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ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, € in Millions, AUD in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 01, 2017 USD ($) shares | Apr. 22, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Oct. 05, 2015 USD ($) | Oct. 05, 2015 EUR (€) | Jun. 01, 2015 USD ($) location | Mar. 25, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 25, 2015 EUR (€) | Oct. 10, 2014 USD ($) | Oct. 10, 2014 AUD | May 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | May 31, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 28,820 | $ 784,668 |  | $ 3,372,170
ACTIVE Network |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business, gross | $ 599,497 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest issued (shares) | shares | 6,357,509 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 784,668 |  |
Deductible amount of goodwill (as a percent) | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase consideration | $ 1,171,576 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,171,576 |  |
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business, gross |  | $ 2,043,362 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,238,492 |
Total purchase consideration |  | $ 3,922,820 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 37,500 |  |  | 3,922,820 |
Equity interest of acquiree outstanding (in shares) | shares |  | 38,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange ratio per share | shares |  | 0.6687 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share price (USD per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 73.29 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, transaction costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24,700 |  | $ 24,700 |
Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 95.00% | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative percentage ownership after all transactions |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ezidebit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 266,000 | AUD 302.6 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
FIS Gaming Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business, gross |  |  |  |  | $ 237,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations | location |  |  |  |  | 260 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer-related intangible assets | Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 16 years | 16 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer-related intangible assets | Ezidebit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years | 15 years |  |  |  |  |
Customer-related intangible assets | FIS Gaming Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired technology | Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired technology | Ezidebit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years | 15 years |  |  |  |  |
Trade name | Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade name | Ezidebit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Euro Member Countries, Euro | Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business, gross | € |  |  |  | € 6.7 |  |  | € 110.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States of America, Dollars | Realex Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire business, gross |  |  | $ 7,500 |  |  | $ 118,900 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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