Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 10-Q 3 May 22 2022 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Apr. 29, 2022
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	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2022
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		157,901,992

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 397.9	$ 280.3
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $19.2 and $21.3, respectively	528.3	446.3
Prepaid expenses	105.5	102.6
Income taxes receivable	0	36.7
Other current assets	36	36.7
Current assets held for sale	51.7	0
Total current assets	1,119.4	902.6
Noncurrent assets:
Fixed assets, net	635.9	658.2
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	231.9	253.1
Intangible assets, net	1,280.1	1,225.9
Goodwill	3,957.6	4,331.2
Deferred income tax assets	5	6.6
Other noncurrent assets	438.6	430.5
Noncurrent assets held for sale	490.5	0
Total assets	8,159	7,808.1
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	251.2	320.7
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	1,296.3	971.3
Deferred revenues	707	501
Operating lease liabilities	35.9	41.2
Income taxes payable	93.9	9
Current liabilities held for sale	20.3	0
Total current liabilities	2,404.6	1,843.2
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt	2,342.8	2,342.8
Deferred income tax liabilities	435	470.5
Operating lease liabilities	238.6	254.7
Other noncurrent liabilities	47.5	54.4
Noncurrent liabilities held for sale	14.6	0
Total liabilities	5,483.1	4,965.6
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $.001 par value; 2,000,000,000 shares authorized; 544,003,038 shares issued; 158,869,156 and 161,651,639 shares outstanding, respectively	0.1	0.1
Additional paid-in capital	2,632.5	2,608.7
Treasury stock, at cost, 385,133,882 and 382,351,399 shares, respectively	(5,205.9)	(4,638.1)
Retained earnings	5,696.9	5,240.4
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(465)	(394.6)
Total Verisk stockholders' equity	2,658.6	2,816.5
Noncontrolling interests	17.3	26
Total stockholders’ equity	2,675.9	2,842.5
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 8,159	$ 7,808.1

Condensed Consolidated Balanc_2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 19.2	$ 21.3
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)	158,869,156	161,651,639
Treasury stock (in shares)	385,133,882	382,351,399

Condensed Consolidated Statemen

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Revenues	$ 775.5	$ 726.1
Operating expenses (income):
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	280.5	262.4
Selling, general and administrative	135.3	119.8
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets	49.6	48.5
Amortization of intangible assets	44.6	45
Other operating income, net	(377.1)	0
Total operating expenses, net	132.9	475.7
Operating income	642.6	250.4
Other income (expense):
Investment (loss) income	(0.4)	1.7
Interest expense	(31.3)	(35.4)
Total other expense, net	(31.7)	(33.7)
Income before income taxes	610.9	216.7
Provision for income taxes	(105.1)	(48.7)
Net income	505.8	168
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.1)	0.6
Net income attributable to Verisk	$ 505.7	$ 168.6
Basic net income per share attributable to Verisk (in dollars per share)	$ 3.15	$ 1.04
Diluted net income per share attributable to Verisk (in dollars per share)	$ 3.13	$ 1.03
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	160,680,955	162,641,819
Diluted (in shares)	161,638,617	164,436,717

Condensed Consolidated Statem_2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unauidted) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Net income	$ 505.8	$ 168
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(71.6)	8.7
Pension and postretirement liability adjustment	0.6	0.8
Total other comprehensive (loss) income	(71)	9.5
Comprehensive income	434.8	177.5
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.5	0.8
Comprehensive income attributable to Verisk	$ 435.3	$ 178.3

Condensed Consolidated Statem_3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Performance Shares [Member]Common Stock [Member]	Performance Shares [Member]Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Performance Shares [Member]Treasury Stock [Member]	Performance Shares [Member]Retained Earnings [Member]	Performance Shares [Member]AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Performance Shares [Member]Parent [Member]	Performance Shares [Member]Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Performance Shares [Member]	Restricted Stock [Member]Common Stock [Member]	Restricted Stock [Member]Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Restricted Stock [Member]Treasury Stock [Member]	Restricted Stock [Member]Retained Earnings [Member]	Restricted Stock [Member]AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Restricted Stock [Member]Parent [Member]	Restricted Stock [Member]Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Restricted Stock [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, 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	168	0	168	0	168
Other comprehensive loss																		0	0	0	0	9.5	9.5	0	9.5
Common stock dividend (1)	[1]																	0	0	0	(46.7)	0	(46.7)	0	(46.7)
Treasury stock acquired																		0	0	(100)	0	0	(100)	0	(100)
Stock options exercised																		0	6.1	1.3	0	0	7.4	0	7.4
Performance share units lapsed		$ 0	$ (0.6)	$ 0.6	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Restricted stock lapsed										$ 0	$ (0.3)	$ 0.3	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Stock-based compensation expense																		0	25.4	0	0	0	25.4	0	25.4
Net share settlement from restricted stock awards																		0	(7.8)	0	0	0	(7.8)	0	(7.8)
Other stock issuances																		0	1.6	0.1	0	0	1.7	0	1.7
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest																		0	0	0	0.6	0	0.6	(0.8)	(0.2)
Investment in noncontrolling interest																		$ 0	0	0	0	0	0	16	16
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
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021																		544,003,038
Balance at Dec. 31, 2021																		$ 0.1	2,608.7	(4,638.1)	5,240.4	(394.6)	2,816.5	26	2,842.5
Net income																		0	0	0	505.7	0	505.7	0.1	505.8
Other comprehensive loss																		0	0	0	0	(70.4)	(70.4)	(0.6)	(71)
Investment in noncontrolling interests																		0	0	0	0	0	0	(8.2)	(8.2)
Common stock dividend (1)	[1]																	0	0	0	(49.2)	0	(49.2)	0	(49.2)
Treasury stock acquired																		0	0	(571.3)	0	0	(571.3)	0	(571.3)
Stock options exercised																		0	14.4	2.2	0	0	16.6	0	16.6
Performance share units lapsed		$ 0	$ (0.6)	$ 0.6	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Restricted stock lapsed										$ 0	$ (0.6)	$ 0.6	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Stock-based compensation expense																		0	20.5	0	0	0	20.5	0	20.5
Net share settlement from restricted stock awards																		0	(11.3)	0	0	0	(11.3)	0	(11.3)
Other stock issuances																		$ 0	1.4	0.1	0	0	1.5	0	1.5
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022																		544,003,038
Balance at Mar. 31, 2022																		$ 0.1	$ 2,632.5	$ (5,205.9)	$ 5,696.9	$ (465)	$ 2,658.6	$ 17.3	$ 2,675.9
[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
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Net share settlement (in shares)	164,742
Shares transferred from treasury stock (in shares)		115,284
Performance Shares [Member]
Shares transferred from treasury stock (in shares)	48,449	50,898
Restricted Stock [Member]
Net share settlement (in shares)	53,180	37,683
Shares transferred from treasury stock (in shares)	47,191	31,311
Other stock issuances (in shares)	9,696
Treasury stock acquired (in shares)	3,052,561	560,526
Shares transferred from treasury stock (in shares)	270,078
Other stock issuances (in shares)		12,099

Condensed Consolidated Statem_5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 505.8	$ 168
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets	49.6	48.5
Amortization of intangible assets	44.6	45
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, net of original issue premium	0.3	0.4
Provision for doubtful accounts	1.7	3.2
Gain on sale of assets	(450.8)	0
Stock-based compensation expense	20.5	25.4
Impairment of long-lived assets	73.7	0	$ 134
Deferred income taxes	(37.1)	(0.7)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	(133.1)	(89.5)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	1.4	(4.2)
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	10.4	10.4
Income taxes	131	38.4
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(70)	(25.9)
Deferred revenues	266.1	256.9
Operating lease liabilities	(10.3)	(10.1)
Other liabilities	(4.2)	(17.1)
Net cash provided by operating activities	399.6	448.7
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions and purchase of additional controlling interest, net of cash acquired of $17.4 and $3.8, respectively	(445.4)	(13.7)
Proceeds from sale of assets	575	0
Investments in nonpublic companies	(41)	0
Capital expenditures	(60)	(59.2)
Escrow funding associated with acquisitions	(2.3)	0
Payment of contingent liability related to acquisition	0	(1.2)
Other investing activities, net	0	0.4
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	26.3	(73.7)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from short-term debt	200	0
Repayment of current portion of long-term-debt	0	(50)
Proceeds from issuance of short-term debt with original maturities less than three months	125	0
Repurchases of common stock	(571.3)	(100)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	15.8	7.6
Net share settlement of taxes from restricted stock and performance share awards	(11.3)	(7.8)
Dividends paid	(49.4)	(47.1)
Other financing activities, net	(2.4)	(1.9)
Net cash used in financing activities	(293.6)	(199.2)
Effect of exchange rate changes	(6.6)	(3.7)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	125.7	172.1
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	280.3	218.8	218.8
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	406	390.9	$ 280.3
Supplemental disclosures:
Income taxes paid	11.7	10.8
Interest paid	21.1	19.5
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Deferred tax liability established on date of acquisition	16.1	2.2
Net assets sold as part of the disposition	124.2	0
Finance lease additions	2.1	2
Operating lease additions, net of terminations	1.7	6.7
Fixed assets included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 0.3	$ 0.9

Condensed Consolidated Statem_6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Net of cash acquired from acquisitions	$ 17.4	$ 3.8

Note 1 - Organization

Note 1 - Organization	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	1. Verisk Analytics, Inc. is a data analytics provider serving customers in insurance, energy and specialized markets, and financial services. Using various technologies to collect and analyze billions of records, we draw on numerous data assets and domain expertise to provide first

Note 2 - Basis of Presentation

Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
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 and performance share units granted, and assets and liabilities for pension and postretirement benefits. Actual results may Our condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2022 three March 31, 2022 2021 three March 31, 2022 not three March 31, 2022 10 December 31, 2021 Recent Accounting Pronouncements Accounting Standard Description Effective Date Effect on Consolidated Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters Business Combinations (Topic 805 October 2021, No. 2021 08, No. 2021 08" This amendment requires an acquirer to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606. 606 606 606, Fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 We elected to early adopt ASU No. 2021 08 January 1, 2022 No. 2021 08 not

Note 3 - Revenues

Note 3 - Revenues	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
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 March 31, 2022 2021 No of the U.S. accounted for 10.0% three March 31, 2022 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Insurance: Underwriting & rating $ 416.0 $ 377.1 Claims 170.4 158.5 Total Insurance 586.4 535.6 Energy and Specialized Markets 154.3 156.2 Financial Services 34.8 34.3 Total revenues $ 775.5 $ 726.1 Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Revenues: United States $ 594.4 $ 561.1 United Kingdom 53.0 48.4 Other countries 128.1 116.6 Total revenues $ 775.5 $ 726.1 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 March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , we had no contract assets. Contract liabilities are defined as an entity's obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the entity has received consideration (or an amount of consideration is due) from the customer. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , we had contract liabilities that primarily related to unsatisfied performance obligations to provide customers with the right to use and update the online content over the remaining contract term of $708.7 million and $504.8 million, respectively. 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 March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 . The following is a summary of the change in contract liabilities from December 31, 2021 March 31, 2022: Contract Liabilities at December 31, 2021 $ 504.8 Revenue (775.5 ) Billings 979.4 Contract Liabilities at March 31, 2022 $ 708.7 Our most significant remaining performance obligations relate to providing customers with the right to use and update the online content over the remaining contract term. Our 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 March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , respectively. We recognize 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 March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , we had deferred commissions of $91.3 million and $86.8 million, respectively, which have been included in "Prepaid expenses" and "Other noncurrent assets" in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Note 4 - Investments and Fair V

Note 4 - Investments and Fair Value Measurements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
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 March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , 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 March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 2022 2021 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 $ 2,692.2 $ 2,760.4 $ 2,692.0 $ 3,017.4 On March 23, 2022, March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , we had an investment of $181.1 million and $144.1 million, respectively, related to such interest. The value of our investment is based on management's estimates with the assistance of valuations performed by third As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , we had securities without readily determinable market values, inclusive of Vexcel, of $198.6 million and $161.6 million, respectively, which were accounted for at cost. We do not not March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , we also had investments in private companies of $26.2 million and $54.6 million, respectively, accounted for in accordance with ASC 323 10 25, The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock ("ASC 323 10 25" three March 31, 2022 , there was no provision for credit losses related to these investments.

Note 5 - Leases

Note 5 - Leases	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
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" 2033 may three 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 March 31, 2022 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Lease cost: Operating lease cost (1) $ 13.3 $ 13.3 Sublease income (0.5 ) (0.4 ) Finance lease costs Depreciation of finance lease assets (2) 3.3 3.5 Interest on finance lease liabilities (3) 0.2 0.3 Total lease cost $ 16.3 $ 16.7 Other information: Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities Operating cash outflows from operating leases $ (12.9 ) $ (12.5 ) Operating cash outflows from finance leases $ (0.2 ) $ (0.3 ) Financing cash outflows from finance leases $ (2.4 ) $ (1.9 ) _______________ ( 1 ( 2 ( 3 The following table presents weighted-average remaining lease terms and weighted-average discount rates for finance and operating leases as of March 31, 2022 2021 March 31, 2022 2021 Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (in years) 8.4 9.1 Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (in years) 1.5 2.0 Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases 3.7 % 4.0 % Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases 3.7 % 4.1 % Our ROU assets and lease liabilities for finance le ases were $17.5 million and $13.2 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2022 . Our ROU assets and lease liabilities for finance leases were $19.0 million and $13.5 million, December 31, 2021 Note 10 Maturities of lease liabilities for the remainder of 2022 2027 March 31, 2022 Years Ending Operating Leases Finance Leases 2022 $ 35.1 $ 12.3 2023 44.9 1.6 2024 36.9 0.5 2025 33.4 0.1 2026 30.3 — 2027 and thereafter 147.0 — Total lease payments 327.6 14.5 Less: Amount representing interest (53.1 ) (1.5 ) Present value of total lease payments $ 274.5 $ 13.0

Note 6 - Acquisitions

Note 6 - Acquisitions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]	6. 2022 On March 1, 2022, On February 11, 2022, The "Other" column includes other immaterial acquisitions that have occurred during the period. The preliminary purchase price allocation of the 2022 Opta Infutor Other Total Cash and cash equivalents $ 0.4 $ 17.0 $ — $ 17.4 Accounts receivable 6.1 10.7 — 16.8 Other current assets 1.3 7.0 — 8.3 Fixed assets 1.5 0.9 0.3 2.7 Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 1.0 2.3 — 3.3 Intangible assets 83.4 87.6 0.7 171.7 Goodwill 145.5 124.5 0.7 270.7 Other noncurrent assets — 0.1 — 0.1 Total assets acquired 239.2 250.1 1.7 491.0 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 4.1 6.0 0.1 10.2 Deferred revenues 0.2 3.1 — 3.3 Operating lease liabilities 1.0 3.3 — 4.3 Deferred income tax, net 15.9 — 0.2 16.1 Other noncurrent liabilities — — 0.1 0.1 Total liabilities assumed 21.2 12.4 0.4 34.0 Net assets acquired 218.0 237.7 1.3 457.0 Less: Cash acquired 0.4 17.0 — 17.4 Net cash purchase price $ 217.6 $ 220.7 $ 1.3 $ 439.6 The preliminary amounts assigned to intangible assets by type for the 2022 Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) Total Technology-based 5 $ 40.7 Marketing-related 1 2.0 Customer-related 12 129.0 Total intangible assets $ 171.7 The preliminary allocations of the purchase price for the 2022 2021 may not one not not For the three March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021 , we incurred transaction costs of $1.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively. The transaction costs were included within "Selling, general and administrative" expenses in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. The 2022 three March 31, 2022 2021 , and therefore, supplemental information disclosure on an unaudited pro forma basis is not On March 22, 2022, two two 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 March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , the current portion of the escrows amounted to $9.6 million and $10.6 million, respectively, and the noncurrent portion of the escrows amounted to $0.0 million and $4.7 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 Rebmark Legal Solutions Limited, ACTINEO GmbH, Data Driven Safety, LLC, and Infutor Data Solutions, LLC 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 March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 reflect the best estimate of acquisition-related contingent payments. The associated current portion of contingent payments were $0.4 million and $0.5 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , respectively. The associated noncurrent portion of contingent payments were $21.8 million and $21.7 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , respectively.

Note 7 - Disposition and Busine

Note 7 - Disposition and Business Held for Sale	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]	7. Disposition On March 11, 2022, three March 31, 2022 The major classes of assets and liabilities disposed of, reflected in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 11, 2022, March 11, 2022 Cash and cash equivalents $ 12.7 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 24.4 Prepaid expenses 3.5 Other current assets 0.4 Current assets 41.0 Fixed assets, net 16.4 Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 6.4 Intangible assets, net 24.2 Goodwill 116.5 Other noncurrent assets 4.8 Noncurrent assets 168.3 Total assets $ 209.3 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 9.6 Deferred revenues 54.1 Operating lease liabilities 1.7 Income taxes payable 11.9 Current liabilities 77.3 Deferred income tax liabilities (0.8 ) Operating lease liabilities 6.1 Other noncurrent liabilities 2.5 Noncurrent liabilities 7.8 Total liabilities $ 85.1 Business Held for Sale In the first 2022, March 31, 2022. April 8, 2022. three March 31, 2022. 2021. We assessed the sale of our Financial Services segment per the guidance in ASC 205 20, Discontinued Operations not not three March 31, 2022, The assets and liabilities classified as held for sale reflected in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022 March 31, 2022 Cash and cash equivalents $ 8.1 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 39.1 Prepaid expenses 3.4 Other current assets 1.1 Current assets held for sale 51.7 Fixed assets, net 3.0 Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 1.5 Intangible assets, net 5.4 Goodwill 473.6 Other noncurrent assets 7.0 Noncurrent assets held for sale 490.5 Total assets held for sale $ 542.2 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 12.3 Deferred revenues 7.2 Operating lease liabilities 3.4 Income taxes payable (2.6 ) Current liabilities held for sale 20.3 Deferred income tax liabilities 9.3 Operating lease liabilities 5.3 Noncurrent liabilities held for sale 14.6 Total liabilities held for sale $ 34.9

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangibl

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
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, 2021 March 31, 2022 Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Goodwill at December 31, 2021 $ 1,454.8 $ 2,401.0 $ 475.4 $ 4,331.2 Acquisitions 270.7 — — 270.7 Purchase accounting reclassifications 0.2 — — 0.2 Disposition on sold assets — (116.5 ) — (116.5 ) Held for sale — — (473.6 ) (473.6 ) Impairment charge — — (1.7 ) (1.7 ) Foreign currency translation adjustment (12.9 ) (39.7 ) (0.1 ) (52.7 ) Goodwill at March 31, 2022 $ 1,712.8 $ 2,244.8 $ — $ 3,957.6 Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are subject to impairment testing annually as of June 30, may not not June 30, 2021 As of December 31, 2021, cted operating performance as a result of changing market conditions. These conditions constituted a triggering event, which resulted in a $134.0 million impairment to the long-lived assets for our Financial Services reporting unit including $88.2 million to intangible assets and $45.8 w first 2022, $73.7 three March 31, 2022. Our intangible assets and related accumulated amortization consisted of the following: Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) Cost Accumulated Amortization Net March 31, 2022 Technology-based 7 $ 552.5 $ (362.0 ) $ 190.5 Marketing-related 15 246.0 (108.4 ) 137.6 Contract-based 6 5.0 (5.0 ) — Customer-related 13 956.4 (289.2 ) 667.2 Database-based 18 433.7 (148.9 ) 284.8 Total intangible assets $ 2,193.6 $ (913.5 ) $ 1,280.1 December 31, 2021 Technology-based 7 $ 576.4 $ (403.3 ) $ 173.1 Marketing-related 15 274.1 (129.6 ) 144.5 Contract-based 6 5.0 (5.0 ) — Customer-related 13 1,015.4 (426.5 ) 588.9 Database-based 18 484.2 (164.8 ) 319.4 Total intangible assets $ 2,355.1 $ (1,129.2 ) $ 1,225.9 Amortization expense re lated to intangible assets for the three March 31, 2022 2021 was $44.6 million and $45.0 million, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2022 and the years through 2027 Years Ending Amount 2022 $ 118.0 2023 148.5 2024 144.0 2025 119.9 2026 116.1 2027 and thereafter 633.6 Total $ 1,280.1

Note 9 - Income Taxes

Note 9 - Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	9. Our effective tax rate for the three March 31, 2022 was 17.2% compared to the effective tax rate for the three March 31, 2021 of 22.5%. three March 31, 2022 three March 31, 2021

Note 10 - Debt

Note 10 - Debt	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	10. The following table presents short-term and long-term debt by issuance as of March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Issuance Date Maturity Date 2022 2021 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt: Syndicated revolving credit facility Various Various $ 810.0 $ 610.0 Term loan facility 3/11/2022 4/10/2022 125.0 — Senior notes: 4.125% senior notes, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $(0.2) and $(0.4), respectively 9/12/2012 9/12/2022 349.8 349.6 Finance lease liabilities (1) Various Various 11.5 11.7 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt 1,296.3 971.3 Long-term debt: Senior notes: 3.625% senior notes, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $(10.2) and $(10.3), respectively 5/13/2020 5/15/2050 489.8 489.7 4.125% senior notes, inclusive of unamortized premium, and net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $10.5 and $10.9, respectively 3/6/2019 3/15/2029 610.5 610.9 4.000% senior notes, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $(3.8) and $(4.1), respectively 5/15/2015 6/15/2025 896.2 895.9 5.500% senior notes, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $(4.1) and $(4.1), respectively 5/15/2015 6/15/2045 345.9 345.9 Finance lease liabilities (1) Various Various 1.5 1.6 Syndicated revolving credit facility debt issuance costs Various Various (1.1 ) (1.2 ) Long-term debt 2,342.8 2,342.8 Total debt $ 3,639.1 $ 3,314.1 _______________ ( 1 Note 5 As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , we had senior notes with an aggregate principal amount of $2,700.0 million outstanding and were in compliance with our financial and other debt covenants. As of March 31, 2022 , 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 March 31, 2022 , we were in compliance with all financial and other debt covenants under the Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , the available capacity under the Credit Facility was $185.4 million and $384.9 million, net of the letters of credit of $4.6 million and $5.1 million, respectively. Subsequent to March 31, 2022, On March 11, 2022, 100bps one 1 3 September 10, 2022. may

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]	11. We have 2,000,000,000 shares of authorized common stock as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 . 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 March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 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 March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. On February 16, 2022, March 15, 2022. three March 31, 2022 2021 and recorded as a reduction to retained earnings, respectively. Share Repurchase Program We have authorized repurchases of up to $5,600.0 million of our common stock through our Repurchase Program, inclusive of the $1,000.0 million authorization approved by our Board on February 16, 2022. 2010, March 31, 2022 , we had million no 2021 "2021 2013 "2013 2009 "2009 no may In December 2021, 815 40, Contracts in Entity's Own Equity ("ASC 815 40" zero January 4, 2022, February 2022, three months ended March 31, 2022 . These repurchases of 502,679 shares for the three months ended March 31, 2022 resulted in a reduction of outstanding shares used to calculate the weighted average common shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS"). During the three months ended March 31, 2022 , we repurchased 3,052,561 shares of common stock with an aggregate value of $571.3 million as part of the Repurchase Program, inclusive of the ASR, at a weighted average price of $187.17 per share. We utilized cash from operations and borrowings from our Credit Facility to fund these repurchases. Treasury Stock As of March 31, 2022 , our treasury stock consisted of 385,133,882 shares of common stock, carried at cost. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 , we transferred 270,078 shares of common stock from the treasury shares at a weighted average treasury stock price of $12.83 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 March 31, 2022 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Numerator used in basic and diluted EPS: Net income attributable to Verisk $ 505.7 $ 168.6 Denominator: Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS 160,680,955 162,641,819 Effect of dilutive shares: Potential common shares issuable from stock options and stock awards 957,662 1,794,898 Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS 161,638,617 164,436,717 The potential shares of common stock that were excluded from diluted EPS were 1,405,680 and 946,563 for the three March 31, 2022 2021 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses The following is a summary of accumulated other comprehensive losses as of March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 2022 2021 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (409.0 ) $ (338.0 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment, net of tax (56.0 ) (56.6 ) Accumulated other comprehensive losses $ (465.0 ) $ (394.6 ) The before tax and after tax amounts of other comprehensive (loss) income for the three March 31, 2022 2021 Before Tax Tax (Expense) Benefit After Tax For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to Verisk $ (71.0 ) $ — $ (71.0 ) Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.6 ) — (0.6 ) Foreign currency translation adjustment (71.6 ) — (71.6 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 1.3 (0.2 ) 1.1 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (0.7 ) 0.2 (0.5 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 0.6 — 0.6 Total other comprehensive loss $ (71.0 ) $ — $ (71.0 ) For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ 8.7 $ — $ 8.7 Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 2.1 (0.5 ) 1.6 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (1.1 ) 0.3 (0.8 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 1.0 (0.2 ) 0.8 Total other comprehensive income $ 9.7 $ (0.2 ) $ 9.5 _______________ ( 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	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]	12. All of our outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards, deferred stock units, and PSUs are covered under our 2021 2013 2009 2021 may one 2021 March 31, 2022 , there were 13,802,358 shares of common stock reserved and available for future issuance under our 2021 three months ended March 31, 2022 2021 was $15.8 million and $7.6 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 In January 2022, four three may A summary of the status of the stock options, restricted stock, and PSUs awarded under our 2021, 2013, 2009 December 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 Stock Option Restricted Stock PSU Number of Shares 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, 2021 5,067,098 $ 115.73 $ 572.6 351,504 $ 161.33 163,123 $ 192.99 Granted 608,598 $ 198.15 147,218 $ 196.02 74,887 $ 201.27 Dividend reinvestment — $ — — $ — 302 N/A Exercised or lapsed (164,742 ) $ 100.50 $ 16.2 (74,494 ) $ 174.22 (52,256 ) $ 173.59 Canceled, expired or forfeited (35,641 ) $ 166.26 (6,464 ) $ 166.22 — Outstanding at March 31, 2022 5,475,313 $ 124.11 $ 495.6 417,764 $ 171.18 186,056 $ 201.78 Exercisable at March 31, 2022 3,448,475 $ 99.55 $ 396.9 Exercisable at December 31, 2021 3,173,592 $ 89.14 $ 443.0 Nonvested at March 31, 2022 2,026,838 417,764 186,056 Expected to vest at March 31, 2022 1,748,384 363,686 88,916 (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 three March 31, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Option pricing model Black-Scholes Black-Scholes Expected volatility 25.27 % 23.60 % Risk-free interest rate 1.43 % 0.37 % Expected term in years 4.2 4.3 Dividend yield 0.60 % 0.63 % Weighted average grant date fair value per stock option $ 42.18 $ 36.09 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 6.2 years and 5.0 years for the outstanding and exercisable stock options, respectively, as of March 31, 2022 . For the three months ended March 31, 2022 , there was $138.3 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. 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 average of the closing price on the five three three months ended March 31, 2022 2021 , we granted no March 31, 2022 , there were 452,085 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 three months ended March 31, 2022 2021 , we issued 7,734 and 10,137 share s of common stock at a weighted discounted pric e of $ 204.38 and $167.84 for the ESPP, respectively. As of March 31, 2022 , there were 1,218,558 shares of common stock reserved and available for future issuance under our ESPP .

Note 13 - Pension and Postretir

Note 13 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Retirement Benefits [Text Block]	13. We maintain a f rozen 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 . During the first 2022, December 31, 2021. The components of net periodic (benefit) cost for the three March 31, 2022 2021 Pension Plan and SERP Postretirement Plan For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Interest cost $ 2.8 $ 2.8 $ 0.1 $ — Expected return on plan assets (8.2 ) (8.2 ) (0.1 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of prior service cost 0.1 — — — Amortization of net actuarial loss 0.5 1.0 0.1 0.1 Net periodic (benefit) cost $ (4.8 ) $ (4.4 ) $ 0.1 $ — Employer contributions (refunds), net $ 0.2 $ 0.2 $ 0.3 $ (0.4 ) The expected contributions to the Pension Plan, SERP, and Postretirement Plan for the year ending December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021

Note 14 - Segment Reporting

Note 14 - Segment Reporting	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
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. three 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: Energy and Specialized Markets: first 2022, Note 7 Financial Services: first 2022, 205 20 55 not not The three third not not not Note 3 The following tables provide our revenue and EBITDA by reportable segment for the three March 31, 2022 2021 For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 March 31, 2021 Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Revenues $ 586.4 $ 154.3 $ 34.8 $ 775.5 $ 535.6 $ 156.2 $ 34.3 $ 726.1 Expenses: Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below) (193.8 ) (65.1 ) (21.6 ) (280.5 ) (173.2 ) (65.0 ) (24.2 ) (262.4 ) Selling, general and administrative (90.0 ) (38.0 ) (7.3 ) (135.3 ) (74.7 ) (37.9 ) (7.2 ) (119.8 ) Other operating income (loss) — 450.8 (73.7 ) 377.1 — — — — Investment (loss) income and others, net (0.3 ) (0.1 ) — (0.4 ) 1.3 0.4 — 1.7 EBITDA $ 302.3 $ 501.9 $ (67.8 ) 736.4 $ 289.0 $ 53.7 $ 2.9 345.6 Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets (49.6 ) (48.5 ) Amortization of intangible assets (44.6 ) (45.0 ) Interest expense (31.3 ) (35.4 ) Income before income taxes $ 610.9 $ 216.7 Long-lived assets by country are provided below: March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Long-lived assets: U.S. $ 3,626.6 $ 3,527.6 U.K. 2,634.1 2,754.0 Other countries 778.9 623.9 Total long-lived assets $ 7,039.6 $ 6,905.5

Note 15 - Related Parties

Note 15 - Related Parties	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
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 three March 31, 2022 2021 5.0%

Note 16 - Commitments and Conti

Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
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 ERISA Litigation On September 24, 2020, No. 2:20 13223 401 September 24, 2014 not January 12, 2021, April 13, 2021. not Jornaya Litigation On December 10, 2020, No. 2020 03695. 18 5701 not February 16, 2021, September 30, 2021, October 8, 2021, March 3, 2022. not Financial Services Government Inquiry We continue to cooperate with an inquiry originating from the civil division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia related to government contracts within our Financial Services segment. In addition, in March 2022, Breach of Contract Litigation On April 2, 2021, January 7, 2022. not Wood Mackenzie Litigation On August 10, 2021, S&P Global Inc. d/b/a Platts v. Wood Mackenzie Ltd. No. 21 6739. two March 21, 2022, April 13, 2022. Data Privacy Litigation On December 15, 2021, Cantinieri v. Verisk Analytics Inc., et al. No. 2:21 6911. April 22, 2022. not LCI Litigation 1 On December 30, 2021, Brooks v. Lundquist Consulting, Inc. No. 21 06824. not third not not March 25, 2022, May 2, 2022. not [1] April 8, 2022,

Note 17 - Subsequent Events

Note 17 - Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	17. In March 2022, April 1, 2022, June 2022, may Note 11 . Stockholders' Equity for further discussion. **************

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
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 Business Combinations (Topic 805 October 2021, No. 2021 08, No. 2021 08" This amendment requires an acquirer to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606. 606 606 606, Fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 We elected to early adopt ASU No. 2021 08 January 1, 2022 No. 2021 08 not

Note 3 - Revenues (Tables)

Note 3 - Revenues (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes Tables
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Insurance: Underwriting & rating $ 416.0 $ 377.1 Claims 170.4 158.5 Total Insurance 586.4 535.6 Energy and Specialized Markets 154.3 156.2 Financial Services 34.8 34.3 Total revenues $ 775.5 $ 726.1 Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Revenues: United States $ 594.4 $ 561.1 United Kingdom 53.0 48.4 Other countries 128.1 116.6 Total revenues $ 775.5 $ 726.1
Contract with Customer, Contract Asset, Contract Liability, and Receivable [Table Text Block]	Contract Liabilities at December 31, 2021 $ 504.8 Revenue (775.5 ) Billings 979.4 Contract Liabilities at March 31, 2022 $ 708.7

Note 4 - Investments and Fair_2

Note 4 - Investments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]	2022 2021 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 $ 2,692.2 $ 2,760.4 $ 2,692.0 $ 3,017.4

Note 5 - Leases (Tables)

Note 5 - Leases (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes Tables
Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Lease cost: Operating lease cost (1) $ 13.3 $ 13.3 Sublease income (0.5 ) (0.4 ) Finance lease costs Depreciation of finance lease assets (2) 3.3 3.5 Interest on finance lease liabilities (3) 0.2 0.3 Total lease cost $ 16.3 $ 16.7 Other information: Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities Operating cash outflows from operating leases $ (12.9 ) $ (12.5 ) Operating cash outflows from finance leases $ (0.2 ) $ (0.3 ) Financing cash outflows from finance leases $ (2.4 ) $ (1.9 )
Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares [Table Text Block]	March 31, 2022 2021 Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (in years) 8.4 9.1 Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (in years) 1.5 2.0 Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases 3.7 % 4.0 % Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases 3.7 % 4.1 %
Lessee, Lease Liability Maturity [Table Text Block]	March 31, 2022 Years Ending Operating Leases Finance Leases 2022 $ 35.1 $ 12.3 2023 44.9 1.6 2024 36.9 0.5 2025 33.4 0.1 2026 30.3 — 2027 and thereafter 147.0 — Total lease payments 327.6 14.5 Less: Amount representing interest (53.1 ) (1.5 ) Present value of total lease payments $ 274.5 $ 13.0

Note 6 - Acquisitions (Tables)

Note 6 - Acquisitions (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]	Opta Infutor Other Total Cash and cash equivalents $ 0.4 $ 17.0 $ — $ 17.4 Accounts receivable 6.1 10.7 — 16.8 Other current assets 1.3 7.0 — 8.3 Fixed assets 1.5 0.9 0.3 2.7 Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 1.0 2.3 — 3.3 Intangible assets 83.4 87.6 0.7 171.7 Goodwill 145.5 124.5 0.7 270.7 Other noncurrent assets — 0.1 — 0.1 Total assets acquired 239.2 250.1 1.7 491.0 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 4.1 6.0 0.1 10.2 Deferred revenues 0.2 3.1 — 3.3 Operating lease liabilities 1.0 3.3 — 4.3 Deferred income tax, net 15.9 — 0.2 16.1 Other noncurrent liabilities — — 0.1 0.1 Total liabilities assumed 21.2 12.4 0.4 34.0 Net assets acquired 218.0 237.7 1.3 457.0 Less: Cash acquired 0.4 17.0 — 17.4 Net cash purchase price $ 217.6 $ 220.7 $ 1.3 $ 439.6
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]	Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) Total Technology-based 5 $ 40.7 Marketing-related 1 2.0 Customer-related 12 129.0 Total intangible assets $ 171.7

Note 7 - Disposition and Busi_2

Note 7 - Disposition and Business Held for Sale (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes Tables
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]	March 11, 2022 Cash and cash equivalents $ 12.7 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 24.4 Prepaid expenses 3.5 Other current assets 0.4 Current assets 41.0 Fixed assets, net 16.4 Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 6.4 Intangible assets, net 24.2 Goodwill 116.5 Other noncurrent assets 4.8 Noncurrent assets 168.3 Total assets $ 209.3 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 9.6 Deferred revenues 54.1 Operating lease liabilities 1.7 Income taxes payable 11.9 Current liabilities 77.3 Deferred income tax liabilities (0.8 ) Operating lease liabilities 6.1 Other noncurrent liabilities 2.5 Noncurrent liabilities 7.8 Total liabilities $ 85.1 March 31, 2022 Cash and cash equivalents $ 8.1 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 39.1 Prepaid expenses 3.4 Other current assets 1.1 Current assets held for sale 51.7 Fixed assets, net 3.0 Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 1.5 Intangible assets, net 5.4 Goodwill 473.6 Other noncurrent assets 7.0 Noncurrent assets held for sale 490.5 Total assets held for sale $ 542.2 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 12.3 Deferred revenues 7.2 Operating lease liabilities 3.4 Income taxes payable (2.6 ) Current liabilities held for sale 20.3 Deferred income tax liabilities 9.3 Operating lease liabilities 5.3 Noncurrent liabilities held for sale 14.6 Total liabilities held for sale $ 34.9

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangi_2

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]	Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Goodwill at December 31, 2021 $ 1,454.8 $ 2,401.0 $ 475.4 $ 4,331.2 Acquisitions 270.7 — — 270.7 Purchase accounting reclassifications 0.2 — — 0.2 Disposition on sold assets — (116.5 ) — (116.5 ) Held for sale — — (473.6 ) (473.6 ) Impairment charge — — (1.7 ) (1.7 ) Foreign currency translation adjustment (12.9 ) (39.7 ) (0.1 ) (52.7 ) Goodwill at March 31, 2022 $ 1,712.8 $ 2,244.8 $ — $ 3,957.6
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]	Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) Cost Accumulated Amortization Net March 31, 2022 Technology-based 7 $ 552.5 $ (362.0 ) $ 190.5 Marketing-related 15 246.0 (108.4 ) 137.6 Contract-based 6 5.0 (5.0 ) — Customer-related 13 956.4 (289.2 ) 667.2 Database-based 18 433.7 (148.9 ) 284.8 Total intangible assets $ 2,193.6 $ (913.5 ) $ 1,280.1 December 31, 2021 Technology-based 7 $ 576.4 $ (403.3 ) $ 173.1 Marketing-related 15 274.1 (129.6 ) 144.5 Contract-based 6 5.0 (5.0 ) — Customer-related 13 1,015.4 (426.5 ) 588.9 Database-based 18 484.2 (164.8 ) 319.4 Total intangible assets $ 2,355.1 $ (1,129.2 ) $ 1,225.9
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]	Years Ending Amount 2022 $ 118.0 2023 148.5 2024 144.0 2025 119.9 2026 116.1 2027 and thereafter 633.6 Total $ 1,280.1

Note 10 - Debt (Tables)

Note 10 - Debt (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]	Issuance Date Maturity Date 2022 2021 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt: Syndicated revolving credit facility Various Various $ 810.0 $ 610.0 Term loan facility 3/11/2022 4/10/2022 125.0 — Senior notes: 4.125% senior notes, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $(0.2) and $(0.4), respectively 9/12/2012 9/12/2022 349.8 349.6 Finance lease liabilities (1) Various Various 11.5 11.7 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt 1,296.3 971.3 Long-term debt: Senior notes: 3.625% senior notes, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $(10.2) and $(10.3), respectively 5/13/2020 5/15/2050 489.8 489.7 4.125% senior notes, inclusive of unamortized premium, and net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $10.5 and $10.9, respectively 3/6/2019 3/15/2029 610.5 610.9 4.000% senior notes, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $(3.8) and $(4.1), respectively 5/15/2015 6/15/2025 896.2 895.9 5.500% senior notes, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $(4.1) and $(4.1), respectively 5/15/2015 6/15/2045 345.9 345.9 Finance lease liabilities (1) Various Various 1.5 1.6 Syndicated revolving credit facility debt issuance costs Various Various (1.1 ) (1.2 ) Long-term debt 2,342.8 2,342.8 Total debt $ 3,639.1 $ 3,314.1

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Numerator used in basic and diluted EPS: Net income attributable to Verisk $ 505.7 $ 168.6 Denominator: Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS 160,680,955 162,641,819 Effect of dilutive shares: Potential common shares issuable from stock options and stock awards 957,662 1,794,898 Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS 161,638,617 164,436,717
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	2022 2021 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (409.0 ) $ (338.0 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment, net of tax (56.0 ) (56.6 ) Accumulated other comprehensive losses $ (465.0 ) $ (394.6 )
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	Before Tax Tax (Expense) Benefit After Tax For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to Verisk $ (71.0 ) $ — $ (71.0 ) Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.6 ) — (0.6 ) Foreign currency translation adjustment (71.6 ) — (71.6 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 1.3 (0.2 ) 1.1 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (0.7 ) 0.2 (0.5 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 0.6 — 0.6 Total other comprehensive loss $ (71.0 ) $ — $ (71.0 ) For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ 8.7 $ — $ 8.7 Pension and postretirement adjustment before reclassifications 2.1 (0.5 ) 1.6 Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive losses (1) (1.1 ) 0.3 (0.8 ) Pension and postretirement adjustment 1.0 (0.2 ) 0.8 Total other comprehensive income $ 9.7 $ (0.2 ) $ 9.5

Note 12 - Equity Compensation_2

Note 12 - Equity Compensation Plans (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes Tables
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Activity [Table Text Block]	Stock Option Restricted Stock PSU Number of Shares 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, 2021 5,067,098 $ 115.73 $ 572.6 351,504 $ 161.33 163,123 $ 192.99 Granted 608,598 $ 198.15 147,218 $ 196.02 74,887 $ 201.27 Dividend reinvestment — $ — — $ — 302 N/A Exercised or lapsed (164,742 ) $ 100.50 $ 16.2 (74,494 ) $ 174.22 (52,256 ) $ 173.59 Canceled, expired or forfeited (35,641 ) $ 166.26 (6,464 ) $ 166.22 — Outstanding at March 31, 2022 5,475,313 $ 124.11 $ 495.6 417,764 $ 171.18 186,056 $ 201.78 Exercisable at March 31, 2022 3,448,475 $ 99.55 $ 396.9 Exercisable at December 31, 2021 3,173,592 $ 89.14 $ 443.0 Nonvested at March 31, 2022 2,026,838 417,764 186,056 Expected to vest at March 31, 2022 1,748,384 363,686 88,916 (1)
Schedule of Share-Based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]	2022 2021 Option pricing model Black-Scholes Black-Scholes Expected volatility 25.27 % 23.60 % Risk-free interest rate 1.43 % 0.37 % Expected term in years 4.2 4.3 Dividend yield 0.60 % 0.63 % Weighted average grant date fair value per stock option $ 42.18 $ 36.09

Note 13 - Pension and Postret_2

Note 13 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]	Pension Plan and SERP Postretirement Plan For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Interest cost $ 2.8 $ 2.8 $ 0.1 $ — Expected return on plan assets (8.2 ) (8.2 ) (0.1 ) (0.1 ) Amortization of prior service cost 0.1 — — — Amortization of net actuarial loss 0.5 1.0 0.1 0.1 Net periodic (benefit) cost $ (4.8 ) $ (4.4 ) $ 0.1 $ — Employer contributions (refunds), net $ 0.2 $ 0.2 $ 0.3 $ (0.4 )

Note 14 - Segment Reporting (Ta

Note 14 - Segment Reporting (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Notes Tables
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 March 31, 2021 Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Insurance Energy and Specialized Markets Financial Services Total Revenues $ 586.4 $ 154.3 $ 34.8 $ 775.5 $ 535.6 $ 156.2 $ 34.3 $ 726.1 Expenses: Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below) (193.8 ) (65.1 ) (21.6 ) (280.5 ) (173.2 ) (65.0 ) (24.2 ) (262.4 ) Selling, general and administrative (90.0 ) (38.0 ) (7.3 ) (135.3 ) (74.7 ) (37.9 ) (7.2 ) (119.8 ) Other operating income (loss) — 450.8 (73.7 ) 377.1 — — — — Investment (loss) income and others, net (0.3 ) (0.1 ) — (0.4 ) 1.3 0.4 — 1.7 EBITDA $ 302.3 $ 501.9 $ (67.8 ) 736.4 $ 289.0 $ 53.7 $ 2.9 345.6 Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets (49.6 ) (48.5 ) Amortization of intangible assets (44.6 ) (45.0 ) Interest expense (31.3 ) (35.4 ) Income before income taxes $ 610.9 $ 216.7
Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]	March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Long-lived assets: U.S. $ 3,626.6 $ 3,527.6 U.K. 2,634.1 2,754.0 Other countries 778.9 623.9 Total long-lived assets $ 7,039.6 $ 6,905.5

Note 3 - Revenues (Details Text

Note 3 - Revenues (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Contract with Customer, Asset, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Total	$ 0	$ 0
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	$ 708,700	$ 504,800
Revenue Remaining Performance Obligation, Current Percentage	98.00%	97.00%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Noncurrent	$ 91,300	$ 86,800

Note 3 - Revenues - Disaggregat

Note 3 - Revenues - Disaggregated Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Revenues	$ 775.5	$ 726.1
UNITED STATES
Revenues	594.4	561.1
UNITED KINGDOM
Revenues	53	48.4
Other Countries [Member]
Revenues	128.1	116.6
Insurance [Member]
Revenues	586.4	535.6
Insurance [Member] | Underwriting and Rating [Member]
Revenues	416	377.1
Insurance [Member] | Claims [Member]
Revenues	170.4	158.5
Energy and Specialized Markets [Member]
Revenues	154.3	156.2
Financial Services [Member]
Revenues	$ 34.8	$ 34.3

Note 3 - Revenues - Summary of

Note 3 - Revenues - Summary of Change in Contract Liabilities (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022USD ($)
Contract Liabilities	$ 504.8
Revenue	(775.5)
Billings	979.4
Contract Liabilities	$ 708.7

Note 4 - Investments and Fair_3

Note 4 - Investments and Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 23, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Amount		$ 198,600	$ 161,600
Equity Method Investments		26,200	54,600
Provision for Credit Loss on Investments		0
Vexcel Group, Inc. [Member]
Payments to Acquire Equity Securities, FV-NI	$ 37,000
Ownership Percentage, Acquired	4.60%
Equity Securities Without Readily Determinable Market Values, Ownership Percentage	43.30%
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Amount		181,100	144,100
Registered Investment Companies [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure, Total		$ 4,600	$ 5,000

Note 4 - Investments and Fair_4

Note 4 - Investments and Fair Value Measurements - Long-term Debt (Details) - Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Senior notes (Note 10)	$ 2,692.2	$ 2,692
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Senior notes (Note 10)	$ 2,760.4	$ 3,017.4

Note 5 - Leases (Details Textua

Note 5 - Leases (Details Textual) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021USD ($)
Finance Lease, Liability, Total	$ 13
Fixed Assets, Net [Member]
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, after Accumulated Amortization, Total	17.5	$ 19
Short-term Debt and Current Portion of Long-term Debt and Long-term Debt [Member]
Finance Lease, Liability, Total	$ 13.2	$ 13.5
First Option to Extend Corporate Headquarters [Member]
Lessee, Leases, Number of Extensions	1
Lessee, Lease, Extension Lease Term (Year)	10 years
Second Option to Extend Corporate Headquarters [Member]
Lessee, Leases, Number of Extensions	2
Lessee, Lease, Extension Lease Term (Year)	5 years

Note 5 - Leases - Lease Cost an

Note 5 - Leases - Lease Cost and Other Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Operating lease cost	[1]	$ 13.3	$ 13.3
Sublease income		(0.5)	(0.4)
Depreciation of finance lease assets	[2]	3.3	3.5
Interest on finance lease liabilities	[3]	0.2	0.3
Total lease cost		16.3	16.7
Operating cash outflows from operating leases		(12.9)	(12.5)
Operating cash outflows from finance leases		(0.2)	(0.3)
Financing cash outflows from finance leases		$ (2.4)	$ (1.9)
[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 - Weighted-aver

Note 5 - Leases - Weighted-average Remaining Lease Terms and Weighted-average Discount Rates (Details)	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (in years) (Year)	8 years 4 months 24 days	9 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (in years) (Year)	1 year 6 months	2 years
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	3.70%	4.00%
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases	3.70%	4.10%

Note 5 - Leases - Maturities of

Note 5 - Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022USD ($)
2022, operating leases	$ 35.1
2022, finance lease	12.3
2023, operating leases	44.9
2023, finance lease	1.6
2024, operating leases	36.9
2024, finance lease	0.5
2025, operating leases	33.4
2025, finance lease	0.1
2026, operating leases	30.3
2026, finance lease	0
2027 and thereafter, operating leases	147
2027 and thereafter, finance lease	0
Total lease payments, operating leases	327.6
Total lease payments, finance leases	14.5
Less: Amount representing interest, operating leases	(53.1)
Less: Amount representing interest, finance leases	(1.5)
Present value of total lease payments, operating leases	274.5
Present value of total lease payments, finance leases	$ 13

Note 6 - Acquisitions (Details

Note 6 - Acquisitions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 22, 2022	Mar. 01, 2022	Feb. 11, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 22, 2024	Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill, Acquired During Period				$ 270,700
Business Acquisition, Goodwill Non-tax Deductible, Amount				146,700
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs				1,400	$ 500
Current Portion of Escrow				9,600			$ 10,600
Escrow Deposit				0			4,700
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Current				400			500
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Noncurrent				$ 21,800			$ 21,700
Opta Information Intelligence Corp. [Member]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		100.00%
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total		$ 217,600
Business Combination, Indemnification Assets, Amount as of Acquisition Date		$ 800
Infutor Data Solutions, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired			100.00%
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total			$ 220,700
Business Combination, Working Capital Escrow			1,500
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High			$ 25,000
Whitespace Software Limited [Member]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	16.00%
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total	$ 8,200
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Including Subsequent Acquisition, Percentage	67.00%
Whitespace Software Limited [Member] | Forecast [Member]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired						33.00%

Note 6 - Acquisitions - Assets

Note 6 - Acquisitions - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill	$ 3,957.6		$ 4,331.2
Less: Cash acquired	17.4	$ 3.8
Net cash purchase price	445.4	$ 13.7
Opta Information Intelligence Corp. [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0.4
Accounts receivable	6.1
Other current assets	1.3
Fixed assets	1.5
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	1
Intangible assets	83.4
Goodwill	145.5
Other noncurrent assets	0
Total assets acquired	239.2
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	4.1
Deferred revenues	0.2
Operating lease liabilities	1
Deferred income tax, net	15.9
Other noncurrent liabilities	0
Total liabilities assumed	21.2
Net assets acquired	218
Less: Cash acquired	0.4
Net cash purchase price	217.6
Infutor Data Solutions, LLC [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	17
Accounts receivable	10.7
Other current assets	7
Fixed assets	0.9
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	2.3
Intangible assets	87.6
Goodwill	124.5
Other noncurrent assets	0.1
Total assets acquired	250.1
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	6
Deferred revenues	3.1
Operating lease liabilities	3.3
Deferred income tax, net	0
Other noncurrent liabilities	0
Total liabilities assumed	12.4
Net assets acquired	237.7
Less: Cash acquired	17
Net cash purchase price	220.7
Acquisition, Others [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0
Accounts receivable	0
Other current assets	0
Fixed assets	0.3
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	0
Intangible assets	0.7
Goodwill	0.7
Other noncurrent assets	0
Total assets acquired	1.7
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	0.1
Deferred revenues	0
Operating lease liabilities	0
Deferred income tax, net	0.2
Other noncurrent liabilities	0.1
Total liabilities assumed	0.4
Net assets acquired	1.3
Less: Cash acquired	0
Net cash purchase price	1.3
2022 Acquisition [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	17.4
Accounts receivable	16.8
Other current assets	8.3
Fixed assets	2.7
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	3.3
Intangible assets	171.7
Goodwill	270.7
Other noncurrent assets	0.1
Total assets acquired	491
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	10.2
Deferred revenues	3.3
Operating lease liabilities	4.3
Deferred income tax, net	16.1
Other noncurrent liabilities	0.1
Total liabilities assumed	34
Net assets acquired	457
Less: Cash acquired	17.4
Net cash purchase price	$ 439.6

Note 6 - Acquisitions - Amounts

Note 6 - Acquisitions - Amounts Assigned to Intangible Assets (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022USD ($)
Total intangible assets	$ 171.7
Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	5 years
Total intangible assets	$ 40.7
Marketing-Related Intangible Assets [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	1 year
Total intangible assets	$ 2
Customer-Related Intangible Assets [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	12 years
Total intangible assets	$ 129

Note 7 - Disposition and Busi_3

Note 7 - Disposition and Business Held for Sale (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 11, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Other Operating Income (Expense) [Member]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of		$ 73.7
Environmental Health and Safety Business [Member] | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration	$ 575
Environmental Health and Safety Business [Member] | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] | Other Operating Income (Expense) [Member]
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax	$ 450.8
Verisk Financial Services [Member] | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration		498.6
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Revenue		34.8
Verisk Financial Services [Member] | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Other Operating Income (Expense) [Member]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of		$ 73.7	$ 134

Note 7 - Disposition and Busi_4

Note 7 - Disposition and Business Held for Sale - Divestitures and Business Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets	$ 51.7	$ 0
Noncurrent assets	490.5	0
Current liabilities	20.3	0
Noncurrent liabilities	14.6	$ 0
Environmental Health and Safety Business [Member] | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	12.7
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	24.4
Prepaid expenses	3.5
Other current assets	0.4
Current assets	41
Fixed assets, net	16.4
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	6.4
Intangible assets, net	24.2
Goodwill	116.5
Other noncurrent assets	4.8
Noncurrent assets	168.3
Total assets	209.3
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	9.6
Deferred revenues	54.1
Operating lease liabilities	1.7
Income taxes payable	11.9
Current liabilities	77.3
Deferred income tax liabilities	(0.8)
Operating lease liabilities	6.1
Other noncurrent liabilities	2.5
Noncurrent liabilities	7.8
Total liabilities	85.1
Verisk Financial Services [Member] | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	8.1
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	39.1
Prepaid expenses	3.4
Other current assets	1.1
Current assets	51.7
Fixed assets, net	3
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	1.5
Intangible assets, net	5.4
Goodwill	473.6
Other noncurrent assets	7
Noncurrent assets	490.5
Total assets	542.2
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	12.3
Deferred revenues	7.2
Operating lease liabilities	3.4
Current liabilities	20.3
Operating lease liabilities	5.3
Noncurrent liabilities	14.6
Total liabilities	34.9
Income taxes payable	(2.6)
Deferred income tax liabilities	$ 9.3

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangi_3

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 01, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$ 0	$ 1,700
Asset Impairment Charges, Total		73,700	$ 0	$ 134,000
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Total				88,200
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges, Total				$ 45,800
Amortization of Intangible Assets		44,600	$ 45,000
Other Operating Income (Expense) [Member]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of		$ 73,700

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangi_4

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Changes in Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 01, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022
Goodwill		$ 4,331,200
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		270,700
Purchase accounting reclassifications		200
Impairment charge	$ 0	(1,700)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(52,700)
Goodwill		3,957,600
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member]
Disposition or held for sale		(116,500)
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Disposition or held for sale		(473,600)
Insurance [Member]
Goodwill		1,454,800
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		270,700
Purchase accounting reclassifications		200
Impairment charge		0
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(12,900)
Goodwill		1,712,800
Insurance [Member] | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member]
Disposition or held for sale		0
Insurance [Member] | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Disposition or held for sale		0
Energy and Specialized Markets [Member]
Goodwill		2,401,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		0
Purchase accounting reclassifications		0
Impairment charge		0
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(39,700)
Goodwill		2,244,800
Energy and Specialized Markets [Member] | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member]
Disposition or held for sale		(116,500)
Energy and Specialized Markets [Member] | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Disposition or held for sale		0
Financial Services [Member]
Goodwill		475,400
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		0
Purchase accounting reclassifications		0
Impairment charge		(1,700)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(100)
Goodwill		0
Financial Services [Member] | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member]
Disposition or held for sale		0
Financial Services [Member] | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Disposition or held for sale		$ (473,600)

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangi_5

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets and Related Accumulated Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Cost	$ 2,193.6	$ 2,355.1
Accumulated amortization	(913.5)	(1,129.2)
Net	$ 1,280.1	$ 1,225.9
Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	7 years	7 years
Cost	$ 552.5	$ 576.4
Accumulated amortization	(362)	(403.3)
Net	$ 190.5	$ 173.1
Marketing-Related Intangible Assets [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	15 years	15 years
Cost	$ 246	$ 274.1
Accumulated amortization	(108.4)	(129.6)
Net	$ 137.6	$ 144.5
Contract-Based Intangible Assets [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	6 years	6 years
Cost	$ 5	$ 5
Accumulated amortization	(5)	(5)
Net	$ 0	$ 0
Customer-Related Intangible Assets [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	13 years	13 years
Cost	$ 956.4	$ 1,015.4
Accumulated amortization	(289.2)	(426.5)
Net	$ 667.2	$ 588.9
Database [Member]
Weighted average useful life (Year)	18 years	18 years
Cost	$ 433.7	$ 484.2
Accumulated amortization	(148.9)	(164.8)
Net	$ 284.8	$ 319.4

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangi_6

Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Estimated Amortization Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
2022	$ 118
2023	148.5
2024	144
2025	119.9
2026	116.1
2027 and thereafter	633.6
Total	$ 1,280.1	$ 1,225.9

Note 9 - Income Taxes (Details

Note 9 - Income Taxes (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent, Total	17.20%	22.50%

Note 10 - Debt (Details Textual

Note 10 - Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	May 03, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 11, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		$ 4.6		$ 5.1
Bilateral Term Loan Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 125
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		1,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		185.4		384.9
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Repayments of Debt	$ 150
Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt, Gross		$ 2,700		$ 2,700

Note 10 - Debt - Short-term and

Note 10 - Debt - Short-term and Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Unamortized discount		$ 1,296.3	$ 971.3
Syndicated revolving credit facility debt issuance costs		(1.1)	(1.2)
Long-term debt		2,342.8	2,342.8
Total debt		3,639.1	3,314.1
The 3.625% Senior Note [Member]
Long-term debt		489.8	489.7
The 4.125% Senior Note [Member]
Long-term debt		610.5	610.9
The 4.000% Senior Note [Member]
Long-term debt		896.2	895.9
The 5.500% Senior Note [Member]
Long-term debt		345.9	345.9
Short-term Debt and Current Portion of Long-term Debt [Member]
Finance lease liabilities, current	[1]	11.5	11.7
Long-Term Debt [Member]
Finance lease liabilities, noncurrent	[1]	$ 1.5	$ 1.6
The 4.125% Senior Note [Member]
Interest rate		4.125%	4.125%
Long-term debt		$ 349.8	$ 349.6
Line of Credit [Member]
Syndicated revolving credit facility		810	610
Term Loan Facility [Member]
Term loan facility		$ 125	$ 0
[1]	Refer to Note 5. Leases

Note 10 - Debt - Short-term a_2

Note 10 - Debt - Short-term and Long-term Debt (Details) (Parentheticals)	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
The 4.125% Senior Note [Member]
Interest rate	4.125%	4.125%

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equit_2

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Feb. 16, 2022	Feb. 28, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Common Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares)			2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Share Price (in dollars per share)			$ 228.34	$ 214.63
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized (in shares)				80,000,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in dollars per share)				$ 0.001
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued (in shares)			0	0
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.31
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock				$ 49.4	$ 47.1
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)				3,052,561	560,526
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method				$ 571.3	$ 100
Treasury Stock, Shares, Total (in shares)			382,351,399	385,133,882
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Treasury Stock Reissued (in shares)				270,078
Shares Issued, Price Per Share (in dollars per share)				$ 12.83
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in shares)				1,405,680	946,563
Share Repurchase Programs [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount				$ 5,600
Treasury Stock, Cumulative Value Acquired, Cost Method				4,567.5
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount				$ 1,032.5
February 16, 2022 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount	$ 1,000
Additional ASR Agreement With Citibank, N.A. [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount			$ 100
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)		141,766	360,913	502,679
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 198.93
Repurchase Program [Member]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)				3,052,561
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share (in dollars per share)				$ 187.17
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method				$ 571.3

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equit_3

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Net income attributable to Verisk	$ 505.7	$ 168.6
Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS (in shares)	160,680,955	162,641,819
Potential common shares issuable from stock options and stock awards (in shares)	957,662	1,794,898
Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares used in diluted EPS (in shares)	161,638,617	164,436,717

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equit_4

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$ (409)	$ (338)
Pension and postretirement adjustment, net of tax	(56)	(56.6)
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	$ (465)	$ (394.6)

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equit_5

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity - Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to Verisk, before tax		$ (71)
Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to Verisk, tax		0
Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to Verisk, after tax		(71)
Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to noncontrolling interests, before tax		(0.6)
Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to noncontrolling interests, tax		0
Foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to noncontrolling interests, after tax		(0.6)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, before tax		(71.6)	$ 8.7
Foreign currency translation adjustment, tax		0	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment, after tax		(71.6)	8.7
Total other comprehensive income, before tax		(71)	9.7
Total other comprehensive income, tax		0	(0.2)
Other comprehensive loss		(71)	9.5
Pension and Postretirement Adjustment [Member]
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications, before tax		1.3	2.1
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications, tax		(0.2)	(0.5)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications, after tax		1.1	1.6
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (losses), before tax	[1]	(0.7)	(1.1)
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), tax	[1]	0.2	0.3
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service benefit reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (losses), after tax	[1]	(0.5)	(0.8)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax		0.6	1
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax		0	(0.2)
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax		$ 0.6	$ 0.8
[1]	These accumulated other comprehensive loss components, before tax, are included under "Cost of revenues" and "Selling, general and administrative" in our accompanying consolidated statements of operations. These components are also included in the computation of net periodic (benefit) cost (See Note 18. Pension and Postretirement Benefits for additional details).

Note 12 - Equity Compensation_3

Note 12 - Equity Compensation Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised	$ 15.8	$ 7.6
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)	608,598
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Year)	6 years 2 months 12 days
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Year)	5 years
Unrecognized Compensation Cost Related to Nonvested Share Based Compensation Arrangements	$ 138.3
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)	2 years 8 months 12 days
Minimum [Member]
Performance Share Units, Percnetage of Target Levels	0.00%
Maximum [Member]
Performance Share Units, Percnetage of Target Levels	200.00%
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	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)	74,887
Performance Shares [Member] | Key Employees [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	74,887
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%
Nonqualified Stock Options [Member] | Key Employees [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in shares)	608,895
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)	147,218
Restricted Stock [Member] | Key Employees [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	130,555
TSR Based PSUs [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	49,533
ROIC Based PSUs [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)	25,354
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | UK Sharesave Plan [Member]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)	452,085
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)	7,734	10,137
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | US ESPP [Member]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)		1,218,558
Value of Common Stock Issued to Employees Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 204.38	$ 167.84
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)	4 years
The 2021 Incentive Plan [Member]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)	13,802,358

Note 12 - Equity Compensation_4

Note 12 - Equity Compensation Plans - Summary of Stock Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Outstanding beginning balance, options (in shares)		5,067,098
Outstanding beginning balance, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 115.73
Outstanding, options, aggregate intrinsic value		$ 572.6
Granted, options (in shares)		608,598
Granted, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 198.15
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)		(164,742)
Exercised or lapsed, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 100.50
Exercised or lapsed, options, aggregate intrinsic value		$ 16.2
Canceled, expired or forfeited, option (in shares)		(35,641)
Canceled, expired or forfeited, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 166.26
Outstanding, option (in shares)		5,475,313
Outstanding beginning balance, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 124.11
Outstanding, options, aggregate intrinsic value		$ 495.6
Exercisable, options (in shares)		3,448,475	3,173,592
Exercisable, options, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 99.55	$ 89.14
Exercisable, options, aggregate intrinsic value		$ 396.9	$ 443
Nonvested, options (in shares)		2,026,838
Expected to vest, options (in shares)		1,748,384
Restricted Stock [Member]
Outstanding beginning balance, number of shares (in shares)		351,504
Outstanding beginning balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 161.33
Granted, number of shares (in shares)		147,218
Granted, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 196.02
Dividend reinvestment, number of shares (in shares)		0
Dividend reinvestment (in dollars per share)		$ 0
Exercised or lapsed, number of shares (in shares)		(74,494)
Exercised or lapsed, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 174.22
Canceled, expired or forfeited, number of shares (in shares)		(6,464)
Canceled, expired or forfeited, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 166.22
Outstanding ending balance, number of shares (in shares)		417,764
Outstanding ending balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 171.18
Nonvested, number of shares (in shares)		417,764	351,504
Expected, number of shares (in shares)		363,686
Performance Shares [Member]
Outstanding beginning balance, number of shares (in shares)		163,123
Outstanding beginning balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 192.99
Granted, number of shares (in shares)		74,887
Granted, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 201.27
Dividend reinvestment, number of shares (in shares)		302
Exercised or lapsed, number of shares (in shares)		(52,256)
Exercised or lapsed, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 173.59
Canceled, expired or forfeited, number of shares (in shares)		0
Outstanding ending balance, number of shares (in shares)		186,056
Outstanding ending balance, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 201.78
Nonvested, number of shares (in shares)		186,056	163,123
Expected, number of shares (in shares)	[1]	88,916
[1]	Includes estimated performance achievement

Note 12 - Equity Compensation_5

Note 12 - Equity Compensation Plans - Stock Options Granted Weighted Average Assumptions (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Expected volatility	25.27%	23.60%
Risk-free interest rate	1.43%	0.37%
Expected term in years (Year)	4 years 2 months 12 days	4 years 3 months 18 days
Dividend yield	0.60%	0.63%
Weighted average grant date fair value per stock option (in dollars per share)	$ 42.18	$ 36.09

Note 13 - Pension and Postret_3

Note 13 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details Textual)	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	45.00%	50.00%
Debt Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	55.00%	50.00%

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
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Pension Plan and SERP Plan [Member]
Interest cost	$ 2.8	$ 2.8
Expected return on plan assets	(8.2)	(8.2)
Amortization of prior service cost	0.1	0
Amortization of net actuarial loss	0.5	1
Net periodic (benefit) cost	(4.8)	(4.4)
Employer contributions (refunds), net	0.2	0.2
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Interest cost	0.1	0
Expected return on plan assets	(0.1)	(0.1)
Amortization of prior service cost	0	0
Amortization of net actuarial loss	0.1	0.1
Net periodic (benefit) cost	0.1	0
Employer contributions (refunds), net	$ 0.3	$ (0.4)

Note 14 - Segment Reporting (De

Note 14 - Segment Reporting (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
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
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Revenues	$ 775.5	$ 726.1
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	280.5	262.4
Selling, general and administrative	135.3	119.8
Other operating income (loss)	377.1	0
Investment (loss) income and others, net	(0.4)	1.7
EBITDA	736.4	345.6
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets	49.6	48.5
Amortization of intangible assets	44.6	45
Interest expense	31.3	35.4
Income before income taxes	610.9	216.7
Insurance [Member]
Revenues	586.4	535.6
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	193.8	173.2
Selling, general and administrative	90	74.7
Other operating income (loss)	0	0
Investment (loss) income and others, net	(0.3)	1.3
EBITDA	302.3	289
Energy and Specialized Markets [Member]
Revenues	154.3	156.2
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	65.1	65
Selling, general and administrative	38	37.9
Other operating income (loss)	450.8	0
Investment (loss) income and others, net	(0.1)	0.4
EBITDA	501.9	53.7
Financial Services [Member]
Revenues	34.8	34.3
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	21.6	24.2
Selling, general and administrative	7.3	7.2
Other operating income (loss)	(73.7)	0
Investment (loss) income and others, net	0	0
EBITDA	$ (67.8)	$ 2.9

Note 14 - Segment Reporting - L

Note 14 - Segment Reporting - Long-lived Assets By Country (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Total long-lived assets	$ 7,039.6	$ 6,905.5
UNITED STATES
Total long-lived assets	3,626.6	3,527.6
UNITED KINGDOM
Total long-lived assets	2,634.1	2,754
Other Countries [Member]
Total long-lived assets	$ 778.9	$ 623.9

Note 15 - Related Parties (Deta

Note 15 - Related Parties (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
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) - Erica Jackson in the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania against Lead Intelligence, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 10, 2020USD ($)
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	Apr. 01, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)		3,052,561	560,526
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method		$ 571.3	$ 100
Accelerated Share Repurcahse ("ASR") Agreement with Morgan Stanley [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount		$ 325
Accelerated Share Repurcahse ("ASR") Agreement with Morgan Stanley [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)	1,211,387
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 214.63
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method	$ 260