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Merger of Brazilian Business - Additional Information (Detail)
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1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||
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May 31, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2012
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2011
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2012
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2011
USD ($)
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May 31, 2011
Maximum [Member]
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2011
Boa Vista Servicos S.A. [Member]
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2012
Boa Vista Servicos S.A. [Member]
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2012
Boa Vista Servicos S.A. [Member]
BRL
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May 31, 2011
Boa Vista Servicos S.A. [Member]
USD ($)
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Percentage of interest acquired in Boa Vista Servicos S.A. ("BVS") | 15.00% | |||||||||
| Investment in Boa Vista Servicos S.A. ("BVS") | $ 63.9 | $ 63.9 | $ 0 | 130.0 | $ 82.3 | |||||
| Goodwill write-off | 33.2 | |||||||||
| Goodwill cumulative foreign translation adjustments | 10.2 | 27.0 | ||||||||
| Pre-tax loss related to merger included in other expense | 1.9 | 0.6 | 5.5 | (8.7) | 10.3 | |||||
| Tax expense | 17.5 | |||||||||
| Additional funding commitments period | May 31, 2013 | |||||||||
| Additional funding agreed amount | $ 55 | |||||||||
| Additional funding description | Equifax has committed to make certain additional funding available to BVS. Until May 31, 2013, BVS will have the right to borrow up to $55 million from Equifax for general corporate purposes; any borrowings would be due and payable on May 31, 2015. Payments for principal and interest on any borrowings will be convertible, at Equifax''''s option, into additional shares of BVS nonvoting preferred stock. Preferred shares issued as a result of any borrowings will be convertible to common shares under specific conditions. | |||||||||
| Debt maturity date | May 31, 2015 | |||||||||
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Commitments To Purchase Or Fund Investments No definition available.
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Description of Funding Commitments No definition available.
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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in the business combination. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the aggregate carrying amount of all cost-method investments as reported on or included in the balance sheet. The original cost of the investments may differ from the aggregate carrying amount disclosed due to various adjustments such as: (i) dividends received in excess of earnings after the date of investment that are considered a return of investment and therefore recorded as reductions to cost of the investment, or (ii) a series of operating losses of an investee or other factors which may indicate that a decrease in value of the investment has occurred which is other than temporary and accordingly such decrease in value has been recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) to the recorded value of goodwill for foreign currency translation adjustments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Write-off of the carrying amount of goodwill associated with all or a portion of a reporting unit that is sold in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net amount of other income and expense amounts, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, resulting from ancillary business-related activities (that is, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business) also known as other nonoperating income (expense) recognized for the period. Such amounts may include: (a) dividends, (b) interest on securities, (c) net gains or losses on securities, (d) unusual costs, (e) gains or losses on foreign exchange transactions, and (f) miscellaneous other income and expense items. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The component of income tax expense representing amounts paid or payable (or refundable) which are classified as "income taxes" as determined by applying the provisions of enacted tax law to other than the taxable Income or Loss from continuing operations for the period. Items affecting income taxes and required to be disclosed, but not included elsewhere, would also be designated as "Other". Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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