Operating Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Operating Segments [Abstract]

Financial information by segments


		TransUnion Corp. Successor						TransUnion Corp. Predecessor
(in millions)		Eight Months Ended December 31, 2012						Four Months Ended April, 30 2012				Year Ended December 31, 2011				Year Ended December 31, 2010
Revenue
U.S. Information Services		$	487.4					$	238.1			$	660.1			$	636.0
International			157.8						76.6				216.1				195.8
Interactive			121.8						58.3				147.8				124.7

Total		$	767.0					$	373.0			$	1,024.0			$	956.5

Operating income (loss)
U.S. Information Services		$	121.9					$	33.2			$	185.8			$	177.1
International			19.1						5.3				66.7				62.7
Interactive			48.7						13.0				56.5				37.7
Corporate			(47.6	)					(51.7	)			(56.3	)			(61.4	)

Total		$	142.1					$	(0.2	)		$	252.7			$	216.1

Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to income from continuing operations before income tax:

Operating income from segments		$	142.1					$	(0.2	)		$	252.7			$	216.1
Non-operating income and expense			(69.9	)					(63.7	)			(185.6	)			(133.1	)

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax		$	72.2					$	(63.9	)		$	67.1			$	83.0

Other income and expense, net, included earnings (losses) from equity method investments


		TransUnion Corp. Successor						TransUnion Corp. Predecessor
(in millions)		Eight Months Ended December 31, 2012						Four Months Ended April 30, 2012				Year Ended December 31, 2011				Year Ended December 31, 2010
U.S. Information Services		$	0.9					$	0.5			$	1.1			$	(0.1	)
International			7.1						3.6				10.3				8.5
Interactive			—						—				—				—

Total		$	8.0					$	4.1			$	11.4			$	8.4

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, by segment


(in millions)		TransUnion Corp. Successor December 31, 2012						TransUnion Corp. Predecessor December 31, 2011
U.S. Information Services		$	55.7					$	58.0
International			18.4						26.7
Interactive			3.3						3.3
Corporate			43.8						21.0

Total		$	121.2					$	109.0

Cash paid for capital expenditures, by segment


		TransUnion Corp. Successor						TransUnion Corp. Predecessor
(in millions)		Eight Months Ended December 31, 2012						Four Months Ended April 30, 2012				Year Ended December 31, 2011
U.S. Information Services		$	30.8					$	14.3			$	54.3
International			8.6						2.4				12.3
Interactive			2.8						1.3				2.1
Corporate			6.6						2.4				5.3

Total		$	48.8					$	20.4			$	74.0

Depreciation and amortization expense of continuing operations, by segment


		TransUnion Corp. Successor						TransUnion Corp. Predecessor
(in millions)		Eight Months Ended December 31, 2012						Four Months Ended April 30, 2012				Year Ended December 31, 2011				Year Ended December 31, 2010
U.S. Information Services		$	78.9					$	22.3			$	66.9			$	63.7
International			25.8						3.7				7.8				6.8
Interactive			5.2						1.3				4.3				4.8
Corporate			5.1						1.9				6.3				6.3

Total		$	115.0					$	29.2			$	85.3			$	81.6

Revenue based on the country


		TransUnion Corp. Successor						TransUnion Corp. Predecessor
(in millions)		Eight Months Ended December 31, 2012						Four Months Ended April 30, 2012				Year Ended December 31, 2011				Year Ended December 31, 2010
United States			79	%					79	%			79	%			80	%
South Africa			7	%					8	%			9	%			9	%
Canada			5	%					6	%			6	%			6	%
Other			9	%					7	%			6	%			5	%

Long-lived assets, other than financial instruments and deferred tax assets, based on the location of the legal entity that owns the asset


		Approximate Percent of Long-Lived Assets
Country		2012				2011				2010
United States			81	%			80	%			88	%
South Africa			5	%			5	%			7	%
Canada			4	%			2	%			2	%
Other			10	%			13	%			3	%

Tabular disclosure of all significant reconciling items in the reconciliation of total profit or loss from reportable segments, to the entity's consolidated income before income taxes, extraordinary items, and discontinued operations.

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