Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in Amount of Goodwill
Changes in the amount of goodwill for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, are as follows:    
 
U.S.
Information
Solutions
 
International
 
Workforce Solutions
 

Personal
Solutions
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2013 (1) (2)
$
1,004.9

 
$
322.7

 
$
907.7

 
$
159.8

 
$
2,395.1

Acquisitions
66.4

 
173.8

 

 

 
240.2

Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation

 
2.1

 

 

 
2.1

Foreign currency translation

 
(25.5
)
 

 
(5.0
)
 
(30.5
)
Tax benefits of options exercised

 

 
(0.1
)
 

 
(0.1
)
Balance, December 31, 2014(1)
1,071.3

 
473.1

 
907.6

 
154.8

 
2,606.8

Foreign currency translation

 
(31.6
)
 

 
(4.2
)
 
(35.8
)
Balance, December 31, 2015
$
1,071.3

 
$
441.5

 
$
907.6

 
$
150.6

 
$
2,571.0


(1)The December 31, 2014 and 2013 balances have been recast to reflect the new organizational structure. As of December 31, 2014, the Personal Solutions goodwill includes $49.3 million and $88.8 million of goodwill from the USIS and International segments, respectively. As of December 31, 2013, the Personal Solutions goodwill includes $49.3 million and $93.8 million of goodwill from the USIS and International segments, respectively.
(2)    The December 31, 2013 balances have been recast to reflect the new organizational structure. As of December 31, 2013, the USIS and International goodwill include $21.7 million and $15.5 million of goodwill, respectively, from the legacy NACS segment.
Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Our 2015 annual impairment test completed during the third quarter of 2015 resulted in no impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets.  
 
Amount
 
(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2013
$
95.5

Foreign currency translation
(0.3
)
Balance, December 31, 2014
95.2

Foreign currency translation
(0.5
)
Balance, December 31, 2015
$
94.7

Purchased Intangible Assets
Purchased intangible assets net, recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2015 and 2014, are as follows:
 
December 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Definite-lived intangible assets:
(In millions)
Purchased data files
$
665.9

 
$
(240.6
)
 
$
425.3

 
$
692.0

 
$
(218.8
)
 
$
473.2

Acquired software and technology
52.4

 
(35.5
)
 
16.9

 
53.9

 
(26.4
)
 
27.5

Customer relationships
565.9

 
(239.3
)
 
326.6

 
570.7

 
(204.3
)
 
366.4

Reacquired rights
73.3

 
(39.4
)
 
33.9

 
73.3

 
(26.3
)
 
47.0

Proprietary database
7.4

 
(5.8
)
 
1.6

 
7.4

 
(5.4
)
 
2.0

Non-compete agreements
25.8

 
(18.3
)
 
7.5

 
27.0

 
(11.8
)
 
15.2

Trade names and other intangible assets
49.1

 
(33.0
)
 
16.1

 
51.1

 
(28.5
)
 
22.6

Total definite-lived intangible assets
$
1,439.8

 
$
(611.9
)
 
$
827.9

 
$
1,475.4

 
$
(521.5
)
 
$
953.9

Estimated Future Amortization Expense
Estimated future amortization expense related to definite-lived purchased intangible assets at December 31, 2015 is as follows:
Years ending December 31,
Amount
 
(In millions)
2016
$
113.9

2017
102.4

2018
84.0

2019
65.4

2020
60.6

Thereafter
401.6

 
$
827.9