Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in Amount of Goodwill
Changes in the amount of goodwill for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:    
 
U.S.
Information
Solutions
 
International
 
Workforce Solutions
 
Global Consumer Solutions
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2014(1)
$
1,071.3

 
$
473.1

 
$
907.6

 
$
154.8

 
$
2,606.8

Foreign currency translation
—

 
(31.6
)
 
—

 
(4.2
)
 
(35.8
)
Balance, December 31, 2015
1,071.3

 
441.5

 
907.6

 
150.6

 
2,571.0

Acquisitions
—

 
1,411.6

 
44.7

 
—

 
1,456.3

Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation
—

 
(6.2
)
 
(0.2
)
 
—

 
(6.4
)
Foreign currency translation
—

 
(32.3
)
 
—

 
(14.3
)
 
(46.6
)
Balance, December 31, 2016
$
1,071.3

 
$
1,814.6

 
$
952.1

 
$
136.3

 
$
3,974.3


(1)The December 31, 2014 balances have been recast to reflect the new organizational structure. As of December 31, 2014, the Global Consumer Solutions goodwill includes $49.3 million and $88.8 million of goodwill from the USIS and International segments, respectively.
Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Our 2016 annual impairment test completed during the third quarter of 2016 resulted in no impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets.  
 
Amount
 
(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2014
$
95.2

Foreign currency translation
(0.5
)
Balance, December 31, 2015
94.7

Foreign currency translation
0.1

Balance, December 31, 2016
$
94.8

Purchased Intangible Assets
Purchased intangible assets net, recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2016 and 2015, are as follows:
 
December 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Definite-lived intangible assets:
(In millions)
Purchased data files
$
1,012.7

 
$
(276.0
)
 
$
736.7

 
$
665.9

 
$
(240.6
)
 
$
425.3

Acquired software and technology
131.5

 
(36.1
)
 
95.4

 
52.4

 
(35.5
)
 
16.9

Customer relationships
712.7

 
(273.0
)
 
439.7

 
565.9

 
(239.3
)
 
326.6

Reacquired rights
73.3

 
(52.5
)
 
20.8

 
73.3

 
(39.4
)
 
33.9

Proprietary database
21.5

 
(6.7
)
 
14.8

 
7.4

 
(5.8
)
 
1.6

Non-compete agreements
26.8

 
(22.2
)
 
4.6

 
25.8

 
(18.3
)
 
7.5

Trade names and other intangible assets
54.1

 
(42.3
)
 
11.8

 
49.1

 
(33.0
)
 
16.1

Total definite-lived intangible assets
$
2,032.6

 
$
(708.8
)
 
$
1,323.8

 
$
1,439.8

 
$
(611.9
)
 
$
827.9

Estimated Future Amortization Expense
Estimated future amortization expense related to definite-lived purchased intangible assets at December 31, 2016 is as follows:
Years ending December 31,
 
Amount
 
 
(In millions)
2017
 
$
167.9

2018
 
140.1

2019
 
119.4

2020
 
114.6

2021
 
99.2

Thereafter
 
682.6

 
 
$
1,323.8