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Note 12 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

		Insurance				Energy and specialized markets				Financial services				Total
Goodwill at December 31, 2018		$	833.8			$	2,054.7			$	473.0			$	3,361.5
Acquisitions			161.0				288.5				4.0				453.5
Businesses held for sale and disposition			(7.9	)			—				(0.7	)			(8.6	)
Purchase accounting reclassifications			(1.4	)			—				(0.1	)			(1.5	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			13.3				46.3				(0.2	)			59.4
Goodwill at December 31, 2019			998.8				2,389.5				476.0				3,864.3
Acquisitions			171.7				—				—				171.7
Purchase accounting reclassifications			2.1				(6.0	)			(0.2	)			(4.1	)
Current period adjustment (1)			21.4				(19.5	)			—				1.9
Foreign currency translation adjustment			14.6				59.6				0.1				74.3
Goodwill at December 31, 2020		$	1,208.6			$	2,423.6			$	475.9			$	4,108.1

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

		Weighted
		Average
		Useful Life						Accumulated
		(in years)		Cost				Amortization				Net
December 31, 2020
Technology-based		7		$	559.6				(349.5	)		$	210.1
Marketing-related		16			275.2				(113.4	)		$	161.8
Contract-based		6			5.0				(5.0	)		$	—
Customer-related		13			1,004.3				(354.2	)		$	650.1
Database-based		19			501.0				(138.2	)		$	362.8
Total intangible assets				$	2,345.1			$	(960.3	)		$	1,384.8
December 31, 2019
Technology-based		7		$	519.2			$	(291.9	)		$	227.3
Marketing-related		16			265.3				(94.3	)			171.0
Contract-based		6			5.0				(5.0	)			—
Customer-related		13			901.2				(278.0	)			623.2
Database-based		19			484.6				(107.2	)			377.4
Total intangible assets				$	2,175.3			$	(776.4	)		$	1,398.9

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Years Ending		Amount
2021		$	169.9
2022			156.9
2023			144.3
2024			139.4
2025			114.7
2026 and thereafter			659.6
Total		$	1,384.8

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