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Purchased Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Purchased Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Intangible assets

		TransUnion Holding and TransUnion Corp. Successor December 31, 2012														TransUnion Corp. Predecessor December 31, 2011
(in millions)		Gross				Accumulated Amortization				Net						Gross				Accumulated Amortization				Net
Database and credit files		$	763.6			$	(33.9	)		$	729.7					$	272.4			$	(205.3	)		$	67.1
Internally developed software			380.3				(34.8	)			345.5						241.8				(148.4	)			93.4
Customer relationships			306.7				(10.3	)			296.4						60.0				(13.8	)			46.2
Trademarks, copyrights and patents			545.5				(7.4	)			538.1						24.4				(6.5	)			17.9
Noncompete and other agreements			2.1				(0.2	)			1.9						6.8				(0.6	)			6.2
Total intangible assets		$	1,998.2			$	(86.6	)		$	1,911.6					$	605.4			$	(374.6	)		$	230.8

Estimated future amortization expense related to purchased intangible

(in millions)		Annual Amortization Expense
2013		$	135.1
2014			136.4
2015			135.2
2016			134.6
2017			132.9
Thereafter			1,237.4
Total future amortization expense		$	1,911.6

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