Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)
In Millions
Total
Common Stock
Paid-In Capital
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Treasury Stock
Stock Held By Employee Benefits Trusts
Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning Balance, at Dec. 31, 2014 $ 2,234.6us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest $ 236.6us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014   119.4us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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Net income 89.6us-gaap_ProfitLoss 0us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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Treasury stock purchased under share repurchase program ($91.30 per share) (in shares) (1.00)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired (1.00)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Dividends paid to employee benefits trusts 0.1efx_DividendsPaidToEmployeeBenefitsTrust 0efx_DividendsPaidToEmployeeBenefitsTrust
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Ending Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2015   119.0us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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[1] We repurchased 1.0 million shares for $89.9 million during the first quarter of 2015. At March 31, 2015, $223.7 million was available for future purchases of common stock under our share repurchase authorization.
[2] At March 31, 2015, the paid-in capital includes the reversal of the $11.5 million holdback related to the accelerated share repurchase program discussed in Note 1.