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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT.

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT.

Property and equipment at December 31 consists of: 

(in millions)	2019				2018
Computer and communications software and equipment	$	963.8			$	864.7
Buildings and improvements	466.1				454.5
Leasehold improvements	157.3				137.0
Furniture and other equipment	193.5				178.9
Land	33.4				37.4
Leased land	2.7				2.7
	1,816.8				1,675.2
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,142.4				1,013.9
Total	$	674.4			$	661.3

Compensation and related costs attributable to the development of computer software for internal use, totaling $95.5 million in 2019, $85.5 million in 2018, and $62.3 million in 2017, have been capitalized.

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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2155823

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