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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Changes in the Amount of Goodwill
Changes in the amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, are as follows:

   
U.S. Consumer
               
North America
   
North America
       
   
Information
               
Personal
   
Commercial
       
   
Solutions
   
International
   
TALX
   
Solutions
   
Solutions
   
Total
 
   
(In millions)
 
Balance, December 31, 2010
  $ 628.5     $ 346.9     $ 899.9     $ 1.8     $ 37.6     $ 1,914.7  
Acquisitions
    10.1       30.9       26.8       -       -       67.8  
Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation
    (0.7 )     (0.1 )     -       -       -       (0.8 )
Foreign currency translation
    -       5.8       -       -       (0.2 )     5.6  
Tax benefits of stock options exercised
    -       -       (0.2 )     -       -       (0.2 )
Business sold
    -       (33.2 )     -       -       -       (33.2 )
Balance, September 30, 2011
  $ 637.9     $ 350.3     $ 926.5     $ 1.8     $ 37.4     $ 1,953.9
Purchased Intangible Assets
Purchased intangible assets at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consisted of the following:

   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
         
Accumulated
               
Accumulated
       
   
Gross
   
Amortization
   
Net
   
Gross
   
Amortization
   
Net
 
Definite-lived intangible assets:
 
(In millions)
 
Purchased data files
  $ 315.4     $ (234.8 )   $ 80.6     $ 339.2     $ (240.7 )   $ 98.5  
Acquired software and technology
    64.2       (39.3 )     24.9       55.0       (33.3 )     21.7  
Customer relationships
    518.0       (121.8 )     396.2       489.2       (97.1 )     392.1  
Proprietary database
    125.0       (90.3 )     34.7       125.0       (74.4 )     50.6  
Non-compete agreements
    9.1       (3.0 )     6.1       7.2       (1.4 )     5.8  
Trade names and other intangible assets
    40.5       (15.6 )     24.9       37.4       (12.2 )     25.2  
Total definite-lived intangible assets
  $ 1,072.2     $ (504.8 )   $ 567.4     $ 1,053.0     $ (459.1 )   $ 593.9