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Segment Information
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
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.
Our chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), who is our Chief Executive Officer, uses adjusted 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. 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) equity-based compensation; (viii) restructuring charges; (ix) merger and acquisition-related operating costs; (x) transition costs primarily consisting of non-recurring expenses associated with transformational and integration activities; and (xi) other adjustments include non-recurring charges such as legal expense associated with significant legal and regulatory matters and impairment charges.
Year Ended December 31,
 202420232022
Segment Revenue:
North America$1,672.3 $1,644.5 $1,587.1 
International709.4 669.5 637.5 
Consolidated total$2,381.7 $2,314.0 $2,224.6 
Segment Operating Costs:(1)
North America$926.5 $901.2 $869.1 
International474.1 454.1 435.3 
Consolidated total$1,400.6 $1,355.3 $1,304.4 
Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
North America$745.8 $743.3 $718.0 
International235.3 215.4 202.2 
Consolidated total$981.1 $958.7 $920.2 
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA:
Segment adjusted EBITDA
$981.1 $958.7 $920.2 
Other EBITDA - Corporate and Other
(54.5)(66.5)(56.7)
Consolidated total adjusted EBITDA
$926.6 $892.2 $863.5 
Depreciation and amortization(577.6)(586.8)(587.2)
Interest expense - net(256.4)(216.1)(191.0)
Other income (expense) - net
0.3 (5.3)13.9 
Equity-based compensation(67.6)(83.4)(66.0)
Restructuring charges(16.9)(13.2)(20.5)
Merger, acquisition and divestiture-related operating costs(2.3)(7.1)(23.4)
Transition costs (2)
(60.7)(52.9)(24.4)
Other adjustments (3)
(6.7)(8.5)7.9 
Income (loss) before income tax provision and equity in net income of affiliates$(61.3)$(81.1)$(27.2)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes33.7 34.2 28.8 
Equity in net income of affiliates3.1 3.2 2.5 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest(4.1)(3.3)(6.4)
Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.$(28.6)$(47.0)$(2.3)
(1)Segment operating costs primarily include personnel costs, cloud infrastructure costs and data acquisition costs. Our CODM uses consolidated expense information to manage operations.
(2)Transition costs primarily consisting of non-recurring expenses associated with investments to transform our technology and back-office infrastructure, including investment in the architecture of our technology platforms and cloud-focused infrastructure. The transformation efforts require us to dedicate separate resources in order to develop the new cloud-based infrastructure in parallel with our current environment.
(3)Adjustments for 2024 and 2023 were primarily related to legal fees associated with ongoing legal matters discussed in Note 18 and impairment charges. Adjustments for 2022 were primarily related to non-cash purchase accounting adjustments for deferred commission cost amortization and non-recurring legal reserve adjustments related to the FTC matter.
Year Ended December 31,
 202420232022
Depreciation and amortization:
North America$111.0 $92.6 $71.4 
International26.2 21.9 15.0 
            Total segments137.2 114.5 86.4 
       Corporate and other (1)
440.4 472.3 500.8 
Consolidated total$577.6 $586.8 $587.2 
Capital expenditures:
North America
$2.0 $2.3 $8.5 
International3.5 1.9 4.0 
           Total segments5.5 4.2 12.5 
        Corporate and other0.2 0.5 0.1 
Consolidated total$5.7 $4.7 $12.6 
Additions to computer software and other intangibles:
North America
$141.2 $127.9 $161.8 
International28.6 26.0 30.5 
           Total segments169.8 153.9 192.3 
        Corporate and other38.4 40.8 13.0 
Consolidated total$208.2 $194.7 $205.3 

(1)Depreciation and amortization for Corporate and other includes incremental amortization resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with historical merger and acquisition transactions.

Supplemental Geographic and Disaggregated Revenue Information:
December 31,
20242023
Assets: 
    North America$7,315.9 $7,643.3 
    International1,439.8 1,492.6 
Consolidated total$8,755.7 $9,135.9 
Goodwill:
    North America$2,929.6 $2,929.6 
    International480.2 516.2 
Consolidated total$3,409.8 $3,445.8 
Other intangibles:
    North America$3,124.3 $3,451.5 
    International382.5 464.4 
Consolidated total$3,506.8 $3,915.9 
Other long-lived assets (1):
    North America$964.2 $891.6 
    International221.6 209.1 
Consolidated total$1,185.8 $1,100.7 
Total long-lived assets$8,102.4 $8,462.4 
(1)Excludes deferred income tax of $2.9 million and $17.2 million as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, included within "Other non-current assets" in the consolidated balance sheet. See Note 8 for additional details.
Year Ended December 31,
Disaggregated Revenue:(1)
202420232022
 
North America (2):
    Finance & Risk$891.0 $888.1 $866.9 
    Sales & Marketing 781.3 756.4 720.2 
Total North America$1,672.3 $1,644.5 $1,587.1 
International:
    Finance & Risk$484.5 $448.6 $419.1 
    Sales & Marketing 224.9 220.9 218.4 
Total International$709.4 $669.5 $637.5 
Total Revenue:
    Finance & Risk$1,375.5 $1,336.7 $1,286.0 
    Sales & Marketing1,006.2 977.3 938.6 
Total Revenue$2,381.7 $2,314.0 $2,224.6 
(1)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.
(2)Substantially all of the North America revenue is attributable to the United States.