CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Operating activities:
Consolidated net income	$ 165.7	$ 210.8
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Loss (gain) on divestitures	27.8	(27.1)
Depreciation and amortization	123.8	125.7
Stock-based compensation expense	17.3	15.0
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation plans	(0.6)	(1.6)
Deferred income taxes	7.0	3.2
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net	(18.7)	(10.8)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(6.8)	(1.2)
Other assets	10.4	(0.7)
Current liabilities, excluding debt	(55.2)	(55.5)
Other long-term liabilities, excluding debt	(11.7)	(50.4)
Cash provided by operating activities	259.0	207.4
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(59.2)	(82.4)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(112.2)	(15.3)
Cash received from divestitures	2.5	181.7
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates, net	(4.2)	1.5
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(173.1)	85.5
Financing activities:
Net short-term borrowings (repayments)	46.5	(134.0)
Net repayments under long-term revolving credit facilities		(5.0)
Payments on long-term debt	(16.7)	(19.6)
Treasury stock purchases	(75.2)	(116.4)
Dividends paid to Equifax shareholders	(58.7)	(14.9)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(5.6)	(3.4)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	12.9	13.8
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation plans	0.6	1.6
Other	(2.7)	(0.8)
Cash used in financing activities	(98.9)	(278.7)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(4.4)	(1.7)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(17.4)	12.5
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	119.4	103.1
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 102.0	$ 115.6