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SETTLEMENT PROCESSING ASSETS AND OBLIGATIONS - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Settlement processing assets |  |
Total settlement processing assets | $ 2,650,113 | $ 2,459,292
Settlement processing obligations |  |
Total settlement processing obligations | (2,314,444) | (2,040,509)
Merchant reserves |  |
Settlement processing assets |  |
Merchant reserves | (15,682) | (13,268)
Settlement processing obligations |  |
Settlement liabilities, reserves | (139,587) | (133,907)
Reserve for operating losses and sales allowances |  |
Settlement processing obligations |  |
Settlement liabilities, reserves | (4,232) | (4,042)
Interchange reimbursement |  |
Settlement processing assets |  |
Settlement processing assets: | 288,551 | 304,964
Settlement processing obligations |  |
Settlement processing obligations: | 91,873 | 72,053
Receivable from members |  |
Settlement processing assets |  |
Settlement processing assets: | 27,563 | 104,339
Receivable from networks |  |
Settlement processing assets |  |
Settlement processing assets: | 2,340,677 | 2,055,390
Liability to members |  |
Settlement processing obligations |  |
Settlement processing obligations: | (20,791) | (20,369)
Liability to merchants |  |
Settlement processing obligations |  |
Settlement processing obligations: | (2,249,416) | (1,961,107)
Exception items |  |
Settlement processing assets |  |
Settlement processing assets: | 9,004 | 7,867
Settlement processing obligations |  |
Settlement processing obligations: | $ 7,709 | $ 6,863

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