TNC US HOLDINGS, INC. has sponsored the creation of one or more 401k plans.
Submission information for form 5500 for 401k plan THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN
| Measure | Date | Value |
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| 2022: THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2022 401k membership |
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| Market value of plan assets | 2022-12-31 | 335,023,043 |
| Acturial value of plan assets | 2022-12-31 | 319,251,976 |
| Funding target for retired participants and beneficiaries receiving payment | 2022-12-31 | 149,076,343 |
| Number of terminated vested participants | 2022-12-31 | 3,082 |
| Fundng target for terminated vested participants | 2022-12-31 | 92,721,071 |
| Active participant vested funding target | 2022-12-31 | 29,818,522 |
| Number of active participants | 2022-12-31 | 1,009 |
| Total funding liabilities for active participants | 2022-12-31 | 29,818,522 |
| Total participant count | 2022-12-31 | 6,461 |
| Total funding target for all participants | 2022-12-31 | 271,615,936 |
| Balance at beginning of prior year after applicable adjustments | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balance at beginning of prior year after applicable adjustments | 2022-12-31 | 1,979,628 |
| Carryover balanced portion elected for use to offset prior years funding requirement | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balanced used to offset prior years funding requirement | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Amount remaining of carryover balance | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Amount remaining of prefunding balance | 2022-12-31 | 1,979,628 |
| Present value of excess contributions | 2022-12-31 | 9,198,854 |
| Total available prior years excess cotributions available at beginning of current plan year to add to prefunding balance | 2022-12-31 | 9,713,990 |
| Total available prior years excess cotributions added at beginning of current plan year to add to prefunding balance | 2022-12-31 | 9,713,990 |
| Reductions in caryover balances due to elections or deemed elections | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Reductions in prefunding balances due to elections or deemed elections | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Balance of carryovers at beginning of current year | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Balance of prefunding at beginning of current year | 2022-12-31 | 11,873,566 |
| Total employer contributions | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Total employee contributions | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocated toward unpaid minimum require contributions from prior years | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions made to avoid restrictions adjusted to valuation date | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocated toward minimum required contributions for current year adjusted to valuation date | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for all prior years | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| iDiscounted employer contributions allocated toward unpaid minimum required contributions from prior years | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Remaining amount of unpaid minimum required contributions | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Minimum required contributions for current year target normal cost | 2022-12-31 | 3,500,000 |
| Net shortfall amortization installment of oustanding balance | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Waiver amortization installment | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Total funding amount beforereflecting carryover/prefunding balances | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Carryover balance elected to use to offset funding requirement | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balance elected to use to offset funding requirement | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Additional cash requirement | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocatedtoward minimum required contributions for current year | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for current year | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for all years | 2022-12-31 | 0 |
| Total participants, beginning-of-year | 2022-01-01 | 6,417 |
| Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 | 2022-01-01 | 949 |
| Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits | 2022-01-01 | 2,208 |
| Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits | 2022-01-01 | 2,953 |
| Total of all active and inactive participants | 2022-01-01 | 6,110 |
| Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits | 2022-01-01 | 246 |
| Total participants | 2022-01-01 | 6,356 |
| Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested | 2022-01-01 | 0 |
| 2021: THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2021 401k membership |
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| Market value of plan assets | 2021-12-31 | 315,931,252 |
| Acturial value of plan assets | 2021-12-31 | 284,850,981 |
| Funding target for retired participants and beneficiaries receiving payment | 2021-12-31 | 141,391,867 |
| Number of terminated vested participants | 2021-12-31 | 2,831 |
| Fundng target for terminated vested participants | 2021-12-31 | 86,748,545 |
| Active participant vested funding target | 2021-12-31 | 39,432,101 |
| Number of active participants | 2021-12-31 | 1,559 |
| Total funding liabilities for active participants | 2021-12-31 | 39,629,490 |
| Total participant count | 2021-12-31 | 6,630 |
| Total funding target for all participants | 2021-12-31 | 267,769,902 |
| Balance at beginning of prior year after applicable adjustments | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balance at beginning of prior year after applicable adjustments | 2021-12-31 | 6,500,000 |
| Carryover balanced portion elected for use to offset prior years funding requirement | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balanced used to offset prior years funding requirement | 2021-12-31 | 6,500,000 |
| Amount remaining of carryover balance | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Amount remaining of prefunding balance | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Present value of excess contributions | 2021-12-31 | 9,580,097 |
| Total available prior years excess cotributions available at beginning of current plan year to add to prefunding balance | 2021-12-31 | 10,828,330 |
| Total available prior years excess cotributions added at beginning of current plan year to add to prefunding balance | 2021-12-31 | 1,979,628 |
| Reductions in caryover balances due to elections or deemed elections | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Reductions in prefunding balances due to elections or deemed elections | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Balance of carryovers at beginning of current year | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Balance of prefunding at beginning of current year | 2021-12-31 | 1,979,628 |
| Total employer contributions | 2021-12-31 | 10,000,000 |
| Total employee contributions | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocated toward unpaid minimum require contributions from prior years | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions made to avoid restrictions adjusted to valuation date | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocated toward minimum required contributions for current year adjusted to valuation date | 2021-12-31 | 9,198,854 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for all prior years | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| iDiscounted employer contributions allocated toward unpaid minimum required contributions from prior years | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Remaining amount of unpaid minimum required contributions | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Minimum required contributions for current year target normal cost | 2021-12-31 | 3,600,000 |
| Net shortfall amortization installment of oustanding balance | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Waiver amortization installment | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Total funding amount beforereflecting carryover/prefunding balances | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Carryover balance elected to use to offset funding requirement | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balance elected to use to offset funding requirement | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Additional cash requirement | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocatedtoward minimum required contributions for current year | 2021-12-31 | 9,198,854 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for current year | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for all years | 2021-12-31 | 0 |
| Total participants, beginning-of-year | 2021-01-01 | 6,588 |
| Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 | 2021-01-01 | 1,009 |
| Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits | 2021-01-01 | 2,146 |
| Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits | 2021-01-01 | 3,036 |
| Total of all active and inactive participants | 2021-01-01 | 6,191 |
| Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits | 2021-01-01 | 226 |
| Total participants | 2021-01-01 | 6,417 |
| 2020: THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2020 401k membership |
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| Market value of plan assets | 2020-12-31 | 280,023,629 |
| Acturial value of plan assets | 2020-12-31 | 267,229,890 |
| Funding target for retired participants and beneficiaries receiving payment | 2020-12-31 | 142,303,876 |
| Number of terminated vested participants | 2020-12-31 | 2,772 |
| Fundng target for terminated vested participants | 2020-12-31 | 87,306,678 |
| Active participant vested funding target | 2020-12-31 | 44,880,116 |
| Number of active participants | 2020-12-31 | 1,768 |
| Total funding liabilities for active participants | 2020-12-31 | 45,087,463 |
| Total participant count | 2020-12-31 | 6,696 |
| Total funding target for all participants | 2020-12-31 | 274,698,017 |
| Balance at beginning of prior year after applicable adjustments | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balance at beginning of prior year after applicable adjustments | 2020-12-31 | 5,254,834 |
| Carryover balanced portion elected for use to offset prior years funding requirement | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balanced used to offset prior years funding requirement | 2020-12-31 | 5,254,834 |
| Amount remaining of carryover balance | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Amount remaining of prefunding balance | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Present value of excess contributions | 2020-12-31 | 6,177,320 |
| Total available prior years excess cotributions available at beginning of current plan year to add to prefunding balance | 2020-12-31 | 7,389,062 |
| Total available prior years excess cotributions added at beginning of current plan year to add to prefunding balance | 2020-12-31 | 6,500,000 |
| Reductions in caryover balances due to elections or deemed elections | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Reductions in prefunding balances due to elections or deemed elections | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Balance of carryovers at beginning of current year | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Balance of prefunding at beginning of current year | 2020-12-31 | 6,500,000 |
| Total employer contributions | 2020-12-31 | 11,000,000 |
| Total employee contributions | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocated toward unpaid minimum require contributions from prior years | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions made to avoid restrictions adjusted to valuation date | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocated toward minimum required contributions for current year adjusted to valuation date | 2020-12-31 | 10,125,784 |
| Liquidity shortfalls end of Q1 | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Liquidity shortfalls end of Q2 | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Liquidity shortfalls end of Q3 | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Liquidity shortfalls end of Q4 | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for all prior years | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| iDiscounted employer contributions allocated toward unpaid minimum required contributions from prior years | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Remaining amount of unpaid minimum required contributions | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Minimum required contributions for current year target normal cost | 2020-12-31 | 3,800,000 |
| Net shortfall amortization installment of oustanding balance | 2020-12-31 | 13,968,127 |
| Waiver amortization installment | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Total funding amount beforereflecting carryover/prefunding balances | 2020-12-31 | 7,045,687 |
| Carryover balance elected to use to offset funding requirement | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balance elected to use to offset funding requirement | 2020-12-31 | 6,500,000 |
| Additional cash requirement | 2020-12-31 | 545,687 |
| Contributions allocatedtoward minimum required contributions for current year | 2020-12-31 | 10,125,784 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for current year | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for all years | 2020-12-31 | 0 |
| Total participants, beginning-of-year | 2020-01-01 | 6,658 |
| Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 | 2020-01-01 | 1,559 |
| Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits | 2020-01-01 | 2,019 |
| Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits | 2020-01-01 | 2,789 |
| Total of all active and inactive participants | 2020-01-01 | 6,367 |
| Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits | 2020-01-01 | 221 |
| Total participants | 2020-01-01 | 6,588 |
| Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested | 2020-01-01 | 0 |
| 2019: THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2019 401k membership |
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| Market value of plan assets | 2019-12-31 | 241,038,327 |
| Acturial value of plan assets | 2019-12-31 | 255,064,638 |
| Funding target for retired participants and beneficiaries receiving payment | 2019-12-31 | 138,153,342 |
| Number of terminated vested participants | 2019-12-31 | 2,791 |
| Fundng target for terminated vested participants | 2019-12-31 | 83,822,600 |
| Active participant vested funding target | 2019-12-31 | 49,461,255 |
| Number of active participants | 2019-12-31 | 1,908 |
| Total funding liabilities for active participants | 2019-12-31 | 49,733,339 |
| Total participant count | 2019-12-31 | 6,777 |
| Total funding target for all participants | 2019-12-31 | 271,709,281 |
| Balance at beginning of prior year after applicable adjustments | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balance at beginning of prior year after applicable adjustments | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Carryover balanced portion elected for use to offset prior years funding requirement | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balanced used to offset prior years funding requirement | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Amount remaining of carryover balance | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Amount remaining of prefunding balance | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Present value of excess contributions | 2019-12-31 | 4,968,640 |
| Total available prior years excess cotributions available at beginning of current plan year to add to prefunding balance | 2019-12-31 | 5,254,834 |
| Total available prior years excess cotributions added at beginning of current plan year to add to prefunding balance | 2019-12-31 | 5,254,834 |
| Reductions in caryover balances due to elections or deemed elections | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Reductions in prefunding balances due to elections or deemed elections | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Balance of carryovers at beginning of current year | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Balance of prefunding at beginning of current year | 2019-12-31 | 5,254,834 |
| Total employer contributions | 2019-12-31 | 10,400,000 |
| Total employee contributions | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocated toward unpaid minimum require contributions from prior years | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions made to avoid restrictions adjusted to valuation date | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocated toward minimum required contributions for current year adjusted to valuation date | 2019-12-31 | 9,649,116 |
| Liquidity shortfalls end of Q1 | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Liquidity shortfalls end of Q2 | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Liquidity shortfalls end of Q3 | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Liquidity shortfalls end of Q4 | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for all prior years | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| iDiscounted employer contributions allocated toward unpaid minimum required contributions from prior years | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Remaining amount of unpaid minimum required contributions | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Minimum required contributions for current year target normal cost | 2019-12-31 | 4,700,000 |
| Net shortfall amortization installment of oustanding balance | 2019-12-31 | 21,899,477 |
| Waiver amortization installment | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Total funding amount beforereflecting carryover/prefunding balances | 2019-12-31 | 8,726,630 |
| Carryover balance elected to use to offset funding requirement | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balance elected to use to offset funding requirement | 2019-12-31 | 5,254,834 |
| Additional cash requirement | 2019-12-31 | 3,471,796 |
| Contributions allocatedtoward minimum required contributions for current year | 2019-12-31 | 9,649,116 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for current year | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for all years | 2019-12-31 | 0 |
| Total participants, beginning-of-year | 2019-01-01 | 6,750 |
| Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 | 2019-01-01 | 1,768 |
| Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits | 2019-01-01 | 1,952 |
| Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits | 2019-01-01 | 2,735 |
| Total of all active and inactive participants | 2019-01-01 | 6,455 |
| Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits | 2019-01-01 | 203 |
| Total participants | 2019-01-01 | 6,658 |
| Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested | 2019-01-01 | 0 |
| 2018: THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2018 401k membership |
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| Market value of plan assets | 2018-12-31 | 264,867,642 |
| Acturial value of plan assets | 2018-12-31 | 246,514,415 |
| Funding target for retired participants and beneficiaries receiving payment | 2018-12-31 | 133,444,637 |
| Number of terminated vested participants | 2018-12-31 | 2,715 |
| Fundng target for terminated vested participants | 2018-12-31 | 77,362,504 |
| Active participant vested funding target | 2018-12-31 | 52,238,769 |
| Number of active participants | 2018-12-31 | 2,244 |
| Total funding liabilities for active participants | 2018-12-31 | 53,232,398 |
| Total participant count | 2018-12-31 | 6,940 |
| Total funding target for all participants | 2018-12-31 | 264,039,539 |
| Balance at beginning of prior year after applicable adjustments | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balance at beginning of prior year after applicable adjustments | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Carryover balanced portion elected for use to offset prior years funding requirement | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balanced used to offset prior years funding requirement | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Amount remaining of carryover balance | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Amount remaining of prefunding balance | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Present value of excess contributions | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Total available prior years excess cotributions available at beginning of current plan year to add to prefunding balance | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Total available prior years excess cotributions added at beginning of current plan year to add to prefunding balance | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Reductions in caryover balances due to elections or deemed elections | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Reductions in prefunding balances due to elections or deemed elections | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Balance of carryovers at beginning of current year | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Balance of prefunding at beginning of current year | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Total employer contributions | 2018-12-31 | 12,940,548 |
| Total employee contributions | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocated toward unpaid minimum require contributions from prior years | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions made to avoid restrictions adjusted to valuation date | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocated toward minimum required contributions for current year adjusted to valuation date | 2018-12-31 | 12,138,479 |
| Liquidity shortfalls end of Q1 | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Liquidity shortfalls end of Q2 | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Liquidity shortfalls end of Q3 | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Liquidity shortfalls end of Q4 | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for all prior years | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| iDiscounted employer contributions allocated toward unpaid minimum required contributions from prior years | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Remaining amount of unpaid minimum required contributions | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Minimum required contributions for current year target normal cost | 2018-12-31 | 4,200,000 |
| Net shortfall amortization installment of oustanding balance | 2018-12-31 | 17,525,124 |
| Waiver amortization installment | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Total funding amount beforereflecting carryover/prefunding balances | 2018-12-31 | 7,169,839 |
| Carryover balance elected to use to offset funding requirement | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balance elected to use to offset funding requirement | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Additional cash requirement | 2018-12-31 | 7,169,839 |
| Contributions allocatedtoward minimum required contributions for current year | 2018-12-31 | 12,138,479 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for current year | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for all years | 2018-12-31 | 0 |
| Total participants, beginning-of-year | 2018-01-01 | 6,918 |
| Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 | 2018-01-01 | 1,908 |
| Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits | 2018-01-01 | 1,883 |
| Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits | 2018-01-01 | 2,756 |
| Total of all active and inactive participants | 2018-01-01 | 6,547 |
| Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits | 2018-01-01 | 203 |
| Total participants | 2018-01-01 | 6,750 |
| Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested | 2018-01-01 | 0 |
| 2017: THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2017 401k membership |
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| Market value of plan assets | 2017-12-31 | 235,715,022 |
| Acturial value of plan assets | 2017-12-31 | 242,889,779 |
| Funding target for retired participants and beneficiaries receiving payment | 2017-12-31 | 120,752,867 |
| Number of terminated vested participants | 2017-12-31 | 2,644 |
| Fundng target for terminated vested participants | 2017-12-31 | 71,824,071 |
| Active participant vested funding target | 2017-12-31 | 54,617,212 |
| Number of active participants | 2017-12-31 | 2,533 |
| Total funding liabilities for active participants | 2017-12-31 | 55,918,705 |
| Total participant count | 2017-12-31 | 7,050 |
| Total funding target for all participants | 2017-12-31 | 248,495,643 |
| Balance at beginning of prior year after applicable adjustments | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balance at beginning of prior year after applicable adjustments | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Carryover balanced portion elected for use to offset prior years funding requirement | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balanced used to offset prior years funding requirement | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Amount remaining of carryover balance | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Amount remaining of prefunding balance | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Present value of excess contributions | 2017-12-31 | 1,256 |
| Total available prior years excess cotributions available at beginning of current plan year to add to prefunding balance | 2017-12-31 | 1,333 |
| Total available prior years excess cotributions added at beginning of current plan year to add to prefunding balance | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Reductions in caryover balances due to elections or deemed elections | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Reductions in prefunding balances due to elections or deemed elections | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Balance of carryovers at beginning of current year | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Balance of prefunding at beginning of current year | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Total employer contributions | 2017-12-31 | 4,988,464 |
| Total employee contributions | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocated toward unpaid minimum require contributions from prior years | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions made to avoid restrictions adjusted to valuation date | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocated toward minimum required contributions for current year adjusted to valuation date | 2017-12-31 | 4,520,548 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for all prior years | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| iDiscounted employer contributions allocated toward unpaid minimum required contributions from prior years | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Remaining amount of unpaid minimum required contributions | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Minimum required contributions for current year target normal cost | 2017-12-31 | 3,600,000 |
| Net shortfall amortization installment of oustanding balance | 2017-12-31 | 5,605,864 |
| Waiver amortization installment | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Total funding amount beforereflecting carryover/prefunding balances | 2017-12-31 | 4,520,548 |
| Carryover balance elected to use to offset funding requirement | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balance elected to use to offset funding requirement | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Additional cash requirement | 2017-12-31 | 4,520,548 |
| Contributions allocatedtoward minimum required contributions for current year | 2017-12-31 | 4,520,548 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for current year | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for all years | 2017-12-31 | 0 |
| Total participants, beginning-of-year | 2017-01-01 | 7,035 |
| Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 | 2017-01-01 | 2,244 |
| Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits | 2017-01-01 | 1,795 |
| Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits | 2017-01-01 | 2,683 |
| Total of all active and inactive participants | 2017-01-01 | 6,722 |
| Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits | 2017-01-01 | 196 |
| Total participants | 2017-01-01 | 6,918 |
| Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested | 2017-01-01 | 0 |
| 2016: THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2016 401k membership |
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| Market value of plan assets | 2016-12-31 | 230,976,210 |
| Acturial value of plan assets | 2016-12-31 | 247,027,585 |
| Funding target for retired participants and beneficiaries receiving payment | 2016-12-31 | 117,952,424 |
| Number of terminated vested participants | 2016-12-31 | 2,567 |
| Fundng target for terminated vested participants | 2016-12-31 | 70,496,627 |
| Active participant vested funding target | 2016-12-31 | 56,641,002 |
| Number of active participants | 2016-12-31 | 2,744 |
| Total funding liabilities for active participants | 2016-12-31 | 57,335,503 |
| Total participant count | 2016-12-31 | 7,122 |
| Total funding target for all participants | 2016-12-31 | 245,784,554 |
| Balance at beginning of prior year after applicable adjustments | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balance at beginning of prior year after applicable adjustments | 2016-12-31 | 1,811,898 |
| Carryover balanced portion elected for use to offset prior years funding requirement | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balanced used to offset prior years funding requirement | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Amount remaining of carryover balance | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Amount remaining of prefunding balance | 2016-12-31 | 1,811,898 |
| Present value of excess contributions | 2016-12-31 | 36,188 |
| Total available prior years excess cotributions available at beginning of current plan year to add to prefunding balance | 2016-12-31 | 38,500 |
| Total available prior years excess cotributions added at beginning of current plan year to add to prefunding balance | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Reductions in caryover balances due to elections or deemed elections | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Reductions in prefunding balances due to elections or deemed elections | 2016-12-31 | 1,759,715 |
| Balance of carryovers at beginning of current year | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Balance of prefunding at beginning of current year | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Total employer contributions | 2016-12-31 | 2,831,168 |
| Total employee contributions | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocated toward unpaid minimum require contributions from prior years | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions made to avoid restrictions adjusted to valuation date | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Contributions allocated toward minimum required contributions for current year adjusted to valuation date | 2016-12-31 | 2,558,225 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for all prior years | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| iDiscounted employer contributions allocated toward unpaid minimum required contributions from prior years | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Remaining amount of unpaid minimum required contributions | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Minimum required contributions for current year target normal cost | 2016-12-31 | 3,800,000 |
| Net shortfall amortization installment of oustanding balance | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Waiver amortization installment | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Total funding amount beforereflecting carryover/prefunding balances | 2016-12-31 | 2,556,969 |
| Carryover balance elected to use to offset funding requirement | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Prefunding balance elected to use to offset funding requirement | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Additional cash requirement | 2016-12-31 | 2,556,969 |
| Contributions allocatedtoward minimum required contributions for current year | 2016-12-31 | 2,558,225 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for current year | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Unpaid minimum required contributions for all years | 2016-12-31 | 0 |
| Total participants, beginning-of-year | 2016-01-01 | 7,107 |
| Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 | 2016-01-01 | 2,533 |
| Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits | 2016-01-01 | 1,700 |
| Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits | 2016-01-01 | 2,611 |
| Total of all active and inactive participants | 2016-01-01 | 6,844 |
| Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits | 2016-01-01 | 191 |
| Total participants | 2016-01-01 | 7,035 |
| Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested | 2016-01-01 | 2 |
| 2015: THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2015 401k membership |
|---|
| Total participants, beginning-of-year | 2015-01-01 | 9,594 |
| Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 | 2015-01-01 | 2,744 |
| Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits | 2015-01-01 | 1,651 |
| Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits | 2015-01-01 | 2,531 |
| Total of all active and inactive participants | 2015-01-01 | 6,926 |
| Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits | 2015-01-01 | 181 |
| Total participants | 2015-01-01 | 7,107 |
| Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested | 2015-01-01 | 3 |
| 2014: THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2014 401k membership |
|---|
| Total participants, beginning-of-year | 2014-01-01 | 9,622 |
| Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 | 2014-01-01 | 3,042 |
| Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits | 2014-01-01 | 1,558 |
| Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits | 2014-01-01 | 4,837 |
| Total of all active and inactive participants | 2014-01-01 | 9,437 |
| Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits | 2014-01-01 | 157 |
| Total participants | 2014-01-01 | 9,594 |
| Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested | 2014-01-01 | 3 |
| 2013: THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2013 401k membership |
|---|
| Total participants, beginning-of-year | 2013-01-01 | 9,891 |
| Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 | 2013-01-01 | 3,307 |
| Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits | 2013-01-01 | 1,415 |
| Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits | 2013-01-01 | 4,744 |
| Total of all active and inactive participants | 2013-01-01 | 9,466 |
| Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits | 2013-01-01 | 156 |
| Total participants | 2013-01-01 | 9,622 |
| Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested | 2013-01-01 | 21 |
| 2012: THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2012 401k membership |
|---|
| Total participants, beginning-of-year | 2012-01-01 | 10,130 |
| Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 | 2012-01-01 | 3,770 |
| Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits | 2012-01-01 | 1,340 |
| Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits | 2012-01-01 | 4,632 |
| Total of all active and inactive participants | 2012-01-01 | 9,742 |
| Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits | 2012-01-01 | 149 |
| Total participants | 2012-01-01 | 9,891 |
| Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested | 2012-01-01 | 7 |
| 2011: THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2011 401k membership |
|---|
| Total participants, beginning-of-year | 2011-01-01 | 10,363 |
| Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 | 2011-01-01 | 4,212 |
| Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits | 2011-01-01 | 1,198 |
| Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits | 2011-01-01 | 4,579 |
| Total of all active and inactive participants | 2011-01-01 | 9,989 |
| Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits | 2011-01-01 | 141 |
| Total participants | 2011-01-01 | 10,130 |
| Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested | 2011-01-01 | 1 |
| 2009: THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2009 401k membership |
|---|
| Total participants, beginning-of-year | 2009-01-01 | 11,179 |
| Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 | 2009-01-01 | 5,560 |
| Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits | 2009-01-01 | 1,016 |
| Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits | 2009-01-01 | 4,005 |
| Total of all active and inactive participants | 2009-01-01 | 10,581 |
| Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits | 2009-01-01 | 121 |
| Total participants | 2009-01-01 | 10,702 |
| Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested | 2009-01-01 | 18 |
| Measure | Date | Value |
|---|
| 2022 : THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2022 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $452,625 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $549,673 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2022-12-31 | $-69,915,681 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2022-12-31 | $19,535,757 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2022-12-31 | $15,938,657 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $245,771,276 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $335,319,762 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2022-12-31 | $3,597,100 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2022-12-31 | $177,300 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2022-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2022-12-31 | $500,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $16,925 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $9,995 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2022-12-31 | $2,176,104 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $452,625 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $549,673 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2022-12-31 | $-89,451,438 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $245,318,651 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2022-12-31 | $334,770,089 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2022-12-31 | $793,492 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $11,206,541 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $12,607,358 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $224,542,366 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $300,094,457 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $245 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2022-12-31 | $13 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $13 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2022-12-31 | $-1,400,818 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2022-12-31 | $-65,869,419 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2022-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $0 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $10,000,000 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2022-12-31 | $15,938,657 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2022-12-31 | $450,204 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year | 2022-12-31 | $10,005,199 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year | 2022-12-31 | $12,607,939 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2022-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2022-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2022-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2022-12-31 | MAZARS USA LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2022-12-31 | 131459550 |
| 2021 : THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2021 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $549,673 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $565,514 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2021-12-31 | $37,297,802 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2021-12-31 | $18,219,862 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2021-12-31 | $14,414,238 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2021-12-31 | $10,000,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $335,319,761 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $316,257,662 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2021-12-31 | $3,805,624 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2021-12-31 | $164,500 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2021-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2021-12-31 | $500,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers) | 2021-12-31 | $10,000,000 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $9,995 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $6,384 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2021-12-31 | $2,285,490 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $549,673 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $565,514 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2021-12-31 | $19,077,940 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $334,770,088 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2021-12-31 | $315,692,148 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2021-12-31 | $915,494 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $12,607,358 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $12,058,862 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $300,094,456 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $284,184,149 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $13 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $0 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2021-12-31 | $548,496 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2021-12-31 | $23,540,824 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2021-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $10,000,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $11,000,000 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2021-12-31 | $14,414,238 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2021-12-31 | $440,140 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year | 2021-12-31 | $12,607,939 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year | 2021-12-31 | $9,008,267 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2021-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2021-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2021-12-31 | Unqualified |
| Accountancy firm name | 2021-12-31 | MAZARS USA LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2021-12-31 | 131459550 |
| 2020 : THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2020 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2020-12-31 | $565,514 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2020-12-31 | $332,627 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2020-12-31 | $55,256,185 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2020-12-31 | $19,582,282 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2020-12-31 | $15,518,925 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2020-12-31 | $11,000,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $316,257,662 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $280,350,872 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2020-12-31 | $4,063,357 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2020-12-31 | $990,310 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2020-12-31 | $990,310 |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2020-12-31 | $195,600 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2020-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2020-12-31 | $500,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $6,384 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $102,910 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $22,776 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2020-12-31 | $2,611,724 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $565,514 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $309,851 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2020-12-31 | $35,673,903 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2020-12-31 | $315,692,148 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2020-12-31 | $280,018,245 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2020-12-31 | $785,110 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $12,058,862 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $11,262,599 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $284,184,149 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $250,536,376 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $0 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2020-12-31 | $796,263 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2020-12-31 | $42,469,612 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2020-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2020-12-31 | $11,000,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $11,000,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $10,400,000 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2020-12-31 | $15,518,925 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2020-12-31 | $470,923 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year | 2020-12-31 | $9,008,267 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year | 2020-12-31 | $8,048,987 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2020-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2020-12-31 | No |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2020-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2020-12-31 | MAZARS USA LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2020-12-31 | 131459550 |
| 2019 : THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2019 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $332,627 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $262,697 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2019-12-31 | $60,237,485 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2019-12-31 | $21,352,311 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2019-12-31 | $16,428,106 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2019-12-31 | $10,400,000 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $280,350,872 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $241,395,768 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2019-12-31 | $4,924,205 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2019-12-31 | $12,455,984 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2019-12-31 | $12,455,984 |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2019-12-31 | $196,400 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2019-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2019-12-31 | $500,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $102,910 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $131,409 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $22,776 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $21,393 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2019-12-31 | $3,572,575 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $309,851 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $241,304 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2019-12-31 | $38,885,174 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $280,018,245 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2019-12-31 | $241,133,071 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $170,965 |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2019-12-31 | $672,327 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $11,262,599 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $9,947,231 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $250,536,376 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $215,464,752 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $0 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2019-12-31 | $50 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $50 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2019-12-31 | $1,315,368 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2019-12-31 | $36,066,133 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2019-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2019-12-31 | $10,400,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $10,400,000 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $9,550,137 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2019-12-31 | $16,428,106 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2019-12-31 | $482,903 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year | 2019-12-31 | $8,048,987 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year | 2019-12-31 | $6,131,224 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2019-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2019-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2019-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2019-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2019-12-31 | MAZARS USA LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2019-12-31 | 131459550 |
| 2018 : THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2018 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $262,697 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $273,996 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2018-12-31 | $-4,914,484 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2018-12-31 | $18,751,648 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2018-12-31 | $14,260,756 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2018-12-31 | $12,940,548 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $241,395,768 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $265,073,199 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2018-12-31 | $4,490,892 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2018-12-31 | $-1,697,566 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2018-12-31 | $-1,697,566 |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2018-12-31 | $185,300 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2018-12-31 | $500,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2018-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $131,409 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $82,159 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $21,393 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $7,066 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2018-12-31 | $3,327,922 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $241,304 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $266,930 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2018-12-31 | $-23,666,132 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $241,133,071 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2018-12-31 | $264,799,203 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $170,965 |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $343,910 |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2018-12-31 | $480,774 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $9,947,231 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $11,009,927 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $215,464,752 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $194,867,735 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $50 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2018-12-31 | $2,178 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $2,178 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2018-12-31 | $-1,062,696 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2018-12-31 | $-15,094,770 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2018-12-31 | $12,940,548 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $9,550,137 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $4,988,464 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2018-12-31 | $14,260,756 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2018-12-31 | $496,896 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year | 2018-12-31 | $6,131,224 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year | 2018-12-31 | $53,778,826 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2018-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2018-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2018-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2018-12-31 | MAZARS USA LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2018-12-31 | 131459550 |
| 2017 : THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2017 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $273,996 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $317,876 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2017-12-31 | $45,899,531 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2017-12-31 | $16,658,046 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2017-12-31 | $12,710,314 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2017-12-31 | $4,988,464 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $265,073,199 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $235,875,594 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2017-12-31 | $3,947,732 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2017-12-31 | $8,686,442 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2017-12-31 | $8,686,442 |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2017-12-31 | $160,200 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2017-12-31 | $500,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $82,159 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $61,032 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $7,066 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $45,216 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2017-12-31 | $2,791,057 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $266,930 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $272,660 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $0 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2017-12-31 | $29,241,485 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $264,799,203 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2017-12-31 | $235,557,718 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $343,910 |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $263,631 |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2017-12-31 | $485,330 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $11,009,927 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $9,407,854 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $194,867,735 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $174,189,759 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $2,178 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2017-12-31 | $1,095,194 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $1,095,194 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2017-12-31 | $1,602,073 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2017-12-31 | $30,622,552 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2017-12-31 | $4,988,464 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $4,988,464 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $2,831,168 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2017-12-31 | $12,710,314 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2017-12-31 | $511,145 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year | 2017-12-31 | $53,778,826 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year | 2017-12-31 | $48,026,956 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2017-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2017-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2017-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2017-12-31 | MAZARS USA LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2017-12-31 | 131459550 |
| 2016 : THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2016 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $317,876 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $874,427 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2016-12-31 | $21,224,696 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2016-12-31 | $15,786,954 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2016-12-31 | $12,054,548 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2016-12-31 | $2,831,168 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $235,875,594 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $230,994,403 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2016-12-31 | $3,732,406 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2016-12-31 | $4,975,671 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2016-12-31 | $4,975,671 |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2016-12-31 | $138,600 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2016-12-31 | $500,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $61,032 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $99,799 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $45,216 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $18,192 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2016-12-31 | $2,679,258 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $272,660 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $856,235 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2016-12-31 | $5,437,742 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $235,557,718 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2016-12-31 | $230,119,976 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $263,631 |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $451,900 |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2016-12-31 | $501,979 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $9,407,854 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $174,189,759 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $184,816,144 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $1,095,194 |
| Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2016-12-31 | $744,637 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2016-12-31 | $12,673,220 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2016-12-31 | $2,831,168 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $2,831,168 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2016-12-31 | $12,054,548 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2016-12-31 | $412,569 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year | 2016-12-31 | $48,026,956 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year | 2016-12-31 | $45,626,560 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2016-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2016-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2016-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2016-12-31 | MAZARS USA LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2016-12-31 | 131459550 |
| 2015 : THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2015 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $874,427 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $660,133 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2015-12-31 | $-8,138,139 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2015-12-31 | $61,820,167 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2015-12-31 | $57,798,091 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2015-12-31 | $38,318 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $230,994,403 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $300,738,415 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2015-12-31 | $4,022,076 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2015-12-31 | $422,720 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2015-12-31 | $422,720 |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2015-12-31 | $276,600 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2015-12-31 | $500,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $99,799 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $261,304 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $18,192 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $155,332 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2015-12-31 | $1,531,602 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $856,235 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $504,801 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $103,492 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2015-12-31 | $-69,958,306 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $230,119,976 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2015-12-31 | $300,078,282 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $451,900 |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $15,009 |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2015-12-31 | $661,564 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $184,816,144 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $247,223,664 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2015-12-31 | $-8,599,177 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2015-12-31 | $38,318 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2015-12-31 | $57,798,091 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2015-12-31 | $1,552,310 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year | 2015-12-31 | $45,626,560 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year | 2015-12-31 | $53,134,946 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2015-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2015-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2015-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2015-12-31 | WEISERMAZARS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2015-12-31 | 131459550 |
| 2014 : THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2014 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Total transfer of assets to this plan | 2014-12-31 | $26,578,065 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $660,133 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $493,865 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2014-12-31 | $24,274,948 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2014-12-31 | $11,774,111 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2014-12-31 | $9,778,376 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $300,738,415 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $261,493,245 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2014-12-31 | $1,995,735 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2014-12-31 | $6,025,082 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2014-12-31 | $6,025,082 |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2014-12-31 | $138,000 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2014-12-31 | $500,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $261,304 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $76,921 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $155,332 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $204,664 |
| Other income not declared elsewhere | 2014-12-31 | $1,233,302 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2014-12-31 | $790,235 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $504,801 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $289,201 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $103,492 |
| Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2014-12-31 | $12,500,837 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $300,078,282 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2014-12-31 | $260,999,380 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $15,009 |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $40,287,368 |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2014-12-31 | $379,265 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $91,535,271 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $247,223,664 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $76,496,372 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2014-12-31 | $12,456,637 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2014-12-31 | $4,559,927 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2014-12-31 | $9,778,376 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2014-12-31 | $688,235 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year | 2014-12-31 | $53,134,946 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year | 2014-12-31 | $53,097,313 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2014-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2014-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2014-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2014-12-31 | WEISERMAZARS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2014-12-31 | 131459550 |
| 2013 : THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2013 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $493,865 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $197,470 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2013-12-31 | $24,660,457 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2013-12-31 | $11,392,253 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2013-12-31 | $9,716,967 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $261,493,245 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $247,928,646 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2013-12-31 | $1,675,286 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2013-12-31 | $5,745,559 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds) | 2013-12-31 | $4,742,418 |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2013-12-31 | $130,585 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2013-12-31 | $500,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $76,921 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $204,664 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Other income not declared elsewhere | 2013-12-31 | $15,483,812 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2013-12-31 | $695,949 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $289,201 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $197,470 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2013-12-31 | $13,268,204 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $260,999,380 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2013-12-31 | $247,731,176 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $40,287,368 |
| Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2013-12-31 | $196,615 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $91,535,271 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $110,255,370 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $76,496,372 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $137,673,276 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2013-12-31 | $-12,397,423 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2013-12-31 | $15,828,509 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Income. Dividends from common stock | 2013-12-31 | $1,003,141 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2013-12-31 | $9,716,967 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2013-12-31 | $652,137 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year | 2013-12-31 | $53,097,313 |
| Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year | 2013-12-31 | $0 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2013-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2013-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2013-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2013-12-31 | WEISERMAZARS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2013-12-31 | 131459550 |
| 2012 : THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2012 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $197,470 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $191,980 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2012-12-31 | $30,651,412 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2012-12-31 | $10,835,277 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2012-12-31 | $9,171,810 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $247,928,646 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $228,107,021 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2012-12-31 | $1,663,467 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2012-12-31 | $69,200 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2012-12-31 | $500,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2012-12-31 | $679,765 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $197,470 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $191,980 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2012-12-31 | $19,816,135 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $247,731,176 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2012-12-31 | $227,915,041 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2012-12-31 | $264,156 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $110,255,370 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $96,903,202 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $137,673,276 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $123,599,788 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2012-12-31 | $10,602,168 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2012-12-31 | $20,049,244 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2012-12-31 | $0 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2012-12-31 | $7,604,031 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2012-12-31 | $9,171,810 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2012-12-31 | $650,346 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2012-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2012-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2012-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2012-12-31 | WEISERMAZARS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2012-12-31 | 131459550 |
| 2011 : THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2011 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $191,980 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $991,875 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2011-12-31 | $21,399,488 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2011-12-31 | $10,847,775 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2011-12-31 | $9,043,443 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2011-12-31 | $10,010,662 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $228,107,021 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $218,355,203 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2011-12-31 | $1,804,332 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2011-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2011-12-31 | $100,531 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2011-12-31 | $500,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $182 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $790,954 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2011-12-31 | $648,062 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $191,980 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $200,921 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2011-12-31 | $10,551,713 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $227,915,041 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2011-12-31 | $217,363,328 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2011-12-31 | $291,284 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $96,903,202 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $84,770,299 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $123,599,788 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $119,311,876 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2011-12-31 | $14,400,548 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2011-12-31 | $-3,011,722 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2011-12-31 | $10,010,662 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2011-12-31 | $7,604,031 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2011-12-31 | $14,272,846 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2011-12-31 | $9,043,443 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2011-12-31 | $764,455 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2011-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2011-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2011-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2011-12-31 | WEISERMAZARS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2011-12-31 | 131459550 |
| 2010 : THE NIELSEN COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN 2010 401k financial data |
|---|
| Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $991,875 |
| Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $355,277 |
| Total income from all sources (including contributions) | 2010-12-31 | $40,129,810 |
| Total loss/gain on sale of assets | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Total of all expenses incurred | 2010-12-31 | $10,608,610 |
| Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others | 2010-12-31 | $8,389,990 |
| Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions) | 2010-12-31 | $17,107,732 |
| Value of total assets at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $218,355,203 |
| Value of total assets at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $188,197,405 |
| Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees | 2010-12-31 | $2,218,620 |
| Total interest from all sources | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares) | 2010-12-31 | $0 |
| Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Administrative expenses professional fees incurred | 2010-12-31 | $96,600 |
| Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Value of fidelity bond cover | 2010-12-31 | $500,000 |
| If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries) | 2010-12-31 | $790,954 |
| Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $182 |
| Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $790,954 |
| Administrative expenses (other) incurred | 2010-12-31 | $745,541 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $200,921 |
| Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $355,277 |
| Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Value of net income/loss | 2010-12-31 | $29,521,200 |
| Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $217,363,328 |
| Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities) | 2010-12-31 | $187,842,128 |
| Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond) | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Investment advisory and management fees | 2010-12-31 | $367,157 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $84,770,299 |
| Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $93,094,272 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $119,311,876 |
| Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $94,914,660 |
| Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds) | 2010-12-31 | $11,802,114 |
| Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts | 2010-12-31 | $11,219,964 |
| Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Contributions received in cash from employer | 2010-12-31 | $17,107,732 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at end of year | 2010-12-31 | $14,272,846 |
| Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year | 2010-12-31 | $188,473 |
| Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers | 2010-12-31 | $7,599,036 |
| Contract administrator fees | 2010-12-31 | $1,009,322 |
| Did the plan have assets held for investment | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC | 2010-12-31 | No |
| Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d) | 2010-12-31 | Yes |
| Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan | 2010-12-31 | Disclaimer |
| Accountancy firm name | 2010-12-31 | WEISERMAZARS LLP |
| Accountancy firm EIN | 2010-12-31 | 131459550 |
