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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions							12 Months Ended			19 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Nov. 15, 2021	Nov. 05, 2021	Jan. 08, 2021	Sep. 11, 2020	Mar. 11, 2020	Jan. 07, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jun. 15, 2023	Mar. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs							$ 23.4	$ 14.1	$ 14.1
Transaction costs									$ 0.2
Reacquired right
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period (years)							15 years
Eyeota
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent)		100.00%
Consideration transferred		$ 172.4
Net working capital adjustment		$ 0.1
Transaction costs								3.0
Weighted average amortization period (years)							10 years 1 month 6 days
Net increase of goodwill							$ 0.2
Eyeota \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization life (years)							14 years
Eyeota \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization life (years)							2 years
NetWise
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent)		100.00%
Consideration transferred	$ 69.8
Net working capital adjustment							$ 0.4
Transaction costs							$ 0.4
Weighted average amortization period (years)							13 years 2 months 12 days
Net increase of goodwill							$ 3.6
Payments to acquire business	$ 62.9
Payment due	19 months
NetWise \| Forecast
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business										$ 6.9
NetWise \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization life (years)							15 years
NetWise \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization life (years)							2 years
Bisnode
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent)			100.00%
Consideration transferred			$ 805.8
Weighted average amortization period (years)			13 years 7 months 6 days
Payments to acquire business			$ 646.9
Stock issued in acquisition (shares)			6,237,087
Cash consideration transferred from issuance of common and preferred shares			$ 158.9
Increase in goodwill during period								7.0
Bisnode \| Term Loan Due 2026
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from borrowings on lines of credit			$ 300.0
Bisnode \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period (years)			15 years
Bisnode \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average amortization period (years)			6 years
Bisnode \| Customer Relationships Reclassed to Reacquired Right
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets:			$ 64.7
Bisnode \| Reacquired right
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization life (years)			15 years
Weighted average amortization period (years)			15 years
Intangible assets:								$ 270.0			$ 271.0
Orb
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent)						100.00%
Consideration transferred						$ 11.6
coAction.com
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred					$ 9.6
Payments to acquire business				$ 4.8	$ 4.8