Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 10-Q 3 Aug 21 2021 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jul. 30, 2021
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	2021
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2021
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		161,350,469

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 276.3	$ 218.8
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $22.9 and $17.7, respectively	467.4	432.4
Prepaid expenses	98.8	81.2
Income taxes receivable	30.8	25.4
Other current assets	45.4	36.4
Total current assets	918.7	794.2
Noncurrent assets:
Fixed assets, net	657.6	632.3
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	257.4	267.6
Intangible assets, net	1,319	1,384.8
Goodwill	4,168.9	4,108.1
Deferred income tax assets	9.1	9.1
Other noncurrent assets	382.9	365.7
Total assets	7,713.6	7,561.8
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	386.9	407.3
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	403.2	514.3
Deferred revenues	655.3	466.7
Operating lease liabilities	38.8	38.7
Income taxes payable	9.7	3.8
Total current liabilities	1,493.9	1,430.8
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt	2,700.3	2,699.6
Deferred income tax liabilities	436.2	396.9
Operating lease liabilities	261.8	271.6
Other noncurrent liabilities	51.2	64.7
Total liabilities	4,943.4	4,863.6
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.001 par value; 2,000,000,000 shares authorized; 544,003,038 shares issued; 161,926,319 and 162,817,526 shares outstanding, respectively	0.1	0.1
Additional paid-in capital	2,534.9	2,490.9
Treasury stock, at cost, 382,076,719 and 381,185,512 shares, respectively	(4,423.6)	(4,179.3)
Retained earnings	4,991	4,762.2
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(348.9)	(375.7)
Total Verisk stockholders' equity	2,753.5	2,698.2
Noncontrolling interest	16.7	0
Total stockholders’ equity	2,770.2	2,698.2
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 7,713.6	$ 7,561.8

Condensed Consolidated Balanc_2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 22.9	$ 17.7
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock authorized (in shares)	2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Common stock issued (in shares)	544,003,038	544,003,038
Common stock outstanding (in shares)	161,926,319	162,817,526
Treasury stock (in shares)	382,076,719	381,185,512

Condensed Consolidated Statemen

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Revenues	$ 747.5	$ 678.8	$ 1,473.6	$ 1,368.6
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	264.9	235.8	527.3	493.5
Selling, general and administrative	111.4	96.4	231.2	208.5
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets	53.3	45.9	101.8	92
Amortization of intangible assets	50.5	41	95.5	82
Other operating income	0	0	0	(19.4)
Total operating expenses	480.1	419.1	955.8	856.6
Operating income	267.4	259.7	517.8	512
Other income (expense):
Investment (loss) income and others, net	(0.5)	(0.7)	1.2	(2.9)
Interest expense	(31.5)	(34.2)	(66.9)	(67.6)
Total other expense, net	(32)	(34.9)	(65.7)	(70.5)
Income before income taxes	235.4	224.8	452.1	441.5
Provision for income taxes	(83.8)	(45.8)	(132.5)	(90.8)
Net income	151.6	179	319.6	350.7
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	2.4	0	3	0
Net income attributable to Verisk	$ 154	$ 179	$ 322.6	$ 350.7
Basic net income per share attributable to Verisk (in dollars per share)	$ 0.95	$ 1.10	$ 1.99	$ 2.16
Diluted net income per share attributable to Verisk (in dollars per share)	$ 0.94	$ 1.08	$ 1.97	$ 2.12
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	162,007,784	162,371,920	162,324,802	162,633,113
Diluted (in shares)	163,046,538	165,103,088	163,741,628	165,413,604

Condensed Consolidated Statem_2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Net income	$ 151.6	$ 179	$ 319.6	$ 350.7
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	16.5	(0.1)	25.2	(172.7)
Pension and postretirement liability adjustment	0.8	1.6	1.6	2.4
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	17.3	1.5	26.8	(170.3)
Comprehensive income	168.9	180.5	346.4	180.4
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	2.4	0	3	0
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to noncontrolling interest	(0.1)	0	0.1	0
Comprehensive income attributable to Verisk	$ 171.2	$ 180.5	$ 349.5	$ 180.4

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]Parent [Member]	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]Noncontrolling Interest [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]	Parent [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019		544,003,038
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019		$ 0.1	$ 2,369.1	$ (3,849.9)	$ 4,228.4	$ (486.9)	$ 2,260.8	$ 0	$ 2,260.8	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (2.4)	$ 0	$ (2.4)	$ 0	$ (2.4)
Net income										0	0	0	350.7	0	350.7	0	350.7
Other comprehensive income										0	0	0	0	(170.3)	(170.3)	0	(170.3)
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest																	0
Common stock dividend (1)	[1]									0	0	0	(87.9)	0	(87.9)	0	(87.9)
Treasury stock acquired										0	0	(248.8)	0	0	(248.8)	0	(248.8)
Stock options exercised										0	37.2	8.6	0	0	45.8	0	45.8
Restricted stock lapsed										0	(1.5)	1.5	0	0	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense										0	29.1	0	0	0	29.1	0	29.1
Net share settlement from restricted stock awards										0	(3.5)	0	0	0	(3.5)	0	(3.5)
Other stock issuances										$ 0	2.4	0.2	0	0	2.6	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	0	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	0	2,080.5
Net income										0	0	0	179	0	179	0	179
Other comprehensive income										0	0	0	0	1.5	1.5	0	1.5
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest																	0
Common stock dividend (1)	[1]									0	0	0	(43.6)	0	(43.6)	0	(43.6)
Treasury stock acquired										0	0	(75)	0	0	(75)	0	(75)
Stock options exercised										0	22.4	3.9	0	0	26.3	0	26.3
Restricted stock lapsed										0	(1.5)	1.5	0	0	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense										0	9.5	0	0	0	9.5	0	9.5
Net share settlement from restricted stock awards										0	(3.5)	0	0	0	(3.5)	0	(3.5)
Other stock issuances										$ 0	1.3	0.1	0	0	1.4	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	0	2,176.1
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020										544,003,038
Balance at Dec. 31, 2020										$ 0.1	2,490.9	(4,179.3)	4,762.2	(375.7)	2,698.2	0	2,698.2
Net income										0	0	0	319.6	0	319.6	0	319.6
Other comprehensive income										0	0	0	0	26.8	26.8	0	26.8
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest										0	0	0	3	0	3		(0.1)
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest																(3.1)	(3)
Investment in noncontrolling interest										0	0	0	0	0	0	19.8	19.8
Common stock dividend (1)	[1]									0	0	0	(93.8)	0	(93.8)	0	(93.8)
Treasury stock acquired										0	0	(250)	0	0	(250)	0	(250)
Stock options exercised										0	17.9	3.4	0	0	21.3	0	21.3
Restricted stock lapsed										0	(2.1)	2.1	0	0	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense										0	36.2	0	0	0	36.2	0	36.2
Net share settlement from restricted stock awards										0	(11)	0	0	0	(11)	0	(11)
Other stock issuances										$ 0	3	0.2	0	0	3.2	0	3.2
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021										544,003,038
Balance at Jun. 30, 2021										$ 0.1	2,534.9	(4,423.6)	4,991	(348.9)	2,753.5	16.7	2,770.2
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021										544,003,038
Balance at Mar. 31, 2021										$ 0.1	2,515.3	(4,277)	4,884.1	(366.2)	2,756.3	15.2	2,771.5
Net income										0	0	0	151.6	0	151.6	0	151.6
Other comprehensive income										0	0	0	0	17.3	17.3	0	17.3
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest										0	0	0	2.4	0	2.4		0.1
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest																(2.3)	(2.4)
Investment in noncontrolling interest										0	0	0	0	0	0	3.8	3.8
Common stock dividend (1)	[1]									0	0	0	(47.1)	0	(47.1)	0	(47.1)
Treasury stock acquired										0	0	(150)	0	0	(150)	0	(150)
Stock options exercised										0	11.8	2.1	0	0	13.9	0	13.9
Restricted stock lapsed										0	(1.2)	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense										0	10.8	0	0	0	10.8	0	10.8
Net share settlement from restricted stock awards										0	(3.2)	0	0	0	(3.2)	0	(3.2)
Other stock issuances										$ 0	1.4	0.1	0	0	1.5	0	1.5
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021										544,003,038
Balance at Jun. 30, 2021										$ 0.1	$ 2,534.9	$ (4,423.6)	$ 4,991	$ (348.9)	$ 2,753.5	$ 16.7	$ 2,770.2
[1]	Refer to Note 11. 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, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Net share settlement (in shares)	182,877		298,161	24,899
Shares transferred from treasury stock (in shares)		367,327		816,334
Restricted Stock [Member]
Net share settlement (in shares)	18,133	24,899	55,816
Shares transferred from treasury stock (in shares)		136,090	181,530	136,090
Other stock issuances (in shares)	11,541	10,226	23,640	22,155
Treasury stock acquired (in shares)	834,012	491,529	1,394,538	1,615,897
Shares transferred from treasury stock (in shares)	99,321

Condensed Consolidated Statem_5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 151.6	$ 179	$ 319.6	$ 350.7
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets	53.3	45.9	101.8	92
Amortization of intangible assets	50.5	41	95.5	82
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, net of original issue premium	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.8
Provision for doubtful accounts	5.5	3.9	8.7	5.4
Gain on sale of assets	0	0	0	(19.4)
Stock-based compensation expense	10.8	9.5	36.2	29.1
Realized gain on available-for-sale securities, net	0	(0.5)	0	0
Deferred income taxes	33.3	(1.4)	32.6	(1.5)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets, net	0	0.1	0	0.4
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	48.5	66.1	(41)	(30.4)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(18.9)	(35.3)	(23.1)	(53.8)
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	10.6	10	21	19.3
Income taxes	(37.8)	25.6	0.6	66.6
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	5.9	(52.9)	(20)	(114.7)
Deferred revenues	(69.2)	(52.8)	187.7	184.8
Operating lease liabilities	(10.4)	2.6	(20.5)	(7.9)
Other liabilities	(0.8)	8.2	(17.9)	8.7
Net cash provided by operating activities	233.2	249.5	681.9	612.1
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions and purchase of controlling interest, net of cash acquired of $1.9 and $0.0; and $5.7 and $0.0, respectively	(17.8)	0	(31.5)	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0	0	23.1
Investments in nonpublic companies	(15.1)	0	(15.1)	(63.8)
Escrow funding associated with acquisitions	(4.8)	0	(4.8)	0
Capital expenditures	(62.5)	(56.7)	(121.7)	(109.6)
Payment of contingent liability related to acquisitions	0	0	(1.2)	0
Other investing activities, net	0.4	(1.5)	0.8	4.6
Net cash used in investing activities	(99.8)	(58.2)	(173.5)	(145.7)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds (repayments) from short-term debt, net	390	(420)	340	(495)
Repayment of current portion of long-term debt	(450)	0	(450)	0
Proceeds from issuance of short-term debt with original maturities greater than three months	0	0	0	20
Repayments of short-term debt with original maturities greater than three months	0	(20)	0	(20)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, inclusive of original issue premium and net of original issue discount	0	494.8	0	494.8
Payment of debt issuance costs	0	(5.6)	0	(5.6)
Repurchases of common stock	(150)	(75)	(250)	(248.8)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	13.4	22.9	21	42.1
Net share settlement of taxes from restricted stock and performance share awards	(3.2)	(3.5)	(11)	(3.5)
Dividends paid	(47.1)	(44)	(94.2)	(87.9)
Payment of contingent liability related to acquisitions	0	(34.2)	0	(34.2)
Other financing activities, net	(1.8)	(2.4)	(3.7)	(4.3)
Net cash used in financing activities	(248.7)	(87)	(447.9)	(342.4)
Effect of exchange rate changes	0.7	0.7	(3)	0.5
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(114.6)	105	57.5	124.5
Cash and cash equivalents classified within current assets held for sale, beginning of period	0	0	0	0.3
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	390.9	204.4	218.8	184.6
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	276.3	309.4	276.3	309.4
Supplemental disclosures:
Income taxes paid	88.1	21.6	98.9	25.7
Interest paid	50.2	41.1	69.7	63.7
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Debt issuance costs included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	0	0.1	0	0.1
Deferred tax liability established on date of acquisition	2.2	0	4.4	0
Finance lease additions	0.6	0.1	2.6	1.6
Operating lease additions, net of terminations	2.7	43.6	9.4	45.2
Fixed assets included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1.4	0.7	1.4	0.7
Dividends included in accrued liabilities and other liabilities	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Gain on sale of assets included in other current and long-term assets	0	0	0	3.5
Held for sale assets contributed to a nonpublic company	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 65.9

Condensed Consolidated Statem_6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Net of cash acquired from acquisitions	$ 1,900	$ 0	$ 5,700	$ 0

Note 1 - Organization

Note 1 - Organization	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	1. We are 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, we draw on numerous data assets and domain expertise to provide first We were established to serve as the parent holding company of Insurance Services Office, Inc. ("ISO") upon the 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, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	2. Our 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 Our condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2021 three six June 30, 2021 2020 three six June 30, 2021 not three six June 30, 2021 10 December 31, 2020 Recent Accounting Pronouncements Accounting Standard Description Effective Date Effect on Consolidated Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters Income Tax (Topic 740 In December 2019, No. 2019 12, No. 2019 12" The amendments in this guidance reflect the FASB’s effort to reduce the complexity of accounting standards while maintaining or enhancing the helpfulness of information provided to financial statement users. Changes include treatment of Hybrid tax regimes, tax basis step-up in goodwill obtained in a transaction that is not not Fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 We adopted this amendment on January 1, 2021. No. 2019 12 no Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715 20 In August 2018, No. 2018 14, No. 2018 14" This amendment removes certain disclosures that are not 715 20 50 3 Fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020 We adopted ASU No. 2018 14 December 31, 2020 No. 2018 14 not

Note 3 - Revenues

Note 3 - Revenues	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
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, 2021 2020 No of the U.S. accounted for 10.0% three six June 30, 2021 2020 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Insurance: Underwriting & rating $ 388.4 $ 349.3 $ 765.5 $ 699.3 Claims 161.6 142.9 320.1 288.2 Total Insurance 550.0 492.2 1,085.6 987.5 Energy and Specialized Markets 162.3 148.6 318.5 302.8 Financial Services 35.2 38.0 69.5 78.3 Total revenues $ 747.5 $ 678.8 $ 1,473.6 $ 1,368.6 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Revenues: United States ("U.S.") $ 568.8 $ 523.0 $ 1,129.9 $ 1,046.7 United Kingdom ("U.K.") 50.3 44.0 98.7 89.8 Other countries 128.4 111.8 245.0 232.1 Total revenues $ 747.5 $ 678.8 $ 1,473.6 $ 1,368.6 C ontract 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, 2021 and December 31, 2020 , we had no June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 , we had contract liabilities of $656.2 million and $468.2 million, respectively, which relates to future performance obligations that have not December 31, 2020 to June 30, 2021 was primarily due to billings of $412.4 million that were paid in advance, partially offset by $224.4 million of revenue recognized in the six months ended June 30, 2021 . Contract liabilities, which are current and noncurrent, are included in "Deferred revenues" and "Other noncurrent liabilities" in our condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively, as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 . Our most significant remaining performance obligation s relate to providing customers with the right to use and update the online content over the remaining contract term. The disclosure of the timing for satisfying the performance obligation is based on the requirements of contracts with customers. However, from time to time, these contracts may one approximately 99% of t June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 We rec ognize an asset for incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if we expect the benefits of those costs to be longer than one June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 , we had deferred commissions of $81.9 million and $73.8 million, respectively, which have been

Note 4 - Fair Value Measurement

Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]	4. We have certain assets and liabilities that are reported at fair value in our 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 lia bilities, and short-term debt approximate their carrying amounts because of the short-term nature of these instruments. Our investments in registered investment companies, which are Level 1 4.5 million and $4.1 million as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 , respectively. Our investments in registered investment companies are valued using quoted prices in active markets multiplied by the number of shares owned and We elected not June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 2021 2020 Fair Value Carrying Estimated Carrying Estimated Hierarchy Value Fair Value Value Fair Value Financial instruments not carried at fair value: Senior notes (Note 10) Level 2 $ 2,691.3 $ 3,055.4 $ 3,140.8 $ 3,652.2 On February 1, 2020, mpleted. We contributed the assets related to the disposed business and cash of $63.8 million in exchange for a noncontrolling 35.0% ownership interest in a nonpublic company, Vexcel Group, Inc. ("Vexcel"). On May 25, 2021, June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, Note 7 As of June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 curities of $158.2 million and $143.1 million, respectively, which were accounted for as cost-based investments. We do not June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 , we also had investments in private companies of $50.1 million and $49.5 million, respectively, accounted for in accordance with 323 10 25, The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock 323 10 25" as equity method investments. These investments were in three six June 30, 2021 no

Note 5 - Leases

Note 5 - Leases	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Lessee, Operating and Finance Leases [Text Block]	5. We have operating and finance leases for corporate offices, data centers, and certain equipment that are accounted for under ASC 842, Leases 842" one thirteen twenty one The following table presents lease cost and cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for finance and operating leases for the three six June 30, 2021 2020 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Lease cost: Operating lease cost (1) $ 13.1 $ 12.9 $ 26.4 $ 25.2 Sublease income (0.4 ) — (0.8 ) — Finance lease costs: Depreciation of finance lease assets (2) 3.3 1.4 6.8 3.1 Interest on finance lease liabilities (3) 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 Total lease cost $ 16.1 $ 14.4 $ 32.8 $ 28.6 Other information: Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities Operating cash outflows from operating leases $ (12.9 ) $ (12.0 ) $ (25.4 ) $ (25.6 ) Operating cash outflows from finance leases $ (0.1 ) $ (0.1 ) $ (0.4 ) $ (0.3 ) Financing cash outflows from finance leases $ (1.8 ) $ (2.5 ) $ (3.7 ) $ (4.4 ) _______________ ( 1 ( 2 ( 3 The following table presents weighted-average remaining lease terms and weighted-average discount rates for finance and operating leases as of June 30, 2021 2020, June 30, 2021 2020 Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (in years) 8.9 9.5 Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (in years) 1.8 2.2 Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases 3.9 % 4.1 % Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases 4.1 % 3.4 % Our ROU assets and lease liabilities for finance le ases were $23.8 m June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Note 10 Maturities of lease liabilities for the remainder of 2021 2026 June 30, 2021 Years Ending Operating Leases Finance Leases 2021 $ 25.4 $ 12.1 2022 47.7 12.0 2023 45.3 0.7 2024 37.0 0.1 2025 33.4 — 2026 and thereafter 173.5 — Total lease payments 362.3 24.9 Less: Amount representing interest (61.7 ) (1.3 ) Present value of total lease payments $ 300.6 $ 23.6

Note 6 - Acquisitions

Note 6 - Acquisitions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]	6. 2021 For the six June 30, 2021, On June 17, 2021, illion, of which $4.8 mil On March 2, 2021, three three July 2021, The preliminary purchase price allocation of the 2021 Total Cash and cash equivalents $ 5.7 Accounts receivable 2.3 Other current assets 0.9 Fixed assets 0.2 Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 0.9 Intangible assets 20.4 Goodwill 43.3 Other assets 4.8 Total assets acquired 78.5 Current liabilities 5.1 Deferred revenues 1.5 Operating lease liabilities 0.9 Deferred income tax, net 4.4 Other liabilities 4.8 Total liabilities assumed 16.7 Net assets acquired 61.8 Less: Noncontrolling interest 19.8 Less: Cash acquired 5.7 Net cash purchase price $ 36.3 The preliminary amounts assigned to intangible assets by type for the 2021 Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) Total Technology-based 6 $ 7.6 Marketing-related 4 1.8 Customer-related 11 11.0 Total intangible assets $ 20.4 The preliminary allocations of the purchase price for the 2021 2020 may not one not is not The preliminary amounts assigned to intangible assets by type for these acquisitions and purchase of controlling interest were based upon our valuation model and historical experiences with entities with similar business characteristics. For the three six June 30, 2021 , we incurred transaction costs of $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively. For the three six June 30, 2020 , we incurred transaction costs of $0.0 and $1.4 million, respectively. The transaction costs were included within "Selling, general and administrative" expenses in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. The 2021 three six June 30, 2021 2020 , and therefore, supplemental information disclosure on an unaudited pro forma basis is not Acquisition Escrows and Related Liabilities Pursuant to the related acquisition agreements, we have funded various escrow accounts to satisfy pre-acquisition indemnity and tax claims arising subsequent to the applicable acquisition dates. At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 , the current portion of the escrows amounted to $18.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively, and the noncurrent portion of the escrows amounted to $4.8 million and $18.5 million, respectively. The current and noncurrent portions of the escrows have been included in "Other current assets" and "Other noncurrent assets" in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively. The acquisitions of Arium Limited and Rebmark Legal Solutions Limited included acquisition-related contingent payments, for which the sellers of these acquisitions could receive additional payments by achieving the specific predetermined revenue, EBITDA, and EBITDA margin earn-out targets for exceptional performance. We believe that the liabilities recorded as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 reflect the best estimate of acquisition-related contingent payments. The associated current portion of contingent payments were $0.4 million and $0.6 million as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 , respectively. The associated noncurrent portion of contingent payments were $0.0 and $0.2 million as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 , respectively.

Note 7 - Dispositions

Note 7 - Dispositions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]	7. On February 1, 2020, third not not no six June 30, 2020. On February 14, 2020, six June 30, 2020. On March 1, 2020, six June 30, 2020.

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangibl

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]	8. The following is a summary of the change in goodwill from December 31, 2020 June 30, 2021 Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Goodwill at December 31, 2020 $ 1,208.6 $ 2,423.6 $ 475.9 $ 4,108.1 Acquisitions and purchase of controlling interest 28.6 14.7 — 43.3 Purchase accounting reclassifications 1.1 — — 1.1 Current period adjustment (1) 15.8 (15.8 ) — — Foreign currency translation adjustment 5.5 11.3 (0.4 ) 16.4 Goodwill at June 30, 2021 $ 1,259.6 $ 2,433.8 $ 475.5 $ 4,168.9 _____________ ( 1 Note 14 Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are subject to impairment testing annually as of June 30, may not not June 30, 2021 no Our intangible assets and related accumulated amortization consisted of the following: Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) Cost Accumulated Amortization Net June 30, 2021 Technology-based 7 $ 569.5 $ (382.4 ) $ 187.1 Marketing-related 15 279.9 (123.4 ) 156.5 Contract-based 6 5.0 (5.0 ) — Customer-related 13 1,019.0 (396.1 ) 622.9 Database-based 18 506.4 (153.9 ) 352.5 Total intangible assets $ 2,379.8 $ (1,060.8 ) $ 1,319.0 December 31, 2020 Technology-based 7 $ 559.6 $ (349.5 ) $ 210.1 Marketing-related 16 275.2 (113.4 ) 161.8 Contract-based 6 5.0 (5.0 ) — Customer-related 13 1,004.3 (354.2 ) 650.1 Database-based 19 501.0 (138.2 ) 362.8 Total intangible assets $ 2,345.1 $ (960.3 ) $ 1,384.8 Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the three June 30, 2021 2020 as $50.5 million and $41.0 million, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the six June 30, 2021 2020 was $95.5 million and $82.0 million, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2021 and the years through 2027 Years Ending Amount 2021 $ 92.4 2022 161.8 2023 149.1 2024 143.4 2025 119.2 2026 114.7 2027 and thereafter 538.4 Total $ 1,319.0

Note 9 - Income Taxes

Note 9 - Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	9. Our effective tax rate for the three six June 30, 2021 was 35.6% and 29.3% compared to the effective tax rate for the three six June 30, 2020 of 20.4% and 20.6%. The effective tax rate for the three six June 30, 2021 was higher than the effective tax rate for the three six June 30, 2020 primarily due to the deferred tax impact of the tax rate increase in the United Kingdom that was enacted and recorded in the current period, as well as the impact of reduced stock option exercises resulting in lower tax benefits from equity compensation in the current period versus the prior period. With respect to the effective tax rate for the six June 30, 2021,

Note 10 - Debt

Note 10 - Debt	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	10. The following table presents short-term and long-term debt by issuance as of June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Issuance Date Maturity Date 2021 2020 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt: Syndicated revolving credit facility Various Various $ 390.0 $ 50.0 Senior notes: 5.800% $(0.1) 4/6/2011 5/1/2021 — 449.9 Finance lease liabilities (1) Various Various 13.2 14.4 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt 403.2 514.3 Long-term debt: Senior notes: 3.625 (10.5) (10.7) 5/13/2020 5/15/2050 489.5 489.3 4.125 $11.6 $12.4 3/6/2019 3/15/2029 611.6 612.4 4.000 $(4.8) $(5.4) 5/15/2015 6/15/2025 895.2 894.6 5.500 $(4.3) $(4.3) 5/15/2015 6/15/2045 345.7 345.7 4.125 $(0.7) $(1.1) 9/12/2012 9/12/2022 349.3 348.9 Finance lease liabilities (1) Various Various 10.4 10.3 Syndicated revolving credit facility debt issuance costs Various Various (1.4 ) (1.6 ) Long-term debt 2,700.3 2,699.6 Total debt $ 3,103.5 $ 3,213.9 _______________ ( 1 Note 5 As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 , we had senior notes with an aggregate principal amount of $2,700.0 million and $3,150.0 million outstanding, respectively, and were in compliance with our financial and other debt covenants. As of June 30, 2021 , we had a $1,000.0 million committed senior unsecured Credit Facility (the "Credit Facility") with Bank of America N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Citibank, N.A., Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., First Commercial Bank, Ltd., Los Angeles Branch, TD Bank, N.A., and the Northern Trust Company. The Credit Facility may June 30, 2021 , we were in compliance with all financial and other debt covenants under the Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 , the available capacity under the Credit Facility was $604.9 million and $944.6 million, net of the letters of credit of $5.1 million and $5.4 million, respectivel

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]	11. We have 2,000,000,000 June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 . Our common shares have rights to any dividend declared by the board of directors (the "Board"), subject to any preferential or other rights of any outstanding preferred stock, and voting rights to elect all current members of the Board. At June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020, We have 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. We did not June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. On February 17, 2021 April 28, 2021, March 15, 2021 June 15, 2021, six June 30, 2021 2020 Share Repurchase Program Since May 2010, o $4,100.0 million of our common stock through our Repurchase Program, inclusive of the $300.0 million authorization approved by our Board on February 16, 2021. 2010, June 30, 2021 , we had $328.8 million no 2021 "2021 2013 "2013 2009 "2009 no may In December 2020 March 2021, Share Repurchase ("ASR") agreements to repurchase shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $50.0 million and $125.0 million with HSBC Bank USA, N.A and Citibank, N.A., respectively. The ASR agreements are each accounted as a treasury stock transaction and forward stock purchase agreement indexed to our common stock. The forward stock purchase agreement is classified as an equity instrument under ASC 815 40, Contracts in Entity's Own Equity ("ASC 815 40" zero January 4, 2021 April 1, 2021, February 2021 May 2021, six months ended June 30, 2021 . These repurchases of 951,402 shares for six June 30, 2021 During the six June 30, 2021 d 1,394,538 shares of common stock with an aggregate value of $250.0 million as part of the Repurchase Program, inclusive of the ASR, at a weighted average price of $179.27 per s Treasury Stock As of June 30, 2021 ry stock consisted of 382,076,719 shares of common stock, carried at cost. During the six months ended June 30, 2021 , we transferred 503,331 shares of common stock from the treasury shares at a weighted average treasury stock price of $11.33 per share. Earnings Per Share Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income attributable to Verisk 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, 2021 2020 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Numerator used in basic and diluted EPS: Net income attributable to Verisk $ 154.0 $ 179.0 $ 322.6 $ 350.7 Denominator: Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS 162,007,784 162,371,920 162,324,802 162,633,113 Effect of dilutive shares: Potential common shares issuable from stock options and stock awards 1,038,754 2,731,168 1,416,826 2,780,491 Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS 163,046,538 165,103,088 163,741,628 165,413,604 The potential shares of common stock that were excluded from diluted E PS were 785,547 and 975,710 for the three June 30, 2021 2020 six June 30, 2021 2020 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses The following is a summary of accumulated other comprehensive losses as of June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 2021 2020 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (267.0 ) $ (292.2 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment, net of tax (81.9 ) (83.5 ) Accumulated other comprehensive losses $ (348.9 ) $ (375.7 ) The before tax and after tax amounts of other comprehensive income (loss) for the three six June 30, 2021 2020 Before Tax Tax (Expense) Benefit After Tax For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ 16.5 $ — $ 16.5 Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 2.0 (0.6 ) 1.4 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (0.9 ) 0.3 (0.6 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 1.1 (0.3 ) 0.8 Total other comprehensive income $ 17.6 $ (0.3 ) $ 17.3 For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (0.1 ) $ — $ (0.1 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 4.1 (0.9 ) 3.2 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (2.1 ) 0.5 (1.6 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 2.0 (0.4 ) 1.6 Total other comprehensive income $ 1.9 $ (0.4 ) $ 1.5 Before Tax Tax (Expense) Benefit After Tax For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ 25.2 $ — $ 25.2 Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 4.1 (1.0 ) 3.1 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (2.0 ) 0.5 (1.5 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 2.1 (0.5 ) 1.6 Total other comprehensive income $ 27.3 $ (0.5 ) $ 26.8 For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (172.7 ) $ — $ (172.7 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 6.2 (1.5 ) 4.7 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (3.1 ) 0.8 (2.3 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 3.1 (0.7 ) 2.4 Total other comprehensive loss $ (169.6 ) $ (0.7 ) $ (170.3 ) _______________ ( 1 These accumulated other comprehensive loss components, before tax, are included under "Cost of revenues" and "Selling, general and administrative" in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. These components are also included in the computation of net periodic (benefit) cost (see Note 13

Note 12 - Equity Compensation P

Note 12 - Equity Compensation Plans	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]	12. On May 19, 2021 ( 2021 2013 2021 one December 31, 2020 2013 two one one December 31, 2020 2013 2021 2013 2009 . Awards under our 2021 may one 2021 June 30, 2021 , there were 14,920,947 shares of common stock reserved and available for future issuance under our 2021 six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 was $21.0 million and $42.1 million, respectively. We grant equity awards to our key employees. The nonqualified stock options have an exercise price equal to the adjusted closing price of our common stock on the grant date, with a ten not three one may four On January 15, 2021, four three A summary of the status of the stock options, restricted stock, and PSUs awarded under our 2021, 2013 2009 December 31, 2020 June 30, 2021 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, 2020 5,611,777 $ 98.28 $ 613.4 390,054 $ 131.63 145,609 $ 170.75 Granted 713,848 $ 190.04 136,172 $ 190.04 59,144 $ 210.07 Dividend reinvestment — $ — — $ — 543 N/A Exercised or lapsed (298,161 ) $ 71.65 $ 32.6 (156,053 ) $ 118.33 (42,610 ) $ 140.70 Canceled, expired or forfeited (81,438 ) $ 151.80 (16,702 ) $ 153.86 — Outstanding at June 30, 2021 5,946,026 $ 108.91 $ 391.3 353,471 $ 158.46 162,686 $ 192.99 Exercisable at June 30, 2021 3,997,980 $ 85.77 $ 355.6 Exercisable at December 31, 2020 3,494,164 $ 76.84 $ 456.9 Nonvested at June 30, 2021 1,948,046 353,471 162,686 Expected to vest at June 30, 2021 1,729,503 316,269 90,587 (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, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Option pricing model Black-Scholes Black-Scholes Expected volatility 23.61% 18.21% Risk-free interest rate 0.37% 1.58% Expected term in years 4.3 4.3 Dividend yield 0.63% 0.71% Weighted average grant date fair value per stock option $ 36.28 $ 25.48 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 our common stock as of the reporting date. Excess tax benefits from exercised stock options were recorded as income tax benefit in our 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, 2021 . For the six months ended June 30, 2021 , there was $112.3 million of total unrecognized compensation costs, exclusive of the impact of vesting upon retirement eligibility, related to nonvested stock-based compensation arrangements granted under our 2021 2013 ye ars. The total grant date fair value of options vested was $11.0 million and $10.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 , respectively. The total grant date fair value of restricted stock vested during the six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 was $11.9 m illion and $11.0 million, respectively. The total grant date fair value of PSUs vested during the six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 was $5.7 million and $4.1 million, respectively. Our U.K. Sharesave Plan offers qualifying employees in the United Kingdom the opportunity to own shares of our common stock. Employees who elect to participate are granted stock options, of which the exercise price is equal to the five , and enter into a savings contract, the proceeds of which are then used to exercise the options upon the three six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 , we granted no stock options under our U.K. Sharesave Plan. As of June 30, 2021 , there were 454,453 s hares of common stock reserved and available for future issuance under our U.K. Sharesave Plan. Our ESPP offers eligible employees the opportunity to purchase shares of our common stock at a discount of its fair market value at the time of purchase. During the six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 , we issued 19,716 and 17,549 share s of common stock at a weighted discounted pric e of $166.93 and $145.90 for the ESPP, respectively. As of June 30, 2021 , there were 1,240,550 shares of common stock reserved and available for future issuance under our ESPP.

Note 13 - Pension and Postretir

Note 13 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Retirement Benefits [Text Block]	13. We maintain a frozen qualified defined benefit pension plan for certain employees through membership in our Pension Plan for Insurance Organizations (the "Pension Plan"), a multiple-employer trust. We also apply 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. We also have a frozen non-qualified supplemental cash balance plan ("SERP") for certain employees. The SERP is funded from our general assets . first 2021, December 31, 2020. We also provide certain healthcare and life insurance benefits to certain qualifying active and retired employees. Our 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, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Interest cost $ 2.8 $ 3.6 $ 0.1 $ 0.1 Expected return on plan assets (8.2 ) (6.8 ) — (0.1 ) Amortization of prior service cost (credit) 0.1 0.1 (0.1 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of net actuarial loss 0.9 1.9 — 0.2 Net periodic (benefit) cost $ (4.4 ) $ (1.2 ) $ — $ 0.1 Employer contributions, net $ 0.2 $ 0.2 $ 0.8 $ 1.2 Pension Plan and SERP Postretirement Plan For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Interest cost $ 5.6 $ 6.9 $ 0.1 $ 0.1 Expected return on plan assets (16.4 ) (14.4 ) (0.1 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of prior service cost (credit) 0.1 0.1 (0.1 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of net actuarial loss 1.9 2.9 0.1 0.2 Net periodic (benefit) cost $ (8.8 ) $ (4.5 ) $ — $ 0.1 Employer contributions, net $ 0.4 $ 0.4 $ 0.4 $ 0.8 The expected contributions to the Pension Plan, SERP and Postretirement Plan for the year ending December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020

Note 14 - Segment Reporting

Note 14 - Segment Reporting	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]	14. 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 2021, not Energy and Specialized Markets: Financial Services: The three third not not not Note 3 The following tables provide our revenue and EBITDA by reportable segment for the three six June 30, 2021 2020 For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 June 30, 2020 Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Revenues $ 550.0 $ 162.3 $ 35.2 $ 747.5 $ 492.2 $ 148.6 $ 38.0 $ 678.8 Expenses: Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below) (172.8 ) (67.2 ) (24.9 ) (264.9 ) (151.3 ) (62.0 ) (22.5 ) (235.8 ) Selling, general and administrative (66.7 ) (36.9 ) (7.8 ) (111.4 ) (57.7 ) (34.4 ) (4.3 ) (96.4 ) Investment income (loss) and others, net 0.2 (0.6 ) (0.1 ) (0.5 ) (0.2 ) (0.6 ) 0.1 (0.7 ) EBITDA $ 310.7 $ 57.6 $ 2.4 370.7 $ 283.0 $ 51.6 $ 11.3 345.9 Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets (53.3 ) (45.9 ) Amortization of intangible assets (50.5 ) (41.0 ) Interest expense (31.5 ) (34.2 ) Income before income taxes $ 235.4 $ 224.8 For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 June 30, 2020 Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Revenues $ 1,085.6 $ 318.5 $ 69.5 $ 1,473.6 $ 987.5 $ 302.8 $ 78.3 $ 1,368.6 Expenses: Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below) (346.0 ) (132.2 ) (49.1 ) (527.3 ) (318.5 ) (128.6 ) (46.4 ) (493.5 ) Selling, general and administrative (141.4 ) (74.8 ) (15.0 ) (231.2 ) (127.3 ) (72.1 ) (9.1 ) (208.5 ) Other operating income — — — — 15.9 — 3.5 19.4 Investment income (loss) and others, net 1.5 (0.2 ) (0.1 ) 1.2 (1.4 ) (1.1 ) (0.4 ) (2.9 ) EBITDA $ 599.7 $ 111.3 $ 5.3 716.3 $ 556.2 $ 101.0 $ 25.9 683.1 Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets (101.8 ) (92.0 ) Amortization of intangible assets (95.5 ) (82.0 ) Interest expense (66.9 ) (67.6 ) Income before income taxes $ 452.1 $ 441.5 Long-lived assets by country are provided below: June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Long-lived assets: U.S. $ 3,513.3 $ 3,525.0 U.K. 2,823.5 2,775.8 Other countries 458.1 466.8 Total long-lived assets $ 6,794.9 $ 6,767.6

Note 15 - Related Parties

Note 15 - Related Parties	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	15. We consider our stockholders that own more than 5.0% of the outstanding stock within the class to be related parties as defined within ASC 850, Related Party Disclosures June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 5.0%

Note 16 - Commitments and Conti

Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	16. We are a party to legal proceedings with respect to a variety of matters in the ordinary course of business, including the matters described below. With respect to ongoing matters, we are unable, at the present time, to determine the ultimate resolution of or provide a reasonable estimate of the range of possible loss attributable to ongoing matters or the impact these matters 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, March 2, 2020, $125.0 110% September 9, 2020, October 8, 2020. November 4, 2020 December 15, 2020. December 24, 2020. February 16, 2021, $125.0 not four March 17, 2021, June 29, 2021, 2021. 2019, December 31, 2019. not $125.0 April 15, 2021, ERISA Litigation On September 24, 2020, No. 2:20 13223 401 September 24, 2014 not January 12, 2021, April 13, 2021. not ISO Claims Partners Litigation On October 23, 2020, 3:20 585 October 23, 2017; not not not Jornaya Litigation On December 10, 2020, No. 2020 03695. 18 5701 not February 16, 2021, not not Financial Services Government Inquiry We are cooperating with an inquiry by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia related to government contracts within our financial services segment. The inquiry is ongoing, we have voluntarily produced documents, and we cannot anticipate the timing, outcome or possible impact of the inquiry, financial or otherwise. Breach of Contract Litigation On April 2, 2021, September 2021. not

Note 17 - Subsequent Events

Note 17 - Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	17. In June 2021, onal ASR agreement with HSBC Bank USA, N.A. to repurchase shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $150.0 million. Upon payment of the aggregate purchase price on July 1, 2021, September 2021, may Note 11 On July 1, 2021, one twelve July 20, 2021,

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
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 Income Tax (Topic 740 In December 2019, No. 2019 12, No. 2019 12" The amendments in this guidance reflect the FASB’s effort to reduce the complexity of accounting standards while maintaining or enhancing the helpfulness of information provided to financial statement users. Changes include treatment of Hybrid tax regimes, tax basis step-up in goodwill obtained in a transaction that is not not Fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 We adopted this amendment on January 1, 2021. No. 2019 12 no Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715 20 In August 2018, No. 2018 14, No. 2018 14" This amendment removes certain disclosures that are not 715 20 50 3 Fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020 We adopted ASU No. 2018 14 December 31, 2020 No. 2018 14 not

Note 3 - Revenues (Tables)

Note 3 - Revenues (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Insurance: Underwriting & rating $ 388.4 $ 349.3 $ 765.5 $ 699.3 Claims 161.6 142.9 320.1 288.2 Total Insurance 550.0 492.2 1,085.6 987.5 Energy and Specialized Markets 162.3 148.6 318.5 302.8 Financial Services 35.2 38.0 69.5 78.3 Total revenues $ 747.5 $ 678.8 $ 1,473.6 $ 1,368.6 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Revenues: United States ("U.S.") $ 568.8 $ 523.0 $ 1,129.9 $ 1,046.7 United Kingdom ("U.K.") 50.3 44.0 98.7 89.8 Other countries 128.4 111.8 245.0 232.1 Total revenues $ 747.5 $ 678.8 $ 1,473.6 $ 1,368.6

Note 4 - Fair Value Measureme_2

Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]	2021 2020 Fair Value Carrying Estimated Carrying Estimated Hierarchy Value Fair Value Value Fair Value Financial instruments not carried at fair value: Senior notes (Note 10) Level 2 $ 2,691.3 $ 3,055.4 $ 3,140.8 $ 3,652.2

Note 5 - Leases (Tables)

Note 5 - Leases (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Lease cost: Operating lease cost (1) $ 13.1 $ 12.9 $ 26.4 $ 25.2 Sublease income (0.4 ) — (0.8 ) — Finance lease costs: Depreciation of finance lease assets (2) 3.3 1.4 6.8 3.1 Interest on finance lease liabilities (3) 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 Total lease cost $ 16.1 $ 14.4 $ 32.8 $ 28.6 Other information: Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities Operating cash outflows from operating leases $ (12.9 ) $ (12.0 ) $ (25.4 ) $ (25.6 ) Operating cash outflows from finance leases $ (0.1 ) $ (0.1 ) $ (0.4 ) $ (0.3 ) Financing cash outflows from finance leases $ (1.8 ) $ (2.5 ) $ (3.7 ) $ (4.4 ) June 30, 2021 2020 Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (in years) 8.9 9.5 Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (in years) 1.8 2.2 Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases 3.9 % 4.1 % Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases 4.1 % 3.4 %
Lessee, Lease Liability Maturity [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2021 Years Ending Operating Leases Finance Leases 2021 $ 25.4 $ 12.1 2022 47.7 12.0 2023 45.3 0.7 2024 37.0 0.1 2025 33.4 — 2026 and thereafter 173.5 — Total lease payments 362.3 24.9 Less: Amount representing interest (61.7 ) (1.3 ) Present value of total lease payments $ 300.6 $ 23.6

Note 6 - Acquisitions (Tables)

Note 6 - Acquisitions (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]	Total Cash and cash equivalents $ 5.7 Accounts receivable 2.3 Other current assets 0.9 Fixed assets 0.2 Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 0.9 Intangible assets 20.4 Goodwill 43.3 Other assets 4.8 Total assets acquired 78.5 Current liabilities 5.1 Deferred revenues 1.5 Operating lease liabilities 0.9 Deferred income tax, net 4.4 Other liabilities 4.8 Total liabilities assumed 16.7 Net assets acquired 61.8 Less: Noncontrolling interest 19.8 Less: Cash acquired 5.7 Net cash purchase price $ 36.3
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]	Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) Total Technology-based 6 $ 7.6 Marketing-related 4 1.8 Customer-related 11 11.0 Total intangible assets $ 20.4

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangi_2

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]	Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Goodwill at December 31, 2020 $ 1,208.6 $ 2,423.6 $ 475.9 $ 4,108.1 Acquisitions and purchase of controlling interest 28.6 14.7 — 43.3 Purchase accounting reclassifications 1.1 — — 1.1 Current period adjustment (1) 15.8 (15.8 ) — — Foreign currency translation adjustment 5.5 11.3 (0.4 ) 16.4 Goodwill at June 30, 2021 $ 1,259.6 $ 2,433.8 $ 475.5 $ 4,168.9
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]	Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) Cost Accumulated Amortization Net June 30, 2021 Technology-based 7 $ 569.5 $ (382.4 ) $ 187.1 Marketing-related 15 279.9 (123.4 ) 156.5 Contract-based 6 5.0 (5.0 ) — Customer-related 13 1,019.0 (396.1 ) 622.9 Database-based 18 506.4 (153.9 ) 352.5 Total intangible assets $ 2,379.8 $ (1,060.8 ) $ 1,319.0 December 31, 2020 Technology-based 7 $ 559.6 $ (349.5 ) $ 210.1 Marketing-related 16 275.2 (113.4 ) 161.8 Contract-based 6 5.0 (5.0 ) — Customer-related 13 1,004.3 (354.2 ) 650.1 Database-based 19 501.0 (138.2 ) 362.8 Total intangible assets $ 2,345.1 $ (960.3 ) $ 1,384.8
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]	Years Ending Amount 2021 $ 92.4 2022 161.8 2023 149.1 2024 143.4 2025 119.2 2026 114.7 2027 and thereafter 538.4 Total $ 1,319.0

Note 10 - Debt (Tables)

Note 10 - Debt (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]	Issuance Date Maturity Date 2021 2020 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt: Syndicated revolving credit facility Various Various $ 390.0 $ 50.0 Senior notes: 5.800% $(0.1) 4/6/2011 5/1/2021 — 449.9 Finance lease liabilities (1) Various Various 13.2 14.4 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt 403.2 514.3 Long-term debt: Senior notes: 3.625 (10.5) (10.7) 5/13/2020 5/15/2050 489.5 489.3 4.125 $11.6 $12.4 3/6/2019 3/15/2029 611.6 612.4 4.000 $(4.8) $(5.4) 5/15/2015 6/15/2025 895.2 894.6 5.500 $(4.3) $(4.3) 5/15/2015 6/15/2045 345.7 345.7 4.125 $(0.7) $(1.1) 9/12/2012 9/12/2022 349.3 348.9 Finance lease liabilities (1) Various Various 10.4 10.3 Syndicated revolving credit facility debt issuance costs Various Various (1.4 ) (1.6 ) Long-term debt 2,700.3 2,699.6 Total debt $ 3,103.5 $ 3,213.9

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Numerator used in basic and diluted EPS: Net income attributable to Verisk $ 154.0 $ 179.0 $ 322.6 $ 350.7 Denominator: Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS 162,007,784 162,371,920 162,324,802 162,633,113 Effect of dilutive shares: Potential common shares issuable from stock options and stock awards 1,038,754 2,731,168 1,416,826 2,780,491 Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS 163,046,538 165,103,088 163,741,628 165,413,604
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	2021 2020 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (267.0 ) $ (292.2 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment, net of tax (81.9 ) (83.5 ) Accumulated other comprehensive losses $ (348.9 ) $ (375.7 )
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	Before Tax Tax (Expense) Benefit After Tax For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ 16.5 $ — $ 16.5 Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 2.0 (0.6 ) 1.4 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (0.9 ) 0.3 (0.6 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 1.1 (0.3 ) 0.8 Total other comprehensive income $ 17.6 $ (0.3 ) $ 17.3 For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (0.1 ) $ — $ (0.1 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 4.1 (0.9 ) 3.2 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (2.1 ) 0.5 (1.6 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 2.0 (0.4 ) 1.6 Total other comprehensive income $ 1.9 $ (0.4 ) $ 1.5 Before Tax Tax (Expense) Benefit After Tax For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ 25.2 $ — $ 25.2 Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 4.1 (1.0 ) 3.1 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (2.0 ) 0.5 (1.5 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 2.1 (0.5 ) 1.6 Total other comprehensive income $ 27.3 $ (0.5 ) $ 26.8 For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (172.7 ) $ — $ (172.7 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 6.2 (1.5 ) 4.7 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (3.1 ) 0.8 (2.3 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 3.1 (0.7 ) 2.4 Total other comprehensive loss $ (169.6 ) $ (0.7 ) $ (170.3 )

Note 12 - Equity Compensation_2

Note 12 - Equity Compensation Plans (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
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, 2020 5,611,777 $ 98.28 $ 613.4 390,054 $ 131.63 145,609 $ 170.75 Granted 713,848 $ 190.04 136,172 $ 190.04 59,144 $ 210.07 Dividend reinvestment — $ — — $ — 543 N/A Exercised or lapsed (298,161 ) $ 71.65 $ 32.6 (156,053 ) $ 118.33 (42,610 ) $ 140.70 Canceled, expired or forfeited (81,438 ) $ 151.80 (16,702 ) $ 153.86 — Outstanding at June 30, 2021 5,946,026 $ 108.91 $ 391.3 353,471 $ 158.46 162,686 $ 192.99 Exercisable at June 30, 2021 3,997,980 $ 85.77 $ 355.6 Exercisable at December 31, 2020 3,494,164 $ 76.84 $ 456.9 Nonvested at June 30, 2021 1,948,046 353,471 162,686 Expected to vest at June 30, 2021 1,729,503 316,269 90,587 (1)
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]	2021 2020 Option pricing model Black-Scholes Black-Scholes Expected volatility 23.61% 18.21% Risk-free interest rate 0.37% 1.58% Expected term in years 4.3 4.3 Dividend yield 0.63% 0.71% Weighted average grant date fair value per stock option $ 36.28 $ 25.48

Note 13 - Pension and Postret_2

Note 13 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]	Pension Plan and SERP Postretirement Plan For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Interest cost $ 2.8 $ 3.6 $ 0.1 $ 0.1 Expected return on plan assets (8.2 ) (6.8 ) — (0.1 ) Amortization of prior service cost (credit) 0.1 0.1 (0.1 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of net actuarial loss 0.9 1.9 — 0.2 Net periodic (benefit) cost $ (4.4 ) $ (1.2 ) $ — $ 0.1 Employer contributions, net $ 0.2 $ 0.2 $ 0.8 $ 1.2 Pension Plan and SERP Postretirement Plan For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Interest cost $ 5.6 $ 6.9 $ 0.1 $ 0.1 Expected return on plan assets (16.4 ) (14.4 ) (0.1 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of prior service cost (credit) 0.1 0.1 (0.1 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of net actuarial loss 1.9 2.9 0.1 0.2 Net periodic (benefit) cost $ (8.8 ) $ (4.5 ) $ — $ 0.1 Employer contributions, net $ 0.4 $ 0.4 $ 0.4 $ 0.8

Note 14 - Segment Reporting (Ta

Note 14 - Segment Reporting (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]	For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 June 30, 2020 Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Revenues $ 550.0 $ 162.3 $ 35.2 $ 747.5 $ 492.2 $ 148.6 $ 38.0 $ 678.8 Expenses: Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below) (172.8 ) (67.2 ) (24.9 ) (264.9 ) (151.3 ) (62.0 ) (22.5 ) (235.8 ) Selling, general and administrative (66.7 ) (36.9 ) (7.8 ) (111.4 ) (57.7 ) (34.4 ) (4.3 ) (96.4 ) Investment income (loss) and others, net 0.2 (0.6 ) (0.1 ) (0.5 ) (0.2 ) (0.6 ) 0.1 (0.7 ) EBITDA $ 310.7 $ 57.6 $ 2.4 370.7 $ 283.0 $ 51.6 $ 11.3 345.9 Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets (53.3 ) (45.9 ) Amortization of intangible assets (50.5 ) (41.0 ) Interest expense (31.5 ) (34.2 ) Income before income taxes $ 235.4 $ 224.8 For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 June 30, 2020 Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Revenues $ 1,085.6 $ 318.5 $ 69.5 $ 1,473.6 $ 987.5 $ 302.8 $ 78.3 $ 1,368.6 Expenses: Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below) (346.0 ) (132.2 ) (49.1 ) (527.3 ) (318.5 ) (128.6 ) (46.4 ) (493.5 ) Selling, general and administrative (141.4 ) (74.8 ) (15.0 ) (231.2 ) (127.3 ) (72.1 ) (9.1 ) (208.5 ) Other operating income — — — — 15.9 — 3.5 19.4 Investment income (loss) and others, net 1.5 (0.2 ) (0.1 ) 1.2 (1.4 ) (1.1 ) (0.4 ) (2.9 ) EBITDA $ 599.7 $ 111.3 $ 5.3 716.3 $ 556.2 $ 101.0 $ 25.9 683.1 Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets (101.8 ) (92.0 ) Amortization of intangible assets (95.5 ) (82.0 ) Interest expense (66.9 ) (67.6 ) Income before income taxes $ 452.1 $ 441.5
Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Long-lived assets: U.S. $ 3,513.3 $ 3,525.0 U.K. 2,823.5 2,775.8 Other countries 458.1 466.8 Total long-lived assets $ 6,794.9 $ 6,767.6

Note 3 - Revenues (Details Text

Note 3 - Revenues (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	$ 656.2	$ 468.2
Increase (Decrease) in Contract Liabilities	188
Contract With Customer Liability, Billings Paid in Advance	412.4
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized	$ 224.4
Revenue Remaining Performance Obligation, Current Percentage	99.00%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Noncurrent	$ 81.9	$ 73.8

Note 3 - Revenues - Disaggregat

Note 3 - Revenues - Disaggregated Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 20, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Revenues	$ 747.5	$ 747.5	$ 678.8	$ 1,473.6	$ 1,368.6
UNITED STATES
Revenues	568.8		523	1,129.9	1,046.7
UNITED KINGDOM
Revenues	50.3		44	98.7	89.8
Other Countries [Member]
Revenues	128.4		111.8	245	232.1
Insurance [Member]
Revenues	550	550	492.2	1,085.6	987.5
Insurance [Member] | Underwriting and Rating [Member]
Revenues		388.4	349.3	765.5	699.3
Insurance [Member] | Claims [Member]
Revenues		161.6	142.9	320.1	288.2
Energy and Specialized Markets [Member]
Revenues	162.3	162.3	148.6	318.5	302.8
Financial Services [Member]
Revenues	$ 35.2	$ 35.2	$ 38	$ 69.5	$ 78.3

Note 4 - Fair Value Measureme_3

Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Feb. 01, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	May 25, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Payments to Acquire Investments, Total		$ 15.1	$ 0	$ 15.1	$ 63.8
Investment in Limited Partnership Member]
Equity Method Investments		50.1		50.1			$ 49.5
Cost Based Investments [Member]
Investments, Total		158.2		158.2			143.1
Vexcel Group, Inc. [Member]
Payments to Acquire Investments, Total	$ 63.8
Equity Securities Without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Percentage	35.00%					3.70%
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Amount		144.1		144.1		$ 15	129.1
Registered Investment Companies [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure, Total		$ 4.5		$ 4.5			$ 4.1

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, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Senior notes (Note 10)	$ 2,691.3	$ 3,140.8
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Senior notes (Note 10)	$ 3,055.4	$ 3,652.2

Note 5 - Leases (Details Textua

Note 5 - Leases (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Lessee, Lease, Option to Extend (Year)	20 years
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, after Accumulated Amortization, Total	$ 23.8	$ 27.1
Finance Lease, Liability, Total	$ 23.6	$ 24.7
Minimum [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Remaining Term of Contract (Year)	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Remaining Term of Contract (Year)	13 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, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Operating lease cost	[1]	$ 13.1	$ 12.9	$ 26.4	$ 25.2
Sublease income		(0.4)	0	(0.8)	0
Depreciation of finance lease assets	[2]	3.3	1.4	6.8	3.1
Interest on finance lease liabilities	[3]	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.3
Total lease cost		16.1	14.4	32.8	28.6
Operating cash outflows from operating leases		(12.9)	(12)	(25.4)	(25.6)
Operating cash outflows from finance leases		(0.1)	(0.1)	(0.4)	(0.3)
Financing cash outflows from finance leases		$ (1.8)	$ (2.5)	$ (3.7)	$ (4.4)
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (in years) (Year)		8 years 10 months 24 days	9 years 6 months	8 years 10 months 24 days	9 years 6 months
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (in years) (Year)		1 year 9 months 18 days	2 years 2 months 12 days	1 year 9 months 18 days	2 years 2 months 12 days
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases		3.90%	4.10%	3.90%	4.10%
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases		4.10%	3.40%	4.10%	3.40%
[1]	Included in "Cost of revenues" and "Selling, general and administrative" expenses in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations
[2]	Included in "Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets" in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations
[3]	Included in "Interest expense" in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations

Note 5 - Leases - Maturities of

Note 5 - Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
2021, operating leases	$ 25.4
2021, finance leases	12.1
2022, operating leases	47.7
2022, finance leases	12
2023, operating leases	45.3
2023, finance leases	0.7
2024, operating leases	37
2024, finance leases	0.1
2025, operating leases	33.4
2025, finance leases	0
2026 and thereafter, operating leases	173.5
2026 and thereafter, finance leases	0
Total lease payments, operating leases	362.3
Total lease payments, finance leases	24.9
Less: Amount representing interest, operating leases	(61.7)
Less: Amount representing interest, finance leases	(1.3)
Present value of total lease payments, operating leases	300.6
Present value of total lease payments, finance leases	$ 23.6	$ 24.7

Note 6 - Acquisitions (Details

Note 6 - Acquisitions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 17, 2021	Mar. 02, 2021	Jul. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2020
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired, Total				$ 17,800	$ 0	$ 31,500	$ 0
Escrow Deposit				4,800		4,800			$ 18,500
Goodwill, Ending Balance				4,168,900		4,168,900			4,108,100
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs				300	$ 0	800	$ 1,400
Current Portion of Escrow				18,000		18,000			1,700
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Current				400		400			600
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Noncurrent				0		0			$ 200
The 2021 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total						36,300
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired, Total						36,300
Goodwill, Ending Balance				43,300		43,300
RoskillAcquisitionMember
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	100.00%
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired, Total	$ 22,100
Escrow Deposit	$ 4,800
Whitespace Software Limited [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total			$ 3,500			42,400
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		51.00%
Goodwill, Ending Balance				$ 43,300		$ 43,300
Whitespace Software Limited [Member] | Forecast [Member]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired								49.00%
Franco Signor [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total		$ 13,300

Note 6 - Acquisitions - Assets

Note 6 - Acquisitions - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 4,168,900		$ 4,168,900		$ 4,108,100
Net of cash acquired from acquisitions	1,900	$ 0	5,700	$ 0
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired, Total	17,800	$ 0	31,500	$ 0
The 2021 Acquisitions [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	5,700		5,700
Accounts receivable	2,300		2,300
Other current assets	900		900
Fixed assets	200		200
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	900		900
Intangible assets	20,400		20,400
Goodwill, Ending Balance	43,300		43,300
Other assets	4,800		4,800
Total assets acquired	78,500		78,500
Current liabilities	5,100		5,100
Deferred revenues	1,500		1,500
Deferred income tax, net	4,400		4,400
Other liabilities	4,800		4,800
Total liabilities assumed	16,700		16,700
Net assets acquired	61,800		61,800
Less: Noncontrolling interest	$ 19,800		19,800
Net of cash acquired from acquisitions			5,700
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired, Total			$ 36,300

Note 6 - Acquisitions - Amounts

Note 6 - Acquisitions - Amounts Assigned to Intangible Assets (Details) - The 2021 Acquisitions [Member] $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)
Total intangible assets	$ 20.4
Technology [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	6 years
Total intangible assets	$ 7.6
Marketing [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	4 years
Total intangible assets	$ 1.8
Customer [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	11 years
Total intangible assets	$ 11

Note 7 - Dispositions (Details

Note 7 - Dispositions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Feb. 14, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	May 25, 2021
Payments to Acquire Investments, Total			$ 15.1		$ 0	$ 15.1	$ 63.8
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
Data Warehouse Business [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%						3.70%

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangi_3

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			$ 0
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total	$ 50,500	$ 41,000	95,500	$ 82,000
Energy and Specialized Markets [Member]
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease), Total			$ 15,800

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangi_4

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Changes in Goodwill (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)
Goodwill	$ 4,108.1
Acquisitions and purchase of controlling interest	43.3
Purchase accounting reclassifications	1.1
Current period adjustment (1)	0	[1]
Foreign currency translation adjustment	16.4
Goodwill	4,168.9
Insurance [Member]
Goodwill	1,208.6
Acquisitions and purchase of controlling interest	28.6
Purchase accounting reclassifications	1.1
Current period adjustment (1)	15.8	[1]
Foreign currency translation adjustment	5.5
Goodwill	1,259.6
Energy and Specialized Markets [Member]
Goodwill	2,423.6
Acquisitions and purchase of controlling interest	14.7
Purchase accounting reclassifications	0
Current period adjustment (1)	(15.8)	[1]
Foreign currency translation adjustment	11.3
Goodwill	2,433.8
Financial Services [Member]
Goodwill	475.9
Acquisitions and purchase of controlling interest	0
Purchase accounting reclassifications	0
Current period adjustment (1)	0	[1]
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(0.4)
Goodwill	$ 475.5
[1]	Of which $15.8 million relates to a segment reclassification, refer to Note 14. Segment Reporting

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangi_5

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets and Related Accumulated Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Cost	$ 2,379.8	$ 2,345.1
Accumulated amortization	(1,060.8)	(960.3)
Net	$ 1,319	$ 1,384.8
Technology [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	7 years	7 years
Cost	$ 569.5	$ 559.6
Accumulated amortization	(382.4)	(349.5)
Net	$ 187.1	$ 210.1
Marketing [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	15 years	16 years
Cost	$ 279.9	$ 275.2
Accumulated amortization	(123.4)	(113.4)
Net	$ 156.5	$ 161.8
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	$ 1,019	$ 1,004.3
Accumulated amortization	(396.1)	(354.2)
Net	$ 622.9	$ 650.1
Database [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	18 years	19 years
Cost	$ 506.4	$ 501
Accumulated amortization	(153.9)	(138.2)
Net	$ 352.5	$ 362.8

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangi_6

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Estimated Amortization Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
2021	$ 92.4
2022	161.8
2023	149.1
2024	143.4
2025	119.2
2026	114.7
2027 and thereafter	538.4
Total	$ 1,319	$ 1,384.8

Note 9 - Income Taxes (Details

Note 9 - Income Taxes (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent, Total	35.60%	20.40%	29.30%	20.60%

Note 10 - Debt (Details Textual

Note 10 - Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 2,700		$ 3,150
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		$ 5.1	5.4
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	1,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	$ 604.9		$ 944.6

Note 10 - Debt - Short-term and

Note 10 - Debt - Short-term and Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Finance lease liabilities (1)	[1]	$ 13.2	$ 14.4
Unamortized discount		403.2	514.3
Finance lease liabilities, noncurrent	[1]	10.4	10.3
Syndicated revolving credit facility debt issuance costs		(1.4)	(1.6)
Long-term debt		2,700.3	2,699.6
Total debt		3,103.5	3,213.9
The 5.800% Senior Note [Member]
Long-term debt		0	449.9
The 3.625% Senior Note [Member]
Long-term debt		489.5	489.3
The 4.125% Senior Note [Member]
Long-term debt		611.6	612.4
The 4.000% Senior Note [Member]
Long-term debt		895.2	894.6
The 5.500% Senior Note [Member]
Long-term debt		345.7	345.7
The 4.125% Senior Note - Further Issuance [Member]
Long-term debt		349.3	348.9
Line of Credit [Member]
Syndicated revolving credit facility		$ 390	$ 50
[1]	Refer to Note 5. Leases

Note 10 - Debt - Short-term a_2

Note 10 - Debt - Short-term and Long-term Debt (Details) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
The 5.800% Senior Note [Member]
Interest rate		5.80%
Unamortized discount		$ 0.1
Interest rate		5.80%
Unamortized discount		$ 0.1
The 3.625% Senior Note [Member]
Interest rate	3.625%	3.625%
Unamortized discount	$ 10.5	$ 10.7
Interest rate	3.625%	3.625%
Unamortized discount	$ 10.5	$ 10.7
The 4.125% Senior Note [Member]
Interest rate	4.125%	4.125%
Unamortized discount	$ 11.6	$ 12.4
Interest rate	4.125%	4.125%
Unamortized discount	$ 11.6	$ 12.4
The 4.000% Senior Note [Member]
Interest rate	4.00%	4.00%
Unamortized discount	$ 4.8	$ 5.4
Interest rate	4.00%	4.00%
Unamortized discount	$ 4.8	$ 5.4
The 5.500% Senior Note [Member]
Interest rate	5.50%	5.50%
Unamortized discount	$ 4.3	$ 4.3
Interest rate	5.50%	5.50%
Unamortized discount	$ 4.3	$ 4.3
The 4.125% Senior Note - Further Issuance [Member]
Interest rate	4.125%	4.125%
Unamortized discount	$ 0.7	$ 1.1
Interest rate	4.125%	4.125%
Unamortized discount	$ 0.7	$ 1.1

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equit_2

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Apr. 28, 2021	Apr. 01, 2021	Feb. 17, 2021	Jan. 04, 2021	May 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Feb. 28, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Feb. 16, 2021
Common Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares)								2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000		2,000,000,000
Share Price (in dollars per share)								$ 207.59	$ 174.72		$ 174.72
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares)									80,000,000		80,000,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in dollars per share)									$ 0.001		$ 0.001
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued, Total (in shares)								0	0		0
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.29		$ 0.29
Payments of Dividends, Total									$ 47.1	$ 44	$ 94.2	$ 87.9
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price, Shares (in shares)											951,402
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method									$ 150	$ 75	$ 250	$ 248.8
Treasury Stock, Shares, Ending Balance (in shares)								381,185,512	382,076,719		382,076,719
Common Stock Reissued (in shares)											503,331
Common Stock, Weighted Average Price (in dollars per share)									$ 11.33		$ 11.33
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in shares)									785,547	975,710	866,055	992,615
Common Stock [Member]
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method									$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Share Repurchase Programs [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount									4,100		4,100
Treasury Stock, Cumulative Value Acquired, Cost Method									3,771.2		3,771.2
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount									$ 328.8		$ 328.8
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price, Shares (in shares)											1,394,538
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method											$ 250
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share (in dollars per share)											$ 179.27
February 2021 Share Repurchase Program [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount													$ 300
December 2020 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Purchase Price								$ 50
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price, Shares (in shares)				192,687			70,787
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price Paid Per Share (in dollars per share)				$ 207.59
March 2021 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Purchase Price						$ 125
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price, Shares (in shares)		565,963			121,965
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price Paid Per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 176.69

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equit_3

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Net income attributable to Verisk	$ 154	$ 179	$ 322.6	$ 350.7
Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS (in shares)	162,007,784	162,371,920	162,324,802	162,633,113
Potential common shares issuable from stock options and stock awards (in shares)	1,038,754	2,731,168	1,416,826	2,780,491
Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS (in shares)	163,046,538	165,103,088	163,741,628	165,413,604

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equit_4

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$ (267)	$ (292.2)
Pension and postretirement adjustment, net of tax	(81.9)	(83.5)
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	$ (348.9)	$ (375.7)

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equit_5

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity - Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax		$ 17.6	$ 1.9	$ 27.3	$ (169.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax		(0.3)	0.4	(0.5)	0.7
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax		17.3	1.5	26.8	(170.3)
Total other comprehensive income		0.3	(0.4)	0.5	(0.7)
Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax		16.5	(0.1)	25.2	(172.7)
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax		0	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax		16.5	(0.1)	25.2	(172.7)
Total other comprehensive income		0	0	0	0
Pension and Postretirement Adjustment [Member]
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax		1.1	2	2.1	3.1
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax		(0.3)	(0.4)	(0.5)	(0.7)
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax		0.8	1.6	1.6	2.4
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications, before tax		2	4.1	4.1	6.2
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications, tax		(0.6)	(0.9)	(1)	(1.5)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications, after tax		1.4	3.2	3.1	4.7
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (losses), before tax	[1]	(0.9)	(2.1)	(2)	(3.1)
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), tax	[1]	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.8
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (losses), after tax	[1]	(0.6)	(1.6)	(1.5)	(2.3)
Total other comprehensive income		$ 0.3	$ 0.4	$ 0.5	$ 0.7
[1]	These accumulated other comprehensive loss components, before tax, are included under "Cost of revenues" and "Selling, general and administrative" in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. These components are also included in the computation of net periodic (benefit) cost (see Note 13. Pension and Postretirement Benefits for additional details).

Note 12 - Equity Compensation_3

Note 12 - Equity Compensation Plans (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Jan. 15, 2021shares	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Jun. 30, 2020USD ($)$ / shares	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Jun. 30, 2020USD ($)$ / sharesshares	May 19, 2021shares
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised | $		$ 13.4	$ 22.9	$ 21	$ 42.1
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)	706,507			713,848
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Year)				4 years 10 months 24 days
Unrecognized Compensation Cost Related to Nonvested Share Based Compensation Arrangements | $		$ 112.3		$ 112.3
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)				2 years 7 months 6 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value | $				$ 11	10.1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Year)				6 years 1 month 6 days
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)	59,144			59,144
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value | $				$ 5.7	4.1
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, 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)	134,777			136,172
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value | $				$ 11.9	$ 11
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | UK Sharesave Plan [Member]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)		454,453		454,453
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)		1,240,550		1,240,550
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in shares)				19,716	17,549
Value of Common Stock Issued to Employees Per Share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 166.93	$ 145.90	$ 166.93	$ 145.90
The 2021 Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)						16,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized Basis to Reduce for Shares Issued Subject to Option or Stock Appreciation Rights						1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized, Basis to Reduce for Shares Issued Subject to Awards Other Than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights						2.5
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)		14,920,947		14,920,947

Note 12 - Equity Compensation_4

Note 12 - Equity Compensation Plans - Summary of Stock Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		Jan. 15, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jan. 01, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Outstanding beginning balance, options (in shares)			5,611,777
Outstanding beginning balance, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 98.28
Outstanding, options, aggregate intrinsic value			$ 391.3	$ 613.4
Granted, options (in shares)		706,507	713,848
Granted, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 190.04
Dividend reinvestment, options (in shares)			0
Dividend reinvestment, options, weighted average exercise price (in (in dollars per share)			$ 0
Exercised or lapsed, options (in shares)			(298,161)
Exercised or lapsed, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 71.65
Exercised or lapsed, options, aggregate intrinsic value			$ 32.6
Canceled, expired or forfeited, option (in shares)			(81,438)
Canceled, expired or forfeited, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 151.80
Outstanding, option (in shares)			5,946,026
Outstanding beginning balance, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 108.91
Exercisable, options (in shares)			3,997,980		3,494,164
Exercisable, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 85.77		$ 76.84
Exercisable, options, aggregate intrinsic value			$ 355.6		$ 456.9
Nonvested, options (in shares)			1,948,046
Expected to vest, options (in shares)			1,729,503
Restricted Stock [Member]
Outstanding beginning balance, number of shares (in shares)			390,054
Outstanding beginning balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 131.63
Granted, number of shares (in shares)		134,777	136,172
Granted, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 190.04
Dividend reinvestment, number of shares (in shares)			0
Dividend reinvestment (in dollars per share)			$ 0
Exercised or lapsed, number of shares (in shares)			(156,053)
Exercised or lapsed, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 118.33
Canceled, expired or forfeited, number of shares (in shares)			(16,702)
Canceled, expired or forfeited, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 153.86
Outstanding ending balance, number of shares (in shares)			353,471
Outstanding ending balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 158.46
Nonvested, number of shares (in shares)			353,471		390,054
Expected, number of shares (in shares)			316,269
Performance Shares [Member]
Outstanding beginning balance, number of shares (in shares)			145,609
Outstanding beginning balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 170.75
Granted, number of shares (in shares)		59,144	59,144
Granted, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 210.07
Dividend reinvestment, number of shares (in shares)			543
Exercised or lapsed, number of shares (in shares)			(42,610)
Canceled, expired or forfeited, number of shares (in shares)			0
Outstanding ending balance, number of shares (in shares)			162,686
Outstanding ending balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 192.99
Nonvested, number of shares (in shares)			162,686		145,609
Expected, number of shares (in shares)	[1]		90,587
[1]	Includes estimated performance achievement

Note 12 - Equity Compensation_5

Note 12 - Equity Compensation Plans - Stock Options Granted Weighted Average Assumptions (Details) - $ / shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Expected volatility	23.61%	18.21%
Risk-free interest rate	0.37%	1.58%
Expected term in years (Year)	4 years 3 months 18 days	4 years 3 months 18 days
Dividend yield	0.63%	0.71%
Weighted average grant date fair value per stock option (in dollars per share)	$ 36.28	$ 25.48

Note 13 - Pension and Postret_3

Note 13 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details Textual)	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	50.00%	55.00%
Debt Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	50.00%	45.00%

Note 13 - Pension and Postret_4

Note 13 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Pension Plan and SERP Plan [Member]
Interest cost	$ 2.8	$ 3.6	$ 5.6	$ 6.9
Expected return on plan assets	(8.2)	(6.8)	(16.4)	(14.4)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(0.1)	(0.1)	(0.1)	(0.1)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	0.9	1.9	1.9	2.9
Net periodic (benefit) cost	(4.4)	(1.2)	(8.8)	(4.5)
Employer contributions, net	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.4
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Interest cost	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Expected return on plan assets	0	(0.1)	(0.1)	(0.1)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Amortization of net actuarial loss	0	0.2	0.1	0.2
Net periodic (benefit) cost	0	0.1	0	0.1
Employer contributions, net	$ 0.8	$ 1.2	$ 0.4	$ 0.8

Note 14 - Segment Reporting (De

Note 14 - Segment Reporting (Details Textual)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Number of Operating Segments	3

Note 14 - Segment Reporting - R

Note 14 - Segment Reporting - Revenue and EBITDA by Reportable Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 20, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Revenues	$ 747.5	$ 747.5	$ 678.8	$ 1,473.6	$ 1,368.6
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	264.9		235.8	527.3	493.5
Selling, general and administrative	111.4		96.4	231.2	208.5
Investment income (loss) and others, net	(0.5)		(0.7)	1.2	(2.9)
EBITDA	370.7		345.9	716.3	683.1
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets	53.3		45.9	101.8	92
Amortization of intangible assets	50.5		41	95.5	82
Interest expense	31.5		34.2	66.9	67.6
Income before income taxes	235.4		224.8	452.1	441.5
Other operating income	0		0	0	19.4
Insurance [Member]
Revenues	550	550	492.2	1,085.6	987.5
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	172.8		151.3	346	318.5
Selling, general and administrative	66.7		57.7	141.4	127.3
Investment income (loss) and others, net	0.2		(0.2)	1.5	(1.4)
EBITDA	310.7		283	599.7	556.2
Other operating income				0	15.9
Energy and Specialized Markets [Member]
Revenues	162.3	162.3	148.6	318.5	302.8
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	67.2		62	132.2	128.6
Selling, general and administrative	36.9		34.4	74.8	72.1
Investment income (loss) and others, net	(0.6)		(0.6)	(0.2)	(1.1)
EBITDA	57.6		51.6	111.3	101
Other operating income				0	0
Financial Services [Member]
Revenues	35.2	$ 35.2	38	69.5	78.3
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	24.9		22.5	49.1	46.4
Selling, general and administrative	7.8		4.3	15	9.1
Investment income (loss) and others, net	(0.1)		0.1	(0.1)	(0.4)
EBITDA	$ 2.4		$ 11.3	5.3	25.9
Other operating income				$ 0	$ 3.5

Note 14 - Segment Reporting - L

Note 14 - Segment Reporting - Long-lived Assets By Country (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Total long-lived assets	$ 6,794.9	$ 6,767.6
UNITED STATES
Total long-lived assets	3,513.3	3,525
UNITED KINGDOM
Total long-lived assets	2,823.5	2,775.8
Other Countries [Member]
Total long-lived assets	$ 458.1	$ 466.8

Note 15 - Related Parties (Deta

Note 15 - Related Parties (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Percentage Of Ownership On Outstanding Common Stock Required To Become Related Party	5.00%
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$ 0	$ 0

Note 16 - Commitments and Con_2

Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) $ in Millions	Feb. 16, 2021USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2019USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2019	Oct. 08, 2015	Apr. 15, 2021USD ($)	Dec. 10, 2020USD ($)	Mar. 02, 2020USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)
Eagle View Technologies, Inc. and Pictometry International Group, Inc. v. Xactware Solutions, Inc. and Verisk Analytics, Inc. [Member]
Loss Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed, Number			5	7
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number, Ending Balance		6
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value		$ 125
Loss Contingency, Bond Secured					$ 305		$ 137.5
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value	$ 375
Loss Contingency Accrual, Ending Balance								$ 125
Erica Jackson in the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania against Lead Intelligence, Inc. [Member]
Loss Contingency, Damages Per Day, Liquidated Damages						$ 100
Loss Contingency, Damages Per Day, Punitive Damages						$ 1,000

Note 17 - Subsequent Events (De

Note 17 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Jul. 20, 2021	Jul. 01, 2021	Jan. 15, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price, Shares (in shares)				951,402
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares)			706,507	713,848
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			134,777	136,172
Director [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)		4,552
Director [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Nonqualified Stock Option With Immediate Vesting [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares)		4,560
Director [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Nonqualified Stock Option With Twelve Months Vesting [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares)		12,380
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period (Year)		1 year
Director [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Deferred Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)		7,850
Participants under the U.K. Sharesave Plan [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Nonqualified Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares)	11,254
Additional ASR Agreement With HSBC Bank USA, N.A. [Member] | Director [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount				$ 150
Additional ASR Agreement With HSBC Bank USA, N.A. [Member] | Director [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price, Shares (in shares)		686,813
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price Paid Per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 174.72
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Purchase Price		$ 120