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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in Amount of Goodwill
Changes in the amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, are as follows:
 
 
U.S.
Information
Solutions
 
International
 
Workforce
Solutions
 
Global Consumer Solutions
 
Total
 
 
(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2018
 
$
1,128.9

 
$
1,844.7

 
$
970.2

 
$
185.9

 
$
4,129.7

Acquisitions
 
153.7

 
2.1

 
14.3

 
—

 
170.1

Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation
 
(2.2
)
 
3.1

 
0.1

 
—

 
1.0

Foreign currency translation
 
—

 
(72.0
)
 
—

 
(1.5
)
 
(73.5
)
Balance, September 30, 2019
 
$
1,280.4

 
$
1,777.9

 
$
984.6

 
$
184.4

 
$
4,227.3


Purchased Intangible Assets
Purchased intangible assets at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 consisted of the following:
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Definite-lived intangible assets:
 
(In millions)
Purchased data files
 
$
892.7

 
$
(334.6
)
 
$
558.1

 
$
911.4

 
$
(298.7
)
 
$
612.7

Acquired software and technology
 
107.5

 
(77.6
)
 
29.9

 
130.3

 
(84.1
)
 
46.2

Customer relationships
 
675.2

 
(307.0
)
 
368.2

 
693.1

 
(295.2
)
 
397.9

Reacquired rights
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
73.3

 
(73.3
)
 
—

Proprietary database
 
104.2

 
(19.6
)
 
84.6

 
46.3

 
(12.5
)
 
33.8

Non-compete agreements
 
7.5

 
(3.3
)
 
4.2

 
3.8

 
(2.2
)
 
1.6

Trade names and other intangible assets
 
19.8

 
(12.8
)
 
7.0

 
18.7

 
(11.7
)
 
7.0

Total definite-lived intangible assets
 
$
1,806.9

 
$
(754.9
)
 
$
1,052.0

 
$
1,876.9

 
$
(777.7
)
 
$
1,099.2


Estimated Future Amortization Expense
Estimated future amortization expense related to definite-lived purchased intangible assets at September 30, 2019 is as follows:
Years ending December 31,
 
Amount
 
 
(In millions)
2019
 
$
34.9

2020
 
133.7

2021
 
117.1

2022
 
111.6

2023
 
110.4

Thereafter
 
544.3

 
 
$
1,052.0