Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

v3.19.1
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in Amount of Goodwill
Changes in the amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2019, are as follows:
 
 
 
U.S.
Information
Solutions
 
International
 
Workforce
Solutions
 
Global Consumer Solutions
 
Total
 
 
(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2018
 
$
1,128.9

 
$
1,844.7

 
$
970.2

 
$
185.9

 
$
4,129.7

Acquisitions
 
—

 
—

 
14.3

 
—

 
14.3

Foreign currency translation
 
—

 
23.0

 
—

 
3.2

 
26.2

Balance, March 31, 2019
 
$
1,128.9

 
$
1,867.7

 
$
984.5

 
$
189.1

 
$
4,170.2

Purchased Intangible Assets
Purchased intangible assets at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 consisted of the following:
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Definite-lived intangible assets:
 
(In millions)
Purchased data files
 
$
912.3

 
$
(311.1
)
 
$
601.2

 
$
911.4

 
$
(298.7
)
 
$
612.7

Acquired software and technology
 
114.1

 
(72.5
)
 
41.6

 
130.3

 
(84.1
)
 
46.2

Customer relationships
 
698.8

 
(303.7
)
 
395.1

 
693.1

 
(295.2
)
 
397.9

Reacquired rights
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
73.3

 
(73.3
)
 
—

Proprietary database
 
49.8

 
(13.9
)
 
35.9

 
46.3

 
(12.5
)
 
33.8

Non-compete agreements
 
5.5

 
(2.6
)
 
2.9

 
3.8

 
(2.2
)
 
1.6

Trade names and other intangible assets
 
19.0

 
(12.1
)
 
6.9

 
18.7

 
(11.7
)
 
7.0

Total definite-lived intangible assets
 
$
1,799.5

 
$
(715.9
)
 
$
1,083.6

 
$
1,876.9

 
$
(777.7
)
 
$
1,099.2

Estimated Future Amortization Expense
Estimated future amortization expense related to definite-lived purchased intangible assets at March 31, 2019 is as follows:
Years ending December 31,
 
Amount
 
 
(In millions)
2019
 
$
101.4

2020
 
128.0

2021
 
110.5

2022
 
104.8

2023
 
103.5

Thereafter
 
535.4

 
 
$
1,083.6