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ACQUISITIONS AND INVESTMENTS (Acquired Intangible Assets Fair Value and Weighted-Average Useful Life) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value | [1] | $ 0.0 | $ 118.1
Weighted-average useful life |  | 0 years | 8 years
Customer relationships |  |  |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value |  | $ 0.0 | $ 72.1
Weighted-average useful life |  | 0 years | 9 years 8 months 12 days
Acquired software and technology |  |  |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value |  | $ 0.0 | $ 21.7
Weighted-average useful life |  | 0 years | 4 years 7 months 6 days
Non-compete agreements |  |  |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value |  | $ 0.0 | $ 12.8
Weighted-average useful life |  | 0 years | 2 years 4 months 24 days
Trade names and other intangible assets |  |  |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value |  | $ 0.0 | $ 11.5
Weighted-average useful life |  | 0 years | 9 years 8 months 12 days
[1] | Identifiable intangible assets are further disaggregated in the following table.

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