UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
  
x          QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 20172018

OR

o           TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to

Commission file number 001-13585
  
CoreLogic, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware95-1068610
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
40 Pacifica, Irvine, California92618-7471
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
 
(949) 214-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No   o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Webweb site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes  x     No   o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filerxAccelerated filero
Non-accelerated filer
o  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting companyo
  Emerging growth companyo

o If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  o    No   x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

On July 21, 201723, 2018 there were 84,308,69680,943,867 shares of common stock outstanding.


CoreLogic, Inc.
Table of Contents
 
 
Part I:Financial Information
   
Item 1.Financial Statements (unaudited) 
   
 A. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 20172018 and December 31, 20162017
   
 B. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017
   
 C. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017
   
 D. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017
   
 E. Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholder's Equity for the six months ended June 30, 20172018
   
 F. Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
   
Item 2.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
   
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
   
Item 4.Controls and Procedures
   
Part II:Other Information
   
Item 1.Legal Proceedings
   
Item 1A.Risk Factors
   
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
   
Item 3.Defaults upon Senior Securities
   
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures
   
Item 5.Other Information
   
Item 6.Exhibits



PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.  Financial Statements.
CoreLogic, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) 
(in thousands, except par value)June 30,
December 31,June 30,
December 31,
Assets2017
20162018
2017
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents$89,422
 $72,031
$85,031
 $118,804
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,913 and $8,857 as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)270,636
 269,229
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,187 and $8,229 as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)256,225
 256,595
Prepaid expenses and other current assets51,849
 43,060
52,438
 47,220
Income tax receivable20,971
 6,905
16,332
 7,649
Assets of discontinued operations806
 662
Total current assets433,684
 391,887
410,026
 430,268
Property and equipment, net433,393
 449,199
453,780
 447,659
Goodwill, net2,112,692
 2,107,255
2,317,410
 2,250,599
Other intangible assets, net453,171
 478,913
492,120
 475,613
Capitalized data and database costs, net331,803
 327,921
326,868
 329,403
Investment in affiliates, net103,460
 40,809
42,305
 38,989
Deferred income tax assets, long-term1,382
 1,516
Restricted cash17,435
 17,943
Deferred income tax assets127
 366
Other assets90,084
 92,091
114,197
 104,516
Total assets$3,977,104
 $3,907,534
$4,156,833
 $4,077,413
Liabilities and Equity 
  
 
  
Current liabilities: 
  
 
  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$144,902
 $168,284
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses$159,975
 $145,655
Accrued salaries and benefits61,453
 107,234
64,174
 93,717
Deferred revenue, current298,138
 284,622
Contract liabilities, current322,700
 303,948
Current portion of long-term debt140,018
 105,158
49,658
 70,046
Liabilities of discontinued operations1,982
 3,123
Total current liabilities646,493
 668,421
596,507
 613,366
Long-term debt, net of current1,501,048
 1,496,889
1,759,050
 1,683,524
Deferred revenue, net of current498,292
 487,134
Deferred income tax liabilities, long term123,106
 120,063
Contract liabilities, net of current511,837
 504,900
Deferred income tax liabilities106,815
 102,571
Other liabilities157,522
 132,043
158,385
 165,176
Total liabilities2,926,461
 2,904,550
3,132,594
 3,069,537
      
Stockholders' equity: 
  
 
  
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 500 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding
 

 
Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 180,000 shares authorized; 84,303 and 84,368 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively1
 1
Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 180,000 shares authorized; 80,944 and 80,885 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively1
 1
Additional paid-in capital371,525
 400,452
186,816
 224,455
Retained earnings781,647
 724,949
940,314
 877,111
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(102,530) (122,418)(102,892) (93,691)
Total stockholders' equity1,050,643
 1,002,984
1,024,239
 1,007,876
Total liabilities and equity$3,977,104
 $3,907,534
$4,156,833
 $4,077,413
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


CoreLogic, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months EndedFor the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,June 30, June 30,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)2017
2016 2017 20162018
2017 2018 2017
Operating revenues$473,978
 $500,204
 $913,829
 $953,747
$488,401
 $473,978
 $933,301
 $913,829
Cost of services (excluding depreciation and amortization shown below)249,162
 264,731
 501,128
 510,110
239,346
 249,162
 478,735
 501,128
Selling, general and administrative expenses103,552
 115,784
 215,400
 226,081
112,022
 103,552
 226,974
 215,400
Depreciation and amortization42,871
 43,291
 86,343
 82,935
47,396
 42,871
 93,536
 86,343
Total operating expenses395,585

423,806
 802,871
 819,126
398,764

395,585
 799,245
 802,871
Operating income78,393

76,398
 110,958
 134,621
89,637

78,393
 134,056
 110,958
Interest expense: 

 
  
  
 

 
  
  
Interest income592
 557
 930
 1,186
224
 592
 754
 930
Interest expense14,535
 19,030
 28,666
 33,954
18,987
 14,535
 36,679
 28,666
Total interest expense, net(13,943)
(18,473) (27,736) (32,768)(18,763)
(13,943) (35,925) (27,736)
(Loss)/gain on investments and other, net(4,353) 2,704
 (3,418) 2,184
Income from continuing operations before equity in (losses)/earnings of affiliates and income taxes60,097

60,629
 79,804
 104,037
Gain/(loss) on investments and other, net2,128
 (4,353) 2,289
 (3,418)
Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings/(losses) of affiliates and income taxes73,002

60,097
 100,420
 79,804
Provision for income taxes18,635
 20,283
 24,909
 36,062
17,307
 18,635
 16,596
 24,909
Income from continuing operations before equity in (losses)/earnings of affiliates41,462

40,346
 54,895
 67,975
Equity in (losses)/earnings of affiliates, net of tax(280) 78
 (1,004)
(11)
Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings/(losses) of affiliates55,695

41,462
 83,824
 54,895
Equity in earnings/(losses) of affiliates, net of tax2,837
 (280) 3,070

(1,004)
Net income from continuing operations41,182

40,424
 53,891
 67,964
58,532

41,182
 86,894
 53,891
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax78
 (4) 2,495
 (62)
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax(16) 78
 (91) 2,495
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax
 
 312
 

 
 
 312
Net income$41,260

$40,420
 $56,698
 $67,902
$58,516

$41,260
 $86,803
 $56,698
Basic income per share:




    




    
Net income from continuing operations$0.49

$0.46
 $0.64
 $0.77
$0.72

$0.49
 $1.07
 $0.64
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax


 0.03
 
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax


 
 0.03
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax


 
 



 
 
Net income$0.49
 $0.46
 $0.67
 $0.77
$0.72
 $0.49
 $1.07
 $0.67
Diluted income per share: 

 
  
  
 

 
  
  
Net income from continuing operations$0.48

$0.45
 $0.63
 $0.76
$0.71

$0.48
 $1.05
 $0.63
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax


 0.03
 
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax


 
 0.03
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax


 
 



 
 
Net income$0.48
 $0.45
 $0.66
 $0.76
$0.71
 $0.48
 $1.05
 $0.66
Weighted-average common shares outstanding: 

 
  
  
 

 
  
  
Basic84,548

88,572
 84,490
 88,441
81,284

84,548
 81,269
 84,490
Diluted86,097

89,968
 86,224
 89,947
82,440

86,097
 82,685
 86,224

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


CoreLogic, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months EndedFor the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,June 30, June 30,
(in thousands)2017 2016 2017 20162018 2017 2018 2017
Net income$41,260
 $40,420
 $56,698
 $67,902
$58,516
 $41,260
 $86,803
 $56,698
Other comprehensive income/(loss) 
  
  
  
Market value adjustments to marketable securities, net of tax
 (480) 
 (86)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income 
  
  
  
Adoption of new accounting standards
 
 408
 
Market value adjustments on interest rate swaps, net of tax50
 (439) 1,580
 (3,038)4,101
 50
 8,238
 1,580
Foreign currency translation adjustments3,135
 (6,285) 16,683
 5,309
(13,486) 3,135
 (17,600) 16,683
Supplemental benefit plans adjustments, net of tax1,731
 (107) 1,625
 (213)(123) 1,731
 (247) 1,625
Total other comprehensive income/(loss)4,916
 (7,311) 19,888
 1,972
Total other comprehensive (loss)/income(9,508) 4,916
 (9,201) 19,888
Comprehensive income$46,176
 $33,109
 $76,586
 $69,874
$49,008
 $46,176
 $77,602
 $76,586
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


CoreLogic, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

For the Six Months EndedFor the Six Months Ended

June 30,June 30,
(in thousands)2017 20162018
2017
Cash flows from operating activities:    
 
Net income$56,698
 $67,902
$86,803

$56,698
Less: Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax2,495
 (62)
Less: (Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax(91)
2,495
Less: Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax312
 


312
Net income from continuing operations53,891
 67,964
86,894

53,891
Adjustments to reconcile net income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities: 
  
 

 
Depreciation and amortization86,343
 82,935
93,536

86,343
Amortization of debt issuance costs2,870
 2,966
2,744

2,870
Provision for bad debt and claim losses7,939
 6,927
7,480

7,939
Share-based compensation20,939
 19,318
19,799

20,939
Excess tax benefit related to stock options
 (1,816)
Equity in losses of affiliates, net of taxes1,004
 11
Equity in (earnings)/losses of affiliates, net of taxes(3,070)
1,004
Gain on sale of property and equipment(231) (16)(19)
(231)
Deferred income tax6,193
 9,048
8,743

6,193
Loss/(gain) on investments and other, net3,418
 (2,184)
(Gain)/loss on investment and other, net(2,289)
3,418
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: 
  
 

 
Accounts receivable(2,070) (20,473)259

(2,070)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(4,161) (18,126)(6,075)
(4,161)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses(74,371) (21,620)
Deferred revenue24,675
 22,147
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses(27,234)
(74,371)
Contract liabilities(13,692)
24,675
Income taxes(13,445) 27,461
(9,704)
(13,445)
Dividends received from investments in affiliates1,097
 6,921
775

1,097
Other assets and other liabilities22,357
 (8,135)(9,732)
22,357
Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations136,448
 173,328
148,415

136,448
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities - discontinued operations3,663
 (84)
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities - discontinued operations(4)
3,663
Total cash provided by operating activities$140,111
 $173,244
$148,411

$140,111
Cash flows from investing activities: 
  
 

 
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests$
 $(18,023)
Purchases of property and equipment(20,237) (27,858)$(21,378)
$(20,237)
Purchases of capitalized data and other intangible assets(17,202) (17,927)(18,589)
(17,202)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
 (396,816)(141,056)

Purchases of investments(70,000) (615)

(70,000)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment304
 16
197

304
Change in restricted cash508
 (83)
Proceeds from investments980


Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations(106,627) (461,306)(179,846)
(107,135)
Net cash provided by investing activities - discontinued operations
 



Total cash used in investing activities$(106,627) $(461,306)$(179,846)
$(107,135)
Cash flows from financing activities: 
  
 

 
Proceeds from long-term debt$70,000
 $390,000
$120,095

$70,000
Repayment of long-term debt(35,234) (101,665)(68,898)
(35,234)
Proceeds from issuance of shares in connection with share-based compensation4,504
 9,801
17,566

4,504
Payment of tax withholdings related to net share settlements(13,420) (9,098)(11,682)
(13,420)
Shares repurchased and retired(40,950) (29,126)(63,322)
(40,950)
Excess tax benefit related to stock options
 1,816
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities - continuing operations(15,100) 261,728
Net cash used in financing activities - continuing operations(6,241)
(15,100)
Net cash provided by financing activities - discontinued operations
 



Total cash (used in)/provided by financing activities$(15,100) $261,728
Effect of exchange rate on cash(993) (389)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents17,391
 (26,723)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period72,031
 99,090
Less: Change in cash and cash equivalents - discontinued operations3,663
 (84)
Plus: Cash swept from/(to) discontinued operations3,663
 (84)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$89,422
 $72,367
Total cash used in financing activities$(6,241)
$(15,100)
Effect of exchange rate on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash1,379

(993)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(36,297)
16,883
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period132,154

89,974
Less: Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - discontinued operations(4)
3,663
Plus: Cash swept (to)/from discontinued operations(4)
3,663
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$95,857

$106,857


 

 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:      
Cash paid for interest$24,076
 $31,180
$33,101
 $24,076
Cash paid for income taxes$35,009
 $3,438
$24,230
 $35,009
Cash refunds from income taxes$507
 $415
$3,108
 $507
Non-cash investing activities:      
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities$5,304
 $3,775
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and other accrued expenses$11,139
 $5,304

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


CoreLogic, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholder'sStockholders' Equity
(Unaudited)
 
(in thousands)Common Stock Shares Common Stock Amount Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss TotalCommon Stock Shares Common Stock Amount Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income Total
Balance as of December 31, 201684,368
 $1
 $400,452
 $724,949
 $(122,418) $1,002,984
Balance as of December 31, 201780,885
 $1
 $224,455
 $877,111
 $(93,691) $1,007,876
Adoption of new accounting standards
 
 
 (23,600) 408
 (23,192)
Net income
 
 
 56,698
 
 56,698

 
 
 86,803
 
 86,803
Shares issued in connection with share-based compensation935
 
 4,504
 
 
 4,504
1,331
 
 17,566
 
 
 17,566
Payment of tax withholdings related to net share settlements
 
 (13,420) 
 
 (13,420)
 
 (11,682) 
 
 (11,682)
Share-based compensation
 
 20,939
 
 
 20,939

 
 19,799
 
 
 19,799
Shares repurchased and retired(1,000) 
 (40,950) 
 
 (40,950)(1,272) 
 (63,322) 
 
 (63,322)
Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 19,888
 19,888
Balance as of June 30, 201784,303
 $1
 $371,525
 $781,647
 $(102,530) $1,050,643
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 (9,609) (9,609)
Balance as of June 30, 201880,944
 $1
 $186,816
 $940,314
 $(102,892) $1,024,239

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.



Note 1 – Basis of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

CoreLogic, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (collectively "we", "us" or "our"), is a leading global property information, insight, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider operating in North America, Western Europe and Asia Pacific. Our combined data from public, contributory and proprietary sources provides detailed coverage of property, mortgages and other encumbrances, consumer credit, tenancy, location, hazard risk and related performance information. The markets we serve include real estate and mortgage finance, insurance, capital markets and the public sector. We deliver value to clients through unique data, analytics, workflow technology, advisory and managed solutions. Clients rely on us to help identify and manage growth opportunities, improve performance and mitigate risk.

Our condensed consolidated financial information included in this report has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) for interim financial information pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual amounts may differ from these estimated amounts. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The 20162017 year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 20162017. Interim financial information does not require the inclusion of all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20162017.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring items which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the periods shown. The results of operations for such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year or for any future periods.

Client Concentration

We generate the majority of our operating revenues from clients with operations in the U.S. residential real estate, mortgage origination and mortgage servicing markets. Approximately 41%32% and 43%41% of our operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 33% and 41% for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively, were generated from our top ten clients, who consist of the largest U.S. mortgage originators and servicers. TwoNone of our clients accounted for greater than 10% of our operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2018, and two of our clients accounted for approximately 14% and 10% of our operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 15% and 11%2017. None of our clients accounted for greater than 10% of our operating revenues for the threesix months ended June 30, 2016. Two2018, and two of our clients accounted for approximately 13% and 10% of our operating revenues for the six months ended June 30, 20172017.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and 14%Restricted Cash

We deem the carrying value of cash, cash equivalents and 12%restricted cash to be a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the nature of these instruments. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to amounts shown in the statement of cash flows:

(in thousands)June 30, 2018 June 30, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents$85,031
 $89,422
Restricted cash included in other assets9,756
 17,435
Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets1,070
 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$95,857
 $106,857

Operating Revenue Recognition

We derive our operating revenues forprimarily from U.S. mortgage lenders, servicers and insurance companies with good creditworthiness. Operating revenue arrangements are written and specify the six months ended June 30, 2016.products or services to be delivered, pricing and payment terms. Operating revenue is recognized when the distinct good or service, or performance obligation, is delivered and control has been transferred to the client. Generally, clients contract with us to provide products and services that are highly

Classification Correction
interrelated and not separately identifiable. Therefore, the entire contract is accounted for as one performance obligation. At times, some of our contracts have multiple performance obligations where we allocate the total price to each performance obligation based on the estimated relative standalone selling price using observable sales or the cost-plus-margin approach.

DuringFor products or services where delivery occurs at a point in time, we recognize operating revenue when the second quarterclient obtains control of 2017,the products upon delivery.When delivery occurs over time, we identifiedgenerally recognize operating revenue ratably over the service period, once initial delivery has occurred. For certain of our products or services, clients may also pay upfront fees, which we defer and recognize as operating revenue over the longer of the contractual term or the expected client relationship period.

Licensing arrangements that provide our clients with the right to access or use our intellectual property are considered functional licenses for which we generally recognize operating revenue based on usage. For arrangements that provide a balance sheet misclassification related to certain liability balances, which overstated our accounts payable and accrued expenses and understated other liabilities by approximately $32.0 million as of December 31, 2016. We corrected the balance sheet misclassification error on a prospective basis during the second quarter of 2017 as we determined the error was not materialstand-ready obligation or substantive updates to the current financial conditionintellectual property, which the client is contractually or practically required to use, we recognize operating revenue ratably over the contractual term.

Client payment terms are standard with no significant financing components or extended payment terms granted. In limited cases, we allow for the prior annual or interim periods.client cancellations for which we estimate a reserve.

See further discussion in Note 6 - Operating Revenues.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income includes all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by ownersshareholders and distributions to owners.shareholders. Specifically, foreign currency translation adjustments, amounts related to supplemental benefit plans, unrealized gains and losses on interest rate swap transactions and unrealized gains and losses on investment are recorded in other comprehensive income/(loss).



income. The following table shows the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes as of June 30, 20172018 and December 31, 20162017:

2017 2016
(in thousands)2018 2017
Cumulative foreign currency translation$(101,387) $(118,071)$(113,240) $(95,630)
Cumulative supplemental benefit plans(4,642) (6,267)(6,884) (5,461)
Net unrecognized gains on interest rate swaps3,499
 1,920
17,232
 7,400
Accumulated other comprehensive loss$(102,530) $(122,418)$(102,892) $(93,691)

Investment in Affiliates, net

Investments in affiliates are accounted for under the equity method of accounting when we are deemed to have significant influence over the affiliate but do not control or have a majority voting interest in the affiliate. Investments are carried at the cost of acquisition, including subsequent impairments, capital contributions and loans from us, plus our equity in undistributed earnings or losses since inception of the investment.

We recorded equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax of $2.8 million and equity in losses of affiliates, net of tax of $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax of $0.1$3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and equity in losses of affiliates, net of tax of $1.0 million and less than $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, we recorded $1.9$0.3 million and $2.7$1.9 million, respectively, of operating revenues and $2.0 million and $2.9 million, for both the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016,respectively, of operating expenses related to our investment in affiliates. For the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, we recorded $4.1$0.6 million and $5.2$4.1 million, respectively, of operating revenues and $5.7$5.3 million and $5.5$5.7 million, respectively, of operating expenses related to our investment in affiliates.

Discontinued Operations

In September 2014, we completed the sale of our collateral solutions and field services businesses, which were included in the former reporting segment Asset Management and Processing Solutions ("AMPS"). In September 2012, we completed the wind down of our consumer services business and our appraisal management company business. In September 2011, we closed our marketing services business. In December 2010, we completed the sale of our Employer and Litigation Services businesses.



In connection with previous divestitures, we retain the prospect of contingent liabilities for indemnification obligations or breaches of representations or warranties. With respect to one such divestiture, in September 2016, a jury returned an unfavorable verdict against a discontinued operating unit that, if upheld on appeal, could result in indemnification exposure up to $25.0 million, including interest. We do not consider this outcome to be probable and intend to vigorously assert our contractual and other rights, including to pursue an appeal to eliminate or substantially reduce any potential post-divestiture contingency. Any actual liability that comes to fruition would be reflected in our results from discontinued operations.

For the six months ended June 30, 2017, we acquiredrecorded a 45.0% interestgain of $4.5 million related to a pre-tax legal settlement in Mercury Network, LLC ("Mercury")AMPS within our discontinued operations. There was no pre-tax legal settlement for $70.0 million, which included a call option to purchase the remaining 55.0% interest within the next nine-month period. This investment rolls into our Property Information ("PI") segment. We fair-valued the call option using the Black-Scholes modelsix months ended June 30, 2018. As of June 30, 2018 and preliminarilyDecember 31, 2017, we recorded $4.6 million. See Note 8 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments for further discussion. The purchase of the remaining 55.0% ownership of Mercury Network is expected to close in the third quarter of 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.Mercury is a technology company servicing small and medium-sized mortgage lenders and appraisal management companies to manage their collateral valuation operations. As Mercury's stand-alone financial statements reflect a net deficient equity position, we preliminarily recorded $87.0 million of basis difference between the purchase price and our interest in the net assets of Mercury, which is compriseddiscontinued operations of an indefinite-lived component of $57.7$0.5 million and a finite-lived component$0.4 million, respectively, within prepaid expenses and other current assets within our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, as of $29.3June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we recorded liabilities of $1.8 million with an estimated weighted-average life of 15 years.for both periods, within accounts payable and other accrued expenses.

Tax Escrow Disbursement Arrangements

We administer tax escrow disbursements as a service to our clients in connection with our property tax processing solutions. These deposits are maintained in segregated accounts for the benefit of our clients. Tax escrow deposits totaled $1.0 billion$262.8 million as of June 30, 20172018, and $619.4$961.5 million as of December 31, 20162017. Because these deposits are held on behalf of our clients, they are not our funds and, therefore, are not included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

These deposits generally remain in the accounts for a period of two to five business days. We earn interestgenerally derive operating income or earnings creditsand expenses from these deposits and bear the costrisk of bank-related fees.loss. To mitigate the risk of loss, we diversify the placement of funds across institutions with high credit ratings.

Under our contracts with our clients, if we make a payment in error or fail to pay a taxing authority when a payment is due, we could be held liable to our clients for all or part of the financial loss they suffer as a result of our act or omission. We maintained total claim reserves relating to incorrect disposition of assets of $21.1$20.4 million and $22.2$21.7 million as of June 30, 20172018, and December 31, 20162017, respectively, of which is$9.4 million for both periods are short-term and are reflected inwithin accounts payable and other accrued expenses within our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as a component ofsheets. The remaining reserves are reflected within other liabilities.

Pension Plan Buyout

We currently offer a variety of employee benefit plans, including a defined benefit pension plan incorporated with the acquisition of RELS (the "RELS Pension Plan"). The RELS Pension Plan offers participants annuity payments based on a number of factors and will offer an alternative lump sum distribution to certain participants. In October 2016, RELS voted to terminate the RELS Pension Plan effective October 31, 2016.



In June 2017, we made a contribution of $13.5 million to settle the defined benefit pension plan incorporated with the acquisition of RELS. We recorded a loss of $6.1 million within (loss)/gain on investments and other, net in our condensed consolidated statement of operations and cleared the corresponding RELS Pension Plan liability of $9.2 million and corresponding accumulated other comprehensive loss of $1.8 million within our condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2017,March 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”("FASB") issued guidance pertaining to the accounting of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("TCJA"), allowing companies a year to finalize and record any provisional or inestimable impacts for the TCJA. This guidance was effective upon issuance during the first quarter. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on our financial statements. See Note 9 - Income Taxes for discussion of the impacts of the TCJA on our Company.

In February 2018, the FASB issued guidance permitting companies to reclassify stranded tax effects from the TCJA from accumulated other comprehensive loss to retained earnings. The stranded tax effects consist of deferred taxes originally recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss that exceed the newly enacted federal corporate tax rate. As permitted in the guidance, we elected to early adopt as of January 1, 2018. The net impact of adoption was a balance sheet reclassification of a $0.4 million unrealized loss within accumulated other comprehensive loss to retained earnings.

In August 2017, the FASB issued guidance to amend and improve the terms or conditions to apply modification accounting for share-based payment awards.hedging activities. The amendment clarifieseliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness. An initial quantitative assessment to establish that modificationthe hedge is highly effective is still required but the amendment allows until the end of the first quarter it is designated to perform the assessment. After initial qualification, a qualitative assessment can be performed if the hedge is highly effective and the documentation at inception can reasonably support an expectation of high effectiveness throughout the hedge’s term. The amendment requires companies to present all hedged accounting elements that affect earnings in the same income statement line as the hedged item. For highly effective cash flow hedges, fair value changes will be applied ifrecorded in other comprehensive income and reclassified to earnings when the value, vesting conditions or classification of the award changes. An entity must disclose that compensation expense hasn’t changed, if that is the case.hedged item impacts earnings. The guidance is effective prospectively in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017.2018. Early adoption is permitted andbut we electeddo not anticipate to elect early adoption. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.



In November 2016, the FASB issued guidance that affects the presentation of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows and related disclosures. The guidance requires that the statement of cash flows explain the change in the combined total of restricted and unrestricted balances. Disclosure of how the statement of cash flows reconciles to the balance sheet is required if restricted cash is shown separately from cash and cash equivalents and the nature of the restrictions. We have adopted this guidance in the current year as required. Please see further discussion above within this Note.

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance on lease accounting which requires leases with durations greater than 12-months to be recognized on the balance sheet as lease assets and lease liabilities beginning after December 15, 2018. The recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee will depend on its classification as a finance or operating lease. Early adoption is permitted, however we will elect to adopt via the modified retrospective approach on the required date of January 1, 2019. We are continuing to evaluate the impact of adopting this standard on our consolidated financial statements, controls and processes, and are in the process of implementing a new lease administration software solution. We anticipate that our notes to the consolidated financial statements related to leases will be expanded and the most substantial change to our consolidated financial statements will be a gross-up of our total assets and liabilities of less than 5%, based on our preliminary analysis. Further, the guidance is not expected to materially impact our results of operations in the upcoming fiscal years and interim periods. Once further evaluation is complete we will expand our disclosure regarding the expected impact of adopting the updated guidance.

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance on accounting for equity investments and financial liabilities. The standard does not apply to equity method investments or investments in consolidated subsidiaries. The update provides that equity investments with readily determinable values be measured at fair value and changes in the fair value flow through net income. These changes historically have been included in other comprehensive income. Equity investments without readily determinable fair values have the option to be measured at fair value or at cost adjusted for changes in observable prices minus impairment. Changes in fair value from the application of either method are also recognized in net income. The standard requires a qualitative assessment of impairment indicators at each reporting period. For financial liabilities, entities that elect the fair value option must recognize the change in fair value attributable to instrument-specific credit risk in other comprehensive loss rather than net income. Lastly, regarding deferred tax assets, the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset will need to be assessed in relation to available-for-sale debt securities. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We have adopted this guidance in the current year, which did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance on revenue recognition in order to i) remove inconsistencies in revenue requirements, ii) provide a better framework for addressing revenue issues, iii) improve comparability across entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets,etc., iv) provide more useful information through improved disclosures, and v) simplify the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer. Under the amendment, an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to clientscustomers in the amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also specifies the accounting treatment for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract, which would not have been incurred had the contract not been obtained. Further, an entity is required to disclose sufficient information to enable the user of the financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows from contracts with clients.customers. The updated guidance provides two methods of adoption: i) retrospective application to each prior reporting period presented, or ii) recognition of the cumulative effect from the retrospective application at the date of initial application. We elected

On January 1, 2018, we adopted this new accounting standard, and all the related amendments, using the modified retrospective approach. As updatedapproach for all contracts that were not in effect as of the adoption date. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those prior periods. We also applied practical expedients which permit (i) the omission of remaining performance obligations that have contracts with an original expected duration of one year or less, (ii) the omission of performance obligations, which are for usage-based variable consideration, which we will recognize over the term of the arrangements based on the actual usage by FASBthe customers and (iii) expensing incremental contract costs, which would have otherwise been recognized in August 2015, the guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Earlier adoption was permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 but we did not elect early adoption.one year or less.

We believe our notes toThe cumulative effect of the consolidated financial statements related to revenue recognition will be significantly expanded and are still assessing the quantitative impactchanges made to our condensed consolidated financial statements. Also, we are in processbalance sheet as of implementing changes to accounting policies, business processes, contract-management processes, systems and financial controls to supportJanuary 1, 2018 for the adoption of the new accounting standard is as follows:



(in thousands)December 31, 2017 Adoption Adjustments January 1, 2018
Assets     
Accounts receivable, net$256,595
 $(941) $255,654
Prepaid expenses and other current assets47,220
 (965) 46,255
Other assets104,516
 2,546
 107,062
      
Liabilities     
Contract liabilities, current$303,948
 $6,767
 $310,715
Contract liabilities, net of current504,900
 24,801
 529,701
Deferred income tax liability102,571
 (7,736) 94,835
      
Equity     
Retained earnings$877,111
 $(23,183) $853,928
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(93,691) (9) (93,700)

In connection with the adoption of the new accounting guidance, we increased our total contract liabilities by $31.6 million of which $23.2 million was the result of a change in the accounting for contracts containing material rights the client would have not received without entering into the contract. The performance obligation associated with the material right is recognized when the future products or services are transferred or when the option expires. Further, we recorded $1.6 million of contract-related assets associated with the change in accounting, which are presented in prepaid expenses and disclosure requirements. Onceother current assets and other assets in our evaluation is complete,condensed consolidated balance sheet. As a result of the adoption-related adjustments previously discussed, we will disclose the quantitativeadjusted our related deferred income tax and retained earnings accounts.

The impact of adopting the updated guidance.adoption of the new accounting standard on our condensed consolidated balance sheet is as follows:

 June 30, 2018
(in thousands)As Reported Balances Without Adoption Adjustments Effect of Change Higher/(Lower)
Assets     
Accounts receivable, net$256,225
 $256,501
 $(276)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets52,438
 53,632
 (1,194)
Income tax receivable16,332
 15,345
 987
Deferred income tax assets127
 133
 (6)
Other assets114,197
 111,675
 2,522
      
Liabilities     
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses$159,975
 $160,167
 $(192)
Contract liabilities, current322,700
 314,808
 7,892
Contract liabilities, net of current511,837
 512,820
 (983)
Deferred income tax liability106,815
 107,872
 (1,057)
      
Equity     
Accumulated other comprehensive loss$(102,892) $(102,913) $21
Retained earnings940,314
 943,962
 (3,648)





The impact of the adoption of the new accounting standard on our condensed consolidated statement of operations is as follows:
 For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
(in thousands)As Reported Balances Without Adoption Adjustments Effect of Change Higher/(Lower)
Operating revenue$488,401
 $464,322
 $24,079
Cost of services239,346
 239,663
 (317)
Selling, general and administrative expenses112,022
 112,791
 (769)
Operating income89,637
 64,472
 25,165
Provision for income taxes17,307
 11,608
 5,699
Net income58,516
 39,050
 19,466

 For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
(in thousands)As Reported Balances Without Adoption Adjustments Effect of Change Higher/(Lower)
Operating revenue$933,301
 $908,727
 $24,574
Cost of services478,735
 479,189
 (454)
Selling, general and administrative expenses226,974
 227,171
 (197)
Operating income134,056
 108,831
 25,225
Provision for income taxes16,596
 10,906
 5,690
Net income86,803
 67,268
 19,535

During the second quarter of 2018, we amended contractual terms, which eliminated certain performance obligations that would have otherwise been fulfilled over time. For the three months ended June 30, 2018, the difference between revenues as reported and pro forma revenues without the adoption adjustments from the new revenue guidance is primarily due to the removal of the aforementioned performance obligations. We do not expect the new accounting standard to have a material impact to net income on an ongoing basis based on the terms and conditions of contracts in effect at this time. See Note 6 - Operating Revenues for additional information.

Note 2 - Property Equipment and SoftwareEquipment, Net

Property and equipment, net as of June 30, 20172018 and December 31, 20162017 consists of the following:

(in thousands)2017 20162018 2017
Land$7,476
 $7,476
$7,476
 $7,476
Buildings6,487
 6,293
6,487
 6,487
Furniture and equipment63,881
 61,582
64,083
 63,255
Capitalized software884,880
 866,398
912,798
 878,156
Leasehold improvements40,847
 29,420
41,162
 39,990
Construction in progress1,322
 20,613
3,419
 1,349
1,004,893
 991,782
1,035,425
 996,713
Less accumulated depreciation(571,500) (542,583)(581,645) (549,054)
Property and equipment, net$433,393
 $449,199
$453,780
 $447,659

Depreciation expense for property and equipment was approximately $20.1$22.4 million and $21.4$20.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively, and $40.7$44.2 million and $40.6$40.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively.



Note 3 – Goodwill, Net

A reconciliation of the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and accumulated impairment losses, by operating segment and reporting unit, for the six months ended June 30, 20172018, is as follows:
 
(in thousands)PI RMW ConsolidatedPIRM UWS Consolidated
Balance as of January 1, 2017     
Balance as of January 1, 2018     
Goodwill$1,189,388
 $925,392
 $2,114,780
$1,029,223
 $1,228,901
 $2,258,124
Accumulated impairment losses(600) (6,925) (7,525)(600) (6,925) (7,525)
Goodwill, net1,188,788
 918,467
 2,107,255
1,028,623
 1,221,976
 2,250,599
Acquisitions(5,681) 
 (5,681)14,106
 63,092
 77,198
Translation adjustments11,118
 
 11,118
(10,387) 
 (10,387)
Balance as of June 30, 2017     
Balance as of June 30, 2018     
Goodwill, net$1,194,225
 $918,467
 $2,112,692
$1,032,342
 $1,285,068
 $2,317,410

For the six months ended June 30, 2017,2018, we recorded an adjustmentgoodwill of $5.4$14.1 million to goodwill within our Property Intelligence & Risk Management ("PI"PIRM") reporting unit related to the finalizationacquisition of eTech Solutions Limited ("eTech"). Further, we recorded goodwill of $63.7 million within our FNC, Inc.Underwriting & Workflow Solutions ("FNC"UWS") reporting unit related to the acquisition purchase price allocation.of a la mode technologies, LLC ("a la mode"). Finally, we recorded a goodwill adjustment of $0.6 million within our UWS reporting unit related to Mercury Network, LLC ("Mercury"). See Note 1112 - Acquisitions for additional information. Additionally, we recorded an adjustment of $0.2 million to goodwill within our PI reporting unit related to another acquisition that was not significant.further discussion.

Note 4 – Other Intangible Assets, Net

Other intangible assets, net consist of the following:
 
June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
(in thousands)Gross Accumulated Amortization Net Gross Accumulated Amortization NetGross Accumulated Amortization Net Gross Accumulated Amortization Net
Client lists$643,645
 $(280,449) $363,196
 $637,053
 $(257,787) $379,266
$722,255
 $(325,387) $396,868
 $690,693
 $(303,632) $387,061
Non-compete agreements28,112
 (13,332) 14,780
 28,106
 (11,136) 16,970
33,830
 (17,674) 16,156
 28,118
 (15,528) 12,590
Trade names and licenses118,854
 (43,659) 75,195
 121,086
 (38,409) 82,677
133,544
 (54,448) 79,096
 125,090
 (49,128) 75,962
$790,611
 $(337,440) $453,171
 $786,245
 $(307,332) $478,913
$889,629
 $(397,509) $492,120
 $843,901
 $(368,288) $475,613

Amortization expense for other intangible assets, net was $13.9$16.3 million and $13.2$13.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively, and $27.9$31.5 million and $24.9$27.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively.

Estimated amortization expense for other intangible assets, net is as follows:

(in thousands)  
Remainder of 2017$27,890
201855,119
Remainder of 2018$31,135
201952,692
62,082
202050,490
60,307
202147,342
56,989
202255,521
Thereafter219,638
226,086
$453,171
$492,120



Note 5 – Long-Term Debt

Our long-term debt consists of the following:

 June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
(in thousands)(in thousands)Gross Debt Issuance Costs Net Gross Debt Issuance Costs Net(in thousands)Gross Debt Issuance Costs Net Gross Debt Issuance Costs Net
Bank debt:Bank debt:          

Bank debt:          

Term loan facility borrowings due April 2020, weighted-average interest rate of 2.76% and 2.31% as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively$1,263,750
 $(10,329) $1,253,421
 $1,298,125
 $(12,419) $1,285,706
Term loan facility borrowings due August 2022, weighted-average interest rate of 3.67% and 3.28% as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively$1,687,500
 $(15,004) $1,672,496
 $1,755,000
 $(17,017) $1,737,983
Revolving line of credit borrowings due April 2020, weighted-average interest rate of 2.76% and 2.31% as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively372,000
 (3,981) 368,019
 302,000
 (4,761) 297,239
Revolving line of credit borrowings due August 2022, weighted-average interest rate of 3.68% as of June 30, 2018120,000
 (5,944) 114,056
 
 (6,672) (6,672)
Notes:Notes: 
  
    
  
  Notes: 
  
    
  
  
7.55% senior debentures due April 202814,645
 (50) 14,595
 14,645
 (52) 14,593
7.55% senior debentures due April 202814,645
 (46) 14,599
 14,645
 (48) 14,597
Other debt:Other debt: 
  
    
  
 

Other debt: 
  
    
  
 

Various debt instruments with maturities through 20205,031
 
 5,031
 4,509
 
 4,509
Various debt instruments with maturities through 20237,557
 
 7,557
 7,662
 
 7,662
Total long-term debtTotal long-term debt1,655,426

(14,360) 1,641,066
 1,619,279

(17,232) 1,602,047
Total long-term debt1,829,702

(20,994) 1,808,708
 1,777,307

(23,737) 1,753,570
Less current portion of long-term debtLess current portion of long-term debt140,018
 
 140,018
 105,158
 
 105,158
Less current portion of long-term debt49,658
 
 49,658
 70,046
 
 70,046
Long-term debt, net of current portionLong-term debt, net of current portion$1,515,408
 $(14,360) $1,501,048
 $1,514,121

$(17,232)
$1,496,889
Long-term debt, net of current portion$1,780,044
 $(20,994) $1,759,050
 $1,707,261

$(23,737)
$1,683,524

As of June 30, 20172018 and December 31, 20162017, we have recorded $0.6$0.9 million and $0.81.0 million of accrued interest expense, respectively, on our debt-related instruments.instruments within accounts payable and other accrued expenses.

Credit Agreement

In July 2016,August 2017, we amended and restated our senior secured credit facility, dated as of April 21, 2015 (the "Credit Agreement"agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent, and other financial institutions. The Credit Agreement provides for a $1.3$1.8 billion five-year term loan A facility (the "Term Facility"(“Term Facility”), and a $550.0$700.0 million five-year revolving credit facility (the "Revolving("Revolving Facility"). The Term Facility matures and the Revolving Facility expires in April 2020.August 2022. The Revolving Facilityfacility includes a $100.0 million multicurrency revolving sub-facility and a $50.0 million letter of credit sub-facility. The Credit Agreement also provides for the ability to request that the lenders increase the Term Facility and/or Revolving Facility by up to $225.0$100.0 million in the aggregate; however the lenders are not obligated to do so. As of June 30, 2017,2018, we had a remaining borrowing capacity of $580.0 million under the Revolving Facility of $178.0 million and we were in compliance with all of our covenants under the Credit Agreement.

Debt Issuance Costs

In connection with the amendment and restatement of the Credit Agreement, in August 2017, we incurred approximately $14.3 million of debt issuance costs of which $14.0 million were initially capitalized within long-term debt, net of current in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. In addition, when we amended and restated the Credit Agreement we had $12.0 million remaining in previously unamortized costs. We will amortize all of these costs over the term of the Credit Agreement. For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, $1.3 million and $1.5 million, respectively, were expensed in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations related to debt issuance costs. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, $2.7 million and $2.9 million, respectively, were expensed in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations related to debt issuance costs.

7.55% Senior Debentures

In April 1998, we issued $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.55% senior debentures due 2028. The indentures governing these debentures, as amended, contain limited restrictions on the Company.us.

Interest Rate Swaps



We have entered into amortizing interest rate swaps ("Swaps") in order to convert a portion of our interest rate exposure on the Term Facility floating rate borrowings from variable to fixed. InUnder the Swaps, we agree to exchange floating rate for fixed rate interest payments periodically over the life of the agreement. The floating rates in our Swaps are based on the one-month London interbank offering rate. The notional balances, terms and maturities of our Swaps are currently designed to have at least 50% of our debt as fixed rate.

As of June 2017,30, 2018, we entered intohave four Swaps which become effective in March 2018 and terminate in March 2021. The Swaps entered in June 2017 are for an initialwith a combined remaining notional balance of $275.0 million, with$1.3 billion, a notional step up of $200.0 million in March 2019 and aweighted average fixed interest rate of 1.83%. In August 2016, we entered into Swaps which became effective in September 2016 and terminate in April 2020. The Swaps entered in August 2016 are for an initial notional balance of $500.0 million, with a fixed interest rate of1.76% (rates range from 1.03% to 2.61%), and amortize quarterly by $25.0scheduled terminations through August 2022. As previously indicated, notional balances under our Swaps are currently scheduled to increase and decrease over their contract lengths based on our expectations of variable debt levels. We currently have scheduled notional amounts of between $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion through March 2021 with $585.0 million through December 2018, with a notional step up of $100.0 million in March 2019, continued quarterly amortization of $25.0 million through April 2020, and a remaining notional amount of $275.0 million. In May 2014, we entered into Swaps which became effective in December 2014 and terminate in March 2019. The Swaps entered in May


2014 are for an initial notional balance of $500.0 million, with a fixed interest rate of 1.57%, and amortize quarterly by $12.5 million through December 31, 2017 and $25.0 million through December 31, 2018.thereafter until August 2022.

We have designated the Swaps as cash flow hedges. The estimated fair value of these cash flow hedges is recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets and/or other liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The estimated fair value of these cash flow hedges resulted in an asset of $6.3$23.0 million, of which $1.5 million is classified within prepaid expenses and a liability of $0.6 millionother current assets as of June 30, 2017. We2018. As of December 31, 2017, we recorded an asset of $5.4$12.0 million and a liability of $2.3 million as of December 31, 2016.within other assets.

Unrealized gains of $4.1 million (net of $1.4 million in deferred taxes) and unrealized gains of $0.1 million (net of less than $0.1 million in deferred taxes) and unrealized losses of $0.4 million (net of $0.3 million in deferred taxes) for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 2016, respectively,unrealized gains of $8.2 million (net of $2.7 million in deferred taxes) and unrealized gains of $1.6 million (net of $1.0 million in deferred taxes) and unrealized losses of $3.0 million (net of $1.9 million in deferred taxes for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively, were recognized in other comprehensive income/(loss)income related to the Swaps.

Note 6 – Income TaxesOperating Revenues

The effective income tax rate for income taxes as a percentageOperating revenues by solution type consists of income from continuing operations before equity in losses of affiliates and income taxes was 31.0% and 33.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and 31.2% and 34.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.following:

For the three months ended June 30, 2017, when compared to 2016, the decrease in the effective income tax rate was primarily attributable to favorable tax benefits due to nonrecurring favorable adjustments related to prior year foreign deferred taxes, partially offset by nonrecurring prior year favorable release of reserves for foreign uncertain tax benefits.
(in thousands) For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
  PIRM UWS Corporate and Eliminations Consolidated
Property insights $127,293
 $
 $
 $127,293
Insurance & spatial solutions 40,861
 
 
 40,861
Flood data services 
 18,911
 
 18,911
Valuations solutions 
 81,456
 
 81,456
Credit solutions 
 78,883
 
 78,883
Property tax solutions 
 117,480
 
 117,480
Other 14,501
 11,496
 (2,480) 23,517
Total operating revenue $182,655
 $308,226
 $(2,480) $488,401

For the six months ended June 30, 2017 when compared to 2016, the decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to favorable tax benefits related to the adoption of the stock based compensation accounting guidance and state tax benefit due to closure of the IRS exam for 2006-2009, partially offset by a nonrecurring prior year favorable release of reserves for foreign uncertain tax benefits.

Income taxes included in equity in losses of affiliates were a benefit of $0.2 million and expense of $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and a benefit of $0.6 million and expense of $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. For the purpose of segment reporting, these amounts are included in corporate and therefore not reflected in our reportable segments.

We are currently under examination for the years 2006-2011, by the US, our primary taxing jurisdiction, and various taxing authorities. It is reasonably possible the amount of the unrecognized benefits with respect to unrecognized tax positions could change within the next twelve months. The portion of uncertain tax benefits that are not subject to the First American Financial Corporation (“FAFC”) indemnification could significantly increase or decrease and have an impact on net income. The FAFC indemnification could change by up to $14.0 million due to statutory requirements and would have no impact on net income.



Note 7 – Earnings Per Share
The following is a reconciliation of net income per share:
 For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
 June 30, June 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
(in thousands, except per share amounts)       
Numerator for basic and diluted net income per share:       
Net income from continuing operations$41,182
 $40,424
 $53,891
 $67,964
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax78
 (4) 2,495
 (62)
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax
 
 312
 
Net income attributable to CoreLogic$41,260
 $40,420
 $56,698
 $67,902
Denominator: 
  
  
  
Weighted-average shares for basic income per share84,548
 88,572
 84,490
 88,441
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units1,549
 1,396
 1,734
 1,506
Weighted-average shares for diluted income per share86,097
 89,968
 86,224
 89,947
Income per share 
  
  
  
Basic: 
  
  
  
Net income from continuing operations$0.49
 $0.46
 $0.64
 $0.77
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
 
 0.03
 
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax


 
 
Net income attributable to CoreLogic$0.49
 $0.46
 $0.67
 $0.77
Diluted: 
      
Net income from continuing operations$0.48
 $0.45
 $0.63
 $0.76
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
 
 0.03
 
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax


 
 
Net income attributable to CoreLogic$0.48
 $0.45
 $0.66
 $0.76

The dilutive effect of stock-based compensation awards has been calculated using the treasury-stock method. For the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, an aggregate of less than 0.1 million restricted stock units ("RSUs") and an aggregate of less than 0.1 million RSUs, performance-based restricted stock units ("PBRSUs") and stock options, respectively, were excluded from the weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding due to their anti-dilutive effect. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, an aggregate of less than 0.1 million RSUs and an aggregate of less than 0.1 million RSUs, PBRSUs, and stock options, respectively, were excluded from the weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding due to their anti-dilutive effect.
Note 8 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). We utilize market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated or generally unobservable.

The market approach is applied for recurring fair value measurements and endeavors to utilize the best available information. Accordingly, we utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Fair value balances are classified based on the observability of those inputs.

A fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). Level 2 measurements utilize observable inputs in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, or, quoted prices in markets that are not active.
(in thousands) For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
  PIRM UWS Corporate and Eliminations Consolidated
Property insights $250,965
 $
 $
 $250,965
Insurance & spatial solutions 78,025
 
 
 78,025
Flood data services 
 35,885
 
 35,885
Valuations solutions 
 152,900
 
 152,900
Credit solutions 
 160,368
 
 160,368
Property tax solutions 
 207,361
 
 207,361
Other 27,432
 25,131
 (4,766) 47,797
Total operating revenue $356,422
 $581,645
 $(4,766) $933,301



In estimating the fair value of the financial instruments presented, we used the following methods and assumptions:Property Insights

CashOur property insights combine our patented predictive analytics and cash equivalents

For cashproprietary and cash equivalents, the carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value duecontributed data to the short-term nature of the instruments.

Restricted cash

Restricted cashenable our clients to improve customer acquisition and retention, detect and prevent fraud, improve mortgage transaction cycle time and cost efficiency, identify real estate trends and neighborhood characteristics, track market performance and increase market share. Our data is comprised of certificatesreal estate information with crime, site inspection, neighborhood, document images and other information from proprietary sources. We also provide verification of depositapplicant income, identity and certain employment verification services. We typically license data in one of two forms: bulk data licensing and transactional licensing. Operating revenue for bulk data licensing contracts that provide a stand-ready obligation or include substantive updates to the intellectual property is recognized ratably over the contractual term; otherwise operating revenue is recognized upon delivery. For transactional licensing we recognize operating revenue based on usage.

Insurance and Spatial Solutions

Our insurance and spatial solutions provide originators and property and casualty insurers the solutions required to more effectively locate, assess and manage property-level assets and risks through location-based data and analytics. The licensed intellectual property data is generally provided to our clients on a subscription or usage basis. For subscription contracts, operating revenue is recognized ratably over the service period once initial delivery has occurred. For contracts to provide a license to data which is delivered via report or data file, operating revenue is recognized when the client obtains control of the products, which is upon delivery.

Property Tax Solutions

Our property tax solutions are pledged for various lettersbuilt from aggregated property tax information from over 20,000 taxing authorities. We use this information to advise mortgage lenders and servicers of credit secured by usthe property tax payment status of loans in their portfolio and escrow accounts due to acquisitions and divestitures. We deemmonitor that status over the carrying valuelife of the loans. If a mortgage lender or servicer requires tax payments to be a reasonable estimateimpounded on behalf of fair value dueits borrowers, we can also facilitate the transfer of these funds to the naturetaxing authorities and provide the lender or servicer with payment confirmation. Property tax processing revenues are primarily comprised of these instruments.periodic loan fees and life-of-loan fees. For periodic fee arrangements, we generate monthly fees at a contracted rate for as long as we service the loan. For life-of-loan fee arrangements, we charge a one-time fee when the loan is set-up in our tax servicing system. Life-of-loan fees are deferred and recognized ratably over the expected service period of 10 years and adjusted for early loan cancellation. Revenue recognition rates of loan portfolios are regularly analyzed and adjusted monthly to reflect current trends.

Call OptionValuations Solutions

The call option wasOur valuation solutions represent property valuation-related data driven services and analytics combined with collateral valuation workflow technologies which assist our clients in assessing risk of loss using both traditional and alternative forms of property valuation, driving process efficiencies, and ensuring compliance with lender and governmental regulations. We provide collateral information technology and solutions that automate property appraisal ordering, tracking, documentation and review for lender compliance with government regulations. Revenue for the property appraisal service is recognized when the appraisal service is performed and delivered to the client. In addition, to the extent that we provide continuous access to the hosted software platform, we recognize operating revenue over the term of the arrangement.

Credit Solutions

Our credit solutions provide credit and income verification services to the mortgage and automotive industries. We provide comprehensive information, typically in the form of a report, about credit history, income verification and home address history. We normalize the data to provide a broad range of advanced business information solutions designed to reduce risk and improve business performance. Operating revenue is recognized when the report or information is delivered to the client.

Flood Data Services

Our flood data services provide flood zone determinations primarily to mortgage lenders in accordance with U.S. Federal legislation passed in 1994, which requires that most lenders obtain a determination of the current flood zone status at the time each loan is originated and obtain applicable updates during the life of the loan if contracted to do so. We also provide flood zone determinations to insurance companies. We generally recognize operating revenue upon delivery of the initial determination. If contracted for life of loan monitoring, we recognize operating revenue over the estimated using the Black-Scholes model,service period.



Contract Costs

Incremental costs to obtain or fulfill client contracts are recognized as an asset. As of June 30, 2018, we had $11.6 million of current deferred costs which relies on significant assumption and estimates including discount rates and future market conditions, among others. We have recorded the call option within ourare presented in prepaid expenses and other current assets and $21.1 million of long term deferred costs which are presented in other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Long-term debt

The fair value of debt was estimated based on the current rates availablesheet. These deferred costs primarily include certain set-up and acquisition costs related to usproperty tax solutions and amortize ratably over an expected ten year life and adjusted for similar debt of the same remaining maturities and consideration of our default and credit risk.

Swaps

The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements were estimated based on market-value quotes received from the counterparties to the agreements.

The fair values of our financial instruments as of June 30, 2017 are presented in the following table:

 Fair Value Measurements Using  
(in thousands)Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Fair Value
Financial Assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents$89,422
 $
 $
 $89,422
Restricted cash
 17,435
 
 17,435
Call option
 
 4,628
 4,628
Total Financial Assets$89,422
 $17,435
 $4,628
 $111,485
        
Financial Liabilities:       
Total debt$
 $1,659,268
 $
 $1,659,268
        
Swaps:       
Asset for swap$
 $6,268
 $
 $6,268
Liability for swap$
 $601
 $
 $601



The fair values of our financial instruments as of December 31, 2016 are presented in the following table:

 Fair Value Measurements Using  
(in thousands)Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Fair Value
Financial Assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents$72,031
 $
 $
 $72,031
Restricted cash
 17,943
 
 17,943
Total Financial Assets$72,031
 $17,943
 $
 $89,974
        
Financial Liabilities:       
Total debt$
 $1,622,811
 $
 $1,622,811
        
Swaps:       
Asset for swap$
 $5,392
 $
 $5,392
Liability for swap$
 $2,283
 $
 $2,283

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 securities duringearly loan cancellations. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.2018 we recorded $3.5 million and $6.9 million, respectively, of amortization associated with these deferred costs.

Contract Liabilities

We record a contract liability when amounts are invoiced prior to the satisfaction of a performance obligation. For property tax solutions, we invoice our clients upfront fees for services to be performed over time. For property insights and insurance & spatial solutions we invoice quarterly and annually, commencing upon execution of the contracts or at the beginning of the license term.

As of January 1, 2018, we had $840.4 million in contract liabilities compared to $834.5 million as of June 30, 2018. The overall change of $5.9 million in contract liability balances are primarily due to $271.4 million of new deferred billings in the current year, offset by $287.4 million of operating revenue recognized, of which $196.9 million related to contracts previously deferred.

Remaining Performance Obligations

The majority of our arrangements are between one and three years with a significant portion being one year or less. For the remaining population of non-cancellable and fixed arrangements greater than one year, as of June 30, 2018, we had $1.0 billion of remaining performance obligations. We expect to recognize approximately 20% percent of our remaining revenue backlog in 2018, 28% in 2019, 19% in 2020 and 33% thereafter. See further discussion on performance obligations in Note 1 - Basis for Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Note 97Stock-BasedShare-Based Compensation

We currently issue equity awards under the Amended and Restated CoreLogic, Inc. 20112018 Performance Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which was initially approved by our stockholders at our Annual Meeting held onin May 19, 2011 with an amendment and restatement approved by our stockholders at our Annual Meeting held on July 29, 2014, and a subsequent technical amendment by the Board in December 2016 (the “Plan”).2018. The Plan includes the ability to grant RSUs, PBRSUsrestricted stock units ("RSUs"), performance-based restricted stock units ("PBRSUs") and stock options. Prior to the approval of the Plan, we issued share-based awards under the CoreLogic, Inc. 2011 Performance Incentive Plan, as amended, which was preceded by the CoreLogic, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan. The Plan provides for up to 21,909,00015,139,084 shares of the Company's common stock to be available for award grants.

We have primarily utilizeutilized RSUs and PBRSUs as our share-based compensation instruments for employees and directors. The fair value of any share-based compensation instrument grant is based on the market value of our shares on the date of grant and is recognized as compensation expense over its vesting period.

Restricted Stock Units

For the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017, we awarded 646,774529,725 and 942,973646,774 RSUs, respectively, with an estimated grant-date fair value of $25.7$24.8 million and $32.7$25.7 million, respectively. The RSU awards will vest ratably over three years from their grant date.

years. RSU activity for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 is as follows:


Number of 
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Number of 
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
(in thousands, except weighted-average fair value prices)Shares Fair ValueShares Fair Value
Unvested RSUs outstanding at December 31, 20161,555
 $34.14
Unvested RSUs outstanding at December 31, 20171,309
 $37.54
RSUs granted647
 $39.76
530
 $46.73
RSUs vested(840) $34.24
(617) $37.01
RSUs forfeited(40) $35.60
(26) $40.68
Unvested RSUs outstanding at June 30, 20171,322
 $36.97
Unvested RSUs outstanding at June 30, 20181,196
 $41.81

As of June 30, 20172018, there was $38.3$37.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years. The fair value of RSUs is based on the market value of our common stock on the date of grant.

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units

For the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017, we awarded 288,331327,018 and 278,799288,331 PBRSUs, respectively, with an estimated grant-date fair value of $11.5$15.1 million and $9.8$11.5 million, respectively. These awards are generally subject to service-based, performance-based and market-based vesting conditions. For PBRSUs awarded during the six months ended June 30, 2017, theThe service and performance period is from January 1, 20172018 to December 31, 20192020 and the performance metrics are generally adjusted earnings per share andshare. The grants included 152,626 PBRSUs that did not include a market-based conditions. Subject to satisfaction ofcondition but had operating revenue as the sole performance criteria,metric through the 2017 awards will vest onservice period ending December 31, 2019.2020.

The performance and service period for the PBRSUs awarded during the six months ended June 30, 20162017 is from January 1, 20162017 to December 31, 20182019 and the performance metrics are adjusted earnings per share and market-based conditions. Subject to satisfaction of the performance criteria, the 2016 awards will vest on December 31, 2018.

The fair values of the 2017 and 2016 awards containing market-based vesting conditions were estimated using Monte-Carlo simulation with the following weighted-average assumptions:

For the Six Months Ended June 30,For the Six Months Ended June 30,
2017 20162018 2017
      
Expected dividend yield%  %% %
Risk-free interest rate (1)
1.47% 0.99 %2.38% 1.47%
Expected volatility (2)
27.83% 25.12 %23.63% 27.83%
Average total stockholder return (2)
1.46% (1.23)%6.11% 1.46%

(1)The risk-free interest rate for the periods within the contractual term of the PBRSUs is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant.
(2)The expected volatility and average total stockholder return are measures of the amount by which a stock price has fluctuated or is expected to fluctuate based primarily on our and our peers' historical data.

PBRSU activity for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 is as follows:



Number of 
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Number of 
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
(in thousands, except weighted-average fair value prices)Shares Fair ValueShares Fair Value
Unvested PBRSUs outstanding at December 31, 2016738
 $34.13
Unvested PBRSUs outstanding at December 31, 2017659
 $37.22
PBRSUs granted288
 $39.79
327
 $46.28
PBRSUs vested(227) $31.90
(239) $39.91
PBRSUs forfeited(121) $36.72
(43) $39.10
Unvested PBRSUs outstanding at June 30, 2017678
 $36.62
Unvested PBRSUs outstanding at June 30, 2018704
 $41.11

As of June 30, 20172018, there was $12.7$17.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested PBRSUs that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.92.2 years. The fair value of PBRSUs is based on the market value of our common stock on the date of grant.



Stock Options

Prior to 2015, we issued stock options as incentive compensation for certain employees. Option activity for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 is as follows:

(in thousands, except weighted-average price)
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
 
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Options outstanding at December 31, 20161,504
 $21.22
    
Options exercised(195) $24.84
    
Options outstanding at June 30, 20171,309
 $20.68
 3.0 $29,724
Options vested and expected to vest at June 30, 20171,309
 $20.68
 3.0 $29,724
Options exercisable at June 30, 20171,309
 $20.68
 3.0 $29,724
(in thousands, except weighted-average price)
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
 
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Options outstanding at December 31, 20171,186
 $20.67
    
Options exercised(594) $21.28
    
Options vested, exercisable, and outstanding at June 30, 2018592
 $20.07
 3.5 $18,829

As of June 30, 20172018, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options.

The intrinsic value of options exercised was $2.8$13.6 million and $3.2$2.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017, respectively. This intrinsic value represents the difference between the fair market value of our common stock on the date of exercise and the exercise price of each option.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The employee stock purchase plan allows eligible employees to purchase our common stock at 85.0% of the lesser of the closing price on the first day or the last day of each quarter. Our employee stock purchase plan was approved by our stockholders at our 2012 annual meeting of stockholders and the first offering period commenced in October 2012. We recognized an expense for the amount equal to the estimated fair value of the discount during each offering period.

The following table sets forth the stock-basedshare-based compensation expense recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017.

For the Three Months EndedFor the Six Months EndedFor the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
June 30,June 30, June 30,
(in thousands)2017 20162017 20162018 2017 2018 2017
RSUs$6,596
 $6,560
$16,378
 $13,578
$7,238
 $6,596
 $14,633
 $16,378
PBRSUs1,809
 2,701
3,477
 4,514
3,445
 1,809
 4,159
 3,477
Stock options
 217
144
 601

 
 
 144
Employee stock purchase plan367
 297
940
 625
439
 367
 1,007
 940
$8,772
 $9,775
$20,939
 $19,318
$11,122
 $8,772
 $19,799
 $20,939



The above includes $1.2 million and $1.8 million and $1.4 million of stock-basedshare-based compensation expense within cost of services in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively, and $3.1$3.4 million and $2.9$3.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively.



Note 108 – Litigation and Regulatory Contingencies

We have been named in various lawsuits and we may from time to time be subject to audit or investigation by governmental agencies. Currently, governmental agencies are auditing or investigating certain of our operations.

With respect to matters where we have determined that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable, we have recorded a liability representing our best estimate of the financial exposure based on known facts. WhileFor matters where a settlement has been reached, we have recorded the ultimate dispositionexpected amount of each such audit, investigationsettlements. With respect to audits, investigations or lawsuit islawsuits that are ongoing, although their final dispositions are not yet determinable, we do not believe that the ultimate resolution of thesesuch matters, either individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. In addition, we do not believe there is a reasonable possibility that a material loss exceeding amounts already accrued may be incurred. The ability to predict the ultimate outcome of such matters involves judgments, estimates and inherent uncertainties. The actual outcome of such matters could differ materially from management’s estimates. We record expenses for legal fees as incurred.

Fair Credit Reporting Act Class ActionActions

In February 2012, CoreLogic National Background Data, LLC (n/k/a CoreLogic Background Data, LLC) (“CBD”LLC ("CBD")) was named as a defendant in a putative class action styled Tyrone Henderson, et. al., v. CoreLogic National Background Data,, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Plaintiffs allege violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and have pled a putative class claim relating to CBD’s return of criminal record data in response to search queries initiated by its consumer reporting agency customers, which then prepare and transmit employment background screening reports to their employer customers. Plaintiffs contend that CBD failedThe parties agreed to send notice letters to consumers each time search results were returned to CBD’s consumer reporting agency customers.  In February 2016,settle the court denied CBD’s motion for partial summary judgment.  Plaintiffs initially sought to representcase on a nationwide class of consumers who wereclass-wide basis and the subject of searches conducted by CBD’s customers.  The court denied without prejudice Plaintiffs’ motion to certify a nationwide class on three separate occasions in April 2015, April 2016 and September 2016.  However, in September 2016, the court allowed Plaintiffs to seek certification of three subclasses andsettlement was approved in March 2017, Plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification as to one of these subclasses, seeking to certify a class of consumers for whom sex offender records were returned that did not reflect a date of birth associated with the record.  That motion is fully briefed and remains pending.2018.

In June 2015, a companion case, Witt v. CoreLogic National Background Data, et. al. was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia by the same attorneys as in Henderson, alleging the same claim against CBD. Witt also names as a defendant CoreLogic SafeRent, LLC (n/k/a CoreLogic Rental Property Solutions, LLC)LLC (“RPS”)) on the theory that RPS providesprovided criminal record “reports” to CBD at the same time that CBD deliversdelivered reports to CBD’s consumer reporting agency customers. Witt is pendingThe parties agreed to settle the case on a class-wide basis and the settlement was approved in March 2018.
In July 2017, RPS was named as a defendant in a putative class action lawsuit styled Claudinne Feliciano, et. al., v. CoreLogic SafeRent, LLC, in the same court and beforeUnited States District Court for the same judge as Henderson,Southern District of New York. The named plaintiff alleges that RPS prepared a background screening report about her that contained a record of a New York Housing Court action without noting that the action had previously been dismissed. On this basis, she seeks damages under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the two cases have been deemed related by the Court.  In April 2017, Plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification, seeking to certifyNew York Fair Credit Reporting Act on behalf of herself and a class of similarly situated consumers for whom Virginia criminal record data was returned that did not reflect a yearwith respect to reports issued during the period of birth associated withJuly 2015 to the record. That motion is fully briefedpresent. RPS has denied the claims and remains pending.

CBD has defended and will continueintends to defend against these claims vigorously; however, CBD may not be successful. At this time, CBD cannot predict the ultimate outcome of this claim or the potential range of damages, if any.case vigorously.

Separation

Following the Separation, we are responsible for a portion of FAFC'sFirst American Financial Corporation's ("FAFC") contingent and other corporate liabilities. In the Separation and Distribution Agreement we entered into in connection with the Separation (the "Separation and Distribution Agreement"), we agreed with FAFC to share equally in the cost of resolution of a small number of corporate-level lawsuits, including certain consolidated securities litigation matters from which we have since been dropped. There were no liabilities incurred in connection with the consolidated securities matters. Responsibility to manage each case has been assigned to either FAFC or us, with the managing party required to update the other party regularly and consult with the other party prior to certain important decisions, such as settlement. The managing party will also have primary responsibility for determining the ultimate total liability, if any, related to the applicable case. We will record our share of any such liability when the responsible party determines a reserve is necessary. AtAs of June 30, 2017,2018, no reserves were considered necessary.

In addition, the Separation and Distribution Agreement provides for cross-indemnities principally designed to place financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of our predecessor, The First American Corporation's ("FAC") financial services business, with FAFC and financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of FAC's information solutions business with us. Specifically, each party will, and will cause its subsidiaries and affiliates to, indemnify, defend and


hold harmless the other party, its respective affiliates and subsidiaries and each of its respective officers, directors, employees


and agents for any losses arising out of or otherwise in connection with the liabilities each such party assumed or retained pursuant to the SeparationSeparation.

Note 9 – Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate for income taxes as a percentage of income from continuing operations before equity in earnings/(losses) of affiliates and Distribution Agreement;income taxes was 23.7% and any breach by such party31.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 16.5% and 31.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, when compared to 2017, the decrease in the effective income tax rate was primarily due to changes in the statutory tax rate from the enactment of the SeparationTCJA.

In December 2017, the U.S. passed the TCJA which included a reduction of the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 35.0% to 21.0%, an assessment of a one-time transition tax on certain foreign earnings that were previously tax deferred, a new provision that taxes certain income from foreign operations, a new limitation on deductible interest expense and Distribution Agreement.limitations on the deductibility of certain executive compensation.

At December 31, 2017, we recorded a provisional tax benefit related to the re-measurement of our deferred tax assets and liabilities due to the reduction in the corporate income tax rate. As of June 30, 2018, we have not completed our accounting for the tax effects of the TCJA. When our analysis is finalized, any resulting adjustments may materially impact our provision for income taxes and effective tax rate in the period in which the adjustments are made. We currently anticipate finalizing and recording any such adjustments and related elections by the end of 2018.

We are currently under examination for the years 2010 through 2012, by the U.S., our primary taxing jurisdiction, and various other state taxing authorities. It is reasonably possible the amount of the unrecognized benefits with respect to certain unrecognized tax positions that are not subject to the FAFC indemnification could significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months and would have an impact on net income. Currently, the Company expects expiration of statutes of limitations, excluding indemnified amounts, on reserves of $4.0 million within the next twelve months.



Note 10 – Earnings Per Share

The following is a reconciliation of net income per share:

 For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
 June 30, June 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
(in thousands, except per share amounts)       
Numerator for basic and diluted net income per share:       
Net income from continuing operations$58,532
 $41,182
 $86,894
 $53,891
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax(16) 78
 (91) 2,495
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax
 
 
 312
Net income$58,516
 $41,260
 $86,803
 $56,698
Denominator: 
  
  
  
Weighted-average shares for basic income per share81,284
 84,548
 81,269
 84,490
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units1,156
 1,549
 1,416
 1,734
Weighted-average shares for diluted income per share82,440
 86,097
 82,685
 86,224
Income per share 
  
  
  
Basic: 
  
  
  
Net income from continuing operations$0.72
 $0.49
 $1.07
 $0.64
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax
 
 
 0.03
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax


 
 
Net income$0.72
 $0.49
 $1.07
 $0.67
Diluted: 
      
Net income from continuing operations$0.71
 $0.48
 $1.05
 $0.63
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax
 
 
 0.03
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax


 
 
Net income$0.71
 $0.48
 $1.05
 $0.66

The dilutive effect of share-based compensation awards has been calculated using the treasury-stock method. For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, an aggregate of less than 0.1 million RSUs and PBRSUs, and an aggregate of less than 0.1 million RSUs, respectively, were excluded from the weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding due to their anti-dilutive effect. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, an aggregate of less than 0.1 million RSUs and PBRSUs and an aggregate of less than 0.1 million of RSUs, respectively, were excluded from the weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding due to their anti-dilutive effect.

Note 11 – AcquisitionsFair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. We utilize market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated or generally unobservable.

The market approach is applied for recurring fair value measurements and endeavors to utilize the best available information. Accordingly, we utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Fair value balances are classified based on the observability of those inputs.

A fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to


unobservable inputs (level 3 measurement). Level 2 measurements utilize observable inputs in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, or, quoted prices in markets that are not active.

In estimating the fair value of the financial instruments presented, we used the following methods and assumptions:

Cash and cash equivalents

For cash and cash equivalents, the carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the short-term nature of the instruments.

Restricted cash

Restricted cash is comprised of certificates of deposit that are pledged for various letters of credit/bank guarantees secured by us, escrow accounts due to acquisitions and divestitures and short-term investments within our deferred compensation plan trust. We deem the carrying value to be a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the nature of these instruments.

Contingent consideration

The fair value of the contingent consideration was estimated using the Monte-Carlo simulation model, which relies on significant assumption and estimates including discount rates and future market conditions, among others.

Long-term debt

The fair value of debt was estimated based on the current rates available to us for similar debt of the same remaining maturities and consideration of our default and credit risk.

Swaps

The fair values of the interest rate swap agreements were estimated based on market-value quotes received from the counterparties to the agreements.

The fair values of our financial instruments as of June 30, 2018 are presented in the following table:

 Fair Value Measurements Using  
(in thousands)Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Fair Value
Financial Assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents$85,031
 $
 $
 $85,031
Restricted cash2,268
 $8,558
 
 10,826
Total$87,299
 $8,558
 $
 $95,857
        
Financial Liabilities:       
Contingent consideration$
 $
 $5,380
 $5,380
Total debt
 1,831,004
 
 1,831,004
Total$
 $1,831,004
 $5,380

$1,836,384
        
Derivatives:       
Asset for Swaps$
 $22,961
 $
 $22,961


The fair values of our financial instruments as of December 31, 2017 are presented in the following table:

 Fair Value Measurements Using  
(in thousands)Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Fair Value
Financial Assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents$118,804
 $
 $
 $118,804
Restricted cash
 11,065
 
 11,065
Total$118,804
 $11,065
 $
 $129,869
        
Financial Liabilities:       
Contingent consideration$
 $
 $6,500
 $6,500
Total debt
 1,780,547
 
 1,780,547
Total$
 $1,780,547
 $6,500
 $1,787,047
        
Derivatives:       
Asset for Swaps$
 $11,985
 $
 $11,985

There were no transfers between level 1, level 2 or level 3 securities during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.

In April 2016,connection with our 2017 acquisitions, we completed the acquisition of FNC for up to $475.0entered into contingent consideration agreements, which we originally fair valued as $6.2 million with $400.0 million in cash paid at closing, subject to certain closing adjustments, and up to $75.0 million to be paid in cash in 2018, contingent upon the achievement of certain revenue targets in fiscal 2017. We fair-valued the contingent payment using the Monte CarloMonte-Carlo simulation model and initially recorded $8.0 million as contingent consideration, which was fully reversed as of December 31, 2016.model. See Note 12 - Acquisitions for further discussion. The contingent payment ispayments are fair-valued quarterly and changes are recorded within gain/(loss) on investments and other, net in our condensed consolidated statement of operations. See For the six months ended June 30, 2018 we decreased the fair value of our contingent considerations by $1.1 million and recorded the gain in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Note 8 - Fair Value12 – Acquisitions

In April 2018, we completed the acquisition of Financial Instrumentsa la mode for further discussion. FNC$120.0 million, subject to working capital adjustments. a la mode is a leading provider of real estate collateral information technology andsubscription based software solutions that automates property appraisal ordering, tracking, documentationfacilitate the aggregation of data, imagery and reviewphotographs in a GSE compliant format for lender compliance with government regulationsthe completion of U.S. residential appraisals. This acquisition contributes to our continual development and scaling of our end-to-end valuation solutions workflow suite which includes data and market insights, analytics as well as data-enabled services and platforms. a la mode is included as a component of our PIUWS reporting segment. The acquisition expands our property valuation capabilities. The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed using a variety of valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis, which included significant unobservable inputs. We have preliminarily recorded contract liabilities of $7.5 million, proprietary technology of $15.8 million with an estimated useful life of 7 years, customer lists of $32.5 million with an estimated average useful life of 13 years, tradenames of $9.0 million with an estimated useful life of 8 years, non-compete agreements of $5.7 million with an estimated useful life of 5 years, and goodwill of $63.7 million, of which $61.4 million is deductible for tax purposes. The business combination did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

In February 2018, we completed the acquisition of eTech for cash of approximately £15.0 million, or approximately $21.0 million. eTech is a leading provider of innovative mobile surveying and workflow management software that enhances productivity and mitigates risk for participants in the U.K. valuation market. This acquisition expands our U.K. presence and strengthens our technology platform offerings. eTech is included as a component of our PIRM reporting segment. The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed using a variety of valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis, which included significant unobservable inputs. We have preliminarily recorded a deferred tax liability of $85.4$1.6 million, propertyproprietary technology of $7.0 million with an estimated useful life of 5 years, customer lists of $1.7 million with an estimated average useful life of 9 years, and equipmentgoodwill of $79.8$14.1 million. The business combination did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

In August 2017, we completed the acquisition of Myriad for $22.0 million, subject to working capital adjustments, and up to $3.0 million to be paid in cash by 2019, contingent upon the achievement of certain revenue targets in fiscal years 2017 and 2018. We fair valued the contingent payment using the Monte-Carlo simulation model and preliminarily recorded $1.8


million as contingent consideration. The contingent payment is fair valued quarterly, and changes are recorded within gain/(loss) on investments and other, net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. See Note 11 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments for further discussion. This acquisition builds on our software-as-a-service capabilities by offering a workflow tool used by the insurance industry for policy underwriting. Myriad is included as a component of our PIRM reporting segment. The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed using a variety of valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis, which included significant unobservable inputs. We have preliminarily recorded a deferred tax liability of $3.1 million, customer lists of $1.7 million with an estimated average life of 12 years, customer liststradenames of $145.3$1.6 million with an estimated average life of 167 years, trade namesproprietary technology of $15.9$5.8 million with an estimated averageuseful life of 19 years, non-compete agreements of $18.8 million with an estimated average life of 58 years and goodwill of $220.2$17.3 million. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, goodwill was reduced by $5.4 million as a result of a change in the purchase price allocation for certain tax adjustments. ThisThe business combination did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

In January 2016,August 2017, we completed the acquisition of the remaining 40% mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interestClareity for $15.0 million, subject to working capital adjustments. This acquisition leverages our market leading position in New Zealand-based Property IQ Ltd ("PIQ") for NZD $27.8 million, or $19.0 million,real estate and settled the mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest. PIQprovides authentication-related services to real estate brokers and agents. Clareity is included as a component of our PIPIRM reporting segment. The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed using a variety of valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis, which included significant unobservable inputs. We have preliminarily recorded a deferred tax liability of $2.6 million, customer lists of $3.4 million with an estimated average life of 10 years, tradenames of $0.9 million with an estimated average life of 7 years, proprietary technology of $2.0 million with an estimated useful life of 5 years and goodwill of $10.9 million. The business combination did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

In June 2017, we acquired a 45.0% interest in Mercury for $70.0 million, which included a call option to purchase the remaining 55.0% interest within the next nine-month period. In August 2017, we purchased the remaining 55.0% ownership of Mercury for an additional $83.0 million. Mercury is a technology company servicing small and medium-sized mortgage lenders and appraisal management companies to manage their collateral valuation operations. This acquisition is included as a component of our UWS segment. The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed using a variety of valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis, which included significant unobservable inputs. We preliminarily recorded a deferred tax liability of $19.8 million, tradenames of $3.6 million with an estimated life of 8 years, customer lists of $41.3 million with an estimated life of 10 years, proprietary technology of $20.1 million with an estimated life of 9 years, and goodwill of $104.7 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, goodwill was reduced by approximately $0.6 million as a result of certain working capital adjustments. This business combination did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

We incurred $7.3$0.9 million and $5.1$7.3 million of acquisition-related costs within selling, general and administrative expenses on our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively, and $7.5$1.7 million and $6.1$7.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, and 2016, respectively.

Note 12 – Discontinued Operations

In September 2014, we completed the sale of our collateral solutions and field services businesses, which were included in the former reporting segment Asset Management and Processing Solutions ("AMPS"). In September 2012, we completed the wind down of our consumer services business and our appraisal management company business, which were included in our PI and Risk Management and Work Flow ("RMW") segments, respectively. In September 2011, we closed our marketing services business, which was included in our PI segment. In December 2010, we completed the sale of our Employer and Litigation Services businesses ("ELI").

In connection with previous divestitures, we retain the prospect of contingent liabilities for indemnification obligations or breaches of representations or warranties. With respect to one such divestiture, in September 2016, a jury returned an unfavorable verdict against a discontinued operating unit that, if upheld on appeal, could result in the reasonable possibility of indemnification exposure up to $25.0 million, including interest. We do not consider this outcome to be probable and intend to vigorously assert our contractual and other rights, including to pursue an appeal to eliminate or substantially reduce any potential post-divestiture contingency. Any actual liability that comes to fruition would be reflected in our results from discontinued operations.



Each of these businesses is reflected in our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, we recorded a gain of $4.5 million related to a pre-tax legal settlement in AMPS within our discontinued operations. Summarized below are certain assets and liabilities classified as discontinued operations as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

(in thousands)          
As of June 30, 2017 PI RMW ELI AMPS Total
Deferred income tax asset and other current assets $325
 $(231) $144
 $568
 $806
           
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities $80
 $166
 $76
 $1,660
 $1,982
           
As of December 31, 2016          
Deferred income tax asset and other current assets $325
 $(231) $
 $568
 $662
           
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities $202
 $167
 $624
 $2,130
 $3,123

Summarized below are the components of our gain/(loss) from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:

(in thousands) 
 
      
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 PI RMW ELI AMPS Total
Operating revenue $
 $
 $
 $
 $
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes 138
 
 (131) 120
 127
Income tax expense/(benefit) 53
 
 (50) 46
 49
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax $85
 $
 $(81) $74
 $78
           
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016          
Operating revenue $
 $
 $
 $
 $
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes 
 (3) 
 (3) (6)
Income tax benefit 
 (1) 
 (1) (2)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax $
 $(2) $
 $(2) $(4)

(in thousands)          
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 PI RMW ELI AMPS Total
Operating revenue $
 $
 $
 $
 $
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes 138
 
 (253) 4,155
 4,040
Income tax expense/(benefit) 53
 
 (97) 1,589
 1,545
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax $85
 $
 $(156) $2,566
 $2,495
           
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016          
Operating revenue $
 $
 $
 $
 $
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes 
 (4) 
 (95) (99)
Income tax benefit 
 (1) 
 (36) (37)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax $
 $(3) $
 $(59) $(62)



Note 13 – Segment Information

We have organized our reportable segments into two segments: PIPIRM and RMW.UWS.

Property Intelligence & Risk Management Solutions. Our PIPIRM segment owns or licenses realcombines property information, mortgage information and consumer information which includes loan information, property salesto deliver unique housing market and characteristic information, propertyproperty-level insights, predictive analytics and risk and replacement cost, natural hazard data, geospatial data, parcel maps and mortgage-backed securities information.management capabilities. We have also developed proprietary technology and software platforms to access, automate or track our datathis information and assist our clients with decision-making and compliance regulations.tools in the real estate industry, insurance industry and the single and multifamily industry. We deliver this information directly to our clients in a standard format over the web, through customizablehosted software platforms or in bulk data form. Our productssolutions include property insights and services include data licensing and analytics, data-enabled advisory services, platform solutions and valuationinsurance & spatial solutions in North America, Western Europe and Asia Pacific. The segment's primary clients are commercial banks, mortgage lenders and brokers, investment banks, fixed-income investors, real estate agents, Multiple Listing ServiceMLS companies, property and casualty insurance companies, title insurance companies, government agencies and government-sponsored enterprises.

The operating results of our PIPIRM segment included intercompany revenues of $1.2$1.7 million and $1.5$1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively, and $2.1$3.2 million and $2.7$3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively. The segment also included intercompany expenses of $0.7$0.8 million and $1.2$0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively, and $1.4$1.6 million and $2.9$1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively.

Risk Management and Work Flow.Underwriting & Workflow Solutions. Our RMWUWS segment owns or licenses realcombines property information, mortgage information and consumer information which includes loan information, property salesto provide comprehensive mortgage origination and characteristic information, natural hazard data, parcel maps, employment verification, criminal recordsmonitoring solutions, including, underwriting-related solutions and eviction records.data-enabled valuations and appraisals. We have also developed proprietary technology and software


platforms to access, automate or track our datathis information and assist our clients with vetting and onboarding prospects, meeting compliance regulations.regulations and understanding, diagnosing and monitoring property values. Our products and servicessolutions include credit and screening solutions, property tax processing,solutions, valuation solutions, credit solutions and flood data services and technology solutions in North America. The segment’s primary clients are large, national mortgage lenders and servicers, but we also serve regional mortgage lenders and brokers, credit unions, commercial banks, fixed-income investors, government agencies and property and casualty insurance companies.

The operating results of our RMWUWS segment included intercompany revenues of $0.7$0.8 million and $1.2$0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively, and $1.4$1.6 million and $2.9$1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively. The segment also included intercompany expenses of $1.2$1.7 million and $1.5$1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively, and $2.1$3.2 million and $2.7$3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively.

We also separately report on our corporate and eliminations. Corporate consists primarily of corporate personnel and other expenses associated with our corporate functions and facilities, investment gains and losses, equity in earningsearnings/(losses) of affiliates, net of tax, and interest expense.

It is impracticable to disclose revenues from external clients for each product and service offered.


Selected financial information by reportable segment is as follows:


(in thousands)            
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 Operating Revenues Depreciation and Amortization Operating Income/(Loss) Equity in Earnings/(Losses) of Affiliates, Net of Tax Net Income/(Loss) From Continuing Operations Capital Expenditures
PI $251,124
 $31,642
 $34,532
 $(340) $27,786
 $12,524
RMW 224,773
 6,095
 64,163
 
 64,154
 4,701
Corporate 
 5,134
 (20,302) 60
 (50,758) 3,102
Eliminations (1,919) 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated (excluding discontinued operations) $473,978
 $42,871
 $78,393
 $(280) $41,182
 $20,327
             
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016  
  
      
  
PI $276,681
 $32,373
 $34,027
 $504
 $33,111
 $14,064
RMW 226,240
 6,614
 66,332
 
 66,322
 2,793
Corporate 7
 4,304
 (23,961) (426) (59,009) 10,097
Eliminations (2,724) 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated (excluding discontinued operations) $500,204
 $43,291
 $76,398
 $78
 $40,424
 $26,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017  
  
 

 

  
  
PI $478,543
 $64,297
 $45,248
 $(1,426) $36,642
 $23,695
RMW 438,878
 12,103
 106,272
 
 106,253
 7,742
Corporate (2) 9,943
 (40,562) 422
 (89,004) 6,002
Eliminations (3,590) 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated (excluding discontinued operations) $913,829
 $86,343
 $110,958
 $(1,004) $53,891
 $37,439

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016  
  
 

 

  
  
PI $518,121
 $60,300
 $52,107
 $552
 $49,796
 $25,959
RMW 441,258
 14,332
 119,263
 
 119,243
 5,128
Corporate 3
 8,303
 (36,749) (563) (101,075) 14,698
Eliminations (5,635) 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated (excluding discontinued operations) $953,747
 $82,935
 $134,621
 $(11) $67,964
 $45,785


(in thousands) As of As of
Assets June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
PI $2,495,243
 $2,429,167
RMW 1,314,728
 1,328,008
Corporate 5,592,302
 5,575,846
Eliminations (5,425,975) (5,426,149)
Consolidated (excluding assets of discontinued operations) $3,976,298
 $3,906,872
(in thousands)            
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 Operating Revenues Depreciation and Amortization Operating Income/(Loss) Equity in Earnings/(Losses) of Affiliates, Net of Tax Net Income/(Loss) From Continuing Operations Capital Expenditures
PIRM $182,655
 $25,512
 $28,974
 $3,740
 $32,295
 $13,917
UWS 308,226
 16,483
 85,897
 (10) 85,868
 2,386
Corporate 
 5,401
 (25,234) (893) (59,631) 4,180
Eliminations (2,480) 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated (excluding discontinued operations) $488,401
 $47,396
 $89,637
 $2,837
 $58,532
 $20,483
             
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017  
  
      
  
PIRM $176,311
 $24,132
 $32,099
 $(166) $31,470
 $14,812
UWS 300,031
 13,605
 66,596
 (174) 60,470
 2,413
Corporate 
 5,134
 (20,302) 60
 (50,758) 3,102
Eliminations (2,364) 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated (excluding discontinued operations) $473,978
 $42,871
 $78,393
 $(280) $41,182
 $20,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018  
  
 

 

  
  
PIRM $356,422
 $51,247
 $49,752
 $4,011
 $52,966
 $27,123
UWS 581,645
 31,447
 133,950
 8
 133,622
 4,699
Corporate 
 10,842
 (49,646) (949) (99,694) 8,145
Eliminations (4,766) 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated (excluding discontinued operations) $933,301
 $93,536
 $134,056
 $3,070
 $86,894
 $39,967

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017  
  
 

 

  
  
PIRM $342,067
 $48,992
 $47,671
 $(459) $46,231
 $27,600
UWS 576,222
 27,408
 103,849
 (967) 96,664
 3,837
Corporate 
 9,943
 (40,562) 422
 (89,004) 6,002
Eliminations (4,460) 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated (excluding discontinued operations) $913,829
 $86,343
 $110,958
 $(1,004) $53,891
 $37,439

(in thousands) As of As of
Assets June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
PIRM $1,900,141
 $1,911,222
UWS 2,260,370
 2,151,092
Corporate 5,751,261
 5,628,824
Eliminations (5,755,445) (5,614,108)
Consolidated (excluding discontinued operations) $4,156,327
 $4,077,030


Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and certain information incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements within the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements included or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report, other than statements that are purely historical, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “may,” and similar expressions also identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our future operations, financial condition and prospects, operating results, revenues and earnings liquidity, our estimated income tax rate, unrecognized tax positions, amortization expenses, impact of recent accounting pronouncements, our cost management program, our acquisition strategy and our growth plans, expectations regarding our recent acquisitions, share repurchases, the level of aggregate U.S. mortgage originations and the reasonableness of the carrying value related to specific financial assets and liabilities.

Our expectations, beliefs, objectives, intentions and strategies regarding future results are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from results contemplated by our forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

compromises in the security or stability of our data and systems, including from cyber-based attacks, the unauthorized transmission of confidential information or systems interruptions;
limitations on access to or increase in prices for data from external sources, including government and public record sources;
changes in applicable government legislation, regulations and the level of regulatory scrutiny affecting our clients or us, including with respect to consumer financial services and the use of public records and consumer data;
the inherent uncertainty and unpredictability of our litigation;
compromises in the security or stability of our data and systems, including from cyber-based attacks, the unauthorized transmission of confidential information or systems interruptions;ability to protect proprietary technology rights;
difficult or uncertain conditions in the mortgage and consumer lending industries and the economy generally;
our ability to protect proprietary technology rights;
our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of certain acquisitions and the timing thereof;
intense competition in the market against third parties and the in-house capabilities of our clients;
risks related to the outsourcing of services and international operations;
our cost-containment and growth strategies and our ability to effectively and efficiently implement them;
the level of our indebtedness, our ability to service our indebtedness and the restrictions in our various debt agreements;
intense competition in the market against third parties and the in-house capabilities of our clients;
our ability to attract and retain qualified management;
impairments in our goodwill or other intangible assets; and
our cost-reduction program and growth strategies, and our ability to effectively and efficiently implement them; and
the remaining tax sharing arrangements and other obligations associated with the spin-off of First American Financial Corporation ("FAFC").Corporation.

We urge you to carefully consider these risks and uncertainties and review the additional disclosures we make concerning risks and uncertainties that may materially affect the outcome of our forward-looking statements and our future business and operating results, including those made in Item 1A of Part II below, as such risk factors may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.



Business Overview

We are a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider operating in North America, Western Europe and Asia Pacific. Our vision is to deliver unique property-level insights that power the global real estate economy, differentiated by superior data, analytics and data-enabled solutions. Our mission is to empower our clients to make smarter decisions through data-driven insights.

Our combined data from public, contributory and proprietary sources provides detailed coverage of property, mortgages and other encumbrances, property risk and replacement cost, consumer credit, tenancy, location, hazard risk and related performance information. We have more than one million usersuser who rely on our data and predictive decision analytics to reduce risk, enhance transparency and improve the performance of their businesses.

We offer our clients a comprehensive national database of public, contributory and proprietary data covering real property and mortgage information, judgments and liens, building and replacement costs, parcel and geospatial data, criminal background records, eviction information, non-prime lending records, credit information, and tax information, among other data types. Our databases include over 904900 million historical property transactions, over 100 million mortgage applications and property-specific data covering approximately 99% of U.S. residential properties, as well as commercial locations, totaling nearly 150 million records. We are also the industry's first parcel-based geocoder and have developed a proprietary parcel database covering more than 140145 million parcels across the U.S. We believe the quality of the data we offer is distinguished by our broad range of data sources and our expertise in aggregating, organizing, normalizing, processing and delivering data to our clients.

With our data as a foundation, we have built strong analytics capabilities and a variety of value-added business services to meet our clients’ needs for property tax processing, property valuation, mortgage and automotive credit reporting, tenancy screening, hazard risk, property risk and replacement cost, flood plain location determination and other geospatial data analytics and related services.

Reportable Segments

We have organized our reportable segments into the following two segments: Property Intelligence & Risk Management Solutions ("PI"PIRM") and Risk Management and Work FlowUnderwriting & Workflow Solutions ("RMW"UWS").

Our PIPIRM segment owns or licenses realcombines property information, mortgage information, and consumer information which includes loan information, property salesto deliver unique housing market and characteristic information, propertyproperty-level insights, predictive analytics and risk and replacement cost, natural hazard data, geospatial data, parcel maps and mortgage-backed securities information.management capabilities. We have also developed proprietary technology and software platforms to access, automate or track this information and assist our clients with decision-making and compliance regulations.tools in the real estate industry, insurance industry and the single and multifamily industry. We deliver this information directly to our clients in a standard format over the web, through customizablehosted software platforms or in bulk data form. Our solutions include data licensingproperty insights and analytics, data-enabled advisory services, platform solutions and valuationinsurance & spatial solutions in North America, Western Europe and Asia Pacific.

Our RMWUWS segment owns or licenses realcombines property information, mortgage information and consumer information which includes loan information, property salesto provide comprehensive mortgage origination and characteristic information, natural hazard data, parcel maps, employment verification, criminal recordsmonitoring solutions, including underwriting-related solutions and eviction records.data-enabled valuations and appraisals. We have also developed proprietary technology and software platforms to access, automate or track this information and assist our clients with vetting and on-boarding prospects, meeting compliance regulations.regulations and understanding, diagnosing and monitoring property values. Our solutions include credit and screening, property tax processing,solutions, valuation solutions, credit solutions and flood data services and technology solutions in North America.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview of Business Environment and Company Developments

Business Environment

The volume of U.S. mortgage loan originations serves as a key market driver for more than half of our business. We believe the volume of real estate and mortgage transactions is primarily affected by real estate prices, the availability of funds for mortgage loans, mortgage interest rates, employment levels and the overall state of the U.S. economy. We believe mortgage originations loan applicationsunit volumes decreased by approximately 15%more than 10% in the second quarter of 20172018 relative to the same period in 2016,2017, primarily due to significantly lower mortgage refinance volumes resulting from higherrising interest rates. WeOverall, we expect full-year 20172018 mortgage unit volumes to be approximately 20%10% to 15% lower relative to 20162017 levels mostly due to rising interest rates and lower expected levels of refinance activity due to the expectation of rising interest rates.

activity.

We generate the majority of our revenues from clients with operations in the U.S. residential real estate, mortgage origination and mortgage servicing markets. Approximately 41%32% and 43%41% of our operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 33% and 41% of our operating revenues for the six months ended June 30,


2018 and 2017, and 2016, respectively, were generated from our top ten clients, who consist of the largest U.S. mortgage originators and servicers. TwoNone of our clients accounted for greater than 10% of our operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and two of our clients accounted for approximately 14% and 10% of our operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 15% and 11%2017. None of our clients accounted for greater than 10% of our operating revenues for the threesix months ended June 30, 2016. Two2018, and two of our clients accounted for approximately 13% and 10% of our operating revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 14% and 12% of our operating revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2016.2017. Both of our PIPIRM and RMWUWS segments reported revenue from these two customers.

AcquisitionAcquisitions
    
In June 2017,April 2018, we purchasedcompleted the acquisition of a 45.0% interest in Mercury Network,la mode technologies, LLC ("Mercury"a la mode") for $70.0cash of approximately $120.0 million. We funded the transaction with cash on hand and available capacity on our Revolving Credit Facility.revolving credit facility. The acquisition is included in the UWS reporting segment. See Note 1 – Basis of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 12 - Acquisitionsfor further discussion.

In February 2018, we completed the acquisition of eTech Solutions Limited ("eTech") for cash of approximately £15.0 million, or approximately $21.0 million. The purchase of the remaining 55% ownership of Mercuryacquisition is expected to closeincluded in the third quarter of 2017, subject to customary closing conditions, and will be funded with available capacity on our Revolving Credit Facility. Mercury is a technology company servicing small and medium-sized mortgage lenders and appraisal management companies to manage their collateral valuation operations.PIRM reporting segment. See Note 12 - Acquisitions for further discussion.

Productivity and Cost Management

In line with our on-going commitment to operational excellence and margin expansion, we are continuing to targettargeting a cost reduction of approximately $30at least $15 million in 2017.2018. Savings are expected to be realized through the reduction of operating costs, selling, general and administrative costs, outsourcing certain business process functions, consolidation of facilities and other operational improvements.

Unless otherwise indicated, the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relate solely to the discussion of our continuing operations.



Consolidated Results of Operations
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 20172018 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 20162017

Operating Revenues

Our consolidated operating revenues were $474.0$488.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 20172018, a decreasean increase of $26.2$14.4 million, or 5.2%3.0%, when compared to 20162017, and consisted of the following:

(in thousands, except percentages)2017 2016 $ Change % Change2018 2017 $ Change % Change
PI$251,124
 $276,681
 $(25,557) (9.2)%
RMW224,773
 226,240
 (1,467) (0.6)
PIRM$182,655
 $176,311
 $6,344
 3.6%
UWS308,226
 300,031
 8,195
 2.7
Corporate and eliminations(1,919) (2,717) 798
 (29.4)(2,480) (2,364) (116) 4.9
Operating revenues$473,978
 $500,204
 $(26,226) (5.2)%$488,401
 $473,978
 $14,423
 3.0%

Our PIPIRM segment revenues decreasedincreased by $25.6$6.3 million, or 9.2%3.6%, when compared to 20162017. AcquisitionThe increase is primarily due to acquisition activity which contributed $4.6$7.3 million of additional revenues in 2018; partially offset by lower other revenues of $1.0 million.

Our UWS segment revenues increased by $8.2 million, or 2.7%, when compared to 2017. Excluding acquisition activity of $14.6 million, the decrease of $30.2$6.4 million was primarily due to lower valuation solutions revenuesoperating revenue of $26.9 million, which included a decline in U.S. mortgage market unit volumes and planned vendor diversification by a significant appraisal management client. Property information and analytics revenues decreased by $3.3 million primarily due to lower mortgage market unit volumes, partially offset by new product contributions, international operations and higher insurance and spatial revenues.

Our RMW segment revenues decreased by $1.5 million, or 0.6%, when compared to 2016. The decrease was primarily due to lower mortgage market unit volumes, partially offset by a mix of new product contributions, market-share gains and improved pricing.

Our corporate and eliminations were comprised of intercompany revenue eliminations between our operating segments.

Cost of Services

Our consolidated cost of services was $249.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, a decrease of $15.6 million, or 5.9%, when compared to 2016. Acquisition activity contributed $2.9 million of additional expense in 2017. Excluding acquisition activity, the decrease of $18.5 million was primarily due to lower operating revenues and product mix.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

Our consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses were $103.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, a decrease of $12.2 million, or 10.6%, when compared to 2016. Acquisition activity contributed a decrease of $2.2 million in 2017 primarily due to severance charges incurred during the prior year related to an acquisition that occurred in April 2016. Excluding acquisition activity, the decrease of $10.0 million was primarily due to our on-going operational efficiency programs, which resulted in lower compensation-related expenses of $9.9$24.0 million, lower real estate related costscredit solutions operating revenue of $1.5$1.6 million, lower integration costsflood data services operating revenue of $2.3$1.4 million, and lower other costsrevenue of $1.3 million. The decrease was partially offset$1.0 million, mainly driven by higher external services costs of $5.0 million (including investments in technology, innovation and compliance-related capabilities).

Depreciation and Amortization

Our consolidated depreciation and amortization expense was $42.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 1.0%, when compared to 2016. Acquisition activity contributed $0.8 million of additional expense in 2017. Excluding acquisition activity, the decrease of $1.2 million was due to lower depreciation as a result of assets that were fully depreciated in the prior year.



Operating Income

Our consolidated operating income was $78.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, an increase of $2.0 million, or 2.6%, when compared to 2016, and consisted of the following:

(in thousands, except percentages) 2017 2016 $ Change % Change
PI $34,532
 $34,027
 $505
 1.5 %
RMW 64,163
 66,332
 (2,169) (3.3)
Corporate and eliminations (20,302) (23,961) 3,659
 (15.3)
Operating income $78,393
 $76,398
 $1,995
 2.6 %

Our PI segment operating income increased by $0.5 million, or 1.5%, when compared to 2016. Acquisition activity contributed $3.1 million of lower operating income in 2017. Excluding acquisition activity, operating income decreased by $2.6 million primarily due to lower mortgage market unit volumes and planned vendor diversification by a significant appraisal management client, partially offset by improvements in pricing, international operations and the positive impacts of our ongoing operational efficiency programs. Operating margins increased by 66 basis points primarily as a result of our ongoing operational efficiency programs.

Our RMW segment operating income decreased by $2.2 million, or 3.3%, and operating margins decreased 77 basis points when compared to 2016 primarily due to higher investments in technology, innovation and compliance-related capabilities and lower mortgage market unit volumes, partially offset by market-share gains, improved pricing and the impact of ongoing operational efficiency programs.

Corporate and eliminations had a favorable variance of $3.7 million primarily due to the impact of ongoing operational efficiency programs.

Total Interest Expense, Net

Our consolidated total interest expense, net was $13.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, a decrease of $4.5 million, or 24.5%, when compared to 2016. The decrease was primarily due to lower interest rates, partially offset by a higher average outstanding balance in the current year. The lower interest rates were the result of our refinancing activities in July 2016 in which we amended and restated our senior secured credit facility, dated as of April 21, 2015 (the "Credit Agreement") and redeemed all of our outstanding senior notes due June 2021.

(Loss)/Gain on Investments and Other, Net

Our consolidated loss on investments and other, net was $4.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, an unfavorable variance of $7.1 million when compared to 2016, due primarily to losses recorded on the final settlement of a pension plan and lower realized gains on investments.

Provision for Income Taxes

Our consolidated provision for income taxes from continuing operations before equity in losses of affiliates and incomes taxes was $18.6 million and $20.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The effective tax rate was 31.0% and 33.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The decrease in the effective income tax rate was primarily attributable to favorable tax benefits due to nonrecurring favorable adjustments related to prior year foreign deferred taxes, partially offset by a nonrecurring prior year favorable release of reserves for foreign uncertain tax benefits.

Equity in Losses of Affiliates, Net of Tax

Our consolidated equity in losses of affiliates, net of tax, was $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, an increase of $0.4 million when compared to 2016.



Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2016

Operating Revenues

Our consolidated operating revenues were $913.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, a decrease of $39.9 million, or 4.2%, when compared to 2016, and consisted of the following:

(in thousands, except percentages)2017 2016 $ Change % Change
PI$478,543
 $518,121
 $(39,578) (7.6)%
RMW438,878
 441,258
 (2,380) (0.5)
Corporate and eliminations(3,592) (5,632) 2,040
 (36.2)
Operating revenues$913,829
 $953,747
 $(39,918) (4.2)%

Our PI segment revenues decreased by $39.6 million, or 7.6%, when compared to 2016. Acquisition activity contributed $17.8 million of additional revenues in 2017. Excluding acquisition activity, the decrease of $57.4 million was primarily due to lower valuation solutions revenues of $51.8 million, which included a decline in U.S. mortgage market unit volumes and planned vendor diversification by a significant appraisal management client. Property information and analytics revenues decreased by $5.6 million primarily due to lower mortgage market volumes, partially offset by new product contributions, higher revenues from our international operations, and higher insurance and spatial revenues.

Our RMW segment revenues decreased by $2.4 million, or 0.5%, when compared to 2016. The variance was primarily due to lower mortgage market unit volumes and the exitimpact of certain business lines, partiallyplanned vendor diversification from key appraisal management clients. The decrease was offset by higher property tax solutions operating revenue of $21.6 million primarily driven by the benefit of accelerated revenue recognition resulting from the amendment of a mix of new product contributions, market-share gains and improved pricing.long-term contract.

Our corporate and eliminations were comprised of intercompany revenue eliminations between our operating segments.

Cost of Services

Our consolidated cost of services was $501.1$239.3 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2017,2018, a decrease of $9.0$9.8 million, or 1.8%3.9%, when compared to 2016.2017. Acquisition activity contributed $9.6$6.9 million of additional expense in 2017.2018. Excluding acquisition activity, the decrease of $18.6$16.7 million was primarily due to lower operating revenues, partially offset by product mix.favorable revenue mix and the benefits from ongoing operational efficiency programs.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

Our consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses were $215.4$112.0 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2017, a decrease2018, an increase of $10.7$8.5 million, or 4.7%8.2%, when compared to 2016.2017. Acquisition activity contributed $0.9$10.9 million of additional expense in 2017.2018. Excluding acquisition activity, the decrease of $11.6$2.4 million was primarily duerelated to our on-goingongoing operational efficiency programs, which resulted in lower compensation-related expenses of $26.4 million, lower integration costs of $4.8 million and lower other costs of $1.1 million. The decrease was partially offset by higher external services costs of $13.4 million (including investments in technology, innovation and compliance-related capabilities), accelerated stock compensation of $4.2 million from a one-time vesting acceleration in accordance with our Plan, higher severance of $1.6 million and higher real estate consolidation-related costs of $1.5 million.programs.

Depreciation and Amortization

Our consolidated depreciation and amortization expense was $86.3$47.4 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2017,2018, an increase of $3.4$4.5 million, or 4.1%10.6%, when compared to 2016. Acquisition activity contributed $6.3 million of additional expense in 2017. Excluding acquisition activity, the decrease of $2.9 million was2017, primarily due to lower depreciation from assets that were fully depreciated in the prior year.

acquisitions.


Operating Income

Our consolidated operating income was $111.0$89.6 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2017, a decrease2018, an increase of $23.7$11.2 million, or 17.6%14.3%, when compared to 2016,2017, and consisted of the following:

(in thousands, except percentages) 2017 2016 $ Change % Change 2018 2017 $ Change % Change
PI $45,248
 $52,107
 $(6,859) (13.2)%
RMW 106,272
 119,263
 (12,991) (10.9)
PIRM $28,974
 $32,099
 $(3,125) (9.7)%
UWS 85,897
 66,596
 19,301
 29.0
Corporate and eliminations (40,562) (36,749) (3,813) 10.4
 (25,234) (20,302) (4,932) 24.3
Operating income $110,958
 $134,621
 $(23,663) (17.6)% $89,637
 $78,393
 $11,244
 14.3 %

Our PIPIRM segment operating income decreased by $6.9$3.1 million, or 13.2%9.7%, when compared to 2016.2017. Acquisition activity contributed $1.0 million of lowerlowered operating income by $1.8 million in 2017.2018 primarily due to the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets. Excluding acquisition activity, operating income decreased by $7.9$1.3 million, and operating margins decreased 37by 65 basis points, primarily due lower other revenues.

Our UWS segment operating income increased by $19.3 million, or 29.0%, when compared to 2017. Excluding acquisition activity of $1.5 million, operating income increased by $17.8 million, margins increased by 654 basis points, primarily related to the benefit of accelerated revenue recognition resulting from the amendment of a long-term contract in our property tax solutions operations, partially offset by lower mortgage market unit volumes and the impact of planned vendor diversification by a significantfrom key appraisal management client, partially offset by improvements in pricing, international operations and the impact of ongoing operational efficiency programs.

Our RMW segment operating income decreased by $13.0 million, or 10.9%, and operating margins decreased 281 basis points when compared to 2016 primarily due to higher investments in technology, innovation and compliance-related capabilities and lower mortgage market unit volumes, partially offset by pricing and market-share gains and the impact of ongoing operational efficiency programs.clients.

Corporate and eliminations had an unfavorable variance of $3.8$4.9 million or 10.4%, primarily due to the acceleration of stock compensation of $4.2 million from a one-time vesting acceleration in accordance with our Plan, partially offset by the result ofhigher investments related to ongoing operationaloperating efficiency programs.

Total Interest Expense, net

Our consolidated total interest expense, net was $27.7$18.8 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2017, a decrease2018, an increase of $5.0$4.8 million, or 15.4%34.6%, when compared to 2016.2017. The decreaseincrease was primarily due to lower interest rates, partially offset by a higher average outstanding balance in the current year. The lowerand higher interest rates were the result of our financing activities in July 2016 in which we amended and restated our Credit Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2015 and redeemed all of our outstanding senior notes due June 2021.rates.

Gain/(Loss)/Gain on Investments and Other, Netnet

Our consolidated lossgain on gain/(loss) investments and other, net was $3.4$2.1 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2017, an unfavorable2018, a favorable variance of $5.6$6.5 million, or 148.9%, when compared to 2016,2017. The favorable variance was primarily due primarily to lossesa prior year loss recorded on the final settlement of a previously terminated pension plan offset by lower realized gainsalong with a gain in the current year on investments.our contingent consideration agreements, which are adjusted for fair-value quarterly.

Provision for Income Taxes

Our consolidated provision for income taxes from continuing operations before equity in lossesearnings/(losses) of affiliates and income taxes was $24.9$17.3 million and $36.1$18.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The effective tax rate was 23.7% and 31.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and the decrease was primarily due to changes in the U.S. corporate income tax rate from the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("TCJA").

Equity in Earnings/(Losses) of Affiliates, net of tax

Our consolidated equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax was $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, a favorable variance of $3.1 million, or 1,113.2%, when compared to 2017. We have equity interests in various affiliates which had gains in the current period compared to prior year losses causing the favorable variance.




Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

Operating Revenues

Our consolidated operating revenues were $0.9 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $19.5 million, or 2.1%, when compared to 2017, and consisted of the following:

(in thousands, except percentages)2018 2017 $ Change % Change
PIRM$356,422
 $342,067
 $14,355
 4.2%
UWS581,645
 576,222
 5,423
 0.9
Corporate and eliminations(4,766) (4,460) (306) 6.9
Operating revenues$933,301
 $913,829
 $19,472
 2.1%

Our PIRM segment revenues increased by $14.4 million, or 4.2%, when compared to 2017. Excluding acquisition activity of $13.4 million, the increase of $1.0 million was primarily due to higher property insights operating revenues of $2.8 million, which benefited from improved product mix and market share gains; partially offset by other revenues.

Our UWS segment revenues increased by $5.4 million, or 0.9%, when compared to 2017. Excluding acquisition activity of $22.7 million, the decrease of $17.3 million was primarily due to lower valuation solutions operating revenue of $36.0 million and lower flood data services revenue of $2.7 million, mainly driven by lower mortgage market unit volumes and the impact of planned vendor diversification from key appraisal management clients. The decrease was offset by higher property tax solutions operating revenue of $19.7 million primarily driven by the benefit of accelerated revenue recognition resulting from the amendment of a long-term contract. Credit solutions operating revenue also increased by $1.7 million due to improved product mix.
Our corporate and eliminations were comprised of intercompany revenue eliminations between our operating segments.

Cost of Services

Our consolidated cost of services was $478.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 20172018, a decrease of $22.4 million, or 4.5%, when compared to 2017. Acquisition activity contributed $12.4 million of additional expense in 2018. Excluding acquisition activity, the decrease of $34.8 million was primarily due to favorable revenue mix and 2016, respectively. The effective tax rate was 31.2%benefits from ongoing operational efficiency programs.

Selling, General and 34.7%Administrative Expense

Our consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses were $227.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $11.6 million, or 5.4%, when compared to 2017. Acquisition activity contributed $17.4 million of additional expense in 2018. Excluding acquisition activity, the decrease of $5.8 million was primarily related to our ongoing operational efficiency programs.

Depreciation and Amortization

Our consolidated depreciation and amortization expense was $93.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $7.2 million, or 8.3%, when compared to 2017, primarily due to acquisitions.




Operating Income

Our consolidated operating income was $134.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $23.1 million, or 20.8%, when compared to 2017, and 2016,consisted of the following:

(in thousands, except percentages) 2018 2017 $ Change % Change
PIRM $49,752
 $47,671
 $2,081
 4.4%
UWS 133,950
 103,849
 30,101
 29.0
Corporate and eliminations (49,646) (40,562) (9,084) 22.4
Operating income $134,056
 $110,958
 $23,098
 20.8%

Our PIRM segment operating income increased by $2.1 million, or 4.4%, when compared to 2017. Excluding acquisition activity of $2.9 million, which lowered operating income in 2018 primarily due to the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets. Excluding acquisition activity, operating income increased by $5.0 million, margins increased by 142 basis points primarily due to improvements in product mix, market share gains and the impact of ongoing operational efficiency programs. The increase was partially offset by lower other revenues.

Our UWS segment operating income increased by $30.1 million, or 29.0%, when compared to 2017. Excluding acquisition activity of $2.3 million, operating income increased by $27.8 million, margins increased by 554 basis points, primarily related to the benefit of accelerated revenue recognition resulting from the amendment of a long-term contract in our property tax solutions operations partially offset by lower mortgage market unit volumes and the impact of planned vendor diversification from key appraisal management clients.

Corporate and eliminations had an unfavorable variance of $9.1 million, or 22.4%, primarily due to higher investments related to ongoing operating efficiency programs.

Total Interest Expense, net

Our consolidated total interest expense, net was $35.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $8.2 million, or 29.5%, when compared to 2017. The increase was primarily due to a higher average outstanding balance and higher interest rates.

Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Other, net

Our consolidated gain on gain/loss on investments and other, net was $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, a favorable variance of $5.7 million, or 167.0%, when compared to 2017. The favorable variance was primarily due to a prior year loss of $6.1 million recorded on the final settlement of a pension plan along with a gain of $1.1 million in the current year on our contingent consideration agreements, which are adjusted for fair-value quarterly. These gains were partially offset by higher realized losses on current year investments of $1.5 million.

Provision for Income Taxes

Our consolidated provision for income taxes from continuing operations before equity in earnings/(losses) of affiliates and income taxes was $16.6 million and $24.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The effective tax rate was 16.5% and 31.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to favorablechanges in the U.S. corporate income tax benefits related torate from the adoptionenactment of the stock-based compensation accounting guidance and a state tax benefit due to the closure of the IRS exam for 2006-2009, partially offset by a nonrecurring prior year favorable release of reserves for foreign uncertain tax benefits.TCJA.

Equity in Earnings/(Losses)/Earnings of Affiliates, Netnet of Taxtax

Our consolidated equity in lossesearnings of affiliates, net of tax was $1.0$3.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, an increase2018, a favorable variance of $1.0$4.1 million, or 405.8% when compared to 2016.



Gain/(loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

Our consolidated gain from discontinued operations, net of tax was $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, an increase of $2.6 million when compared to 2016, due primarily to a legal settlement gain2017. We have equity interests in various affiliates which had gains in the current period compared to prior year partially offset by legal costs.losses causing the favorable variance.



LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash and cash equivalents atas of June 30, 20172018 totaled $89.4$85.0 million, an increasea decrease of $17.4$33.8 million from December 31, 2016. Our2017. As of June 30, 2018, our cash balances held outside of the U.S.in foreign jurisdictions totaled $53.3 million and are primarily related to our international operations and, as of June 30, 2017, totaled $34.3 million.operations. Most of the amounts held outside of the U.S. could be repatriated to the U.S. but, under current law, would be subjectwithout the assessment of additional income tax other than the one-time transition tax pursuant to U.S. federal income taxes, less applicable foreignthe TCJA. We are finalizing the calculation of the transition tax credits.and will report this aspect of the TCJA during 2018. We plan to maintain significant cash balances outside of the U.S. for the foreseeable future.

Restricted cash of $17.4$10.8 million as of June 30, 20172018 and $17.9$11.1 million as of December 31, 2016 represents cash2017 is comprised of mutual funds, certificate of deposits that are pledged for various letters of credit provided in the ordinary course of business to certain vendors in connection with obtaining insurance and real property leasescredit/bank guarantees secured by us and escrow accounts due to acquisitions and divestitures.

Cash Flow

Operating Activities. Cash provided by operating activities reflects net income adjusted for certain non-cash items and changes in operating assets and liabilities. Total cash provided by operating activities was approximately $140.1$148.4 million and $173.2$140.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively. The decreaseincrease in cash provided by operating activities was primarily due tohigher cash generated from higher profitability, as adjusted for non-cash activities, partially offset by unfavorable changes in working capital items and lower cash generated from lower profitability as adjusted for non-cash activities.items.

Investing Activities. Total cash used in investing activities was approximately $106.6$179.8 million and $461.3107.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 20162017, respectively. The decreaseincrease in investing activities was primarily related to net cash paid for the acquisitions in the prior year including $394.8 million for FNCof eTech and an acquisition that was not significant for $1.9 million. Also in the prior year, we acquired the remaining 40.0% interest in Property IQ Ltd ("PIQ") for $18.0a la mode of $141.1 million. Further, for the six months ended June 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, we had investments in property and equipment of $21.4 million and $20.2 million, and $27.9 million, respectively, andas well as investments in capitalized data and other intangible assets of $18.6 million and $17.2 million, and $17.9respectively. The increases were partially offset by higher proceeds from investments of $1.0 million respectively. Lastly, we acquiredin the current year along with our acquisition of a 45.0%45% interest in Mercury Network, LLC for $70.0 million in June 2017, which included a call option to purchase the remaining interest.2017.

Financing Activities. Total cash used in financing activities was approximately $6.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, which was primarily comprised of repayment of long-term debt of $68.9 million and share repurchases of $63.3 million, partially offset by share-based compensation-related transactions of $5.9 million and proceeds of long-term debt of $120.1 million. Total cash used in financing activities was approximately $15.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, which was primarily comprised of share repurchases of $41.0 million, repayment of long-term debt of $35.2 million stock-basedand share-based compensation-related transactions of $8.9 million, partially offset by proceeds from long-term debt of $70.0 million. Total cash provided by financing activities was approximately $261.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, which was primarily comprised of proceeds from debt issuance of $390.0 million and net proceeds from stock-based compensation-related transactions of $2.5 million, partially offset by repayment of long-term debt of $101.7 million and share repurchases of $29.1 million.

Financing and Financing Capacity

Total debt outstanding, gross, was $1.7$1.8 billion and $1.6 billionfor both periods as of June 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016,2017, respectively. Our significant debt instruments and borrowing capacity are described below.

Credit Agreement

In August 2017, we amended and restated our credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A. as the administrative agent, and other financial institutions. The Credit Agreement provides for a $1.3$1.8 billion five-year term loan A facility (the "Term Facility"(“Term Facility”), and a $550.0$700.0 million five-year revolving credit facility (the "Revolving("Revolving Facility"). The Term Facility matures and the Revolving Facility expires in April 2020. For a detailed description of ourAugust 2022. The Credit Agreement see Note 5 - Long-Term Debt of our condensed consolidated financial statements.also provides for the ability to increase the Term Facility and/or Revolving Facility by up to $100.0 million in the aggregate; however, the lenders are not obligated to do so. As of June 30, 2017,2018, we had borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility of $178.0$580.0 million and were in compliance with the financial and restrictive covenants of the Credit Agreement. See


Note 5 - Long-Term Debt for further discussion.

Interest Rate Swaps
 
We have entered into amortizing interest rate swaps ("Swaps") in order to convert a portion of our interest rate exposure on the Term Facility floating rate borrowings from variable to fixed. InUnder the Swaps, we agree to exchange floating rate for fixed rate interest payments periodically over the life of the agreement. The floating rates in our Swaps are based on the one month London interbank offering rate. The notional balances, terms, and maturities of our Swaps are currently designed to have at least 50% of our debt as fixed rate.



As of June 2017,30, 2018, we entered intohave four Swaps which become effective in March 2018 and terminate in March 2021. The Swaps entered in June 2017 are for an initialwith a combined remaining notional balance of $275.0 million, with$1.3 billion, a notional step up of $200.0 million in March 2019, and aweighted average fixed interest rate of 1.83%. In August 2016, we entered into Swaps which became effective in September 2016 and terminate in April 2020. The Swaps entered in August 2016 are for an initial notional balance of $500.0 million, with a fixed interest rate of1.76% (rates range from 1.03% to 2.61%), and amortize quarterly by $25.0scheduled terminations through August 2022. As previously indicated, notional balances under our Swaps are currently scheduled to increase and decrease over their contract lengths based on our expectations of variable debt levels. We currently have scheduled notional amounts of between $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion through March 2021 with $585.0 million through December 2018, with a step up in the notional balance of $100.0 million in March 2019 and continued quarterly amortization of $25.0 million through April 2020. In May 2014, we entered into Swaps which became effective in December 2014 and terminate in March 2019. The Swaps entered in May 2014 are for an initial notional balance of $500.0 million, with a fixed interest rate of 1.57%, and amortize quarterly by $12.5 million through December 31, 2017 and $25.0 million through December 31, 2018.thereafter until August 2022.

Liquidity and Capital Strategy

We expect that cash flow from operations and current cash balances, together with available borrowings under our Revolving Facility, will be sufficient to meet operating requirements through the next twelve months. Cash available from operations, however, could be affected by any general economic downturn or any decline or adverse changes in our business such as a loss of clients, competitive pressures or other significant change in business environment.

We strive to pursue a balanced approach to capital allocation and will consider the repurchase of common shares, the retirement of outstanding debt, investments and the pursuit of strategic acquisitions on an opportunistic basis.

During the six months ended June 30, 2017,2018, we repurchased approximately 1.01.3 million shares of our common stock for $41.0$63.3 million including commission costs.

Availability of Additional Capital

Our access to additional capital fluctuates as market conditions change. There may be times when the private capital markets and the public debt or equity markets lack sufficient liquidity or when our securities cannot be sold at attractive prices, in which case we would not be able to access capital from these sources. Based on current market conditions and our financial condition (including our ability to satisfy the conditions contained in our debt instruments that are required to be satisfied to permit us to incur additional indebtedness), we believe that we have the ability to effectively access these liquidity sources for new borrowings. However, a weakening of our financial condition, including a significant decrease in our profitability or cash flows or a material increase in our leverage, could adversely affect our ability to access these markets and/or increase our cost of borrowings.

In July 2017, we launched a marketing effort to amend and extend our existing Credit Agreement in order to increase financial flexibility by expanding capacity and extending tenor We expect to close the new credit facility with terms substantially equivalent to our existing Credit Agreement in August 2017.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

For additional information with respect to our critical accounting policies, which are those that could have the most significant effect on our reported results and require subjective or complex judgments by management, see Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20162017 and Note 1 – Basis for Condensed Consolidated Financial StatementStatements, of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017 andwhich is incorporated by reference in response to this item, for updates on our policies over pension, goodwill and other intangible assets and stock-based compensation.revenue recognition.



Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

Our primary exposure to market risk relates to interest-rate risk associated with certain financial instruments. We monitor our risk associated with fluctuations in interest rates and currently use derivative financial instruments to hedge some of these risks.

We have entered into Swaps in order to convert a portion of our interest rate exposure on the Term Facility floating rate borrowings from variable to fixed. In June 2017, we entered into Swaps which become effective in March 2018 and terminate in March 2021. The Swaps entered in June 2017 are for an initial notional balance of $275.0 million, with a notional step up of $200.0 million in March 2019 and a fixed interest rate of 1.83%. In August 2016, we entered into Swaps which became effective in September 2016 and terminate in April 2020. The Swaps entered in August 2016 are for an initial notional balance of $500.0 million, with a fixed interest rate of 1.03%, and amortize quarterly by $25.0 million through December 2018, with a step-up in the notional balance of $100.0 million in March 2019 and continued quarterly amortization of $25.0 million through April 2020. In May 2014, we entered into Swaps which became effective in December 2014 and terminate in March 2019. The Swaps entered in May 2014 are for an initial notional balance of $500.0 million, with a fixed interest rate of 1.57%, and amortize quarterly by $12.5 million through December 31, 2017 and $25.0 million through December 31, 2018. We entered intoUnder the Swaps, in orderwe agree to convert a portionexchange floating rate for fixed rate interest payments periodically over the life of the agreement. The notional balances, terms and maturities of our interest rate exposure on the Term Facility floating rate borrowings from variableSwaps are currently designed to fixed. We have designated the Swapsat least 50% of our debt as cash flow hedges.

fixed rate. As of June 30, 2017,2018, we had approximately $1.7$1.8 billion in gross long-term debt outstanding, predominately all of which was variable-interest-rate debt. As of June 30, 2017,2018, the remaining notional balance of the Swaps was $800.0 million.$1.3 billion. A hypothetical 1% increase or decrease in interest rates could result in an approximately $2.1$1.3 million change to interest expense on a quarterly basis.

Although we are subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk as a result of our operations in certain foreign countries, the foreign exchange exposure related to these operations, in the aggregate, is not material to our financial condition or results of operations.



Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of the quarterly period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, were effective, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15(b).

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Beginning January 1, 2018, we implemented the updated guidance on revenue recognition. In connection with the adoption of this standard, we implemented changes to our disclosure controls and procedures related to revenue recognition and the control activities within them. These included the development of new policies based on the five-step model provided in the new revenue standard, new training, ongoing contract review requirements and gathering of information provided for disclosures.

There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quartersix months ended June 30, 20172018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

Item  1.  Legal Proceedings.

For a description of our legal proceedings, see Note 101 - Basis for Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements andNote 8 – Litigation and Regulatory Contingencies and Note 12 - Discontinued Operations of our condensed consolidated financial statements, which is incorporated by reference in response to this item.



Item  1A.  Risk Factors.

A restated description of the risk factors associated withWe have described in our business is set forth below. This description supersedes the description of the risk factors associated with our business previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our QuarterlyAnnual Report on Form 10-Q10-K for the fiscal year quarter ended MarchDecember 31, 2017. The2017, the primary risks discussed belowrelated to our business, and we may periodically update those risks for material developments. Those risks are not the only ones facing our businesswe face, but do represent those risks that we believe are material to us. Our business is also subject to the risks that affect many other companies, such as general economic conditions, geopolitical events and employment relations. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also harm our business. Please read the cautionary notice regarding forward-looking statements under the heading “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties our business faces.
There have been no material changes to the Risk Factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

Risks Related to Our Business

1.We depend on our ability to access data from external sources to maintain and grow our businesses. If we are unable to access needed data from these sources or if the prices charged for these services increase, the quality, pricing and availability of our products and services may be adversely affected, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We rely extensively upon data from a variety of external sources to maintain our proprietary and non-proprietary databases, including data from third-party suppliers, various government and public record sources and data contributed by our clients. Our data sources could cease providing or reduce the availability of their data to us, increase the price we pay for their data, or limit our use of their data for a variety of reasons, including legislatively or judicially imposed restrictions on use. If a number of suppliers are no longer able or are unwilling to provide us with certain data, or if our public record sources of data become unavailable or too expensive, we may need to find alternative sources. If we are unable to identify and contract with suitable alternative data suppliers and efficiently and effectively integrate these data sources into our service offerings, we could experience service disruptions, increased costs and reduced quality of our services. Moreover, some of our suppliers compete with us in certain product offerings, which may make us vulnerable to unpredictable price increases from them. Significant price increases could have a material adverse effect on our operating margins and our financial position, in particular if we are unable to arrange for substitute sources of data on favorable economic terms. Loss of such access or the availability of data in the future on commercially reasonable terms or at all may reduce the quality and availability of our services and products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

2.Our clients and we are subject to various governmental regulations, and a failure to comply with government regulations or changes in these regulations could result in penalties, restrict or limit our or our clients' operations or make it more burdensome to conduct such operations, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

Many of our and our clients' businesses are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations. Our failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could restrict our ability to provide certain services or result in the imposition of civil fines and criminal penalties, substantial regulatory and compliance costs, litigation expense, adverse publicity and loss of revenue.

In addition, our businesses are subject to an increasing degree of compliance oversight by regulators and by our clients. Specifically, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") has authority to write rules affecting the business of consumer reporting agencies and also to supervise, conduct examinations of, and enforce compliance as to federal consumer financial protection laws and regulations with respect to certain “non-depository covered persons” determined by the CFPB to be “larger participants” that offer consumer financial products and services. Two of our credit businesses - CoreLogic Credco and Teletrack - are subject to the CFPB non-bank supervision program. The CFPB and the prudential financial institution regulators such as the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") also have the authority to examine us in our role as a service provider to large financial institutions, although it is yet unclear how broadly they will apply this authority going forward. In addition, several of our largest bank clients are subject to consent orders with the OCC and/or are parties to the National Mortgage Settlement, both of which require them to exercise greater oversight and perform more rigorous audits of their key vendors such as us.

These laws and regulations (as well as laws and regulations in the various states or in other countries) could limit our ability to pursue business opportunities we might otherwise consider engaging in, impose additional costs or restrictions on us, result in significant loss of revenue, impact the value of assets we hold, or otherwise significantly adversely affect our business. In addition, this increased level of scrutiny may increase our compliance costs.

Our operations could be negatively affected by changes to laws and regulations and enhanced regulatory oversight of our clients and us. These changes may compel us to increase our prices in certain situations or decrease our prices in other


situations, may restrict our ability to implement price increases, and may limit the manner in which we conduct our business or otherwise may have a negative impact on our ability to generate revenues, earnings and cash flows. If we are unable to adapt our products and services to conform to the new laws and regulations, or if these laws and regulations have a negative impact on our clients, we may experience client losses or increased operating costs, and our business and results of operations could be negatively affected.

3.Regulatory developments with respect to use of consumer data and public records could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Because our databases include certain public and non-public personal information concerning consumers, we are subject to government regulation and potential adverse publicity concerning our use of consumer data. We acquire, store, use and provide many types of consumer data and related services that are subject to regulation under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and the Driver's Privacy Protection Act and, to a lesser extent, various other federal, state, and local laws and regulations. These laws and regulations are designed to protect the privacy of consumers and to prevent the unauthorized access and misuse of personal information in the marketplace. Our failure to comply with these laws, or any future laws or regulations of a similar nature, could result in substantial regulatory penalties, litigation expense and loss of revenue.

In addition, some of our data suppliers face similar regulatory requirements and, consequently, they may cease to be able to provide data to us or may substantially increase the fees they charge us for this data which may make it financially burdensome or impossible for us to acquire data that is necessary to offer our products and services. Further, many consumer advocates, privacy advocates and government regulators believe that existing laws and regulations do not adequately protect privacy or ensure the accuracy of consumer-related data. As a result, they are seeking further restrictions on the dissemination or commercial use of personal information to the public and private sectors as well as contemplating requirements relative to data accuracy and the ability of consumers to opt to have their personal data removed from databases such as ours. Any future laws, regulations or other restrictions limiting the dissemination or use of personal information may reduce the quality and availability of our products and services, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

4.If we are unable to protect our information systems against data corruption, cyber-based attacks or network security breaches, or if we are unable to provide adequate security in the electronic transmission of sensitive data, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are highly dependent on information technology networks and systems, including the Internet, to securely process, transmit and store electronic information. In particular, we depend on our information technology infrastructure for business-to-business and business-to-consumer electronic commerce. Security breaches of this infrastructure, including physical or electronic break-ins, computer viruses, attacks by hackers and similar breaches, can create system disruptions, shutdowns or unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, including non-public personal information and consumer data. Unauthorized access, including through use of fraudulent schemes such as "phishing" schemes, could jeopardize the security of information stored in our systems. In addition, malware or viruses could jeopardize the security of information stored or used in a user's computer. If we are unable to prevent such security or privacy breaches, our operations could be disrupted, or we may suffer loss of reputation, financial loss, lawsuits and other regulatory imposed restrictions and penalties because of lost or misappropriated information, including sensitive consumer data.

Likewise, our clients are increasingly imposing more stringent contractual obligations on us relating to our information security protections. If we are unable to maintain protections and processes at a level commensurate with that required by our clients, it could negatively affect our relationships with those clients or increase our operating costs, which could harm our business or reputation.

5.We rely on our top ten clients for a significant portion of our revenue and profit, which makes us susceptible to the same macro-economic and regulatory factors that our clients face. If these clients are negatively impacted by current economic or regulatory conditions or otherwise experience financial hardship or stress, or if the terms of our relationships with these clients change, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

Our ten largest clients generated approximately 41% of our operating revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, and two of our largest clients generated approximately 14% and 10% of our revenue in the second quarter of 2017. We expect that a limited number of our clients will continue to represent a significant portion of our revenues for the foreseeable future,


and that our concentration of revenue with one or more clients may continue to be significant or increase. These clients face continued pressure in the current economic and regulatory climate. Many of our relationships with these clients are long-standing and are important to our future operating results, but there is no guarantee that we will be able to retain or renew existing agreements or maintain our relationships on acceptable terms or at all. In addition, in response to increased regulatory oversight, clients in the mortgage lending industry may have internal policies that require them to use multiple vendors or service providers, thereby causing a diversification of revenue among many vendors. Deterioration in or termination of any of these relationships, including through vendor diversification policies or merger or consolidation among our clients, could significantly reduce our revenue and could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, certain of our businesses have higher client concentration than our company as a whole. As a result, these businesses may be disproportionately affected by declining revenue from, or loss of, a significant client.

6.Systems interruptions may impair the delivery of our products and services, causing potential client and revenue loss.

System interruptions may impair the delivery of our products and services, resulting in a loss of clients and a corresponding loss in revenue. Our technology infrastructure runs primarily in a private dedicated cloud-based environment hosted in NTT Data Corporation's ("NTT") technology center in Quincy, WA. We cannot be sure that certain systems interruptions or events beyond our control, including issues with NTT's technology center or our third-party network and infrastructure providers or in connection with our upgrading or replatforming key systems, will not interrupt or terminate the delivery of our products and services to our clients. These interruptions also may interfere with our suppliers' ability to provide necessary data to us and our employees' ability to attend to work and perform their responsibilities. Any of these possible outcomes could result in a loss of clients or a loss in revenue, which could have an adverse effect on our business or operations.

7.
Becauseour revenue from clients in the mortgage, consumer lending and real estate industries is affected by the strength of the economy and the housing market generally, including the volume of real estate transactions, a negative change in any of these conditions could materially adversely affect our business and results of operations.

A significant portion of our revenue is generated from solutions we provide to the mortgage, consumer lending and real estate industries and, as a result, a weak economy or housing market or adverse changes in the interest rate environment may adversely affect our business. The volume of mortgage origination and residential real estate transactions is highly variable. Reductions in these transaction volumes could have a direct impact on certain portions of our revenues and may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, negative economic conditions and/or increasing interest rate environments could affect the performance and financial condition of some of our clients in many of our businesses, which may lead to negative impacts on our revenue, earnings and liquidity in particular if these clients go bankrupt or otherwise exit certain businesses.

8.Our acquisition and integration of businesses may involve increased expenses, and may not produce the desired financial or operating results contemplated at the time of the transaction.

We have acquired and expect to continue to acquire, on an opportunistic basis, companies, businesses, products and services. These activities may increase our expenses, and the expected results, synergies and growth from these initiatives may not materialize as planned. While management believes that acquisitions will improve our competitiveness and profitability, no assurance can be given that acquisitions will be successful or accretive to earnings.

In addition, we may have difficulty integrating our completed or any future acquisitions into our operations, including implementing at the acquired companies controls, procedures and policies in line with our controls, procedures and policies. If we fail to properly integrate acquired businesses, products, technologies and personnel, it could impair relationships with employees, clients and strategic partners, distract management attention from our core businesses, result in control failures and otherwise disrupt our ongoing business and harm our results of operations. We also may not be able to retain key management and other critical employees after an acquisition. Although part of our business strategy may include growth through strategic acquisitions, we may not be able to identify suitable acquisition candidates, obtain the capital necessary to pursue acquisitions or complete acquisitions on satisfactory terms.

9. We operate in a competitive business environment, and if we are unable to compete effectively our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.



The markets for our products and services are intensely competitive. Our competitors vary in size and in the scope and breadth of the services they offer. We compete for existing and new clients against both third parties and the in-house capabilities of our clients. Many of our competitors have substantial resources. Some have widely-used technology platforms that they seek to use as a competitive advantage to drive sales of other products and services. In addition, we expect that the markets in which we compete will continue to attract new competitors and new technologies. These competitors and new technologies may be disruptive to our existing technology or service offerings, resulting in operating inefficiencies and increased competitive pressure. We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully against current or future competitors. Any competitive pressures we face in the markets in which we operate could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

10.Our reliance on outsourcing arrangements subjects us to risk and may disrupt or adversely affect our operations. In addition, we may not realize the full benefit of our outsourcing arrangements, which may result in increased costs, or may adversely affect our service levels for our clients.

Over the last few years, we have outsourced various business process and information technology services to third parties, including the outsourcing arrangements we entered into with a subsidiary of Cognizant Technology Solutions and the technology infrastructure management services agreement we entered into with NTT. Although we have service-level arrangements with our providers, we do not ultimately control their performance, which may make our operations vulnerable to their performance failures. In addition, the failure to adequately monitor and regulate the performance of our third-party vendors could subject us to additional risk. Reliance on third parties also makes us vulnerable to changes in the vendors' business, financial condition and other matters outside of our control, including their violations of laws or regulations which could increase our exposure to liability or otherwise increase the costs associated with the operation of our business. The failure of our outsourcing partners to perform as expected or as contractually required could result in significant disruptions and costs to our operations and to the services we provide to our clients, which could materially and adversely affect our business, client relationships, financial condition, operating results and cash flow.
11.Our international service providers and our own international operations subject us to additional risks, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and may impair our ability to operate effectively.

Over the last few years, we have reduced our costs by utilizing lower-cost labor outside the U.S. in countries such as India and the Philippines through outsourcing arrangements. It is likely that the countries where our outsourcing vendors are located may be subject to higher degrees of political and social instability than the U.S. and may lack the infrastructure to withstand political unrest or natural disasters. Such disruptions could impact our ability to deliver our products and services on a timely basis, if at all, and to a lesser extent could decrease efficiency and increase our costs. Fluctuations of the U.S. dollar in relation to the currencies used and higher inflation rates experienced in these countries may also reduce the savings we planned to achieve. Furthermore, the practice of utilizing labor based in foreign countries has come under increased scrutiny in the U.S. and, as a result, many of our clients may require us to use labor based in the U.S. We may not be able to pass on the increased costs of higher-priced U.S.-based labor to our clients, which ultimately could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

In addition, the U.S. or the foreign countries in which we have service provider arrangements or operate could adopt new legislation or regulations that would adversely affect our business by making it difficult, more costly or impossible for us to continue our foreign activities as currently being conducted. Furthermore, in many foreign countries, particularly in those with developing economies, it is common to engage in business practices that are prohibited by laws and regulations applicable to us, such as the FCPA. Any violations of FCPA or local anti-corruption laws by us, our subsidiaries or our local agents could have an adverse effect on our business and reputation and result in substantial financial penalties or other sanctions.

12.We rely upon proprietary technology and information rights, and if we are unable to protect our rights, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.

Our success depends, in part, upon our intellectual property rights. We rely primarily on a combination of patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and trademark laws and nondisclosure and other contractual restrictions on copying, distribution and creation of derivative products to protect our proprietary technology and information. This protection is limited, and our intellectual property could be used by others without our consent. In addition, patents may not be issued with respect to our pending or future patent applications, and our patents may not be upheld as valid or may not prevent the development of competitive products. Any infringement, disclosure, loss, invalidity of, or failure to protect our intellectual property could negatively impact our competitive position, and ultimately, our business. Moreover, litigation may be necessary to enforce or protect our intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets, or to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary


rights of others. Such litigation could be time-consuming, result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

13.If our products or services are found to infringe on the proprietary rights of others, we may be required to change our business practices and may also become subject to significant costs and monetary penalties.

As we continue to develop and expand our products and services, we may become increasingly subject to infringement claims from third parties such as non-practicing entities, software providers or suppliers of data. Likewise, if we are unable to maintain adequate controls over how third-party software and data are used we may be subject to claims of infringement. Any claims, whether with or without merit, could:

be expensive and time-consuming to defend;
cause us to cease making, licensing or using applications that incorporate the challenged intellectual property;
require us to redesign our applications, if feasible;
divert management's attention and resources; and
require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements in order to obtain the right to use necessary technologies.

14.Our level of indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition and prevent us from complying with our covenants and obligations under our outstanding debt instruments. Further, the instruments governing our indebtedness subject us to various restrictions that could limit our operating flexibility.

As of June 30, 2017, our total debt was approximately $1.7 billion, and we had unused commitments of approximately $178.0 million under our Revolving Facility. In July 2016, we completed $525.0 million of incremental term loan borrowings through an amendment to our Credit Agreement. A portion of the proceeds of the new borrowings were used to complete the redemption of all outstanding balances under our outstanding senior notes due June 2021 plus accrued and unpaid interest for approximately $411.0 million. The remaining portion of the proceeds were utilized to reduce our outstanding balance within the Revolving Facility.
Subject to the limitations contained in the Credit Agreement governing our credit facilities and our other debt instruments, we may incur additional debt from time to time to finance working capital, capital expenditures, investments or acquisitions, or for other general corporate purposes. If we do so, the risks related to our level of debt could increase. Specifically, our level of debt could have important consequences to us, including increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic and industry conditions and compromising our flexibility to capitalize our business opportunities and to plan for, or react to, competitive pressures and changes in our business or market conditions.

The Credit Agreement governing our credit facilities imposes operating and financial restrictions on our activities. These restrictions include the financial covenants in our credit facilities which require ongoing compliance with certain financial tests and ratios, including a minimum interest coverage ratio and maximum leverage ratio, and could limit or prohibit our ability to, among other things:

create, incur or assume additional debt;
create, incur or assume certain liens;
redeem and/or prepay certain subordinated debt we might issue in the future;
pay dividends on our stock or repurchase stock;
make certain investments and acquisitions, including joint ventures;
enter into or permit to exist contractual limits on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends to us;
enter into new lines of business;
engage in consolidations, mergers and acquisitions;
engage in specified sales of assets; and
enter into transactions with affiliates.

These restrictions on our ability to operate our business could impact our business by, among other things, limiting our ability to take advantage of financing, merger and acquisition or other corporate opportunities that might otherwise be beneficial to us. Our failure to comply with these restrictions could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of substantially all our debt.

15. We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our outstanding debt instruments, which may not be successful.



Our ability to make scheduled payments on or refinance our debt obligations depends on our financial condition and operating performance, which are subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to certain financial, business, legislative, regulatory and other factors beyond our control. We may be unable to maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness. Our inability to generate sufficient cash flows to satisfy our debt obligations, or to refinance our indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all, would materially and adversely affect our financial position and results of operations. If we cannot make scheduled payments on our debt, we will be in default and the lenders under our credit facilities could declare all outstanding principal and interest to be due and payable and could terminate their revolving commitments to loan money and foreclose against the assets securing their borrowings, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.

16.We may not be able to attract and retain qualified management or develop current management to assist in or lead company growth, which could have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain or expand our product and service offerings.

We rely on skilled management and our success depends on our ability to attract, train and retain a sufficient number of such individuals. If our attrition rate increases, our operating efficiency and productivity may decrease. We compete for talented individuals not only with other companies in our industry but also with companies in other industries, such as software services, engineering services and financial services companies, and there is a limited pool of individuals who have the skills and training needed to grow our company, especially in the increasingly-regulated environment in which we operate. Increased attrition or competition for qualified management could have an adverse effect on our ability to expand our business and product offerings, as well as cause us to incur greater personnel expenses and training costs.

17.We have substantial investments in recorded goodwill as a result of prior acquisitions and an impairment of these investments would require a write-down that would reduce our net income.

Goodwill is assessed for impairment annually or sooner if circumstances indicate a possible impairment. Factors that could lead to impairment of goodwill include significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results, a significant decline in our stock price and market capitalization and negative industry or economic trends. In the event that the book value of goodwill is impaired, any such impairment would be charged to earnings in the period of impairment. In the event of significant volatility in the capital markets or a worsening of current economic conditions, we may be required to record an impairment charge, which would negatively impact our results of operations. Possible future impairment of goodwill may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

18. We may not be able to effectively achieve our cost-containment or growth strategies, which could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.

Our ability to execute on our cost-containment and growth strategies depends in part on maintaining our competitive advantage with current solutions in new and existing markets, as well as our ability to develop new technologies and solutions to serve such markets. There can be no assurance that we will be able to realize all of the projected benefits of our cost-containment plans or that we will be able to compete successfully in new markets or continue to compete effectively in our existing markets. In addition, development of new technologies and solutions may require significant investment by us. If we fail to introduce new technologies or solutions on a cost-effective or timely basis, or if we are not successful in introducing or obtaining regulatory or market acceptance for new solutions, we may lose market share and our results of operations or cash flows could be adversely affected.

19.We share responsibility with First American for certain income tax liabilities for tax periods prior to and including the date of the Separation.

Under the Tax Sharing Agreement, by and between FAC and FAFC, dated as of June 1, 2010 (the "Tax Sharing Agreement") we entered into in connection with the Separation transaction, we are generally responsible for taxes attributable to our business, assets and liabilities and FAFC is generally responsible for all taxes attributable to members of the FAFC group of companies and the assets, liabilities or businesses of the FAFC group of companies. Generally, any liabilities arising from tax adjustments to consolidated tax returns for tax periods prior to and including the date of the Separation will be shared in proportion to each company's percentage of the tax liability for the relevant year (or partial year with respect to 2010), unless the adjustment is attributable to either party, in which case the adjustment will generally be for the account of such party. In addition to this potential liability associated with adjustments for prior periods, if FAFC were to fail to pay any tax liability it is required to pay under the Tax Sharing Agreement, we could be legally liable under applicable tax law for such tax liabilities and required to make additional tax payments. Accordingly, under certain circumstances, we may be obligated to pay amounts in excess of our agreed-upon share of tax liabilities.



20.If certain transactions, including internal transactions, undertaken in anticipation of the Separation are determined to be taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we, our stockholders that are subject to U.S. federal income tax and FAFC will incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities.

In connection with the Separation we received a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that, among other things, certain internal transactions undertaken in anticipation of the Separation will qualify for favorable treatment under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the ‘‘Code’’), and the contribution by us of certain assets of the financial services businesses to FAFC and the pro-rata distribution to our shareholders of the common stock of FAFC will, except for cash received in lieu of fractional shares, qualify as a tax-free transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. In addition, we received opinions of tax counsel to similar effect. The ruling and opinions relied on certain facts, assumptions, representations and undertakings from us and FAFC regarding the past and future conduct of the companies' respective businesses and other matters. If any of these facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings is incorrect or not otherwise satisfied, we and our stockholders may not be able to rely on the ruling or the opinions of tax counsel and could be subject to significant tax liabilities. Notwithstanding the private letter ruling and opinions of tax counsel, the IRS could determine on audit that the Separation is taxable if it determines that any of these facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings were not correct or have been violated or if it disagrees with the conclusions in the opinions that were not covered by the private letter ruling, or for other reasons, including as a result of certain significant changes in the stock ownership of us or FAFC after the Separation. If the Separation is determined to be taxable for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes, we and our stockholders that are subject to income tax could incur significant income tax liabilities.

In addition, under the terms of the Tax Sharing Agreement, in the event a transaction were determined to be taxable and such determination were the result of actions taken after the Separation by us or FAFC, the party responsible for such failure would be responsible for all taxes imposed on us or FAFC as a result thereof.

Moreover, the Tax Sharing Agreement generally provides that each party thereto is responsible for any taxes imposed on the other party as a result of the failure of the distribution to qualify as a tax-free transaction under the Code if such failure is attributable to post-Separation actions taken by or in respect of the responsible party or its stockholders, regardless of when the actions occur after the Separation, and the other party consents to such actions or such party obtains a favorable letter ruling or opinion of tax counsel as described above.

21.In connection with the Separation, we entered into a number of agreements with FAFC setting forth rights and obligations of the parties post-Separation. In addition, certain provisions of these agreements provide protection to FAFC in the event of a change of control of us, which could reduce the likelihood of a potential change of control that our stockholders may consider favorable.

In connection with the Separation, we and FAFC entered into a number of agreements that set forth certain rights and obligations of the parties post-Separation, including the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement and the Restrictive Covenants Agreement. We possess certain rights under those agreements, including without limitation indemnity rights from certain liabilities allocated to FAFC. The failure of FAFC to perform its obligations under the agreements could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In addition, the Separation and Distribution Agreement gives FAFC the right to purchase the equity or assets of our entity or entities directly or indirectly owning the real property databases that we currently own upon the occurrence of certain triggering events. The triggering events include the direct or indirect purchase of the databases by a title insurance underwriter (or its affiliate) or an entity licensed as a title insurance underwriter, including a transaction where a title insurance underwriter (or its affiliate) acquires 25% or more of us. The purchase right expires June 1, 2020. Until the expiration of the purchase right, this provision could have the effect of limiting or discouraging an acquisition of us or preventing a change of control that our stockholders might consider favorable. Likewise, if a triggering event occurs, the loss of ownership of our real property database could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, business and results of operations.



Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

During the quarter ended June 30, 2017,2018, we did not issue any unregistered shares of our common stock.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

OnIn October 27, 2016, the Board of Directors canceled all prior repurchase authorizations and established a new share repurchase authorization of up to $500.0 million. The new share repurchase authorization replaces the unused portion of our previous share repurchase authorization, which was announced in July 2015. As of June 30, 20172018, we had $377.0have $147.2 million in value of shares remaining that could(inclusive of commissions and fees) available to be purchased in the futurerepurchased under the current authorization.plan. The stock repurchase authorization has no expiration date and repurchases may be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or underpursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Under our Credit Agreement, our stock repurchase capacity is restricted to $150.0 million per fiscal year, with the ability to undertake an additional amount of repurchases in such fiscal year provided that, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the stock repurchase, our total leverage ratio does not exceed 3.5 to 1.0. While we continue to preserve the capacity to execute share repurchases under our existing share repurchase authorization, going forward we will strive to pursue a balanced


approach to capital allocation and will consider the repurchase of shares of our common shares, the retirement of outstanding debt and the pursuit of strategic acquisitions on an opportunistic basis.

The following table summarizes our share repurchase activity duringunder our Board-approved stock repurchase plan for the quarter ended June 30, 2017. All of our share repurchases were made pursuant to our existing share repurchase authorization.2018:

Issuer Purchases of Equity SecuritiesIssuer Purchases of Equity Securities      Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities      
  (a) (b)  
PeriodTotal Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share (1) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or ProgramsTotal Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share (1) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
April 1 to April 30, 2017

25,000
 $42.72
 25,000
 $397,048,983
May 1 to May 31, 2017299,666
 $41.85
 299,666
 $384,507,961
June 1 to June 30, 2017

175,335
 $42.79
 175,335
 $377,007,595
April 1 to April 30, 2018
 $
 
 $192,061,717
May 1 to May 31, 2018852,789
 $51.38
 852,789
 $148,246,674
June 1 to June 30, 201819,000
 $54.11
 19,000
 $147,218,620
Total500,001
 $42.22
 500,001
  871,789
 $51.44
 871,789
  
              
(1) Calculated inclusive of commissions.

Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities. None.

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures. Not applicable.

Item  5.  Other Information.None.

In May 2018, our stockholders approved the Company’s 2018 Performance Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) to promote our success by providing an additional means to attract, motivate, retain and reward selected employees and other eligible persons through the grant of awards. Equity-based awards are also intended to further align the interests of award recipients and our stockholders.

The maximum number of shares of our common stock that may be issued or transferred pursuant to awards under the 2018 Plan equals the sum of the following: (a) 3,300,000 shares, plus (b) 6,271,440 shares, the number of shares available for new award grants under the Company’s 2011 Performance Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2011 Plan”) immediately prior to the 2018 Annual Meeting, (c) 60,882 shares, the number of shares as of May 10, 2018 that were subject to awards granted under the 2011 Plan that expired or were cancelled or terminated after the 2018 Annual Meeting (with each share subject to restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards being counted as two shares), and (d) 5,506,762 shares, the number of shares as of May 10, 2018 that were subject to awards that remain outstanding under the 2011 Plan but may become issuable pursuant to the 2018 Plan in the future (with outstanding performance awards being counted at maximum performance level and each share subject to restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards being counted as two shares).

The Board or one or more committees appointed by the Board administers the 2018 Plan. The Board has delegated general administrative authority for the 2018 Plan to its Compensation Committee. The Board or a committee thereof (within its delegated authority) may delegate different levels of authority to different committees or persons with administrative and grant authority under the 2018 Plan. The administrator of the 2018 Plan has broad authority under the 2018 Plan to, among other things, select participants and determine the type(s) of award(s) that they are to receive, and determine the number of shares that are to be subject to awards and the terms and conditions of awards, including the price (if any) to be paid for the shares or the award.

Persons eligible to receive awards under the 2018 Plan include our officers, employees, directors, and certain consultants and advisors to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

The types of awards that may be granted under the 2018 Plan include stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock bonuses, stock units and other forms of awards granted or denominated in ours common stock or units of our common stock, as well as certain cash bonus awards.



The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2018 Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 6.  Exhibits.

See Exhibit Index.



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
  CoreLogic, Inc.
  (Registrant)
   
  By: /s/   Frank D. Martell
  Frank D. Martell
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
   
  By: /s/  James L. Balas
  James L. Balas
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)
   
  By: /s/  John K. Stumpf
  John K. Stumpf
  Controller
  (Principal Accounting Officer)
Date:July 26, 20172018 



EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
 Description
 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 17, 2015, by and among CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, CoreLogic Acquisition Co., Inc., FNC Holding Company, Inc. and, solely in his capacity as Shareholder Representative, Dennis S. Tosh, Jr. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2016)^+
   
 First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 7, 2016, by and among CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, CoreLogic Acquisition Co., Inc., FNC Holding Company, Inc. and Dennis S. Tosh, Jr. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on April 8, 2016)^
   
 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CoreLogic, Inc., dated May 28, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on June 1, 2010)
   
 Amended and Restated Bylaws of CoreLogic, Inc. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 5, 2014)
   
 
Assignment and Amendment No. 2 to the Master Professional Services Agreement entered into effective as of May 12, 2017 between CoreLogic Real Estate Solutions, LLC and Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation and Cognizant Worldwide Limitedü
10.2
Employment Agreement, effective as of March 6, 2017, between CoreLogic, Inc. and Frank Martell's 2018 Performance Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’sCompany's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on May 19, 2017)*4, 2018)

Form of Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Grant and Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Employee) under the CoreLogic, Inc. 2018 Performance Incentive Plan ü
Form of Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Grant and Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (NEO) under the CoreLogic, Inc. 2018 Performance Incentive Plan ü
Form of Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Grant and Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (UK Employees) under the CoreLogic, Inc. 2018 Performance Incentive Plan ü
Form of Notice of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Grant and Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the CoreLogic, Inc. 2018 Performance Incentive Plan ü
Amendment No. 5 dated May 15, 2018 to the Master Services Agreement and Supplement A between CoreLogic Solutions, LLC and NTT Data Services, LLC (formerly Dell Marketing L.P.) ± ü
   
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ü
   
 
Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ü
   
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 ü
   
 
Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 ü
   
101 
Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)ü
   



 üIncluded in this filing.
 ^Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby agrees to furnish supplementally copies of any of the omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 +
This agreement contains representations and warranties by us or our subsidiaries. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the agreement and (i) have been qualified by disclosures made to such other parties, (ii) were made only as of the date of such agreement or such other date(s) as may be specified in such agreement and are subject to more recent developments, which may not be fully reflected in our public disclosures, (iii) may reflect the allocation of risk among the parties to such agreement and (iv) may apply materiality standards different from what may be viewed as material to investors. Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs at the date hereof and should not be relied upon.
 *Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement in which any director or named executive officer participates.
±Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to portions of this exhibit pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and these confidential portions have been redacted from this exhibit. A complete copy of this exhibit, including the redacted terms, has been separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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