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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in Amount of Goodwill
Changes in the amount of goodwill for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, are as follows:  
Workforce Solutions U.S.
Information
Solutions		 International Total
(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2022 $ 2,520.8  $ 2,004.8  $ 1,858.3  $ 6,383.9 
Acquisitions —  —  410.4  410.4 
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation (0.7) 1.4  2.1  2.8 
Foreign currency translation 0.1  —  32.7  32.8 
Balance, December 31, 2023 2,520.2  2,006.2  2,303.5  6,829.9 
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation —  —  (68.7) (68.7)
Foreign currency translation (0.4) —  (213.0) (213.4)
Balance, December 31, 2024 $ 2,519.8  $ 2,006.2  $ 2,021.8  $ 6,547.8 
Purchased Intangible Assets Purchased intangible assets, net, recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2024 and 2023 consisted of the following:
  December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Gross Accumulated
Amortization		 Net Gross Accumulated
Amortization		 Net
Definite-lived intangible assets: (In millions)
Purchased data files $ 1,111.9  $ (669.5) $ 442.4  $ 1,158.5  $ (604.2) $ 554.3 
Customer relationships 937.7  (484.2) 453.5  1,053.5  (484.2) 569.3 
Proprietary database 704.9  (227.6) 477.3  705.8  (171.5) 534.3 
Acquired software and technology 217.6  (106.3) 111.3  222.5  (75.4) 147.1 
Trade names, non-compete agreements and other intangible assets 49.7  (13.2) 36.5  79.6  (25.8) 53.8 
Total definite-lived intangible assets $ 3,021.8  $ (1,500.8) $ 1,521.0  $ 3,219.9  $ (1,361.1) $ 1,858.8 
Estimated Future Amortization Expense
Estimated future amortization expense related to definite-lived purchased intangible assets at December 31, 2024 is as follows:
Years ending December 31, Amount
  (In millions)
2025 $ 245.6 
2026 232.1 
2027 219.0 
2028 158.7 
2029 147.9 
Thereafter 517.7 
  $ 1,521.0