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ACQUISITIONS - Fair Value of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 18, 2019 | Oct. 17, 2018 | Sep. 04, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Total System Services, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Values | $ 10,980,000 |  |  | $ 10,980,978 | $ 10,980,000 |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods | 13 years |  |  |  |  |
SICOM |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Values |  | $ 188,294 |  |  | 188,294 | $ 188,294
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
AdvancedMD |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Values |  |  | $ 419,500 |  | $ 419,500 | $ 419,500
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods |  |  | 10 years |  |  |
Customer-related intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods |  |  |  | 8 years 10 months 24 days | 15 years 1 month 6 days | 11 years 6 months
Customer-related intangible assets | Total System Services, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Values | $ 6,420,000 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods | 15 years |  |  |  |  |
Customer-related intangible assets | SICOM |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Values |  | $ 104,900 |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods |  | 14 years |  |  |  |
Customer-related intangible assets | AdvancedMD |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Values |  |  | $ 303,100 |  |  |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods |  |  | 11 years |  |  |
Contract-based intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods |  |  |  | 9 years 9 months 18 days | 17 years 8 months 12 days | 19 years 3 months 18 days
Contract-based intangible assets | Total System Services, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Values | $ 1,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods | 18 years |  |  |  |  |
Contract-based intangible assets | SICOM |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Values |  | $ 6,880 |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Acquired technologies |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods |  |  |  | 5 years | 6 years 10 months 24 days | 6 years 2 months 12 days
Acquired technologies | Total System Services, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Values | $ 1,810,000 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods | 7 years |  |  |  |  |
Acquired technologies | SICOM |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Values |  | $ 65,312 |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods |  | 6 years |  |  |  |
Acquired technologies | AdvancedMD |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Values |  |  | $ 83,700 |  |  |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods |  |  | 5 years |  |  |
Trademarks and trade names |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods |  |  |  |  | 10 years 8 months 12 days | 12 years 6 months
Trademarks and trade names | Total System Services, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Values | $ 950,000 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods | 11 years |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks and trade names | SICOM |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Values |  | $ 11,202 |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Trademarks and trade names | AdvancedMD |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Values |  |  | $ 32,700 |  |  |
Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods |  |  | 15 years |  |  |

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