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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in Amount of Goodwill

Changes in the amount of goodwill for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, are as follows:  

			U.S. Information Solutions						Workforce Solutions						International						Global Consumer Solutions						Total
			(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2017			$	1,071.3					$	952.1					$	1,969.4					$	191.2					$	4,184.0
Acquisitions			57.7						17.1						14.5						—						89.3
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation			(0.1)						1.0						1.3						(1.0)						1.2
Foreign currency translation			—						—						(140.5)						(4.3)						(144.8)
Balance, December 31, 2018			1,128.9						970.2						1,844.7						185.9						4,129.7
Acquisitions			153.7						40.1						2.1						—						195.9
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation			(1.9)						0.1						3.1						—						1.3
Foreign currency translation			—						—						(20.7)						2.1						(18.6)
Balance, December 31, 2019			$	1,280.7					$	1,010.4					$	1,829.2					$	188.0					$	4,308.3

Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Our 2019 annual impairment test completed during the third quarter of 2019 resulted in no impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets.

			Amount
			(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2017			$	95.0
Foreign currency translation			(0.2)
Balance, December 31, 2018			$	94.8
Foreign currency translation			0.1
Balance, December 31, 2019			$	94.9

Purchased Intangible Assets

Purchased intangible assets, net, recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2019 and 2018, are as follows:

			December 31, 2019																														December 31, 2018
			Gross						Accumulated Amortization						Net						Gross						Accumulated Amortization						Net
Definite-lived intangible assets:			(In millions)
Purchased data files			$	904.0					$	(351.8)					$	552.2					$	911.4					$	(298.7)					$	612.7
Acquired software and technology			110.1						(84.0)						26.1						130.3						(84.1)						46.2
Customer relationships			673.0						(305.1)						367.9						693.1						(295.2)						397.9
Reacquired rights			—						—						—						73.3						(73.3)						—
Proprietary database			108.3						(20.9)						87.4						46.3						(12.5)						33.8
Non-compete agreements			7.8						(3.5)						4.3						3.8						(2.2)						1.6
Trade names and other intangible assets			17.3						(10.6)						6.7						18.7						(11.7)						7.0
Total definite-lived intangible assets			$	1,820.5					$	(775.9)					$	1,044.6					$	1,876.9					$	(777.7)					$	1,099.2

Estimated Future Amortization Expense

Estimated future amortization expense related to definite-lived purchased intangible assets at December 31, 2019 is as follows:

Years ending December 31,						Amount
						(In millions)
2020						$	137.7
2021						120.6
2022						99.3
2023						98.0
2024						89.8
Thereafter						499.2
						$	1,044.6

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