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INCOME TAXES (Additional Information) (Detail) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | ||
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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 Taxes [Line Items] | |||
| Provision for income taxes from discontinued operation | $ 17.9us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation | $ 3.4us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation | |
| Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries indefinitely invested | 85.7us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries | ||
| Deferred tax asset valuation allowance | 121.4us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | 121.5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | |
| Foreign Earnings Repatriated under American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, Description | 93.5 million will be available to be utilized upon repatriation of foreign earnings. | ||
| Cash paid for income taxes, net of amounts refunded | 148.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid | 174.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid | 181.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid |
| Unrecognized tax benefits | 23.3efx_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsGross | 22.6efx_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsGross | |
| Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties | 3.6us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued | 3.5us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued | |
| Unrecognized tax benefits that would have affected the effective tax rate | 20.4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate | 19.4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate | |
| Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued | 3.1efx_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRateIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued | 2.9efx_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRateIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued | |
| Income Tax Examination, Penalties and Interest Accrued | 1.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued | 0.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued | |
| Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Estimated Range of Change, Lower Bound | 0us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeLowerBound | ||
| Gross unrecognized tax benefit balance, change within the next twelve months, upper limit | 5.4us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound | ||
| Foreign Country | |||
| Income Taxes [Line Items] | |||
| Operating loss carryforwards |
390.3us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember |
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| Deferred tax asset related to net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards |
136.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember |
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| Deferred tax asset valuation allowance |
120.6us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember |
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| Tax credit carryforward |
94.7us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember |
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| Foreign Country | Expire at various times between 2014 and 2023 | |||
| Income Taxes [Line Items] | |||
| Operating loss carryforwards |
1.4us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = efx_ExpireAtVariousTimesBetween2014And2023Member |
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| Foreign Country | Net Operating Loss, Indefinite Life | |||
| Income Taxes [Line Items] | |||
| Operating loss carryforwards |
388.9us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = efx_NetOperatingLossIndefiniteLifeMember |
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| Foreign Country | Capital Loss Indefinite Life | |||
| Income Taxes [Line Items] | |||
| Operating loss carryforwards |
19.2us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = efx_CapitalLossIndefiniteLifeMember |
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| Foreign Country | Expiring in 2022 | |||
| Income Taxes [Line Items] | |||
| Tax credit carryforward |
1.2us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = efx_ExpiringIn2022Member |
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| United States Federal | Expire at various times between 2014 and 2029 | |||
| Income Taxes [Line Items] | |||
| Operating loss carryforwards |
87.7us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = efx_UnitedStatesFederalMember / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = efx_ExpireAtVariousTimesBetween2013And2029Member |
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| State | |||
| Income Taxes [Line Items] | |||
| Capital loss carryforwards |
$ 2.5efx_CapitalLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember |
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Capital Loss Carryforwards No definition available.
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A description of the major provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and its implications, including the tax effects, on the accounting for income taxes of the reporting entity. No definition available.
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Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Gross No definition available.
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Unrecognized Tax Benefit That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate. No definition available.
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tax effect allocated to a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items. Includes the tax effects of the following: 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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The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of estimated penalties and interest accrued as of the balance sheet date arising from income tax examinations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The estimated lower bound of the reasonably possible change in the total amount of the unrecognized tax benefit (that will significantly increase or decrease within twelve months of the balance sheet date) for a tax position taken. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The estimated upper bound of the reasonably possible change in the total amount of the unrecognized tax benefit (that will significantly increase or decrease within twelve months of the balance sheet date) for a tax position taken. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of the tax credit carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries intended to be permanently reinvested outside the country of domicile. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount accrued for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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