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Investment in Affiliated Companies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Investments in Affiliated Companies [Abstract]

Summary of Investments in affiliated companies

(in millions)		TransUnion Corp. Successor December 31, 2012				TransUnion Corp. Predecessor December  31, 2011
Trans Union de Mexico, S.A. (25.69% ownership interest)		$	49.4			$	8.5
Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd. (27.5% ownership interest)			26.6				19.5
All other equity method investments			4.7				6.8
Total equity method investments		$	80.7			$	34.8
Total cost method investments			7.9				7.9
Total investments in affiliated companies		$	88.6			$	42.7

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Tabular disclosure of investments in and advances to affiliates. Does not include the tabular disclosure of the disaggregation of investments in and advances to affiliates across legal entities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 946

-SubTopic 320

-Section S99

-Paragraph 6

-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-14)

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 14

-Article 12

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