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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Purchased Intangible Assets) (Detail)

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Purchased Intangible Assets) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	$ 1,475.4	$ 1,397.2
Accumulated Amortization	(521.5)	(424.0)
Net	953.9us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	973.2us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Purchased data files
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	692.0	709.5
Accumulated Amortization	(218.8)	(187.4)
Net	473.2	522.1
Acquired software and technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	53.9	38.4
Accumulated Amortization	(26.4)	(20.2)
Net	27.5	18.2
Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	570.7	506.7
Accumulated Amortization	(204.3)	(166.5)
Net	366.4	340.2
Reacquired rights
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	73.3	73.3
Accumulated Amortization	(26.3)	(13.1)
Net	47.0	60.2
Proprietary database
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	7.4	7.4
Accumulated Amortization	(5.4)	(5.0)
Net	2.0	2.4
Non-compete agreements
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	27.0	20.2
Accumulated Amortization	(11.8)	(7.8)
Net	15.2	12.4
Trade names and other intangible assets
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross	51.1	41.7
Accumulated Amortization	(28.5)	(24.0)
Net	$ 22.6	$ 17.7

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