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Segment Information
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information Segment Information
Our segment disclosure is intended to provide the users of our consolidated financial statements with a view of the business that is consistent with management of the Company.
We manage our business and report our financial results through the following two segments:
•North America offers Finance & Risk and Sales & Marketing data, analytics and business insights in the United States and Canada; and
•International offers Finance & Risk and Sales & Marketing data, analytics and business insights directly in the U.K., Europe, Greater China and India and indirectly through our WWN alliances.
On January 8, 2021, we acquired 100% ownership of Bisnode and in November 2021, we acquired 100% ownership of Eyeota and NetWise (together "Eyeota/NetWise"). See Note 16 for further discussion. Financial results of Bisnode and Eyeota/NetWise have been included in our International segment and North America segment, respectively, since the respective acquisition dates,
We use EBITDA as the primary profitability measure for making decisions regarding ongoing operations. We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)/The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor) excluding the following items: (i) depreciation and amortization; (ii) interest expense and income; (iii) income tax benefit or provision; (iv) other non-operating expenses or income; (v) equity in net income of affiliates; (vi) net income attributable to non-controlling interests; (vii) dividends allocated to preferred stockholders; (viii) other incremental or reduced expenses and revenue from the application of purchase accounting (e.g. commission asset amortization and acquisitions); (ix) equity-based compensation; (x) restructuring charges; (xi) merger and acquisition-related operating costs; (xii) transition costs primarily consisting of non-recurring expenses associated with transformational and integration activities, as well as incentive expenses associated with our synergy program; (xiii) legal reserve and costs associated with significant legal and regulatory matters; and (xiv) asset impairment. Our client solution sets are Finance & Risk and Sales & Marketing. Inter-segment sales are immaterial, and no single client accounted for 10% or more of our total revenue.
 SuccessorPredecessor
 Year ended December 31, 2021Year ended December 31, 2020Period from January 1 to December 31, 2019Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Revenue:
North America$1,499.4 $1,460.0 $1,317.5 $148.2 
International671.0 299.8 260.4 30.5 
       Corporate and other (1)(4.8)(21.1)(138.9)— 
Consolidated total$2,165.6 $1,738.7 $1,439.0 $178.7 
(1)Corporate and other includes revenue adjustment of $4.8 million recorded in accordance with GAAP to the International segment due to the timing of the completion of the Bisnode acquisition for the year ended December 31, 2021, deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments recorded in accordance with GAAP related to the Take-Private Transaction and acquisitions of $21.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 and $138.9 million for the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
 SuccessorPredecessor
 Year ended December 31, 2021Year ended December 31, 2020Period from January 1 to December 31, 2019Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Adjusted EBITDA
North America$715.3 $696.2 $629.9 $60.4 
International194.1 91.0 87.8 12.5 
       Corporate and other (1)(62.3)(75.8)(212.6)(9.3)
Consolidated total$847.1 $711.4 $505.1 $63.6 
Depreciation and amortization(615.9)(537.8)(487.1)(11.1)
Interest expense - net(205.7)(270.4)(301.0)(5.2)
Dividends allocated to preferred stockholders— (64.1)(114.0)— 
Benefit (provision) for income taxes(23.4)112.4 118.3 27.5 
Other income (expense) - net14.9 (11.6)(153.5)(86.0)
Equity in net income of affiliates2.7 2.4 4.2 0.5 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest(5.8)(4.9)(6.4)(0.8)
Other incremental or reduced expenses and revenue from the application of purchase accounting12.9 18.8 21.2 — 
Equity-based compensation(33.3)(45.1)(11.7)(11.7)
Restructuring charges(25.1)(37.3)(52.3)(0.1)
Merger and acquisition-related operating costs(14.1)(14.1)(161.1)(52.0)
Transition costs (11.6)(31.9)(32.3)(0.3)
Legal reserve associated with significant legal and regulatory matters(12.8)(3.9)0.2 — 
Asset impairment(1.6)(4.5)(3.7)— 
Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)$(71.7)$(180.6)$(674.1)$(75.6)

(1)Corporate and other includes revenue adjustment of $4.8 million recorded in accordance with GAAP to the International segment due to the timing of the completion of the Bisnode acquisition for the year ended December 31, 2021, deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments recorded in accordance with GAAP related to the Take-Private Transaction and acquisitions of $21.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 and $138.9 million for the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
 SuccessorPredecessor
 Year ended December 31, 2021Year ended December 31, 2020Period from January 1 to December 31, 2019Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Depreciation and amortization:
North America$60.2 $46.3 $36.1 $5.8 
International12.1 8.3 6.2 1.5 
            Total segments72.3 54.6 42.3 7.3 
       Corporate and other (1)543.6 483.2 444.8 3.8 
Consolidated total$615.9 $537.8 $487.1 $11.1 
Capital expenditures:
North America (2)$81.1 $1.9 $9.5 $0.2 
International5.1 5.8 1.9 0.1 
           Total segments86.2 7.7 11.4 0.3 
        Corporate and other0.1 0.1 1.0 (0.1)
Consolidated total$86.3 $7.8 $12.4 $0.2 
Additions to computer software and other intangibles:
North America (3)$144.0 $107.4 $48.8 $4.3 
International25.8 6.4 6.5 0.8 
           Total segments169.8 113.8 55.3 5.1 
        Corporate and other0.9 1.4 2.1 — 
Consolidated total$170.7 $115.2 $57.4 $5.1 

(1)Depreciation and amortization for Corporate and other includes incremental amortization resulting from the Take-Private Transaction and recent acquisitions.
(2)The increase in capital expenditures for North America was primarily due to the $76.6 million purchase of an office building for our new global headquarters office in June 2021. See Note 17 for further discussion.
(3)In-place lease intangibles of $7.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 related to the building purchase for our new global headquarters office are included in capital expenditures. See Note (2) above.

Supplemental Geographic and Customer Solution Set Information:
December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Assets: 
    North America$8,232.2 $8,522.9 
    International1,765.0 697.4 
Consolidated total$9,997.2 $9,220.3 
Goodwill:
    North America$2,928.4 $2,745.5 
    International564.9 112.4 
Consolidated total$3,493.3 $2,857.9 
Other intangibles:
    North America$4,186.2 $4,534.5 
    International638.3 280.3 
Consolidated total$4,824.5 $4,814.8 
Other long-lived assets (excluding deferred income tax):
    North America$713.4 $562.9 
    International229.5 96.2 
Consolidated total$942.9 $659.1 
Total long-lived assets$9,260.7 $8,331.8 
SuccessorPredecessor
Customer Solution Set RevenueYear ended December 31, 2021Year ended December 31, 2020Period from January 1 to December 31, 2019Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
 
North America (1):
    Finance & Risk$834.7 $811.2 $729.1 $80.4 
    Sales & Marketing 664.7 648.8 588.4 67.8 
Total North America$1,499.4 $1,460.0 $1,317.5 $148.2 
International:
    Finance & Risk$430.3 $244.0 $210.4 $24.2 
    Sales & Marketing 240.7 55.8 50.0 6.3 
Total International$671.0 $299.8 $260.4 $30.5 
Corporate and other:
    Finance & Risk$(2.2)$(10.8)$(82.9)$— 
    Sales & Marketing(2.6)(10.3)(56.0)— 
Total Corporate and other$(4.8)$(21.1)$(138.9)$— 
Total Revenue:
    Finance & Risk$1,262.8 $1,044.4 $856.6 $104.6 
    Sales & Marketing902.8 694.3 582.4 74.1 
Total Revenue$2,165.6 $1,738.7 $1,439.0 $178.7 
(1)Substantially all of the North America revenue is attributable to the United States.