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SEGMENT INFORMATION

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SEGMENT INFORMATION
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION
11. SEGMENT INFORMATION
 
Organizational Realignment.   On July 1, 2014 the NACS operating segment was consolidated into the U.S. Consumer Information Solutions and International operating segments. The change was driven by an enterprise wide distribution marketing strategy to maximize the penetration of our products and services in our targeted markets. In an effort to accelerate our penetration and simplify how our commercial information customers interact with us, we have reorganized our operating segments. The U.S. portion of the NACS operating segment was consolidated into the U.S. Consumer Information Solutions operating segment. The combined operating segment was renamed U.S. Information Solutions. The Canadian portion of the NACS operating segment was consolidated into the Canada operations of the International operating segment. As a result, we modified our segment reporting effective in the third quarter of 2014. Our financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and as of December 31, 2013, have been recast below to reflect our new organizational structure.
 
Reportable Segments.   We manage our business and report our financial results through the following four reportable segments, which are the same as our operating segments:
 
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U.S. Information Solutions (“USIS”)
 
 
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International
 
 
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Workforce Solutions
 
 
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North America Personal Solutions
 
The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in our summary of significant accounting policies in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K. We evaluate the performance of these reportable segments based on their operating revenues, operating income and operating margins, excluding unusual or infrequent items, if any. Inter-segment sales and transfers are not material for all periods presented. The measurement criteria for segment profit or loss and segment assets are substantially the same for each reportable segment. All transactions between segments are accounted for at cost, and no timing differences occur between segments.
 
A summary of segment products and services is as follows:
 
U.S. Information Solutions.   This segment includes consumer and commercial information services (such as credit information and credit scoring, credit modeling services and portfolio analytics (decisioning tools), which are derived from our databases of business credit and financial information, locate services, fraud detection and prevention services, identity verification services and other consulting services); mortgage loan origination information; financial marketing services; and identity management.
 
International.   This segment includes information services products, which includes consumer and commercial services (such as credit and financial information, credit scoring and credit modeling services), credit and other marketing products and services, and products and services sold directly to consumers similar to those sold by North America Personal Solutions. In Europe and Latin America, we also provide information and technology services to support lenders and other creditors in the collections and recovery management process.
 
Workforce Solutions.   This segment includes employment, income and social security number verification services as well as complementary payroll-based transaction services and employment tax management services.
 
North America Personal Solutions.   This segment includes credit information, credit monitoring and identity theft protection products sold directly to consumers via the Internet and in various hard-copy formats.
 
Operating revenue and operating income by operating segment during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
(In millions)
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
Operating revenue:
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
U.S. Information Solutions
 
$
278.6
 
$
270.2
 
$
821.0
 
$
808.4
 
International
 
 
158.4
 
 
134.5
 
 
467.2
 
 
400.2
 
Workforce Solutions
 
 
122.5
 
 
115.0
 
 
361.6
 
 
361.9
 
North America Personal Solutions
 
 
53.9
 
 
52.3
 
 
162.0
 
 
154.9
 
Total operating revenue
 
$
613.4
 
$
572.0
 
$
1,811.8
 
$
1,725.4
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
(In millions)
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
Operating income:
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
U.S. Information Solutions
 
$
104.3
 
$
97.7
 
$
312.4
 
$
298.1
 
International
 
 
37.1
 
 
40.7
 
 
104.5
 
 
117.2
 
Workforce Solutions
 
 
39.8
 
 
34.5
 
 
119.0
 
 
110.2
 
North America Personal Solutions
 
 
17.0
 
 
13.7
 
 
48.8
 
 
42.4
 
General Corporate Expense
 
 
(44.5)
 
 
(36.6)
 
 
(111.7)
 
 
(110.8)
 
Total operating income
 
$
153.7
 
$
150.0
 
$
473.0
 
$
457.1
 
 
Total assets by operating segment at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows:
 
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
(In millions)
 
2014
 
2013
 
Total assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Information Solutions
 
$
1,987.4
 
$
1,979.1
 
International
 
 
918.0
 
 
629.7
 
Workforce Solutions
 
 
1,279.4
 
 
1,295.5
 
North America Personal Solutions
 
 
47.2
 
 
42.9
 
General Corporate
 
 
475.1
 
 
592.7
 
Total assets
 
$
4,707.1
 
$
4,539.9