Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SEGMENT INFORMATION

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SEGMENT INFORMATION
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT INFORMATION
SEGMENT INFORMATION
 
Organizational Realignment. In the first quarter of 2016, we acquired Veda, which operates primarily in Australia and New Zealand. We have included Veda's operations within a newly-created Asia Pacific reporting unit within the International reportable segment. Additionally, we moved the TDX Australia and India operations that were included in our Europe reporting unit, along with corporate assets including equity method investments in Russia and India, to the Asia Pacific reporting unit to align with how we manage our business. Our financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, reflect our new organizational structure. Additionally in 2016, we have renamed our Personal Solutions reportable segment Global Consumer Solutions.

Reportable Segments.   We manage our business and report our financial results through the following four reportable segments, which are the same as our operating segments:

-    U.S. Information Solutions ("USIS")
-    International
-    Workforce Solutions
-    Global Consumer Solutions
 
The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in our summary of significant accounting policies in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2015 Form 10-K. We evaluate the performance of these reportable segments based on their operating revenues, operating income and operating margins, excluding unusual or infrequent items, if any. Inter-segment sales and transfers are not material for all periods presented. The measurement criteria for segment profit or loss and segment assets are substantially the same for each reportable segment. All transactions between segments are accounted for at fair market value or cost depending on the nature of the transaction, and no timing differences occur between segments.
 
A summary of segment products and services is as follows:
 
U.S. Information Solutions.   This segment includes consumer and commercial information services (such as credit information and credit scoring, credit modeling services and portfolio analytics (decisioning tools), which are derived from our databases of business credit and financial information, locate services, fraud detection and prevention services, identity verification services and other consulting services); mortgage loan origination information; financial marketing services; and identity management.
 
International.   This segment includes information services products, which includes consumer and commercial services (such as credit and financial information, credit scoring and credit modeling services), credit and other marketing products and services. In Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America, we also provide information, technology and services to support debt collections and recovery management.
 
Workforce Solutions.   This segment includes employment, income and social security number verification services as well as complementary payroll-based transaction services and employment tax management services.
 
Global Consumer Solutions.   This segment includes credit information, credit monitoring and identity theft protection products sold directly and indirectly to consumers via the internet and in various hard-copy formats in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.
 
Operating revenue and operating income by operating segment during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(In millions)
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
Operating revenue:
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
U.S. Information Solutions
 
$
317.4

 
$
292.5

 
$
920.2

 
$
875.1

International
 
214.3

 
145.4

 
591.2

 
425.9

Workforce Solutions
 
171.3

 
139.0

 
528.7

 
434.0

Global Consumer Solutions
 
101.1

 
90.5

 
303.7

 
262.3

Total operating revenue
 
$
804.1

 
$
667.4

 
$
2,343.8

 
$
1,997.3

 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(In millions)
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
Operating income:
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
U.S. Information Solutions
 
$
139.5

 
$
117.0

 
$
396.3

 
$
368.1

International
 
26.3

 
28.5

 
79.3

 
84.0

Workforce Solutions
 
69.9

 
50.0

 
226.9

 
165.9

Global Consumer Solutions
 
28.0

 
25.6

 
80.7

 
72.6

General Corporate Expense
 
(51.6
)
 
(46.8
)
 
(169.2
)
 
(173.6
)
Total operating income
 
$
212.1

 
$
174.3

 
$
614.0

 
$
517.0


Total assets by operating segment at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
(In millions)
 
2016
 
2015
Total assets:
 
 
 
 
U.S. Information Solutions
 
$
1,842.7

 
$
1,869.6

International
 
3,053.0

 
844.5

Workforce Solutions
 
1,345.2

 
1,268.5

Global Consumer Solutions
 
188.9

 
197.9

General Corporate
 
376.8

 
321.0

Total assets
 
$
6,806.6

 
$
4,501.5