NRD, if it were to be litigated, is between zero and $246 million. The federal government indicated, in a 2009 filing in a PRP’s bankruptcy proceeding, that claims for NRD could be as high as $382 million. The litigation filed in October 2010 does not set forth a particular amount for the NRD claim.

Third, for the NCR/API share of NRD, which is discussed above, NCR uses a best estimate. In a ruling dated September 30, 2011, the Wisconsin federal court ruled that the defendants in the allocation litigation could seek recovery against NCR and API for overpayments of NRD. Whether the federal government is entitled to NRD recovery on behalf of NRD trustees is an issue that is not expected to be determined before late 2012 or 2013.

The joint NCR/API share of future clean-up costs is expected to be determined in the allocation litigation or possibly in or as a result of the Government litigation filed in October 2010. NCR has modified the basis previously used for this component of the reserve (in the past, the Company used the low end of a range of outcomes, based primarily on the proximity of areas to be remediated to the locations at which PCBs were released into the river). In light of the Wisconsin federal court’s December 16, 2009 and February 28, 2011 rulings described above, NCR’s reserve at September 30, 2011 assumed that NCR and API will be responsible for the full extent of the cleanup activities they are undertaking, which the Company considers a best estimate, and for a substantial portion of the counterclaims filed against NCR and API, as to which the Company employs assumptions based on the court's February 28, 2011 ruling. If the Company is subsequently ruled liable for remaining claims in the allocation litigation, the Company estimates that its reserve could increase by approximately an additional $19 million. The Company will seek to overturn the trial court's rulings on appeal and believes that the NCR/API allocable share of total site costs is less than 100%, based on equitable factors, principles of divisibility as developed under applicable law, and/or an apportionment of the claimed harm. Until such time, if any, that such a result is achieved, the Company assumes in its reserve that NCR and API will pay for the full extent of the cleanup. NCR’s reserve does not at present assume any payments or reduction of exposure based either on the appeal or on Government enforcement against the other Order recipients or defendants.

Fourth, for the NCR share of the joint NCR/API payments, as discussed above, NCR’s percentage share is set by an agreement between NCR and API and a subsequent arbitration award, both of which arise out of certain agreements entered into in connection with the Company’s 1978 sale of the facilities on the Fox River to API. NCR’s analysis of this factor assumes that API pays its percentage share of the NCR/API joint share. In its July 2011 rulings on the federal government's motions for a preliminary injunction, the Wisconsin federal court observed that API may have no direct CERCLA liability at the Fox River. API filed a motion for summary judgment asking that the counterclaims against it be dismissed. While this motion remained undecided at the close of the quarter ending September 30, 2011, NCR does not believe that such a dismissal, if granted, would have an effect on API's obligations to contribute to NCR's funding for the remediation, as these obligations arise independently by contract. The API obligation to NCR is shared on a joint and several basis by a third party, B.A.T. Industries p.l.c., which, by virtue of various prior indemnification and other agreements not specifically directed to the Fox River matter, is a co-party to the same agreement and arbitration award to which API is also a party. This analysis also assumes that B.A.T. Industries p.l.c. would be financially viable and willing to pay the joint and several obligation if API does not. As a result of unrelated prior corporate transactions, API itself is indemnified by another company, Arjo Wiggins Appleton Ltd., which has funded and managed API’s liability to date.

Finally, NCR estimated the transaction costs it is likely to incur to defend this matter through approximately 2017, the time period NCR’s engineering consultants believe it will take to implement the remedy for the river. This estimate is based on an analysis of NCR’s costs since this matter first arose in 1995 and estimates of what NCR’s defense and transaction costs will be in the future. NCR expects that the bulk of these transaction costs have been and will be incurred in the 2008-2013 time period. The costs incurred and expected to be incurred during that period include, in particular, transaction costs and fees related to completion of the design work, equipment purchases, commencement and continuation of clean-up activities in the river, and the allocation litigation and October 2010 litigation filed by the Governments discussed above.

In light of several factors—among them, the remedial design work conducted by NCR and GP; settlement possibilities; the efforts to implement the Order for clean-up of the lower river; the pending allocation litigation and the prospective appeals, whether there will be judicial recognition of allocable harm at the Fox River site and thus of divisible shares of liability among the various parties; the extent to which the Governments press claims against the parties in the Governments’ October 2010 litigation or otherwise for NRD, government oversight costs and remediation liability; change orders or cost overruns that may result from the ongoing remediation efforts; the continued viability and willingness to pay of NCR’s various indemnitors and co-obligors; and the subsequent value engineering efforts designed to make the cleanup more efficient and less costly—calculation of the Company’s Fox River reserve has become subject to added layers of complexities, and it is possible there could be additional changes to some elements of the reserve over upcoming periods, although we are unable to predict or estimate such changes at this time. There can be no assurance that the clean-up and related expenditures will not have a material effect on NCR’s capital expenditures, earnings, financial condition, cash flows, or competitive position.

As of September 30, 2011, the net reserve for the Fox River matter was approximately $180 million, compared to $199 million as of December 31, 2010. This decrease in the reserve is due to payments for clean-up activities and legal fees offset by a decrease in the indemnification asset discussed below. NCR regularly re-evaluates the assumptions used in determining the appropriate reserve for the Fox River matter as additional information becomes available and, when warranted, makes appropriate adjustments. NCR contributes to the LLC in order to fund remediation activities and generally, by contract, funds three months’ worth of remediation activities in advance. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, approximately $5 million, remained from this funding and was recorded in other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. NCR’s reserve for the Fox River matter is reduced as the LLC makes payments to Tetra Tech and other vendors with respect to remediation activities.

Under a 1996 agreement, AT&T and Alcatel-Lucent are responsible severally (not jointly) for indemnifying NCR for certain portions of the amounts paid by NCR for the Fox River matter over a defined threshold. (The agreement governs certain aspects of AT&T Corp.’s divestiture of NCR, then known as AT&T Global Information Solutions Company, and of what was formerly known as Lucent Technologies, and specifically relates to contingent gains and liabilities of the former constituent companies within AT&T.) NCR’s estimate of what AT&T and Alcatel-Lucent will pay under the indemnity is recorded as a long-term asset of approximately $85 million as of September 30, 2011 and $86 million as of December 31, 2010, and is deducted in determining the net reserve discussed above. The asset balance can fluctuate not only with respect to total clean-up and other costs, but also with respect to insurance recoveries and certain tax impacts as measured by a contractual formula using prior-year effective tax rates. Such insurance recoveries and tax impacts are netted against the asset in proportions specified under the indemnity agreement (i.e., they typically decrease its amount). Insurance recoveries, whether by judgment or settlement, are the subjects of ongoing litigation, which is now nearly concluded, and have the effect of reducing the Company’s expected receipts under the indemnity, and therefore insurance recoveries are not expected to materially reduce the Company’s aggregate expenditures for the Fox River matter. The tax impact within the indemnity calculation is subject to substantial volatility regarding the Company’s effective tax rate from year to year, rendering the future tax impacts highly uncertain. When actual payments, net of insurance recoveries and tax impacts, reach the indemnity threshold, the Company expects to commence collection of the related portions of the asset. The Company currently does not expect to achieve the threshold before 2012 or 2013.

In connection with the Fox River and other matters, through September 30, 2011, NCR has received a combined total of approximately $158 million in connection with settlements reached with its principal insurance carriers; an additional $4 million is expected to be received in the future under the contractual terms of one settlement. Portions of most of these settlements are payable to a law firm that litigated the claims on the Company’s behalf. Some of the settlements cover not only the Fox River, but also other environmental sites. Of the total amount collected to date, $9 million is subject to competing claims by another party, and NCR and the other party have agreed that these funds will be used for Fox River costs and will be shared on an agreed-upon basis (subject to reallocation at a later date). NCR’s agreed-upon share of the $9 million is estimated to be $4 million.

As of September 30, 2011, NCR had reached settlement with all but one of the insurance companies against which it had advanced claims with respect to the Fox River. That remaining company entered into certain stipulations which obviated the need for a trial and caused judgment to be entered against it in the amount of $5 million; an appeal is pending.

In November 2010, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a "general notice letter" to NCR with respect to the Allied Paper, Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund Site (Kalamazoo River Site) in Michigan. Three other parties - International Paper, Mead Corporation, and Consumers Energy - also received general notice letters at or about the same time. The EPA asserts that the site is contaminated by various substances, primarily PCBs as a result of discharges by various paper mills located along the river. The EPA does not claim that the Company made direct discharges into the Kalamazoo River, but indicated that "NCR may be liable under Section 107 of CERCLA ... as an arranger, who by contract or agreement, arranged for the disposal, treatment and/or transportation of hazardous substances at the Site." The EPA stated that it "may issue special notice letters to [NCR] and other PRPs for future RI/FS [remedial investigation / feasibility studies] and RD/RA [remedial design / remedial action] negotiations." The Company disagrees that it may have liability at the Kalamazoo River Site, and will dispute such claims if formally asserted by the EPA.

Also in connection with the Kalamazoo River Site, in December 2010 the Company was sued in Wisconsin federal court by three GP entities in a contribution and cost recovery action for alleged pollution at the site. The suit asks that the Company pay a "fair portion" of the GP entities' costs, which are represented as $79 million to date; various removal and remedial actions remain to be performed at the Kalamazoo site. The suit alleges that the Company is liable as an "arranger" under CERCLA and under other theories. The suit does not allege that the Company has made direct discharges into the Kalamazoo River. Substantial litigation over the Kalamazoo River Site took place several years ago in federal courts in Michigan. The Company was not a party to that litigation, and filed a motion to transfer the December 2010 case to the Michigan federal court; that motion was granted in the quarter ended June 30, 2011, and the Michigan federal court has set the case for trial in February 2013. The Company expects to contest the allegations in the GP suit vigorously. As of September 30, 2011, there are a total of three defendants in the case; the other two defendants have asserted cross-claims against the Company.

It is difficult to estimate the future financial impact of environmental laws, including potential liabilities. NCR records environmental provisions when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount or range of the liability is reasonably estimable. Provisions for estimated losses from environmental restoration and remediation are, depending on the site, based primarily on internal and third-party environmental studies (except for the Fox River site, where the estimated costs and natural resource damages are estimated as described above), estimates as to the number and participation level of any other PRPs, the extent of the contamination, estimated amounts for attorney and other fees and the nature of required clean-up and restoration actions. Reserves are adjusted as further information develops or circumstances change. Management expects that the amounts reserved from time to time will be paid out over the period of investigation, negotiation, remediation and restoration for the applicable sites. The amounts provided for environmental matters in NCR’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are the estimated gross undiscounted amounts of such liabilities, without deductions for insurance, third-party indemnity claims or recoveries from the other PRPs, except as qualified in the following sentences. Except for the sharing agreement with API described above with respect to the Fox River site, in those cases where insurance carriers or third-party indemnitors have agreed to pay any amounts and management believes that collectibility of such amounts is probable, the amounts are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For the Fox River site, as described above, an asset relating to the AT&T and Alcatel-Lucent indemnity is recorded because payment is considered probable and is supported by contractual agreements.

Guarantees and Product Warranties Guarantees associated with NCR’s business activities are reviewed for appropriateness and impact to the Company’s financial statements. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, NCR had no material obligations related to such guarantees, and therefore its financial statements do not have any associated liability balance.

NCR provides its customers a standard manufacturer’s warranty and records, at the time of the sale, a corresponding estimated liability for potential warranty costs. Estimated future obligations due to warranty claims are based upon historical factors, such as labor rates, average repair time, travel time, number of service calls per machine and cost of replacement parts. When a sale is consummated, the total customer revenue is recognized, provided that all revenue recognition criteria are otherwise satisfied, and the associated warranty liability is recorded using pre-established warranty percentages for the respective product classes. From time to time, product design or quality corrections are accomplished through modification programs. When identified, associated costs of labor and parts for such programs are estimated and accrued as part of the warranty reserve.

The Company recorded the activity related to the warranty reserve for the nine months ended September 30 as follows:



In millions	2011			2010
Warranty reserve liability
Beginning balance as of January 1	$	24		$	25
Accruals for warranties issued	28			33
Settlements (in cash or in kind)	(32		)	(35		)
Ending balance as of September 30	$	20		$	23

In addition, NCR provides its customers with certain indemnification rights. In general, NCR agrees to indemnify the customer if a third party asserts patent or other infringement on the part of its customers for its use of the Company’s products subject to certain conditions that are generally standard within the Company’s industries. On limited occasions the Company will undertake additional indemnification obligations for business reasons. From time to time, NCR also enters into agreements in connection with its acquisition and divestiture activities that include indemnification obligations by the Company. The fair value of these indemnification obligations is not readily determinable due to the conditional nature of the Company’s potential obligations and the specific facts and circumstances involved with each particular agreement. The Company has not recorded a liability in connection with these indemnifications, and no current indemnification instance is material to the Company’s financial position. Historically, payments made by the Company under these types of agreements have not had a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Sep. 30, 2011
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	INCOME TAXES Income tax provisions for interim (quarterly) periods are based on estimated annual income taxes calculated separately from the effect of significant infrequent or unusual items. Income tax represented a benefit of $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to a benefit of $45 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The decrease in the income tax benefits in the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the prior period was primarily due to the release of a $40 million valuation allowance in the three months ended September 30, 2010 that was no longer required on specific deferred tax assets in NCR's subsidiary in Japan. Additionally, the change in tax benefit is driven by a change in pre-tax income over the prior year, the mix of jurisdictions with income and losses and changes in uncertain tax positions. Income tax represented expense of $8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to a benefit of $35 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The increase in the income tax expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the prior period was primarily due to the release of a $40 million valuation allowance in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 that was no longer required on specific deferred tax assets in NCR's subsidiary in Japan. Additionally, the change in tax expense is driven by a change in pre-tax income over the prior year, the mix of jurisdictions with income and losses and changes in uncertain tax positions.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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Earnings Per Share and Share Repurchases

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share and Share Repurchases

EARNINGS PER SHARE AND SHARE REPURCHASES

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income or loss attributable to NCR by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reported period. The calculation of diluted earnings per share is similar to basic earnings per share, except that the weighted average number of shares outstanding includes the dilution from potential shares added from stock options and unvested restricted stock awards. The holders of unvested restricted stock awards do not have nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents and therefore, such unvested awards do not qualify as participating securities.

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:



In millions, except per share amounts	Three months ended September 30				Nine months ended September 30
In millions, except per share amounts	2011		2010		2011		2010
Amounts attributable to NCR common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	16	$	78	$	61	$	79
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		5		1		16
Net income applicable to common shares	16		83		62		95
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock	157.4		160.1		158.1		160.1
Dilutive effect of employee stock options and restricted stock	2.8		1.4		2.8		1.3
Common stock and common stock equivalents	160.2		161.5		160.9		161.4
Earnings per share attributable to NCR common stockholders:
Basic earnings per share:
From continuing operations	$	0.10	$	0.49	$	0.38	$	0.49
From discontinued operations	$	—	$	0.03	$	0.01	$	0.10
Net earnings per share (Basic)	$	0.10	$	0.52	$	0.39	$	0.59
Diluted earnings per share:
From continuing operations	$	0.10	$	0.48	$	0.38	$	0.49
From discontinued operations	$	—	$	0.03	$	0.01	$	0.10
Net earnings per share (Diluted)	$	0.10	$	0.51	$	0.39	$	0.59

Options to purchase approximately 3.0 million and 6.1 million shares of common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, as well as 2.5 million and 6.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, were outstanding but were not included in the diluted share count because the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the underlying common shares and, therefore, the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company repurchased approximately 3.6 million shares of its common stock for $70 million. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company repurchased approximately 1.5 million shares of its common stock for $20 million, of which all shares were repurchased during the third quarter of 2010. Upon repurchase, shares are retired.

Segment Information and Concentrations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Information and Concentrations [Abstract]

Segment Information and Concentrations

SEGMENT INFORMATION AND CONCENTRATIONS

Effective January 1, 2011, NCR reorganized its businesses and the management thereof to a line of business model, changing from the previous functional geographic model. In order to align the Company's external reporting of its financial results with this organizational change, the Company modified its segment reporting. The Company now manages and reports its businesses in the following five segments:


•	Financial Services - We offer solutions to enable customers in the financial services industry to reduce costs, generate new revenue streams and enhance customer loyalty. These solutions include a comprehensive line of ATM and payment processing hardware and software, and related installation, maintenance and managed and professional services. We also offer a complete line of printer consumables.

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Retail Solutions (formerly "Retail and Hospitality") - We offer solutions to customers in the retail and hospitality industries designed to improve selling productivity and checkout processes as well as increase service levels. These solutions primarily include retail-oriented technologies, such as Point of Sale (POS) terminals and bar-code scanners, as well as innovative self-service kiosks, such as self-checkout. We also offer installation, maintenance, and managed and professional services and a complete line of printer consumables.

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Hospitality and Specialty Retail - The business of Radiant is managed and reported as a separate segment, Hospitality and Specialty Retail. Through this line of business, we offer technology solutions to customers in the hospitality, convenience, and specialty retail industries, serving businesses that range from a single store or restaurant to global chains and the world's largest sports stadiums. Our solutions include Point of Sale (POS) hardware and software solutions, installation, maintenance, and managed and professional services and a complete line of printer consumables.


•	Entertainment - We offer solutions that provide the consumer the ability to rent or buy movies at their convenience through self-service kiosks which we own and operate. This segment operates primarily in North America.

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Emerging Industries - We offer maintenance and managed and professional services for third-party computer hardware provided to select manufacturers, primarily in the telecommunications industry, who value and leverage our global service capability. Also included in our Emerging Industries segment are solutions designed to enhance the customer experience for the travel and gaming and healthcare industries, including self-service kiosks, as well as related installation, maintenance, and managed and professional services.

These segments represent components of the Company for which separate financial information is available that is utilized on a regular basis by the chief operating decision maker in assessing segment performance and in allocating the Company's resources. Management evaluates the performance of the segments based on revenue and segment operating income. Assets are not allocated to segments, and thus are not included in the assessment of segment performance, and consequently, we do not disclose total assets by reportable segment.

We have reclassified our prior period segment information to conform to the current period presentation. The accounting policies used to determine the results of the operating segments are the same as those utilized for the consolidated financial statements as a whole. Intersegment sales and transfers are not material.

In recognition of the volatility of the effects of pension expense on our segment results, and to maintain operating focus on business performance, pension expense, as well as other significant, non-recurring items, are excluded from the segment operating results utilized by our chief operating decision maker in evaluating segment performance and are separately delineated to reconcile back to total reported income from operations.

The following table presents revenue and operating income by segment:



In millions	Three months ended September 30						Nine months ended September 30
In millions	2011			2010			2011			2010
Revenue by segment
Financial Services	$	770		$	655		$	2,091		$	1,860
Retail Solutions	461			430			1,286			1,226
Hospitality and Specialty Retail⁽¹⁾	36			—			36			—
Entertainment	42			29			117			70
Emerging Industries	94			93			280			256
Consolidated revenue	1,403			1,207			3,810			3,412
Operating income (loss) by segment
Financial Services	81			63			205			171
Retail Solutions	22			25			55			45
Hospitality and Specialty Retail⁽¹⁾	5			—			5			—
Entertainment	(13		)	(13		)	(45		)	(35		)
Emerging Industries	18			15			51			40
Subtotal - segment operating income	113			90			271			221
Pension expense	62			50			166			156
Other adjustments⁽²⁾	33			6			34			18
Income from operations	$	18		$	34		$	71		$	47


⁽¹⁾	The acquisition of Radiant was completed on August 24, 2011. Because the transaction was completed during the third quarter of 2011, the revenue and operating income results reflected for the Hospitality and Specialty Retail segment are partial, and reflect only the period from August 25, 2011 through September 30, 2011.

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Other adjustments include $24 million and $25 million of acquisition related transaction costs for the the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively; $6 million of acquisition related severance costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011; and $3 million of acquisition related amortization of intangible assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. Other adjustments include $6 million and $18 million of incremental costs directly related to the relocation of the Company's worldwide headquarters for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

The following table presents revenue from products and services for NCR:



In millions	Three months ended September 30				Nine months ended September 30
In millions	2011		2010		2011		2010
Product revenue	$	719	$	600	$	1,863	$	1,655
Professional and installation services revenue	193		148		508		406
Total solution revenue	912		748		2,371		2,061
Support services revenue	491		459		1,439		1,351
Total revenue	$	1,403	$	1,207	$	3,810	$	3,412

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2011 are set forth as follows:



			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
In millions	Fair Value as of September 30, 2011		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Deposits held in money market funds*	$	58	$	58	$	—	$	—
Available for sale securities**	10		10		—		—
Foreign exchange forward contracts ***	7		—		7		—
Total	$	75	$	68	$	7	$	—
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward contracts****	$	2	$	—	$	2	$	—
Total	$	2	$	—	$	2	$	—

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* Included in Cash and cash equivalents in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

** Included in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

*** Included in Accounts receivable, net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

**** Included in Other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Deposits Held in Money Market Funds - A portion of the Company’s excess cash is held in money market funds which generate interest income based on prevailing market rates. Money market fund holdings are measured at fair value using quoted market prices and are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

Available-For-Sale Securities - The Company has investments in mutual funds and equity securities that are valued using the market approach with quotations from the NASDAQ stock exchange and two stock exchanges in Japan. As a result, available-for-sale securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts - As a result of our global operating activities, we are exposed to risks from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which may adversely affect our financial condition. To manage our exposures and mitigate the impact of currency fluctuations on our financial results, we hedge our primary transactional exposures through the use of foreign exchange forward contracts. The foreign exchange forward contracts are valued using the market approach based on observable market transactions of forward rates and are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis

NCR measures certain assets, including intangible assets and cost and equity method investments, at fair value on a non-recurring basis. These assets are recognized at fair value when initially valued and when deemed to be impaired. No impairment charges or material non-recurring fair value adjustments were recorded during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2011 or September 30, 2010.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Debt Obligations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Debt Obligations [Abstract]

Debt Obligations

DEBT OBLIGATIONS

As of September 30, 2011, the Company’s long term debt was $1.06 billion. The Company’s long-term debt consists primarily of $1.05 billion outstanding under the Company's new secured credit facility, $5 million in notes payable originating in the United States and $3 million related to the capital lease obligation, each as described below.

Secured Credit Facility In August 2011, the Company entered into a new five-year secured credit facility (the Secured Credit Facility) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders to borrow up to $1.4 billion. The Secured Credit Facility consists of a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $700 million, of which $700 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2011, and a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $700 million, of which $350 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2011. The revolving credit facility also allows a portion of the availability to be used for outstanding letters of credit, and as of September 30, 2011, outstanding letters of credit totaled approximately $21 million.

In connection with entering into the Secured Credit Facility, the Company retired the outstanding loans under its existing revolving credit facility and terminated that facility, and used borrowings under the Secured Credit Facility to fund a portion of the purchase price for its acquisition of Radiant.

The term loan facility is required to be repaid in quarterly installments of $17.5 million beginning March 31, 2013, with the balance of $455 million being due in August 2016. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility are due in August 2016. Amounts outstanding under the Secured Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company's option, at a base rate equal to the highest of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (ii) the administrative agent's “prime rate” and (c) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00% (the Base Rate) or LIBOR, plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.50% for Base Rate-based loans that are either term loans or revolving loans and ranging from 1.25% to 2.50% for LIBOR-based loans that are either term loans or revolving loans, depending on the Company's consolidated leverage ratio. The terms of the Secured Credit Facility also require certain other fees and payments to be made by the Company.

The Company's obligations under the Secured Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries. The Secured Credit Facilities and these guarantees are secured by a first priority lien and security interest in certain equity interests owned by the Company and the guarantor subsidiaries in certain of their respective domestic and foreign subsidiaries. These security interests will be released when the Company achieves an “investment grade” rating, and will remain released so long as the Company maintains that rating.

The Secured Credit Facility includes affirmative, negative and financial covenants that restrict or limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur indebtedness; create liens on assets; engage in certain fundamental corporate changes or changes to the Company's business activities; make investments; sell or otherwise dispose of assets; engage in sale-leaseback or hedging transactions; pay dividends or make similar distributions; repay other indebtedness; engage in certain affiliate transactions; or enter into agreements that restrict the Company's ability to create liens, pay dividends or make loan repayments. These covenants also require the Company to maintain:


•	a consolidated leverage ratio not to exceed (i) 3.50 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter in 2012 and 2013, (ii) 3.25 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter in 2014, and (iii) 3.00 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter in 2015 and beyond; and


•	an interest coverage ratio of at least (i) 3.50 to 1.00, in the case of any four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to December 31, 2013, and (ii) 4.00 to 1.00, in the case of any four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or after December 31, 2013.

The Secured Credit Facility also contains events of default, which are customary for similar financings. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the lenders may, among other things, terminate the loan commitments, accelerate all loans and require cash collateral deposits in respect of outstanding letters of credit.

The Company may request, at any time and from time to time, but the lenders are not obligated to fund, the establishment of one or more term loans and/or revolving credit facilities with commitments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500 million, the proceeds of which can be used for working capital requirements and other general corporate purposes.

In connection with the Secured Credit Facility, the Company deferred approximately $28 million of debt issuance costs, which are being amortized to interest expense over the life of the debt.

Notes Payable - The $5 million in notes payable mature in 2020 and bear interest at a rate of 9.49% per annum.

Industrial Revenue Bond – During 2009, NCR entered into a transaction with the Development Authority of Columbus, Georgia (the Development Authority). The transaction resulted in the issuance of approximately $5 million in taxable revenue bonds by the Development Authority. The Development Authority used the proceeds to purchase a manufacturing facility consisting of a building and fixtures. NCR and the Development Authority entered into a lease agreement, the terms of which provide NCR with a ten year lease of the facility for manufacturing purposes. Under the terms of the lease agreement, the rental payments made by NCR will be utilized by the Development Authority to repay the principal and interest (at a rate of 5%) of the bonds and NCR will have the option of acquiring the facility for a nominal amount at the end of the lease term. Based on the terms of the lease agreement, the transaction was accounted for as a capital lease, which resulted in the capitalization of the purchase price of the facility as an asset and recording of the capital lease obligation as long-term debt. The unamortized amount of the capital lease obligation included in long-term debt as of September 30, 2011 is $3 million.

Fair Value of Debt – The fair value of debt is based on a discounted cash flow model that incorporates a market yield curve based on the Company’s credit rating with adjustments for duration. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the fair value of debt was $1.06 billion and $13 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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Derivatives and Hedging Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Derivative Instrument Detail [Abstract]

Derivatives and Hedging Instruments

DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING INSTRUMENTS

NCR is exposed to risks associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. NCR utilizes a variety of measures to monitor and manage these risks, including the use of derivative financial instruments. NCR has exposure to approximately 50 functional currencies. Since a substantial portion of our operations and revenues occur outside the United States (U.S.), and in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar, our results can be significantly impacted, both positively and negatively, by changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

The accounting guidance for derivatives and hedging requires companies to recognize all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company designates foreign exchange contracts as cash flow hedges of forecasted inter-company inventory purchases when they are determined to be highly effective at inception.

Our risk management strategy includes hedging, on behalf of certain subsidiaries, a portion of our forecasted, non-functional currency denominated cash flows for a period of up to 15 months. As a result, some of the impact of currency fluctuations on non-functional currency denominated transactions (and hence on subsidiary operating income, as stated in the functional currency), is mitigated in the near term. The amount we hedge and the duration of hedge contracts may vary significantly. In the longer term (greater than 15 months), the subsidiaries are still subject to the effect of translating the functional currency results to U.S. Dollars. To manage our exposures and mitigate the impact of currency fluctuations on the operations of our foreign subsidiaries, we hedge our main transactional exposures through the use of foreign exchange forward contracts. This is primarily done through the hedging of foreign currency denominated inter-company inventory purchases by NCR’s marketing units and the foreign currency denominated inputs to our manufacturing units. As these transactions are firmly committed and forecasted, the related foreign exchange contracts are designated as highly effective cash flow hedges. The gains or losses on these hedges are deferred in AOCI and reclassified to income when the underlying hedged transaction has been completed and is recorded in earnings. As of September 30, 2011, the balance in AOCI related to foreign exchange forward derivative transactions was a gain of $1 million, net of tax, all of which related to instruments expiring in 2011. The gains or losses from derivative contracts related to inventory purchases are recorded in cost of products when the inventory is sold to an unrelated third party.

We also utilize foreign exchange contracts to hedge our exposure of assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies. We recognize the gains and losses on these types of hedges in earnings as exchange rates change. We do not enter into hedges for speculative purposes.

Interest Rate Risk

We held no derivative financial instruments related to interest rate risk as of September 30, 2011.

The following tables provide information on the location and amounts of derivative fair values in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:



	Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
	September 30, 2011					September 30, 2011
In millions	Balance Sheet Location	Notional Amount		Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Notional Amount		Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Accounts receivable, net	$	35	$	1	Other current liabilities	$	29	$	—
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments				$	1				$	—
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Accounts receivable, net	$	122	$	6	Other current liabilities	$	70	$	2
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments				$	6				$	2
Total derivatives				$	7				$	2

	Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
	December 31, 2010					December 31, 2010
In millions	Balance Sheet Location	Notional Amount		Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Notional Amount		Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Accounts receivable, net	$96		$7		Other current liabilities	$105		$2
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments				$7					$2
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Accounts receivable, net	$79		$2		Other current liabilities	$70		$1
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments				$2					$1
Total derivatives				$9					$3

The effect of derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 were as follows:

In millions

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) on

Derivative

(Effective Portion)

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Reclassified from

AOCI

into the Condensed

Consolidated

Statement of Operations

(Effective Portion)

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in the

Condensed Consolidated

Statement of

Operations

(Ineffective Portion and

Amount Excluded from

Effectiveness Testing)

Derivatives in

Cash Flow

Hedging

Relationships

For the three months ended September 30, 2011

For the three months ended September 30, 2010

Location of Gain

(Loss)

Reclassified from

AOCI into the

Condensed

Consolidated

Statement of

Operations

(Effective Portion)

For the three months ended September 30, 2011

For the three months ended September 30, 2010

Location of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in the

Condensed Consolidated

Statement of Operations

(Ineffective

Portion and Amount

Excluded from

Effectiveness Testing)

For the three months ended September 30, 2011

For the three months ended September 30, 2010

Foreign exchange forward contracts

$(5)

Cost of

Products

$(2)

Other (expense) income

$(1)

$—

In millions

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) on

Derivative

(Effective Portion)

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Reclassified from

AOCI

into the Condensed

Consolidated

Statement of Operations

(Effective Portion)

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in the

Condensed Consolidated

Statement of

Operations

(Ineffective Portion and

Amount Excluded from

Effectiveness Testing)

Derivatives in

Cash Flow

Hedging

Relationships

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010

Location of Gain

(Loss)

Reclassified from

AOCI into the

Condensed

Consolidated

Statement of

Operations

(Effective Portion)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010

Location of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in the

Condensed Consolidated

Statement of Operations

(Ineffective

Portion and Amount

Excluded from

Effectiveness Testing)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010

Foreign exchange forward contracts

$(4)

$—

Cost of

Products

$(4)

Other (expense) income

$(1)

$—



In millions		Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations	For the three months ended September 30, 2011	For the three months ended September 30, 2010	For the nine months ended September 30, 2011	For the nine months ended September 30, 2010
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Other (expense) income	$—	$(1)	$(1)	$—
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Cost of Products	$2	$(3)	$1	$(2)

Concentration of Credit Risk

NCR is potentially subject to concentrations of credit risk on accounts receivable and financial instruments such as hedging instruments and cash and cash equivalents. Credit risk includes the risk of nonperformance by counterparties. The maximum potential loss may exceed the amount recognized on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Exposure to credit risk is managed through credit approvals, credit limits, selecting major international financial institutions (as counterparties to hedging transactions) and monitoring procedures. NCR’s business often involves large transactions with customers, and if one or more of those customers were to default on its obligations under applicable contractual arrangements, the Company could be exposed to potentially significant losses. However, management believes that the reserves for potential losses are adequate. As of September 30, 2011, NCR did not have any major concentration of credit risk related to financial instruments.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the entity's entire derivative instruments and hedging activities. Describes an entity's risk management strategies, derivatives in hedging activities and non-hedging derivative instruments, the assets, obligations, liabilities, revenues and expenses arising therefrom, and the amounts of and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts of such items.

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Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Sep. 30, 2011
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS NCR Brasil Equity Subscription As previously disclosed, on July 26, 2011, the Company entered into an Equity Subscription Agreement with NCR Brasil - Indústria de Equipamentos para Automação S.A. (formerly known as NCR Brasil - Indústria de Equipamentos para Automação Ltda.), a subsidiary of the Company (NCR Manaus), Scopus Tecnologia Ltda. (Scopus), and Scopus Industrial S/A , a subsidiary of Scopus (Scopus Industrial), pursuant to which Scopus Industrial agreed to acquire a 49% equity interest in NCR Manaus for a subscription price of approximately $43 million (the Equity Subscription). On October 4, 2011, the Equity Subscription was completed. As a result of the Equity Subscription, the Company and Scopus Industrial hold 51% and 49%, respectively, of the outstanding voting equity of NCR Manaus. In connection with the closing of the Equity Subscription, the Company, NCR Dutch Holdings B.V. (a subsidiary of the Company), NCR Manaus, Scopus, and Scopus Industrial also entered into a Shareholders' Agreement that establishes the general framework governing the relationship among the shareholders of NCR Manaus. Interest Rate Swap Agreement On October 11, 2011, the Company entered into a forward-starting interest rate swap agreement that became effective on October 14, 2011. This swap agreement fixes the interest rate on a portion of the Company's LIBOR indexed floating rate borrowings under its Secured Credit Facility through August 22, 2016. The notional amount of the interest rate swap starts at $560 million and amortizes to $341 million over the term.

Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2011
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the period reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Summary of Accounting Policies (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Summary of Accounting Policies (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2011
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements, Description [Policy Text Block]	The Company's significant accounting policies as reported in NCR's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 were amended in the first quarter of 2011 upon the adoption of the new revenue recognition accounting pronouncements discussed above. While the adoption of the new accounting pronouncements had no material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company's previously disclosed revenue recognition policy related to multiple-element arrangements and software was updated, and is presented below as revised. NCR frequently enters into multiple-element arrangements with its customers including hardware, software, professional consulting services, transaction services and maintenance support services. For arrangements involving multiple deliverables, when deliverables include software and non-software products and services, NCR evaluates and separates each deliverable to determine whether it represents a separate unit of accounting based on the following criteria: (a) whether the delivered item has value to the customer on a stand-alone basis; and (b) if the contract includes a general right of return relative to the delivered item, whether delivery or performance of the undelivered items is considered probable and substantially in the control of NCR. For arrangements entered into or materially modified after January 1, 2011, consideration is allocated to each unit of accounting based on the units' relative selling prices. In such circumstances, the Company uses a hierarchy to determine the selling price to be used for allocating revenue to each deliverable: (i) vendor-specific objective evidence of selling price (VSOE); (ii) third-party evidence of selling price (TPE); and (iii) best estimate of selling price (BESP). VSOE generally exists only when the Company sells the deliverable separately and is the price actually charged by the Company for that deliverable. VSOE is established for our software maintenance services and we use TPE to establish selling prices for our non-software related services, which include hardware maintenance, non-software related professional services, and transaction services. The Company uses BESP to allocate revenue when we are unable to establish VSOE or TPE of selling price. BESP is primarily used for elements such as hardware and software that are not consistently priced within a narrow range. The Company determines BESP for a deliverable by considering multiple factors including product class, geography, average discount, and management's historical pricing practices. Amounts allocated to the delivered hardware and software elements are recognized at the time of sale, provided the other conditions for revenue recognition have been met. Amounts allocated to the undelivered maintenance and other services elements are recognized as the services are provided or on a straight-line basis over the service period. In certain instances, customer acceptance is required prior to the passage of title and risk of loss of the delivered products. In such cases, revenue is not recognized until the customer acceptance is obtained. Delivery and acceptance generally occur in the same reporting period. For arrangements entered into prior to January 1, 2011, the Company has not applied BESP. In such arrangements, if the Company has the requisite evidence of selling price for the undelivered elements but not for the delivered elements, the Company applies the residual method to allocate arrangement consideration.
Revenue Recognition, Software [Policy Text Block]	In situations where NCR's solutions contain software that is more than incidental, revenue related to the software and software-related elements is recognized in accordance with authoritative guidance on software revenue recognition. For the software and software-related elements of such transactions, revenue is allocated based on the relative fair value of each element, and fair value is determined by VSOE. If the Company cannot objectively determine the fair value of any undelivered element included in such multiple-element arrangements, the Company defers revenue until all elements are delivered and services have been performed, or until fair value can objectively be determined for any remaining undelivered elements. When the fair value of a delivered element has not been established, but fair value evidence exists for the undelivered elements, the Company uses the residual method to recognize revenue. Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered elements is deferred and the remaining portion of the arrangement fee is allocated to the delivered elements and is recognized as revenue.

- Definition

Disclosure of accounting policy for revenue recognition for multiple-deliverable arrangements including, at a minimum (as applicable): (1) the nature of such arrangements, (2) the significant deliverables within the arrangements, (3) the general timing of delivery or performance of service for the deliverables within the arrangements, (4) performance-, cancellation-, termination- or refund-type provisions, (5) a discussion of the significant factors, inputs, assumptions, and methods used to determine selling price (whether vendor-specific objective evidence, third-party evidence, or estimated selling price) for the significant deliverables, (6) whether the significant deliverables in the arrangements qualify as separate units of accounting and the reasons that they do not qualify as separate units of accounting, if applicable, and (7) the general timing of revenue recognition for significant units of accounting. This element is applicable to all multiple-deliverable arrangements, including software arrangements (for example, software products, upgrades or enhancements, postcontract customer support, or services).

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Basis of Presentation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Schedule of Income Loss From Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

The income (loss) from discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30 was:



In millions	Three months ended September 30, 2011		Three months ended September 30, 2010
In millions	Pre-Tax	Net of Tax	Pre-Tax	Net of Tax
Fox River environmental matter	$—	$—	$8	$5
Income from discontinued operations	$—	$—	$8	$5



In millions	Nine months ended September 30, 2011		Nine months ended September 30, 2010
In millions	Pre-Tax	Net of Tax	Pre-Tax	Net of Tax
Fox River environmental matter	$1	$—	$25	$16
Kalamazoo environmental matter	(2)	(1)	—	—
Japan environmental matter	(2)	(1)	—	—
Spin-off of Teradata	—	4	—	—
Closure of the Canadian EFT business	(2)	(1)	—	—
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	$(5)	$1	$25	$16

Business Combination (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The carrying amounts of goodwill by segment as of September 30, 2011 are as follows:



	December 31, 2010											September 30, 2011
In millions	Goodwill		Accumulated Impairment Losses			Total		Acquisitions		Other Adjustments		Goodwill		Accumulated Impairment Losses			Total
Financial Services	$	67	$	—		$	67	$	86	$	—	$	153	$	—		$	153
Retail Solutions	21		(3		)	18		99		—		120		(3		)	117
Hospitality and Specialty Retail	—		—			—		618		—		618		—			618
Entertainment	5		—			5		—		—		5		—			5
Emerging Industries	25		—			25		—		—		25		—			25
Total	$	118	$	(3	)	$	115	$	803	$	—	$	921	$	(3	)	$	918

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]



In millions
Purchase Consideration		Net Tangible Assets Acquired/(Liabilities Assumed)		Purchased Intangible Assets		Goodwill
$	1,206	$	84	$	319	$	803

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

The intangible assets acquired in the Merger include the following:



	Estimated Fair Value			Weighted Average Amortization Period⁽¹⁾
	(In millions)			(years)
Reseller Network		88		13
Technology - Software and Hardware		106		6
Trademarks		48		9
Direct customer relationships		74		15
Noncompete agreements		2		2
Internally developed software		1		2
Total acquired intangible assets		$	319


⁽¹⁾	Determination of the weighted average amortization period of the individual categories of intangible assets was based on the nature of the applicable intangible asset and the expected future cash flows to be derived from the intangible asset. Amortization of intangible assets with definite lives is recognized over the period of time the assets are expected to contribute to future cash flows.

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations, assuming the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2010, are as follows:



In millions	Three months ended September 30, 2011		Three months ended September 30, 2010		Nine months ended September 30, 2011		Nine months ended September 30, 2010
Revenue	$	1,463	$	1,296	$	4,057	$	3,668
Net income attributable to NCR	$	35	$	83	$	78	$	84

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of pro forma results of operations for a material business acquisition or series of individually immaterial business acquisitions that are material in the aggregate.

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total. Disclosure details may include, but are not limited to, the carrying amount of goodwill, goodwill acquired during the year, goodwill impairment losses recognized, goodwill written-off due to the sale of a business unit, goodwill not yet allocated, and any other changes to goodwill.

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Supplemental Financial Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Supplemental Financial Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block]



In millions	Total Stockholders’ Equity	Stockholders’ Equity Attributable to NCR	Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries
December 31, 2009	$592	$564	$28
Net income	99	95	4
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Currency translation adjustments	25	23	2
Unrealized loss on securities	(1)	(1)	—
Benefit plans, net	101	101	—
Comprehensive income	224	218	6
Employee stock purchase and stock compensation plans	21	21	—
Repurchase of Company common stock	(20)	(20)	—
September 30, 2010	$817	$783	$34

December 31, 2010	$916	$883	$33
Net income	64	62	2
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Currency translation adjustments	(11)	(14)	3
Unrealized loss on securities	(1)	(1)	—
Unrealized loss on derivatives	(4)	(4)	—
Benefit plans, net	125	125	—
Comprehensive income	173	168	5
Employee stock purchase and stock compensation plans	41	41	—
Repurchase of Company common stock	(70)	(70)	—
September 30, 2011	$1,060	$1,022	$38

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCI), net of tax, are summarized as follows:



In millions	September 30, 2011	December 31, 2010
Unrealized gain on securities	$1	$2
Unrealized gain on derivatives	1	5
Unamortized costs associated with pension, postemployment and postretirement benefits	(1,163)	(1,288)
Currency translation adjustments	(68)	(54)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$(1,229)	$(1,335)

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

The components of inventory are summarized as follows:



In millions	September 30, 2011	December 31, 2010
Inventories, net
Work in process and raw materials	$182	$143
Finished goods	237	180
Service parts	431	418
Total inventories, net	$850	$741

Stock Compensation Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Stock Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]

As of September 30, 2011, the Company’s primary types of stock-based compensation were stock options and restricted stock. Stock-based compensation expense for the following periods was:



In millions	Three months ended September 30		Nine months ended September 30
In millions	2011	2010	2011	2010
Stock options	$2	$2	$5	$4
Restricted stock	7	4	19	11
Total stock-based compensation (pre-tax)	9	6	24	15
Tax benefit	(2)	(2)	(7)	(5)
Total stock-based compensation (net of tax)	$7	$4	$17	$10

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]



	Three months ended September 30		Nine months ended September 30
	2011	2010	2011	2010
Dividend yield	—	—	—	—
Risk-free interest rate	—	1.60%	2.04%	2.31%
Expected volatility	—	43.8%	40.4%	46.9%
Expected holding period (years)	—	4.8	5.1	4.8

Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

Components of net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended September 30 were as follows:



In millions	U.S. Pension Benefits		International Pension Benefits		Total Pension Benefits
In millions	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010
Net service cost	$—	$—	$3	$4	$3	$4
Interest cost	45	48	24	22	69	70
Expected return on plan assets	(39)	(41)	(28)	(26)	(67)	(67)
Settlement charge	—	—	1	—	1	—
Amortization of:
Prior service cost	—	—	2	—	2	—
Actuarial loss	34	29	20	14	54	43
Net benefit cost	$40	$36	$22	$14	$62	$50

Components of net periodic benefit cost for the nine months ended September 30 were as follows:



In millions	U.S. Pension Benefits		International Pension Benefits		Total Pension Benefits
In millions	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010
Net service cost	$—	$—	$11	$11	$11	$11
Interest cost	136	142	69	67	205	209
Expected return on plan assets	(117)	(124)	(83)	(81)	(200)	(205)
Settlement charge	—	—	2	6	2	6
Amortization of:
Prior service cost	—	—	4	—	4	—
Actuarial loss	92	89	52	46	144	135
Net benefit cost	$111	$107	$55	$49	$166	$156

Postemployment Benefit Plans Defined Benefit [Member]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

The cost of the postemployment plan for the three and nine months ended September 30 was:



In millions	Three months ended September 30		Nine months ended September 30
In millions	2011	2010	2011	2010
Net service cost	$5	$3	$18	$16
Interest cost	3	3	8	9
Amortization of:
Prior service cost	(1)	(1)	(8)	(1)
Actuarial loss	4	2	11	8
Net benefit cost	$11	$7	$29	$32
Restructuring severance cost	6	—	6	—
Total postemployment cost	$17	$7	$35	$32

Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

The income from the postretirement plan for the three and nine months ended September 30 was:



In millions	Three months ended September 30		Nine months ended September 30
In millions	2011	2010	2011	2010
Interest cost	$—	$1	$1	$4
Amortization of:
Prior service benefit	(4)	(3)	(13)	(10)
Actuarial loss	—	1	2	3
Net postretirement income	$(4)	$(1)	$(10)	$(3)

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

The Company recorded the activity related to the warranty reserve for the nine months ended September 30 as follows:



In millions	2011			2010
Warranty reserve liability
Beginning balance as of January 1	$	24		$	25
Accruals for warranties issued	28			33
Settlements (in cash or in kind)	(32		)	(35		)
Ending balance as of September 30	$	20		$	23

Earnings Per Share and Share Repurchases (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:



In millions, except per share amounts	Three months ended September 30				Nine months ended September 30
In millions, except per share amounts	2011		2010		2011		2010
Amounts attributable to NCR common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	16	$	78	$	61	$	79
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		5		1		16
Net income applicable to common shares	16		83		62		95
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock	157.4		160.1		158.1		160.1
Dilutive effect of employee stock options and restricted stock	2.8		1.4		2.8		1.3
Common stock and common stock equivalents	160.2		161.5		160.9		161.4
Earnings per share attributable to NCR common stockholders:
Basic earnings per share:
From continuing operations	$	0.10	$	0.49	$	0.38	$	0.49
From discontinued operations	$	—	$	0.03	$	0.01	$	0.10
Net earnings per share (Basic)	$	0.10	$	0.52	$	0.39	$	0.59
Diluted earnings per share:
From continuing operations	$	0.10	$	0.48	$	0.38	$	0.49
From discontinued operations	$	—	$	0.03	$	0.01	$	0.10
Net earnings per share (Diluted)	$	0.10	$	0.51	$	0.39	$	0.59

Segment Information and Concentrations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

The following table presents revenue and operating income by segment:



In millions	Three months ended September 30						Nine months ended September 30
In millions	2011			2010			2011			2010
Revenue by segment
Financial Services	$	770		$	655		$	2,091		$	1,860
Retail Solutions	461			430			1,286			1,226
Hospitality and Specialty Retail⁽¹⁾	36			—			36			—
Entertainment	42			29			117			70
Emerging Industries	94			93			280			256
Consolidated revenue	1,403			1,207			3,810			3,412
Operating income (loss) by segment
Financial Services	81			63			205			171
Retail Solutions	22			25			55			45
Hospitality and Specialty Retail⁽¹⁾	5			—			5			—
Entertainment	(13		)	(13		)	(45		)	(35		)
Emerging Industries	18			15			51			40
Subtotal - segment operating income	113			90			271			221
Pension expense	62			50			166			156
Other adjustments⁽²⁾	33			6			34			18
Income from operations	$	18		$	34		$	71		$	47


⁽¹⁾	The acquisition of Radiant was completed on August 24, 2011. Because the transaction was completed during the third quarter of 2011, the revenue and operating income results reflected for the Hospitality and Specialty Retail segment are partial, and reflect only the period from August 25, 2011 through September 30, 2011.

⁽²⁾

Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

The following table presents revenue from products and services for NCR:



In millions	Three months ended September 30				Nine months ended September 30
In millions	2011		2010		2011		2010
Product revenue	$	719	$	600	$	1,863	$	1,655
Professional and installation services revenue	193		148		508		406
Total solution revenue	912		748		2,371		2,061
Support services revenue	491		459		1,439		1,351
Total revenue	$	1,403	$	1,207	$	3,810	$	3,412

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2011 are set forth as follows:



			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
In millions	Fair Value as of September 30, 2011		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Deposits held in money market funds*	$	58	$	58	$	—	$	—
Available for sale securities**	10		10		—		—
Foreign exchange forward contracts ***	7		—		7		—
Total	$	75	$	68	$	7	$	—
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward contracts****	$	2	$	—	$	2	$	—
Total	$	2	$	—	$	2	$	—

_____________

* Included in Cash and cash equivalents in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

** Included in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

*** Included in Accounts receivable, net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

**** Included in Other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Derivatives and Hedging Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The following tables provide information on the location and amounts of derivative fair values in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:



	Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
	September 30, 2011					September 30, 2011
In millions	Balance Sheet Location	Notional Amount		Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Notional Amount		Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Accounts receivable, net	$	35	$	1	Other current liabilities	$	29	$	—
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments				$	1				$	—
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Accounts receivable, net	$	122	$	6	Other current liabilities	$	70	$	2
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments				$	6				$	2
Total derivatives				$	7				$	2

	Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
	December 31, 2010					December 31, 2010
In millions	Balance Sheet Location	Notional Amount		Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Notional Amount		Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Accounts receivable, net	$96		$7		Other current liabilities	$105		$2
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments				$7					$2
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Accounts receivable, net	$79		$2		Other current liabilities	$70		$1
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments				$2					$1
Total derivatives				$9					$3

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

The effect of derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 were as follows:

In millions

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) on

Derivative

(Effective Portion)

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Reclassified from

AOCI

into the Condensed

Consolidated

Statement of Operations

(Effective Portion)

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in the

Condensed Consolidated

Statement of

Operations

(Ineffective Portion and

Amount Excluded from

Effectiveness Testing)

Derivatives in

Cash Flow

Hedging

Relationships

For the three months ended September 30, 2011

For the three months ended September 30, 2010

Location of Gain

(Loss)

Reclassified from

AOCI into the

Condensed

Consolidated

Statement of

Operations

(Effective Portion)

For the three months ended September 30, 2011

For the three months ended September 30, 2010

Location of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in the

Condensed Consolidated

Statement of Operations

(Ineffective

Portion and Amount

Excluded from

Effectiveness Testing)

For the three months ended September 30, 2011

For the three months ended September 30, 2010

Foreign exchange forward contracts

$(5)

Cost of

Products

$(2)

Other (expense) income

$(1)

$—

In millions

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) on

Derivative

(Effective Portion)

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Reclassified from

AOCI

into the Condensed

Consolidated

Statement of Operations

(Effective Portion)

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in the

Condensed Consolidated

Statement of

Operations

(Ineffective Portion and

Amount Excluded from

Effectiveness Testing)

Derivatives in

Cash Flow

Hedging

Relationships

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010

Location of Gain

(Loss)

Reclassified from

AOCI into the

Condensed

Consolidated

Statement of

Operations

(Effective Portion)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010

Location of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in the

Condensed Consolidated

Statement of Operations

(Ineffective

Portion and Amount

Excluded from

Effectiveness Testing)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010

Foreign exchange forward contracts

$(4)

$—

Cost of

Products

$(4)

Other (expense) income

$(1)

$—



In millions		Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations	For the three months ended September 30, 2011	For the three months ended September 30, 2010	For the nine months ended September 30, 2011	For the nine months ended September 30, 2010
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Other (expense) income	$—	$(1)	$(1)	$—
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Cost of Products	$2	$(3)	$1	$(2)

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the location and amount of gains and losses reported in the statement of financial performance, or when applicable, the statement of financial position. For example, (a) gains and losses recognized in the income statement on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in fair value hedges and related hedged items designated and qualifying in fair value hedges and (b) gains and losses initially recognized in other comprehensive income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges.

+ References + Details

Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax	$ 0	$ 8	$ (5)	$ 25
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	5	1	16
Net cash used in operating activities - discontinued operations			14	(6)
Fox River Environmental Matter [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax	0	8	1	25
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 0	$ 5	0	16
Kalamazoo Environmental Matter [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax			(2)	0
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			(1)	0
Japan Environmental Matter [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax			(2)	0
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			(1)	0
Spin Off of Teradata [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax			0	0
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			4	0
Closure of the Canadian EFT Business [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax			(2)	0
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest			$ (1)	$ 0

- Definition

Overall income (loss) from a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity, before income tax, reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items. Includes the following (before income tax): income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

+ References + Details

- Definition

This element represents the overall income (loss) from a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity, net of income tax, reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items before deduction or consideration of the amount which may be allocable to noncontrolling interests, if any. Includes the following (net of tax): income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 144
-Paragraph 43
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 144
-Paragraph 47
-Subparagraph c
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher AICPA
-Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)
-Number 51
-Paragraph 29
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 5
-Section 03
-Paragraph 15

Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 04
-Paragraph 13
-Article 7

Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 3
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 225
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-04.12)
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.14)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688

+ Details

Business Combination (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Aug. 24, 2011	Jul. 11, 2011
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs	$ 24		$ 25
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Revenue	1,463	$ 1,296	4,057	$ 3,668
Net Income attributable to NCR	$ 35	$ 83	$ 78	$ 84
Radiant [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price Per Share						$ 28
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price					$ 1,206
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount					73
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Net Tangible Assets					84
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill Amount					803
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Amortizable Intangible Assets					319
Hospitality and Special Retail [Member] \| Radiant [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill Amount					618
Financial Services [Member] \| Radiant [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill Amount					86
Retail Solutions [Member] \| Radiant [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill Amount					$ 99

Business Combination - Financing (Details) $ in Millions	Aug. 22, 2011 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Amount	$ 1,400
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	1,400
Senior Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured Debt	1,100
Term Loan [Member] \| Senior Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Amount	700
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	700
Revolving [Member] \| Senior Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Amount	700
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 700

Business Combination - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details)
$ in Millions

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

USD ($)

Years

Sep. 30, 2011

USD ($)

Aug. 24, 2011

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2010

USD ($)

Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Goodwill

$ 918

$ 115

Goodwill, Acquired During Period

803

Goodwill, Other Changes

Goodwill, Gross

921

118

Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss

$ (3)

(3)

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Estimated Fair Value

$ 319

Reseller Network [Member]

Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Estimated Fair Value

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Amortization Period | Years

^[1]

Technology Software and Hardware [Member]

Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Estimated Fair Value

106

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Amortization Period | Years

^[1]

Trademarks [Member]

Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Estimated Fair Value

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Amortization Period | Years

^[1]

Direct Customer Relationships [Member]

Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Estimated Fair Value

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Amortization Period | Years

^[1]

Noncompete Agreements [Member]

Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Estimated Fair Value

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Amortization Period | Years

^[1]

Internally Developed Software [Member]

Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Estimated Fair Value

$ 1

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Amortization Period | Years

^[1]

Financial Services [Member]

Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Goodwill

$ 153

153

Goodwill, Acquired During Period

Goodwill, Other Changes

Goodwill, Gross

153

Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss

Retail Solutions [Member]

Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Goodwill

117

Goodwill, Acquired During Period

Goodwill, Other Changes

Goodwill, Gross

120

Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss

(3)

Hospitality and Special Retail [Member]

Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Goodwill

618

Goodwill, Acquired During Period

618

Goodwill, Other Changes

Goodwill, Gross

618

Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss

Entertainment [Member]

Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Goodwill

Goodwill, Acquired During Period

Goodwill, Other Changes

Goodwill, Gross

Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss

Emerging Industries [Member]

Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Goodwill

Goodwill, Acquired During Period

Goodwill, Other Changes

Goodwill, Gross

Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss

$ 0

[1]

Determination of the weighted average amortization period of the individual categories of intangible assets was based on the nature of the applicable intangible asset and the expected future cash flows to be derived from the intangible asset. Amortization of intangible assets with definite lives is recognized over the period of time the assets are expected to contribute to future cash flows.

Supplemental Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stockholders' equity, beginning balance			$ 916	$ 592
Net Income	$ 15	$ 85	64	99
Currency translation adjustments			(11)	25
Unrealized loss on securities			(1)	(1)
Unrealized loss on derivatives			(4)
Benefit plans, net			125	101
Comprehensive income			173	224
Employee stock purchase and stock compensation plans			41	21
Repurchase of Company common stock			(70)	20
Stockholders' equity, ending balance	1,060	817	1,060	817
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Unrealized gain on securities	1		1		$ 2
Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives	1		1		5
Unamortized costs associated with pension, postemployment and postretirement benefits	(1,163)		(1,163)		(1,288)
Currency translation adjustents	(68)		(68)		(54)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,229)		(1,229)		$ (1,335)
Parent [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stockholders' equity, beginning balance			883	564
Net Income			62	95
Currency translation adjustments			(14)	23
Unrealized loss on securities			(1)	(1)
Unrealized loss on derivatives			(4)
Benefit plans, net			125	101
Comprehensive income			168	218
Employee stock purchase and stock compensation plans			41	21
Repurchase of Company common stock			(70)	20
Stockholders' equity, ending balance	1,022	783	1,022	783
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stockholders' equity, beginning balance			33	28
Net Income			2	4
Currency translation adjustments			3	2
Unrealized loss on securities			0	0
Unrealized loss on derivatives			0
Benefit plans, net			0	0
Comprehensive income			5	6
Employee stock purchase and stock compensation plans			0	0
Repurchase of Company common stock			0	0
Stockholders' equity, ending balance	$ 38	$ 34	$ 38	$ 34

Supplemental Financial Information - Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Inventory, Net [Abstract]
Work in process and raw materials	$ 182	$ 143
Finished goods	237	180
Service parts	431	418
Total inventories, net	$ 850	$ 741

Stock Compensation Plans (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($) Years $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($) Years $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 9	$ 6	$ 24	$ 15
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense	(2)	(2)	(7)	(5)
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Net of Tax	$ 7	$ 4	$ 17	$ 10
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares			$ 7.38	$ 5.49
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Risk-free interest rate	0.00%	1.60%	2.04%	2.31%
Expected volatility	0.00%	43.80%	40.40%	46.90%
Expected holding period (years)	0.0	4.8	5.1	4.8
Share Based Compensation Treasury Yield Curve Term			5 years
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 2	$ 2	$ 5	$ 4
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested awards	7		$ 7
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested awards, period for recognition (in years) \| Years			1.9
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	7	$ 4	$ 19	$ 11
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested awards	$ 54		$ 54
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested awards, period for recognition (in years) \| Years				1.7

Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Net benefit cost	$ 62		$ 50	$ 166	$ 156
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Net service cost	3		4	11	11
Interest cost	69		70	205	209
Expected return on plan assets	(67)		(67)	(200)	(205)
Settlement charge	1		0	2	6
Prior service cost	2		0	4	0
Actuarial loss	54		43	144	135
Net benefit cost	62		50	166	156
United States Pension Plans of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Net service cost	0		0	0	0
Interest cost	45		48	136	142
Expected return on plan assets	(39)		(41)	(117)	(124)
Settlement charge	0		0	0	0
Prior service cost	0		0	0	0
Actuarial loss	34		29	92	89
Net benefit cost	40		36	111	107
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer	2			6
Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year	4			4
Defined Benefit Plan Estimated Total Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year	10			10
Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Net service cost	3		4	11	11
Interest cost	24		22	69	67
Expected return on plan assets	(28)		(26)	(83)	(81)
Settlement charge	1		0	2	6
Prior service cost	2		0	4	0
Actuarial loss	20		14	52	46
Net benefit cost	22		14	55	49
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer	20			60
Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year	55			55
Defined Benefit Plan Estimated Total Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year	115			115
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Interest cost	0		1	1	4
Prior service cost	(4)		(3)	(13)	(10)
Actuarial loss	0		1	2	3
Net benefit cost	(4)		(1)	(10)	(3)
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer	1			7
Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year	3			3
Defined Benefit Plan Estimated Total Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year	10			10
Postemployment Benefit Plans Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Net service cost	5		3	18	16
Interest cost	3		3	8	9
Prior service cost	(1)		(1)	(8)	(1)
Actuarial loss	4		2	11	8
Net benefit cost	11		7	29	32
Restructuring severance cost	6		0	6	0
Net benefit cost	17		$ 7	35	$ 32
Benefit For Reduction In Actuarial Liability		$ 6
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer	6			18
Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year	32			32
Defined Benefit Plan Estimated Total Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year	$ 50			$ 50

Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2009 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Consent Decrees Filed By Government		12
Number of Defendants With Asserted Cross Claims	2
Commission Arrangement Lawsuit [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Accrual, at Carrying Value			$ 8,000,000
Fox River Site [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Promissory Note, Original Maximum Obligation				$ 20,000,000
Promissory Note, Current Maximum Obligation	$ 16,000,000
Portion Of Costs Below Threshold, Percentage	45.00%
Threshold For Environmental Cleanup Costs	$ 75,000,000
Portion Of Costs Exceeding Threshold, Percentage	40.00%
Estimated Total Clean Up Costs	$ 930,000,000
Loss Contingency, Potential Reserve Increase Amount	$ 19,000,000
Anticipated Allocable Total Site Costs, Maximum	100.00%
Estimate of AT&T and Actel-Lucent's Portion of Payout, Recorded As Long Term Asset	$ 85,000,000		86,000,000
Total Amount Received from Settlements with Insurance Carriers	158,000,000
Amounts Expected to be Received from Settlements with Insurance Carriers	4,000,000
Portion of Insurance Settlements Subject to Competing Claims	9,000,000
NCRs Agreed Upon Share of Insurance Settlements Subject to Competing Claims	4,000,000
Judgement Against Insurance Company, Amount Awarded, Pending Appeal	$ 5,000,000
Number of Potentially Responsible Parties	8
Additional Potentially Responsible Parties	4
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Minimum	$ 0
Number of Insurance Companies Not Settled	1
Total Clean Up Costs, Fox River Site [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage Contingency for Probable Cost Overruns	15.00%
Estimated Total Clean Up Costs With Additional Overrun Contingency	$ 986,000,000
Total Natrual Resource Damages, Fox River Site [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated Total NRD Costs	76,000,000
Estimated Federal Government Maximum NRD Costs	382,000,000
Total Natrual Resource Damages, Fox River Site [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated Maximum NRD Costs	246,000,000
Total Natrual Resource Damages, Fox River Site [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated Maximum NRD Costs	0
Fox River LLC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Fox River LLC Funding Remainder Other Current Asset	5,000,000		5,000,000
Net Loss Contingency Accrual	$ 180,000,000		$ 199,000,000
Kalamazoo River Site [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Defendants	3
Alleged Portion Of GP Clean Up Costs	$ 79,000,000

Commitments and Contingencies - Warranty Reserve (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Warranty reserve liability, beginning balance	$ 24	$ 25
Warranty reserve liability, accruals for warranties issued	28	33
Warranty reserve liability, settlements (in cash or in kind)	(32)	(35)
Warranty reserve liability, ending balance	$ 20	$ 23

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ (1)	$ (45)	$ 8	$ (35)
Release of valuation allowance for specific deferred tax assets		$ 40

Earnings Per Share and Share Repurchases (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Income from continuing operations	$ 16	$ 78	$ 61	$ 79
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	5	1	16
Net income applicable to common shares	$ 16	$ 83	$ 62	$ 95
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted [Abstract]
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock	157.4	160.1	158.1	160.1
Dilutive effect of employee stock options and restricted stock	2.8	1.4	2.8	1.3
Common stock and common stock equivalents	160.2	161.5	160.9	161.4
Earnings Per Share, Basic [Abstract]
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$ 0.1	$ 0.49	$ 0.38	$ 0.49
Basic earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations	0.00	0.03	0.01	0.1
Net earnings (loss) per share (Basic)	0.1	0.52	0.39	0.59
Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Abstract]
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing oeprations	0.1	0.48	0.38	0.49
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations	0.00	0.03	0.01	0.1
Net earnings (loss) per share (Diluted)	$ 0.1	$ 0.51	$ 0.39	$ 0.59
Shares repurchased
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares	0.0	1.5	3.6	1.5
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value	$ 0	$ 20	$ 70	$ 20

Earnings Per Share and Share Repurchases - Anidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of EPS (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Stock Options [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive secutiries excluded from computation of earnings per share	3.0	6.1	2.5	6.1

- Definition

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 128
-Paragraph 13, 14
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 128
-Paragraph 171
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 128
-Paragraph 40
-Subparagraph c
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257

Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Diluted Earnings Per Share
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6510752

Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Contingent Stock Agreement
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6508534

Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Antidilution
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6505113

Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)
-Number 07-4
-Paragraph 4
-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

+ Details

Segment Information and Concentrations - Revenue and Operating Income By Segments (Details) - USD ($)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Sep. 30, 2010

Sep. 30, 2011

Sep. 30, 2010

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Acquisition Costs Included in Other Adjustments

$ 33

Revenues

1,403,000,000

$ 1,207,000,000

$ 3,810,000,000

$ 3,412,000,000

Operating Income (Loss)

18,000,000

34,000,000

71,000,000

47,000,000

Pension Expense

62,000,000

50,000,000

166,000,000

156,000,000

Other adjustments

^[1]

33,000,000

6,000,000

34,000,000

18,000,000

24,000,000

25,000,000

6,000,000

3,000,000

Relocation Costs Included In Other Adjustments

6,000,000

18,000,000

Reportable Segment [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Segment Operating Income (Loss)

113,000,000

90,000,000

271,000,000

221,000,000

Entertainment [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

42,000,000

29,000,000

117,000,000

70,000,000

Segment Operating Income (Loss)

(13,000,000)

(45,000,000)

(35,000,000)

Retail Solutions [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

461,000,000

430,000,000

1,286,000,000

1,226,000,000

Segment Operating Income (Loss)

22,000,000

25,000,000

55,000,000

45,000,000

Hospitality and Special Retail [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

^[2]

36,000,000

Segment Operating Income (Loss)

^[2]

5,000,000

Financial Services [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

770,000,000

655,000,000

2,091,000,000

1,860,000,000

Segment Operating Income (Loss)

81,000,000

63,000,000

205,000,000

171,000,000

Emerging Industries [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Revenues

94,000,000

93,000,000

280,000,000

256,000,000

Segment Operating Income (Loss)

$ 18,000,000

$ 15,000,000

$ 51,000,000

$ 40,000,000

[1]

[2]

The acquisition of Radiant was completed on August 24, 2011. Because the transaction was completed during the third quarter of 2011, the revenue and operating income results reflected for the Hospitality and Specialty Retail segment are partial, and reflect only the period from August 25, 2011 through September 30, 2011.

Segment Information and Concentrations - Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Product revenue	$ 719	$ 600	$ 1,863	$ 1,655
Professional and installation services revenue	193	148	508	406
Total solution revenue	912	748	2,371	2,061
Support services revenue	491	459	1,439	1,351
Total revenue	$ 1,403	$ 1,207	$ 3,810	$ 3,412

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Details)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2011

USD ($)

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Available-for-sale Securities

$ 0

Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Deposits held in money market funds

58,000,000

^[1]

58,000,000

^[1]

Available for sale securities

10,000,000

^[2]

10,000,000

^[2]

Foreign exchange forward contracts

7,000,000

^[3]

7,000,000

^[3]

Total assets

75,000,000

Foreign exchange forward contracts

2,000,000

^[4]

2,000,000

^[4]

Total liabilities

2,000,000

Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Deposits held in money market funds

58,000,000

^[1]

58,000,000

^[1]

Available for sale securities

10,000,000

^[2]

10,000,000

^[2]

Foreign exchange forward contracts

^[3]

Total assets

68,000,000

Foreign exchange forward contracts

^[4]

Total liabilities

Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Deposits held in money market funds

^[1]

Available for sale securities

^[2]

Foreign exchange forward contracts

7,000,000

^[3]

7,000,000

^[3]

Total assets

7,000,000

Foreign exchange forward contracts

2,000,000

^[4]

2,000,000

^[4]

Total liabilities

2,000,000

Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Deposits held in money market funds

^[1]

Available for sale securities

^[2]

Foreign exchange forward contracts

^[3]

Total assets

Foreign exchange forward contracts

^[4]

Total liabilities

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Fair Value Adjustments

$ 0

[1]	Included in Cash and cash equivalents in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
[2]	Included in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
[3]	Included in Accounts receivable, net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
[4]	Included in Other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Debt Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Debt Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2011	Aug. 22, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2009
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Amount		$ 1,400.0
Maximum Incremental Borrowing Per Secured Credit Facility	$ 500.0
Deferred Finance Costs, Noncurrent, Net	28.0
Long-term debt	$ 1,061.0		$ 10.0
Interest Coverage Ratio Determination Period	four consecutive fiscal quarters
Capital Lease Obligation At Issuance				$ 5.0
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 1,063.0		$ 13.0
Fiscal Quarter In 2012 and 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Covenant Consolidated Leverage Ratio	350.00%
Fiscal Quarter in 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Covenant Consolidated Leverage Ratio	325.00%
Fiscal Quarter in 2015 and Beyond [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Covenant Consolidated Leverage Ratio	300.00%
Fiscal Quarters Ending Prior to December 31, 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Covenant Interest Coverage Ratio	350.00%
Fiscal Quarters Ending On Or After December 31, 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Covenant Interest Coverage Ratio	400.00%
Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 1,050.0
Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 5.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	9.49%
Capital Lease Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 3.0
Georgia Development Authority IRB Rate				5.00%
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Reduction in Borrowing Capacity From Usage of Letters of Credit		21.0
Secured Debt [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Amount		700.0
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding		700.0
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	17.5
Debt Instrument, Amont Due at Maturity Date	$ 455.0
Secured Debt [Member] \| Revolving [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Amount		700.0
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding		$ 350.0
Base Rate [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.00%
Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Margin for Base Rate Loans	0.25%
Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Margin for Base Rate Loans	1.50%
Federal Funds Rate [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.50%
LIBOR [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Margin for Base Rate Loans	1.25%
LIBOR [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Margin for Base Rate Loans	2.50%

Derivatives and Hedging Instruments - Derivative Fair Values (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Currency Exposure, Number of Functional Currencies	50
Maximum Period For Cash Flow Hedging Activity	15
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	$ 7	$ 9
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	2	3
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cumulative Changes in Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges, Effect Net of Tax	(1)	(5)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	1	7
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	0	2
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	6	2
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	2	1
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cumulative Changes in Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges, Effect Net of Tax	(1)
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Notional Amount	35	96
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	1	7
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Notional Amount	29	105
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	0	2
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Notional Amount	122	79
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	6	2
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Notional Amount	70	70
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	$ 2	$ 1

Derivatives and Hedging Instruments - Gain (Loss) on Derivatives (Details) - Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] - Cash Flow Hedging [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) on Derivative (Effective Portion)	$ 4	$ (5)	$ (4)	$ 0
Cost of Products [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into the Condensed COnsolidated Statement of Operations (Effective Portion)	(2)	2	(4)	3
Other Income Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)	$ (1)	$ 0	$ (1)	$ 0

Derivative and Hedging Instruments - Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments (Details) - Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Other Income Expense [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations	$ 0	$ (1)	$ (1)	$ 0
Cost of Products [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations	$ 2	$ (3)	$ 1	$ (2)

Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 12, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of Years for ATM Master Purchase Agreement		5
Sale [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Subscription, Approximate Subscription Price		$ 43
Percent of Ncr Brasil Voting Stock Retained		51.00%
Percent of Ncr Brasil Voting Stock Sold		49.00%
Interest Rate Swap Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest Rate Swap Beginning Notional	$ 560
Interest Rate Swap Ending Notional	$ 341