Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Additional Information) (Detail)

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Additional Information) (Detail) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Segments
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Number of reportable segments 5    
Advertising costs from continuing operation $ 57,500,000 $ 48,700,000 $ 42,000,000
Bad debt expense from continuing operations 2,800,000 2,100,000 2,700,000
Depreciation expense 71,200,000 73,900,000 73,100,000
Fixed assets ,Collateral 82,600,000 70,700,000  
Carrying value of debt 1,438,100,000 1,720,400,000  
Foreign currency transaction loss 6,800,000    
Variable interest maximum exposure to loss 23,600,000    
Fair Value Measurements Recurring [Member]
     
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Fair value of interest rate swaps 6,000,000 [1] 12,200,000  
Computer Software Intangible Asset [Member] | Maximum [Member]
     
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life 10 years    
Computer Software Intangible Asset [Member] | Minimum [Member]
     
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life 3 years    
Fixed Rate Debt [Member]
     
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Fair value of debt 1,200,000,000 1,600,000,000  
Carrying value of debt $ 1,100,000,000 $ 1,500,000,000  
Data Processing Equipment Capitalized Internal Use Software and Systems Costs [Member] | Maximum [Member]
     
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life 10 years    
Data Processing Equipment Capitalized Internal Use Software and Systems Costs [Member] | Computer Software Intangible Asset [Member] | Maximum [Member]
     
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life 3 years    
Building [Member]
     
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life 40 years    
Other Capitalized Property Plant and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
     
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life 7 years    
Other Capitalized Property Plant and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
     
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Property Plant And Equipment Useful Life 3 years    
Employee Stock Option [Member]
     
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Antidilutive stock options excluded from computation of earnings per share 0.1 0.1 2.3
U S Consumer Information Solutions [Member]
     
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Percentage of revenue from a segment 44.00%    
[1] The fair value of our interest rate swaps, designated as fair value hedges, and notes are based on the present value of expected future cash flows using zero coupon rates and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.