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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Changes in Amount of Goodwill

Changes in the amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2012, are as follows:

 

    U.S. Consumer           TALX     North America     North America        
    Information           Workforce     Personal     Commercial        
    Solutions     International     Solutions     Solutions     Solutions     Total  
    (In millions)  
Balance, December 31, 2011   $ 638.4     $ 348.5     $ 935.0     $ 1.8     $ 37.5     $ 1,961.2  
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation     -       -       0.2       -       -       0.2  
Foreign currency translation     -       7.8       -       -       0.1       7.9  
Tax benefits of stock options exercised     -       -       (0.3 )     -       -       (0.3 )
Balance, March 31, 2012   $ 638.4     $ 356.3     $ 934.9     $ 1.8     $ 37.6     $ 1,969.0  
Purchased Intangible Assets

Purchased intangible assets at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 consisted of the following:

 

    March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  
          Accumulated                 Accumulated        
    Gross     Amortization     Net     Gross     Amortization     Net  
Definite-lived intangible assets:   (In millions)  
Purchased data files   $ 307.3     $ (235.9 )   $ 71.4     $ 316.2     $ (240.5 )   $ 75.7  
Acquired software and technology     34.7       (9.2 )     25.5       68.3       (41.1 )     27.2  
Customer relationships     518.7       (139.2 )     379.5       518.2       (130.3 )     387.9  
Proprietary database     125.0       (100.6 )     24.4       125.0       (95.5 )     29.5  
Non-compete agreements     9.0       (3.7 )     5.3       9.0       (3.1 )     5.9  
Trade names and other intangible assets     40.8       (18.0 )     22.8       40.7       (16.7 )     24.0  
Total definite-lived intangible assets   $ 1,035.5     $ (506.6 )   $ 528.9     $ 1,077.4     $ (527.2 )   $ 550.2