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ACQUISITIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

AdvancedMD

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The following table reflects the estimated fair values of the identified intangible assets of AdvancedMD and the respective aggregated weighted-average estimated amortization periods:

	Estimated Fair Values				Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods
	(in thousands)				(years)
Customer-related intangible assets	$	303,100			11
Acquired technologies	83,700				5
Trademarks and trade names	32,700				15
Total estimated acquired intangible assets	$	419,500			10

The provisional estimated acquisition-date fair values of major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of December 31, 2018, including a reconciliation to the total purchase consideration, were as follows (in thousands):

Cash and cash equivalents		$	7,657
Property and equipment		5,672
Identified intangible assets		419,500
Other assets		11,958
Deferred income taxes		(98,979		)
Other liabilities		(15,624		)
Total identifiable net assets		330,184
Goodwill		376,701
Total purchase consideration		$	706,885

SICOM

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The following table reflects the estimated fair values of the identified intangible assets of SICOM and the respective aggregated weighted-average estimated amortization periods:

	Estimated Fair Values				Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods
	(in thousands)				(years)
Customer-related intangible assets	$	104,900			14
Acquired technologies	65,312				6
Trademarks and trade names	11,202				5
Covenants-not-to-compete	6,880				5
Total estimated acquired intangible assets	$	188,294			10

The provisional estimated acquisition-date fair values of major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of December 31, 2018, including a reconciliation to the total purchase consideration, were as follows (in thousands):

Cash and cash equivalents		$	7,540
Property and equipment		5,943
Identified intangible assets		188,294
Other assets		22,278
Deferred income taxes		(48,448		)
Other liabilities		(31,250		)
Total identifiable net assets		144,357
Goodwill		264,844
Total purchase consideration		$	409,201

ACTIVE Network

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The estimated acquisition-date fair values of major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, provisionally determined as of December 31, 2017 and as subsequently revised for measurement-period adjustments, including a reconciliation to the total purchase consideration, were as follows:

	Provisional at December 31, 2017				Measurement- Period Adjustments				Final
	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	42,913			$	—			$	42,913
Property and equipment	21,985				(133		)		21,852
Identified intangible assets	410,545				—				410,545
Other assets	87,240				(97		)		87,143
Deferred income taxes	(31,643		)		4,003				(27,640		)
Other liabilities	(144,132		)		(3,349		)		(147,481		)
Total identifiable net assets	386,908				424				387,332
Goodwill	784,668				(424		)		784,244
Total purchase consideration	$	1,171,576			$	—			$	1,171,576

The following table reflects the estimated fair values of the identified intangible assets and the respective weighted-average estimated amortization periods:

	Estimated Fair Values				Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods
	(in thousands)				(years)
Customer-related intangible assets	$	189,000			17
Acquired technologies	153,300				9
Trademarks and trade names	59,400				15
Covenants-not-to-compete	8,845				3
Total estimated acquired intangible assets	$	410,545			13

Schedule of Disclosure of Business Combination

The following table summarizes the cash and non-cash components of the consideration transferred on September 1, 2017 (in thousands):

Cash consideration paid to ACTIVE Network stockholders		$	599,497
Fair value of Global Payments common stock issued to ACTIVE Network stockholders		572,079
Total purchase consideration		$	1,171,576

Heartland

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The estimated acquisition-date fair values of major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed provisionally determined as of December 31, 2016 and as subsequently revised for measurement-period adjustments, including a reconciliation to the total purchase consideration, were as follows:

	Provisional at December 31, 2016				Measurement- Period Adjustments				Final
	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	304,747			$	—			$	304,747
Accounts receivable	70,385				—				70,385
Prepaid expenses and other assets	103,090				(5,131		)		97,959
Identified intangible assets	1,639,040				—				1,639,040
Property and equipment	106,583				—				106,583
Debt	(437,933		)		—				(437,933		)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(457,763		)		(65		)		(457,828		)
Settlement processing obligations	(36,578		)		(3,727		)		(40,305		)
Deferred income taxes	(518,794		)		18,907				(499,887		)
Other liabilities	(64,938		)		(33,495		)		(98,433		)
Total identifiable net assets	707,839				(23,511		)		684,328
Goodwill	3,214,981				23,511				3,238,492
Total purchase consideration	$	3,922,820			$	—			$	3,922,820

The following table reflects the estimated fair values of the identified intangible assets and the respective weighted-average estimated amortization periods:

	Estimated Fair Values				Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods
	(in thousands)				(years)
Customer-related intangible assets	$	977,400			15
Acquired technologies	457,000				5
Trademarks and trade names	176,000				7
Covenants-not-to-compete	28,640				1
Total estimated acquired intangible assets	$	1,639,040			11

Schedule of Disclosure of Business Combination

The following table summarizes the cash and non-cash components of the consideration transferred on April 22, 2016 (in thousands):

Cash consideration paid to Heartland stockholders		$	2,043,362
Fair value of Global Payments common stock issued to Heartland stockholders		1,879,458
Total purchase consideration		$	3,922,820

FIS Gaming Business

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The estimated acquisition-date fair values of major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including a reconciliation to the total purchase consideration, were as follows (in thousands):

Customer-related intangible assets		$	143,400
Liabilities		(150		)
Total identifiable net assets		143,250
Goodwill		94,250
Total purchase consideration		$	237,500

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