Equifax Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

DEBT (Debt Outstanding) (Detail)

v2.4.1.9

DEBT (Debt Outstanding) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 1,527.9us-gaap_LongTermDebt	$ 1,438.1us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Short-term debt and current maturities	(380.4)us-gaap_DebtCurrent	(296.5)us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Less unamortized discounts	(1.8)	(2.1)
Plus fair value adjustments	0efx_FairValueAdjustmentOfDebt	6.0efx_FairValueAdjustmentOfDebt
Total long-term debt, net of discount	1,145.7us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	1,145.5us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Commercial paper (CP)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	379.7	0
Notes, 7.34%, due in installments through May 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	0	15.0
Debt, interest rate	7.34%	7.34%
Debt, maturity date	2014-05	2014-05
Notes, 4.45%, due December 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	0	275.0
Debt, interest rate	4.45%	4.45%
Debt, maturity date	2014-12	2014-12
Notes, 6.30%, due July 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	272.5	272.5
Debt, interest rate	6.30%	6.30%
Debt, maturity date	2017-07	2017-07
Notes, 3.30%, due Dec 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	500.0	500.0
Debt, interest rate	3.30%	3.30%
Debt, maturity date	2022-12	2022-12
Debentures, 6.90%, due July 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	125.0	125.0
Debt, interest rate	6.90%	6.90%
Debt, maturity date	2028-07	2028-07
Notes, 7.00%, due July 2037
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	250.0	250.0
Debt, interest rate	7.00%	7.00%
Debt, maturity date	2037-07	2037-07
Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 0.7	$ 0.6

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