Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in Amount of Goodwill
Changes in the amount of goodwill for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, are as follows:    
 
U.S.
Information
Solutions
 
International
 
Workforce Solutions
 
North America
Personal
Solutions
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2012 (1)
$
969.4

 
$
385.2

 
$
934.0

 
$
1.8

 
$
2,290.4

Acquisitions

 
40.8

 

 
14.5

 
55.3

Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation
87.5

 
(0.1
)
 

 
0.4

 
87.8

Foreign currency translation

 
(8.0
)
 

 

 
(8.0
)
Tax benefits of options exercised

 

 
(0.2
)
 

 
(0.2
)
Businesses sold
(2.7
)
 
(1.4
)
 
(26.1
)
 

 
(30.2
)
Balance, December 31, 2013(1)
1,054.2

 
416.5

 
907.7

 
16.7

 
2,395.1

Acquisitions
66.4

 
173.8

 

 

 
240.2

Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation

 
2.1

 

 

 
2.1

Foreign currency translation

 
(30.5
)
 

 

 
(30.5
)
Tax benefits of options exercised

 

 
(0.1
)
 

 
(0.1
)
Balance, December 31, 2014
$
1,120.6

 
$
561.9

 
$
907.6

 
$
16.7

 
$
2,606.8


(1)    The December 31, 2013 and 2012 balances have been recast to reflect the new organizational structure. As of December 31, 2013, the USIS and International goodwill include $21.7 million and $15.5 million of goodwill, respectively, from the legacy NACS segment. As of December 31, 2012, the USIS and International goodwill include $21.7 million and $15.9 million of goodwill, respectively, from the legacy NACS segment.
Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Our 2014 annual impairment test completed during the third quarter of 2014 resulted in no impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets.  
 
Amount
 
(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2012
$
254.5

Purchase price adjustment
(158.8
)
Foreign currency translation
(0.2
)
Balance, December 31, 2013
95.5

Foreign currency translation
(0.3
)
Balance, December 31, 2014
$
95.2

Purchased Intangible Assets
Purchased intangible assets net, recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2014 and 2013, are as follows:
 
December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Definite-lived intangible assets:
(In millions)
Purchased data files
$
692.0

 
$
(218.8
)
 
$
473.2

 
$
709.5

 
$
(187.4
)
 
$
522.1

Acquired software and technology
53.9

 
(26.4
)
 
27.5

 
38.4

 
(20.2
)
 
18.2

Customer relationships
570.7

 
(204.3
)
 
366.4

 
506.7

 
(166.5
)
 
340.2

Reacquired rights
73.3

 
(26.3
)
 
47.0

 
73.3

 
(13.1
)
 
60.2

Proprietary database
7.4

 
(5.4
)
 
2.0

 
7.4

 
(5.0
)
 
2.4

Non-compete agreements
27.0

 
(11.8
)
 
15.2

 
20.2

 
(7.8
)
 
12.4

Trade names and other intangible assets
51.1

 
(28.5
)
 
22.6

 
41.7

 
(24.0
)
 
17.7

Total definite-lived intangible assets
$
1,475.4

 
$
(521.5
)
 
$
953.9

 
$
1,397.2

 
$
(424.0
)
 
$
973.2

Estimated Future Amortization Expense
Estimated future amortization expense related to definite-lived purchased intangible assets at December 31, 2014 is as follows:
Years ending December 31,
Amount
 
(In millions)
2015
$
123.0

2016
114.8

2017
102.8

2018
84.3

2019
65.1

Thereafter
463.9

 
$
953.9