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REVENUE - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Transaction-based revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	$ 816,622	$ 655,384	$ 2,248,894	$ 1,803,649
Subscription and services-based revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	239,895	141,752	645,588	330,637
Revenues from other sources	39,906	24,451	104,453	66,952
Hardware revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	21,766	17,558	62,238	50,337
Bitcoin revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers	$ 148,285	$ 42,963	$ 338,898	$ 114,074

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03(1))
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