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SETTLEMENT PROCESSING ASSETS AND OBLIGATIONS - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
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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