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ACQUISITIONS AND INVESTMENTS

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ACQUISITIONS AND INVESTMENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS AND INVESTMENTS ACQUISITIONS AND INVESTMENTS
 
2022 Acquisitions and Investments. In the first quarter of 2022, the Company acquired 100% of Efficient Hire, a provider of cloud recruiting, onboarding and human resources management solutions, within the Workforce Solutions operating segment, and Data Crédito, a consumer credit reporting agency in the Dominican Republic, within the International operating segment. These acquisitions expand the Company's data assets and product offerings and broaden our geographic footprint.
In the third quarter of 2022, the Company acquired 100% of LawLogix, a leading provider of cloud-based I-9 software and immigration case management software, within the Workforce Solutions operating segment, and Midigator, a provider of post-transaction fraud mitigation solutions, within the U.S. Information Solutions ("USIS") business segment. These acquisitions expand the Company's data assets as well as product offerings. The Company accounted for these acquisitions in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, which requires the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed to be measured at fair value at the date of the acquisition. The primary area of the purchase price that is not yet finalized for LawLogix and Midigator is related to working capital. Accordingly, adjustments may be made to the values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances that existed at the valuation date.

2021 Acquisitions and Investments. In February 2021, the Company acquired 100% of Kount, a provider of fraud prevention and digital identity solutions for $640 million within the USIS business unit. Additionally in the first quarter of 2021, the Company acquired 100% of HIREtech and i2Verify within the Workforce Solutions business unit as well as a small acquisition and purchase of the remaining noncontrolling interest of a business within our International business unit. In the third quarter of 2021, the Company acquired 100% of Health e(fx) and Teletrack within the Workforce Solutions and USIS business units, respectively, as well as the purchase of the remaining noncontrolling interest of a business within our International business unit. Additionally, the Company acquired 100% of Appriss Insights in October 2021, for cash consideration of approximately $1.825 billion. Appriss Insights is a source of risk and criminal justice intelligence information and will be reported within the Workforce Solutions business unit. We have completed the allocation of the purchase prices for the 2021 acquisitions.

2020 Acquisitions and Investments. In February 2020, we acquired the remaining 40.6% interest in our India joint venture. In 2020, the Company also completed an acquisition in our USIS segment to expand the Company's product offerings.
Purchase Price Allocation.  The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the acquisition dates during 2022 and 2021.
  December 31,
  2022 2021
  (In millions)
Cash $ 10.8  $ 5.2 
Accounts receivable and other current assets 5.9  43.1 
Other assets 6.0  26.6 
Identifiable intangible assets (1)
187.4  1,094.1 
Goodwill (2)
283.9  1,842.7 
Total assets acquired 494.0  3,011.7 
Other current liabilities (22.6) (27.2)
Other liabilities (26.8) (43.7)
Net assets acquired $ 444.6  $ 2,940.8 
 
(1)Identifiable intangible assets are further disaggregated in the following table.

(2)The goodwill related to the 2022 acquisitions was recognized in the Workforce Solutions, USIS, and International operating segments. $201.7 million of goodwill related to the 2022 acquisitions was tax deductible, which excludes goodwill related to Data Crédito within International and a portion of goodwill related to Midigator within USIS. The goodwill related to the 2021 acquisitions were recognized in the Workforce Solutions, USIS and International operating segments. $1.4 billion of goodwill related to 2021 acquisitions was tax deductible, which excludes goodwill related to Kount within USIS and AccountScore within International.

The primary reasons the purchase price of these acquisitions exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired, which resulted in the recognition of goodwill, were expanded growth opportunities from new or enhanced product offerings and geographies, cost savings from the elimination of duplicative activities and the acquisition of an assembled workforce that are not recognized as assets apart from goodwill.
December 31,
2022 2021
Intangible asset category Fair value Weighted-average useful life Fair value Weighted-average useful life
  (in millions) (in years) (in millions) (in years)
Proprietary database $   0.0 $ 562.3  14.5
Purchased data files 14.9  15.0 207.0  15.0
Customer relationships 89.5  10.0 160.7  10.0
Acquired software and technology 74.8  6.6 146.3  6.0
Trade names and other intangible assets 4.5  2.0 11.3  2.0
Non-compete agreements 3.7  7.9 6.5  4.5
Total acquired intangibles $ 187.4  8.8 $ 1,094.1  12.6