Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Document And Entity Information

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Document And Entity Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Apr. 13, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]    
Document Type 10-Q  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2015  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2015  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q1  
Trading Symbol EFX  
Entity Registrant Name EQUIFAX INC  
Entity Central Index Key 0000033185  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   119,006,496dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding