Equifax Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Cover Page
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Purchased Intangible Assets (Details)

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Purchased Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	$ 1,878.6	$ 1,820.5
Accumulated Amortization	(880.8)	(775.9)
Net	997.8	1,044.6
Purchased data files
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	913.7	904.0
Accumulated Amortization	(399.2)	(351.8)
Net	514.5	552.2
Acquired software and technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	115.3	110.1
Accumulated Amortization	(106.6)	(84.0)
Net	8.7	26.1
Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	680.1	673.0
Accumulated Amortization	(331.4)	(305.1)
Net	348.7	367.9
Reacquired rights
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	0.0	0.0
Accumulated Amortization	0.0	0.0
Net	0.0	0.0
Proprietary database
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	148.6	108.3
Accumulated Amortization	(30.7)	(20.9)
Net	117.9	87.4
Non-compete agreements
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	6.5	7.8
Accumulated Amortization	(3.5)	(3.5)
Net	3.0	4.3
Trade names and other intangible assets
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	14.4	17.3
Accumulated Amortization	(9.4)	(10.6)
Net	$ 5.0	$ 6.7

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