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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in Amount of Goodwill | Changes in the amount of goodwill for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, are as follows:
|  | Workforce Solutions |  | U.S. Information Solutions |  | International |  | Total
|  | (In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2023 |  | $ | 2,520.2 |  |  | $ | 2,006.2 |  |  | $ | 2,303.5 |  |  | $ | 6,829.9 |
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (68.7) |  |  | (68.7) |
Foreign currency translation |  | (0.4) |  |  | — |  |  | (213.0) |  |  | (213.4) |
Balance, December 31, 2024 |  | 2,519.8 |  |  | 2,006.2 |  |  | 2,021.8 |  |  | 6,547.8 |
Acquisitions |  | 54.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 54.1 |
Foreign currency translation |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 143.6 |  |  | 143.8 |
Balance, December 31, 2025 |  | $ | 2,574.1 |  |  | $ | 2,006.2 |  |  | $ | 2,165.4 |  |  | $ | 6,745.7 |
Purchased Intangible Assets | Purchased intangible assets, net, recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2025 and 2024 consisted of the following:
| December 31, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
| Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Definite-lived intangible assets: | (In millions)
Purchased data files | $ | 1,141.2 |  |  | $ | (767.6) |  |  | $ | 373.6 |  |  | $ | 1,111.9 |  |  | $ | (669.5) |  |  | $ | 442.4 |
Customer relationships | 922.1 |  |  | (523.2) |  |  | 398.9 |  |  | 937.7 |  |  | (484.2) |  |  | 453.5 |
Proprietary database | 720.2 |  |  | (272.6) |  |  | 447.6 |  |  | 704.9 |  |  | (227.6) |  |  | 477.3 |
Acquired software and technology | 215.9 |  |  | (139.4) |  |  | 76.5 |  |  | 217.6 |  |  | (106.3) |  |  | 111.3 |
Trade names, non-compete agreements and other intangible assets | 49.4 |  |  | (14.7) |  |  | 34.7 |  |  | 49.7 |  |  | (13.2) |  |  | 36.5 |
Total definite-lived intangible assets | $ | 3,048.8 |  |  | $ | (1,717.5) |  |  | $ | 1,331.3 |  |  | $ | 3,021.8 |  |  | $ | (1,500.8) |  |  | $ | 1,521.0 |
Estimated Future Amortization Expense | Estimated future amortization expense related to definite-lived purchased intangible assets at December 31, 2025 is as follows:
Years ending December 31, |  | Amount
|  | (In millions)
2026 |  | $ | 239.1 |
2027 |  | 225.8 |
2028 |  | 165.1 |
2029 |  | 150.2 |
2030 |  | 139.6 |
Thereafter |  | 411.5 |
|  | $ | 1,331.3 |

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