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Amount of cash payments made as the result of exit or disposal activities. Excludes payments associated with a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation.

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Discloses the amount charged against the accrued restructuring reserves, or earnings if not previously accrued, during the period for the specified type of restructuring cost.

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Carrying amount (including both current and noncurrent portions of the accrual) as of the balance sheet date pertaining to a specified type of cost associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructuring pursuant to a duly authorized plan.

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Amount of expense (reversal of expense) which increases (decreases) the restructuring reserve from an adjustment to a previously accrued restructuring liability.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the restructuring reserve related to foreign currency translation (gain) loss and other increases (decreases).

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Restructuring Charge - Restructuring Reserve and Utilization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Restructuring Reserve [Rollforward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 0.0	$ 7.1	$ 6.9	$ 11.1	$ 22.6	$ 17.0	$ 0.0	$ 11.1	$ 0.0
Impact of purchase accounting							3.2
Charge taken during the period	0.1	2.3	4.6	2.0	8.2	17.4	18.5
Payments made during period	(2.1)	(3.3)	(4.4)	(6.2)		(11.8)	(4.7)	(13.9)	(30.9)
Payments and other adjustments made during period					(18.0)
Reclassification related to leases pursuant to the adoption of Topic 842	(2.4)
Balance at end of period	3.2	6.1	7.1	6.9	12.8	22.6	17.0	6.1	12.8
Dun & Bradstreet Corp
Restructuring Reserve [Rollforward]
Balance at beginning of period	7.6						7.6		7.6
Severance and Termination
Restructuring Reserve [Rollforward]
Balance at beginning of period	0.0	4.0	3.5	6.3	15.9	16.3	0.0	6.3	0.0
Impact of purchase accounting							3.2
Charge taken during the period	0.1	2.3	4.2	2.0	5.0	10.7	17.1
Payments made during period	(1.6)	(3.0)	(3.7)	(4.8)		(11.1)	(4.0)
Payments and other adjustments made during period					(12.8)
Reclassification related to leases pursuant to the adoption of Topic 842	0.0
Balance at end of period	3.2	3.3	4.0	3.5	8.1	15.9	16.3	3.3	8.1
Severance and Termination \| Dun & Bradstreet Corp
Restructuring Reserve [Rollforward]
Balance at beginning of period	4.7						4.7		4.7
Contract Termination and Other Exit Costs
Restructuring Reserve [Rollforward]
Balance at beginning of period	0.0	3.1	3.4	4.8	6.7	0.7	0.0	4.8	0.0
Impact of purchase accounting							0.0
Charge taken during the period	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	3.2	6.7	1.4
Payments made during period	(0.5)	(0.3)	(0.7)	(1.4)		(0.7)	(0.7)
Payments and other adjustments made during period					(5.2)
Reclassification related to leases pursuant to the adoption of Topic 842	(2.4)
Balance at end of period	0.0	$ 2.8	$ 3.1	$ 3.4	$ 4.7	$ 6.7	0.7	$ 2.8	4.7
Contract Termination and Other Exit Costs \| Dun & Bradstreet Corp
Restructuring Reserve [Rollforward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 2.9						$ 2.9		$ 2.9