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Note 10 - Acquisitions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 16, 2020 | Sep. 09, 2020 | Dec. 23, 2019 | Dec. 19, 2019 | Nov. 05, 2019 | Oct. 10, 2019 | Aug. 28, 2019 | Jul. 31, 2019 | Mar. 29, 2019 | Dec. 14, 2018 | Jun. 20, 2018 | Feb. 21, 2018 | Jan. 05, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Escrow Deposit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18.5 |  | $ 10.5 |
Goodwill, Ending Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,108.1 |  | 3,864.3 | $ 3,361.5
Escrow Release |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.8 |  | 25.2 |
Current Portion of Escrow |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.7 |  | 0.5 |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.6 |  | 111.2 |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Noncurrent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.2 |  | 0.2 |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.2 |  | 3.0 |
Jornaya Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total |  | $ 125.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow Deposit |  | $ 1.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Franco Signor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total |  |  | $ 159.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow Deposit |  |  | 8.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Restricted Cash |  |  | 5.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.7 | [1] |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Offsetting Liability Included Within Current Liabilities |  |  | $ 5.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Ending Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.3 |  |  |
2020 Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Restricted Cash | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.7 |  |  |
Goodwill, Ending Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 171.7 |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill Non-tax Deductible, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20.8 |  |  |
Flexible Architecture and Simplified Technology LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total |  |  |  | $ 193.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow Deposit |  |  |  | $ 1.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Ending Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120.7 |
Commerce Signals Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total |  |  |  |  | $ 3.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Holdback Amount |  |  |  |  | $ 1.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Genscape, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total |  |  |  |  |  | $ 351.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Ending Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 241.4 |
BuildFax Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 40.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Ending Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.2 |
Business Combination, Holdback Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property Pres Wizard, LLC. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow Deposit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Keystone Aerial Surveys, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow Deposit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Content As a Service Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 65.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2019 Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Ending Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 451.7 |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill Non-tax Deductible, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 307.1 | 99.5
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.5
Rulebook [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 86.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow Deposit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Ending Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58.9
Validus-IVC Limited [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 46.1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow Deposit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Ending Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24.8
Business Insight Limited [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18.0 |  |  |  |  |
Marketview Limited [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4.0 |  |  |  |
Escrow Deposit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.4 |  |  |  |
[1] | Within cash and cash equivalents, there is $5.7 million of restricted cash related to Franco Signor's professional administrative services for Medicare Set Asides, with an offsetting liability of $5.7 million included within current liabilities.

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