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BUSINESS AND INTANGIBLE ASSET ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions, AUD in Millions, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended |
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Mar. 22, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 15, 2015 $ / shares shares | Oct. 05, 2015 USD ($) | Oct. 05, 2015 EUR (€) | Jun. 01, 2015 USD ($) gaming_client_location | Mar. 25, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 25, 2015 EUR (€) | Oct. 10, 2014 USD ($) | Oct. 10, 2014 AUD | Sep. 30, 2014 | Feb. 29, 2016 | Feb. 26, 2016 USD ($)
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid per outstanding share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 53.28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares received per outstanding shares (in shares) | shares |  | 0.6687 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,780.0
FIS Gaming Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers acquired | gaming_client_location |  |  |  |  | 260 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, gross |  |  |  |  | $ 237.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gaming bureau service agreement term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |
Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of controlling financial interest acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 95.00% | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative percentage ownership after all transactions |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ezidebit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 266.0 | AUD 302.6 |  |  |
Percentage of controlling financial interest acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |  |
Customer-related intangible assets | FIS Gaming Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization period for customer related intangible asset |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |
Contract-based and customer-related finite-lived intangible assets | Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization period for customer related intangible asset |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 years |
Contract-based and customer-related finite-lived intangible assets | Ezidebit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization period for customer related intangible asset |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |
Acquired technologies | Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization period for customer related intangible asset |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |
Acquired technologies | Ezidebit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization period for customer related intangible asset |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |
Trade name | Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization period for customer related intangible asset |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years |
Trade name | Ezidebit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization period for customer related intangible asset |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |
Euro Member Countries, Euro | Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, gross | € |  |  |  | € 6.7 |  |  | € 110.2 |  |  |  |  |
United States of America, Dollars | Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, gross |  |  | $ 7.5 |  |  | $ 118.9 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Heartland Payment Systems, Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination, consideration transferred | $ 3,600.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred, per share of common stock (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 93.15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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