INCOME TAXES - Provision for Income Taxes Reconciles with U.S. Federal Statutory Rate (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Federal statutory rate | 21.00% | 35.00% | 35.00% |
| Provision computed at federal statutory rate | $ 74.8 | $ 261.3 | $ 254.9 |
| State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit | 10.7 | 13.3 | 17.2 |
| Foreign | 0.1 | (41.9) | (40.3) |
| Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 | 0.0 | (48.3) | |
| Federal research & development credit | (13.0) | (6.7) | 0.0 |
| Equity compensation | (7.5) | (26.7) | 0.0 |
| Tax reserves | 2.4 | 2.5 | 11.9 |
| Equifax Australia settlement | (14.1) | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Other | (3.4) | (4.9) | (10.6) |
| Provision for income taxes | $ 50.0 | $ 148.6 | $ 233.1 |
| Effective income tax rate | 14.00% | 19.90% | 32.00% |
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- Definition Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Differential, Amount No definition available.
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- Definition Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Amount No definition available.
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- Definition Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to foreign income tax expense (benefit). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The amount of income tax expense or benefit for the period computed by applying the domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to nondeductible equity-based compensation costs. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to other adjustments. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to state and local income tax expense (benefit). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to increase (decrease) in income tax contingencies. Including, but not limited to, domestic tax contingency, foreign tax contingency, state and local tax contingency, and other contingencies. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to foreign income tax settlement. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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