Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Segment Information - Narrative (Details) - segment	3 Months Ended
Segment Information - Narrative (Details) - segment	Mar. 31, 2022	Nov. 30, 2021	Jan. 08, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	2
Bisnode
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent)			100.00%
Eyeota/NetWise
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent)		100.00%