0001799208-20-000031 | 10-Q | XBRL Viewer | DUN Bradstreet Holdings INC

Selling and administrative expenses

^[1]

$ 178.7

$ 442.1

$ 408.2

$ 1,258.0

$ 981.2

Operating expenses

^[1]

56.7

126.0

125.0

404.1

317.2

^[1]

122.4

131.9

152.7

401.2

492.3

Other income (expense) - net

^[1]

11.1

134.1

123.3

401.0

340.6

Restructuring charge

^[1]

0.1

4.9

8.2

16.2

44.1

Operating costs

^[1]

190.3

396.9

409.2

1,222.5

1,194.2

Operating income (loss)

^[1]

(11.6)

45.2

(1.0)

35.5

(213.0)

Interest income

^[1]

0.3

0.2

0.5

0.7

2.1

Interest expense

^[1]

(5.5)

(60.8)

(85.6)

(221.8)

(220.6)

^[1]

(86.0)

(9.5)

6.3

(42.2)

18.6

Non-operating income (expense) - net

^[1]

(91.2)

(70.1)

(78.8)

(263.3)

(199.9)

Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates

^[1]

(102.8)

(24.9)

(79.8)

(227.8)

(412.9)

Less: provision (benefit) for income taxes

^[1]

(27.5)

(9.3)

(24.0)

(111.1)

(84.1)

Equity in net income of affiliates

^[1]

0.5

0.7

0.5

1.9

3.4

Less: net (income) loss attributable to the non-controlling interest

^[1]

(74.8)

(14.9)

(55.3)

(114.8)

(325.4)

^[1]

(0.8)

(2.1)

(1.4)

(3.7)

(3.3)

Less: Dividends allocated to preferred stockholders

^[1]

0.0

(32.1)

(64.1)

(82.0)

Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)

^[1]

$ (75.6)

$ (17.0)

$ (88.8)

$ (182.6)

$ (410.7)

Basic earnings (loss) per share of common stock:

Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)

^[1]

$ (2.04)

$ (0.04)

$ (0.28)

$ (0.52)

$ (1.31)

Diluted earnings (loss) per share of common stock:

Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)

^[1]

$ (2.04)

$ (0.04)

$ (0.28)

$ (0.52)

$ (1.31)

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic (shares)

^[1]

37.2

415.7

314.5

348.5

314.5

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted (shares)

^[1]

37.2

415.7

314.5

348.5

314.5

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes:

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax

^[1]

$ (74.8)

$ (14.9)

$ (55.3)

$ (114.8)

$ (325.4)

^[1],[2]

5.9

36.7

(24.0)

21.8

(40.9)

Defined benefit pension plans:

Prior service credit (cost), net of tax expense (benefit)

^[1],[3]

(0.1)

(0.8)

0.0

(0.9)

0.0

Net actuarial gain (loss), net of tax expense (benefit)

^[1],[4]

65.5

0.0

Derivative financial instrument, net of tax expense (benefit)

^[1],[5]

(0.1)

0.6

0.0

0.1

(1.6)

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

^[1]

71.2

36.5

(24.0)

21.0

(42.5)

Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

^[1]

(3.6)

21.6

(79.3)

(93.8)

(367.9)

Less: comprehensive (income) loss attributable to the non-controlling interest

^[1]

(1.0)

(4.4)

4.8

(4.8)

3.0

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)

^[1]

(4.6)

17.2

(74.5)

(98.6)

(364.9)

Income Statement - Parenthetical [Abstract]

Foreign currency translation adjustments, tax expense (benefit)

0.1

2.4

$ 0.6

1.5

(0.2)

Prior service credit (cost), tax benefit

(0.2)

(0.3)

Net actuarial gain (loss), tax expense (benefit)

22.2

Derivative financial instrument, tax expense (benefit)

$ (0.1)

$ 0.3

$ 0.1

$ (0.5)

[1]	See Note 1 "Basis of Presentation" for further discussion.
[2]	Tax Expense (Benefit) of $2.4 million, $0.6 million, $1.5 million, $(0.2) million, and less than $0.1 million for the Successor three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, for the Successor nine months ended September 30, 2020, for the Successor period from January 1 to September 30, 2019, and for the Predecessor period from January 1 to February 7, 2019, respectively.
[3]	Tax Expense (Benefit) of $(0.2) million and $(0.3) million for the Successor three months and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.
[4]	Tax Expense (Benefit) of $22.2 million for the Predecessor period from January 1 to February 7, 2019.
[5]	Tax Expense (Benefit) of $0.3 million, less than $0.1 million, $(0.5) million, and $(0.1) million for the Successor three months ended September 30, 2020, for the Successor nine months ended September 30, 2020, for the Successor period from January 1 to September 30, 2019, and for the Predecessor period from January 1 to February 7, 2019, respectively.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 311.3	$ 98.6
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $10.7 at September 30, 2020 and $7.3 at December 31, 2019 (Note 4)	250.4	269.3
Other receivables	9.8	10.0
Prepaid taxes	102.0	4.0
Other prepaids	45.0	31.4
Other current assets	4.9	4.6
Total current assets	723.4	417.9
Non-Current Assets
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $14.4 at September 30, 2020 and $7.5 at December 31, 2019	30.6	29.4
Computer software, net of accumulated amortization of $106.6 at September 30, 2020 and $52.9 at December 31, 2019 (Note 17)	421.6	379.8
Goodwill (Note 17 and 18)	2,853.9	2,840.1
Deferred income tax	14.1	12.6
Other intangibles (Note 17 and 18)	4,925.3	5,251.4
Deferred costs (Note 4)	69.1	47.0
Other non-current assets (Note 7)	147.4	134.6
Total non-current assets	8,462.0	8,694.9
Total assets	9,185.4	9,112.8
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	60.4	55.0
Accrued payroll	76.2	137.9
Accrued income tax	11.2	7.8
Short-term debt (Note 6)	25.3	81.9
Make-whole derivative liability	0.0	172.4
Other accrued and current liabilities (Note 7)	131.0	167.3
Deferred revenue (Note 4)	481.6	467.5
Total current liabilities	785.7	1,089.8
Long-term pension and postretirement benefits (Note 10)	177.2	206.6
Long-term debt (Note 6)	3,257.5	3,818.9
Liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits	16.8	16.8
Deferred income tax	1,136.8	1,233.5
Other non-current liabilities (Note 7)	147.7	137.7
Total liabilities	5,521.7	6,503.3
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8 and 19)
Cumulative Series A Preferred Stock $0.001 par value per share,1,050,000 shares authorized and issued at December 31, 2019; Liquidation Preference of $1,067.9 at December 31, 2019 (Note 20)	0.0	1,031.8
Equity
Successor Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, authorized—2,000,000,000 shares; issued— 423,052,792 shares issued at September 30, 2020 and 314,494,968 shares issued at December 31, 2019	0.0	0.0
Capital surplus	4,303.5	2,116.9
Accumulated deficit	(692.0)	(573.5)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3.6)	(23.5)
Total stockholder equity	3,607.9	1,519.9
Non-controlling interest	55.8	57.8
Total equity	3,663.7	1,577.7
Total liabilities and stockholder equity	$ 9,185.4	$ 9,112.8

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowance on accounts receivable	$ 10.7	$ 7.3
Accumulated depreciation on property, plant, and equipment	14.4	7.5
Accumulated amortization on computer software	$ 106.6	$ 52.9
Preferred stock, par value (USD per share)		$ 0.001
Preferred stock authorized (shares)		1,050,000
Preferred stock issued (shares)		1,050,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference		$ 1,067.9
Common stock, par value (USD per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock authorized (shares)	2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Common stock issued (shares)	423,052,792	314,494,968

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

1 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Feb. 07, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:

Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

^[1]

$ (74.8)

$ (114.8)

$ (325.4)

Amortization of unrecognized pension loss (gain)

11.1

401.0

340.6

3.8

(0.3)

0.0

Pension settlement charge

85.8

0.0

Pension settlement payments

(190.5)

0.0

(105.9)

Impairment of assets

0.0

2.3

Income tax benefit from stock-based awards

10.3

Equity-based compensation expense

11.7

38.6

63.1

Restructuring charge

^[1]

0.1

16.2

44.1

Restructuring payments

(2.1)

(13.9)

(30.9)

Change in fair value of make-whole derivative liability

0.0

32.8

0.0

Changes in deferred income taxes

(33.2)

(100.6)

(98.7)

Changes in prepaid and accrued income taxes

(8.1)

(100.4)

(6.3)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

16.3

18.4

27.9

(Increase) decrease in other current assets

(1.2)

(12.0)

8.8

Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue

20.8

16.8

59.9

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

37.8

4.3

(28.5)

Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities

(39.7)

(7.6)

(46.0)

Increase (decrease) in other accrued and current liabilities

25.1

(35.5)

13.5

(Increase) decrease in other long-term assets

(96.0)

(34.7)

(32.5)

Increase (decrease) in long-term liabilities

154.6

(23.1)

(32.6)

Net, other non-cash adjustments

^[2]

2.8

33.2

14.5

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(65.4)

118.4

(132.1)

Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:

Payments for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

0.0

(20.6)

(6,078.0)

Proceeds from maturity of and (payment) for debt security investment

0.0

0.4

0.5

Cash settlements of foreign currency contracts

0.0

0.7

(1.3)

Additions to computer software and other intangibles

(0.2)

(7.8)

(9.0)

(5.1)

(81.6)

(40.1)

Net, other

0.0

0.1

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

(5.3)

(108.9)

(6,127.8)

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:

Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock in the IPO transaction and Private Placement

0.0

2,381.0

0.0

Proceeds from successor shareholders in the Take-Private Transaction

0.0

3,176.8

Payments for IPO offering costs

^[3]

0.0

(132.8)

0.0

Payment for the redemption of Cumulative Series A Preferred Stock

0.0

(1,067.9)

0.0

Payment for make-whole liability

0.0

(205.2)

0.0

Payment for debt early redemption premiums

0.0

(50.0)

0.0

Payments of dividends

0.0

(64.1)

Proceeds from issuance of Successor's Senior Notes

0.0

1,450.0

Retirement of Predecessor's Senior Notes

0.0

(625.1)

Payments of borrowings on Successor's Senior Notes

0.0

(580.0)

0.0

Payment of debt issuance costs

0.0

(122.6)

Debt extinguishment costs

0.0

(2.5)

0.0

Net, other

(0.1)

(6.8)

(5.7)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

96.9

196.0

6,374.8

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

1.2

7.2

(14.3)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

27.4

212.7

100.6

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

0.0

98.6

0.0

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

117.6

311.3

100.6

Cash paid for:

Income taxes, net of refunds

3.4

89.9

21.7

Interest

2.4

223.1

187.2

Predecessor Credit Facility

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:

167.0

0.0

Successor Credit Facility

(70.0)

0.0

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:

0.0

407.2

156.0

Successor Term Loan Facility

0.0

(407.2)

(132.9)

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:

0.0

2,479.4

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:

0.0

(12.7)

0.0

Bridge Loan

0.0

63.0

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:

0.0

$ (63.0)

0.0

Dun & Bradstreet Corp

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

$ 90.2

[1]	See Note 1 "Basis of Presentation" for further discussion.
[2]	Includes non-cash adjustments for the write down of deferred debt issuance costs and discount of $23.2 million associated with the partial redemption of the Senior Unsecured Notes and Senior Secured Notes during the nine months ended September 30,2020.
[3]	$131.9 million was paid by proceeds raised from the offering (see Note 2) and $0.9 million was paid prior to the IPO and Private Placement.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 06, 2020	Jul. 05, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Write-off of deferred debt issuance costs and discount			$ 23.2
Payments for IPO and private placement offering costs	$ 131.9	$ 0.9

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholder Equity (Deficit) (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

Total

Dun & Bradstreet Corp

Total Stockholder Equity (Deficit)

Dun & Bradstreet Corp

Common Stock

Dun & Bradstreet Corp

Capital Surplus

Dun & Bradstreet Corp

(Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings

Dun & Bradstreet Corp

Treasury Stock

Dun & Bradstreet Corp

Cumulative Translation Adjustment

Dun & Bradstreet Corp

Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans

Dun & Bradstreet Corp

Cash Flow Hedging Derivative

Dun & Bradstreet Corp

Non-Controlling Interest

Dun & Bradstreet Corp

Pension adjustments, tax expense (benefit)

$ 22.2

Change in cumulative translation adjustment, tax expense (benefit)

0.1

Derivative financial instruments, tax expense (benefit)

(0.1)

Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018

(13.5)

$ (689.9)

$ (13.5)

$ (705.8)

$ 0.0

$ 0.8

$ 0.0

$ 332.8

$ (13.5)

$ 3,325.0

$ 0.0

$ (3,310.3)

$ 0.0

$ (235.5)

$ 0.0

$ (818.3)

$ 0.0

$ (0.3)

$ 0.0

$ 15.9

Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]

(74.8)

^[1]

(75.6)

0.8

11.7

Pension adjustments, net of tax expense (benefit)

(0.1)

65.4

Change in cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax expense (benefit)

5.9

^[1],[2]

5.7

0.2

Derivative financial instruments, net of tax expense (benefit)

(0.1)

^[1],[3]

(0.1)

Balance at end of period at Feb. 07, 2019

(681.9)

(698.7)

0.8

344.5

3,249.4

(3,310.3)

(229.8)

(752.9)

(0.4)

16.8

Change in cumulative translation adjustment, tax expense (benefit)

(0.2)

Derivative financial instruments, tax expense (benefit)

(0.5)

Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018

(13.5)

$ (689.9)

(13.5)

$ (705.8)

0.0

$ 0.8

0.0

$ 332.8

(13.5)

$ 3,325.0

0.0

$ (3,310.3)

0.0

$ (235.5)

0.0

$ (818.3)

0.0

$ (0.3)

0.0

$ 15.9

Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]

Capital / equity contribution

(325.4)

^[1]

(328.7)

3.3

Take-Private Transaction

2,163.2

2,048.4

114.8

100.0

63.1

Preferred dividend

^[4]

(64.1)

Change in cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax expense (benefit)

(5.5)

(40.9)

^[1],[2]

(34.6)

(6.3)

Derivative financial instruments, net of tax expense (benefit)

(1.6)

^[1],[3]

(1.6)

Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2019

1,875.3

1,769.0

0.0

2,147.4

(342.2)

0.0

(34.6)

0.0

(1.6)

106.3

Change in cumulative translation adjustment, tax expense (benefit)

0.6

Balance at beginning of period at Jun. 30, 2019

1,812.0

1,796.6

0.0

2,100.5

(285.5)

0.0

(16.8)

0.0

(1.6)

15.4

Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]

Capital / equity contribution

(55.3)

^[1]

(56.7)

1.4

Take-Private Transaction

98.0

75.4

3.6

Preferred dividend

^[4]

(32.1)

Change in cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax expense (benefit)

(2.3)

(24.0)

^[1],[2]

(17.8)

(6.2)

Derivative financial instruments, net of tax expense (benefit)

^[1],[3]

0.0

Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2019

1,875.3

1,769.0

0.0

2,147.4

(342.2)

0.0

(34.6)

0.0

(1.6)

106.3

Pension adjustments, tax expense (benefit)

(0.3)

Change in cumulative translation adjustment, tax expense (benefit)

1.5

Derivative financial instruments, tax expense (benefit)

0.1

Conversion of pre-IPO liability classified as equity-based awards to restricted stock units

1.7

Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2019

1,577.7

1,519.9

0.0

2,116.9

(573.5)

0.0

(6.6)

(15.8)

(1.1)

57.8

Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]

Accretion - Series A Preferred Stock

(114.8)

^[1]

(118.5)

3.7

(36.1)

Issuance of Class A Common Stock in IPO, net of issuance costs

^[5]

2,248.2

^[6]

38.6

Preferred dividend

^[4]

(64.1)

Pension adjustments, net of tax expense (benefit)

(6.8)

(0.9)

Change in cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax expense (benefit)

21.8

^[1],[2]

20.7

1.1

Derivative financial instruments, net of tax expense (benefit)

0.1

^[1],[3]

0.1

Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2020

3,663.7

3,607.9

0.0

4,303.5

(692.0)

0.0

14.1

(16.7)

(1.0)

55.8

Pension adjustments, tax expense (benefit)

(0.2)

Change in cumulative translation adjustment, tax expense (benefit)

2.4

Derivative financial instruments, tax expense (benefit)

0.3

Balance at beginning of period at Jun. 30, 2020

1,389.0

1,331.1

0.0

2,043.9

(675.0)

0.0

(20.3)

(15.9)

(1.6)

57.9

Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]

Issuance of Class A Common Stock in IPO, net of issuance costs

(14.9)

^[1]

(17.0)

2.1

^[5]

2,248.2

^[6]

11.4

Pension adjustments, net of tax expense (benefit)

(6.5)

(0.8)

Change in cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax expense (benefit)

36.7

^[1],[2]

34.4

2.3

Derivative financial instruments, net of tax expense (benefit)

0.6

^[1],[3]

0.6

Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2020

$ 3,663.7

$ 3,607.9

$ 0.0

$ 4,303.5

$ (692.0)

$ 0.0

$ 14.1

$ (16.7)

$ (1.0)

$ 55.8

[1]	See Note 1 "Basis of Presentation" for further discussion.
[2]	Tax Expense (Benefit) of $2.4 million, $0.6 million, $1.5 million, $(0.2) million, and less than $0.1 million for the Successor three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, for the Successor nine months ended September 30, 2020, for the Successor period from January 1 to September 30, 2019, and for the Predecessor period from January 1 to February 7, 2019, respectively.
[3]	Tax Expense (Benefit) of $0.3 million, less than $0.1 million, $(0.5) million, and $(0.1) million for the Successor three months ended September 30, 2020, for the Successor nine months ended September 30, 2020, for the Successor period from January 1 to September 30, 2019, and for the Predecessor period from January 1 to February 7, 2019, respectively.
[4]	Related to the preferred stock dividends declared by the Board of Directors of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (formerly Star Intermediate I, Inc.) on May 31, 2019, July 30, 2019, March 4, 2020 and May 14, 2020, respectively, associated with its cumulative Series A Preferred Stock. The dividend payments of $21.3 million, $10.7 million, $32.1 million, $32.0 million and $32.1 million were made on June 19, 2019, June 28, 2019, September 27, 2019, March 27, 2020 and June 26, 2020, respectively. See further discussion in Note 20.
[5]	Net of IPO costs of $131.9 million paid by proceeds raised from the offering (see Note 2) and $0.9 million paid prior to the IPO.
[6]	Includes $1.7 million related to the conversion of pre-IPO liability classified equity-based awards into restricted stock units.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholder Equity (Deficit) Unaudited - (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 26, 2020	Mar. 27, 2020	Sep. 27, 2019	Jun. 28, 2019	Jun. 19, 2019
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Preferred stock dividend payments	$ 32.1	$ 32.0	$ 32.1	$ 10.7	$ 21.3

Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation	Sep. 30, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (formerly Star Intermediate I, Inc.) and its subsidiaries (‘‘we’’ ‘‘us’’ ‘‘our’’ or the ‘‘Company’’) were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (‘‘GAAP’’). They should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes, which appear in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, included in our final prospectus dated June 30, 2020 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2020. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for interim periods do not include all disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements and are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year or any subsequent period. In the opinion of our management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair statement of the unaudited consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented have been included. Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) and Private Placement On July 6, 2020, we completed an IPO of 90,047,612 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share at an offering price of $22.00 per share. Immediately subsequent to the closing of the IPO, a subsidiary of Cannae Holdings, Inc. ("Cannae Holdings"), a subsidiary of Black Knight, Inc. ("Black Knight") and affiliates of CC Capital Partners LLC ("CC Capital") purchased from us in a private placement $200.0 million, $100.0 million and $100.0 million, respectively, of our common stock at a price per share equal to 98.5% of the IPO price. We issued 18,458,700 shares of common stock in connection with the private placement. A total of 108,506,312 shares of common stock were issued in the IPO and concurrent private placement for gross proceeds of $2,381.0 million. See Note 2 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion, including the use of proceeds and the impact on common share and per share information. The Take-Private Transaction On August 8, 2018, a consortium of investors formed a Delaware limited partnership, Star Parent, L.P. (‘‘Parent’’) and Star Merger Sub, Inc. (‘‘Merger Sub’’), and subsequently formed subsidiaries including Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc., Star Intermediate II, LLC and Star Intermediate III, LLC. Also on August 8, 2018, The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation ("Dun & Bradstreet") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the ‘‘Merger Agreement’’) with Parent and Merger Sub. On February 8, 2019, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into Dun & Bradstreet with Dun & Bradstreet continuing as the surviving corporation. The transaction is referred to as the ‘‘Take-Private Transaction. ’’See further discussion on Note 15. As a result of the Take-Private Transaction on February 8, 2019, the merger was accounted for in accordance with ASC 805, ‘‘Business Combinations’’ (‘‘ASC 805’’), and Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. was determined to be the accounting acquirer. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and information are presented on a Successor and Predecessor basis. References to Predecessor refer to the results of operations, cash flows and financial position of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and its subsidiaries prior to the closing of the Take-Private Transaction. References to Successor refer to the consolidated financial position of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and the results of operations and cash flows of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the three months ended September 30, 2019 and the period from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019. During the period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019, Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. had no significant operations and limited assets and had only incurred transaction related expenses prior to the Take-Private Transaction. The Successor period includes the consolidated results of operations, cash flows and financial position of Dun & Bradstreet and its subsidiaries on and after February 8, 2019. The Predecessor and Successor consolidated financial information presented herein is not comparable primarily due to the impacts of the Take-Private Transaction including the application of acquisition accounting in the Successor financial statements as of February 8, 2019, as further described in Note 15, of which the most significant impacts are (i) the increased amortization expense for intangible assets; (ii) additional interest expense associated with debt financing arrangements entered into in connection with the Take-Private Transaction; (iii) higher non-recurring transaction costs and the pension settlement charge attributable to the Take-Private Transaction; and (iv) a shorter Successor period for our International operations. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Since the Take-Private Transaction, management has made changes to transform our business. As a result, during the fourth quarter of 2019, we changed the composition of our reportable segments, the classification of revenue by solution set and our measure of segment profit (from operating income to adjusted EBITDA (see Note 18 for further discussion of adjusted EBITDA) in the information that we provide to our chief operating decision makers ("CODMs") to better align with how they assess performance and allocate resources. Latin America Worldwide Network, which was previously included in the Americas reportable segment, is currently included in the International segment. Accordingly, prior period results have been recast to conform to the current presentation of segments, revenue by solution, and the measure of segment profit. These changes do not impact our consolidated results. We manage our business and report our financial results through the following two segments: •North America offers Finance & Risk and Sales & Marketing data, analytics and business insights in the United States and Canada; and •International offers Finance & Risk and Sales & Marketing data, analytics and business insights directly in the United Kingdom/Ireland ("U.K."), Greater China, India and indirectly through our WWN alliances. Except as described below, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect results of the subsidiaries outside of North America for the three and nine months ended August 31 in order to facilitate the timely reporting of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial results and unaudited condensed consolidated financial position. For the period from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019 (Successor), the results of subsidiaries outside of North America are reflected for the period from February 8, 2019 through August 31, 2019. For the period from January 1 to February 7, 2019 (Predecessor), the results of subsidiaries outside of North America are reflected for the period from December 1, 2018 to January 7, 2019. As a result of the lag reporting in the International segment, we excluded the revenue and expenses for the period of January 8, 2019 to February 7, 2019, (the "International lag adjustment"), in connection with the Take-Private Transaction on February 8, 2019. Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein reflect the latest estimates and assumptions made by management that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related disclosures as of the date of the unaudited consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods presented. Since early 2020, the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") global pandemic has caused disruptions in the economy and volatility in the global financial markets. There is considerable uncertainty regarding its duration and the speed and nature of recovery. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on our operations and financial performance will depend on the effects on our clients and vendors, which are uncertain at this time and cannot be predicted. In addition, the pandemic may affect management's estimates and assumptions of variable consideration in contracts with clients as well as other estimates and assumptions, in particular those that require a projection of our financial results, our cash flows or broader economic conditions.

IPO and Private Placement

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

IPO and Private Placement

On July 6, 2020, we completed an IPO of 90,047,612 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share at an offering price of $22.00 per share. Immediately subsequent to the closing of the IPO, a subsidiary of Cannae Holdings, a subsidiary of Black Knight and affiliates of CC Capital purchased a total of 18,458,700 shares of common stock from us in a private placement at a price per share equal to 98.5% of the IPO price for proceeds of $200.0 million, $100.0 million and $100.0 million, respectively. A total of 108,506,312 shares of common stock were issued in the IPO and concurrent private placement for gross proceeds of $2,381.0 million. The use of the proceeds from the IPO is as follows:


Gross proceeds	$	2,381.0
Less:
Underwriter fees	89.1
IPO related expenses (a)	42.8
Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock	1,067.9
Make-whole payment on redemption of Series A Preferred Stock	205.2
Partial redemption of 10.250% New Senior Unsecured Notes and accrued interest	312.0
Call premium on partial redemption of 10.250% New Senior Unsecured Notes	30.8
Partial redemption of 6.875% New Senior Secured Notes and accrued interest	282.2
Call premium on partial redemption of 6.875% New Senior Secured Notes	19.3
Cash to balance sheet	$	331.7

(a) Includes payment of $30.0 million to the Originating Sponsors (see Note 19), in connection with the waiver and termination of anti-dilution rights in the Star Parent Partnership Agreement. Also in connection with the IPO transaction, we paid fees of $2.5 million each to Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. ("THL") Managers and entities affiliated with William P. Foley II and Chinh E. Chu (Bilcar, LLC and CC Star Holdings, LP, respectively) for services provided.

In connection with the IPO, the following transactions occurred:

•On June 23, 2020, we increased our authorized common stock to 2,000,000,000 and our authorized preferred stock to 25,000,000 and effected a 314,494.968 for 1 stock split of our common stock. All of the common share and per share information in the consolidated financial statements for the Successor periods have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the increase in authorized common stock and stock split;

•All outstanding equity incentive awards in the form of profits interests were converted into common units of Star Parent, L.P. which retain the original time-based vesting schedule and are subject to the same forfeiture terms applicable to such unvested units.

•In connection with the IPO, we adopted the Dun & Bradstreet 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the ‘‘2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan’’). See further discussion in Note 11.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements	9 Months Ended
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Sep. 30, 2020
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Recent Accounting Pronouncements We consider the applicability and impact of all Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) and applicable authoritative guidance. The ASUs not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have an immaterial impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, “Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract: Disclosures for Implementation Costs Incurred for Internal-Use Software and Cloud Computing Arrangements - a consensus of the EITF.” The standard aligns the accounting for costs incurred to implement a cloud computing arrangement that is a service arrangement with the guidance on capitalizing costs associated with developing or obtaining internal-use software. Costs incurred during the planning and post implementation stages are typically expensed, while costs incurred during the development stage are typically capitalized. The capitalized implementation costs are to be expensed over the term of the hosting arrangement including renewal options to the extent those options are expected to be utilized. This update also requires the capitalized implementation costs to be presented in the consolidated financial statements consistent with the presentation of the ongoing fees and payments associated with the cloud arrangement. We adopted this update as of January 1, 2020 and applied its amendments prospectively to implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. This update did not have a material effect on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” The standard changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For trade and other receivables, held-to-maturity debt securities, loans and other instruments, entities are required to use a new forward-looking “expected loss” model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. For available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, entities measure credit losses in a manner similar to what is required under the existing guidance, except that the losses will be recognized as allowances rather than reductions in the amortized cost of the securities. We adopted this update as of January 1, 2020. This update did not have a material effect on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, "Income Taxes (Topic 740)." The amendments in this Update simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. We do not expect the adoption of this authoritative guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, “Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Defined Benefit Plans- General (Topic 715-20): Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans.” The standard amends ASC 715, “Compensation - Retirement Benefits,” to add, remove, and clarify disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The amendments are to be applied retrospectively. The standard is effective for public business entities for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020, and for all other entities for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this authoritative guidance will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

The entire disclosure for change in accounting principle. Includes, but is not limited to, nature, reason, and method of adopting amendment to accounting standards or other change in accounting principle.

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Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

The total amount of the transaction price for our revenue contracts allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) as of September 30, 2020 (Successor) is as follows:


	Fourth Quarter 2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		Thereafter		Total
Future revenue	$	377.1	$	810.9	$	375.9	$	172.8	$	72.5	$	281.5	$	2,090.7

The table of future revenue does not include any amount of variable consideration that is a sales or usage-based royalty in exchange for distinct data licenses or that is allocated to a distinct service period within a single performance obligation that is a series of distinct service periods.

Contract Balances


	At September 30, 2020		At December 31, 2019
Accounts receivable, net	$	250.4	$	269.3
Short-term contract assets	$	0.4	$	1.0
Long-term contract assets	$	1.3	$	2.8
Short-term deferred revenue	$	481.6	$	467.5
Long-term deferred revenue	$	13.7	$	7.8

The increase in deferred revenue of $20.0 million from December 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020 was primarily due to cash payments received or due in advance of satisfying our performance obligations, and the decrease of the purchase accounting fair value adjustments from our Take-Private Transaction in February 2019, largely offset by approximately $467.0 million of revenue recognized that were included in the deferred revenue balance at December 31, 2019.

The decrease in contract assets of $2.1 million is primarily due to $3.2 million of contract assets included in the balance at January 1, 2020 that were reclassified to receivables when they became unconditional, largely offset by new contract assets recognized in the period, net of new amounts reclassified to receivables.

Assets Recognized for the Costs to Obtain a Contract

Commission assets, net of accumulated amortization included in deferred costs, were $69.1 million and $47.0 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

The amortization of commission assets is as follows:


Period	Amortization
Three months ended September 30, 2020 (Successor)	$	4.6
Nine months ended September 30, 2020 (Successor)	$	11.8
Three months ended September 30, 2019 (Successor)	$	1.5
Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019 (Successor)	$	2.4
Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019 (Predecessor)	$	3.2

The entire disclosure of revenue from contract with customer to transfer good or service and to transfer nonfinancial asset. Includes, but is not limited to, disaggregation of revenue, credit loss recognized from contract with customer, judgment and change in judgment related to contract with customer, and asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer. Excludes insurance and lease contracts.

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Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring Charge

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Restructuring Charge

We incurred restructuring charges (which generally consist of employee severance and termination costs, and contract terminations). These charges were incurred as a result of eliminating, consolidating, standardizing and/or automating our business functions.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 (Successor) vs. Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Successor)

We recorded a restructuring charge of $4.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 (Successor). This charge consists of:

•Severance costs of $2.3 million under ongoing benefit arrangements. Approximately 45 employees were impacted. Most of the employees impacted exited the Company by the end of the third quarter of 2020. The cash payments for these employees will be substantially completed by the end of the first quarter of 2021; and

•Contract termination, write down of right of use assets and other exit costs, including those to consolidate or close facilities of $2.6 million.

We recorded a restructuring charge of $8.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 (Successor). This charge consists of:

•Severance costs of $5.0 million under ongoing benefit arrangements. Approximately 75 employees were impacted and exited the Company by the end of the third quarter of 2019. The cash payments for these employees were substantially completed by the end of the first quarter of 2020; and

•Contract termination, write down of right of use assets and other exit costs, including those to consolidate or close facilities of $3.2 million.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 (Successor) vs. Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Successor) and Period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019 (Predecessor)

We recorded a restructuring charge of $16.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (Successor). This charge consists of:

•Severance costs of $8.5 million under ongoing benefit arrangements. Approximately 145 employees were impacted. Most of the employees impacted exited the Company by the end of the third quarter of 2020. The cash payments for these employees will be substantially completed by the end of the first quarter of 2021; and

•Contract termination, write down of right of use assets and other exit costs, including those to consolidate or close facilities of $7.7 million.

We recorded a restructuring charge of $44.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 (Successor) and $0.1 million for the period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019 (Predecessor). These charges consist of:

•Severance costs of $32.8 million (Successor) and $0.1 million (Predecessor) under ongoing benefit arrangements. Approximately 455 employees were impacted and exited the Company by the end of the third quarter of 2019. The cash payments for these employees were substantially completed by the end of the first quarter of 2020; and

•Contract termination, lease termination obligations and other exit costs, including those to consolidate or close facilities of $11.3 million (Successor).

The following tables set forth the restructuring reserves and utilization for the three months ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, and September 30, 2020 (Successor), for the period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019 (Predecessor), and for the period from January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 and the three months ended June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2019 (Successor):


	Severance and Termination		Contract Termination and Other Exit Costs		Total
Successor:
Balance remaining as of December 31, 2019	$	6.3	$	4.8	$	11.1
Charge taken during first quarter 2020	2.0		—		2.0
Payments made during first quarter 2020	(4.8)		(1.4)		(6.2)
Balance remaining as of March 31, 2020	$	3.5	$	3.4	$	6.9
Charge taken during second quarter 2020	4.2		0.4		4.6
Payments made during second quarter 2020	(3.7)		(0.7)		(4.4)
Balance remaining as of June 30, 2020	$	4.0	$	3.1	$	7.1
Charge taken during third quarter 2020	2.3		—		2.3
Payments made during third quarter 2020	(3.0)		(0.3)		(3.3)
Balance remaining as of September 30, 2020	$	3.3	$	2.8	$	6.1


	Severance and Termination		Contract Termination and Other Exit Costs		Total
Predecessor:
Balance remaining as of December 31, 2018	$	4.7	$	2.9	$	7.6
Charge taken from January 1 to February 7, 2019	0.1		—		0.1
Payments made through February 7, 2019	(1.6)		(0.5)		(2.1)
Reclassification related to leases pursuant to the adoption of Topic 842	—		(2.4)		(2.4)
Balance remaining as of February 7, 2019	$	3.2	$	—	$	3.2


Successor:
Balance as of December 31, 2018	$	—	$	—	$	—
Impact of purchase accounting	3.2		—		3.2
Charge taken during the first quarter 2019	17.1		1.4		18.5
Payments made during first quarter 2019	(4.0)		(0.7)		(4.7)
Balance remaining as of March 31, 2019	$	16.3	$	0.7	$	17.0
Charge taken during the second quarter 2019	10.7		6.7		17.4
Payments made during second quarter 2019	(11.1)		(0.7)		(11.8)
Balance remaining as of June 30, 2019	$	15.9	$	6.7	$	22.6
Charge taken during the third quarter 2019	5.0		3.2		8.2
Payments and other adjustments made during third quarter 2019	(12.8)		(5.2)		(18.0)
Balance remaining as of September 30, 2019	$	8.1	$	4.7	$	12.8

Notes Payable and Indebtedness

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Notes Payable and Indebtedness

Successor Debt

In connection with the Take-Private Transaction on February 8, 2019, the Company entered into a credit agreement governing its New Senior Secured Credit Facilities (the “New Senior Secured Credit Facilities”). The New Senior Secured Credit Facilities provided for (i) a seven year senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $2,530 million (the “New Term Loan Facility”); (ii) a five year senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $400 million (the “New Revolving Facility”); and (iii) a 364-day repatriation bridge facility in an aggregate amount of $63 million (the "New Repatriation Bridge Facility"). The closing of the New Senior Secured Credit Facilities was conditional on the redemption of the Predecessor debt. Also on February 8, 2019, Merger Sub, which was merged into Dun & Bradstreet upon the closing of the Take-Private Transaction, issued $700 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.875% New Senior Secured Notes due 2026 and $750 million in aggregate principal amount of 10.250% New Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027. Together with the equity contributions from the investors, the proceeds from these financing transactions were used to (i) finance and consummate the Take-Private Transaction and other transactions, including to fund non-qualified pension and deferred compensation plan obligations; (ii) repay in full all outstanding indebtedness under the Company's then-existing senior secured credit facilities; (iii) fund the redemption and discharge of all of the Company’s then-existing senior notes; and (iv) pay related fees, costs, premiums and expenses in connection with these transactions.

In connection with the IPO transaction (see Note 2), we committed to repay as of June 30, 2020 and on July 6, 2020 repaid $300 million in aggregate principal amount of our 10.250% New Senior Unsecured Notes. As a result, the associated deferred debt issuance costs and discount of $10.5 million were written off. In addition, we were required to pay a premium of $30.8 million related to the repayment, for which we recorded an expense. Both were recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2020 and reflected within “Non-operating income (expense) – net” for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Initial debt issuance costs of $31.6 million related to the 10.250% New Senior Unsecured Notes were recorded as a reduction of the carrying amount of the notes and amortized over the contractual term of the notes, through the date of partial repayment. The remaining debt issuance costs of $15.7 million continue to be amortized over the remaining term of the notes.

On September 11, 2020, we amended our credit agreement dated February 8, 2019, specifically related to the New Revolving Facility. The amendment increases the aggregate amount available under the New Revolving Facility from $400 million to $850 million, and resets the New Revolving Facility maturity date, from February 8, 2024, to September 11, 2025. As a result of the amendment, we wrote off $0.8 million deferred debt issuance costs related to changes in syndication lenders and reported within “Non-operating income (expense) – net” for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Initial debt issuance costs of $9.6 million were included in "Other non-current assets" on the consolidated balance sheet and amortized over the initial term of the New Revolving Facility, through the date of the amendment. The remaining deferred debt issuance costs of $6.5 million, together with the additional issuance costs of $1.7 million incurred in connection with the amendment, are recorded in “Other non-current assets” on the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2020 and will be amortized over the new five-year term.

On September 26, 2020, we repaid $280 million in aggregate principal amount of our 6.875% New Senior Secured Notes. As a result, the associated deferred debt issuance costs and discount of $5.7 million were written off. In addition, we were required to pay a premium of $19.3 million related to the repayment, for which we recorded an expense. Both were recorded within “Non-operating income (expense)-net” for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Initial debt issuance costs of $17.9 million related to the 6.875% New Senior Secured Notes were recorded as a reduction of the carrying amount of the notes and amortized over the contractual term of the notes, through the date of the partial repayment. The remaining debt issuance costs of $8.6 million continue to be amortized over the remaining term of the notes.

Our borrowings are summarized in the following table:


		September 30, 2020						At December 31, 2019
	Maturity	Principal Amount		Debt Issuance Costs and Discount*		Carrying Value		Principal Amount		Debt Issuance Costs and Discount*		Carrying Value
Debt Maturing Within One Year:

New Repatriation Bridge Facility (1)	February 7, 2020	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	63.0	$	0.1	$	62.9
New Term Loan Facility (1)		25.3		—		25.3		19.0		—		19.0



Total short-term debt		$	25.3	$	—	$	25.3	$	82.0	$	0.1	$	81.9

Debt Maturing After One Year:
New Term Loan Facility (1)	February 8, 2026	$	2,492.1	$	80.9	$	2,411.2	$	2,511.0	$	98.3	$	2,412.7
New Revolving Facility (1) (2)	September 11, 2025	—		—		—		—		—		—
6.875% New Senior Secured Notes (1)	August 15, 2026	420.0		8.6		411.4		700.0		15.8		684.2
10.250% New Senior Unsecured Notes (1)	February 15, 2027	450.0		15.1		434.9		750.0		28.0		722.0




Total long-term debt		$	3,362.1	$	104.6	$	3,257.5	$	3,961.0	$	142.1	$	3,818.9
Total debt		$	3,387.4	$	104.6	$	3,282.8	$	4,043.0	$	142.2	$	3,900.8

*Represents unamortized portion of debt issuance costs and discounts.

(1) The New Senior Secured Credit Facilities and Successor notes contain certain covenants that limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness and guarantee indebtedness, create liens, engage in mergers or acquisitions, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of assets, pay dividends and distributions or repurchase capital stock, prepay certain indebtedness and make investments, loans and advances. We were in compliance with these non-financial covenants at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

(2) The New Revolving Facility contains a springing financial covenant requiring compliance with a maximum ratio of first lien net indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA of 6.75. The financial covenant applies only if the aggregate principal amount of borrowings under the New Revolving Facility and certain outstanding letters of credit exceed 35% of the total amount of commitments under the New Revolving Facility on the last day of any fiscal quarter. The financial covenant did not apply at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

New Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Borrowings under the New Senior Secured Credit Facilities bear interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable margin over a LIBOR rate for the interest period relevant to such borrowing, subject to interest rate floors, and they are secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets.

Other details of the New Senior Secured Credit Facilities:

•As required by the credit agreement, beginning June 30, 2020, the principal amount of the New Term Loan Facility is being paid down in equal quarterly installments in an aggregate annual amount equal to 1.00% of the original principal amount, with the balance being payable on February 8, 2026. Debt issuance costs of $62.1 million and discount of $50.6 million were recorded as a reduction of the carrying amount of the New Term Loan Facility and are being amortized over the term of the facility. The margin to LIBOR was 500 basis points initially. On February 10, 2020, an amendment was made to the credit agreement, specifically related to the New Term Loan Facility, which reduced the margin to LIBOR to 400 basis points. The maturity date for the New Term Loan Facility remains February 8, 2026 and no changes were made to the financial covenants or scheduled amortization. Subsequent to the IPO transaction, the spread was further reduced by 25 basis points to 375 basis points. The interest rate associated with the outstanding balances of the New Term Loan Facility at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were 3.895% and 6.792%, respectively. In connection with the term loan repricing, we incurred $0.8 million of third-party fees and

wrote off $6.2 million of deferred debt issuance costs and discount related to changes in syndicated lenders. Both were recorded within “Other income (expense)-net” for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

•The margin to LIBOR for borrowings under the New Revolving Facility was 350 basis points initially. Subsequent to the IPO transaction, the spread was reduced by 25 basis points to 325 basis points.

•The New Repatriation Bridge Facility matured on February 7, 2020. Debt issuance costs of $1.5 million were recorded as a reduction of the carrying amount of the New Repatriation Bridge Facility and were amortized over the term of the New Repatriation Bridge Facility. The margin to LIBOR was 350 basis points. The interest rate associated with the Repatriation Bridge Facility at December 31, 2019 was 5.292%. The outstanding balance of the New Repatriation Bridge Facility was fully repaid in February 2020.

New Senior Notes

The New Senior Secured Notes and the New Senior Unsecured Notes may be redeemed at our option, in whole or in part, following specified events and on specified redemption dates and at the redemption prices specified in the indenture governing the New Senior Secured Notes and the New Senior Unsecured Notes.

The scheduled maturities and interest payments for our total debt outstanding as of September 30, 2020 are as follows:


	Fourth Quarter 2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		Thereafter		Total
Principal	$	6.3	$	25.3	$	25.3	$	25.3	$	25.3	$	3,279.9	$	3,387.4
Interest	24.5		172.5		171.5		170.5		169.6		276.5		985.1
Total Debt	$	30.8	$	197.8	$	196.8	$	195.8	$	194.9	$	3,556.4	$	4,372.5

Retired Predecessor Debt

In connection with the Take-Private Transaction, we repaid in full all outstanding indebtedness under the Predecessor Term Loan Facility and Revolving Credit Facility and funded the redemption and discharge of the Predecessor senior notes, inclusive of a make-whole payment of $25.1 million, which was considered in our determination of the acquisition date fair value of the Predecessor senior notes as part of purchase accounting. Total unamortized debt issuance costs and discount of $6.6 million related to the Predecessor Term Loan Facility and Revolving Credit Facility were allocated zero value as part of purchase accounting. The weighted average interest rate associated with the outstanding balances related to the Predecessor Revolving Credit Facility prior to retirement as of February 7, 2019 was 3.66%. The interest rate associated with the outstanding balances related to the Predecessor Term Loan Facility prior to retirement as of February 7, 2019 was 4.00%.

Other

We were contingently liable under open standby letters of credit and bank guarantees issued by our banks in favor of third parties totaling $1.1 million at September 30, 2020 and $1.0 million at December 31, 2019 (Successor).

On April 20, 2018, we entered into three-year interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $300 million in year 1, $214 million in year 2 and $129 million in year 3. The objective of the swaps is to mitigate the variation of future cash flows from changes in the floating interest rates on our existing debt. See Note 13 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Other Assets and Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Other Assets and Other Liabilities [Abstract]

Other Assets and Liabilities

Other Non-Current Assets


	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Right of use assets (1)	$	88.8	$	87.9
Prepaid pension assets	17.1		9.9
Investments	28.0		23.7
Other non-current assets	13.5		13.1
Total	$	147.4	$	134.6

(1)Right of use assets at September 30, 2020 includes $11.4 million for a new lease entered into and an existing lease modified during the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Other Accrued and Current Liabilities:


	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Restructuring accruals	$	6.1	$	11.1
Operating expenses accruals	73.2		58.7
Accrued interest expense	10.3		49.3
Short-term lease liability	24.6		22.4
Other accrued liabilities	16.8		25.8
Total	$	131.0	$	167.3

Other Non-Current Liabilities:


	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Deferred revenue - long term	$	13.7	$	7.8

U.S. tax liability associated with the 2017 Act	49.8		55.0
Long-term lease liability (1)	73.1		71.2
Other	11.1		3.7
Total	$	147.7	$	137.7

(1)Long-term lease liability at September 30, 2020 includes $11.9 million for a new lease entered into and an existing lease modified during the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Contingencies	Sep. 30, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Contingencies	Contingencies In the ordinary course of business, we are involved in various pending and threatened litigation and regulatory matters related to our operations, such as claims brought by our clients in connection with commercial disputes, defamation claims by subjects of our reporting, and employment claims made by our current or former employees, some of which include claims for punitive or exemplary damages. Our ordinary course litigation may also include class action lawsuits, which make allegations related to various aspects of our business. From time to time, we are also subject to regulatory investigations or other proceedings by state and federal regulatory authorities, some of which take the form of civil investigative demands or subpoenas. Some of these regulatory inquiries may result in the assessment of fines for violations of regulations or settlements with such authorities requiring a variety of remedies. We believe that none of these actions depart from customary litigation or regulatory inquiries incidental to our business. We review lawsuits and other legal and regulatory matters (collectively "legal proceedings") on an ongoing basis when making accrual and disclosure decisions. When assessing reasonably possible and probable outcomes, management bases its decision on its assessment of the ultimate outcome assuming all appeals have been exhausted. For legal proceedings where it has been determined that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable, a liability based on known facts and which represents our best estimate has been recorded. Actual losses may materially differ from the amounts recorded and the ultimate outcome of our pending cases is generally not yet determinable. While some of these matters could be material to our operating results or cash flows for any particular period if an unfavorable outcome results, at present we do not believe the ultimate resolution of currently pending legal proceedings, either individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition. Ellis v. Dun and Bradstreet, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California On December 6, 2018, the Company was served with a complaint, captioned Dr. Jonathan C. Ellis v. Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (the “Complaint”). The Complaint alleged that in or about April 2018, the Dun & Bradstreet report on Doheny Endosurgical Center, which is owned by the plaintiff, was updated to incorrectly include a reference to a Dr. Jonathon Ellis, who was charged with criminal activity relating to a minor. The Complaint contained two causes of action, libel per se and false light invasion of privacy, and sought compensatory and punitive damages. The parties reached a settlement in September 2020 and the case has been dismissed with prejudice. In addition, in the normal course of business, and including without limitation, our merger and acquisition activities, strategic relationships and financing transactions, the Company indemnifies other parties, including clients, lessors and parties to other transactions with the Company, with respect to certain matters. We have agreed to hold the other parties harmless against losses arising from a breach of representations or covenants, or arising out of other claims made against certain parties. These agreements may limit the time within which an indemnification claim can be made and the amount of the claim. The Company has also entered into indemnity obligations with its officers and directors. Additionally, in certain circumstances, the Company issues guarantee letters on behalf of our wholly owned subsidiaries for specific situations. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount of future payments under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments made by Dun & Bradstreet under these agreements have not had a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Sep. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes In response to liquidity issues that businesses are facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act” or the “Act”) was signed into law on March 27, 2020 by the U.S. government. The Act provides for a five-year carryback of federal net operating losses generated in tax years beginning in 2018, 2019, or 2020. In addition, the Act temporarily increases the deductible interest expense, for tax years beginning in 2019 and 2020. See further discussion below. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2020 (Successor) was 37.2%, reflecting a tax benefit of $9.3 million on a pre-tax loss of $24.9 million, compared to 30.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, reflecting a tax benefit of $24.0 million on a pre-tax loss of $79.8 million. The change in the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the prior year period was primarily due to favorable adjustments related to the impact of the Act recorded in the current year quarter. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (Successor) was 48.8%, reflecting a tax benefit of $111.1 million on a pre-tax loss of $227.8 million, compared to 20.4% for the period from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019 (Successor), reflecting a tax benefit of $84.1 million on a pre-tax loss of $412.9 million, and 26.7% for the period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019 (Predecessor), reflecting a tax benefit of $27.5 million on a pre-tax loss of $102.8 million. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (Successor) was positively impacted by the $57.8 million net benefit resulting from the enactment of the Act which allows for the carryback of U.S. net operating losses arising in 2018, 2019 or 2020 to each of the five preceding years for which the corporate tax rate for certain years was 35% (periods prior to 2018), as compared to the current 21% tax rate. The aforementioned benefit was partially offset by the impact of non-deductible expense associated with the fair value adjustment related to the Series A Preferred Stock make-whole derivative liability. The effective rate for both the period from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019 (Successor) and the period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019 (Predecessor), was negatively impacted by non-deductible transaction costs incurred as part of the Take-Private Transaction, partially offset by the excess tax benefit related to the acceleration of the vesting of equity-based awards in connection with the Take-Private Transaction for the period January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019 (Predecessor).

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

Pension and Postretirement Benefits

Pension and Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]

Net Periodic Pension Cost

The following table sets forth the components of the net periodic cost (income) associated with our pension plans and our postretirement benefit obligations:


	Pension Plans										Postretirement Benefit Obligations
	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period						Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor		Successor								Predecessor
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019		Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Components of net periodic cost (income):
Service cost	$	0.4	$	0.4	$	1.3	$	1.0	$	0.3	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest cost	10.6		13.2		31.5		33.6		6.8		—		—		—		0.1		—
Expected return on plan assets	(21.8)		(23.2)		(65.5)		(59.4)		(10.6)		—		—		—		—		—
Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)	—		—		—		—		—		(0.1)		—		(0.3)		—		(0.1)
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)	—		—		—		—		4.0		—		—		—		—		(0.1)
Net periodic cost (income)	$	(10.8)	$	(9.6)	$	(32.7)	$	(24.8)	$	0.5	$	(0.1)	$	—	$	(0.3)	$	0.1	$	(0.2)

In connection with the Take-Private Transaction, a change in control was triggered for a portion of our U.S. Non-Qualified Plans upon shareholder approval of the transaction on November 7, 2018 and a settlement payment of $190.5 million was made in January 2019. For the remainder of the U.S. Non-Qualified Plans, a change in control was triggered upon the close of the transaction on February 8, 2019 and a settlement payment of $105.9 million was made in March 2019, effectively settling our U.S. Non-Qualified Plan obligation. As a result, we recorded a settlement charge of $85.8 million in the period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019 (Predecessor).

Also in connection with the Take-Private Transaction, we have remeasured our global pension and postretirement plans on February 8, 2019 to recognize as part of the transaction an asset or a liability representing the funded status of each of the plans. The unrecognized actuarial losses or gains were set to zero as of February 8, 2019 as a result of purchase accounting.

Stock Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Stock Based Compensation

In connection with the IPO, we adopted the Dun & Bradstreet 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, we are authorized to issue up to 40,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in the form of stock-based awards, such as, but not limited to, restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock options. As of September 30, 2020, a total of 31,498,741 shares of our common stock were available for future grants under the Plan.

The following table summarizes the stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units ("RSU's") granted in 2020:


Date	Number of shares granted	Grant date fair value per share	Vesting period (in years)	Vesting Criteria
Stock Options:
June 30, 2020 (1)	4,160,000	$4.80	0.0	N/A
June 30, 2020 (2)	3,840,000	$5.19	3.0	Service

Restricted Stock & RSU's:
August 12, 2020	75,378	$25.87	1.0	Service
August 12, 2020	220,335	$25.87	2.8	Service
August 12, 2020	205,546	$25.87	1.8	Service

(1)Awards were granted in connection with the IPO and fully vested at time of grant. See Note 19, "Related Parties" for further discussion.

(2)Awards vest ratably over three years in annual installments, commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date.

The following table summarizes the stock options, restricted stock and RSU's activity in 2020:


	Stock Options		Restricted Stock & RSU's
	Number of Options	Weighted-Average Exercise price	Number of Shares	Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balances, January 1, 2020	—	$—	—	$—
Granted (3)	8,000,000	$22.00	501,259	$25.87
Forfeited	—	$—	—	$—
Vested	—	$—	—	$—
Balances, September 30, 2020	8,000,000	$22.00	501,259	$25.87

(3)Included in the RSU's granted during the period is the conversion of 205,546 phantom units.

The following table sets forth the components of our equity-based compensation:


	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor
Equity-Based Compensation:	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Stock Options	$	1.7	$	—	$	21.7	$	—	$	—
Restricted Stock & RSU's	1.0		—		1.0		—		11.7
Incentive Units	7.0		3.6		15.9		7.9		—
Total Compensation Expense (4)	$	9.7	$	3.6	$	38.6	$	7.9	$	11.7

(4)The compensation expenses are included in the Selling and administrative expenses of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited).

In addition, in connection with the Take-Private Transaction, the Company issued 6,817.74280 Class B units of Parent and 15,867.80780 Class C units of Parent to certain investors, which vested immediately. We recognized an expense of $55.3 million related to these incentive units during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 (Successor), within the Selling and administrative expenses.


	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor
Expected Tax Benefit:	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Stock Options	$	5.6	$	—	$	5.6	$	—	$	—
Restricted Stock & RSU's	0.7		—		0.7		—		2.8
Incentive Units	—		—		—		—		—
Total Expected Tax Benefit	$	6.3	$	—	$	6.3	$	—	$	2.8

Equity-based compensation includes accelerated recognition of $3.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and $10.4 million for the Predecessor period from January 1 to February 7, 2019.

The following table sets forth the unrecognized equity-based compensation cost as of September 30, 2020:


Equity-Based Compensation:	Unrecognized Compensation		Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)
Stock Options	$	18.2	2.8
Restricted Stock & RSU's	9.7		2.0
Incentive Units	18.9		1.5
Total Unrecognized Compensation Expense	$	46.8	2.1

We accounted for stock-based compensation based on grant date fair value. For restricted stock, grant date fair value was based on the closing price of our stock on the date of grant. For stock options, we estimated the grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The assumptions for the Black-Scholes valuation model are set forth in the following table:


Weighted Average Assumptions
Weighted Average Expected Stock Price Volatility	28	%
Weighted Average Expected Dividend Yield	0.0	%
Weighted Average Expected Life of Option (in years)	3.98
Weighted Average Risk-Free Interest Rate	0.23	%
Weighted Average Black Scholes Value	$4.99
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$22.00

Expected stock price volatility was derived from the historical volatility of companies in our peer group. The risk-free interest rate assumption corresponds to the time to liquidity assumption and is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) for the period by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. In periods when we report net income, diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus the dilutive effect of our outstanding stock incentive awards. For periods when we report a net loss, diluted earnings per share is equal to basic earnings per share, as the impact of our outstanding stock incentive awards is considered to be antidilutive. Under our current and Predecessor's stock incentive program, stock-based awards included grants of restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock options.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:


	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor
(in millions, except per share data)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	(17.0)	$	(88.8)	$	(182.6)	$	(410.7)	$	(75.6)

Weighted average number of shares outstanding-basic	415.7		314.5		348.5		314.5		37.2
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-diluted	415.7		314.5		348.5		314.5		37.2

Earnings (loss) per share of common stock:
Basic	$	(0.04)	$	(0.28)	$	(0.52)	$	(1.31)	$	(2.04)
Diluted	$	(0.04)	$	(0.28)	$	(0.52)	$	(1.31)	$	(2.04)

The weighted average number of shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted earnings per share excludes the effect of potentially issuable common shares totaling 3,840,000 shares and 1,303,358 shares for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 (Successor), respectively, and 1,548 shares for the period from January 1 to February 7, 2019 (Predecessor). These potentially issuable common shares were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

We employ established policies and procedures to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates and foreign currencies. We use foreign exchange forward and option contracts to hedge certain short-term foreign currency denominated loans and third-party and intercompany transactions. We may also use foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge our net investments in our foreign subsidiaries. In addition, we may use interest rate derivatives to hedge a portion of the interest rate exposure on our outstanding debt or in anticipation of a future debt issuance, as discussed under “Interest Rate Risk Management” below.

We do not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. If a hedging instrument ceases to qualify as a hedge in accordance with hedge accounting guidelines, any subsequent gains and losses are recognized currently in income. Collateral is generally not required for these types of instruments.

By their nature, all such instruments involve risk, including the credit risk of non-performance by counterparties. However, at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there was no significant risk of loss in the event of non-performance of the counterparties to these financial instruments. We control our exposure to credit risk through monitoring procedures.

Our trade receivables do not represent a significant concentration of credit risk at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, because we sell to a large number of clients in different geographical locations and industries.

Interest Rate Risk Management

Our objective in managing our exposure to interest rates is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on our earnings, cash flows and financial position, and to lower our overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, we maintain a practice that floating-rate debt be managed within a minimum and maximum range of our total debt exposure. To manage our exposure and limit volatility, we may use fixed-rate debt, floating-rate debt and/or interest rate swaps. We recognize all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet.

We use interest rate swaps to manage the impact of interest rate changes on our earnings. Under the swap agreements, we make monthly payments based on the fixed interest rate and receive monthly payments based on the floating rate. The objective of the swaps is to mitigate the variation of future cash flows from changes in the floating interest rates on our existing debt. For further detail of our debt, see Note 6. The swaps are designated and accounted for as cash flow hedges. Changes in the fair value of the hedging instruments are recorded in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and reclassified to earnings in the same line item associated with the hedged item when the hedged item impacts earnings.

The notional amount of the interest rate swap was $129.0 million at September 30, 2020 and $214.0 million at December 31, 2019.

Foreign Exchange Risk Management

Our objective in managing exposure to foreign currency fluctuations is to reduce the volatility caused by foreign exchange rate changes on the earnings, cash flows and financial position of our international operations. From time to time, we follow a practice of hedging certain balance sheet positions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency applicable to each of our various subsidiaries. In addition, we are subject to foreign exchange risk associated with our international earnings and net investments in our foreign subsidiaries. We may use short-term, foreign exchange forward and, from time to time, option contracts to execute our hedging strategies. Typically, these contracts have maturities of 12 months or less. These contracts are denominated primarily in the British pound sterling, the Euro, the Singapore dollar and the Hong Kong dollar. The gains and losses on the forward contracts associated with our balance sheet positions are recorded in “Other Income (Expense) – Net” in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) and are essentially offset by the losses and gains on the underlying foreign currency transactions. Our foreign exchange forward contracts are not designated as hedging instruments under authoritative guidance.

In prior years, to decrease earnings volatility, we hedged substantially all our intercompany balance positions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency applicable to each of our various subsidiaries with short-term, foreign exchange forward contracts. Beginning in the third quarter of 2019, certain balance sheet positions were no longer being hedged in order to reduce the volatility of cash flows required to settle these forward contracts. However, starting in the third quarter of 2020, we resumed our practice of hedging substantially all our intercompany balance positions. The underlying transactions and the corresponding foreign exchange forward contracts are marked to market at the end of each quarter and the fair value impacts are reflected within “Non-operating income (expense) – net” in the consolidated financial statements.

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the notional amounts of our foreign exchange contracts were $208.0 million and $152.0 million, respectively.

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheet


	Asset Derivatives						Liability Derivatives
	September 30, 2020			December 31, 2019			September 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts	Other Current Assets	$	—	Other Current Assets	$	—	Other Accrued & Current Liabilities	$	1.8	Other Accrued & Current Liabilities	$	1.9
Total Derivatives designated as hedging instruments		$	—		$	—		$	1.8		$	1.9
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Make-whole derivative liability	Other Current Assets	$	—	Other Current Assets	$	—	Make-whole derivative liability	$	—	Make-whole derivative liability	$	172.4
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Other Current Assets	2.5		Other Current Assets	1.6		Other Accrued & Current Liabilities	1.8		Other Accrued & Current Liabilities	2.6

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		$	2.5		$	1.6		$	1.8		$	175.0
Total Derivatives		$	2.5		$	1.6		$	3.6		$	176.9

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative

Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Income

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Income

Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative

Three-Month Period

Successor

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

Interest Contracts

0.8

0.1

Interest Expense

(0.8)

(0.2)

Interest Expense

(0.8)

(0.2)


Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative						Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Income	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Income						Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
Nine-Month Period
	Successor				Predecessor			Successor				Predecessor			Successor				Predecessor
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Interest Contracts	$	0.1	$	(2.1)	$	—	Interest Expense	$	(2.1)	$	(0.3)	$	—	Interest Expense	$	(2.1)	$	(0.3)	$	—


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
		Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

		Successor								Predecessor
		Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Make-whole derivative liability	Non-Operating Income (Expenses) – Net	$	—	$	—	$	(32.8)	$	—	$	—
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Non-Operating Income (Expenses) – Net	$	3.1	$	(4.5)	$	2.4	$	(9.1)	$	1.8

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Our financial assets and liabilities that are reflected in the consolidated financial statements include derivative financial instruments, cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts payable, short-term borrowings and long-term borrowings.

The following table summarizes fair value measurements by level at September 30, 2020 for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:


	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level I)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level II)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level III)		Balance at September 30, 2020
Assets:
Cash equivalents (1)	$	210.7	$	—	$	—	$	210.7
Other current assets:
Foreign exchange forwards (2)	$	—	$	2.5	$	—	$	2.5

Liabilities:
Other accrued and current liabilities:
Foreign exchange forwards (2)	$	—	$	1.8	$	—	$	1.8
Swap arrangements (3)	$	—	$	1.8	$	—	$	1.8

The following table summarizes fair value measurements by level at December 31, 2019 for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:


	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level I)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level II)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level III)		Balance at December 31, 2019
Assets:
Cash equivalents (1)	$	4.1	$	—	$	—	$	4.1
Other current assets:
Foreign exchange forwards (2)	$	—	$	1.6	$	—	$	1.6

Liabilities:
Other accrued and current liabilities:
Foreign exchange forwards (2)	$	—	$	2.6	$	—	$	2.6
Swap arrangements (3)	$	—	$	1.9	$	—	$	1.9
Make-whole derivative liability (4)	$	—	$	—	$	172.4	$	172.4

(1)The carrying value of cash equivalents represents fair value as they consist of highly liquid investments with an initial term from the date of purchase by the Company to maturity of three months or less.

(2)Primarily represents foreign currency forward contracts. Fair value is determined based on observable market data and considers a factor for nonperformance in the valuation.

(3)Represents interest rate swap agreements. Fair value is determined based on observable market data.

(4)Represents estimated fair value related to the make-whole provision associated with the Series A Preferred Stock based on level III market data.

There were no transfers between Levels I and II or transfers in or transfers out of Level III in the fair value hierarchy for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (Successor), the period from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019 (Successor), and the period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019 (Predecessor).

At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the fair value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other receivables and accounts payable approximated carrying value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The estimated fair values of other financial instruments subject to fair value disclosures, determined based on valuation models using discounted cash flow methodologies with market data inputs from globally recognized data providers and third-party quotes from major financial institutions (categorized as Level II in the fair value hierarchy), are as follows:


	Balance at
	September 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value

Short-term and Long-term Debt (1)	$	846.3	$	1,020.5	$	1,469.1	$	1,811.8

New Term Loan Facility (2)	$	2,436.5	$	2,446.9	$	2,431.7	$	2,456.3

(1) Includes New Senior Notes (long-term) at September 30, 2020 and New Senior Notes (long-term) and New Repatriation Bridge Facility (short-term) at December 31, 2019.

(2) Includes short-term and long-term portions of the New Term Loan Facility.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

In addition to assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, we record assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as required by GAAP. Generally, assets are recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as a result of impairment charges and for acquisition accounting in accordance with the guidance in ASC 805 "Business Combinations."

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table summarizes the changes in the accumulated balances for each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”):


	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments		Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Derivative Financial Instruments		Total
Predecessor:





Balance, December 31, 2018	$	(235.5)	$	(818.3)	$	(0.3)	$	(1,054.1)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	5.7		62.6		(0.1)		68.2
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—		2.8		—		2.8
Balance, February 7, 2019	$	(229.8)	$	(752.9)	$	(0.4)	$	(983.1)


Successor:
Balance, January 1, 2019	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(34.6)		—		(1.6)		(36.2)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—		—		—		—
Balance, September 30, 2019	$	(34.6)	$	—	$	(1.6)	$	(36.2)

Balance, January 1, 2020	$	(6.6)	$	(15.8)	$	(1.1)	$	(23.5)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	20.7		(0.7)		(1.4)		18.6
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—		(0.2)		1.5		1.3
Balance, September 30, 2020	$	14.1	$	(16.7)	$	(1.0)	$	(3.6)

The following table summarizes the reclassifications out of AOCI:


Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components	Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income (Loss) is Presented	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
		Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

		Successor								Predecessor
		Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019



Defined Benefit Pension Plans:
Amortization of prior service costs	Other Income (Expense)- Net	$	(0.1)	$	—	$	(0.3)	$	—	$	(0.1)
Amortization of actuarial gain/loss	Other Income (Expense) - Net	—		—		—		—		3.9
Derivative Financial Instruments:
Interest contracts	Interest Expense	0.8		—		2.1		—		—
Total before tax		0.7		—		1.8		—		3.8
Tax benefit (expense)		(0.2)		—		(0.5)		—		(1.0)
Total after tax		0.5		—		1.3		—		2.8






Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax		$	0.5	$	—	$	1.3	$	—	$	2.8

Take-Private Transaction

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Take-Private Transaction

On August 8, 2018, Dun & Bradstreet entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Parent and Merger Sub. On February 8, 2019, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into Dun & Bradstreet with Dun & Bradstreet continuing as the surviving corporation. Investors of Merger Sub believe that Dun & Bradstreet’s strong market position and financial performance can be further reinforced by executing additional growth initiatives and implementing cost saving initiatives.

The Take-Private Transaction was funded through $3,076.8 million of cash from the issuance of common and preferred shares, as well as $4,043.0 million borrowings from notes issuance and Credit Facilities (see Note 6 for further discussion). The net proceeds were used to (i) finance the consummation of the Take-Private Transaction, (ii) repay in full all outstanding indebtedness under Dun & Bradstreet’s then-existing credit facilities, (iii) fund the redemption of all Dun & Bradstreet’s then-existing senior notes and (iv) pay related fees, costs, premiums and expenses in connection with these transactions.

Upon the close of the Take-Private Transaction, each share of common stock of Dun & Bradstreet, formerly publicly-traded under the symbol of “DNB”, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $145.00 in cash, without interest and subject to any applicable withholding taxes. In addition, each then-outstanding stock option and restricted stock units of Dun & Bradstreet, whether vested or unvested, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $145.00 in cash, less applicable exercise price, without interest.

On February 8, 2019, as required by the related change in control provision in the following agreements, the Company repaid in full the outstanding borrowings under the then-existing Revolving Five-Year Credit Agreement and the Term Loan Credit Agreement, both dated as of June 19, 2018. In addition, on February 8, 2019, notices of full redemption with respect to the Company’s (i) 4.00% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”), in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million, and (ii) 4.37% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes” and, together with the 2020 Notes, the “Existing Notes”), in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million, were delivered to the respective holders thereof, notifying those holders of the redemption of the entire outstanding aggregate principal amount of each series of Existing Notes on March 10, 2019.

The merger was accounted for in accordance with ASC 805, and the Company was determined to be the accounting acquiror.

The Take-Private Transaction was valued at $6,068.7 million of which $5,431.2 million was paid to acquire Dun & Bradstreet’s common stock, including stock options and restricted stock units, based on $145.00 per share and $637.5 million was paid to extinguish the then-existing debt on and following the Take-Private Transaction closing date. Assets and liabilities were recorded at the estimated fair value at the Take-Private Transaction closing date.

Transaction costs incurred by the Predecessor of $52.0 million were included in Selling and Administrative Expenses of Predecessor’s results of operations for the period from January 1, 2019 to February 7, 2019. Transaction costs of $147.4 million incurred by Merger Sub were included in Selling and Administrative Expenses of Successor’s results of operations for the period from January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019. Successor’s accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2018 includes approximately $13 million related to Merger Sub’s transaction costs incurred in 2018.

The table below reflects the purchase price related to the acquisition and the resulting purchase allocation:


	Weighted Average Amortization Period (years)	Initial Purchase Price Allocation		Measurement Period Adjustments		Purchase Price Allocation at December 31, 2019
Cash		$	117.7	$	—	$	117.7
Accounts receivable		267.8		(1.7)		266.1
Other current assets		46.8		(0.4)		46.4
Total current assets		432.3		(2.1)		430.2
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships	16.9	2,589.0		(200.5)		2,388.5
Partnership agreements	14.3	—		230.3		230.3
Computer software	7.8	376.0		—		376.0
Database	17	1,769.0		(47.0)		1,722.0
Trademark	Indefinite	1,200.8		75.0		1,275.8
Goodwill		2,797.6		(10.0)		2,787.6
Property, plant & equipment		30.3		—		30.3
Right of use asset		103.9		7.4		111.3
Other		34.4		(0.1)		34.3
Total assets acquired		$	9,333.3	$	53.0	$	9,386.3

Accounts payable		$	74.2	$	—	$	74.2
Deferred revenue		398.4		(0.6)		397.8
Accrued liabilities		240.1		(2.3)		237.8
Short-term pension and other accrued benefits		106.0		—		106.0
Other current liabilities		41.1		4.7		45.8
Total current liabilities		859.8		1.8		861.6
Long-term pension and postretirement obligations		213.6		7.4		221.0
Deferred tax liability		1,388.3		(7.7)		1,380.6
Long-term debt		625.1		—		625.1
Other liabilities		161.0		8.0		169.0
Total liabilities assumed		3,247.8		9.5		3,257.3
Non-controlling interest		16.8		43.5		60.3
Less: debt repayment		637.5		—		637.5
Amounts paid to equity holders		$	5,431.2	$	—	$	5,431.2

The fair value of the customer relationships and partnership agreements intangible assets were determined by applying the income approach through a discounted cash flow analysis, specifically a multi-period excess earnings method. The valuation was based on the present value of the net earnings attributable to the measured assets.

The computer software intangible asset represents our data supply and service platform to deliver customer services and solutions. The fair value of this intangible asset was determined by the cost replacement approach.

Trademark intangible asset represents our Dun & Bradstreet brand. Database represents our global proprietary market leading database. We applied the income approach to value trademark and database intangible assets, specifically, a relief from royalty method. The valuation was based on the present value of the net earnings attributable to the measured asset.

The fair value of the deferred revenue was determined based on estimated direct costs to fulfill the related obligations, plus a reasonable profit margin based on selected peer companies’ margins as a benchmark.

The fair values of the acquired assets and liabilities were subject to change within the one-year measurement period. We obtained information to determine the fair values of the net assets acquired at the acquisition date during the measurement period. Since the initial valuation reflected in our financial results as of March 31, 2019, we have allocated goodwill and intangible assets between our North America and International segments, as well as among reporting units based on their respective projected cash flows. In addition, we recorded adjustments to the deferred tax liability reflecting the allocation of intangible assets between segments. The above measurement period adjustments to the preliminary valuation of assets and liabilities resulted in a net reduction of goodwill of $10.0 million during 2019. We have completed the purchase accounting process as of December 31, 2019.

The value of the goodwill is primarily related to the expected cost savings and growth opportunity associated with product development. The intangible assets, with useful lives from 8 to 17 years, are being amortized over a weighted-average useful life of 16.5 years. The customer relationship and database intangible assets are amortized using an accelerating method. Computer software and partnership agreements intangible assets are amortized using a straight-line method. The amortization methods reflect the timing of the benefits derived from each of the intangible assets.

The goodwill acquired is not deductible for tax purposes.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The following pro forma statement of operations data presents the combined results of the Company and its acquisition of Dun & Bradstreet, assuming the acquisition completed on February 8, 2019 had occurred on January 1, 2018.



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Reported revenue (Successor)	$	408.2	$	981.2
Dun & Bradstreet pre-acquisition revenue	—		178.7
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment	38.6		98.7
Pro forma revenue	$	446.8	$	1,258.6

Reported net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.(Successor)	$	(88.8)	$	(410.7)
Dun & Bradstreet pre-acquisition net income (loss)	—		(75.6)
Pro forma adjustments - net of income tax (1):
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment	30.0		76.7
Incremental amortization of intangibles	(6.8)		(44.0)
Amortization of deferred commissions	(2.7)		(7.3)
Transaction costs	—		154.9
Pension expense adjustment	—		69.5
Equity-based compensation adjustment	—		8.1
Preferred dividend adjustment	—		(14.6)
Incremental interest expense and facility cost adjustment	1.1		(20.5)
Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)	$	(67.2)	$	(263.5)

(1) The blended statutory tax rate of 22.3% was assumed for 2019 for the purpose of pro forma presentation.

Acquisitions

2020 Acquisitions

On January 7, 2020 we acquired a 100% equity interest in Orb Intelligence (“Orb”) for a purchase price of $11.5 million. Orb Intelligence offers a high quality, global database of information, with a focus on building a digital view of businesses' presence.

On March 11, 2020, we acquired substantially all of the assets of coAction.com for a purchase price of $9.6 million, of which $4.8 million was paid upon the close of the transaction and the remaining $4.8 million was paid on September 11, 2020. coAction.com is a leader in revenue cycle management in the Order-to-Cash process, serving mid to large size companies across multiple industries.

The acquisitions were accounted for in accordance with ASC 805 “Business Combinations,” as purchase transactions, and accordingly, the assets and liabilities of both entities were recorded at their estimated fair values at the respective dates of the acquisitions. Transaction costs of $0.2 million were included in Selling and Administrative Expenses in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (Successor). We have included the financial results of Orb and coAction.com in our consolidated financial statements since their respective acquisition dates, and the results from each of these companies were not individually or in the aggregate material to our consolidated financial statements.

The table below reflects the aggregate purchase price related to the acquisitions and the resulting purchase allocation:


	Amortization Life (years)	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation at March 31, 2020		Measurement Period Adjustments		Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation at September 30, 2020
Cash		$	0.5	$	—	$	0.5
Accounts receivable		0.3		—		0.3
Other		0.2		0.1		0.3
Total current assets		1.0		0.1		1.1
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships	7	2.4		—		2.4
Technology	11	6.8		—		6.8
Goodwill	Indefinite	10.7		0.2		10.9
Deferred tax asset		0.4		—		0.4

Total assets acquired		$	21.3	$	0.3	$	21.6
Total liabilities assumed		0.2		0.2		0.4
Total purchase price		$	21.1	$	0.1	$	21.2

The fair value of the customer relationships intangible assets was determined by applying the income approach through a discounted cash flow analysis, specifically a multi-period excess earnings method. The valuation was based on the present value of the net earnings attributable to the measured assets.

The fair value of the technology intangible assets was determined by applying the income approach; specifically, a relief from royalty method.

We believe that the information gathered to date provides a reasonable basis for estimating the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. If facts and circumstances arise that necessitate change, we will adjust the associated fair values. Thus, the provisional measurements of fair value set forth above are subject to change. We expect to further analyze certain assumptions applied to the valuation models and the calculation of deferred income tax. We expect to complete the purchase accounting process as soon as practicable but no later than one year from the respective acquisition dates.

The value of the goodwill is primarily related to the acquired businesses’ capability associated with product development which provides opportunity to expand our products and services offerings as well as cost synergy generated from the combined business. The intangible assets are amortized using a straight-line method. The amortization method reflects the timing of the benefits derived from each of the intangible assets.

The goodwill acquired is partially deductible for tax purposes.

2019 Acquisition

On July 1, 2019, the Company acquired a 100% ownership interest in Lattice Engines, Inc. ("Lattice"). The acquisition was valued at $127 million. Lattice is an artificial intelligence powered customer data platform, enabling business-to-business (“B2B”) organizations to scale their account-based marketing and sales programs across every channel. The results of Lattice have been included in our consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. We have finalized the purchase allocation as of March 31, 2020 and there were no changes compared to the amounts recorded as of December 31, 2019.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The following pro forma statements of operations data presents the combined results of the Company and Lattice, assuming that the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2018.


	Three-Month Period		Nine-Month Period

	Successor				Predecessor
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Reported revenue	$	408.2	$	981.2	$	178.7
Lattice revenue - pre-acquisition revenue	—		11.1		2.9
Add: deferred revenue adjustment	1.2		1.2		—
Total pro forma revenue	$	409.4	$	993.5	$	181.6
Reported net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)/The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	(88.8)	$	(410.7)	$	(75.6)
Pro forma adjustments - net of tax effect
Pre-acquisition net loss	—		(19.7)		(1.0)
Intangible amortization - net of tax benefits	—		(1.4)		(0.4)
Deferred revenue adjustment - net of tax benefits	0.9		0.9		—
Transaction costs - net of tax benefits	0.4		0.4		—
Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	(87.5)	$	(430.5)	$	(77.0)

Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Acquisitions

Take-Private Transaction

The merger was accounted for in accordance with ASC 805, and the Company was determined to be the accounting acquiror.

The table below reflects the purchase price related to the acquisition and the resulting purchase allocation:


	Weighted Average Amortization Period (years)	Initial Purchase Price Allocation		Measurement Period Adjustments		Purchase Price Allocation at December 31, 2019
Cash		$	117.7	$	—	$	117.7
Accounts receivable		267.8		(1.7)		266.1
Other current assets		46.8		(0.4)		46.4
Total current assets		432.3		(2.1)		430.2
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships	16.9	2,589.0		(200.5)		2,388.5
Partnership agreements	14.3	—		230.3		230.3
Computer software	7.8	376.0		—		376.0
Database	17	1,769.0		(47.0)		1,722.0
Trademark	Indefinite	1,200.8		75.0		1,275.8
Goodwill		2,797.6		(10.0)		2,787.6
Property, plant & equipment		30.3		—		30.3
Right of use asset		103.9		7.4		111.3
Other		34.4		(0.1)		34.3
Total assets acquired		$	9,333.3	$	53.0	$	9,386.3

Accounts payable		$	74.2	$	—	$	74.2
Deferred revenue		398.4		(0.6)		397.8
Accrued liabilities		240.1		(2.3)		237.8
Short-term pension and other accrued benefits		106.0		—		106.0
Other current liabilities		41.1		4.7		45.8
Total current liabilities		859.8		1.8		861.6
Long-term pension and postretirement obligations		213.6		7.4		221.0
Deferred tax liability		1,388.3		(7.7)		1,380.6
Long-term debt		625.1		—		625.1
Other liabilities		161.0		8.0		169.0
Total liabilities assumed		3,247.8		9.5		3,257.3
Non-controlling interest		16.8		43.5		60.3
Less: debt repayment		637.5		—		637.5
Amounts paid to equity holders		$	5,431.2	$	—	$	5,431.2

The goodwill acquired is not deductible for tax purposes.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Reported revenue (Successor)	$	408.2	$	981.2
Dun & Bradstreet pre-acquisition revenue	—		178.7
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment	38.6		98.7
Pro forma revenue	$	446.8	$	1,258.6

Reported net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.(Successor)	$	(88.8)	$	(410.7)
Dun & Bradstreet pre-acquisition net income (loss)	—		(75.6)
Pro forma adjustments - net of income tax (1):
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment	30.0		76.7
Incremental amortization of intangibles	(6.8)		(44.0)
Amortization of deferred commissions	(2.7)		(7.3)
Transaction costs	—		154.9
Pension expense adjustment	—		69.5
Equity-based compensation adjustment	—		8.1
Preferred dividend adjustment	—		(14.6)
Incremental interest expense and facility cost adjustment	1.1		(20.5)
Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)	$	(67.2)	$	(263.5)

(1) The blended statutory tax rate of 22.3% was assumed for 2019 for the purpose of pro forma presentation.

Acquisitions

2020 Acquisitions

The table below reflects the aggregate purchase price related to the acquisitions and the resulting purchase allocation:


	Amortization Life (years)	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation at March 31, 2020		Measurement Period Adjustments		Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation at September 30, 2020
Cash		$	0.5	$	—	$	0.5
Accounts receivable		0.3		—		0.3
Other		0.2		0.1		0.3
Total current assets		1.0		0.1		1.1
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships	7	2.4		—		2.4
Technology	11	6.8		—		6.8
Goodwill	Indefinite	10.7		0.2		10.9
Deferred tax asset		0.4		—		0.4

Total assets acquired		$	21.3	$	0.3	$	21.6
Total liabilities assumed		0.2		0.2		0.4
Total purchase price		$	21.1	$	0.1	$	21.2

The fair value of the technology intangible assets was determined by applying the income approach; specifically, a relief from royalty method.

The goodwill acquired is partially deductible for tax purposes.

2019 Acquisition

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The following pro forma statements of operations data presents the combined results of the Company and Lattice, assuming that the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2018.


	Three-Month Period		Nine-Month Period

	Successor				Predecessor
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Reported revenue	$	408.2	$	981.2	$	178.7
Lattice revenue - pre-acquisition revenue	—		11.1		2.9
Add: deferred revenue adjustment	1.2		1.2		—
Total pro forma revenue	$	409.4	$	993.5	$	181.6
Reported net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)/The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	(88.8)	$	(410.7)	$	(75.6)
Pro forma adjustments - net of tax effect
Pre-acquisition net loss	—		(19.7)		(1.0)
Intangible amortization - net of tax benefits	—		(1.4)		(0.4)
Deferred revenue adjustment - net of tax benefits	0.9		0.9		—
Transaction costs - net of tax benefits	0.4		0.4		—
Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	(87.5)	$	(430.5)	$	(77.0)

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

Computer Software and Goodwill:


	Computer Software		Goodwill
Predecessor:
December 31, 2018	$	133.8	$	770.8
Additions at cost (1)	5.0		—
Amortization	(6.8)		—
Other (3)	0.1		2.7
February 7, 2019	$	132.1	$	773.5


Successor:
January 1, 2019	$	—	$	—
Acquisitions (2)	376.0		2,797.6
Additions at cost (1)	4.2		—
Amortization	(8.6)		—
Other (3)	0.4		—
March 31, 2019	$	372.0	$	2,797.6
Additions at cost (1)	17.0		—
Amortization	(13.4)		—
Other (3)	(3.5)		(5.0)
June 30, 2019	$	372.1	$	2,792.6
Acquisitions (2)	—		180.9
Additions at cost (1)	19.0		—
Amortization	(12.2)		—
Other (3)	(3.6)		(6.1)
September 30, 2019	$	375.3	$	2,967.4

January 1, 2020	$	379.8	$	2,840.1
Acquisition (4)	—		10.7
Additions at cost (1)	17.4		—
Amortization	(15.9)		—
Write-off	(0.2)		—
March 31, 2020	$	381.1	$	2,850.8

Additions at cost	28.3		—
Amortization	(16.8)		—
Write-off	(0.1)		—
Other (3)	(0.7)		(2.8)
June 30, 2020	$	391.8	$	2,848.0
Acquisition (4)	—		0.2
Additions at cost	35.3		—
Amortization	(18.2)		—
Write-off	(0.2)		—
Other (3)	12.9		5.7
September 30, 2020	$	421.6	$	2,853.9

Other Intangibles:


	Customer Relationships		Database and Other		Other Indefinite-Lived Intangibles		Total
Predecessor:
December 31, 2018	$	75.7	$	50.0	$	158.4	$	284.1
Additions	—		0.1		—		0.1
Amortization	(1.7)		(1.5)		—		(3.2)
Other (3)	0.1		—		—		0.1
February 7, 2019	$	74.1	$	48.6	$	158.4	$	281.1


Successor:
January 1, 2019	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Acquisition (2)	2,589.0		1,769.0		1,200.8		5,558.8
Amortization	(42.0)		(28.7)		—		(70.7)
March 31, 2019	$	2,547.0	$	1,740.3	$	1,200.8	$	5,488.1
Additions	—		0.2		—		0.2
Amortization	(71.9)		(49.1)		—		(121.0)
Other (3)	(6.0)		—		—		(6.0)
June 30, 2019	$	2,469.1	$	1,691.4	$	1,200.8	$	5,361.3
Acquisitions (2)	(297.9)		257.8		53.0		12.9
Additions	—		0.3		—		0.3
Amortization	(51.6)		(57.2)		—		(108.8)
Other (3)	(1.6)		(10.1)		—		(11.7)
September 30, 2019	$	2,118.0	$	1,882.2	$	1,253.8	$	5,254.0

January 1, 2020	$	2,162.1	$	1,813.5	$	1,275.8	$	5,251.4
Acquisition (4)	2.4		6.8		—		9.2
Additions at cost	—		0.1		—		0.1
Amortization	(65.1)		(51.0)		—		(116.1)
Other (3)	(0.2)		(1.0)		—		(1.2)
March 31, 2020	$	2,099.2	$	1,768.4	$	1,275.8	$	5,143.4
Additions	—		0.2		—		0.2
Amortization	(63.3)		(50.2)		—		(113.5)
Other (3)	(2.5)		(5.3)		—		(7.8)
June 30, 2020	$	2,033.4	$	1,713.1	$	1,275.8	$	5,022.3
Additions	—		0.3		—		0.3
Amortization	(63.3)		(50.1)		—		(113.4)
Other (3)	5.0		11.1		—		16.1
September 30, 2020	$	1,975.1	$	1,674.4	$	1,275.8	$	4,925.3

(1)Primarily related to software-related enhancements on products.

(2)Related to the Take-Private Transaction. See Note 15 for further detail.

(3)Primarily due to the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.

(4)Related to the acquisition of Orb Intelligence and coAction.com.

Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Since the Take-Private Transaction, management has made changes to transform our business. As a result, during the fourth quarter of 2019, we changed the composition of our reportable segments, the classification of revenue by solution set and our measure of segment profit (from operating income to adjusted EBITDA) in the information that we provide to our CODMs to better align with how they assess performance and allocate resources. Latin America Worldwide Network, which was previously included in the Americas reportable segment, is currently included in the International segment. Accordingly, prior period results have been recast to conform to the current presentation of segments, revenue by solution set, and the measure of segment profit. These changes do not impact our consolidated results.

Our segment disclosure is intended to provide the users of our consolidated financial statements with a view of the business that is consistent with management of the Company.

We manage our business and report our financial results through the following two segments:

•North America offers Finance & Risk and Sales & Marketing data, analytics and business insights in the United States and Canada; and

•International offers Finance & Risk and Sales & Marketing data, analytics and business insights directly in the U.K., Greater China, India and indirectly through our WWN alliances.

We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)/The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor) excluding the following items: (i) depreciation and amortization; (ii) interest expense and income; (iii) income tax benefit or provision; (iv) other expenses or income; (v) equity in net income of affiliates; (vi) net income attributable to non-controlling interests; (vii) dividends allocated to preferred stockholders; (viii) revenue and expense adjustments to include results for the period from January 8 to February 7, 2019, for the Predecessor related to the International lag adjustment; (ix) other incremental or reduced expenses from the application of purchase accounting (e.g. commission asset amortization); (x) equity-based compensation; (xi) restructuring charges; (xii) merger and acquisition-related operating costs; (xiii) transition costs primarily consisting of non-recurring incentive expenses associated with our synergy program; (xiv) legal reserve and costs associated with significant legal and regulatory matters; and (xv) asset impairment. Our client solution sets are Finance & Risk and Sales & Marketing. Inter-segment sales are immaterial, and no single client accounted for 10% or more of our total revenue.


	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Revenue:
North America	$	363.3	$	374.7	$	1,059.1	$	916.8	$	148.2
International	79.8		72.7		219.4		163.7		56.4
Corporate and other (1)	(1.0)		(39.2)		(20.5)		(99.3)		(25.9)
Consolidated total	$	442.1	$	408.2	$	1,258.0	$	981.2	$	178.7

(1)Revenue for Corporate and other represents deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments recorded in accordance with GAAP related to the Take-Private Transaction included in each of the Successor periods and recent acquisitions for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 (Successor), and the International lag adjustment (see Note 1) included in the period from January 1 to February 7, 2019 (Predecessor).


	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Adjusted EBITDA
North America	$	184.2	$	189.6	$	498.1	$	435.8	$	55.3
International	28.2		25.5		71.6		56.1		20.3
Corporate and other (1)	(15.4)		(60.1)		(63.2)		(147.8)		(9.3)
Consolidated total	$	197.0	$	155.0	$	506.5	$	344.1	$	66.3
Depreciation and amortization	(134.1)		(123.3)		(401.0)		(340.6)		(11.1)
Interest expense - net	(60.6)		(85.1)		(221.1)		(218.5)		(5.2)
Dividends allocated to preferred stockholders	—		(32.1)		(64.1)		(82.0)		—
Benefit for income taxes - net	9.3		24.0		111.1		84.1		27.5
Other income (expense) - net	(9.5)		6.3		(42.2)		18.6		(86.0)
Equity in net income of affiliates	0.7		0.5		1.9		3.4		0.5
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	(2.1)		(1.4)		(3.7)		(3.3)		(0.8)
Lag adjustment	—		—		—		—		(2.7)
Other incremental or reduced expenses from the application of purchase accounting	4.5		5.3		14.4		15.9		—
Equity-based compensation	(9.7)		(3.6)		(38.6)		(7.9)		(11.7)
Restructuring charges	(4.9)		(8.2)		(16.2)		(44.1)		(0.1)
Merger and acquisition-related operating costs	(2.2)		(5.9)		(6.7)		(154.5)		(52.0)
Transition costs	(5.1)		(20.3)		(22.3)		(23.8)		(0.3)
Legal reserve associated with significant legal and regulatory matters	—		—		—		0.2		—
Asset impairment	(0.3)		—		(0.6)		(2.3)		—
Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	(17.0)	$	(88.8)	$	(182.6)	$	(410.7)	$	(75.6)

(1)Corporate and other includes deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments recorded in accordance with GAAP related to the Take-Private Transaction and recent acquisitions of ($1.0) million and ($20.5) million for the Successor three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, $(39.2) million and $(99.3) million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 (Successor) and the period from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019 (Successor), respectively, and the International lag adjustment of $(2.7) million for the period from January 1 to February 7, 2019 (Predecessor).


	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Depreciation and amortization:
North America	$	11.8	$	10.2	$	33.6	$	25.3	$	5.8
International	2.1		1.8		5.7		4.2		1.5
Total segments	13.9		12.0		39.3		29.5		7.3
Corporate and other (1)	120.2		111.3		361.7		311.1		3.8
Consolidated total	$	134.1	$	123.3	$	401.0	$	340.6	$	11.1
Capital expenditures:
North America	$	1.8	$	1.2	$	3.1	$	7.3	$	0.2
International	2.6		0.6		4.4		1.0		0.1
Total segments	4.4		1.8		7.5		8.3		0.3
Corporate and other	0.1		0.3		0.3		0.7		(0.1)
Consolidated total	$	4.5	$	2.1	$	7.8	$	9.0	$	0.2
Additions to computer software and other intangibles:
North America	$	31.7	$	15.9	$	71.5	$	33.7	$	4.3
International	1.7		2.4		4.0		4.7		0.8
Total segments	33.4		18.3		75.5		38.4		5.1
Corporate and other	2.2		0.9		6.1		1.7		—
Consolidated total	$	35.6	$	19.2	$	81.6	$	40.1	$	5.1

(1) Depreciation and amortization for Corporate and other includes incremental amortization resulting from the Take-Private Transaction and recent acquisitions.

Supplemental Geographic and Customer Solution Set Information:


	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Assets:
North America	$	8,519.3	$	8,480.1
International	666.1		632.7
Consolidated total	$	9,185.4	$	9,112.8

Goodwill:
North America	$	2,745.5	$	2,734.6
International	108.4		105.5
Consolidated total	$	2,853.9	$	2,840.1
Other intangibles:
North America	$	4,640.8	$	4,953.0
International	284.5		298.4
Consolidated total	$	4,925.3	$	5,251.4
Other long-lived assets:
North America	$	563.4	$	500.9
International	105.3		89.9
Consolidated total	$	668.7	$	590.8
Total long-lived assets	$	8,447.9	$	8,682.3


	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor
Customer Solution Set Revenue	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019

North America (1):
Finance & Risk	$	206.6	$	208.4	$	593.2	$	511.1	$	80.4
Sales & Marketing	156.7		166.3		465.9		405.7		67.8
Total North America	$	363.3	$	374.7	$	1,059.1	$	916.8	$	148.2
International:
Finance & Risk	$	66.3	$	58.1	$	179.7	$	133.8	$	43.4
Sales & Marketing	13.5		14.6		39.7		29.9		13.0
Total International	$	79.8	$	72.7	$	219.4	$	163.7	$	56.4
Corporate and other:
Finance & Risk	$	(0.4)	$	(23.1)	$	(10.6)	$	(59.6)	$	(19.2)
Sales & Marketing	(0.6)		(16.1)		(9.9)		(39.7)		(6.7)
Total Corporate and other	$	(1.0)	$	(39.2)	$	(20.5)	$	(99.3)	$	(25.9)
Total Revenue:
Finance & Risk	$	272.5	$	243.4	$	762.3	$	585.3	$	104.6
Sales & Marketing	169.6		164.8		495.7		395.9		74.1
Total Revenue	$	442.1	$	408.2	$	1,258.0	$	981.2	$	178.7

(1) Substantially all of the North America revenue is attributable to the United States

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 31
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8924-108599

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 34
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8981-108599

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Related Parties	9 Months Ended
Related Parties	Sep. 30, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Parties	Related Parties The following sets forth certain transactions and agreements in which the Company and our affiliates, executive officers and certain directors are involved. As a result of the completion of the Take-Private Transaction on February 8, 2019, the Company was directly owned by Parent, which was collectively controlled by entities affiliated with Bilcar, LLC (‘‘Bilcar’’), Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (‘‘THL’’), Cannae Holdings, Inc. (‘‘Cannae Holdings’’), Black Knight, Inc. (‘‘Black Knight’’) and CC Capital Partners LLC (‘‘CC Capital’’), collectively the ‘‘Investor Consortium.’’ Subsequent to the close of the IPO and the concurrent private placement on July 6, 2020 (see Note 2 for further discussion), the Investor Consortium continues to be able to exercise significant voting influence over fundamental and significant corporate matters and transactions by their ability to designate five members of our board of directors. Upon the close of the Take-Private Transaction, Anthony Jabbour was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company while continuing his role as Black Knight’s Chief Executive Officer. Stephen C. Daffron, co-founder of Motive Partners, became our President and Chief Operating Officer. Additionally, William P. Foley II serves as Chairman of the Company’s board of directors, while continuing his role as Chairman of the board of directors of Cannae Holdings and Black Knight. Richard N. Massey, a member of the Company’s board of directors, serves as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Cannae Holdings. Certain of our key employees have dual responsibilities among the Investor Consortium. Subsequent to the close of the IPO transaction, the above relationships remain the same. On February 8, 2019, the Company entered into a services agreement with MVB Management, LLC (‘‘MVB’’), an entity affiliated with William P. Foley II, who is affiliated with Bilcar, and Chinh E. Chu, who is affiliated with CC Capital, and THL Managers VIII, LLC (‘‘THL Managers’’), an entity affiliated with THL, pursuant to which MVB and THL Managers provided services in connection with the Take-Private Transaction. The Company paid a total fee of $29.1 million to MVB under the agreement upon the close of the Take-Private Transaction, which we included as ‘‘Selling and Administrative Expenses’’ in the Successor’s statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the period from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019. Under the services agreement, the Company must reimburse the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by MVB and THL Managers in performing the ongoing services. The Company has made no payments pursuant to the reimbursement provision during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and the period from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019. The reimbursement provision was terminated following the IPO transaction. Also in connection with the IPO transaction, we paid fees of $2.5 million each to THL Managers and entities affiliated with William P. Foley II and Chinh E. Chu (Bilcar and CC Star Holdings, LP, respectively) for services provided prior to the IPO. Pursuant to the equity commitment fee letter entered into on February 8, 2019 with THL Managers and Cannae Holdings, each committed to provide certain funding to Parent in connection with the Take-Private Transaction for which THL Managers and Cannae Holdings received a fee of $7.5 million and $12.0 million, respectively. These fees reduced the proceeds from capital contribution to the Company made in February 2019. Pursuant to the Star Parent, L.P. Partnership Agreement, an entity jointly controlled by affiliates of CC Capital and Bilcar (the ‘‘Originating Sponsors’’) was granted 6,817.7428 Class B profits interest units of Parent, which were valued at $17.3 million and were included as ‘‘Selling and administrative Expenses’’ in the Successor’s statement of operations for the period from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019. Pursuant to the Star Parent, L.P. Partnership Agreement, the Originating Sponsors also received 15,867.8087 Class C profits interest units of Parent upon the close of the Take-Private Transaction. The units were valued at approximately $37.9 million. Upon the close of the Take-Private Transaction, Motive Partners received $0.6 million related to due diligence consulting services pursuant to a services agreement between Parent and Motive Partners. During the Successor period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, Motive Partners was retained to provide certain technology consulting services. Total cost incurred during the period from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019 for such services was immaterial. In August 2019, the Company entered into a five-year lease agreement with Motive Partners related to the office space for the Company’s London sales office starting August 1, 2019. This lease was terminated in June 2020 with a termination fee of $0.1 million. We recorded total lease costs of $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. In December 2019, the Company entered into a one-year lease agreement with Motive Partners for operations in New York starting January 1, 2020. Total payments over the one-year lease term aggregate to approximately $0.2 million. In the normal course of business, we reimburse affiliates for certain travel costs incurred by Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. executives and board members. The amounts included in Selling and Administrative Expenses were $0.1 million and $0.5 million for the Successor three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The amounts included in Selling and Administrative Expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 were immaterial. On January 1, 2020, the Company entered into a three-year service agreement with Trasimene Capital Management, LLC (the “Advisor”), an entity affiliated with Cannae Holdings, and controlled by Mr. Foley. The agreement is subject to renewal. Pursuant to the agreement, the Advisor provides the Company strategic advisory services, in exchange for transaction fees that are calculated based on 1% of the value of each transaction for which the Advisor performs services. Under the service agreement, the Company is also obligated to reimburse the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Advisor. We incurred costs of $0.4 million for transaction fees to the Advisor for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. In connection with the IPO transaction, the Originating Sponsors agreed to waive certain anti-dilution rights they had pursuant to the Star Parent Partnership Agreement and to terminate such provision following the offering. In exchange for such waiver and termination, we made a payment of $30.0 million to an entity jointly controlled by affiliates of the Originating Sponsors upon the closing of the IPO transaction on July 6, 2020. In addition, on June 30, 2020, each of Mr. Foley and Mr. Chu received options to purchase 2,080,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price equal to the initial public offering price. The options were fully vested upon grant. The options were valued at $20.0 million, which was reflected in Selling and Administrative Expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. In connection with and immediately subsequent to the closing of the IPO, a subsidiary of Cannae Holdings, a subsidiary of Black Knight and affiliates of CC Capital purchased a total of 18,458,700 shares of common stock from us in a private placement at a price per share equal to 98.5% of the IPO price of $22.00 per share for proceeds of $200.0 million, $100.0 million and $100.0 million, respectively.

Preferred Stock	9 Months Ended
Preferred Stock	Sep. 30, 2020
Equity [Abstract]
Preferred Stock	Preferred Stock Prior to June 30, 2020, the Company classified its Series A Preferred Stock as mezzanine equity because the instrument contained a redemption feature which was contingent upon certain events, the occurrence of which was not solely within the control of the Company. Prior to redemption, we had bifurcated embedded derivatives and assessed fair value each reporting date through June 30, 2020 and recorded a loss of $32.8 million within ‘‘Other income (expense)— net’’ for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Upon the closing of the IPO on July 6, 2020 (see further discussion in Note 2), we redeemed all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock as required by the Certificate of Designation. In addition, we made the total make-whole payment of $205.2 million. The Series A Preferred Stock was fully accreted to the redeemable balance of $1,067.9 million using the interest method prior to the redemption. Total accretion of $36.1 million was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. On May 14, 2020, March 4, 2020, July 30, 2019 and May 31, 2019, the board of directors of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. declared a cash dividend of $30.51 per share to all holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock. An aggregate amount of $32.1 million, $32.0 million, $32.1 million, $10.7 million and $21.3 million was paid on June 26, 2020, March 27, 2020, September 27, 2019, June 28, 2019 and on June 19, 2019, respectively.

Subsequent Event	9 Months Ended
Subsequent Event	Sep. 30, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Event	Subsequent EventOn October 7, 2020, we entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the outstanding shares of Bisnode Business Information Group AB ("Bisnode"), for an estimated purchase price upon closing of approximately SEK 7.2 billion (approximately $818 million). Bisnode is a leading European data and analytics firm and long-standing member of the Dun & Bradstreet Worldwide Network. We expect the acquisition to position us to expand across Europe, increase our client base, and expand and enhance our Data Cloud. The transaction is expected to close in January 2021, subject to required regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Upon the close of the transaction, it is expected that 75% of the consideration for the equity value would be paid in cash and the remaining 25% would be paid in newly issued shares of common stock of the Company in a private placement. We will account for the transaction in accordance with ASC 805, "Business Combinations." In anticipation of the close of the transaction, we entered into a zero-cost foreign currency collar with the notional amount of SEK 4.8 billion to reduce our foreign currency exposure.

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (formerly Star Intermediate I, Inc.) and its subsidiaries (‘‘we’’ ‘‘us’’ ‘‘our’’ or the ‘‘Company’’) were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (‘‘GAAP’’). They should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes, which appear in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, included in our final prospectus dated June 30, 2020 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2020. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for interim periods do not include all disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements and are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year or any subsequent period. In the opinion of our management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair statement of the unaudited consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented have been included.
Basis of Consolidation	All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Segment Reporting	Since the Take-Private Transaction, management has made changes to transform our business. As a result, during the fourth quarter of 2019, we changed the composition of our reportable segments, the classification of revenue by solution set and our measure of segment profit (from operating income to adjusted EBITDA (see Note 18 for further discussion of adjusted EBITDA) in the information that we provide to our chief operating decision makers ("CODMs") to better align with how they assess performance and allocate resources. Latin America Worldwide Network, which was previously included in the Americas reportable segment, is currently included in the International segment. Accordingly, prior period results have been recast to conform to the current presentation of segments, revenue by solution, and the measure of segment profit. These changes do not impact our consolidated results. We manage our business and report our financial results through the following two segments: •North America offers Finance & Risk and Sales & Marketing data, analytics and business insights in the United States and Canada; and •International offers Finance & Risk and Sales & Marketing data, analytics and business insights directly in the United Kingdom/Ireland ("U.K."), Greater China, India and indirectly through our WWN alliances. Except as described below, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect results of the subsidiaries outside of North America for the three and nine months ended August 31 in order to facilitate the timely reporting of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial results and unaudited condensed consolidated financial position. For the period from January 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019 (Successor), the results of subsidiaries outside of North America are reflected for the period from February 8, 2019 through August 31, 2019. For the period from January 1 to February 7, 2019 (Predecessor), the results of subsidiaries outside of North America are reflected for the period from December 1, 2018 to January 7, 2019.
Use of Estimates	Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein reflect the latest estimates and assumptions made by management that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related disclosures as of the date of the unaudited consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods presented. Since early 2020, the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") global pandemic has caused disruptions in the economy and volatility in the global financial markets. There is considerable uncertainty regarding its duration and the speed and nature of recovery. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on our operations and financial performance will depend on the effects on our clients and vendors, which are uncertain at this time and cannot be predicted. In addition, the pandemic may affect management's estimates and assumptions of variable consideration in contracts with clients as well as other estimates and assumptions, in particular those that require a projection of our financial results, our cash flows or broader economic conditions.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements & Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, “Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract: Disclosures for Implementation Costs Incurred for Internal-Use Software and Cloud Computing Arrangements - a consensus of the EITF.” The standard aligns the accounting for costs incurred to implement a cloud computing arrangement that is a service arrangement with the guidance on capitalizing costs associated with developing or obtaining internal-use software. Costs incurred during the planning and post implementation stages are typically expensed, while costs incurred during the development stage are typically capitalized. The capitalized implementation costs are to be expensed over the term of the hosting arrangement including renewal options to the extent those options are expected to be utilized. This update also requires the capitalized implementation costs to be presented in the consolidated financial statements consistent with the presentation of the ongoing fees and payments associated with the cloud arrangement. We adopted this update as of January 1, 2020 and applied its amendments prospectively to implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. This update did not have a material effect on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” The standard changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For trade and other receivables, held-to-maturity debt securities, loans and other instruments, entities are required to use a new forward-looking “expected loss” model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. For available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, entities measure credit losses in a manner similar to what is required under the existing guidance, except that the losses will be recognized as allowances rather than reductions in the amortized cost of the securities. We adopted this update as of January 1, 2020. This update did not have a material effect on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, "Income Taxes (Topic 740)." The amendments in this Update simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. We do not expect the adoption of this authoritative guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, “Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Defined Benefit Plans- General (Topic 715-20): Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans.” The standard amends ASC 715, “Compensation - Retirement Benefits,” to add, remove, and clarify disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The amendments are to be applied retrospectively. The standard is effective for public business entities for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020, and for all other entities for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this authoritative guidance will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Disclosure of accounting policy for segment reporting.

Schedule of Use of Proceeds from Initial Public Offering

IPO and Private Placement (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

The use of the proceeds from the IPO is as follows:


Gross proceeds	$	2,381.0
Less:
Underwriter fees	89.1
IPO related expenses (a)	42.8
Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock	1,067.9
Make-whole payment on redemption of Series A Preferred Stock	205.2
Partial redemption of 10.250% New Senior Unsecured Notes and accrued interest	312.0
Call premium on partial redemption of 10.250% New Senior Unsecured Notes	30.8
Partial redemption of 6.875% New Senior Secured Notes and accrued interest	282.2
Call premium on partial redemption of 6.875% New Senior Secured Notes	19.3
Cash to balance sheet	$	331.7

Revenue (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Remaining Performance Obligation


	Fourth Quarter 2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		Thereafter		Total
Future revenue	$	377.1	$	810.9	$	375.9	$	172.8	$	72.5	$	281.5	$	2,090.7

Schedule of Contract Balances


	At September 30, 2020		At December 31, 2019
Accounts receivable, net	$	250.4	$	269.3
Short-term contract assets	$	0.4	$	1.0
Long-term contract assets	$	1.3	$	2.8
Short-term deferred revenue	$	481.6	$	467.5
Long-term deferred revenue	$	13.7	$	7.8

Schedule of Amortization of Commission Assets

The amortization of commission assets is as follows:


Period	Amortization
Three months ended September 30, 2020 (Successor)	$	4.6
Nine months ended September 30, 2020 (Successor)	$	11.8
Three months ended September 30, 2019 (Successor)	$	1.5
Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019 (Successor)	$	2.4
Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019 (Predecessor)	$	3.2

Restructuring Charge (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring Reserves and Utilization


	Severance and Termination		Contract Termination and Other Exit Costs		Total
Successor:
Balance remaining as of December 31, 2019	$	6.3	$	4.8	$	11.1
Charge taken during first quarter 2020	2.0		—		2.0
Payments made during first quarter 2020	(4.8)		(1.4)		(6.2)
Balance remaining as of March 31, 2020	$	3.5	$	3.4	$	6.9
Charge taken during second quarter 2020	4.2		0.4		4.6
Payments made during second quarter 2020	(3.7)		(0.7)		(4.4)
Balance remaining as of June 30, 2020	$	4.0	$	3.1	$	7.1
Charge taken during third quarter 2020	2.3		—		2.3
Payments made during third quarter 2020	(3.0)		(0.3)		(3.3)
Balance remaining as of September 30, 2020	$	3.3	$	2.8	$	6.1


	Severance and Termination		Contract Termination and Other Exit Costs		Total
Predecessor:
Balance remaining as of December 31, 2018	$	4.7	$	2.9	$	7.6
Charge taken from January 1 to February 7, 2019	0.1		—		0.1
Payments made through February 7, 2019	(1.6)		(0.5)		(2.1)
Reclassification related to leases pursuant to the adoption of Topic 842	—		(2.4)		(2.4)
Balance remaining as of February 7, 2019	$	3.2	$	—	$	3.2


Successor:
Balance as of December 31, 2018	$	—	$	—	$	—
Impact of purchase accounting	3.2		—		3.2
Charge taken during the first quarter 2019	17.1		1.4		18.5
Payments made during first quarter 2019	(4.0)		(0.7)		(4.7)
Balance remaining as of March 31, 2019	$	16.3	$	0.7	$	17.0
Charge taken during the second quarter 2019	10.7		6.7		17.4
Payments made during second quarter 2019	(11.1)		(0.7)		(11.8)
Balance remaining as of June 30, 2019	$	15.9	$	6.7	$	22.6
Charge taken during the third quarter 2019	5.0		3.2		8.2
Payments and other adjustments made during third quarter 2019	(12.8)		(5.2)		(18.0)
Balance remaining as of September 30, 2019	$	8.1	$	4.7	$	12.8

Notes Payable and Indebtedness (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Borrowings

Our borrowings are summarized in the following table:


		September 30, 2020						At December 31, 2019
	Maturity	Principal Amount		Debt Issuance Costs and Discount*		Carrying Value		Principal Amount		Debt Issuance Costs and Discount*		Carrying Value
Debt Maturing Within One Year:

New Repatriation Bridge Facility (1)	February 7, 2020	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	63.0	$	0.1	$	62.9
New Term Loan Facility (1)		25.3		—		25.3		19.0		—		19.0



Total short-term debt		$	25.3	$	—	$	25.3	$	82.0	$	0.1	$	81.9

Debt Maturing After One Year:
New Term Loan Facility (1)	February 8, 2026	$	2,492.1	$	80.9	$	2,411.2	$	2,511.0	$	98.3	$	2,412.7
New Revolving Facility (1) (2)	September 11, 2025	—		—		—		—		—		—
6.875% New Senior Secured Notes (1)	August 15, 2026	420.0		8.6		411.4		700.0		15.8		684.2
10.250% New Senior Unsecured Notes (1)	February 15, 2027	450.0		15.1		434.9		750.0		28.0		722.0




Total long-term debt		$	3,362.1	$	104.6	$	3,257.5	$	3,961.0	$	142.1	$	3,818.9
Total debt		$	3,387.4	$	104.6	$	3,282.8	$	4,043.0	$	142.2	$	3,900.8

*Represents unamortized portion of debt issuance costs and discounts.

Schedule of Maturities of Debt

The scheduled maturities and interest payments for our total debt outstanding as of September 30, 2020 are as follows:


	Fourth Quarter 2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		Thereafter		Total
Principal	$	6.3	$	25.3	$	25.3	$	25.3	$	25.3	$	3,279.9	$	3,387.4
Interest	24.5		172.5		171.5		170.5		169.6		276.5		985.1
Total Debt	$	30.8	$	197.8	$	196.8	$	195.8	$	194.9	$	3,556.4	$	4,372.5

Other Assets and Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Other Assets and Other Liabilities [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Non-Current Assets

Other Non-Current Assets


	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Right of use assets (1)	$	88.8	$	87.9
Prepaid pension assets	17.1		9.9
Investments	28.0		23.7
Other non-current assets	13.5		13.1
Total	$	147.4	$	134.6

(1)Right of use assets at September 30, 2020 includes $11.4 million for a new lease entered into and an existing lease modified during the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Schedule of Other Accrued and Current Liabilities

Other Accrued and Current Liabilities:


	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Restructuring accruals	$	6.1	$	11.1
Operating expenses accruals	73.2		58.7
Accrued interest expense	10.3		49.3
Short-term lease liability	24.6		22.4
Other accrued liabilities	16.8		25.8
Total	$	131.0	$	167.3

Schedule of Other Non-Current Liabilities

Other Non-Current Liabilities:


	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Deferred revenue - long term	$	13.7	$	7.8

U.S. tax liability associated with the 2017 Act	49.8		55.0
Long-term lease liability (1)	73.1		71.2
Other	11.1		3.7
Total	$	147.7	$	137.7

(1)Long-term lease liability at September 30, 2020 includes $11.9 million for a new lease entered into and an existing lease modified during the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Net Periodic (Income) Cost Associated with Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefit Obligations

The following table sets forth the components of the net periodic cost (income) associated with our pension plans and our postretirement benefit obligations:


	Pension Plans										Postretirement Benefit Obligations
	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period						Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor		Successor								Predecessor
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019		Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Components of net periodic cost (income):
Service cost	$	0.4	$	0.4	$	1.3	$	1.0	$	0.3	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest cost	10.6		13.2		31.5		33.6		6.8		—		—		—		0.1		—
Expected return on plan assets	(21.8)		(23.2)		(65.5)		(59.4)		(10.6)		—		—		—		—		—
Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)	—		—		—		—		—		(0.1)		—		(0.3)		—		(0.1)
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)	—		—		—		—		4.0		—		—		—		—		(0.1)
Net periodic cost (income)	$	(10.8)	$	(9.6)	$	(32.7)	$	(24.8)	$	0.5	$	(0.1)	$	—	$	(0.3)	$	0.1	$	(0.2)

Stock Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Granted and Unrecognized Compensation Cost

The following table summarizes the stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units ("RSU's") granted in 2020:


Date	Number of shares granted	Grant date fair value per share	Vesting period (in years)	Vesting Criteria
Stock Options:
June 30, 2020 (1)	4,160,000	$4.80	0.0	N/A
June 30, 2020 (2)	3,840,000	$5.19	3.0	Service

Restricted Stock & RSU's:
August 12, 2020	75,378	$25.87	1.0	Service
August 12, 2020	220,335	$25.87	2.8	Service
August 12, 2020	205,546	$25.87	1.8	Service

(1)Awards were granted in connection with the IPO and fully vested at time of grant. See Note 19, "Related Parties" for further discussion.

(2)Awards vest ratably over three years in annual installments, commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date.

The following table sets forth the unrecognized equity-based compensation cost as of September 30, 2020:


Equity-Based Compensation:	Unrecognized Compensation		Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)
Stock Options	$	18.2	2.8
Restricted Stock & RSU's	9.7		2.0
Incentive Units	18.9		1.5
Total Unrecognized Compensation Expense	$	46.8	2.1

Schedule of Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity

The following table summarizes the stock options, restricted stock and RSU's activity in 2020:


	Stock Options		Restricted Stock & RSU's
	Number of Options	Weighted-Average Exercise price	Number of Shares	Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balances, January 1, 2020	—	$—	—	$—
Granted (3)	8,000,000	$22.00	501,259	$25.87
Forfeited	—	$—	—	$—
Vested	—	$—	—	$—
Balances, September 30, 2020	8,000,000	$22.00	501,259	$25.87

(3)Included in the RSU's granted during the period is the conversion of 205,546 phantom units.

Schedule of Components of Equity-Based Compensation

The following table sets forth the components of our equity-based compensation:


	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor
Equity-Based Compensation:	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Stock Options	$	1.7	$	—	$	21.7	$	—	$	—
Restricted Stock & RSU's	1.0		—		1.0		—		11.7
Incentive Units	7.0		3.6		15.9		7.9		—
Total Compensation Expense (4)	$	9.7	$	3.6	$	38.6	$	7.9	$	11.7

(4)The compensation expenses are included in the Selling and administrative expenses of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited).


	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor
Expected Tax Benefit:	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Stock Options	$	5.6	$	—	$	5.6	$	—	$	—
Restricted Stock & RSU's	0.7		—		0.7		—		2.8
Incentive Units	—		—		—		—		—
Total Expected Tax Benefit	$	6.3	$	—	$	6.3	$	—	$	2.8

Schedule of Fair Value Assumptions

For stock options, we estimated the grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The assumptions for the Black-Scholes valuation model are set forth in the following table:


Weighted Average Assumptions
Weighted Average Expected Stock Price Volatility	28	%
Weighted Average Expected Dividend Yield	0.0	%
Weighted Average Expected Life of Option (in years)	3.98
Weighted Average Risk-Free Interest Rate	0.23	%
Weighted Average Black Scholes Value	$4.99
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$22.00

Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:


	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor
(in millions, except per share data)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	(17.0)	$	(88.8)	$	(182.6)	$	(410.7)	$	(75.6)

Weighted average number of shares outstanding-basic	415.7		314.5		348.5		314.5		37.2
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-diluted	415.7		314.5		348.5		314.5		37.2

Earnings (loss) per share of common stock:
Basic	$	(0.04)	$	(0.28)	$	(0.52)	$	(1.31)	$	(2.04)
Diluted	$	(0.04)	$	(0.28)	$	(0.52)	$	(1.31)	$	(2.04)

Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Values of Derivative Instruments in Consolidated Balance Sheet

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheet


	Asset Derivatives						Liability Derivatives
	September 30, 2020			December 31, 2019			September 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts	Other Current Assets	$	—	Other Current Assets	$	—	Other Accrued & Current Liabilities	$	1.8	Other Accrued & Current Liabilities	$	1.9
Total Derivatives designated as hedging instruments		$	—		$	—		$	1.8		$	1.9
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Make-whole derivative liability	Other Current Assets	$	—	Other Current Assets	$	—	Make-whole derivative liability	$	—	Make-whole derivative liability	$	172.4
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Other Current Assets	2.5		Other Current Assets	1.6		Other Accrued & Current Liabilities	1.8		Other Accrued & Current Liabilities	2.6

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		$	2.5		$	1.6		$	1.8		$	175.0
Total Derivatives		$	2.5		$	1.6		$	3.6		$	176.9

Schedule of Effect of Derivative Instruments on Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative

Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Income

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Income

Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative

Three-Month Period

Successor

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

Interest Contracts

0.8

0.1

Interest Expense

(0.8)

(0.2)

Interest Expense

(0.8)

(0.2)


Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative						Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Income	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Income						Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
Nine-Month Period
	Successor				Predecessor			Successor				Predecessor			Successor				Predecessor
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Interest Contracts	$	0.1	$	(2.1)	$	—	Interest Expense	$	(2.1)	$	(0.3)	$	—	Interest Expense	$	(2.1)	$	(0.3)	$	—


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
		Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

		Successor								Predecessor
		Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Make-whole derivative liability	Non-Operating Income (Expenses) – Net	$	—	$	—	$	(32.8)	$	—	$	—
Foreign exchange forward contracts	Non-Operating Income (Expenses) – Net	$	3.1	$	(4.5)	$	2.4	$	(9.1)	$	1.8

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The following table summarizes fair value measurements by level at September 30, 2020 for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:


	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level I)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level II)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level III)		Balance at September 30, 2020
Assets:
Cash equivalents (1)	$	210.7	$	—	$	—	$	210.7
Other current assets:
Foreign exchange forwards (2)	$	—	$	2.5	$	—	$	2.5

Liabilities:
Other accrued and current liabilities:
Foreign exchange forwards (2)	$	—	$	1.8	$	—	$	1.8
Swap arrangements (3)	$	—	$	1.8	$	—	$	1.8

The following table summarizes fair value measurements by level at December 31, 2019 for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:


	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level I)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level II)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level III)		Balance at December 31, 2019
Assets:
Cash equivalents (1)	$	4.1	$	—	$	—	$	4.1
Other current assets:
Foreign exchange forwards (2)	$	—	$	1.6	$	—	$	1.6

Liabilities:
Other accrued and current liabilities:
Foreign exchange forwards (2)	$	—	$	2.6	$	—	$	2.6
Swap arrangements (3)	$	—	$	1.9	$	—	$	1.9
Make-whole derivative liability (4)	$	—	$	—	$	172.4	$	172.4

(2)Primarily represents foreign currency forward contracts. Fair value is determined based on observable market data and considers a factor for nonperformance in the valuation.

(3)Represents interest rate swap agreements. Fair value is determined based on observable market data.

(4)Represents estimated fair value related to the make-whole provision associated with the Series A Preferred Stock based on level III market data.

Schedule of Carrying Amount and Estimated Fair Value of Liabilities

The estimated fair values of other financial instruments subject to fair value disclosures, determined based on valuation models using discounted cash flow methodologies with market data inputs from globally recognized data providers and third-party quotes from major financial institutions (categorized as Level II in the fair value hierarchy), are as follows:


	Balance at
	September 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value

Short-term and Long-term Debt (1)	$	846.3	$	1,020.5	$	1,469.1	$	1,811.8

New Term Loan Facility (2)	$	2,436.5	$	2,446.9	$	2,431.7	$	2,456.3

(1) Includes New Senior Notes (long-term) at September 30, 2020 and New Senior Notes (long-term) and New Repatriation Bridge Facility (short-term) at December 31, 2019.

(2) Includes short-term and long-term portions of the New Term Loan Facility.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table summarizes the changes in the accumulated balances for each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”):


	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments		Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Derivative Financial Instruments		Total
Predecessor:





Balance, December 31, 2018	$	(235.5)	$	(818.3)	$	(0.3)	$	(1,054.1)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	5.7		62.6		(0.1)		68.2
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—		2.8		—		2.8
Balance, February 7, 2019	$	(229.8)	$	(752.9)	$	(0.4)	$	(983.1)


Successor:
Balance, January 1, 2019	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(34.6)		—		(1.6)		(36.2)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—		—		—		—
Balance, September 30, 2019	$	(34.6)	$	—	$	(1.6)	$	(36.2)

Balance, January 1, 2020	$	(6.6)	$	(15.8)	$	(1.1)	$	(23.5)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	20.7		(0.7)		(1.4)		18.6
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—		(0.2)		1.5		1.3
Balance, September 30, 2020	$	14.1	$	(16.7)	$	(1.0)	$	(3.6)

Schedule of Reclassifications out of AOCI

The following table summarizes the reclassifications out of AOCI:


Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components	Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income (Loss) is Presented	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
		Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

		Successor								Predecessor
		Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019



Defined Benefit Pension Plans:
Amortization of prior service costs	Other Income (Expense)- Net	$	(0.1)	$	—	$	(0.3)	$	—	$	(0.1)
Amortization of actuarial gain/loss	Other Income (Expense) - Net	—		—		—		—		3.9
Derivative Financial Instruments:
Interest contracts	Interest Expense	0.8		—		2.1		—		—
Total before tax		0.7		—		1.8		—		3.8
Tax benefit (expense)		(0.2)		—		(0.5)		—		(1.0)
Total after tax		0.5		—		1.3		—		2.8






Total reclassifications for the period, net of tax		$	0.5	$	—	$	1.3	$	—	$	2.8

Take-Private Transaction (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation

The table below reflects the purchase price related to the acquisition and the resulting purchase allocation:


	Weighted Average Amortization Period (years)	Initial Purchase Price Allocation		Measurement Period Adjustments		Purchase Price Allocation at December 31, 2019
Cash		$	117.7	$	—	$	117.7
Accounts receivable		267.8		(1.7)		266.1
Other current assets		46.8		(0.4)		46.4
Total current assets		432.3		(2.1)		430.2
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships	16.9	2,589.0		(200.5)		2,388.5
Partnership agreements	14.3	—		230.3		230.3
Computer software	7.8	376.0		—		376.0
Database	17	1,769.0		(47.0)		1,722.0
Trademark	Indefinite	1,200.8		75.0		1,275.8
Goodwill		2,797.6		(10.0)		2,787.6
Property, plant & equipment		30.3		—		30.3
Right of use asset		103.9		7.4		111.3
Other		34.4		(0.1)		34.3
Total assets acquired		$	9,333.3	$	53.0	$	9,386.3

Accounts payable		$	74.2	$	—	$	74.2
Deferred revenue		398.4		(0.6)		397.8
Accrued liabilities		240.1		(2.3)		237.8
Short-term pension and other accrued benefits		106.0		—		106.0
Other current liabilities		41.1		4.7		45.8
Total current liabilities		859.8		1.8		861.6
Long-term pension and postretirement obligations		213.6		7.4		221.0
Deferred tax liability		1,388.3		(7.7)		1,380.6
Long-term debt		625.1		—		625.1
Other liabilities		161.0		8.0		169.0
Total liabilities assumed		3,247.8		9.5		3,257.3
Non-controlling interest		16.8		43.5		60.3
Less: debt repayment		637.5		—		637.5
Amounts paid to equity holders		$	5,431.2	$	—	$	5,431.2

The table below reflects the aggregate purchase price related to the acquisitions and the resulting purchase allocation:


	Amortization Life (years)	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation at March 31, 2020		Measurement Period Adjustments		Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation at September 30, 2020
Cash		$	0.5	$	—	$	0.5
Accounts receivable		0.3		—		0.3
Other		0.2		0.1		0.3
Total current assets		1.0		0.1		1.1
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships	7	2.4		—		2.4
Technology	11	6.8		—		6.8
Goodwill	Indefinite	10.7		0.2		10.9
Deferred tax asset		0.4		—		0.4

Total assets acquired		$	21.3	$	0.3	$	21.6
Total liabilities assumed		0.2		0.2		0.4
Total purchase price		$	21.1	$	0.1	$	21.2

Schedule of Pro Forma Information



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Reported revenue (Successor)	$	408.2	$	981.2
Dun & Bradstreet pre-acquisition revenue	—		178.7
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment	38.6		98.7
Pro forma revenue	$	446.8	$	1,258.6

Reported net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.(Successor)	$	(88.8)	$	(410.7)
Dun & Bradstreet pre-acquisition net income (loss)	—		(75.6)
Pro forma adjustments - net of income tax (1):
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment	30.0		76.7
Incremental amortization of intangibles	(6.8)		(44.0)
Amortization of deferred commissions	(2.7)		(7.3)
Transaction costs	—		154.9
Pension expense adjustment	—		69.5
Equity-based compensation adjustment	—		8.1
Preferred dividend adjustment	—		(14.6)
Incremental interest expense and facility cost adjustment	1.1		(20.5)
Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)	$	(67.2)	$	(263.5)

(1) The blended statutory tax rate of 22.3% was assumed for 2019 for the purpose of pro forma presentation.

The following pro forma statements of operations data presents the combined results of the Company and Lattice, assuming that the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2018.


	Three-Month Period		Nine-Month Period

	Successor				Predecessor
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Reported revenue	$	408.2	$	981.2	$	178.7
Lattice revenue - pre-acquisition revenue	—		11.1		2.9
Add: deferred revenue adjustment	1.2		1.2		—
Total pro forma revenue	$	409.4	$	993.5	$	181.6
Reported net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)/The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	(88.8)	$	(410.7)	$	(75.6)
Pro forma adjustments - net of tax effect
Pre-acquisition net loss	—		(19.7)		(1.0)
Intangible amortization - net of tax benefits	—		(1.4)		(0.4)
Deferred revenue adjustment - net of tax benefits	0.9		0.9		—
Transaction costs - net of tax benefits	0.4		0.4		—
Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	(87.5)	$	(430.5)	$	(77.0)

Acquisitions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation

The table below reflects the purchase price related to the acquisition and the resulting purchase allocation:


	Weighted Average Amortization Period (years)	Initial Purchase Price Allocation		Measurement Period Adjustments		Purchase Price Allocation at December 31, 2019
Cash		$	117.7	$	—	$	117.7
Accounts receivable		267.8		(1.7)		266.1
Other current assets		46.8		(0.4)		46.4
Total current assets		432.3		(2.1)		430.2
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships	16.9	2,589.0		(200.5)		2,388.5
Partnership agreements	14.3	—		230.3		230.3
Computer software	7.8	376.0		—		376.0
Database	17	1,769.0		(47.0)		1,722.0
Trademark	Indefinite	1,200.8		75.0		1,275.8
Goodwill		2,797.6		(10.0)		2,787.6
Property, plant & equipment		30.3		—		30.3
Right of use asset		103.9		7.4		111.3
Other		34.4		(0.1)		34.3
Total assets acquired		$	9,333.3	$	53.0	$	9,386.3

Accounts payable		$	74.2	$	—	$	74.2
Deferred revenue		398.4		(0.6)		397.8
Accrued liabilities		240.1		(2.3)		237.8
Short-term pension and other accrued benefits		106.0		—		106.0
Other current liabilities		41.1		4.7		45.8
Total current liabilities		859.8		1.8		861.6
Long-term pension and postretirement obligations		213.6		7.4		221.0
Deferred tax liability		1,388.3		(7.7)		1,380.6
Long-term debt		625.1		—		625.1
Other liabilities		161.0		8.0		169.0
Total liabilities assumed		3,247.8		9.5		3,257.3
Non-controlling interest		16.8		43.5		60.3
Less: debt repayment		637.5		—		637.5
Amounts paid to equity holders		$	5,431.2	$	—	$	5,431.2

The table below reflects the aggregate purchase price related to the acquisitions and the resulting purchase allocation:


	Amortization Life (years)	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation at March 31, 2020		Measurement Period Adjustments		Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation at September 30, 2020
Cash		$	0.5	$	—	$	0.5
Accounts receivable		0.3		—		0.3
Other		0.2		0.1		0.3
Total current assets		1.0		0.1		1.1
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships	7	2.4		—		2.4
Technology	11	6.8		—		6.8
Goodwill	Indefinite	10.7		0.2		10.9
Deferred tax asset		0.4		—		0.4

Total assets acquired		$	21.3	$	0.3	$	21.6
Total liabilities assumed		0.2		0.2		0.4
Total purchase price		$	21.1	$	0.1	$	21.2

Schedule of Pro Forma Information



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Reported revenue (Successor)	$	408.2	$	981.2
Dun & Bradstreet pre-acquisition revenue	—		178.7
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment	38.6		98.7
Pro forma revenue	$	446.8	$	1,258.6

Reported net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.(Successor)	$	(88.8)	$	(410.7)
Dun & Bradstreet pre-acquisition net income (loss)	—		(75.6)
Pro forma adjustments - net of income tax (1):
Deferred revenue fair value adjustment	30.0		76.7
Incremental amortization of intangibles	(6.8)		(44.0)
Amortization of deferred commissions	(2.7)		(7.3)
Transaction costs	—		154.9
Pension expense adjustment	—		69.5
Equity-based compensation adjustment	—		8.1
Preferred dividend adjustment	—		(14.6)
Incremental interest expense and facility cost adjustment	1.1		(20.5)
Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)	$	(67.2)	$	(263.5)

(1) The blended statutory tax rate of 22.3% was assumed for 2019 for the purpose of pro forma presentation.

The following pro forma statements of operations data presents the combined results of the Company and Lattice, assuming that the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2018.


	Three-Month Period		Nine-Month Period

	Successor				Predecessor
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Reported revenue	$	408.2	$	981.2	$	178.7
Lattice revenue - pre-acquisition revenue	—		11.1		2.9
Add: deferred revenue adjustment	1.2		1.2		—
Total pro forma revenue	$	409.4	$	993.5	$	181.6
Reported net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)/The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	(88.8)	$	(410.7)	$	(75.6)
Pro forma adjustments - net of tax effect
Pre-acquisition net loss	—		(19.7)		(1.0)
Intangible amortization - net of tax benefits	—		(1.4)		(0.4)
Deferred revenue adjustment - net of tax benefits	0.9		0.9		—
Transaction costs - net of tax benefits	0.4		0.4		—
Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	(87.5)	$	(430.5)	$	(77.0)

Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Capitalized Software and Goodwill

Computer Software and Goodwill:


	Computer Software		Goodwill
Predecessor:
December 31, 2018	$	133.8	$	770.8
Additions at cost (1)	5.0		—
Amortization	(6.8)		—
Other (3)	0.1		2.7
February 7, 2019	$	132.1	$	773.5


Successor:
January 1, 2019	$	—	$	—
Acquisitions (2)	376.0		2,797.6
Additions at cost (1)	4.2		—
Amortization	(8.6)		—
Other (3)	0.4		—
March 31, 2019	$	372.0	$	2,797.6
Additions at cost (1)	17.0		—
Amortization	(13.4)		—
Other (3)	(3.5)		(5.0)
June 30, 2019	$	372.1	$	2,792.6
Acquisitions (2)	—		180.9
Additions at cost (1)	19.0		—
Amortization	(12.2)		—
Other (3)	(3.6)		(6.1)
September 30, 2019	$	375.3	$	2,967.4

January 1, 2020	$	379.8	$	2,840.1
Acquisition (4)	—		10.7
Additions at cost (1)	17.4		—
Amortization	(15.9)		—
Write-off	(0.2)		—
March 31, 2020	$	381.1	$	2,850.8

Additions at cost	28.3		—
Amortization	(16.8)		—
Write-off	(0.1)		—
Other (3)	(0.7)		(2.8)
June 30, 2020	$	391.8	$	2,848.0
Acquisition (4)	—		0.2
Additions at cost	35.3		—
Amortization	(18.2)		—
Write-off	(0.2)		—
Other (3)	12.9		5.7
September 30, 2020	$	421.6	$	2,853.9

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

Other Intangibles:


	Customer Relationships		Database and Other		Other Indefinite-Lived Intangibles		Total
Predecessor:
December 31, 2018	$	75.7	$	50.0	$	158.4	$	284.1
Additions	—		0.1		—		0.1
Amortization	(1.7)		(1.5)		—		(3.2)
Other (3)	0.1		—		—		0.1
February 7, 2019	$	74.1	$	48.6	$	158.4	$	281.1


Successor:
January 1, 2019	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Acquisition (2)	2,589.0		1,769.0		1,200.8		5,558.8
Amortization	(42.0)		(28.7)		—		(70.7)
March 31, 2019	$	2,547.0	$	1,740.3	$	1,200.8	$	5,488.1
Additions	—		0.2		—		0.2
Amortization	(71.9)		(49.1)		—		(121.0)
Other (3)	(6.0)		—		—		(6.0)
June 30, 2019	$	2,469.1	$	1,691.4	$	1,200.8	$	5,361.3
Acquisitions (2)	(297.9)		257.8		53.0		12.9
Additions	—		0.3		—		0.3
Amortization	(51.6)		(57.2)		—		(108.8)
Other (3)	(1.6)		(10.1)		—		(11.7)
September 30, 2019	$	2,118.0	$	1,882.2	$	1,253.8	$	5,254.0

January 1, 2020	$	2,162.1	$	1,813.5	$	1,275.8	$	5,251.4
Acquisition (4)	2.4		6.8		—		9.2
Additions at cost	—		0.1		—		0.1
Amortization	(65.1)		(51.0)		—		(116.1)
Other (3)	(0.2)		(1.0)		—		(1.2)
March 31, 2020	$	2,099.2	$	1,768.4	$	1,275.8	$	5,143.4
Additions	—		0.2		—		0.2
Amortization	(63.3)		(50.2)		—		(113.5)
Other (3)	(2.5)		(5.3)		—		(7.8)
June 30, 2020	$	2,033.4	$	1,713.1	$	1,275.8	$	5,022.3
Additions	—		0.3		—		0.3
Amortization	(63.3)		(50.1)		—		(113.4)
Other (3)	5.0		11.1		—		16.1
September 30, 2020	$	1,975.1	$	1,674.4	$	1,275.8	$	4,925.3

(1)Primarily related to software-related enhancements on products.

(2)Related to the Take-Private Transaction. See Note 15 for further detail.

(3)Primarily due to the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.

(4)Related to the acquisition of Orb Intelligence and coAction.com.

Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Other Intangibles:


	Customer Relationships		Database and Other		Other Indefinite-Lived Intangibles		Total
Predecessor:
December 31, 2018	$	75.7	$	50.0	$	158.4	$	284.1
Additions	—		0.1		—		0.1
Amortization	(1.7)		(1.5)		—		(3.2)
Other (3)	0.1		—		—		0.1
February 7, 2019	$	74.1	$	48.6	$	158.4	$	281.1


Successor:
January 1, 2019	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Acquisition (2)	2,589.0		1,769.0		1,200.8		5,558.8
Amortization	(42.0)		(28.7)		—		(70.7)
March 31, 2019	$	2,547.0	$	1,740.3	$	1,200.8	$	5,488.1
Additions	—		0.2		—		0.2
Amortization	(71.9)		(49.1)		—		(121.0)
Other (3)	(6.0)		—		—		(6.0)
June 30, 2019	$	2,469.1	$	1,691.4	$	1,200.8	$	5,361.3
Acquisitions (2)	(297.9)		257.8		53.0		12.9
Additions	—		0.3		—		0.3
Amortization	(51.6)		(57.2)		—		(108.8)
Other (3)	(1.6)		(10.1)		—		(11.7)
September 30, 2019	$	2,118.0	$	1,882.2	$	1,253.8	$	5,254.0

January 1, 2020	$	2,162.1	$	1,813.5	$	1,275.8	$	5,251.4
Acquisition (4)	2.4		6.8		—		9.2
Additions at cost	—		0.1		—		0.1
Amortization	(65.1)		(51.0)		—		(116.1)
Other (3)	(0.2)		(1.0)		—		(1.2)
March 31, 2020	$	2,099.2	$	1,768.4	$	1,275.8	$	5,143.4
Additions	—		0.2		—		0.2
Amortization	(63.3)		(50.2)		—		(113.5)
Other (3)	(2.5)		(5.3)		—		(7.8)
June 30, 2020	$	2,033.4	$	1,713.1	$	1,275.8	$	5,022.3
Additions	—		0.3		—		0.3
Amortization	(63.3)		(50.1)		—		(113.4)
Other (3)	5.0		11.1		—		16.1
September 30, 2020	$	1,975.1	$	1,674.4	$	1,275.8	$	4,925.3

(1)Primarily related to software-related enhancements on products.

(2)Related to the Take-Private Transaction. See Note 15 for further detail.

(3)Primarily due to the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.

(4)Related to the acquisition of Orb Intelligence and coAction.com.

Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenue and Operating Income (Loss) by Segment


	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Revenue:
North America	$	363.3	$	374.7	$	1,059.1	$	916.8	$	148.2
International	79.8		72.7		219.4		163.7		56.4
Corporate and other (1)	(1.0)		(39.2)		(20.5)		(99.3)		(25.9)
Consolidated total	$	442.1	$	408.2	$	1,258.0	$	981.2	$	178.7


	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Adjusted EBITDA
North America	$	184.2	$	189.6	$	498.1	$	435.8	$	55.3
International	28.2		25.5		71.6		56.1		20.3
Corporate and other (1)	(15.4)		(60.1)		(63.2)		(147.8)		(9.3)
Consolidated total	$	197.0	$	155.0	$	506.5	$	344.1	$	66.3
Depreciation and amortization	(134.1)		(123.3)		(401.0)		(340.6)		(11.1)
Interest expense - net	(60.6)		(85.1)		(221.1)		(218.5)		(5.2)
Dividends allocated to preferred stockholders	—		(32.1)		(64.1)		(82.0)		—
Benefit for income taxes - net	9.3		24.0		111.1		84.1		27.5
Other income (expense) - net	(9.5)		6.3		(42.2)		18.6		(86.0)
Equity in net income of affiliates	0.7		0.5		1.9		3.4		0.5
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	(2.1)		(1.4)		(3.7)		(3.3)		(0.8)
Lag adjustment	—		—		—		—		(2.7)
Other incremental or reduced expenses from the application of purchase accounting	4.5		5.3		14.4		15.9		—
Equity-based compensation	(9.7)		(3.6)		(38.6)		(7.9)		(11.7)
Restructuring charges	(4.9)		(8.2)		(16.2)		(44.1)		(0.1)
Merger and acquisition-related operating costs	(2.2)		(5.9)		(6.7)		(154.5)		(52.0)
Transition costs	(5.1)		(20.3)		(22.3)		(23.8)		(0.3)
Legal reserve associated with significant legal and regulatory matters	—		—		—		0.2		—
Asset impairment	(0.3)		—		(0.6)		(2.3)		—
Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)	$	(17.0)	$	(88.8)	$	(182.6)	$	(410.7)	$	(75.6)

Schedule of Supplemental Geographic and Customer Solution Set Information


	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019
Depreciation and amortization:
North America	$	11.8	$	10.2	$	33.6	$	25.3	$	5.8
International	2.1		1.8		5.7		4.2		1.5
Total segments	13.9		12.0		39.3		29.5		7.3
Corporate and other (1)	120.2		111.3		361.7		311.1		3.8
Consolidated total	$	134.1	$	123.3	$	401.0	$	340.6	$	11.1
Capital expenditures:
North America	$	1.8	$	1.2	$	3.1	$	7.3	$	0.2
International	2.6		0.6		4.4		1.0		0.1
Total segments	4.4		1.8		7.5		8.3		0.3
Corporate and other	0.1		0.3		0.3		0.7		(0.1)
Consolidated total	$	4.5	$	2.1	$	7.8	$	9.0	$	0.2
Additions to computer software and other intangibles:
North America	$	31.7	$	15.9	$	71.5	$	33.7	$	4.3
International	1.7		2.4		4.0		4.7		0.8
Total segments	33.4		18.3		75.5		38.4		5.1
Corporate and other	2.2		0.9		6.1		1.7		—
Consolidated total	$	35.6	$	19.2	$	81.6	$	40.1	$	5.1

(1) Depreciation and amortization for Corporate and other includes incremental amortization resulting from the Take-Private Transaction and recent acquisitions.

Supplemental Geographic and Customer Solution Set Information:


	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Assets:
North America	$	8,519.3	$	8,480.1
International	666.1		632.7
Consolidated total	$	9,185.4	$	9,112.8

Goodwill:
North America	$	2,745.5	$	2,734.6
International	108.4		105.5
Consolidated total	$	2,853.9	$	2,840.1
Other intangibles:
North America	$	4,640.8	$	4,953.0
International	284.5		298.4
Consolidated total	$	4,925.3	$	5,251.4
Other long-lived assets:
North America	$	563.4	$	500.9
International	105.3		89.9
Consolidated total	$	668.7	$	590.8
Total long-lived assets	$	8,447.9	$	8,682.3


	Three-Month Period				Nine-Month Period

	Successor								Predecessor
Customer Solution Set Revenue	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Period from January 1 to September 30, 2019		Period from January 1 to February 7, 2019

North America (1):
Finance & Risk	$	206.6	$	208.4	$	593.2	$	511.1	$	80.4
Sales & Marketing	156.7		166.3		465.9		405.7		67.8
Total North America	$	363.3	$	374.7	$	1,059.1	$	916.8	$	148.2
International:
Finance & Risk	$	66.3	$	58.1	$	179.7	$	133.8	$	43.4
Sales & Marketing	13.5		14.6		39.7		29.9		13.0
Total International	$	79.8	$	72.7	$	219.4	$	163.7	$	56.4
Corporate and other:
Finance & Risk	$	(0.4)	$	(23.1)	$	(10.6)	$	(59.6)	$	(19.2)
Sales & Marketing	(0.6)		(16.1)		(9.9)		(39.7)		(6.7)
Total Corporate and other	$	(1.0)	$	(39.2)	$	(20.5)	$	(99.3)	$	(25.9)
Total Revenue:
Finance & Risk	$	272.5	$	243.4	$	762.3	$	585.3	$	104.6
Sales & Marketing	169.6		164.8		495.7		395.9		74.1
Total Revenue	$	442.1	$	408.2	$	1,258.0	$	981.2	$	178.7

(1) Substantially all of the North America revenue is attributable to the United States

Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 06, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2020 segment $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued (shares) \| shares	108,506,312
Common stock, par value (USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Consideration received on transaction	$ 2,381.0
Number of reportable segments \| segment		2
IPO
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued (shares) \| shares	90,047,612
Common stock, par value (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.0001
Offering price (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 22.00
Private Placement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued (shares) \| shares	18,458,700
Issuance price per share relative to IPO price per share (as a percent)	98.50%
Private Placement \| Subsidiary of Cannae Holdings
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Consideration received on transaction	$ 200.0
Private Placement \| Subsidiary of Black Knight
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Consideration received on transaction	100.0
Private Placement \| Affiliate of CC Capital
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Consideration received on transaction	$ 100.0

IPO and Private Placement - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Jul. 06, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 23, 2020 shares	Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued (shares)	108,506,312
Common stock, par value (USD per share) \| $ / shares			$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Gross proceeds from sale of stock \| $	$ 2,381.0
Common stock authorized (shares)		2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Preferred stock authorized (shares)		25,000,000
Stock split ratio		314,494.968
IPO
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued (shares)	90,047,612
Common stock, par value (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.0001
Offering price (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 22.00
Private Placement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued (shares)	18,458,700
Issuance price per share relative to IPO price per share (as a percent)	98.50%
Private Placement \| Subsidiary of Cannae Holdings
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from sale of stock \| $	$ 200.0
Private Placement \| Subsidiary of Black Knight
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from sale of stock \| $	100.0
Private Placement \| Affiliate of CC Capital
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from sale of stock \| $	$ 100.0

IPO and Private Placement - Use of Proceeds from IPO (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Jul. 06, 2020

Feb. 07, 2019

Jun. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

Feb. 08, 2019

Gross proceeds

$ 2,381.0

$ 0.0

$ 3,176.8

Underwriter fees

89.1

Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock

42.8

0.0

^[1]

132.8

^[1]

0.0

^[1]

1,067.9

0.0

1,067.9

0.0

Make-whole payment on redemption of Series A Preferred Stock

205.2

Partial redemption of Notes and accrued interest

0.0

625.1

New Senior Unsecured Notes - 10.250%

$ 0.0

$ 2.5

$ 0.0

Cash to balance sheet

331.7

Partial redemption of Notes and accrued interest

312.0

New Senior Unsecured Notes - 10.250% | Unsecured Debt

30.8

Interest rate on debt instrument (as a percent)

$ 30.8

10.25%

New Senior Secured Notes - 6.875%

Partial redemption of Notes and accrued interest

282.2

Star Parent, L.P. | Affiliated Entity

19.3

THL Managers | Affiliated Entity

30.0

Bilcar | Board of Directors Chairman

2.5

CC Star Holdings, LP | Director

2.5

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

$ 2.5

[1]	$131.9 million was paid by proceeds raised from the offering (see Note 2) and $0.9 million was paid prior to the IPO and Private Placement.

Revenue - Remaining Performance Obligation (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Future revenue	$ 2,090.7
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-10-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Future revenue	$ 377.1
Period of remaining performance obligation	3 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Future revenue	$ 810.9
Period of remaining performance obligation	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Future revenue	$ 375.9
Period of remaining performance obligation	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Future revenue	$ 172.8
Period of remaining performance obligation	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Future revenue	$ 72.5
Period of remaining performance obligation	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Future revenue	$ 281.5
Period of remaining performance obligation

Revenue - Contract Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, net	$ 250.4	$ 269.3
Short-term contract assets	0.4	1.0
Long-term contract assets	1.3	2.8
Short-term deferred revenue	481.6	467.5
Long-term deferred revenue	$ 13.7	$ 7.8

Revenue - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Revenue - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Increase in deferred revenue during period	$ 20.0
Revenues recognized that were included in deferred revenue	467.0
Increase in contract asset	(2.1)
Contract assets reclassified to receivables	3.2
Commission assets, net of accumulated amortization	$ 69.1	$ 47.0

Revenue - Amortization of Commission Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Amortization of commission assets	$ 3.2	$ 4.6	$ 1.5	$ 11.8	$ 2.4

Restructuring Charge - Narrative (Details)
$ in Millions

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Feb. 07, 2019

USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2020

USD ($)

employee

Sep. 30, 2019

USD ($)

employee

Sep. 30, 2020

USD ($)

employee

Sep. 30, 2019

USD ($)

employee

Restructuring charge

^[1]

$ 0.1

$ 4.9

$ 8.2

$ 16.2

$ 44.1

Severance costs

$ 0.1

$ 2.3

$ 5.0

$ 8.5

$ 32.8

Number of employees impacted | employee

145

455

Contract termination, write-down of right-of-use assets and other exit costs

$ 2.6

$ 3.2

$ 7.7

$ 11.3

[1]	See Note 1 "Basis of Presentation" for further discussion.

Restructuring Charge - Restructuring Reserve and Utilization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Restructuring Reserve [Rollforward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 0.0	$ 7.1	$ 6.9	$ 11.1	$ 22.6	$ 17.0	$ 0.0	$ 11.1	$ 0.0
Impact of purchase accounting							3.2
Charge taken during the period	0.1	2.3	4.6	2.0	8.2	17.4	18.5
Payments made during period	(2.1)	(3.3)	(4.4)	(6.2)		(11.8)	(4.7)	(13.9)	(30.9)
Payments and other adjustments made during period					(18.0)
Reclassification related to leases pursuant to the adoption of Topic 842	(2.4)
Balance at end of period	3.2	6.1	7.1	6.9	12.8	22.6	17.0	6.1	12.8
Dun & Bradstreet Corp
Restructuring Reserve [Rollforward]
Balance at beginning of period	7.6						7.6		7.6
Severance and Termination
Restructuring Reserve [Rollforward]
Balance at beginning of period	0.0	4.0	3.5	6.3	15.9	16.3	0.0	6.3	0.0
Impact of purchase accounting							3.2
Charge taken during the period	0.1	2.3	4.2	2.0	5.0	10.7	17.1
Payments made during period	(1.6)	(3.0)	(3.7)	(4.8)		(11.1)	(4.0)
Payments and other adjustments made during period					(12.8)
Reclassification related to leases pursuant to the adoption of Topic 842	0.0
Balance at end of period	3.2	3.3	4.0	3.5	8.1	15.9	16.3	3.3	8.1
Severance and Termination \| Dun & Bradstreet Corp
Restructuring Reserve [Rollforward]
Balance at beginning of period	4.7						4.7		4.7
Contract Termination and Other Exit Costs
Restructuring Reserve [Rollforward]
Balance at beginning of period	0.0	3.1	3.4	4.8	6.7	0.7	0.0	4.8	0.0
Impact of purchase accounting							0.0
Charge taken during the period	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	3.2	6.7	1.4
Payments made during period	(0.5)	(0.3)	(0.7)	(1.4)		(0.7)	(0.7)
Payments and other adjustments made during period					(5.2)
Reclassification related to leases pursuant to the adoption of Topic 842	(2.4)
Balance at end of period	0.0	$ 2.8	$ 3.1	$ 3.4	$ 4.7	$ 6.7	0.7	$ 2.8	4.7
Contract Termination and Other Exit Costs \| Dun & Bradstreet Corp
Restructuring Reserve [Rollforward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 2.9						$ 2.9		$ 2.9

Notes Payable and Indebtedness - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)									1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 26, 2020	Sep. 11, 2020	Jul. 06, 2020	Feb. 10, 2020	Feb. 07, 2020	Feb. 08, 2019	Feb. 07, 2019	Apr. 20, 2018	Feb. 07, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Apr. 20, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Apr. 20, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write-off of deferred debt issuance costs and discount												$ 23,200,000
Payment of call premium									$ 0			2,500,000	$ 0
Unamortized debt issuance costs and discount										$ 104,600,000		104,600,000			$ 142,200,000
Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of derivative contract								3 years
Notional amount of derivative								$ 300,000,000		129,000,000.0		129,000,000.0		$ 129,000,000	214,000,000.0	$ 214,000,000
Standby Letters of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contingent liabilities under open standby letters of credit and bank guarantees in favor of third parties										$ 1,100,000		$ 1,100,000			$ 1,000,000.0
New Term Loan Facility \| Secured Debt \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument						7 years
Face amount of debt instrument						$ 2,530,000,000
Write-off of deferred debt issuance costs and discount				$ 6,200,000
Debt issuance costs						62,100,000
Quarterly payment of principal (as a percent)												1.00%
Debt discount (premium)						$ 50,600,000
Effective interest rate (as a percent)										3.895%		3.895%			6.792%
Third-party fees				$ 800,000
New Term Loan Facility \| Secured Debt \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)			3.75%	4.00%		5.00%
Increase (decrease) in basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)			(0.25%)
New Revolving Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument		5 years
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 850,000,000				$ 400,000,000
Write-off of deferred debt issuance costs and discount										$ 800,000		$ 800,000
Debt issuance costs		$ 1,700,000				$ 9,600,000				6,500,000		$ 6,500,000
New Revolving Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument						5 years
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						$ 400,000,000
New Revolving Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)						3.50%						3.25%
Increase (decrease) in basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)												(0.25%)
Bridge Facility \| Bridge Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument						364 days
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						$ 63,000,000
Debt issuance costs					$ 1,500,000
Effective interest rate (as a percent)															5.292%
Bridge Facility \| Bridge Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)					3.50%
New Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment of call premium			$ 19,300,000
New Senior Secured Notes \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument						$ 700,000,000
Interest rate on debt instrument (as a percent)						6.875%
Repayments of unsecured debt	$ 280,000,000
Write-off of deferred debt issuance costs and discount												$ 5,700,000
Payment of call premium												19,300,000
Debt issuance costs						$ 17,900,000				8,600,000		8,600,000
New Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment of call premium			30,800,000
New Senior Unsecured Notes \| Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument						$ 750,000,000
Interest rate on debt instrument (as a percent)						10.25%
Repayments of unsecured debt			$ 300,000,000
Write-off of deferred debt issuance costs and discount											$ 10,500,000
Payment of call premium											$ 30,800,000
Debt issuance costs						$ 31,600,000				$ 15,700,000		$ 15,700,000
Predecessor Revolving Credit Facility & Predecessor Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt							$ 25,100,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs and discount						$ 0	$ 6,600,000		$ 6,600,000
Predecessor Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average interest rate (as a percent)							3.66%		3.66%
Predecessor Term Loan Facility \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate (as a percent)							4.00%		4.00%

Notes Payable and Indebtedness - Summary (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 08, 2019
Debt Maturing Within One Year:
Principal amount, current maturities of long-term debt	$ 25.3
Principal Amount		$ 82.0
Debt Issuance Costs and Discount*	0.0	0.1
Carrying value, current maturities of long-term debt	25.3
Carrying Value	25.3	81.9
Debt Maturing After One Year:
Principal Amount	3,362.1	3,961.0
Debt Issuance Costs and Discount*	104.6	142.1
Carrying Value	3,257.5	3,818.9
Total debt
Principal amount, long-term debt	3,387.4
Principal amount, long-term and short-term debt		4,043.0
Debt Issuance Costs and Discount	104.6	142.2
Carrying Value	3,282.8
Carrying Value		3,900.8
Bridge Facility \| Bridge Loan
Debt Maturing Within One Year:
Principal amount, short-term debt		63.0
Debt Issuance Costs and Discount*		0.1
Carrying value, short-term debt		62.9
New Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Maturing After One Year:
Principal Amount	2,492.1	2,511.0
Debt Issuance Costs and Discount*	80.9	98.3
Carrying Value	2,411.2	2,412.7
New Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit \| Secured Debt
Debt Maturing Within One Year:
Principal amount, current maturities of long-term debt	25.3	19.0
Debt Issuance Costs and Discount*	0.0	0.0
Carrying value, current maturities of long-term debt	25.3	19.0
New Revolving Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Maturing After One Year:
Principal Amount	0.0	0.0
Debt Issuance Costs and Discount*	0.0	0.0
Carrying Value	$ 0.0	0.0
Total debt
Maximum ratio of first lien net indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA	6.75
Applicable threshold for maximum ratio of first lien net indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA (as a percent)	35.00%
New Senior Secured Notes \| Secured Debt
Debt Maturing After One Year:
Principal Amount	$ 420.0	700.0
Debt Issuance Costs and Discount*	8.6	15.8
Carrying Value	411.4	684.2
Total debt
Interest rate on debt instrument (as a percent)			6.875%
New Senior Unsecured Notes \| Unsecured Debt Excluding Current Maturities
Debt Maturing After One Year:
Principal Amount	450.0	750.0
Debt Issuance Costs and Discount*	15.1	28.0
Carrying Value	$ 434.9	$ 722.0
New Senior Unsecured Notes \| Unsecured Debt
Total debt
Interest rate on debt instrument (as a percent)			10.25%

Notes Payable and Indebtedness - Maturities and Interest Payments (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Fourth Quarter 2020
Principal	$ 6.3
Interest	24.5
Total Debt	30.8
2021
Principal	25.3
Interest	172.5
Total Debt	197.8
2022
Principal	25.3
Interest	171.5
Total Debt	196.8
2023
Principal	25.3
Interest	170.5
Total Debt	195.8
2024
Principal	25.3
Interest	169.6
Total Debt	194.9
Thereafter
Principal	3,279.9
Interest	276.5
Total Debt	3,556.4
Total
Principal amount, long-term debt	3,387.4
Interest	985.1
Total Debt	$ 4,372.5

Other Assets and Liabilities - Other Non-Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Other Assets and Other Liabilities [Abstract]
Right of use assets	$ 88.8	$ 87.9
Prepaid pension assets	17.1	9.9
Investments	28.0	23.7
Other non-current assets	13.5	13.1
Total	147.4	$ 134.6
Right-of-use assets related to a new lease and a lease modified during period	$ 11.4

Amount of asset, recognized in statement of financial position, for overfunded defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans.

Effective tax rate (as a percent)

Other Assets and Liabilities - Other Accrued and Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Other Assets and Other Liabilities [Abstract]
Restructuring accruals	$ 6.1	$ 11.1
Operating expenses accruals	73.2	58.7
Accrued interest expense	10.3	49.3
Short-term lease liability	24.6	22.4
Other accrued liabilities	16.8	25.8
Total	$ 131.0	$ 167.3

Other Assets and Liabilities - Other Non-Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Other Assets and Other Liabilities [Abstract]
Deferred revenue - long term	$ 13.7	$ 7.8
U.S. tax liability associated with the 2017 Act	49.8	55.0
Long-term lease liability	73.1	71.2
Other	11.1	3.7
Total	147.7	$ 137.7
Long-term lease liability related to a new lease and a lease modified during period	$ 11.9

Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Feb. 07, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

26.70%

37.20%

30.10%

48.80%

20.40%

Income tax benefit

^[1]

$ 27.5

$ 9.3

$ 24.0

$ 111.1

$ 84.1

Loss before benefit for income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates

^[1]

$ 102.8

$ 24.9

$ 79.8

227.8

$ 412.9

Net benefit from CARES Act

$ 57.8

[1]	See Note 1 "Basis of Presentation" for further discussion.

Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)

Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Components of Net Periodic (Income) Cost Associated with Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefit Obligations (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 08, 2019	Feb. 07, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)	$ 0
Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost		$ 300,000	$ 400,000	$ 400,000	$ 1,300,000	$ 1,000,000.0
Interest cost		6,800,000	10,600,000	13,200,000	31,500,000	33,600,000
Expected return on plan assets		(10,600,000)	(21,800,000)	(23,200,000)	(65,500,000)	(59,400,000)
Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)		0	0	0	0	0
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)		4,000,000.0	0	0	0	0
Net periodic cost (income)		500,000	(10,800,000)	(9,600,000)	(32,700,000)	(24,800,000)
Postretirement Benefit Obligations
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost		0	0	0	0	0
Interest cost		0	0	0	0	100,000
Expected return on plan assets		0	0	0	0	0
Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit)		(100,000)	(100,000)	0	(300,000)	0
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)		(100,000)	0	0	0	0
Net periodic cost (income)		$ (200,000)	$ (100,000)	$ 0	$ (300,000)	$ 100,000

Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Feb. 08, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Feb. 07, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]
Pension settlement payments		$ 105,900,000	$ 190,500,000	$ 190,500,000	$ 0	$ 105,900,000
Pension settlement charge			$ 85,800,000		$ 0	$ 0
Unrecognized actuarial gains (losses)	$ 0

Stock Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) profitInterestUnit
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock authorized for issuance (shares) \| shares		40,000,000		40,000,000
Stock available for grant (shares) \| shares		31,498,741		31,498,741
Total compensation expense for stock options granted	$ 11.7	$ 9.7	$ 3.6	$ 38.6	$ 7.9
Accelerated recognition of equity-based compensation	$ 10.4	$ 3.4		$ 3.4
Profit Interest Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation expense for stock options granted					$ 55.3
Class B Profit Interest Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of profit interest units granted (shares) \| profitInterestUnit					6,817.74280
Class C Profit Interest Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of profit interest units granted (shares) \| profitInterestUnit					15,867.80780

Stock Based Compensation - Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Granted (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares shares
Stock Options:
Number of shares granted (shares)	8,000,000
Restricted Stock & RSU's:
Number of shares granted (shares)	501,259
Grant date fair value per share (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 25.87
Stock Options \| June 30, 2020 (1)
Stock Options:
Number of shares granted (shares)	4,160,000
Grant date fair value per share (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 4.80
Vesting period (in years)	0 years
Restricted Stock & RSU's:
Vesting period (in years)	0 years
Stock Options \| June 30, 2020 (2)
Stock Options:
Number of shares granted (shares)	3,840,000
Grant date fair value per share (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 5.19
Vesting period (in years)	3 years
Restricted Stock & RSU's:
Vesting period (in years)	3 years
Restricted Stock & RSU's \| August 12, 2020 (1)
Stock Options:
Vesting period (in years)	1 year
Restricted Stock & RSU's:
Number of shares granted (shares)	75,378
Grant date fair value per share (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 25.87
Vesting period (in years)	1 year
Restricted Stock & RSU's \| August 12, 2020 (2)
Stock Options:
Vesting period (in years)	2 years 9 months 18 days
Restricted Stock & RSU's:
Number of shares granted (shares)	220,335
Grant date fair value per share (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 25.87
Vesting period (in years)	2 years 9 months 18 days
Restricted Stock & RSU's \| August 12, 2020 (3)
Stock Options:
Vesting period (in years)	1 year 9 months 18 days
Restricted Stock & RSU's:
Number of shares granted (shares)	205,546
Grant date fair value per share (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 25.87
Vesting period (in years)	1 year 9 months 18 days

Stock Based Compensation - Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares shares
Number of Options
Balance at beginning of period (shares)	0
Granted (shares)	8,000,000
Forfeited (shares)	0
Vested (shares)	0
Balance at end of period (shares)	8,000,000
Weighted-Average Exercise price
Balance at beginning of period (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0
Granted (USD per share) \| $ / shares	22.00
Forfeited (USD per share) \| $ / shares	0
Vested (USD per share) \| $ / shares	0
Balance at end of period (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 22.00
Number of Shares
Balance at beginning of period (shares)	0
Granted (shares)	501,259
Forfeited (shares)	0
Vested (shares)	0
Balance at end of period (shares)	501,259
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance at beginning of period (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0
Granted (USD per share) \| $ / shares	25.87
Forfeited (USD per share) \| $ / shares	0
Vested (USD per share) \| $ / shares	0
Balance at end of period (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 25.87
Phantom units converted during period (shares)	205,546

Stock Based Compensation - Components of Equity-Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total Compensation Expense (4)	$ 11.7	$ 9.7	$ 3.6	$ 38.6	$ 7.9
Total Expected Tax Benefit	2.8	6.3	0.0	6.3	0.0
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total Compensation Expense (4)	0.0	1.7	0.0	21.7	0.0
Total Expected Tax Benefit	0.0	5.6	0.0	5.6	0.0
Restricted Stock & RSU's
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total Compensation Expense (4)	11.7	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Total Expected Tax Benefit	2.8	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0
Incentive Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total Compensation Expense (4)	0.0	7.0	3.6	15.9	7.9
Total Expected Tax Benefit	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0

Stock Based Compensation - Unrecognized Compensation Cost (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized Compensation	$ 46.8
Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)	2 years 1 month 6 days
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized Compensation	$ 18.2
Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)	2 years 9 months 18 days
Restricted Stock & RSU's
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized Compensation	$ 9.7
Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)	2 years
Incentive Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized Compensation	$ 18.9
Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)	1 year 6 months

Stock Based Compensation - Fair Value Assumptions (Details) - Stock Options	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Expected Stock Price Volatility (as a percent)		28.00%
Weighted Average Expected Dividend Yield (as a percent)		0.00%
Weighted Average Expected Life of Option (in years)	3 years 11 months 23 days
Weighted Average Risk-Free Interest Rate (as a percent)		0.23%
Weighted Average Black Scholes Value (USD per share)	$ 4.99	$ 4.99
Weighted Average Exercise Price (USD per share)	$ 22.00	$ 22.00

Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Summary (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Feb. 07, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

^[1]

$ (75.6)

$ (17.0)

$ (88.8)

$ (182.6)

$ (410.7)

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic (shares)

^[1]

37.2

415.7

314.5

348.5

314.5

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted (shares)

^[1]

37.2

415.7

314.5

348.5

314.5

Earnings (loss) per share of common stock:

Basic (USD per share)

^[1]

$ (2.04)

$ (0.04)

$ (0.28)

$ (0.52)

$ (1.31)

Diluted (USD per share)

^[1]

$ (2.04)

$ (0.04)

$ (0.28)

$ (0.52)

$ (1.31)

[1]	See Note 1 "Basis of Presentation" for further discussion.

The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period.

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Amount, after deduction of tax, noncontrolling interests, dividends on preferred stock and participating securities; of income (loss) available to common shareholders.

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Narrative (Details) - shares	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of EPS (shares)	1,548	3,840,000	1,303,358

Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Apr. 20, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Apr. 20, 2019	Apr. 20, 2018
Foreign Exchange Contract
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative	$ 208.0		$ 152.0
Interest Rate Swap
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivative	$ 129.0	$ 129.0	$ 214.0	$ 214.0	$ 300.0

Financial Instruments - Fair Values of Derivative Instruments in Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	$ 2.5	$ 1.6
Liability Derivatives	3.6	176.9
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	0.0	0.0
Liability Derivatives	1.8	1.9
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Other Current Assets \| Interest rate contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	0.0	0.0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Other Accrued & Current Liabilities \| Interest rate contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	1.8	1.9
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	2.5	1.6
Liability Derivatives	1.8	175.0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Other Current Assets \| Make-whole derivative liability
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	0.0	0.0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Other Current Assets \| Foreign exchange forward contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset Derivatives	2.5	1.6
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Other Accrued & Current Liabilities \| Foreign exchange forward contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	1.8	2.6
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Make-whole derivative liability \| Make-whole derivative liability
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability Derivatives	$ 0.0	$ 172.4

Financial Instruments - Effect of Derivative Instruments on Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Interest rate contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative	$ 0.0	$ 0.8	$ 0.1	$ 0.1	$ (2.1)
Interest rate contracts \| Interest Expense
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI Into Income	0.0	(0.8)	(0.2)	(2.1)	(0.3)
Make-whole derivative liability \| Non-Operating Income (Expenses) – Net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	0.0	0.0	0.0	(32.8)	0.0
Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Non-Operating Income (Expenses) – Net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	$ 1.8	$ 3.1	$ (4.5)	$ 2.4	$ (9.1)

Financial Instruments - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$ 210.7	$ 4.1
Foreign exchange forwards
Assets:
Derivative asset	2.5	1.6
Liabilities:
Derivative Liability	1.8	2.6
Swap arrangements
Liabilities:
Derivative Liability	1.8	1.9
Make-whole derivative liability
Liabilities:
Derivative Liability		172.4
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level I)
Assets:
Cash equivalents	210.7	4.1
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level I) \| Foreign exchange forwards
Assets:
Derivative asset	0.0	0.0
Liabilities:
Derivative Liability	0.0	0.0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level I) \| Swap arrangements
Liabilities:
Derivative Liability	0.0	0.0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level I) \| Make-whole derivative liability
Liabilities:
Derivative Liability		0.0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level II)
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0.0	0.0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level II) \| Foreign exchange forwards
Assets:
Derivative asset	2.5	1.6
Liabilities:
Derivative Liability	1.8	2.6
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level II) \| Swap arrangements
Liabilities:
Derivative Liability	1.8	1.9
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level II) \| Make-whole derivative liability
Liabilities:
Derivative Liability		0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level III)
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0.0	0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level III) \| Foreign exchange forwards
Assets:
Derivative asset	0.0	0.0
Liabilities:
Derivative Liability	0.0	0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level III) \| Swap arrangements
Liabilities:
Derivative Liability	$ 0.0	0.0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level III) \| Make-whole derivative liability
Liabilities:
Derivative Liability		$ 172.4

Financial Instruments - Carrying Amount and Estimated Fair Value of Asset (Liability) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Carrying Amount \| Short-term and Long-term Debt
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value disclosure of debt instrument	$ 846.3	$ 1,469.1
Carrying Amount \| New Term Loan Facility
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value disclosure of debt instrument	2,436.5	2,431.7
Fair Value \| Short-term and Long-term Debt
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value disclosure of debt instrument	1,020.5	1,811.8
Fair Value \| New Term Loan Facility
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value disclosure of debt instrument	$ 2,446.9	$ 2,456.3

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ (13.5)	$ 1,577.7	$ (13.5)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	68.2	18.6	(36.2)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	2.8	1.3	0.0
Balance at end of period	(681.9)	3,663.7	1,875.3
Dun & Bradstreet Corp
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(689.9)		(689.9)
Total
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	0.0	(23.5)	0.0
Balance at end of period	(983.1)	(3.6)	(36.2)
Total \| Dun & Bradstreet Corp
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(1,054.1)		(1,054.1)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	0.0	(6.6)	0.0
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	5.7	20.7	(34.6)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	0.0	0.0	0.0
Balance at end of period	(229.8)	14.1	(34.6)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments \| Dun & Bradstreet Corp
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(235.5)		(235.5)
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	0.0	(15.8)	0.0
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	62.6	(0.7)	0.0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	2.8	(0.2)	0.0
Balance at end of period	(752.9)	(16.7)	0.0
Defined Benefit Pension Plans \| Dun & Bradstreet Corp
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(818.3)		(818.3)
Derivative Financial Instruments
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	0.0	(1.1)	0.0
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(0.1)	(1.4)	(1.6)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	0.0	1.5	0.0
Balance at end of period	(0.4)	$ (1.0)	(1.6)
Derivative Financial Instruments \| Dun & Bradstreet Corp
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ (0.3)		$ (0.3)

Amount of stockholders' equity (deficit), net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity, attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests. Amount excludes temporary equity. Alternate caption for the concept is permanent equity.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Reclassifications (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Feb. 07, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

Other Income (Expense)- Net

^[1]

$ (86.0)

$ (9.5)

$ 6.3

$ (42.2)

$ 18.6

Interest Expense

^[1]

5.5

60.8

85.6

221.8

220.6

Tax benefit (expense)

^[1]

27.5

9.3

24.0

111.1

84.1

Total after tax

^[1]

(74.8)

(14.9)

(55.3)

(114.8)

(325.4)

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)

Interest Expense

0.0

0.8

0.0

2.1

0.0

Total before tax

3.8

0.7

0.0

1.8

0.0

Tax benefit (expense)

(1.0)

(0.2)

0.0

(0.5)

0.0

Total after tax

2.8

0.5

0.0

1.3

0.0

2.8

0.5

0.0

1.3

0.0

Amortization of prior service costs | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Other Income (Expense)- Net

(0.1)

0.0

(0.3)

0.0

Amortization of actuarial gain/loss | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Other Income (Expense)- Net

$ 3.9

$ 0.0

[1]	See Note 1 "Basis of Presentation" for further discussion.

Take-Private Transaction - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	11 Months Ended
	Feb. 08, 2019	Jun. 19, 2018	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Feb. 07, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash value per share of stock repurchased and retired during period (USD per share)	$ 145.00
Transaction costs				$ 0.2
Line of Credit \| Five-Year Credit Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument		5 years
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes due 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instrument (as a percent)		4.00%
Repurchased face amount of debt instrument		$ 300.0
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2022
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instrument (as a percent)		4.37%
Repurchased face amount of debt instrument		$ 300.0
Dun & Bradstreet
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stock price (USD per share)	$ 145.00
Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration transferred from issuance of common and preferred shares	$ 3,076.8
Borrowings from notes issuances and Credit Facilities	4,043.0
Consideration transferred	6,068.7
Amounts paid to equity holders	5,431.2				$ 5,431.2
Debt repayment	$ 637.5				637.5
Transaction costs							$ 52.0
Reduction of goodwill			$ 10.0		$ 10.0
Weighted-average useful life of acquired intangible assets				16 years 6 months
Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet \| Star Merger Sub, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs						$ 147.4		$ 13.0
Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful lives of intangible assets				8 years
Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful lives of intangible assets				17 years

Take-Private Transaction - Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	11 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Feb. 08, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation:
Goodwill	$ 2,850.8	$ 2,853.9	$ 2,840.1	$ 2,848.0	$ 2,967.4	$ 2,792.6	$ 2,797.6	$ 773.5	$ 0.0
Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period (years)		16 years 6 months
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation:
Cash			117.7					117.7
Accounts receivable			266.1					267.8
Other			46.4					46.8
Total current assets			430.2					432.3
Goodwill			2,787.6					2,797.6
Property, plant & equipment			30.3					30.3
Right of use asset			111.3					103.9
Other			34.3					34.4
Total assets acquired			9,386.3					9,333.3
Accounts payable			74.2					74.2
Deferred revenue			397.8					398.4
Accrued liabilities			237.8					240.1
Short-term pension and other accrued benefits			106.0					106.0
Other current liabilities			45.8					41.1
Total current liabilities			861.6					859.8
Long-term pension and postretirement obligations			221.0					213.6
Deferred tax liability			1,380.6					1,388.3
Long-term debt			625.1					625.1
Other liabilities			169.0					161.0
Total liabilities assumed			3,257.3					3,247.8
Non-controlling interest			60.3					16.8
Less: debt repayment			637.5					637.5
Amounts paid to equity holders			5,431.2					5,431.2
Measurement Period Adjustments
Accounts receivable			(1.7)
Other			(0.4)
Total current assets			(2.1)
Goodwill	$ (10.0)		(10.0)
Right of use asset			7.4
Other			(0.1)
Total assets acquired			53.0
Deferred revenue			(0.6)
Accrued liabilities			(2.3)
Other current liabilities			4.7
Total current liabilities			1.8
Long-term pension and postretirement obligations			7.4
Deferred tax liability			(7.7)
Other liabilities			8.0
Total liabilities assumed			9.5
Non-controlling interest			43.5
Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet \| Trademark
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation:
Intangible assets			1,275.8					1,200.8
Measurement Period Adjustments
Intangible assets			75.0
Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period (years)		16 years 10 months 24 days
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation:
Intangible assets			2,388.5					2,589.0
Measurement Period Adjustments
Intangible assets			(200.5)
Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet \| Partnership agreements
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period (years)		14 years 3 months 18 days
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation:
Intangible assets			230.3					0.0
Measurement Period Adjustments
Intangible assets			230.3
Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet \| Computer software
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period (years)		7 years 9 months 18 days
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation:
Intangible assets			376.0					376.0
Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet \| Database
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period (years)		17 years
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation:
Intangible assets			1,722.0					$ 1,769.0
Measurement Period Adjustments
Intangible assets			$ (47.0)

Take-Private Transaction - Pro Forma Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Feb. 07, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

^[1]

$ 178.7

$ 442.1

$ 408.2

$ 1,258.0

$ 981.2

Pro forma revenue

181.6

409.4

993.5

Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)

(77.0)

(87.5)

(430.5)

Deferred revenue fair value adjustment

$ 0.0

1.2

Dun & Bradstreet

Reported net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.(Successor)

0.0

178.7

0.0

(75.6)

Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet

Reported net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.(Successor)

408.2

981.2

Pro forma revenue

446.8

1,258.6

(88.8)

(410.7)

Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)

(67.2)

(263.5)

Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet | Deferred revenue fair value adjustment

38.6

98.7

Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)

30.0

76.7

Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet | Incremental amortization of intangibles

Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)

(6.8)

(44.0)

Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet | Amortization of deferred commissions

Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)

(2.7)

(7.3)

Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet | Transaction costs

Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)

0.0

154.9

Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet | Pension expense adjustment

Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)

0.0

69.5

Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet | Equity-based compensation adjustment

Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)

0.0

8.1

Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet | Preferred dividend adjustment

Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)

0.0

(14.6)

Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet | Incremental interest expense and facility cost adjustment

Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor)

$ 1.1

$ (20.5)

[1]	See Note 1 "Basis of Presentation" for further discussion.

Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 11, 2020	Mar. 11, 2020	Jan. 07, 2020	Jul. 01, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs					$ 0.2
Orb
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent)			100.00%
Consideration transferred			$ 11.5
coAction.com
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred		$ 9.6
Payments to acquire business	$ 4.8	$ 4.8
Lattice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent)				100.00%
Consideration transferred				$ 127.0

Acquisitions - Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	11 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Feb. 08, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation:
Goodwill	$ 2,850.8	$ 2,853.9	$ 2,853.9	$ 2,840.1	$ 2,848.0	$ 2,967.4	$ 2,792.6	$ 2,797.6	$ 773.5	$ 0.0
Orb Intelligence & coAction.com
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation:
Cash	0.5	0.5	0.5
Accounts receivable	0.3	0.3	0.3
Other	0.2	0.3	0.3
Total current assets	1.0	1.1	1.1
Goodwill	10.7	10.9	10.9
Deferred tax asset	0.4	0.4	0.4
Total assets acquired	21.3	21.6	21.6
Total liabilities assumed	0.2	0.4	0.4
Total purchase price	21.1	21.2	$ 21.2
Measurement Period Adjustments
Other		0.1
Total current assets		0.1
Goodwill		0.2
Total assets acquired		0.3
Total liabilities assumed		0.2
Total purchase price		0.1
Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization Life (years)			16 years 6 months
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation:
Cash				117.7					117.7
Accounts receivable				266.1					267.8
Other				46.4					46.8
Total current assets				430.2					432.3
Goodwill				2,787.6					2,797.6
Total assets acquired				9,386.3					9,333.3
Total liabilities assumed				3,257.3					$ 3,247.8
Measurement Period Adjustments
Other				(0.4)
Total current assets				(2.1)
Goodwill	(10.0)			(10.0)
Total assets acquired				53.0
Total liabilities assumed				$ 9.5
Customer relationships \| Orb Intelligence & coAction.com
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization Life (years)			7 years
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation:
Intangible assets	2.4	2.4	$ 2.4
Customer relationships \| Take Private Acquisition, Dun & Bradstreet
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization Life (years)			16 years 10 months 24 days
Technology \| Orb Intelligence & coAction.com
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization Life (years)			11 years
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation:
Intangible assets	$ 6.8	$ 6.8	$ 6.8

Acquisitions - Pro Forma Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Feb. 07, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)

^[1]

$ 178.7

$ 442.1

$ 408.2

$ 1,258.0

$ 981.2

Pro forma revenue

181.6

409.4

993.5

^[1]

(75.6)

$ (17.0)

(88.8)

$ (182.6)

(410.7)

Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)

(77.0)

$ (87.5)

$ (430.5)

Blended statutory tax rate (as a percent)

22.30%

Pre-acquisition net loss

Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)

(1.0)

$ 0.0

$ (19.7)

Intangible amortization - net of tax benefits

Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)

(0.4)

0.0

(1.4)

Deferred revenue fair value adjustment

Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)

0.0

1.2

0.0

0.9

Transaction costs

Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)

0.0

0.4

Lattice

$ 2.9

$ 0.0

$ 11.1

[1]	See Note 1 "Basis of Presentation" for further discussion.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles - Computer Software and Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 08, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019
Computer Software
Balance at beginning of period	$ 0.0	$ 391.8	$ 381.1	$ 379.8	$ 372.1	$ 372.0	$ 0.0
Acquisitions		0.0		0.0	0.0		376.0
Additions at cost	5.0	35.3	28.3	17.4	19.0	17.0	4.2
Amortization	(6.8)	(18.2)	(16.8)	(15.9)	(12.2)	(13.4)	(8.6)
Other	0.1	12.9	(0.7)		(3.6)	(3.5)	0.4
Write-off		(0.2)	(0.1)	(0.2)
Balance at end of period	132.1	421.6	391.8	381.1	375.3	372.1	372.0
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period	0.0	2,848.0	2,850.8	2,840.1	2,792.6	2,797.6	0.0
Acquisitions		0.2		10.7	180.9		2,797.6
Other	2.7	5.7	(2.8)		(6.1)	(5.0)	0.0
Balance at end of period	773.5	$ 2,853.9	$ 2,848.0	$ 2,850.8	$ 2,967.4	$ 2,792.6	2,797.6
Dun & Bradstreet Corp
Computer Software
Balance at beginning of period	133.8						133.8
Goodwill
Balance at beginning of period	$ 770.8						$ 770.8

Goodwill and Other Intangibles - Other Intangibles (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Amortization	$ (3.2)	$ (113.4)	$ (113.5)	$ (116.1)	$ (108.8)	$ (121.0)	$ (70.7)
Total
Balance at beginning of period	0.0	5,022.3	5,143.4	5,251.4	5,361.3	5,488.1	0.0
Acquisition				9.2	12.9		5,558.8
Additions	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2
Amortization	(3.2)	(113.4)	(113.5)	(116.1)	(108.8)	(121.0)	(70.7)
Other	0.1	16.1	(7.8)	(1.2)	(11.7)	(6.0)
Balance at end of period	281.1	4,925.3	5,022.3	5,143.4	5,254.0	5,361.3	5,488.1
Dun & Bradstreet Corp
Total
Balance at beginning of period	284.1						284.1
Other Indefinite-Lived Intangibles
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	0.0	1,275.8	1,275.8	1,275.8	1,200.8	1,200.8	0.0
Acquisition				0.0	53.0		1,200.8
Additions	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Balance at end of period	158.4	1,275.8	1,275.8	1,275.8	1,253.8	1,200.8	1,200.8
Other Indefinite-Lived Intangibles \| Dun & Bradstreet Corp
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	158.4						158.4
Customer Relationships
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	0.0	2,033.4	2,099.2	2,162.1	2,469.1	2,547.0	0.0
Additions	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Acquisition				2.4	(297.9)		2,589.0
Amortization	(1.7)	(63.3)	(63.3)	(65.1)	(51.6)	(71.9)	(42.0)
Other	0.1	5.0	(2.5)	(0.2)	(1.6)	(6.0)
Balance at end of period	74.1	1,975.1	2,033.4	2,099.2	2,118.0	2,469.1	2,547.0
Total
Amortization	(1.7)	(63.3)	(63.3)	(65.1)	(51.6)	(71.9)	(42.0)
Customer Relationships \| Dun & Bradstreet Corp
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	75.7						75.7
Database and Other
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	0.0	1,713.1	1,768.4	1,813.5	1,691.4	1,740.3	0.0
Additions	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2
Acquisition				6.8	257.8		1,769.0
Amortization	(1.5)	(50.1)	(50.2)	(51.0)	(57.2)	(49.1)	(28.7)
Other	0.0	11.1	(5.3)	(1.0)	(10.1)	0.0
Balance at end of period	48.6	1,674.4	1,713.1	1,768.4	1,882.2	1,691.4	1,740.3
Total
Amortization	(1.5)	$ (50.1)	$ (50.2)	$ (51.0)	$ (57.2)	$ (49.1)	(28.7)
Database and Other \| Dun & Bradstreet Corp
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 50.0						$ 50.0

Segment Information - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
Segment Information - Narrative (Details)	Sep. 30, 2020 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	2

Segment Information - Summary (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Feb. 07, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

^[1]

$ 178.7

$ 442.1

$ 408.2

$ 1,258.0

$ 981.2

66.3

197.0

155.0

506.5

344.1

Dividends allocated to preferred stockholders

^[1]

(11.1)

(134.1)

(123.3)

(401.0)

(340.6)

Interest expense - net

(5.2)

(60.6)

(85.1)

(221.1)

(218.5)

^[1]

0.0

(32.1)

(64.1)

(82.0)

Benefit for income taxes - net

^[1]

27.5

9.3

24.0

111.1

84.1

Other income (expense) - net

^[1]

(86.0)

(9.5)

6.3

(42.2)

18.6

Equity in net income of affiliates

^[1]

0.5

0.7

0.5

1.9

3.4

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest

^[1]

(0.8)

(2.1)

(1.4)

(3.7)

(3.3)

Lag adjustment

(2.7)

0.0

Other incremental or reduced expenses from the application of purchase accounting

0.0

4.5

5.3

14.4

15.9

Equity-based compensation

(11.7)

(9.7)

(3.6)

(38.6)

(7.9)

Restructuring charges

^[1]

(0.1)

(4.9)

(8.2)

(16.2)

(44.1)

Merger and acquisition-related operating costs

(52.0)

(2.2)

(5.9)

(6.7)

(154.5)

Transition costs

(0.3)

(5.1)

(20.3)

(22.3)

(23.8)

Legal reserve associated with significant legal and regulatory matters

0.0

0.2

Asset impairment

0.0

(0.3)

0.0

(0.6)

(2.3)

Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (Successor) / The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (Predecessor)

^[1]

(75.6)

(17.0)

(88.8)

(182.6)

(410.7)

Deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments

(2.7)

(1.0)

(39.2)

(20.5)

(99.3)

Additions to computer software and other intangibles

0.2

4.5

2.1

7.8

9.0

5.1

35.6

19.2

81.6

40.1

Operating Segments

(7.3)

(13.9)

(12.0)

(39.3)

(29.5)

Additions to computer software and other intangibles

0.3

4.4

1.8

7.5

8.3

5.1

33.4

18.3

75.5

38.4

Corporate and other

(25.9)

(1.0)

(39.2)

(20.5)

(99.3)

(9.3)

(15.4)

(60.1)

(63.2)

(147.8)

(3.8)

(120.2)

(111.3)

(361.7)

(311.1)

Additions to computer software and other intangibles

(0.1)

0.1

0.3

0.7

0.0

2.2

0.9

6.1

1.7

North America | Operating Segments

148.2

363.3

374.7

1,059.1

916.8

55.3

184.2

189.6

498.1

435.8

(5.8)

(11.8)

(10.2)

(33.6)

(25.3)

Additions to computer software and other intangibles

0.2

1.8

1.2

3.1

7.3

4.3

31.7

15.9

71.5

33.7

International | Operating Segments

56.4

79.8

72.7

219.4

163.7

20.3

28.2

25.5

71.6

56.1

(1.5)

(2.1)

(1.8)

(5.7)

(4.2)

Additions to computer software and other intangibles

0.1

2.6

0.6

4.4

1.0

$ 0.8

$ 1.7

$ 2.4

$ 4.0

$ 4.7

[1]	See Note 1 "Basis of Presentation" for further discussion.

Segment Information - Assets and Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Feb. 08, 2019	Feb. 07, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 9,185.4			$ 9,112.8
Goodwill	2,853.9	$ 2,848.0	$ 2,850.8	2,840.1	$ 2,967.4	$ 2,792.6	$ 2,797.6	$ 773.5		$ 0.0
Other intangibles	4,925.3	$ 5,022.3	$ 5,143.4	5,251.4	$ 5,254.0	$ 5,361.3	$ 5,488.1		$ 281.1	$ 0.0
Other long-lived assets	668.7			590.8
Total long-lived assets	8,447.9			8,682.3
North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	8,519.3			8,480.1
Goodwill	2,745.5			2,734.6
Other intangibles	4,640.8			4,953.0
Other long-lived assets	563.4			500.9
International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	666.1			632.7
Goodwill	108.4			105.5
Other intangibles	284.5			298.4
Other long-lived assets	$ 105.3			$ 89.9

Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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$ in Millions

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Feb. 07, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

Sep. 30, 2020

Sep. 30, 2019

^[1]

$ 178.7

$ 442.1

$ 408.2

$ 1,258.0

$ 981.2

Finance & Risk

104.6

272.5

243.4

762.3

585.3

Sales & Marketing

Operating Segments | North America

74.1

169.6

164.8

495.7

395.9

Operating Segments | North America | Finance & Risk

148.2

363.3

374.7

1,059.1

916.8

Operating Segments | North America | Sales & Marketing

80.4

206.6

208.4

593.2

511.1

Operating Segments | International

67.8

156.7

166.3

465.9

405.7

Operating Segments | International | Finance & Risk

56.4

79.8

72.7

219.4

163.7

Operating Segments | International | Sales & Marketing

43.4

66.3

58.1

179.7

133.8

13.0

13.5

14.6

39.7

29.9

Corporate and other

Corporate and other | Finance & Risk

(25.9)

(1.0)

(39.2)

(20.5)

(99.3)

Corporate and other | Sales & Marketing

(19.2)

(0.4)

(23.1)

(10.6)

(59.6)

$ (6.7)

$ (0.6)

$ (16.1)

$ (9.9)

$ (39.7)

[1]	See Note 1 "Basis of Presentation" for further discussion.

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