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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in Amount of Goodwill
Changes in the amount of goodwill for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, are as follows:  
U.S.
Information
Solutions
Workforce Solutions International Global Consumer Solutions Total
(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2017 $ 1,071.3    $ 952.1    $ 1,969.4    $ 191.2    $ 4,184.0   
Acquisitions 57.7    17.1    14.5    —    89.3   
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation (0.1)   1.0    1.3    (1.0)   1.2   
Foreign currency translation —    —    (140.5)   (4.3)   (144.8)  
Balance, December 31, 2018 1,128.9    970.2    1,844.7    185.9    4,129.7   
Acquisitions 153.7    40.1    2.1    —    195.9   
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation (1.9)   0.1    3.1    —    1.3   
Foreign currency translation —    —    (20.7)   2.1    (18.6)  
Balance, December 31, 2019 $ 1,280.7    $ 1,010.4    $ 1,829.2    $ 188.0    $ 4,308.3   
Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Our 2019 annual impairment test completed during the third quarter of 2019 resulted in no impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets.
  Amount
  (In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2017 $ 95.0   
Foreign currency translation (0.2)  
Balance, December 31, 2018 $ 94.8   
Foreign currency translation 0.1   
Balance, December 31, 2019 $ 94.9   
Purchased Intangible Assets Purchased intangible assets, net, recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2019 and 2018, are as follows:
  December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Gross Accumulated
Amortization
Net Gross Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Definite-lived intangible assets: (In millions)
Purchased data files $ 904.0    $ (351.8)   $ 552.2    $ 911.4    $ (298.7)   $ 612.7   
Acquired software and technology 110.1    (84.0)   26.1    130.3    (84.1)   46.2   
Customer relationships 673.0    (305.1)   367.9    693.1    (295.2)   397.9   
Reacquired rights —    —    —    73.3    (73.3)   —   
Proprietary database 108.3    (20.9)   87.4    46.3    (12.5)   33.8   
Non-compete agreements 7.8    (3.5)   4.3    3.8    (2.2)   1.6   
Trade names and other intangible assets 17.3    (10.6)   6.7    18.7    (11.7)   7.0   
Total definite-lived intangible assets $ 1,820.5    $ (775.9)   $ 1,044.6    $ 1,876.9    $ (777.7)   $ 1,099.2   
Estimated Future Amortization Expense
Estimated future amortization expense related to definite-lived purchased intangible assets at December 31, 2019 is as follows:
Years ending December 31, Amount
  (In millions)
2020 $ 137.7   
2021 120.6   
2022 99.3   
2023 98.0   
2024 89.8   
Thereafter 499.2   
  $ 1,044.6