CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 39,359		$ 165,801
Available-for-sale securities	3,801		3,911
Accounts receivable, net	220,668		158,547
Prepaid expenses	31,496		25,657
Deferred income taxes, net	4,772		5,077
Income taxes receivable	65,512		67,346
Other current assets	18,875		34,681
Current assets held-for-sale	0		13,825
Total current assets	384,483		474,845
Noncurrent assets:
Fixed assets, net	302,273		233,373
Intangible assets, net	406,476		447,618
Goodwill	1,207,146	[1]	1,181,681	[1]
Pension assets	18,589		60,955
Other assets	26,363		20,034
Noncurrent assets held-for-sale	0		85,945
Total assets	2,345,330		2,504,451
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	180,726		188,264
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	336,058		4,448
Pension and postretirement benefits, current	1,894		2,437
Fees received in advance	252,592		226,581
Current liabilities held-for-sale	0		9,449
Total current liabilities	771,270		431,179
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt	1,100,874		1,271,439
Pension benefits	13,805		13,007
Postretirement benefits	2,410		2,061
Deferred income taxes, net	202,540		198,604
Other liabilities	43,388		36,043
Noncurrent liabilities held-for-sale	0		4,529
Total liabilities	2,134,287		1,956,862
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Unearned KSOP contributions	(161)		(306)
Additional paid-in capital	1,171,196		1,202,106
Treasury stock, at cost, 386,089,811 and 376,545,111 shares, respectively	(2,533,764)		(1,864,967)
Retained earnings	1,654,149		1,254,107
Accumulated other comprehensive losses	(80,514)		(43,488)
Total stockholders’ equity	211,043		547,589
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	2,345,330		2,504,451
Verisk Class A [Member]
Stockholders’ equity:
Verisk Class A common stock, $.001 par value; 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 544,003,038 shares issued and 157,913,227 and 167,457,927 shares outstanding, respectively	$ 137		$ 137

[1] These balances are net of accumulated impairment charges of $3,244 that occurred prior to December 31, 2012.