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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Additional Information) (Detail) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 31, 2013
business_line
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] | ||||
| Number of non-strategic business lines divested | 2efx_NumberofBusinessLinesDivestedDiscontinuedOperations | |||
| Proceeds From Divestiture Of Businesses | $ 47.5us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses | $ 0.6us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses | $ 47.5us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses | $ 2.5us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses |
| Revenue from discontinued operations | 9.3us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue | 87.5us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue | ||
| Pretax income from discontinued operations | 0.5us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax | 8.9us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax | ||
| Gain on divestitures | 18.4us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax | |||
| Income tax benifits from disposals | 18.1us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfIncomeLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperation | |||
| Discontinued Operation Income Loss From Discontinued Operation Income Tax Benefit Current | 14.3efx_DiscontinuedOperationsIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationIncomeTaxBenefiTcurrent | |||
| Talent Management Services | Workforce Solutions | ||||
| Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] | ||||
| Escrow Receivable From Sale Of Business |
$ 3.5efx_EscrowReceivableFromSalesOfBusiness / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = efx_TalentManagementServicesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = efx_WorkforceSolutionsMember |
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Discontinued Operation Income Loss From Discontinued Operation Income Tax Benefit Current No definition available.
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Amount of escrow receivable related to the sale of a business. No definition available.
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Number of Business Lines Divested, Discontinued Operations No definition available.
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Amount of gain (loss), after tax expense or benefit and not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Overall income (loss) from a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity, before income tax, reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items. Includes the following (before income tax): income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of tax expense or benefit on gain (loss), not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of sales or other form of revenues attributable to the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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