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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Useful Life of Other Purchased Intangible Assets (Details) | Dec. 31, 2023
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Purchased data files | Minimum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life | 5 years
Purchased data files | Maximum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life | 15 years
Acquired software and technology | Minimum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life | 3 years
Acquired software and technology | Maximum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life | 8 years
Non-compete agreements | Minimum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life | 3 years
Non-compete agreements | Maximum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life | 15 years
Proprietary database | Minimum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life | 6 years
Proprietary database | Maximum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life | 15 years
Customer relationships | Minimum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life | 3 years
Customer relationships | Maximum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life | 25 years
Trade names | Minimum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life | 2 years
Trade names | Maximum |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life | 17 years

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- Definition Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 926 -SubTopic 20 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147483154/926-20-50-5 + Details
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