Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(USD ($))
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Operating activities:      
Consolidated net income $ 374.0us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 359.9us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 280.8us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Gain on divestitures 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets (19.0)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets
Impairment of cost method investment 0us-gaap_CostmethodInvestmentsOtherThanTemporaryImpairment 17.0us-gaap_CostmethodInvestmentsOtherThanTemporaryImpairment 0us-gaap_CostmethodInvestmentsOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
Depreciation and amortization 204.2us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 190.3us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 163.4us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Stock-based compensation expense 38.1us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 32.2us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 28.0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation plans (17.7)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities (14.6)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities (1.7)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities
Deferred income taxes (9.6)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits (9.7)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits (26.5)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits
Pension settlement charge 0efx_PensionSettlementCharge 0efx_PensionSettlementCharge 38.7efx_PensionSettlementCharge
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions:      
Accounts receivable, net (27.8)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (2.4)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (17.2)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (5.2)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets (4.2)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets (22.5)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets
Other assets (0.6)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets 7.1us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets (4.0)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets
Current liabilities, excluding debt 54.3efx_IncreaseDecreaseInCurrentLiabilitiesExcludingDebt 2.1efx_IncreaseDecreaseInCurrentLiabilitiesExcludingDebt 53.3efx_IncreaseDecreaseInCurrentLiabilitiesExcludingDebt
Other long-term liabilities, excluding debt 6.5us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities 10.3us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities 4.0us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities
Cash provided by operating activities 616.2us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 569.0us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 496.3us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (86.4)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets (83.3)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets (66.0)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (341.0)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (91.4)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (1,016.4)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Cash received from divestitures 0.6us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses 47.5us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses 2.5us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates, net (2.5)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates (9.1)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates (3.7)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromBusinessesAndInterestInAffiliates
Cash used in investing activities (429.3)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (136.3)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (1,083.6)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Financing activities:      
Net short-term borrowings (repayments) 379.9us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt (267.3)us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt 234.1us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt
Payments on long-term debt (290.0)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (15.0)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (15.2)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 499.2us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Treasury stock purchases (301.6)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (11.9)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (85.1)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Dividends paid to Equifax shareholders (121.2)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (106.7)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (86.0)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests (7.9)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest (10.5)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest (4.8)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 39.7us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 47.8us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 68.3us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation plans 17.7us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 14.6us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 1.7us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
Contributions from noncontrolling interests 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders 16.7us-gaap_ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders
Other 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities (0.8)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities (5.9)us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
Cash (used in) provided by financing activities (283.4)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (333.1)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities 606.3us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents (11.1)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents (10.5)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents 0.1us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents (107.6)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 89.1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 19.1us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 235.9us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 146.8us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 127.7us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 128.3us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 235.9us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 146.8us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue