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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
	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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