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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details) |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 18, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) segment | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) reporting_units | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares | Jan. 01, 2019 USD ($) | Jan. 01, 2018 USD ($)
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 |  |  |  |
Total lease liabilities |  | $ 486,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 486,300,000 | $ 486,300,000 | $ 486,300,000 | $ 486,300,000 | $ 486,300,000 |  |  |  |
Total operating lease right-of-use-assets |  |  | $ 436,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 235,979,000 |
Retained earnings |  | 2,333,011,000 |  |  |  | $ 2,066,415,000 |  |  |  | 2,333,011,000 | 2,333,011,000 | 2,333,011,000 | 2,333,011,000 | 2,333,011,000 | $ 2,066,415,000 |  |  |
Other noncurrent assets |  | 1,810,225,000 |  |  |  | 362,923,000 |  |  |  | 1,810,225,000 | 1,810,225,000 | 1,810,225,000 | 1,810,225,000 | 1,810,225,000 | 362,923,000 |  |  |
Deferred income taxes |  | 3,145,641,000 |  |  |  | 585,025,000 |  |  |  | $ 3,145,641,000 | 3,145,641,000 | $ 3,145,641,000 | $ 3,145,641,000 | $ 3,145,641,000 | 585,025,000 |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ 1,987,760,000 | $ 1,105,941,000 | $ 935,152,000 | $ 883,039,000 | $ 880,555,000 | $ 857,670,000 | $ 833,164,000 | $ 794,977,000 |  | 4,911,892,000 |  |  |  | 3,366,366,000 | $ 3,975,163,000 |  |
Cost of service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,073,803,000 |  |  |  | 1,095,014,000 | 1,928,037,000 |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,046,672,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,534,297,000 | $ 1,488,258,000 |  |
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Buyout of relationship managers and sales managers commissions, fixed multiple period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total lease liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 274,000,000.0 |
Total operating lease right-of-use-assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 236,000,000.0 |
Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 51,000,000.0
Other noncurrent assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64,600,000
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,600,000
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,110,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,042,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 67,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total System Services, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase consideration | $ 24,474,953,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization period of capitalized contract costs |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |  |  |  |
Minimum | Internal-Use Software |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization period of capitalized contract costs |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years |  |  |  |
Maximum | Internal-Use Software |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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