Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets[Abstract]  
Changes in Amount of Goodwill
Changes in the amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, are as follows:

 

    U.S. Consumer                 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  
Acquisitions     -       4.1       -       -       -       4.1  
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation     -       -       0.2       -       -       0.2  
Foreign currency translation     -       10.0       -       -       0.2       10.2  
Tax benefits of stock options exercised     -       -       (1.2 )     -       -       (1.2 )
Balance, September 30, 2012   $ 638.4     $ 362.6     $ 934.0     $ 1.8     $ 37.7     $ 1,974.5

 

Purchased Intangible Assets

Purchased intangible assets at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 consisted of the following:

 

    September 30, 2012     December 31, 2011  
          Accumulated                 Accumulated        
    Gross     Amortization     Net     Gross     Amortization     Net  
Definite-lived intangible assets:               (In millions)              
Purchased data files   $ 299.5     $ (237.1 )   $ 62.4     $ 316.2     $ (240.5 )   $ 75.7  
Acquired software and technology     34.9       (12.7 )     22.2       68.3       (41.1 )     27.2  
Customer relationships     519.7       (155.6 )     364.1       518.2       (130.3 )     387.9  
Proprietary database     125.0       (110.9 )     14.1       125.0       (95.5 )     29.5  
Non-compete agreements     9.2       (4.9 )     4.3       9.0       (3.1 )     5.9  
Trade names and other intangible assets     41.0       (20.5 )     20.5       40.7       (16.7 )     24.0  
Total definite-lived intangible assets   $ 1,029.3     $ (541.7 )   $ 487.6     $ 1,077.4     $ (527.2 )   $ 550.2