Equifax Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

DEBT - Debt Outstanding (Details)

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DEBT - Debt Outstanding (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
DEBT - Debt Outstanding (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018	May 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 2,654,000,000		$ 2,715,300,000
Less short-term debt and current maturities	(4,000,000)		(965,300,000)
Less unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs	(21,600,000)		(11,000,000)
Total long-term debt, net	2,628,400,000		1,739,000,000
Commercial paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	0		562,600,000
Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	0		100,000,000
Term Loan, due Nov 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	0		400,000,000
Notes, 2.30%, due June 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 500,000,000		500,000,000
Debt, interest rate	2.30%
Debt, maturity date	2021-06
Notes, 3.60%, due Aug 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 300,000,000	$ 300,000,000.0	0
Debt, interest rate	3.60%	3.60%
Notes, Floating Rate, due Aug 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 300,000,000	$ 300,000,000.0	0
Notes, 3.30%, due Dec 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 500,000,000		500,000,000
Debt, interest rate	3.30%
Debt, maturity date	2022-12
Notes, 3.95%, due May 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000.0	0
Debt, interest rate	3.95%	3.95%
Notes, 3.25%, due June 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 275,000,000		275,000,000
Debt, interest rate	3.25%
Debt, maturity date	2026-06
Debentures, 6.90%, due July 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 125,000,000		125,000,000
Debt, interest rate	6.90%
Debt, maturity date	2028-07
Notes, 7.00%, due July 2037
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 250,000,000		250,000,000
Debt, interest rate	7.00%
Debt, maturity date	2037-07
Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 4,000,000		$ 2,700,000

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