Source document: black-knight-financial-services-inc_2019

Question: What was the bad debt expense in 2019?
Facts: (1.6)
Answer: (1.6) million

Question: What was the ending balance in 2017?
Facts: (1.9)
Answer: (1.9) million

Question: Which years does the table provide information for The rollforward of allowance for doubtful accounts?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018; 2017

Question: What was the change in Write-offs, net of recoveries between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 1.2; 1.6
Derivation: 1.6-1.2
Answer: 0.4 million

Question: What was the change in beginning balance between 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 1.9; 2.2
Derivation: -1.9-(-2.2)
Answer: 0.3 million

Question: What was the percentage change in the ending balance between 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 1.3; 1.9
Derivation: (-1.3-(-1.9))/-1.9
Answer: -31.58 percent

Question: Which years does the table provide information for other non-current assets of the company?
Facts: 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018

Question: What were the amount of contract assets in 2019?
Facts: 37.8
Answer: 37.8 million

Question: What was the amount of right-of-use assets in 2019?
Facts: 26.4
Answer: 26.4 million

Question: What was the change in prepaid expenses between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 18.3; 8.1
Derivation: 8.1-18.3
Answer: -10.2 million

Question: What was the change in unbilled receivables between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 3.5; 5.0
Derivation: 3.5-5.0
Answer: -1.5 million

Question: What was the percentage change in the total other non-current assets between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 121.8; 158.8
Derivation: (158.8-121.8)/121.8
Answer: 30.38 percent

Question: What was the main reason for the increase in Operating Expenses?
Facts: higher net personnel costs, technology-related costs and acquisition-related costs in our Software Solutions segment.
Answer: higher net personnel costs, technology-related costs and acquisition-related costs in our Software Solutions segment.

Question: What was the primary reason for the decrease in Corporate and Other?
Facts: lower incentive bonus expense
Answer: lower incentive bonus expense

Question: Which years does the table provide information for the company's operating expenses by segment?
Facts: 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018

Question: What was the difference in the percent variance between Software Solutions and Data and Analytics?
Facts: 5; 7
Derivation: 7-5
Answer: 2 percent

Question: What was the average revenue from Corporate and Other between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 109.9; 115.6
Derivation: (109.9+115.6)/2
Answer: 112.75 million

Question: What was the average  operating expenses between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 625.4; 646.0
Derivation: (646.0+625.4)/2
Answer: 635.7 million

Question: What were the net trade receivables as reported in 2017?
Facts: 201.8
Answer: 201.8 million

Question: What were the Receivables from related parties in 2018?
Facts: 14.4
Answer: 14.4 million

Question: What was the adjustmentments for ASC 606 adoption for net computer software?
Facts: 1.8
Answer: 1.8 million

Question: What was the difference in amount as reported in 2017 between Total assets and Total liabilities?
Facts: 1,947.1; 3,655.9
Derivation: 3,655.9-1,947.1
Answer: 1708.8 million

Question: What was the difference between current and non-current deferred revenues after adjustment in 2018?
Facts: 100.7; 59.6
Derivation: 100.7-59.6
Answer: 41.1 million

Question: What was the difference between Total liabilities and equity and Total Equity as reported in 2017?
Facts: 1,708.8; 3,655.9
Derivation: 3,655.9-1,708.8
Answer: 1947.1 million

Question: What was the amount of accelerated amortization included in Computer software amortization for the year ended 2018?
Facts: 1.7
Answer: 1.7 million

Question: What was the depreciation and amortization of computer software in 2017?
Facts: 84.0
Answer: 84.0 million

Question: What was the depreciation and amortization of deferred contract costs in 2019?
Facts: 42.9
Answer: 42.9 million

Question: What was the change in property and equipment between 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 29.0; 32.4
Derivation: 32.4-29.0
Answer: 3.4 million

Question: Which years did Deferred contract costs exceed $30 million?
Facts: 2018; 2019
Derivation: (2019:42.9),(2018:32.9)
Answer: 2019; 2018

Question: What was the percentage change in the total depreciation and amortization between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 217.0; 236.2
Derivation: (236.2-217.0)/217.0
Answer: 8.85 percent

Question: What was considered by the company to be cash equivalents?
Facts: Highly liquid instruments purchased with original maturities of three months or less
Answer: Highly liquid instruments purchased with original maturities of three months or less

Question: Which years does the table provide information for the company's Cash and cash equivalents are unrestricted?
Facts: 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018

Question: What was the total cash and cash equivalents in 2018?
Facts: 20.3
Answer: 20.3 million

Question: What was the change in cash equivalents between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 10.8; 7.2
Derivation: 7.2-10.8
Answer: -3.6 million

Question: What was the change in Cash between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 8.2; 9.5
Derivation: 8.2-9.5
Answer: -1.3 million

Question: What was the percentage change in Cash and cash equivalents between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 15.4; 20.3
Derivation: (15.4-20.3)/20.3
Answer: -24.14 percent

Question: By whom was the U.S. mortgage loan origination market for purchase and refinance originations estimated by?
Facts: MBA Mortgage Finance Forecast
Answer: MBA Mortgage Finance Forecast

Question: What was the mortgage loan originations for purchase originations in 2018?
Facts: 1,185.0
Answer: 1,185.0 billion

Question: Which years does the table provide information for the  U.S. mortgage loan origination market for purchase and refinance mortgage loan originations?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018; 2017

Question: What was the change in the refinance originations between 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 458.0; 616.0
Derivation: 458.0-616.0
Answer: -158 billion

Question: How many years did the purchase originations exceed $1,000 billion?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Derivation: 2019##2018##2017
Answer: 3

Question: What was the percentage change in the total Mortgage loan originations between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 1,643.0; 2,068.0
Derivation: (2,068.0-1,643.0)/1,643.0
Answer: 25.87 percent

Question: What did the components of deferred tax assets primarily related to?
Facts: equity method investments, equity-based compensation, deferred revenues, interest rate swaps, employee benefits accruals and deferred compensation
Answer: equity method investments, equity-based compensation, deferred revenues, interest rate swaps, employee benefits accruals and deferred compensation

Question: What was the amount of Equity method investments in 2019?
Facts: 25.7
Answer: 25.7 million

Question: Which years does the table provide information for  components of deferred tax assets and liabilities?
Facts: 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018

Question: What was the change in equity-based compensation between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 12.6; 9.2
Derivation: 12.6-9.2
Answer: 3.4 million

Question: How many years did deferred revenues exceed $10 million?
Facts: 2018
Derivation: 2018
Answer: 1

Question: What was the percentage change in Total deferred tax liabilities between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 248.4; 256.3
Derivation: (-248.4-(-256.3))/-256.3
Answer: -3.08 percent

Question: What was increase in EBITDA for Software Solutions?
Facts: 50.7
Answer: 50.7 million

Question: What was the increase in the EBITDA for Data and Analytics?
Facts: 1.1
Answer: 1.1 million

Question: Which years does the table provide information for the EBITDA by segment?
Facts: 2017; 2018
Answer: 2018; 2017

Question: How many years did EBITDA for Software Solutions exceed $500 million?
Facts: 2017; 2018
Derivation: 2018##2017
Answer: 2

Question: What was the sum of the EBITDA in 2018?
Facts: 39.5; 567.2
Derivation: 567.2+39.5
Answer: 606.7 million

Question: Which segments did the percent variance exceed 5%?
Facts: Software Solutions
Derivation: (Software Solutions:10%)
Answer: Software Solutions

Question: For the 2018 increase in Goodwill, how much was deductible for tax purposes?
Facts: 19.7
Answer: 19.7 million

Question: What was the balance in 2017 for Software Solutions?
Facts: 2,134.7
Answer: 2,134.7 million

Question: What was the total balance in 2019?
Facts: 2,361.4
Answer: 2,361.4 million

Question: What was the change in the balance of software solutions between 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 2,134.7; 2,157.6
Derivation: 2,157.6-2,134.7
Answer: 22.9 million

Question: What was the difference in the total between HeavyWater and Ernst acquisitions and Compass Analytics acquisition?
Facts: 22.9; 31.7
Derivation: 31.7-22.9
Answer: 8.8 million

Question: What was the percentage change in total balance between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 2,329.7; 2,361.4
Derivation: (2,361.4-2,329.7)/2,329.7
Answer: 1.36 percent

Question: Which years does the table provide information for the company's income tax expense (benefit)?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018; 2017

Question: When was the the Tax Reform Act signed into law? 
Facts: December 22, 2017
Answer: December 22, 2017

Question: What was the current federal income tax expense in 2019?
Facts: 39.5
Answer: 39.5 million

Question: How many years did current state income tax benefit exceed $8 million?
Facts: 2018; 2019
Derivation: 2019##2018
Answer: 2

Question: What was the change in the Total income tax expense between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 37.7; 41.9
Derivation: 41.9-37.7
Answer: 4.2 million

Question: What was the percentage change in the total current income tax benefit between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 45.2; 50.1
Derivation: (50.1-45.2)/45.2
Answer: 10.84 percent

Question: Why did Depreciation and Amortization increase?
Facts: implementation of new clients, accelerated amortization of deferred contract costs and hardware and software placed in service.
Answer: implementation of new clients, accelerated amortization of deferred contract costs and hardware and software placed in service.

Question: Which years does the table provide information for depreciation and amortization by segment?
Facts: 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018

Question: What was the dollar variance for Data and Analytics?
Facts: 1.8
Answer: 1.8 million

Question: What was the difference in the percent variance between Software Solutions and Data and Analytics?
Facts: 10; 13
Derivation: 13-10
Answer: 3 percent

Question: What was the average depreciation and amortization for Software Solutions between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 112.9; 123.9
Derivation: (123.9+112.9)/2
Answer: 118.4 million

Question: What was the average total depreciation and amortization between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 217.0; 236.2
Derivation: (236.2+217.0)/2
Answer: 226.6 million

Question: What were the Receivables from related parties as reported in 2018?
Facts: 6.2
Answer: 6.2 million

Question: What was the effect of ASC 606 adoption on net computer software?
Facts: (3.7)
Answer: (3.7) million

Question: What were the total assets without the adoption of ASC 606?
Facts: 3,622.8
Answer: 3,622.8 million

Question: What was the difference the effect of ASC 606 Adoption between Total Assets and Total Liabilities?
Facts: 30.6; 8.3
Derivation: -8.3-(-30.6)
Answer: 22.3 million

Question: What was total equity as a percentage of total liabilities and equity as reported in 2018?
Facts: 1,786.5; 3,653.4
Derivation: 1,786.5/3,653.4
Answer: 48.9 percent

Question: What was the difference in the reported amount in 2018 between net computer software and net deferred contract costs?
Facts: 161.3; 405.6
Derivation: 405.6-161.3
Answer: 244.3 million

Question: What was the change in operating activities between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: (57.2)
Answer: (57.2) million

Question: What was the change in operating activities between 2017 and 2018? 
Facts: 84.4
Answer: 84.4 million

Question: Why did investing activities increase between 2017 and 2018?
Facts: primarily related to the HeavyWater and Ernst acquisitions and higher capital expenditures in 2018.
Answer: primarily related to the HeavyWater and Ernst acquisitions and higher capital expenditures in 2018.

Question: What was the cash flows provided by operating activities in 2019 as a percentage of the cash flow in 2018?
Facts: 378.3; 435.5
Derivation: 378.3/435.5
Answer: 86.87 percent

Question: How many years was the Net  increase in cash and cash equivalents positive?
Facts: 2018
Derivation: 2018
Answer: 1

Question: What was the percentage change in Cash flows provided by operating activities between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 378.3; 435.5
Derivation: (378.3-435.5)/435.5
Answer: -13.13 percent

Question: What did revenues for Corporate and Other represent?
Facts: deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments recorded in accordance with GAAP.
Answer: deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments recorded in accordance with GAAP.

Question: What were the operating expenses for Software Solutions?
Facts: 394.8
Answer: 394.8 million

Question: What were the total Transition and integration costs?
Facts: 6.6
Answer: 6.6 million

Question: What was the difference in the EBITDA between Software Solutions and Data and Analytics?
Facts: 39.5; 567.2
Derivation: 567.2-39.5
Answer: 527.7 million

Question: What was the difference between Total Assets and Total Goodwill?
Facts: 2,329.7; 3,653.4
Derivation: 3,653.4-2,329.7
Answer: 1323.7 million

Question: What was the difference in Depreciation and amortization between Software Solutions and Corporate and Other?
Facts: 112.9; 90.0
Derivation: 112.9-90.0
Answer: 22.9 million

Question: How did the company compute basic earnings per share?
Facts: dividing Net earnings attributable to Black Knight by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.
Answer: dividing Net earnings attributable to Black Knight by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.

Question: What years does the table provide information for the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in millions, except per share?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018; 2017

Question: What were the basic Net earnings attributable to Black Knight in 2017?
Facts: 182.3
Answer: 182.3 million

Question: What was the change in the basic net earnings attributable to Black Knight between 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 168.5; 182.3
Derivation: 168.5-182.3
Answer: -13.8 million

Question: What was the change in the basic net earnings per share between 2017 and 2019?
Facts: 0.74; 2.06
Derivation: 0.74-2.06
Answer: -1.32

Question: What was the percentage change in Diluted net earnings per share between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 0.73; 1.14
Derivation: (0.73-1.14)/1.14
Answer: -35.96 percent

Question: What did operating expenses for Corporate and Other include?
Facts: equity-based compensation, including certain related payroll taxes
Answer: equity-based compensation, including certain related payroll taxes

Question: Where was receivables from related parties included in?
Facts: Corporate and Other
Answer: Corporate and Other

Question: What was the total amount of Goodwill?
Facts: 2,306.8
Answer: 2,306.8 million

Question: Which expenses had a total that exceeded $100 million?
Facts: Operating expenses
Derivation: (Operating expenses:569.5)
Answer: Operating expenses

Question: What was the difference between the total assets and goodwill from data and analytics?
Facts: 172.1; 304.7
Derivation: 304.7-172.1
Answer: 132.6 million

Question: What was the difference between Operating expenses and Revenues from Software Solutions?
Facts: 388.0; 904.5
Derivation: 904.5-388.0
Answer: 516.5 million

Question: What was the effect of the company's indirect investment in The Dun and Bradstreet Corporation?
Facts: a reduction of Net earnings of $73.9 million primarily due to the effect of its purchase accounting adjustments, restructuring charges and other non-operating charges.
Answer: a reduction of Net earnings of $73.9 million primarily due to the effect of its purchase accounting adjustments, restructuring charges and other non-operating charges.

Question: What was the revenues in 2018?
Facts: 1,114.0
Answer: 1,114.0 million

Question: What were the net earnings in 2017?
Facts: 254.2
Answer: 254.2 million

Question: What was the change in net earnings between 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 168.5; 254.2
Derivation: 168.5-254.2
Answer: -85.7 million

Question: What was the percentage change in the Net earnings margin between 2017 and 2019?
Facts: 24.2; 9.2
Derivation: 9.2-24.2
Answer: -15 percent

Question: What was the percentage change in revenues between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 1,114.0; 1,177.2
Derivation: (1,177.2-1,114.0)/1,114.0
Answer: 5.67 percent

Question: What does a contract asset represent to the company?
Facts: our expectation of receiving consideration in exchange for products or services that we have transferred to our client.
Answer: our expectation of receiving consideration in exchange for products or services that we have transferred to our client.

Question: What were the prepaid expenses in 2018?
Facts: 43.9
Answer: 43.9 million

Question: What were the Other current assets in 2019?
Facts: 8.2
Answer: 8.2 million

Question: What was the change in contract assets between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 14.8; 19.5
Derivation: 19.5-14.8
Answer: 4.7 million

Question: How many years did prepaid expenses exceed $40.0 million?
Facts: 2018
Derivation: 2018
Answer: 1 million

Question: What was the percentage change in Other current assets between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 8.2; 8.6
Derivation: (8.2-8.6)/8.6
Answer: -4.65 percent

Question: What was the revenue in 2019?
Facts: 1,177.2
Answer: 1,177.2 million

Question: What were the total expenses in 2018?
Facts: 849.0
Answer: 849.0 million

Question: What was the net interest expense in 2017?
Facts: (57.5)
Answer: (57.5) million

Question: What was the change in operating income between 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 262.5; 265.0
Derivation: 265.0-262.5
Answer: 2.5 million

Question: How many years did the operating margin exceed 20.0%?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Derivation: 2019##2018##2017
Answer: 3

Question: What was the change in net earnings between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 108.8; 168.5
Derivation: (108.8-168.5)/168.5
Answer: -35.43 percent

Question: What was the date after which FNF was no longer considered a related party?
Facts: November 30, 2019
Answer: November 30, 2019

Question: What was the amount of Corporate Services in 2018?
Facts: 4.9
Answer: 4.9 million

Question: Which years does the table provide information for related party items included in Operating expenses (net of expense reimbursements)?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018; 2017

Question: What was the change in corporate services between 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 4.9; 9.2
Derivation: 4.9-9.2
Answer: -4.3 million

Question: What was the change in Total related party expenses, net between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 12.1; 12.5
Derivation: 12.5-12.1
Answer: 0.4 million

Question: What was the percentage change in Technology and corporate services between 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 1.0; 1.7
Derivation: (-1.0-(-1.7))/-1.7
Answer: -41.18 percent

Question: What did the calculation for Debt include?
Facts: finance lease obligations.
Answer: finance lease obligations.

Question: What did the calculation for Other include?
Facts: commitment fees on our revolving credit facility and rating agencies fees.
Answer: commitment fees on our revolving credit facility and rating agencies fees.

Question: What was the total debt?
Facts: 1,554.8
Answer: 1,554.8 million

Question: What was the difference between Total Debt and Total Interest on Debt?
Facts: 1,554.8; 171.5
Derivation: 1,554.8-171.5
Answer: 1383.3 million

Question: For the period 2021-2022, how many contractual obligations exceeded $100 million?
Facts: Debt; Interest on debt
Derivation: Debt##Interest on debt
Answer: 2

Question: What was the percentage change in the total contractual obligations between the periods of 2020 and 2021-2022?
Facts: 193.0; 346.5
Derivation: (346.5-193.0)/193.0
Answer: 79.53 percent

Question: What did Revenues for Corporate and Other represent?
Facts: deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments recorded in accordance with GAAP.
Answer: deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments recorded in accordance with GAAP.

Question: What was the total revenue in 2019?
Facts: 1,177.2
Answer: 1,177.2 million

Question: What was the dollar variance for software solutions?
Facts: 50.3
Answer: 50.3 million

Question: How many years did revenue from Data and Analytics exceed $150 million?
Facts: 2018; 2019
Derivation: 2019##2018
Answer: 2

Question: Which years did revenue from Software Solutions exceed $1,000 million?
Facts: 2019
Derivation: (2019:1,012.3)
Answer: 2019

Question: What was the average total revenue between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 1,114.0; 1,177.2
Derivation: (1,177.2+1,114.0)/2
Answer: 1145.6 million

Question: What does the company's agreements with FNF entail the provision of?
Facts: software, data and analytics services, as well as corporate shared services and information technology.
Answer: software, data and analytics services, as well as corporate shared services and information technology.

Question: What was the revenue in 2019?
Facts: 59.5
Answer: 59.5 million

Question: What were the operating expenses in 2017?
Facts: 12.3
Answer: 12.3 million

Question: Which years did Revenues exceed $55 million?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Derivation: (2019:59.5),(2018:57.6),(2017:56.8)
Answer: 2019; 2018; 2017

Question: What was the change in operating expenses between 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 12.1; 12.3
Derivation: 12.1-12.3
Answer: -0.2 million

Question: What was the percentage change in operating expenses between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 12.1; 12.5
Derivation: (12.5-12.1)/12.1
Answer: 3.31 percent

Question: What did revenues for Corporate and Other represent?
Facts: deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments recorded in accordance with GAAP
Answer: deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments recorded in accordance with GAAP

Question: What was revenue from Software Solutions in 2018?
Facts: 962.0
Answer: 962.0 million

Question: What was revenue from Data and Analytics in 2017?
Facts: 151.6
Answer: 151.6 million

Question: How many years did revenue from Data and Analytics exceed $150 million?
Facts: 2017; 2018
Derivation: 2018##2017
Answer: 2

Question: What was the average total revenue between 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 1,051.6; 1,114.0
Derivation: (1,114.0+1,051.6)/2
Answer: 1082.8 million

Question: What was the average revenue from Corporate and Other between 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 2; 2.5; 4.5
Derivation: (-2.5+(-4.5))/2
Answer: -3.5 million

Question: What did the company do in the fourth quarter of 2019?
Facts: entered into agreements to acquire software in exchange for a combination of cash consideration and certain of our products and services
Answer: entered into agreements to acquire software in exchange for a combination of cash consideration and certain of our products and services

Question: How much did the company acquire software for?
Facts: 32.0
Answer: 32.0 million

Question: What was the amount of internally developed software in 2019?
Facts: 808.2
Answer: 808.2 million

Question: What was the change in purchased software between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 60.7; 78.9
Derivation: 78.9-60.7
Answer: 18.2 million

Question: How many years did internally developed software exceed $800 million?
Facts: 2019
Derivation: 2019
Answer: 1

Question: What was the percentage change in net computer software between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 405.6; 406.0
Derivation: (406.0-405.6)/405.6
Answer: 0.1 percent