Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 10-Q 4 Aug 20 2020 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jul. 31, 2020
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Central Index Key	0001442145
Entity Registrant Name	Verisk Analytics, Inc.
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2020
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-34480
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	26-2994223
Entity Address, Address Line One	545 Washington Boulevard
Entity Address, City or Town	Jersey City
Entity Address, State or Province	NJ
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	07310-1686
City Area Code	201
Local Phone Number	469-3000
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock $.001 par value
Trading Symbol	VRSK
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		162,385,909

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 309.4	$ 184.6
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $15.9 and $11.7, respectively	454.5	441.6
Prepaid expenses	81.6	60.9
Income taxes receivable	0	25.9
Other current assets	33.2	17.8
Current assets held for sale	0	14.1
Total current assets	878.7	744.9
Noncurrent assets:
Fixed assets, net	560.1	548.1
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	242.3	218.6
Intangible assets, net	1,264.3	1,398.9
Goodwill	3,744.1	3,864.3
Deferred income tax assets	9.1	9.8
Other noncurrent assets	309.3	159.8
Noncurrent assets held for sale	0	110.8
Total assets	7,007.9	7,055.2
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	322.4	375
Acquisition-related liabilities	12.1	111.2
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	453	499.4
Deferred revenues	617.5	440.1
Operating lease liabilities	37.9	40.6
Income taxes payable	47.4	6.8
Current liabilities held for sale	0	18.7
Total current liabilities	1,490.3	1,491.8
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt	2,690.7	2,651.6
Deferred income tax liabilities	348.2	356
Operating lease liabilities	245.6	208.1
Other liabilities	57	48.8
Noncurrent liabilities held for sale	0	38.1
Total liabilities	4,831.8	4,794.4
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.001 par value; 2,000,000,000 shares authorized; 544,003,038 shares issued; 162,520,246 and 163,161,564 shares outstanding, respectively	0.1	0.1
Additional paid-in capital	2,432.8	2,369.1
Treasury stock, at cost, 381,482,792 and 380,841,474 shares, respectively	(4,088.4)	(3,849.9)
Retained earnings	4,488.8	4,228.4
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(657.2)	(486.9)
Total stockholders’ equity	2,176.1	2,260.8
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 7,007.9	$ 7,055.2

Condensed Consolidated Balanc_2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 15.9	$ 11.7
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	544,003,038	544,003,038
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	162,520,246	163,161,564
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	381,482,792	380,841,474

Condensed Consolidated Statemen

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenues	$ 678.8	$ 652.6	$ 1,368.6	$ 1,277.6
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	235.8	242.7	493.5	474.1
Selling, general and administrative	96.4	112.3	208.5	223.7
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets	45.9	45.7	92	92.2
Amortization of intangible assets	41	33.6	82	66.9
Other operating income	0	0	(19.4)	0
Total operating expenses	419.1	434.3	856.6	856.9
Operating income	259.7	218.3	512	420.7
Other income (expense):
Investment loss and others, net	(0.7)	(0.5)	(2.9)	(0.9)
Interest expense	(34.2)	(30.5)	(67.6)	(62.4)
Total other expense, net	(34.9)	(31)	(70.5)	(63.3)
Income before income taxes	224.8	187.3	441.5	357.4
Provision for income taxes	(45.8)	(36.9)	(90.8)	(72.6)
Net income	$ 179	$ 150.4	$ 350.7	$ 284.8
Basic net income per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.10	$ 0.92	$ 2.16	$ 1.74
Diluted net income per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.08	$ 0.90	$ 2.12	$ 1.71
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	162,371,920	163,743,835	162,633,113	163,636,089
Diluted (in shares)	165,103,088	166,697,276	165,413,604	166,621,111

Condensed Consolidated Statem_2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Net income	$ 179	$ 150.4	$ 350.7	$ 284.8
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(0.1)	(60.9)	(172.7)	(2.4)
Pension and postretirement liability adjustment	1.6	1	2.4	2.1
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	1.5	(59.9)	(170.3)	(0.3)
Comprehensive income	$ 180.5	$ 90.5	$ 180.4	$ 284.5

Condensed Consolidated Statem_3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes In Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]Common Stock [Member]	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]Treasury Stock [Member]	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]Retained Earnings [Member]	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Total
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018								544,003,038
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018								$ 0.1	$ 2,283	$ (3,563.2)	$ 3,942.6	$ (591.9)	$ 2,070.6
Net income								0	0	0	284.8	0	284.8
Common stock dividend								0	0	0	(82.1)	0	(82.1)
Other comprehensive income (loss)								0	0	0	0	(0.3)	(0.3)
Treasury stock acquired								0	0	(125)	0	0	(125)
Stock options exercised								0	31.2	6.9	0	0	38.1
Restricted stock lapsed								0	(1.6)	1.6	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense								0	27.6	0	0	0	27.6
Net share settlement from restricted stock awards								0	(5.1)	0	0	0	(5.1)
Other stock issuances								$ 0	1.8	0.3	0	0	2.1
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019								544,003,038
Balance at Jun. 30, 2019								$ 0.1	2,336.9	(3,679.4)	4,145.3	(592.2)	2,210.7
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019								544,003,038
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019								$ 0.1	2,301.9	(3,635.2)	4,036	(532.3)	2,170.5
Net income								0	0	0	150.4	0	150.4
Common stock dividend	[1]							0	0	0	(41.1)	0	(41.1)
Other comprehensive income (loss)								0	0	0	0	(59.9)	(59.9)
Treasury stock acquired								0	0	(50)	0	0	(50)
Stock options exercised								0	22.5	4	0	0	26.5
Restricted stock lapsed								0	(1.6)	1.6	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense								0	18.4	0	0	0	18.4
Net share settlement from restricted stock awards								0	(5.1)	0	0	0	(5.1)
Other stock issuances								$ 0	0.8	0.2	0	0	1
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019								544,003,038
Balance at Jun. 30, 2019								$ 0.1	2,336.9	(3,679.4)	4,145.3	(592.2)	2,210.7
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019								544,003,038
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (2.4)	$ 0	$ (2.4)	$ 0.1	2,369.1	(3,849.9)	4,228.4	(486.9)	2,260.8
Net income								0	0	0	350.7	0	350.7
Common stock dividend								0	0	0	(87.9)	0	(87.9)
Other comprehensive income (loss)								0	0	0	0	(170.3)	(170.3)
Treasury stock acquired								0	0	(248.8)	0	0	(248.8)
Stock options exercised								0	37.2	8.6	0	0	45.8
Restricted stock lapsed								0	(1.5)	1.5	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense								0	29.1	0	0	0	29.1
Net share settlement from restricted stock awards								0	(3.5)	0	0	0	(3.5)
Other stock issuances								$ 0	2.4	0.2	0	0	2.6
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020								544,003,038
Balance at Jun. 30, 2020								$ 0.1	2,432.8	(4,088.4)	4,488.8	(657.2)	2,176.1
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020								544,003,038
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020								$ 0.1	2,404.6	(4,018.9)	4,353.4	(658.7)	2,080.5
Net income								0	0	0	179	0	179
Common stock dividend	[1]							0	0	0	(43.6)	0	(43.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss)								0	0	0	0	1.5	1.5
Treasury stock acquired								0	0	(75)	0	0	(75)
Stock options exercised								0	22.4	3.9	0	0	26.3
Restricted stock lapsed								0	(1.5)	1.5	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense								0	9.5	0	0	0	9.5
Net share settlement from restricted stock awards								0	(3.5)	0	0	0	(3.5)
Other stock issuances								$ 0	1.3	0.1	0	0	1.4
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020								544,003,038
Balance at Jun. 30, 2020								$ 0.1	$ 2,432.8	$ (4,088.4)	$ 4,488.8	$ (657.2)	$ 2,176.1
[1]	Refer to Note 10. Stockholders' Equity for discussion related to quarterly cash dividends declared per share

Condensed Consolidated Statem_4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes In Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Equity Option [Member]
Shares transferred from treasury stock (in shares)	367,327	410,906	816,334	718,176
Restricted Stock [Member]
Shares transferred from treasury stock (in shares)	136,090	162,129	136,090	162,353
Treasury stock acquired, shares (in shares)	491,529	361,473	1,615,897	998,063
Net share settlement (in shares)	24,899	37,635	24,889	37,635
Other stock issuances, shares (in shares)	10,226	10,625	22,155	21,905

Condensed Consolidated Statem_5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 179	$ 150.4	$ 350.7	$ 284.8
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets	45.9	45.7	92	92.2
Amortization of intangible assets	41	33.6	82	66.9
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, net of original issue premium	0.5	1	0.8	1.9
Provision for doubtful accounts	3.9	2.1	5.4	3.3
Gain on sale of assets	0	0	(19.4)	0
Stock-based compensation	9.5	18.4	29.1	27.6
Realized gain on available-for-sale securities, net	(0.5)	(0.2)	0	(0.6)
Deferred income taxes	(1.4)	(3.3)	(1.5)	0
Loss on disposal of fixed assets, net	0.1	0	0.4	0
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	66.1	(8.1)	(30.4)	(89.7)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(35.3)	9.8	(53.8)	(10.7)
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	10	(8.5)	19.3	18.6
Income taxes	25.6	(14.1)	66.6	11.2
Acquisition-related liabilities	(63.5)	5.3	(63.3)	13.7
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	10.6	27.9	(51.4)	(7.9)
Deferred revenues	(52.8)	(50.9)	184.8	166.8
Operating lease liabilities	2.6	(9.4)	(7.9)	(18.5)
Other liabilities	8.2	0.6	8.7	6.8
Net cash provided by operating activities	249.5	200.3	612.1	566.4
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $0 and $0, and $0 and $3.7, respectively	0	0	0	(69.1)
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0	23.1	0
Purchase of investments in a nonpublic company	0	0	(63.8)	0
Capital expenditures	(56.7)	(46.9)	(109.6)	(92.1)
Other investing activities, net	(1.5)	(0.9)	4.6	(6.9)
Net cash used in investing activities	(58.2)	(47.8)	(145.7)	(168.1)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of short-term debt, net	(420)	(100)	(495)	(345)
Proceeds from issuance of short-term debt with original maturities greater than three months	0	0	20	0
Repayments of short-term debt with original maturities greater than three months	(20)	0	(20)	0
Repayments of current portion of long-term debt	0	0	0	(250)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, inclusive of original issue premium and net of original issue discount	494.8	0	494.8	397.9
Payment of debt issuance costs	(5.6)	(1.2)	(5.6)	(4.1)
Repurchases of common stock	(75)	(50)	(248.8)	(125)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	22.9	20.7	42.1	32.3
Net share settlement from restricted stock awards	(3.5)	(5.1)	(3.5)	(5.1)
Dividends paid	(44)	(41)	(87.9)	(81.9)
Payment of contingent liability related to acquisitions	(34.2)	0	(34.2)	0
Other financing activities, net	(2.4)	(3.2)	(4.3)	(5.3)
Net cash used in financing activities	(87)	(179.8)	(342.4)	(386.2)
Effect of exchange rate changes	0.7	1.1	0.5	1.7
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	105	(26.2)	124.5	13.8
Cash and cash equivalents classified within current assets held for sale, beginning of period	0	0	0.3	0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	204.4	179.5	184.6	139.5
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	309.4	153.3	309.4	153.3
Supplemental disclosures:
Income taxes paid	21.6	53.9	25.7	61.4
Interest paid	41.1	45.3	63.7	60.6
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Debt issuance costs included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	0.1	0	0.1	0
Deferred tax asset established on date of acquisition	0	0	0	0.1
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	0	0	0	247.6
Finance lease obligations	0.1	7.7	1.6	9.4
Operating lease additions, net of terminations	43.6	1.3	45.2	1.3
Tenant improvements	0	0.7	0	0.7
Fixed assets included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.4
Dividend payable included in other liabilities	0	0.1	0.4	0.2
Gain on sale of assets	0	0	3.5	0
Held for sale assets contributed to a nonpublic company	$ 0	$ 0	$ 65.9	$ 0

Condensed Consolidated Statem_6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Net cash acquired from acquisitions	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 3,700

Note 1 - Organization

Note 1 - Organization	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	1. Verisk Analytics, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Verisk” or the “Company”) is a data analytics provider serving customers in insurance, energy and specialized markets, and financial services. Using various technologies to collect and analyze billions of records, Verisk draws on numerous data assets and domain expertise to provide first Verisk was established to serve as the parent holding company of Insurance Services Office, Inc. (“ISO”) upon completion of the initial public offering (“IPO”), which occurred on October 9, 2009. 1971 Since January 2020 2019 19” 19. not

Note 2 - Basis of Presentation

Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	2. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with these accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates include acquisition purchase price allocations, the fair value of goodwill, the realization of deferred tax assets and liabilities, acquisition related liabilities, fair value of stock-based compensation for stock options granted, and assets and liabilities for pension and postretirement benefits. Actual results may The condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2020 three six June 30, 2020 2019 three six June 30, 2020 not three six June 30, 2020 10 December 31, 2019 2019 2020 Recent Accounting Pronouncements Accounting Standard Description Effective Date Effect on Consolidated Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326 June 2016, No. 2016 13, 326" Topic 326 first The Company adopted these amendments on January 1, 2020. Refer to the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equity for the adjustment of the opening retained earnings and Note 4. Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848 March 2020, No. 2020 04, No. 2020 04" The amendment in this update provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendment in this update applies only to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The expedients and exceptions provided by the amendment does not December 31, 2022, December 31, 2022, The amendment in this update is effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 December 31, 2022. The Company adopted this amendment on March 12, 2020. no six June 30, 2020. December 2021.

Note 3 - Revenues

Note 3 - Revenues	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]	3. Disaggregated revenues by type of service and by country are provided below for the three six June 30, 2020 2019 No 10.0% three six June 30, 2020 2019 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Insurance: Underwriting & rating $ 343.5 $ 314.8 $ 687.6 $ 620.6 Claims 142.9 156.2 288.2 303.9 Total Insurance 486.4 471.0 975.8 924.5 Energy and Specialized Markets 154.4 137.3 314.5 265.8 Financial Services 38.0 44.3 78.3 87.3 Total revenues $ 678.8 $ 652.6 $ 1,368.6 $ 1,277.6 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Revenues: U.S. $ 523.0 $ 493.3 $ 1,046.7 $ 973.9 U.K. 44.0 44.3 89.8 88.5 Other countries 111.8 115.0 232.1 215.2 Total revenues $ 678.8 $ 652.6 $ 1,368.6 $ 1,277.6 Contract assets are defined as an entity's right to consideration in exchange for goods or services that the entity has transferred to a customer when that right is conditioned on something other than the passage of time. As of June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 no June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2019 June 30, 2020 six June 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 The Company’s most significant remaining performance obligations relate to providing customers with the right to use and update the online content over the remaining contract term. Revenues expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations, included within deferred revenues and other liabilities, that are unsatisfied were $ 620.8 443.2 June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 may one June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 The Company recognizes an asset for incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if it expects the benefits of those costs to be longer than one June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019

Note 4 - Fair Value Measurement

Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]	4. Certain assets and liabilities of the Company are reported at fair value in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. To increase consistency and comparability of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820 10, Fair Value Measurements 820 10” three 820 10 820 10, Level 1 Assets or liabilities for which the identical item is traded on an active exchange, such as publicly-traded instruments. Level 2 Assets or liabilities valued based on observable market data for similar instruments. Level 3 Assets or liabilities for which significant valuation assumptions are not The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and short-term debt approximate their carrying amounts because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The investments in registered investment companies, which are Level 1 June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 three six June 30, 2020 The Company elected not June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 2020 2019 Fair Value Carrying Estimated Carrying Estimated Hierarchy Value Fair Value Value Fair Value Financial instruments not carried at fair value: Current portion of long-term debt and long-term debt excluding finance lease liabilities and syndicated revolving credit facility debt issuance costs Level 2 $ 3,140.0 $ 3,602.5 $ 2,650.4 $ 2,902.2 On February 1, 2020, June 30, 2020 820 10. third three six June 30, 2020 Note 6 As of June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 323 10 25, The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock 323 10 25" not June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 323 10 25 three six June 30, 2020 no

Note 5 - Leases

Note 5 - Leases	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block]	5. The Company has operating and finance leases for corporate offices, data centers, and certain equipment that are accounted for under ASC 842. one fourteen twenty one The following table presents lease cost, cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities, ROU assets obtained, weighted-average remaining lease terms, and weighted-average discount rates for finance and operating leases for the three six June 30, 2020 2019 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Lease cost: Operating lease cost (1) $ 12.9 $ 12.0 $ 25.2 $ 24.1 Finance lease costs Depreciation of finance lease assets (2) 1.4 3.3 3.1 6.1 Interest on finance lease liabilities (3) 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 Total lease cost $ 14.4 $ 15.7 $ 28.6 $ 31.0 Other information: Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities Operating cash outflows from operating leases $ (12.0 ) $ (11.1 ) $ (25.6 ) $ (23.6 ) Operating cash outflows from finance leases $ (0.1 ) $ (0.4 ) $ (0.3 ) $ (0.8 ) Financing cash outflows from finance leases $ (2.5 ) $ (2.5 ) $ (4.4 ) $ (4.5 ) Weighted-average remaining lease term in years - operating leases 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.6 Weighted-average remaining lease term in years - finance leases 2.2 2.8 2.2 2.8 Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases 4.1 % 4.0 % 4.1 % 4.0 % Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases 3.4 % 4.5 % 3.4 % 4.5 % _______________ ( 1 ( 2 ( 3 The ROU assets and lease liabilities for finance leases were $8.4 million and $5.5 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 Note 9 Maturities of lease liabilities for the remainder of 2020 2025 June 30, 2020 Years Ending Operating Leases Finance Leases 2020 $ 24.8 $ 1.7 2021 46.1 3.1 2022 42.2 0.8 2023 37.4 0.2 2024 28.4 — 2025 and thereafter 169.5 — Total lease payments 348.4 5.8 Less: Amount representing interest (64.9 ) (0.3 ) Present value of total lease payments $ 283.5 $ 5.5

Note 6 - Dispositions

Note 6 - Dispositions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]	6. In the fourth 2019 December 31, 2019 On February 1, 2020, third not not 820 10. no six June 30, 2020 On February 14, 2020, six June 30, 2020 In the first 2020, March 1, 2020. six June 30, 2020

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangibl

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]	7. The following is a summary of the change in goodwill from December 31, 2019 June 30, 2020 Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Goodwill at December 31, 2019 $ 998.8 $ 2,389.5 $ 476.0 $ 3,864.3 Purchase accounting reclassifications 2.9 (1.3 ) (0.2 ) 1.4 Current period adjustment (1) 21.4 (19.5 ) — 1.9 Foreign currency translation (26.5 ) (96.2 ) (0.8 ) (123.5 ) Goodwill at June 30, 2020 $ 996.6 $ 2,272.5 $ 475.0 $ 3,744.1 _____________ ( 1 Note 13 Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are subject to impairment testing annually as of June 30, may not not June 30, 2020, The Company’s intangible assets and related accumulated amortization consisted of the following: Weighted Average Useful Life in Years Cost Accumulated Amortization Net June 30, 2020 Technology 7 $ 510.0 $ (311.4 ) $ 198.6 Marketing 16 251.5 (100.3 ) 151.2 Contract 6 5.0 (5.0 ) — Customer 13 876.5 (305.9 ) 570.6 Database 19 457.3 (113.4 ) 343.9 Total intangible assets $ 2,100.3 $ (836.0 ) $ 1,264.3 December 31, 2019 Technology 7 $ 519.2 $ (291.9 ) $ 227.3 Marketing 16 265.3 (94.3 ) 171.0 Contract 6 5.0 (5.0 ) — Customer 13 901.2 (278.0 ) 623.2 Database 19 484.6 (107.2 ) 377.4 Total intangible assets $ 2,175.3 $ (776.4 ) $ 1,398.9 Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the three June 30, 2020 2019 six June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2025 Year Amount 2020 $ 80.2 2021 149.1 2022 138.0 2023 126.2 2024 121.4 2025 and thereafter 649.4 $ 1,264.3

Note 8 - Income Taxes

Note 8 - Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	8. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three six June 30, 2020 three six June 30, 2019 three June 30, 2020 June 30, 2019 six June 30, 2020 June 30, 2019

Note 9 - Debt

Note 9 - Debt	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	9. The following table presents short-term and long-term debt by issuance as of June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 Issuance Date Maturity Date 2020 2019 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt: Syndicated revolving credit facility Various Various $ — $ 495.0 Senior notes: 5.800% 0.4 4/6/2011 5/1/2021 449.6 — Finance lease liabilities (1) Various Various 3.4 4.4 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt 453.0 499.4 Long-term debt: Senior notes: 3.625% 10.9 5/13/2020 5/15/2050 489.1 — 4.125% $13.1 $13.9 3/6/2019 3/15/2029 613.1 613.9 4.000% 6.0 6.7 5/15/2015 6/15/2025 894.0 893.3 5.500% 4.4 4.5 5/15/2015 6/15/2045 345.6 345.5 4.125% 1.4 1.6 9/12/2012 9/12/2022 348.6 348.4 5.800% 0.7 4/6/2011 5/1/2021 — 449.3 Finance lease liabilities (1) Various Various 2.1 3.3 Syndicated revolving credit facility debt issuance costs Various Various (1.8 ) (2.1 ) Long-term debt 2,690.7 2,651.6 Total debt $ 3,143.7 $ 3,151.0 _______________ ( 1 Note 5 On May 8, 2020, 2050 "2050 2050 May 15, 2050 3.625% 2050 May 15th November 15th November 15, 2020. 2050 2050 2050 2050 June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 As of June 30, 2020 may June 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019

Note 10 - Stockholders' Equity

Note 10 - Stockholders' Equity	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]	10. The Company has 2,000,000,000 shares of authorized common stock as of June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 The Company has 80,000,000 shares of authorized preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. The preferred shares have preferential rights over the common shares with respect to dividends and net distribution upon liquidation. The Company did not June 30, 2020 At June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 On February 12, 2020 April 29, 2020, March 13, 2020 June 15, 2020, March, 31, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 29, 2019 June 28, 2019 March 15, 2019 June 14, 2019, Share Repurchase Program Since May 2010, February 12, 2020. 2010, June 30, 2020 no 2013 "2013 2009 “2009 no may In December 2019 March 2020, 815 40, Contracts in Entity's Own Equity 815 40" zero January 2, 2020 April 1, 2020, February 2020 June 2020, six June 30, 2020 six June 30, 2020 During the six June 30, 2020 Treasury Stock As of June 30, 2020 six June 30, 2020 Earnings Per Share Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The computation of diluted EPS is similar to the computation of basic EPS except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding, using the treasury stock method, if the dilutive potential common shares, including vested and nonvested stock options, nonvested restricted stock awards, nonvested restricted stock units, nonvested performance awards consisting of performance share units (“PSU”), and nonvested deferred stock units, had been issued. The following is a presentation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted EPS computations for the three six June 30, 2020 2019 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Numerator used in basic and diluted EPS: Net income $ 179.0 $ 150.4 $ 350.7 $ 284.8 Denominator: Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS 162,371,920 163,743,835 162,633,113 163,636,089 Effect of dilutive shares: Potential common shares issuable from stock options and stock awards 2,731,168 2,953,441 2,780,491 2,985,022 Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS 165,103,088 166,697,276 165,413,604 166,621,111 The potential shares of common stock that were excluded from diluted EPS were 975,710 and 897,875 for the three June 30, 2020 2019 six June 30, 2020 2019 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses The following is a summary of accumulated other comprehensive losses as of June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 2020 2019 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (572.8 ) $ (400.1 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment, net of tax (84.4 ) (86.8 ) Accumulated other comprehensive losses $ (657.2 ) $ (486.9 ) The before tax and after tax amounts of other comprehensive (loss) income for the three six June 30, 2020 2019 Before Tax Tax (Expense) Benefit After Tax For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (0.1 ) $ — $ (0.1 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 5.0 (1.1 ) 3.9 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (3.0 ) 0.7 (2.3 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 2.0 (0.4 ) 1.6 Total other comprehensive income $ 1.9 $ (0.4 ) $ 1.5 For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (60.9 ) $ — $ (60.9 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 2.9 (0.6 ) 2.3 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (1.7 ) 0.4 (1.3 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 1.2 (0.2 ) 1.0 Total other comprehensive loss $ (59.7 ) $ (0.2 ) $ (59.9 ) Before Tax Tax (Expense) Benefit After Tax For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (172.7 ) $ — $ (172.7 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 7.1 (1.7 ) 5.4 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (4.0 ) 1.0 (3.0 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 3.1 (0.7 ) 2.4 Total other comprehensive loss $ (169.6 ) $ (0.7 ) $ (170.3 ) For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (2.4 ) $ — $ (2.4 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 5.7 (1.3 ) 4.4 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (3.0 ) 0.7 (2.3 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 2.7 (0.6 ) 2.1 Total other comprehensive income (loss) $ 0.3 $ (0.6 ) $ (0.3 ) _______________ ( 1 These accumulated other comprehensive loss components, before tax, are included under “Cost of revenues” and “Selling, general and administrative” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. These components are also included in the computation of net periodic (benefit) cost (see Note 12

Note 11 - Equity Compensation P

Note 11 - Equity Compensation Plans	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]	11. All of the Company’s outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards, deferred stock units, and PSUs are covered under the 2013 2009 2013 may one 2013 June 30, 2020 2013 six June 30, 2020 2019 The Company granted equity awards to key employees of the Company. The nonqualified stock options have an exercise price equal to the adjusted closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date, with a ten not three may four On January 15, 2020, 882,749 four four 50,736 three A summary of the status of the stock options, restricted stock, and PSUs awarded under the 2013 December 31, 2019 June 30, 2020 Stock Option Restricted Stock PSU Number of Options Weighted Average Exercise Price Aggregate Intrinsic Value Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share (in millions) Outstanding at December 31, 2019 6,432,814 $ 79.51 $ 449.2 428,729 $ 107.96 93,960 $ 158.50 Granted 889,295 $ 158.51 150,088 $ 158.49 50,736 $ 192.93 Dividend reinvestment — $ — — $ — 505 N/A Exercised or lapsed (816,334 ) $ 56.14 $ 82.8 (165,585 ) $ 98.94 — Canceled, expired or forfeited (98,451 ) $ 121.14 (17,726 ) $ 119.62 — Outstanding at June 30, 2020 6,407,324 $ 92.77 $ 496.1 395,506 $ 129.96 145,201 $ 170.40 Exercisable at June 30, 2020 4,269,767 $ 72.83 $ 415.7 Exercisable at December 31, 2019 4,175,855 $ 65.05 $ 352.0 Nonvested at June 30, 2020 2,137,557 395,506 145,201 Expected to vest at June 30, 2020 1,875,994 344,094 280,622 (1 ) ( 1 Includes estimated performance achievement The fair value of the stock options granted was estimated using a Black-Scholes valuation model that uses the weighted average assumptions noted in the following table for the six June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Option pricing model Black-Scholes Black-Scholes Expected volatility 18.21 % 18.83 % Risk-free interest rate 1.58 % 2.29 % Expected term in years 4.3 4.4 Dividend yield 0.71 % 0.81 % Weighted average grant date fair value per stock option $ 25.48 $ 24.02 The expected term for the stock options granted was estimated based on studies of historical experience and projected exercise behavior. However, for certain awards granted, for which no zero Intrinsic value for stock options is calculated based on the exercise price of the underlying awards and the adjusted closing price of Verisk common stock as of the reporting date. Excess tax benefits from exercised stock options were recorded as income tax benefit in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. This tax benefit is calculated as the excess of the intrinsic value of options exercised and restricted stock lapsed in excess of compensation recognized for financial reporting purposes. The weighted average remaining contractual terms were 6.1 June 30, 2020 For the six June 30, 2020 2013 six June 30, 2020 2019 six June 30, 2020 2019 six June 30, 2020 2019 The Company’s UK Sharesave Plan offers qualifying employees in the United Kingdom the opportunity to own shares of the Company’s common stock. Employees who elect to participate are granted stock options, of which the exercise price is equal to the adjusted closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date discounted by 5%, and enter into a savings contract, the proceeds of which are then used to exercise the options upon the three six June 30, 2020 2019 June 30, 2020 The Company’s ESPP offers eligible employees the opportunity to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at a discount of its fair market value at the time of purchase. During the six June 30, 2020 2019 June 30, 2020

Note 12 - Pension and Postretir

Note 12 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Retirement Benefits [Text Block]	12. The Company maintains a frozen qualified defined benefit pension plan for certain of its employees through membership in the Pension Plan for Insurance Organizations (the “Pension Plan”), a multiple-employer trust. The Company also applies a cash balance formula to determine future benefits. Under the cash balance formula, each participant has an account, which is credited annually based on the interest earned on the previous year-end cash balance. The Company also has a frozen non-qualified supplemental cash balance plan (“SERP”) for certain employees. The SERP is funded from the general assets of the Company. During the first 2020 December 31, 2019 The Company also provides certain healthcare and life insurance benefits to certain qualifying active and retired employees. The Postretirement Health and Life Insurance Plan (the “Postretirement Plan”), which has been frozen, is contributory, requiring participants to pay a stated percentage of the premium for coverage. The components of net periodic (benefit) cost for the three six June 30, Pension Plan and SERP Postretirement Plan For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Interest cost $ 3.6 $ 4.7 $ 1.0 $ 0.2 Expected return on plan assets (6.8 ) (9.1 ) (1.0 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of prior service cost (credit) 0.1 0.1 (1.0 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of net actuarial loss 1.9 1.6 2.0 0.1 Net periodic (benefit) cost $ (1.2 ) $ (2.7 ) $ 1.0 $ 0.1 Employer contributions, net $ 0.2 $ 0.2 $ 1.2 $ — Pension Plan and SERP Postretirement Plan For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Interest cost $ 6.9 $ 8.4 $ 1.0 $ 0.2 Expected return on plan assets (14.4 ) (15.5 ) (1.0 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of prior service cost (credit) 0.1 0.1 (1.0 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of net actuarial loss 2.9 2.8 2.0 0.2 Net periodic (benefit) cost $ (4.5 ) $ (4.2 ) $ 1.0 $ 0.2 Employer contributions, net $ 0.4 $ 0.4 $ 0.8 $ (0.3 ) The expected contributions to the Pension Plan, SERP and Postretirement Plan for the year ending December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019

Note 13 - Segment Reporting

Note 13 - Segment Reporting	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]	13. ASC 280 10, Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information 280 10” 280 10 280 10. Each of the reportable segments, Insurance, Energy and Specialized Markets, and Financial Services has a portion of its revenue from more than one three Insurance: first 2020 first 2020 not Energy and Specialized Markets: Financial Services: The three third not not not Note 3 The following tables provide the Company’s revenue and EBITDA by reportable segment for the three six June 30, 2020 2019 For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 June 30, 2019 Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Revenues $ 486.4 $ 154.4 $ 38.0 $ 678.8 $ 471.0 $ 137.3 $ 44.3 $ 652.6 Expenses: Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below) (147.3 ) (66.0 ) (22.5 ) (235.8 ) (160.6 ) (57.4 ) (24.7 ) (242.7 ) Selling, general and administrative (56.6 ) (35.5 ) (4.3 ) (96.4 ) (67.5 ) (39.4 ) (5.4 ) (112.3 ) Investment loss and others, net (0.2 ) (0.6 ) 0.1 (0.7 ) (0.2 ) (0.2 ) (0.1 ) (0.5 ) EBITDA $ 282.3 $ 52.3 $ 11.3 345.9 $ 242.7 $ 40.3 $ 14.1 297.1 Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets (45.9 ) (45.7 ) Amortization of intangible assets (41.0 ) (33.6 ) Interest expense (34.2 ) (30.5 ) Income before income taxes $ 224.8 $ 187.3 For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 June 30, 2019 Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Revenues $ 975.8 $ 314.5 $ 78.3 $ 1,368.6 $ 924.5 $ 265.8 $ 87.3 $ 1,277.6 Expenses: Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below) (310.6 ) (136.5 ) (46.4 ) (493.5 ) (313.3 ) (111.9 ) (48.9 ) (474.1 ) Selling, general and administrative (125.0 ) (74.4 ) (9.1 ) (208.5 ) (137.2 ) (75.7 ) (10.8 ) (223.7 ) Other operating income 15.9 — 3.5 19.4 — — — — Investment loss and others, net (1.4 ) (1.1 ) (0.4 ) (2.9 ) — (0.7 ) (0.2 ) (0.9 ) EBITDA $ 554.7 $ 102.5 $ 25.9 683.1 $ 474.0 $ 77.5 $ 27.4 578.9 Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets (92.0 ) (92.2 ) Amortization of intangible assets (82.0 ) (66.9 ) Interest expense (67.6 ) (62.4 ) Income before income taxes $ 441.5 $ 357.4 Long-lived assets by country are provided below: June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 Long-lived assets: U.S. $ 3,206.6 $ 3,162.5 U.K. 2,483.2 2,685.3 Other countries 439.4 462.5 Total long-lived assets $ 6,129.2 $ 6,310.3

Note 14 - Related Parties

Note 14 - Related Parties	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	14. The Company considers its stockholders that own more than 5.0% 850, Related Party Disclosures June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 no 5.0%

Note 15 - Commitments and Conti

Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	15. The Company is a party to legal proceedings with respect to a variety of matters in the ordinary course of business, including the matter described below. With respect to this ongoing matter, the Company is unable, at the present time, to determine the ultimate resolution of or provide a reasonable estimate of the range of possible loss attributable to this matter or the impact it may Xactware Solutions, Inc. Patent Litigation On October 8, 2015, seven 8,078,436 "436 8,170,840 "840 8,209,152 "152 8,542,880 "880 8,818,770 "770 8,823,732 "732 8,825,454 "454 November 30, 2015, 9,129,376 "376 9,135,737 "737 May 19, 2017, 880 732 436, 840, 152, 770, 454, 376 737 152 737 five six September 25, 2019, six September 26, 2019 October 18, 2019, second 2020. not December 31, 2019. not $125.0

Note 16 - Subsequent Events

Note 16 - Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	16. In June 2020, July 1, 2020, September 2020, may Note 10 On July 1, 2020, one twelve **************

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Recent Accounting Pronouncements Accounting Standard Description Effective Date Effect on Consolidated Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326 June 2016, No. 2016 13, 326" Topic 326 first The Company adopted these amendments on January 1, 2020. Refer to the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equity for the adjustment of the opening retained earnings and Note 4. Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848 March 2020, No. 2020 04, No. 2020 04" The amendment in this update provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendment in this update applies only to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The expedients and exceptions provided by the amendment does not December 31, 2022, December 31, 2022, The amendment in this update is effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 December 31, 2022. The Company adopted this amendment on March 12, 2020. no six June 30, 2020. December 2021.

Note 3 - Revenues (Tables)

Note 3 - Revenues (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes Tables
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Insurance: Underwriting & rating $ 343.5 $ 314.8 $ 687.6 $ 620.6 Claims 142.9 156.2 288.2 303.9 Total Insurance 486.4 471.0 975.8 924.5 Energy and Specialized Markets 154.4 137.3 314.5 265.8 Financial Services 38.0 44.3 78.3 87.3 Total revenues $ 678.8 $ 652.6 $ 1,368.6 $ 1,277.6 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Revenues: U.S. $ 523.0 $ 493.3 $ 1,046.7 $ 973.9 U.K. 44.0 44.3 89.8 88.5 Other countries 111.8 115.0 232.1 215.2 Total revenues $ 678.8 $ 652.6 $ 1,368.6 $ 1,277.6

Note 4 - Fair Value Measureme_2

Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]	2020 2019 Fair Value Carrying Estimated Carrying Estimated Hierarchy Value Fair Value Value Fair Value Financial instruments not carried at fair value: Current portion of long-term debt and long-term debt excluding finance lease liabilities and syndicated revolving credit facility debt issuance costs Level 2 $ 3,140.0 $ 3,602.5 $ 2,650.4 $ 2,902.2

Note 5 - Leases (Tables)

Note 5 - Leases (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes Tables
Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Lease cost: Operating lease cost (1) $ 12.9 $ 12.0 $ 25.2 $ 24.1 Finance lease costs Depreciation of finance lease assets (2) 1.4 3.3 3.1 6.1 Interest on finance lease liabilities (3) 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 Total lease cost $ 14.4 $ 15.7 $ 28.6 $ 31.0 Other information: Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities Operating cash outflows from operating leases $ (12.0 ) $ (11.1 ) $ (25.6 ) $ (23.6 ) Operating cash outflows from finance leases $ (0.1 ) $ (0.4 ) $ (0.3 ) $ (0.8 ) Financing cash outflows from finance leases $ (2.5 ) $ (2.5 ) $ (4.4 ) $ (4.5 ) Weighted-average remaining lease term in years - operating leases 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.6 Weighted-average remaining lease term in years - finance leases 2.2 2.8 2.2 2.8 Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases 4.1 % 4.0 % 4.1 % 4.0 % Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases 3.4 % 4.5 % 3.4 % 4.5 %
Lessee, Lease Liability Maturity [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2020 Years Ending Operating Leases Finance Leases 2020 $ 24.8 $ 1.7 2021 46.1 3.1 2022 42.2 0.8 2023 37.4 0.2 2024 28.4 — 2025 and thereafter 169.5 — Total lease payments 348.4 5.8 Less: Amount representing interest (64.9 ) (0.3 ) Present value of total lease payments $ 283.5 $ 5.5

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangi_2

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]	Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Goodwill at December 31, 2019 $ 998.8 $ 2,389.5 $ 476.0 $ 3,864.3 Purchase accounting reclassifications 2.9 (1.3 ) (0.2 ) 1.4 Current period adjustment (1) 21.4 (19.5 ) — 1.9 Foreign currency translation (26.5 ) (96.2 ) (0.8 ) (123.5 ) Goodwill at June 30, 2020 $ 996.6 $ 2,272.5 $ 475.0 $ 3,744.1
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]	Weighted Average Useful Life in Years Cost Accumulated Amortization Net June 30, 2020 Technology 7 $ 510.0 $ (311.4 ) $ 198.6 Marketing 16 251.5 (100.3 ) 151.2 Contract 6 5.0 (5.0 ) — Customer 13 876.5 (305.9 ) 570.6 Database 19 457.3 (113.4 ) 343.9 Total intangible assets $ 2,100.3 $ (836.0 ) $ 1,264.3 December 31, 2019 Technology 7 $ 519.2 $ (291.9 ) $ 227.3 Marketing 16 265.3 (94.3 ) 171.0 Contract 6 5.0 (5.0 ) — Customer 13 901.2 (278.0 ) 623.2 Database 19 484.6 (107.2 ) 377.4 Total intangible assets $ 2,175.3 $ (776.4 ) $ 1,398.9
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]	Year Amount 2020 $ 80.2 2021 149.1 2022 138.0 2023 126.2 2024 121.4 2025 and thereafter 649.4 $ 1,264.3

Note 9 - Debt (Tables)

Note 9 - Debt (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]	Issuance Date Maturity Date 2020 2019 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt: Syndicated revolving credit facility Various Various $ — $ 495.0 Senior notes: 5.800% 0.4 4/6/2011 5/1/2021 449.6 — Finance lease liabilities (1) Various Various 3.4 4.4 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt 453.0 499.4 Long-term debt: Senior notes: 3.625% 10.9 5/13/2020 5/15/2050 489.1 — 4.125% $13.1 $13.9 3/6/2019 3/15/2029 613.1 613.9 4.000% 6.0 6.7 5/15/2015 6/15/2025 894.0 893.3 5.500% 4.4 4.5 5/15/2015 6/15/2045 345.6 345.5 4.125% 1.4 1.6 9/12/2012 9/12/2022 348.6 348.4 5.800% 0.7 4/6/2011 5/1/2021 — 449.3 Finance lease liabilities (1) Various Various 2.1 3.3 Syndicated revolving credit facility debt issuance costs Various Various (1.8 ) (2.1 ) Long-term debt 2,690.7 2,651.6 Total debt $ 3,143.7 $ 3,151.0

Note 10 - Stockholders' Equity

Note 10 - Stockholders' Equity (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Numerator used in basic and diluted EPS: Net income $ 179.0 $ 150.4 $ 350.7 $ 284.8 Denominator: Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS 162,371,920 163,743,835 162,633,113 163,636,089 Effect of dilutive shares: Potential common shares issuable from stock options and stock awards 2,731,168 2,953,441 2,780,491 2,985,022 Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS 165,103,088 166,697,276 165,413,604 166,621,111
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	2020 2019 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (572.8 ) $ (400.1 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment, net of tax (84.4 ) (86.8 ) Accumulated other comprehensive losses $ (657.2 ) $ (486.9 )
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	Before Tax Tax (Expense) Benefit After Tax For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (0.1 ) $ — $ (0.1 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 5.0 (1.1 ) 3.9 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (3.0 ) 0.7 (2.3 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 2.0 (0.4 ) 1.6 Total other comprehensive income $ 1.9 $ (0.4 ) $ 1.5 For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (60.9 ) $ — $ (60.9 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 2.9 (0.6 ) 2.3 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (1.7 ) 0.4 (1.3 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 1.2 (0.2 ) 1.0 Total other comprehensive loss $ (59.7 ) $ (0.2 ) $ (59.9 ) Before Tax Tax (Expense) Benefit After Tax For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (172.7 ) $ — $ (172.7 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 7.1 (1.7 ) 5.4 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (4.0 ) 1.0 (3.0 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 3.1 (0.7 ) 2.4 Total other comprehensive loss $ (169.6 ) $ (0.7 ) $ (170.3 ) For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (2.4 ) $ — $ (2.4 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 5.7 (1.3 ) 4.4 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (3.0 ) 0.7 (2.3 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 2.7 (0.6 ) 2.1 Total other comprehensive income (loss) $ 0.3 $ (0.6 ) $ (0.3 )

Note 11 - Equity Compensation_2

Note 11 - Equity Compensation Plans (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes Tables
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity [Table Text Block]	Stock Option Restricted Stock PSU Number of Options Weighted Average Exercise Price Aggregate Intrinsic Value Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share (in millions) Outstanding at December 31, 2019 6,432,814 $ 79.51 $ 449.2 428,729 $ 107.96 93,960 $ 158.50 Granted 889,295 $ 158.51 150,088 $ 158.49 50,736 $ 192.93 Dividend reinvestment — $ — — $ — 505 N/A Exercised or lapsed (816,334 ) $ 56.14 $ 82.8 (165,585 ) $ 98.94 — Canceled, expired or forfeited (98,451 ) $ 121.14 (17,726 ) $ 119.62 — Outstanding at June 30, 2020 6,407,324 $ 92.77 $ 496.1 395,506 $ 129.96 145,201 $ 170.40 Exercisable at June 30, 2020 4,269,767 $ 72.83 $ 415.7 Exercisable at December 31, 2019 4,175,855 $ 65.05 $ 352.0 Nonvested at June 30, 2020 2,137,557 395,506 145,201 Expected to vest at June 30, 2020 1,875,994 344,094 280,622 (1 )
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]	2020 2019 Option pricing model Black-Scholes Black-Scholes Expected volatility 18.21 % 18.83 % Risk-free interest rate 1.58 % 2.29 % Expected term in years 4.3 4.4 Dividend yield 0.71 % 0.81 % Weighted average grant date fair value per stock option $ 25.48 $ 24.02

Note 12 - Pension and Postret_2

Note 12 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]	Pension Plan and SERP Postretirement Plan For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Interest cost $ 3.6 $ 4.7 $ 1.0 $ 0.2 Expected return on plan assets (6.8 ) (9.1 ) (1.0 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of prior service cost (credit) 0.1 0.1 (1.0 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of net actuarial loss 1.9 1.6 2.0 0.1 Net periodic (benefit) cost $ (1.2 ) $ (2.7 ) $ 1.0 $ 0.1 Employer contributions, net $ 0.2 $ 0.2 $ 1.2 $ — Pension Plan and SERP Postretirement Plan For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Interest cost $ 6.9 $ 8.4 $ 1.0 $ 0.2 Expected return on plan assets (14.4 ) (15.5 ) (1.0 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of prior service cost (credit) 0.1 0.1 (1.0 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of net actuarial loss 2.9 2.8 2.0 0.2 Net periodic (benefit) cost $ (4.5 ) $ (4.2 ) $ 1.0 $ 0.2 Employer contributions, net $ 0.4 $ 0.4 $ 0.8 $ (0.3 )

Note 13 - Segment Reporting (Ta

Note 13 - Segment Reporting (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Notes Tables
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]	For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 June 30, 2019 Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Revenues $ 486.4 $ 154.4 $ 38.0 $ 678.8 $ 471.0 $ 137.3 $ 44.3 $ 652.6 Expenses: Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below) (147.3 ) (66.0 ) (22.5 ) (235.8 ) (160.6 ) (57.4 ) (24.7 ) (242.7 ) Selling, general and administrative (56.6 ) (35.5 ) (4.3 ) (96.4 ) (67.5 ) (39.4 ) (5.4 ) (112.3 ) Investment loss and others, net (0.2 ) (0.6 ) 0.1 (0.7 ) (0.2 ) (0.2 ) (0.1 ) (0.5 ) EBITDA $ 282.3 $ 52.3 $ 11.3 345.9 $ 242.7 $ 40.3 $ 14.1 297.1 Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets (45.9 ) (45.7 ) Amortization of intangible assets (41.0 ) (33.6 ) Interest expense (34.2 ) (30.5 ) Income before income taxes $ 224.8 $ 187.3 For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 June 30, 2019 Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Revenues $ 975.8 $ 314.5 $ 78.3 $ 1,368.6 $ 924.5 $ 265.8 $ 87.3 $ 1,277.6 Expenses: Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below) (310.6 ) (136.5 ) (46.4 ) (493.5 ) (313.3 ) (111.9 ) (48.9 ) (474.1 ) Selling, general and administrative (125.0 ) (74.4 ) (9.1 ) (208.5 ) (137.2 ) (75.7 ) (10.8 ) (223.7 ) Other operating income 15.9 — 3.5 19.4 — — — — Investment loss and others, net (1.4 ) (1.1 ) (0.4 ) (2.9 ) — (0.7 ) (0.2 ) (0.9 ) EBITDA $ 554.7 $ 102.5 $ 25.9 683.1 $ 474.0 $ 77.5 $ 27.4 578.9 Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets (92.0 ) (92.2 ) Amortization of intangible assets (82.0 ) (66.9 ) Interest expense (67.6 ) (62.4 ) Income before income taxes $ 441.5 $ 357.4
Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 Long-lived assets: U.S. $ 3,206.6 $ 3,162.5 U.K. 2,483.2 2,685.3 Other countries 439.4 462.5 Total long-lived assets $ 6,129.2 $ 6,310.3

Note 3 - Revenues (Details Text

Note 3 - Revenues (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	$ 620.8	$ 443.2
Increase (Decrease) in Contract Liabilities	177.6
Contract With Customer Liability, Billings Paid in Advance	406.6
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized	$ 229
Revenue Remaining Performance Obligation, Current Percentage	99.00%	99.00%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Noncurrent	$ 69.2	$ 63.7

Note 3 - Revenues - Disaggregat

Note 3 - Revenues - Disaggregated Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenues	$ 678.8	$ 652.6	$ 1,368.6	$ 1,277.6
UNITED STATES
Revenues	523	493.3	1,046.7	973.9
UNITED KINGDOM
Revenues	44	44.3	89.8	88.5
Other Countries [Member]
Revenues	111.8	115	232.1	215.2
Insurance [Member]
Revenues	486.4	471	975.8	924.5
Insurance [Member] | Underwriting and Rating [Member]
Revenues	343.5	314.8	687.6	620.6
Insurance [Member] | Claims [Member]
Revenues	142.9	156.2	288.2	303.9
Energy and Specialized Markets [Member]
Revenues	154.4	137.3	314.5	265.8
Financial Services [Member]
Revenues	$ 38	$ 44.3	$ 78.3	$ 87.3

Note 4 - Fair Value Measureme_3

Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 01, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Payments to Acquire Investments, Total		$ 0	$ 0	$ 63,800	$ 0
Investment in Limited Partnership Member]
Provision for Credit Loss on Investments		0		0
Equity Method Investments		16,200		16,200		$ 13,100
Cost Based Investments [Member]
Investments, Total		14,000		14,000		14,000
Vexcel Group, Inc. [Member]
Payments to Acquire Investments, Total	$ 63,800
Equity Securities Without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Percentage	35.00%
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Amount		129,700		129,700
Provision for Credit Loss on Investments		0		0
Registered Investment Companies [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure, Total		$ 3,500		$ 3,500		$ 3,600

Note 4 - Fair Value Measureme_4

Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements - Long-term Debt (Details) - Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Current portion of long-term debt and long-term debt excluding finance lease liabilities and syndicated revolving credit facility debt issuance costs	$ 3,140	$ 2,650.4
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Current portion of long-term debt and long-term debt excluding finance lease liabilities and syndicated revolving credit facility debt issuance costs	$ 3,602.5	$ 2,902.2

Note 5 - Leases (Details Textua

Note 5 - Leases (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Lessee, Lease, Option to Extend (Year)	20 years
Lessee, Lease, Option to Terminate (Year)	1 year
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, after Accumulated Amortization, Total	$ 8.4	$ 9.9
Finance Lease, Liability, Total	$ 5.5	$ 7.7
Minimum [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Term of Contract (Year)	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Term of Contract (Year)	14 years

Note 5 - Leases - Lease Cost an

Note 5 - Leases - Lease Cost and Other Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Operating lease cost (1)	[1]	$ 12.9	$ 12	$ 25.2	$ 24.1
Depreciation of finance lease assets (2)	[2]	1.4	3.3	3.1	6.1
Interest on finance lease liabilities (3)	[3]	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.8
Total lease cost		14.4	15.7	28.6	31
Operating cash outflows from operating leases		(12)	(11.1)	(25.6)	(23.6)
Operating cash outflows from finance leases		(0.1)	(0.4)	(0.3)	(0.8)
Financing cash outflows from finance leases		$ (2.5)	$ (2.5)	$ (4.4)	$ (4.5)
Weighted-average remaining lease term in years - operating leases (Year)		9 years 6 months	9 years 7 months 6 days	9 years 6 months	9 years 7 months 6 days
Weighted-average remaining lease term in years - finance leases (Year)		2 years 2 months 12 days	2 years 9 months 18 days	2 years 2 months 12 days	2 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases		4.10%	4.00%	4.10%	4.00%
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases		3.40%	4.50%	3.40%	4.50%
[1]	Included in "Cost of revenues" and "Selling, general and administrative" expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations
[2]	Included in "Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets" in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations
[3]	Included in "Interest expense" in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations

Note 5 - Leases - Maturities (D

Note 5 - Leases - Maturities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
2020, operating leases	$ 24.8
2021, operating leases	46.1
2022, operating leases	42.2
2023, operating leases	37.4
2024, operating leases	28.4
2025 and thereafter, operating leases	169.5
Total lease payments, operating leases	348.4
Less: Amount representing interest, operating leases	(64.9)
Present value of total lease payments, operating leases	283.5
2020, finance leases	1.7
2021, finance leases	3.1
2022, finance leases	0.8
2023, finance leases	0.2
2024, finance leases	0
2025 and thereafter, finance leases	0
Total lease payments, finance leases	5.8
Less: Amount representing interest, finance leases	(0.3)
Present value of total lease payments, finance leases	$ 5.5	$ 7.7

Note 6 - Dispositions (Details

Note 6 - Dispositions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 01, 2020	Feb. 14, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Payments to Acquire Investments, Total				$ 0	$ 0	$ 63.8	$ 0
Background Screening Business [Member]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses, Net of Cash Divested, Total		$ 23.1
Background Screening Business [Member] | Other Operating Income (Expense) [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business		$ 15.9
Financial Services Segment [Member] | Other Operating Income (Expense) [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business	$ 3.5
Vexcel Group, Inc. [Member]
Payments to Acquire Investments, Total			$ 63.8
Equity Securities Without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Percentage			35.00%

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangi_3

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease), Total	[1]			$ 1,900
Goodwill, Impairment Loss				0
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total		$ 41,000	$ 33,600	82,000	$ 66,900
Energy and Specialized Markets [Member]
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease), Total	[1]			$ (19,500)
[1]	Of which $19.5 million relates to a segment reclassification, refer to Note 13. Segment Reporting

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangi_4

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Changes in Goodwill (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020USD ($)
Goodwill	$ 3,864.3
Purchase accounting reclassifications	1.4
Current period adjustment (1)	1.9	[1]
Foreign currency translation	(123.5)
Goodwill	3,744.1
Insurance [Member]
Goodwill	998.8
Purchase accounting reclassifications	2.9
Current period adjustment (1)	21.4	[1]
Foreign currency translation	(26.5)
Goodwill	996.6
Energy and Specialized Markets [Member]
Goodwill	2,389.5
Purchase accounting reclassifications	(1.3)
Current period adjustment (1)	(19.5)	[1]
Foreign currency translation	(96.2)
Goodwill	2,272.5
Financial Services [Member]
Goodwill	476
Purchase accounting reclassifications	(0.2)
Current period adjustment (1)	0	[1]
Foreign currency translation	(0.8)
Goodwill	$ 475
[1]	Of which $19.5 million relates to a segment reclassification, refer to Note 13. Segment Reporting

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangi_5

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets and Related Accumulated Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Cost	$ 2,100.3	$ 2,175.3
Accumulated amortization	(836)	(776.4)
Net	$ 1,264.3	$ 1,398.9
Technology [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	7 years	7 years
Cost	$ 510	$ 519.2
Accumulated amortization	(311.4)	(291.9)
Net	$ 198.6	$ 227.3
Marketing [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	16 years	16 years
Cost	$ 251.5	$ 265.3
Accumulated amortization	(100.3)	(94.3)
Net	$ 151.2	$ 171
Contract-based [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	6 years	6 years
Cost	$ 5	$ 5
Accumulated amortization	(5)	(5)
Net	$ 0	$ 0
Customer [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	13 years	13 years
Cost	$ 876.5	$ 901.2
Accumulated amortization	(305.9)	(278)
Net	$ 570.6	$ 623.2
Database [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	19 years	19 years
Cost	$ 457.3	$ 484.6
Accumulated amortization	(113.4)	(107.2)
Net	$ 343.9	$ 377.4

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangi_6

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Estimated Amortization Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
2020	$ 80.2
2021	149.1
2022	138
2023	126.2
2024	121.4
2025 and thereafter	649.4
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Ending Balance	$ 1,264.3	$ 1,398.9

Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details

Note 8 - Income Taxes (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent, Total	20.40%	19.70%	20.60%	20.30%

Note 9 - Debt (Details Textual)

Note 9 - Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	May 08, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 3,150		$ 2,650
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	5.2		4.8
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	1,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	$ 994.8		$ 500.2
The 3.625% Senior Note [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.625%	3.625%
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount, Total		$ 5.2
Debt Issuance Costs, Net, Total		$ 5.7

Note 9 - Debt - Short-term and

Note 9 - Debt - Short-term and Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Finance lease liabilities, current	[1]	$ 3.4	$ 4.4
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt		453	499.4
Finance lease liabilities, noncurrent	[1]	2.1	3.3
Syndicated revolving credit facility debt issuance costs		(1.8)	(2.1)
Long-term debt		2,690.7	2,651.6
Total debt		3,143.7	3,151
The 5.800% Senior Note [Member]
Short-term borrowings		449.6	0
Long-term debt		0	449.3
The 3.625% Senior Note [Member]
Long-term debt		489.1	0
The 4.125% Senior Note [Member]
Long-term debt		613.1	613.9
The 4.000% Senior Note [Member]
Long-term debt		894	893.3
The 5.500% Senior Note [Member]
Long-term debt		345.6	345.5
The 4.125% Senior Note Maturing September 12, 2022 [Member]
Long-term debt		348.6	348.4
Line of Credit [Member]
Syndicated revolving credit facility		$ 0	$ 495
[1]	Refer to Note 5. Leases

Note 9 - Debt - Short-term an_2

Note 9 - Debt - Short-term and Long-term Debt (Details) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	May 08, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
The 5.800% Senior Note [Member]
Interest rate	5.80%		5.80%
Unamortized discount	$ 0.4		$ 0.7
The 3.625% Senior Note [Member]
Interest rate	3.625%	3.625%
Unamortized discount		$ 5.2
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costst issuance costs	$ 10.9
The 4.125% Senior Note [Member]
Interest rate	4.125%		4.125%
Unamortized premium	$ 13.1		$ 13.9
The 4.000% Senior Note [Member]
Interest rate	4.00%		4.00%
Unamortized discount	$ 6		$ 6.7
The 5.500% Senior Note [Member]
Interest rate	5.50%		5.50%
Unamortized discount	$ 4.4		$ 4.5
The 4.125% Senior Note Maturing September 12, 2022 [Member]
Interest rate	4.125%		4.125%
Unamortized discount	$ 1.4		$ 1.6

Note 10 - Stockholders' Equit_2

Note 10 - Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Apr. 29, 2020	Apr. 01, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Feb. 12, 2020	Jan. 02, 2020	Jun. 28, 2019	Mar. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Feb. 29, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Common Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares)	2,000,000,000								2,000,000,000			2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000		2,000,000,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares)	80,000,000								80,000,000				80,000,000		80,000,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001								$ 0.001				$ 0.001		$ 0.001
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued, Total (in shares)	0								0				0		0
Share Price (in dollars per share)	$ 170.20								$ 170.20			$ 148.83	$ 170.20		$ 170.20
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared (in dollars per share)		$ 0.27			$ 0.27		$ 0.25	$ 0.25
Payments of Dividends, Total	$ 44			$ 43.9			$ 41	$ 40.9					$ 44	$ 41	$ 87.9	$ 81.9
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price, Shares (in shares)															800,275
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)													491,529	361,473	1,615,897	998,063
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method													$ 75	$ 50	$ 248.8	$ 125
Treasury Stock, Shares, Ending Balance (in shares)	381,482,792								381,482,792			380,841,474	381,482,792		381,482,792
Common Stock Reissued (in shares)															974,579
Common Stock, Weighted Average Price (in dollars per share)	$ 10.51								$ 10.51				$ 10.51		$ 10.51
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in shares)													975,710	897,875	992,615	473,848
Common Stock [Member]
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method													$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
May 2010 Share Repurchase Program [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount	$ 3,800								$ 3,800				3,800		3,800
February 2020 Share Repurchase Program [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount					$ 500
Share Repurchase Programs [Member]
Treasury Stock, Cumulative Value Acquired, Cost Method	3,421.2								3,421.2				3,421.2		3,421.2
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount	$ 378.8								$ 378.8				$ 378.8		$ 378.8
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)															1,615,897
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method															$ 248.8
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share (in dollars per share)															$ 153.96
December 2019 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Purchase Price												$ 50
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price, Shares (in shares)						267,845					40,901
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price Paid Per Share (in dollars per share)						$ 149.34
March 2020 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Purchase Price										$ 75
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price, Shares (in shares)			430,477						61,052
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price Paid Per Share (in dollars per share)			$ 139.38

Note 10 - Stockholders' Equit_3

Note 10 - Stockholders' Equity - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Net income	$ 179	$ 150.4	$ 350.7	$ 284.8
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS (in shares)	162,371,920	163,743,835	162,633,113	163,636,089
Effect of dilutive shares:
Potential common shares issuable from stock options and stock awards (in shares)	2,731,168	2,953,441	2,780,491	2,985,022
Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS (in shares)	165,103,088	166,697,276	165,413,604	166,621,111

Note 10 - Stockholders' Equit_4

Note 10 - Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$ (572.8)	$ (400.1)
Pension and postretirement adjustment, net of tax	(84.4)	(86.8)
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	$ (657.2)	$ (486.9)

Note 10 - Stockholders' Equit_5

Note 10 - Stockholders' Equity - Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax		$ 1.9	$ (59.7)	$ (169.6)	$ 0.3
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax		(0.4)	(0.2)	(0.7)	(0.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax		1.5	(59.9)	(170.3)	(0.3)
Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax		(0.1)	(60.9)	(172.7)	(2.4)
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax		0	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax		(0.1)	(60.9)	(172.7)	(2.4)
Pension and Postretirement Adjustment [Member]
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax		2	1.2	3.1	2.7
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax		(0.4)	(0.2)	(0.7)	(0.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax		1.6	1	2.4	2.1
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications, before tax		5	2.9	7.1	5.7
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications, tax		(1.1)	(0.6)	(1.7)	(1.3)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications, after tax		3.9	2.3	5.4	4.4
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (losses), before tax	[1]	(3)	(1.7)	(4)	(3)
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)es, tax	[1]	0.7	0.4	1	0.7
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (losses), after tax	[1]	$ (2.3)	$ (1.3)	$ (3)	$ (2.3)
[1]	These accumulated other comprehensive loss components, before tax, are included under "Cost of revenues" and "Selling, general and administrative" in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. These components are also included in the computation of net periodic (benefit) cost (see Note 12. Pension and Postretirement Benefits for additional details).

Note 11 - Equity Compensation_3

Note 11 - Equity Compensation Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Jan. 15, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised		$ 22.9	$ 20.7	$ 42.1	$ 32.3
Nonqualified Stock Option, Contractual Term (Year)				10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)				4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares)	882,749			889,295
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Year)				6 years 1 month 6 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Year)				4 years 9 months 18 days
Unrecognized Compensation Cost Related to Nonvested Share Based Compensation Arrangements		$ 103.9		$ 103.9
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)				2 years 8 months 12 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value				$ 10.1	8.1
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	3 years			3 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Per Award (in shares)				1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Target Levels				100.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	50,736			50,736
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value				$ 4.1	1.7
Performance Shares [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Target Levels				0.00%
Performance Shares [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Target Levels				200.00%
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	148,658			150,088
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value				$ 11	$ 9.3
Restricted Stock [Member] | Graded Vesting Service Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	141,725
Restricted Stock [Member] | Cliff Vesting Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	6,933
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | UK Sharesave Plan [Member]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)		462,040		462,040
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)				3 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Discount from Market Price, Purchase Date				5.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in shares)				0	0
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | US ESPP [Member]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)		1,275,219		1,275,219
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in shares)				17,549	15,965
Value of Common Stock Issued to Employees Per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 145.90	$ 132.48	$ 145.90	$ 132.48
The 2013 Incentive Plan [Member]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)		3,142,881		3,142,881

Note 11 - Equity Compensation_4

Note 11 - Equity Compensation Plans - Summary of Stock Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		Jan. 15, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Outstanding beginning balance, options (in shares)			6,432,814
Outstanding beginning balance, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 79.51
Outstanding, options, aggregate intrinsic value				$ 496.1	$ 449.2
Granted, options (in shares)		882,749	889,295
Granted, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 158.51
Dividend reinvestment, options (in shares)			0
Dividend reinvestment, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 0
Exercised or lapsed, options (in shares)			(816,334)
Exercised or lapsed, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 56.14
Exercised or lapsed			$ 82.8
Canceled, expired or forfeited, options (in shares)			(98,451)
Canceled, expired or forfeited, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 121.14
Outstanding ending balance, options (in shares)			6,407,324
Outstanding ending balance, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 92.77
Exercisable, options (in shares)				4,269,767	4,175,855
Exercisable, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)				$ 72.83	$ 65.05
Exercisable, options, aggregate intrinsic value				$ 415.7	$ 352
Nonvested, options (in shares)				2,137,557
Expected to vest, options (in shares)				1,875,994
Restricted Stock [Member]
Outstanding beginning balance, number of shares (in shares)			428,729
Outstanding beginning balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 107.96
Granted, number of shares (in shares)		148,658	150,088
Granted, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 158.49
Dividend reinvestment, number of shares (in shares)			0
Dividend reinvestment, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 0
Exercised or lapsed, number of shares (in shares)			(165,585)
Exercised or lapsed, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 98.94
Canceled, expired or forfeited, number of shares (in shares)			(17,726)
Canceled, expired or forfeited, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 119.62
Outstanding ending balance, number of shares (in shares)			395,506
Outstanding ending balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 129.96
Nonvested, number of shares (in shares)			395,506	395,506	428,729
Expected, number of shares (in shares)				344,094
Performance Shares [Member]
Outstanding beginning balance, number of shares (in shares)			93,960
Outstanding beginning balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 158.50
Granted, number of shares (in shares)		50,736	50,736
Granted, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 192.93
Dividend reinvestment, number of shares (in shares)			505
Exercised or lapsed, number of shares (in shares)			0
Canceled, expired or forfeited, number of shares (in shares)			0
Outstanding ending balance, number of shares (in shares)			145,201
Outstanding ending balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 170.40
Nonvested, number of shares (in shares)			145,201	145,201	93,960
Expected, number of shares (in shares)	[1]			280,622
[1]	Includes estimated performance achievement

Note 11 - Equity Compensation_5

Note 11 - Equity Compensation Plans - Stock Options Granted Weighted Average Assumptions (Details) - $ / shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Expected volatility	18.21%	18.83%
Risk-free interest rate	1.58%	2.29%
Expected term in years (Year)	4 years 3 months 18 days	4 years 4 months 24 days
Dividend yield	0.71%	0.81%
Weighted average grant date fair value per stock option (in dollars per share)	$ 25.48	$ 24.02

Note 12 - Pension and Postret_3

Note 12 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details Textual)	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	55.00%	60.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Debt Security [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	45.00%	40.00%

Note 12 - Pension and Postret_4

Note 12 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Net Periodic (Benefit) Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Pension Plan and SERP [Member]
Interest cost	$ 3.6	$ 4.7	$ 6.9	$ 8.4
Expected return on plan assets	(6.8)	(9.1)	(14.4)	(15.5)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Amortization of net actuarial loss	1.9	1.6	2.9	2.8
Net periodic (benefit) cost	(1.2)	(2.7)	(4.5)	(4.2)
Employer contributions, net	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.4
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Interest cost	1	0.2	1	0.2
Expected return on plan assets	(1)	(0.1)	(1)	(0.1)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(1)	(0.1)	(1)	(0.1)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	2	0.1	2	0.2
Net periodic (benefit) cost	1	0.1	1	0.2
Employer contributions, net	$ 1.2	$ 0	$ 0.8	$ (0.3)

Note 13 - Segment Reporting (De

Note 13 - Segment Reporting (Details Textual)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Number of Operating Segments	3

Note 13 - Segment Reporting - R

Note 13 - Segment Reporting - Revenue and EBITDA by Reportable Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenues	$ 678.8	$ 652.6	$ 1,368.6	$ 1,277.6
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	235.8	242.7	493.5	474.1
Selling, general and administrative	96.4	112.3	208.5	223.7
Investment loss and others, net	(0.7)	(0.5)	(2.9)	(0.9)
EBITDA	345.9	297.1	683.1	578.9
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets	45.9	45.7	92	92.2
Amortization of intangible assets	41	33.6	82	66.9
Interest expense	34.2	30.5	67.6	62.4
Income before income taxes	224.8	187.3	441.5	357.4
Other operating income	0	0	19.4	0
Insurance [Member]
Revenues	486.4	471	975.8	924.5
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	147.3	160.6	310.6	313.3
Selling, general and administrative	56.6	67.5	125	137.2
Investment loss and others, net	(0.2)	(0.2)	(1.4)	0
EBITDA	282.3	242.7	554.7	474
Other operating income			15.9	0
Energy and Specialized Markets [Member]
Revenues	154.4	137.3	314.5	265.8
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	66	57.4	136.5	111.9
Selling, general and administrative	35.5	39.4	74.4	75.7
Investment loss and others, net	(0.6)	(0.2)	(1.1)	(0.7)
EBITDA	52.3	40.3	102.5	77.5
Other operating income			0	0
Financial Services [Member]
Revenues	38	44.3	78.3	87.3
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	22.5	24.7	46.4	48.9
Selling, general and administrative	4.3	5.4	9.1	10.8
Investment loss and others, net	0.1	(0.1)	(0.4)	(0.2)
EBITDA	$ 11.3	$ 14.1	25.9	27.4
Other operating income			$ 3.5	$ 0

Note 13 - Segment Reporting - L

Note 13 - Segment Reporting - Long-lived Assets By Country (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Total long-lived assets	$ 6,129.2	$ 6,310.3
UNITED STATES
Total long-lived assets	3,206.6	3,162.5
UNITED KINGDOM
Total long-lived assets	2,483.2	2,685.3
Other Countries [Member]
Total long-lived assets	$ 439.4	$ 462.5

Note 14 - Related Parties (Deta

Note 14 - Related Parties (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$ 0	$ 0

Note 15 - Commitments and Con_2

Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - Eagle View Technologies, Inc. and Pictometry International Group, Inc. v. Xactware Solutions, Inc. and Verisk Analytics, Inc. [Member] $ in Millions	Sep. 25, 2019USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2019	Oct. 08, 2015	Jun. 30, 2020USD ($)	Dec. 10, 2019USD ($)
Loss Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed, Number		5	7
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number, Ending Balance	6
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	$ 125
Loss Contingency Accrual, Ending Balance				$ 125	$ 125

Note 16 - Subsequent Events (De

Note 16 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Jul. 01, 2020	Jan. 15, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price, Shares (in shares)				800,275
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares)		882,749		889,295
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)				4 years
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | UK Sharesave Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in shares)				0	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)				3 years
Subsequent Event [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in shares)	4,080
Subsequent Event [Member] | Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | UK Sharesave Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares)	8,174
Subsequent Event [Member] | Director [Member] | Deferred Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares)	7,180
Subsequent Event [Member] | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares)	3,570
Subsequent Event [Member] | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares)	12,090
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period (Year)	1 year
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	12 months
June 2020 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Purchase Price			$ 50
June 2020 Share Repurchase Program [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price, Shares (in shares)	235,018
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price Paid Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 170.20
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Settlement (Payment) or Receipt	$ 40