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Quarterly Financial Data (Detail)

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Quarterly Financial Data (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2012
Mar. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Sep. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2011
Mar. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]                      
Operating revenue $ 533.8 $ 520.0 $ 513.3   $ 490.8 $ 472.3 $ 471.5   $ 2,073.0 $ 1,893.2 $ 1,797.5
Operating income 92.2 130.5 129.0 128.3 124.3 121.0 114.8 108.5 480.0 468.6 422.4
Consolidated income from continuing operations 46.4 79.1 76.5 73.3 74.1 69.1 37.2 58.4 275.3 238.8 238.8
Discontinued operations, net of tax 1.8 1.0 2.3 0.4 1.9 0.2 (0.1) 0.9 5.5 2.9 36.0
Net income 48.2 80.1 78.8 73.7 76.0 69.3 37.1 59.3 280.8 241.7 274.8
Net income attributable to Equifax $ 46.3 $ 77.9 $ 76.4 $ 71.5 $ 74.4 $ 66.7 $ 34.5 $ 57.3 $ 272.1 $ 232.9 $ 266.7
Basic earnings per common share*                      
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Equifax $ 0.37 [1] $ 0.64 [1] $ 0.61 [1] $ 0.59 [1] $ 0.60 [1] $ 0.55 [1] $ 0.28 [1] $ 0.46 [1] $ 2.22 $ 1.89 $ 1.85
Discontinued operations attributable to Equifax $ 0.02 [1] $ 0.01 [1] $ 0.02 [1] $ 0.01 [1] $ 0.02 [1] $ 0 [1] $ 0 [1] $ 0.01 [1] $ 0.05 $ 0.02 $ 0.29
Net income attributable to Equifax $ 0.39 [1] $ 0.65 [1] $ 0.63 [1] $ 0.60 [1] $ 0.62 [1] $ 0.55 [1] $ 0.28 [1] $ 0.47 [1] $ 2.27 $ 1.91 $ 2.14
Diluted earnings per common share*                      
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Equifax $ 0.36 [1] $ 0.63 [1] $ 0.60 [1] $ 0.58 [1] $ 0.59 [1] $ 0.54 [1] $ 0.28 [1] $ 0.45 [1] $ 2.18 $ 1.86 $ 1.83
Discontinued operations $ 0.02 [1] $ 0.01 [1] $ 0.02 [1] $ 0 [1] $ 0.02 [1] $ 0 [1] $ 0 [1] $ 0.01 [1] $ 0.04 $ 0.02 $ 0.28
Net income attributable to Equifax $ 0.38 [1] $ 0.64 [1] $ 0.62 [1] $ 0.58 [1] $ 0.61 [1] $ 0.54 [1] $ 0.28 [1] $ 0.46 [1] $ 2.22 $ 1.88 $ 2.11
[1] The sum of the quarterly EPS does not equal the annual EPS due to changes in the weighted-average shares between periods.