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SEGMENT INFORMATION | 12 Months Ended
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Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
SEGMENT INFORMATION | SEGMENT INFORMATION Reportable Segments. We manage our business and report our financial results through the following four reportable segments, which are the same as our operating segments: •U.S. Information Solutions •Workforce Solutions •International •Global Consumer Solutions The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in our summary of significant accounting policies (see Note 1). We evaluate the performance of these reportable segments based on their operating revenue, operating income and operating margins, excluding any unusual or infrequent items, if any. The measurement criteria for segment profit or loss and segment assets are substantially the same for each reportable segment. Inter-segment sales are not material for all periods presented. All transactions between segments are accounted for at fair market value or cost depending on the nature of the transaction and no timing differences occur between segments. A summary of segment products and services is as follows: U.S. Information Solutions. This segment includes consumer and commercial information services (such as credit information and credit scoring, credit modeling services and portfolio analytics, locate services, fraud detection and prevention services, identity verification services and other consulting services); mortgage services; financial marketing services; and identity management. Workforce Solutions. This segment includes employment, income and social security number verification services as well as complementary payroll-based transaction services and employment tax management services. International. This segment includes information services products, which includes consumer and commercial services (such as credit and financial information, credit scoring and credit modeling services), credit and other marketing products and services. In Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and Canada, we also provide information, technology and services to support debt collections and recovery management. Global Consumer Solutions. This segment includes credit information, credit monitoring and identity theft protection products sold directly to consumers primarily via the internet in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. We also sell consumer and credit information to resellers who combine our information with other information to provide direct to consumer monitoring, reports and scores. Segment information for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 and as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows:
|  | Twelve Months Ended December 31,
Operating revenue: |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
|  | (In millions)
U.S. Information Solutions |  | $ | 1,482.5 |  |  | $ | 1,277.4 |  |  | $ | 1,247.3 |
Workforce Solutions |  | 1,437.9 |  |  | 949.7 |  |  | 826.8 |
International |  | 862.1 |  |  | 920.6 |  |  | 966.2 |
Global Consumer Solutions |  | 345.0 |  |  | 359.9 |  |  | 371.8 |
Total operating revenue |  | $ | 4,127.5 |  |  | $ | 3,507.6 |  |  | $ | 3,412.1 |
|  | Twelve Months Ended December 31,
Operating income (loss): |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
|  | (In millions)
U.S. Information Solutions |  | $ | 463.9 |  |  | $ | 423.4 |  |  | $ | 441.7 |
Workforce Solutions |  | 700.7 |  |  | 389.7 |  |  | 332.7 |
International |  | 66.7 |  |  | 96.1 |  |  | 108.6 |
Global Consumer Solutions |  | 37.0 |  |  | 48.4 |  |  | 68.6 |
General Corporate Expense |  | (591.7) |  |  | (1,293.0) |  |  | (503.6) |
Total operating income (loss) |  | $ | 676.6 |  |  | $ | (335.4) |  |  | $ | 448.0 |
|  | December 31,
Total assets: |  | 2020 |  | 2019
|  | (In millions)
U.S. Information Solutions |  | $ | 2,177.1 |  |  | $ | 1,922.9 |
Workforce Solutions |  | 1,601.3 |  |  | 1,338.6 |
International |  | 3,368.3 |  |  | 2,977.0 |
Global Consumer Solutions |  | 319.1 |  |  | 275.3 |
General Corporate |  | 2,146.0 |  |  | 1,395.2 |
Total assets |  | $ | 9,611.8 |  |  | $ | 7,909.0 |
|  | Twelve Months Ended December 31,
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
|  | (In millions)
U.S. Information Solutions |  | $ | 114.4 |  |  | $ | 81.8 |  |  | $ | 79.2 |
Workforce Solutions |  | 69.7 |  |  | 53.6 |  |  | 45.8 |
International |  | 131.6 |  |  | 117.8 |  |  | 118.5 |
Global Consumer Solutions |  | 18.6 |  |  | 15.0 |  |  | 14.9 |
General Corporate |  | 56.7 |  |  | 62.9 |  |  | 52.0 |
Total depreciation and amortization expense |  | $ | 391.0 |  |  | $ | 331.1 |  |  | $ | 310.4 |
|  | Twelve Months Ended December 31,
Capital expenditures: |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
|  | (In millions)
U.S. Information Solutions |  | $ | 94.2 |  |  | $ | 67.6 |  |  | $ | 42.0 |
Workforce Solutions |  | 73.3 |  |  | 50.5 |  |  | 44.0 |
International |  | 64.7 |  |  | 76.8 |  |  | 104.4 |
Global Consumer Solutions |  | 36.7 |  |  | 26.0 |  |  | 29.4 |
General Corporate |  | 161.8 |  |  | 155.0 |  |  | 148.3 |
Total capital expenditures* |  | $ | 430.7 |  |  | $ | 375.9 |  |  | $ | 368.1 |
*Amounts above include accruals for capital expenditures. Financial information by geographic area is as follows:
|  | Twelve Months Ended December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
|  |  |  |  |  | (In millions) |  |  |  |
Operating revenue (based on location of customer): |  | Amount |  | % |  | Amount |  | % |  | Amount |  | %
U.S. |  | $ | 3,217.1 |  |  | 78 | % |  | $ | 2,543.2 |  |  | 73 | % |  | $ | 2,405.1 |  |  | 71 | %
U.K. |  | 285.2 |  |  | 7 | % |  | 303.8 |  |  | 9 | % |  | 316.4 |  |  | 9 | %
Australia |  | 282.6 |  |  | 7 | % |  | 289.9 |  |  | 5 | % |  | 321.2 |  |  | 9 | %
Canada |  | 168.4 |  |  | 4 | % |  | 170.0 |  |  | 8 | % |  | 158.5 |  |  | 5 | %
Other |  | 174.2 |  |  | 4 | % |  | 200.7 |  |  | 5 | % |  | 210.9 |  |  | 6 | %
Total operating revenue |  | $ | 4,127.5 |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 3,507.6 |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 3,412.1 |  |  | 100 | %
|  | December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
|  |  |  | (In millions) |  |
Long-lived assets: |  | Amount |  | % |  | Amount |  | %
U.S. |  | $ | 4,005.7 |  |  | 56 | % |  | $ | 3,911.5 |  |  | 58 | %
U.K. |  | 319.3 |  |  | 5 | % |  | 312.8 |  |  | 5 | %
Australia |  | 2,021.2 |  |  | 28 | % |  | 1,918.6 |  |  | 29 | %
Canada |  | 133.9 |  |  | 2 | % |  | 128.0 |  |  | 2 | %
Other |  | 653.4 |  |  | 9 | % |  | 428.7 |  |  | 6 | %
Total long-lived assets |  | $ | 7,133.5 |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 6,699.6 |  |  | 100 | %

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