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2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312513076934 Filed on February 26, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2010 Q4	2010
Revenue	$351.6M	$293.2M	$1.138B
YoY Change	19.92%	10.6%	10.83%
Cost Of Revenue	$140.4M	$116.5M	$463.5M
YoY Change	20.52%	-24.05%	-5.66%
Gross Profit	$211.2M	$176.7M	$674.9M
YoY Change	19.52%	58.19%	25.96%
Gross Profit Margin	60.07%	60.27%	59.29%
Selling, General & Admin	$52.80M	$45.20M	$166.4M
YoY Change	16.81%	-12.91%	2.32%
% of Gross Profit	25.0%	25.58%	24.65%
Research & Development			$14.87M
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit			2.2%
Depreciation & Amortization	$19.50M	$17.70M	$68.10M
YoY Change	10.17%	0.0%	-4.35%
% of Gross Profit	9.23%	10.02%	10.09%
Operating Expenses	$72.30M	$63.00M	$181.2M
YoY Change	14.76%	-9.48%	-22.48%
Operating Profit	$138.9M	$113.7M	$440.9M
YoY Change	22.16%	170.07%	46.0%
Interest Expense	-$14.40M	-$9.100M	$34.66M
YoY Change	58.24%	-18.02%	-192.68%
% of Operating Profit	-10.37%	-8.0%	7.86%
Other Income/Expense, Net			-$34.26M
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$124.5M	$104.6M	$406.7M
YoY Change	19.02%	236.33%	53.68%
Income Tax	$44.20M	$38.70M	$164.1M
% Of Pretax Income	35.5%	37.0%	40.35%
Net Earnings	$80.30M	$65.90M	$242.6M
YoY Change	21.85%	-1129.69%	91.59%
Net Earnings / Revenue	22.84%	22.48%	21.31%
Basic Earnings Per Share			$1.36
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$471.0K	$367.3K	$1.30
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding			177.7M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			186.4M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q4	2010 Q4	2010
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$196.7M	$60.60M	$60.60M
YoY Change	224.59%	-21.3%	-21.3%
Cash & Equivalents	$191.6M	$54.97M	$55.00M
Short-Term Investments	$5.100M	$5.700M	$5.700M
Other Short-Term Assets	$41.25M	$28.50M	$28.50M
YoY Change	44.73%	-32.62%	-32.62%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses	$21.91M
Receivables	$153.3M	$126.6M	$126.6M
Other Receivables	$36.70M	$24.70M	$24.70M
Total Short-Term Assets	$453.7M	$240.4M	$240.4M
YoY Change	88.71%	6.7%	6.7%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$119.4M	$93.40M	$93.40M
YoY Change	27.85%	4.71%	4.71%
Goodwill	$709.9M	$632.7M
YoY Change	12.21%
Intangibles	$226.4M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$21.19M	$48.60M	$48.60M
YoY Change	-56.39%	-36.55%	-36.55%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.087B	$976.7M	$976.7M
YoY Change	11.34%	26.56%	26.56%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$453.7M	$240.4M	$240.4M
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.087B	$976.7M	$976.7M
Total Assets	$1.541B	$1.217B	$1.217B
YoY Change	26.62%	22.08%	22.08%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$163.0M	$112.0M	$112.0M
YoY Change	45.54%	10.45%	10.45%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$5.554M	$0.00	$435.3M
YoY Change			611.27%
Long-Term Debt Due	$5.600M	$437.7M	$2.400M
YoY Change	-98.72%	556.22%	-56.36%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$349.7M	$720.9M	$720.9M
YoY Change	-51.5%	140.06%	140.06%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.100B	$401.8M	$401.8M
YoY Change	173.84%	-23.83%	-23.83%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$61.87M	$208.8M	$208.8M
YoY Change	-70.37%	2.3%	2.3%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$61.87M	$610.6M	$610.6M
YoY Change	-89.87%	-16.54%	-16.54%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$349.7M	$720.9M	$720.9M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$61.87M	$610.6M	$610.6M
Total Liabilities	$1.640B	$1.332B	$1.332B
YoY Change	23.14%	29.03%	29.03%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$576.6M
YoY Change
Common Stock	$874.9M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.471B
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	379.7M shares
Shareholders Equity	-$98.49M	-$114.4M	-$114.4M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.541B	$1.217B	$1.217B
YoY Change	26.62%	22.08%	22.08%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2010 Q4	2010
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$80.30M	$65.90M	$242.6M
YoY Change	21.85%	-1129.69%	91.59%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$19.50M	$17.70M	$68.10M
YoY Change	10.17%	0.0%	-4.35%
Cash From Operating Activities	$51.90M	$94.20M	$336.0M
YoY Change	-44.9%	33.05%	2.95%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$17.90M	-$16.40M	$38.64M
YoY Change	9.15%	13.89%	-199.85%
Acquisitions			$189.6M
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$200.0K	-$197.7M	-$283.0K
YoY Change	-100.1%	7503.85%	-99.81%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$17.70M	-$214.2M	-$243.7M
YoY Change	-91.74%	1160.0%	31.51%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	104.7M	67.80M	-108.8M
YoY Change	54.42%	-258.78%	5.82%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	51.90M	94.20M	336.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-17.70M	-214.2M	-243.7M
Cash From Financing Activities	104.7M	67.80M	-108.8M
Net Change In Cash	138.9M	-52.20M	-16.44M
YoY Change	-366.09%	-570.27%	-142.93%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$51.90M	$94.20M	$336.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$17.90M	-$16.40M	$38.64M
Free Cash Flow	$69.80M	$110.6M	$297.4M
YoY Change	-36.89%	29.81%	-18.55%

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CY2010	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	49015000
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Tax Expense Benefit OtherTaxExpenseBenefit	49015000
CY2010	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	21298000
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-2175000
CY2010	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.36
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax	1870000
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	13372000
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	242552000
CY2010	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-34264000
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod	2186416	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Costs And Expenses CostsAndExpenses	697429000
CY2010	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit Realized From Exercise Of Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	49015000
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-6391000
CY2010	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.30
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	2547000
CY2010	us-gaap	Investment Income Nonoperating InvestmentIncomeNonoperating	305000
CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	186394962	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Payments To Acquire Businesses OtherPaymentsToAcquireBusinesses	15980000
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-108787000
CY2010	us-gaap	Cost Of Services CostOfServices	463473000
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Cash Received From Exercise Of Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	35482000
CY2010	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	240377000
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	3816000
CY2010	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Amortization CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization	10755000
CY2010	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	6877000
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	-899000
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	492000
CY2010	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	166374000
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	164098000
CY2010	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-109000
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	199000
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	4340000
CY2010	us-gaap	Related Party Transaction Expenses From Transactions With Related Party RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty	41000
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	140000
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	38641000
CY2010	us-gaap	Additions To Noncurrent Assets AdditionsToNoncurrentAssets	40945000
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	33045000
CY2010	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	49015000
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	536000
CY2010	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	27398000
CY2010	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	2138000
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	150726000
CY2010	us-gaap	Revenue From Related Parties RevenueFromRelatedParties	49788000
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	743000
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	19.77
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities	516000
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-283000
CY2010	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-239000
CY2010	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	2095140	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Capital Lease Obligations Incurred CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred	1554000
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	34664000
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	8.73
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax	-141000
CY2010	us-gaap	Business Combination Acquisition Related Costs BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts	544000
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	336032000
CY2010	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	49015000
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.048	pure
CY2010	vrsk	Transaction Costs TransactionCosts	1070000
CY2010	vrsk	Number Of Customers NumberOfCustomers	50	Customer
CY2010	vrsk	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriod	3509357	shares
CY2010	vrsk	Deferred Federal And Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalAndForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7933000
CY2010	vrsk	Change In Deferred Income Tax ChangeInDeferredIncomeTax	10294000
CY2010	vrsk	Deferred Tax Liability Established On Date Of Acquisition DeferredTaxLiabilityEstablishedOnDateOfAcquisition	-36537000
CY2010	vrsk	Earnings Before Interest Income Taxes Depreciation Amortization From Reportable Segment EarningsBeforeInterestIncomeTaxesDepreciationAmortizationFromReportableSegment	509440000
CY2010	vrsk	Investment Income And Realized Gain Loss On Securities Net InvestmentIncomeAndRealizedGainLossOnSecuritiesNet	400000
CY2010	vrsk	Ksop Compensation Expense KsopCompensationExpense	11573000
CY2010	vrsk	Ksop Shares Earned KsopSharesEarned	11573000
CY2010	vrsk	Segment Reporting Information Maximum Percentage Of Companys Consolidated Revenue SegmentReportingInformationMaximumPercentageOfCompanysConsolidatedRevenue	0.0100	pure
CY2010	vrsk	Segment Reporting Information Number Of Outside Countries Accounted For Companys Consolidated Revenue SegmentReportingInformationNumberOfOutsideCountriesAccountedForCompanysConsolidatedRevenue	0	Country
CY2010	vrsk	Segment Reporting Information Proportion Of Companys Consolidated Revenue Accounted By Outside Countries SegmentReportingInformationProportionOfCompanysConsolidatedRevenueAccountedByOutsideCountries	1.00% or more
CY2010	vrsk	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Aggregate Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageAggregateFairValue	17677000
CY2010	vrsk	Increase Decrease Of Income Tax Expense IncreaseDecreaseOfIncomeTaxExpense	2362000
CY2010	vrsk	Increase In Goodwill During Period IncreaseInGoodwillDuringPeriod	882000
CY2010	vrsk	Common Stock Repurchased Average Price Per Share CommonStockRepurchasedAveragePricePerShare	26.3644
CY2010	vrsk	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Options Forfeited In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOptionsForfeitedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	5.84
CY2010	vrsk	Accrual Of Acquisition Related Liabilities AccrualOfAcquisitionRelatedLiabilities	3500000
CY2010	vrsk	Expected Return On Plan Assets ExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets	0.0825	pure
CY2010	vrsk	Percentage Of Revenues Represented By Major Customers PercentageOfRevenuesRepresentedByMajorCustomers	0.45	pure
CY2010	vrsk	Percentage Of Revenues Accounted By Major Customers PercentageOfRevenuesAccountedByMajorCustomers	0.05	pure
CY2010	vrsk	Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gains Loss Of Registered Investment AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainsLossOfRegisteredInvestment	95000
CY2010	vrsk	Other Than Temporary Impairment Of Registered Investment Securities OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentOfRegisteredInvestmentSecurities
CY2010	vrsk	Other Than Temporary Impairment Of Noncontrolling Interest In Non Public Companies OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentOfNoncontrollingInterestInNonPublicCompanies
CY2010	vrsk	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Stock Acquisitions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromStockAcquisitions	392000
CY2010	vrsk	Current Federal And Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalAndForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	126075000
CY2010	vrsk	Number Of Shares Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation NumberOfSharesRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	503043	shares
CY2010	vrsk	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Values ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValues	5.04
CY2010	vrsk	Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share Granted WeightedAverageExercisePricePerShareGranted	28.36
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxes	46959000
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	5543866	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	8381000
CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Purchase Accounting Adjustments GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments	-761000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-22076000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	43345000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	121721000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Pension And Postretirement Obligations IncreaseDecreaseInPensionAndPostretirementObligations	-13599000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-204129000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	7835000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	117717000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	21845000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	7.82
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	101031000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt Maturing In More Than Three Months ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebtMaturingInMoreThanThreeMonths	120000000
CY2011	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	15393000
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	166015238	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	192291	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Actual Return On Plan Assets Still Held DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsStillHeld	54000
CY2011	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Pro Forma Earnings Per Share Basic BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic	1.58
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.386	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Treasury Stock Reissued StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesTreasuryStockReissued	3716165	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	380710000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	12373000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	25926000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-183000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	460421000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	177663000
CY2011	us-gaap	Amortization Of Deferred Loan Origination Fees Net AmortizationOfDeferredLoanOriginationFeesNet	-1655000
CY2011	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	1331840000
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	48158000
CY2011	us-gaap	Cash Acquired From Acquisition CashAcquiredFromAcquisition	590000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	149613000
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpense	0.009	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	22656000
CY2011	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Revenue BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue	1437581000
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.011	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	1278000
CY2011	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	7309872	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	43827000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	10000000
CY2011	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	136629000
CY2011	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	11326624	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gain Loss Net AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet	686000
CY2011	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	21343000
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	27902000
CY2011	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Net Income Loss BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss	262765000
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	513381000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-132000
CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	57684000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Tax Expense Benefit OtherTaxExpenseBenefit	57684000
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	22656000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-22484000
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.70
CY2011	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Expiration Date1 LineOfCreditFacilityExpirationDate1	2016-10-24
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax	8572000
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	23277000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	282758000
CY2011	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-52960000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod	1574705	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	58227000
CY2011	us-gaap	Costs And Expenses CostsAndExpenses	818459000
CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit Realized From Exercise Of Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	53195000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-3268000
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.63
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	1753000
CY2011	us-gaap	Investment Income Nonoperating InvestmentIncomeNonoperating	201000
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	173325110	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Payments To Acquire Businesses OtherPaymentsToAcquireBusinesses	19560000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-34780000
CY2011	us-gaap	Cost Of Services CostOfServices	533735000
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Cash Received From Exercise Of Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	43345000
CY2011	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	260274000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	281000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Noncash Expense OtherNoncashExpense	585000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	6015000
CY2011	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Amortization CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization	9710000
CY2011	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	7065000
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities	125000000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	2720000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	3684000
CY2011	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	209469000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	177663000
CY2011	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-183000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-456000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	15468000
CY2011	us-gaap	Related Party Transaction Expenses From Transactions With Related Party RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty	0
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	908000
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	86000
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	59829000
CY2011	us-gaap	Additions To Noncurrent Assets AdditionsToNoncurrentAssets	68376000
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	51915000
CY2011	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	53195000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	1477000
CY2011	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	34792000
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Short Term Debt RepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	440000000
CY2011	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	3437000
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	154386000
CY2011	us-gaap	Revenue From Related Parties RevenueFromRelatedParties	13882000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	1730000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	22.58
CY2011	us-gaap	Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Useful Life AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife	P10Y
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities	1549000
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-868000
CY2011	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	1506440	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Capital Lease Obligations Incurred CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred	7248000
CY2011	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Pro Forma Earnings Per Share Diluted BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted	1.52
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	53847000
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	10.42
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax	351000
CY2011	us-gaap	Business Combination Acquisition Related Costs BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts	3364000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	375721000
CY2011	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	53195000
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.038	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	696559000
CY2011	vrsk	Defined Benefit Plan Target Allocation Percentage Of Assets DefinedBenefitPlanTargetAllocationPercentageOfAssets	1.0000	pure
CY2011	vrsk	Proceeds From Other Investing Activities ProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	300000
CY2011	vrsk	Transaction Costs TransactionCosts	979000
CY2011	vrsk	Maximum Unsecured Debt Leverage Ratio MaximumUnsecuredDebtLeverageRatio	0.0325	pure
CY2011	vrsk	Other Investing Activities OtherInvestingActivities	-300000
CY2011	vrsk	Number Of Customers NumberOfCustomers	50	Customer
CY2011	vrsk	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriod	2876730	shares
CY2011	vrsk	Deferred Federal And Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalAndForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	14896000
CY2011	vrsk	Change In Deferred Income Tax ChangeInDeferredIncomeTax	21321000
CY2011	vrsk	Deferred Tax Liability Established On Date Of Acquisition DeferredTaxLiabilityEstablishedOnDateOfAcquisition	1324000
CY2011	vrsk	Earnings Before Interest Income Taxes Depreciation Amortization From Reportable Segment EarningsBeforeInterestIncomeTaxesDepreciationAmortizationFromReportableSegment	592887000
CY2011	vrsk	Earnout Payments EarnoutPayments	3500000
CY2011	vrsk	Investment Income And Realized Gain Loss On Securities Net InvestmentIncomeAndRealizedGainLossOnSecuritiesNet	887000
CY2011	vrsk	Ksop Compensation Expense KsopCompensationExpense	12615000
CY2011	vrsk	Ksop Shares Earned KsopSharesEarned	12615000
CY2011	vrsk	Percentage Of Ownership On Outstanding Common Stock Required To Become Related Party PercentageOfOwnershipOnOutstandingCommonStockRequiredToBecomeRelatedParty	0.05	pure
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CY2011	vrsk	Segment Reporting Information Maximum Percentage Of Companys Consolidated Revenue SegmentReportingInformationMaximumPercentageOfCompanysConsolidatedRevenue	0.0100	pure
CY2011	vrsk	Segment Reporting Information Minimum Percentage Of Companys Consolidated Long Term Assets SegmentReportingInformationMinimumPercentageOfCompanysConsolidatedLongTermAssets	0.0100	pure
CY2011	vrsk	Segment Reporting Information Number Of Outside Countries Accounted For Companys Consolidated Revenue SegmentReportingInformationNumberOfOutsideCountriesAccountedForCompanysConsolidatedRevenue	0	Country
CY2011	vrsk	Segment Reporting Information Proportion Of Companys Consolidated Revenue Accounted By Outside Countries SegmentReportingInformationProportionOfCompanysConsolidatedRevenueAccountedByOutsideCountries	1.00% or more
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CY2011	vrsk	Common Stock Reissued CommonStockReissued	3716165	shares
CY2011	vrsk	Increase In Goodwill During Period IncreaseInGoodwillDuringPeriod	761000
CY2011	vrsk	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Options Forfeited In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOptionsForfeitedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	6.82
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CY2011	vrsk	Goodwill Accrual Of Acquisition Related Liabilities GoodwillAccrualOfAcquisitionRelatedLiabilities	250000
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CY2011	vrsk	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Stock Acquisitions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromStockAcquisitions	20000
CY2011	vrsk	Current Federal And Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalAndForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	133043000
CY2011	vrsk	Increase Decrease Of Acquisition Related Liabilities Adjustment IncreaseDecreaseOfAcquisitionRelatedLiabilitiesAdjustment	3364000
CY2011	vrsk	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Values ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValues	5.56
CY2011	vrsk	Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share Granted WeightedAverageExercisePricePerShareGranted	33.46
CY2011	vrsk	Purchase Accounting Adjustments Intangible Assets PurchaseAccountingAdjustmentsIntangibleAssets	491000
CY2012	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	FY
CY2012	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2012	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2012
CY2012	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
CY2012	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2012-12-31
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CY2012	dei	Trading Symbol TradingSymbol	VRSK
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CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxes	83711000
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	6880678	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	6310000
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Ultimate Health Care Cost Trend Rate DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate	0.0800	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	13.59
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CY2012	us-gaap	Goodwill Purchase Accounting Adjustments GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments	873000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Effect Of One Percentage Point Increase On Service And Interest Cost Components DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnServiceAndInterestCostComponents	19013000
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	159863000
CY2012	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Period For Recognition1 EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1	P2Y4M28D
CY2012	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	18386000
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	68388000
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	769513000
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Pension And Postretirement Obligations IncreaseDecreaseInPensionAndPostretirementObligations	-105829000
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-883583000
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	3905000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	47516000
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	10691000
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Employee Stock Purchase Plans StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans		shares
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CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	415553	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Actual Return On Plan Assets Still Held DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssetsStillHeld	45000
CY2012	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Pro Forma Earnings Per Share Basic BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic	1.94
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.366	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Treasury Stock Reissued StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesTreasuryStockReissued	6880678	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	162586000
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	20493000
CY2012	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	50624000
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	357224000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	3491591	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	72508000
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	6425000
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	15000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	519208000
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	190066000
CY2012	us-gaap	Amortization Of Deferred Loan Origination Fees Net AmortizationOfDeferredLoanOriginationFeesNet	-2337000
CY2012	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	1534320000
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Award Vesting Period1 ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriod1	P4Y
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	60977000
CY2012	us-gaap	Cash Acquired From Acquisition CashAcquiredFromAcquisition	36113000
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	257391000
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpense	0.009	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Discount From Market Price Purchase Date ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardDiscountFromMarketPricePurchaseDate	0.0500	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	24696000
CY2012	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Revenue BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue	1589149000
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.011	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	1065000
CY2012	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	5819260	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gain Loss Net AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet	-332000
CY2012	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	9453000
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	29618000
CY2012	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Net Income Loss BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss	321140000
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	591588000
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-265000
CY2012	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	88387000
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Tax Expense Benefit OtherTaxExpenseBenefit	88185000
CY2012	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	24696000
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	294000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Authorized Amount StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount	900000000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	63262000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod	973124	shares
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CY2012	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit Realized From Exercise Of Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	60672000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.92
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	1494000
CY2012	us-gaap	Investment Income Nonoperating InvestmentIncomeNonoperating	460000
CY2012	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	171709518	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Payments To Acquire Businesses OtherPaymentsToAcquireBusinesses	38800000
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	313555000
CY2012	us-gaap	Cost Of Services CostOfServices	607174000
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Cash Received From Exercise Of Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions	68388000
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	2250000
CY2012	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	318269000
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	945000
CY2012	us-gaap	Capitalized Computer Software Amortization CapitalizedComputerSoftwareAmortization	10986000
CY2012	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	7455000
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	-550000
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Effect Of One Percentage Point Decrease On Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation1 DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation1	-557729000
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	911000
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues	4777	shares
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CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	190066000
CY2012	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	15000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	11256000
CY2012	us-gaap	Related Party Transaction Expenses From Transactions With Related Party RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty	0
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	3206000
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	233000
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	74373000
CY2012	us-gaap	Additions To Noncurrent Assets AdditionsToNoncurrentAssets	79751000
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	69892000
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Effect Of One Percentage Point Increase On Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation	603722000
CY2012	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	60672000
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	1770000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	19.30
CY2012	us-gaap	Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Useful Life AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife	P11Y
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities	1784000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-597000
CY2012	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	919816	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Capital Lease Obligations Incurred CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred	3869000
CY2012	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Pro Forma Earnings Per Share Diluted BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted	1.87
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	468229000
CY2012	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	60672000
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.018	pure
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CY2012	vrsk	Defined Benefit Plan Target Allocation Percentage Of Assets DefinedBenefitPlanTargetAllocationPercentageOfAssets	1.0000	pure
CY2012	vrsk	Transaction Costs TransactionCosts	1874000
CY2012	vrsk	Maximum Unsecured Debt Leverage Ratio MaximumUnsecuredDebtLeverageRatio	0.0350	pure
CY2012	vrsk	Number Of Customers NumberOfCustomers	50	Customer
CY2012	vrsk	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriod	3524363	shares
CY2012	vrsk	Deferred Federal And Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalAndForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	56952000
CY2012	vrsk	Maturity Period Of Cash And Cash Equivalents MaturityPeriodOfCashAndCashEquivalents	90 days or less
CY2012	vrsk	Change In Deferred Income Tax ChangeInDeferredIncomeTax	63261000
CY2012	vrsk	Deferred Tax Liability Established On Date Of Acquisition DeferredTaxLiabilityEstablishedOnDateOfAcquisition	-80979000
CY2012	vrsk	Earnings Before Interest Income Taxes Depreciation Amortization From Reportable Segment EarningsBeforeInterestIncomeTaxesDepreciationAmortizationFromReportableSegment	695915000
CY2012	vrsk	Earnout Payments EarnoutPayments	250000
CY2012	vrsk	Investment Income And Realized Gain Loss On Securities Net InvestmentIncomeAndRealizedGainLossOnSecuritiesNet	128000
CY2012	vrsk	Ksop Compensation Expense KsopCompensationExpense	13111000
CY2012	vrsk	Ksop Shares Earned KsopSharesEarned	13111000
CY2012	vrsk	Nonqualified Stock Option Contractual Term NonqualifiedStockOptionContractualTerm	P10Y
CY2012	vrsk	Percentage Of Ownership On Outstanding Common Stock Required To Become Related Party PercentageOfOwnershipOnOutstandingCommonStockRequiredToBecomeRelatedParty	0.05	pure
CY2012	vrsk	Purchase Accounting Adjustments Assets PurchaseAccountingAdjustmentsAssets	882000
CY2012	vrsk	Purchase Accounting Adjustments Fixed Assets PurchaseAccountingAdjustmentsFixedAssets	226000
CY2012	vrsk	Purchase Accounting Adjustments Liabilities PurchaseAccountingAdjustmentsLiabilities	1233000
CY2012	vrsk	Reduced Pension Liability ReducedPensionLiability	10200000
CY2012	vrsk	Segment Reporting Information Maximum Percentage Of Companys Consolidated Revenue SegmentReportingInformationMaximumPercentageOfCompanysConsolidatedRevenue	0.0100	pure
CY2012	vrsk	Segment Reporting Information Minimum Percentage Of Companys Consolidated Long Term Assets SegmentReportingInformationMinimumPercentageOfCompanysConsolidatedLongTermAssets	0.0100	pure
CY2012	vrsk	Segment Reporting Information Number Of Outside Countries Accounted For Companys Consolidated Revenue SegmentReportingInformationNumberOfOutsideCountriesAccountedForCompanysConsolidatedRevenue	0	Country
CY2012	vrsk	Segment Reporting Information Proportion Of Companys Consolidated Revenue Accounted By Outside Countries SegmentReportingInformationProportionOfCompanysConsolidatedRevenueAccountedByOutsideCountries	1.00% or more
CY2012	vrsk	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Aggregate Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageAggregateFairValue	19834000
CY2012	vrsk	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Percentage Of Short Term Incentive Compensation Available For Payroll Deductions Maximum ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfShortTermIncentiveCompensationAvailableForPayrollDeductionsMaximum	0.5000	pure
CY2012	vrsk	Capital Loss Carryforward Expiration Date CapitalLossCarryforwardExpirationDate	2014
CY2012	vrsk	Common Stock Reissued CommonStockReissued	6933437	shares
CY2012	vrsk	Restricted Stock Lapses RestrictedStockLapses	201000
CY2012	vrsk	Increase In Goodwill During Period IncreaseInGoodwillDuringPeriod	836000
CY2012	vrsk	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Options Forfeited In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOptionsForfeitedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	5.62
CY2012	vrsk	Goodwill Finalization Of Acquisition Related Escrows GoodwillFinalizationOfAcquisitionRelatedEscrows	5934000
CY2012	vrsk	Goodwill Acquisition Related Escrow Funding GoodwillAcquisitionRelatedEscrowFunding	38800000
CY2012	vrsk	Expected Return On Plan Assets ExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets	0.0750	pure
CY2012	vrsk	Percentage Of Revenues Represented By Major Customers PercentageOfRevenuesRepresentedByMajorCustomers	0.38	pure
CY2012	vrsk	Percentage Of Revenues Accounted By Major Customers PercentageOfRevenuesAccountedByMajorCustomers	0.03	pure
CY2012	vrsk	Percentage Of Threshold Limit Of Revenues For Major Customers PercentageOfThresholdLimitOfRevenuesForMajorCustomers	0.04	pure
CY2012	vrsk	Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gains Loss Of Registered Investment AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainsLossOfRegisteredInvestment	420000
CY2012	vrsk	Other Than Temporary Impairment Of Registered Investment Securities OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentOfRegisteredInvestmentSecurities	74000
CY2012	vrsk	Other Than Temporary Impairment Of Noncontrolling Interest In Non Public Companies OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentOfNoncontrollingInterestInNonPublicCompanies	678000
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CY2012	vrsk	Defined Benefit Plan Ultimate Health Care Cost Decreasing Trend Rate DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostDecreasingTrendRate	0.0500	pure
CY2012	vrsk	Changes In Assumed Healthcare Cost Trend Rate ChangesInAssumedHealthcareCostTrendRate	0.01	pure
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CY2012	vrsk	Age For Eligible Employee AgeForEligibleEmployee	50	Age
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CY2012	vrsk	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Stock Acquisitions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromStockAcquisitions	3304000
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