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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets[Abstract]  
Changes in Amount of Goodwill

Changes in the amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2013, 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, 2012   $ 947.7     $ 369.3     $ 934.0     $ 1.8     $ 37.6     $ 2,290.4  
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation     (1.0 )     -       -       -       -       (1.0 )
Foreign currency translation     -       (6.8 )     -       -       (0.2 )     (7.0 )
Tax benefits of stock options exercised     -       -       (0.1 )     -       -       (0.1 )
Businesses sold     (2.7 )     -       (26.1 )     -       -       (28.8 )
Balance, March 31, 2013   $ 944.0     $ 362.5     $ 907.8     $ 1.8     $ 37.4     $ 2,253.5  
Purchased Intangible Assets

Purchased intangible assets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consisted of the following:

 

    March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
          Accumulated                 Accumulated        
    Gross     Amortization     Net     Gross     Amortization     Net  
Definite-lived intangible assets:   (In millions)  
Purchased data files   $ 765.7     $ (212.6 )   $ 553.1     $ 795.6     $ (229.2 )   $ 566.4  
Acquired software and technology     34.4       (14.9 )     19.5       34.4       (13.5 )     20.9  
Customer relationships     499.4       (161.5 )     337.9       522.1       (164.5 )     357.6  
Proprietary database     125.0       (120.9 )     4.1       125.0       (115.9 )     9.1  
Non-compete agreements     19.3       (6.5 )     12.8       19.4       (5.5 )     13.9  
Trade names and other intangible assets     39.6       (21.3 )     18.3       41.5       (21.7 )     19.8  
Total definite-lived intangible assets   $ 1,483.4     $ (537.7 )   $ 945.7     $ 1,538.0     $ (550.3 )   $ 987.7