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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in Amount of Goodwill
Changes in the amount of goodwill for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, are as follows:  
 
U.S.
Information
Solutions
 
International
 
Workforce Solutions
 
Global Consumer Solutions
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2015
$
1,071.3

 
$
441.5

 
$
907.6

 
$
150.6

 
$
2,571.0

Acquisitions
—

 
1,411.6

 
44.7

 
—

 
1,456.3

Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation
—

 
(6.2
)
 
(0.2
)
 
—

 
(6.4
)
Foreign currency translation
—

 
(32.3
)
 
—

 
(14.3
)
 
(46.6
)
Balance, December 31, 2016
1,071.3

 
1,814.6

 
952.1

 
136.3

 
3,974.3

Acquisitions
—

 
43.9

 
—

 
48.5

 
92.4

Adjustments to initial purchase price allocation
—

 
1.0

 
—

 
—

 
1.0

Foreign currency translation
—

 
109.9

 
—

 
6.4

 
116.3

Balance, December 31, 2017
$
1,071.3

 
$
1,969.4

 
$
952.1

 
$
191.2

 
$
4,184.0
Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Our 2017 annual impairment test completed during the third quarter of 2017 resulted in no impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets.
 
Amount
 
(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2015
$
94.7

Foreign currency translation
0.1

Balance, December 31, 2016
94.8

Foreign currency translation
0.2

Balance, December 31, 2017
$
95.0
Purchased Intangible Assets
Purchased intangible assets, net, recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2017 and 2016, are as follows:
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Definite-lived intangible assets:
(In millions)
Purchased data files
$
955.7

 
$
(262.2
)
 
$
693.5

 
$
1,012.7

 
$
(276.0
)
 
$
736.7

Acquired software and technology
142.3

 
(66.6
)
 
75.7

 
131.5

 
(36.1
)
 
95.4

Customer relationships
772.4

 
(326.7
)
 
445.7

 
712.7

 
(273.0
)
 
439.7

Reacquired rights
73.3

 
(65.6
)
 
7.7

 
73.3

 
(52.5
)
 
20.8

Proprietary database
22.1

 
(8.7
)
 
13.4

 
21.5

 
(6.7
)
 
14.8

Non-compete agreements
14.1

 
(12.7
)
 
1.4

 
26.8

 
(22.2
)
 
4.6

Trade names and other intangible assets
20.2

 
(10.6
)
 
9.6

 
54.1

 
(42.3
)
 
11.8

Total definite-lived intangible assets
$
2,000.1

 
$
(753.1
)
 
$
1,247.0

 
$
2,032.6

 
$
(708.8
)
 
$
1,323.8
Estimated Future Amortization Expense
Estimated future amortization expense related to definite-lived purchased intangible assets at December 31, 2017 is as follows:
Years ending December 31,
 
Amount
 
 
(In millions)
2018
 
$
149.7

2019
 
130.1

2020
 
123.6

2021
 
105.9

2022
 
99.9

Thereafter
 
637.8

 
 
$
1,247.0