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Business and Intangible Asset Acquisitions and Joint Ventures - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 05, 2015 USD ($) | Oct. 05, 2015 EUR (€) | Aug. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 27, 2015 EUR (€) Country | Jun. 01, 2015 USD ($) gaming_client_location | Mar. 25, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 25, 2015 EUR (€) | Oct. 10, 2014 USD ($) | Oct. 10, 2014 AUD | Sep. 30, 2014 | Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase consideration |  |  | $ 33,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Countries in which Joint Venture Operates | Country |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FIS Gaming Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers acquired | gaming_client_location |  |  |  |  | 260 |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, gross |  |  |  |  | $ 237,500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Gaming bureau service agreement term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |
Total purchase consideration |  |  |  |  | $ 237,500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Global Payments Asia-Pacific Philippines Incorporated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, gross |  |  | 3,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated acquisition date, fair value |  |  | $ 29,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Total purchase consideration |  |  |  |  |  | $ 118,880 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of controlling financial interest acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |
Ezidebit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 266,000 | AUD 302,600,000.0 |  |
Total purchase consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 265,982 |  |  |
Percentage of controlling financial interest acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Customer-related intangible assets | FIS Gaming Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years
Contract-based and customer-related finite-lived intangible assets | Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 years
Contract-based and customer-related finite-lived intangible assets | Ezidebit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years
Acquired technologies | Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years
Acquired technologies | Ezidebit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years
Trade name | Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years
Trade name | Ezidebit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years
Global Payments Asia-Pacific Philippines Incorporated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Euro Member Countries, Euro | Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, gross | € |  | € 6,700,000.0 |  |  |  |  | € 110,200,000.0 |  |  |  |
United States of America, Dollars | Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, gross | $ 7,500 |  |  |  |  | $ 118,900 |  |  |  |  |
Global Payments, CaixaBank S.A., and Erste Group Bank AG Joint Venture | Global Payments and CaixaBank S.A. Joint Venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture |  |  |  | € 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 32,000
Joint venture, ownership percentage |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global Payments, CaixaBank S.A., and Erste Group Bank AG Joint Venture | Erste Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint venture, ownership percentage |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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