September 30, 2013 | September 30, 2012 | ||||||
(in millions) | |||||||
Accrued operating expenses | $ | 182 | $ | 194 | |||
Visa Europe put option—(See Note 2—Visa Europe)(1) | 145 | 145 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 60 | 59 | |||||
Accrued marketing and product expenses | 27 | 22 | |||||
Accrued income taxes—(See Note 19—Income Taxes) | 64 | 58 | |||||
Other | 135 | 106 | |||||
Total | $ | 613 | $ | 584 |
September 30, 2013 | September 30, 2012 | ||||||
(in millions) | |||||||
Accrued income taxes—(See Note 19—Income Taxes)(2) | $ | 453 | $ | 171 | |||
Employee benefits | 86 | 93 | |||||
Other | 63 | 107 | |||||
Total | $ | 602 | $ | 371 |
(1) | The put option is exercisable at any time at the sole discretion of Visa Europe with payment required 285 days thereafter. Classification in current liabilities is not an indication of management’s expectation of exercise and simply reflects the fact that the obligation resulting from the exercise of the instrument could become payable within 12 months. |
(2) | The increase in accrued income taxes is primarily related to increases in unrecognized tax benefits. |