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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in Amount of Goodwill
Changes in the amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2021, are as follows:
Workforce Solutions U.S.
Information
Solutions
International Global Consumer Solutions Total
 
Balance, December 31, 2020 $ 1,010.7  $ 1,286.7  $ 2,007.9  $ 190.5  $ 4,495.8 
Acquisitions 128.2  433.1  18.4    579.7 
Foreign currency translation     13.1  2.0  15.1 
Divestitures     (1.3)   (1.3)
Balance, March 31, 2021 $ 1,138.9  $ 1,719.8  $ 2,038.1  $ 192.5  $ 5,089.3 
Purchased Intangible Assets
Purchased intangible assets at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following:

  March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Gross Accumulated
Amortization
Net Gross Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Definite-lived intangible assets: (In millions)
Purchased data files $ 1,145.1  $ (417.4) $ 727.7  $ 913.7  $ (399.2) $ 514.5 
Acquired software and technology 44.5  (32.5) 12.0  115.3  (106.6) 8.7 
Customer relationships 686.2  (339.3) 346.9  680.1  (331.4) 348.7 
Proprietary database 201.2  (36.0) 165.2  148.6  (30.7) 117.9 
Non-compete agreements 9.3  (3.5) 5.8  6.5  (3.5) 3.0 
Trade names and other intangible assets 18.0  (10.1) 7.9  14.4  (9.4) 5.0 
Total definite-lived intangible assets $ 2,104.3  $ (838.8) $ 1,265.5  $ 1,878.6  $ (880.8) $ 997.8 
Estimated Future Amortization Expense
Estimated future amortization expense related to definite-lived purchased intangible assets at March 31, 2021 is as follows:

Years ending December 31,
Amount (1)
  (In millions)
2021 $ 119.8 
2022 155.1 
2023 149.7 
2024 141.2 
2025 137.8 
Thereafter 561.9 
  $ 1,265.5 

(1)Future amortization expense amounts are subject to change as we finalize purchase price allocations.