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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Changes in Amount of Goodwill) (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Balance, December 31, 2014 |  |  | 2,606,800,000 | $ 2,606,800,000
Acquisitions |  |  |  | 0
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation |  |  |  | 0
Foreign currency translation |  |  |  | (25,800,000)
Tax benefits of stock options exercised |  |  |  | 0
Balance, September 30, 2015 |  | 2,581,000,000 |  | 2,581,000,000
U.S. Information Solutions |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Balance, December 31, 2014 |  |  | 1,120,600,000 | 1,120,600,000
Acquisitions |  |  |  | 0
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation |  |  |  | 0
Foreign currency translation |  |  |  | 0
Tax benefits of stock options exercised |  |  |  | 0
Balance, September 30, 2015 |  | 1,120,600,000 |  | 1,120,600,000
International |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Balance, December 31, 2014 | [1] |  | 487,000,000 | 487,000,000
Acquisitions |  |  |  | 0
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation |  |  |  | 0
Foreign currency translation |  |  |  | (24,100,000)
Tax benefits of stock options exercised |  |  |  | 0
Balance, September 30, 2015 |  | 462,900,000 |  | 462,900,000
Workforce Solutions |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Balance, December 31, 2014 |  |  | 907,600,000 | 907,600,000
Acquisitions |  |  |  | 0
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation |  |  |  | 0
Foreign currency translation |  |  |  | 0
Tax benefits of stock options exercised |  |  |  | 0
Balance, September 30, 2015 |  | 907,600,000 |  | 907,600,000
Personal Solutions |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Balance, December 31, 2014 | [1] |  | $ 91,600,000 | 91,600,000
Acquisitions |  |  |  | 0
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation |  |  |  | 0
Foreign currency translation |  |  |  | (1,700,000)
Tax benefits of stock options exercised |  |  |  | 0
Balance, September 30, 2015 |  | $ 89,900,000 |  | $ 89,900,000
[1] | The December 31, 2014 balances have been recast to reflect the new organizational structure. As of December 31, 2014, the Personal Solutions goodwill includes $75.0 million of goodwill from the Europe reporting unit.

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