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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Additional Information) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 2,571.0 | $ 2,606.8 | [1] | $ 2,395.1 |
Amortization expense related to purchased intangible assets | 122.3 | 129.9 |  | 118.4 |
Intangible assests, gross | 1,439.8 | 1,475.4 |  |  |
U.S. Information Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 1,071.3 | 1,071.3 | [1] | 1,004.9 | [1],[2]
International |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 441.5 | 473.1 | [1] | 322.7 | [1],[2]
Intersegment Eliminations | Personal Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill Reallocated from International segment |  | $ 88.8 |  | 93.8 |
Intersegment Eliminations | U.S. Information Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 21.7 |
Intersegment Eliminations | International |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 15.5 |
[1] | (1)The December 31, 2014 and 2013 balances have been recast to reflect the new organizational structure. As of December 31, 2014, the Personal Solutions goodwill includes $49.3 million and $88.8 million of goodwill from the USIS and International segments, respectively. As of December 31, 2013, the Personal Solutions goodwill includes $49.3 million and $93.8 million of goodwill from the USIS and International segments, respectively.
[2] | (2) The December 31, 2013 balances have been recast to reflect the new organizational structure. As of December 31, 2013, the USIS and International goodwill include $21.7 million and $15.5 million of goodwill, respectively, from the legacy NACS segment.

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- Definition The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388964&loc=d3e16225-109274 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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