Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Additional Information) (Detail)

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INCOME TAXES (Additional Information) (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Provision for income taxes from discontinued operation   $ 17.9us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation $ 3.4us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries indefinitely invested 85.7us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 121.4us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 121.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Foreign Earnings Repatriated under American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, Description 93.5 million will be available to be utilized upon repatriation of foreign earnings.    
Cash paid for income taxes, net of amounts refunded 148.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 174.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 181.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
Unrecognized tax benefits 23.3efx_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsGross 22.6efx_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsGross  
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties 3.6us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 3.5us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Unrecognized tax benefits that would have affected the effective tax rate 20.4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 19.4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued 3.1efx_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRateIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 2.9efx_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRateIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Income Tax Examination, Penalties and Interest Accrued 1.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 0.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Estimated Range of Change, Lower Bound 0us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeLowerBound    
Gross unrecognized tax benefit balance, change within the next twelve months, upper limit 5.4us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound    
Foreign Country      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards 390.3us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
   
Deferred tax asset related to net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards 136.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
   
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 120.6us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
   
Tax credit carryforward 94.7us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
   
Foreign Country | Expire at various times between 2014 and 2023      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards 1.4us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= efx_ExpireAtVariousTimesBetween2014And2023Member
   
Foreign Country | Net Operating Loss, Indefinite Life      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards 388.9us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= efx_NetOperatingLossIndefiniteLifeMember
   
Foreign Country | Capital Loss Indefinite Life      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards 19.2us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= efx_CapitalLossIndefiniteLifeMember
   
Foreign Country | Expiring in 2022      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Tax credit carryforward 1.2us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= efx_ExpiringIn2022Member
   
United States Federal | Expire at various times between 2014 and 2029      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards 87.7us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= efx_UnitedStatesFederalMember
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= efx_ExpireAtVariousTimesBetween2013And2029Member
   
State      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Capital loss carryforwards $ 2.5efx_CapitalLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember