Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

v3.8.0.1
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in Amount of Goodwill
Changes in the amount of goodwill for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, are as follows:  
 
U.S.
Information
Solutions
 
International
 
Workforce Solutions
 
Global Consumer Solutions
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2015
$
1,071.3

 
$
441.5

 
$
907.6

 
$
150.6

 
$
2,571.0

Acquisitions
—

 
1,411.6

 
44.7

 
—

 
1,456.3

Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation
—

 
(6.2
)
 
(0.2
)
 
—

 
(6.4
)
Foreign currency translation
—

 
(32.3
)
 
—

 
(14.3
)
 
(46.6
)
Balance, December 31, 2016
1,071.3

 
1,814.6

 
952.1

 
136.3

 
3,974.3

Acquisitions
—

 
43.9

 
—

 
48.5

 
92.4

Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation
—

 
1.0

 
—

 
—

 
1.0

Foreign currency translation
—

 
109.9

 
—

 
6.4

 
116.3

Balance, December 31, 2017
$
1,071.3

 
$
1,969.4

 
$
952.1

 
$
191.2

 
$
4,184.0



Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Our 2017 annual impairment test completed during the third quarter of 2017 resulted in no impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets.
 
Amount
 
(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2015
$
94.7

Foreign currency translation
0.1

Balance, December 31, 2016
94.8

Foreign currency translation
0.2

Balance, December 31, 2017
$
95.0

Purchased Intangible Assets
Purchased intangible assets, net, recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2017 and 2016, are as follows:
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Definite-lived intangible assets:
(In millions)
Purchased data files
$
955.7

 
$
(262.2
)
 
$
693.5

 
$
1,012.7

 
$
(276.0
)
 
$
736.7

Acquired software and technology
142.3

 
(66.6
)
 
75.7

 
131.5

 
(36.1
)
 
95.4

Customer relationships
772.4

 
(326.7
)
 
445.7

 
712.7

 
(273.0
)
 
439.7

Reacquired rights
73.3

 
(65.6
)
 
7.7

 
73.3

 
(52.5
)
 
20.8

Proprietary database
22.1

 
(8.7
)
 
13.4

 
21.5

 
(6.7
)
 
14.8

Non-compete agreements
14.1

 
(12.7
)
 
1.4

 
26.8

 
(22.2
)
 
4.6

Trade names and other intangible assets
20.2

 
(10.6
)
 
9.6

 
54.1

 
(42.3
)
 
11.8

Total definite-lived intangible assets
$
2,000.1

 
$
(753.1
)
 
$
1,247.0

 
$
2,032.6

 
$
(708.8
)
 
$
1,323.8

Estimated Future Amortization Expense
Estimated future amortization expense related to definite-lived purchased intangible assets at December 31, 2017 is as follows:
Years ending December 31,
 
Amount
 
 
(In millions)
2018
 
$
149.7

2019
 
130.1

2020
 
123.6

2021
 
105.9

2022
 
99.9

Thereafter
 
637.8

 
 
$
1,247.0