COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions |
9 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Sep. 30, 2011
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2011
CAD
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Sep. 30, 2011
Maximum
Data Processing, Outsourcing Services And Other Agreements
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Sep. 30, 2011
Minimum
Data Processing, Outsourcing Services And Other Agreements
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Dec. 31, 2010
Minimum
Data Processing, Outsourcing Services And Other Agreements
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2010
Data Processing, Outsourcing Services And Other Agreements
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2010
Maximum
Agreement With Computer Sciences Corporation
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2010
Minimum
Agreement With Computer Sciences Corporation
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2011
Agreement With Computer Sciences Corporation
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Sep. 30, 2011
Agreement With Computer Sciences Corporation
Open Option Contracts
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Sep. 30, 2011
Guarantees and General Indemnifications
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| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Service agreements expiration year | 2016 | 2011 | |||||||||
| Estimated aggregate minimum contractual obligation | $ 100 | ||||||||||
| Expected future year's minimum contractual obligation | 40 | ||||||||||
| Service agreements expiration date | Jul. 31, 2018 | ||||||||||
| Agreement renewable period | 10 years | ||||||||||
| Option to buy CSC credit reporting business exercise expected payment period | The option exercise price will be determined by a third-party appraisal process and would be due in cash within 180 days after the exercise of the option. | ||||||||||
| CSC option to sell its credit reporting business, option expiration year | 2013 | ||||||||||
| Estimate option exercise price | 700 | 625 | |||||||||
| Performance bonds and standby letters of credit remaining maturity date | one year or less | ||||||||||
| Tax settlements with CRA | 1.1 | 1.1 | |||||||||
| Net refund of deposit and accrued interest received related to tax matters with CRA | $ 9.9 | 9.7 | |||||||||
| Tax examination years | In 2003, the Canada Revenue Agency, or CRA, issued Notices of Reassessment, asserting that Acrofax, Inc., a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary of Equifax, was liable for additional tax for the 1995 through 2000 tax years, related to certain intercompany capital contributions and loans. | In 2003, the Canada Revenue Agency, or CRA, issued Notices of Reassessment, asserting that Acrofax, Inc., a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary of Equifax, was liable for additional tax for the 1995 through 2000 tax years, related to certain intercompany capital contributions and loans. | |||||||||