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REVENUES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

The following tables present a disaggregation of our revenues from contracts with customers by geography for each of our reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

			Three months ended March 31, 2021
			Merchant Solutions						Issuer Solutions						Business and Consumer Solutions						Intersegment Eliminations						Total
			(in thousands)
Americas			$	1,080,470					$	378,043					$	240,633					$	(16,905)					$	1,682,241
Europe			132,934						117,412						2,952						—						253,298
Asia Pacific			54,468						4,796						—						(4,796)						54,468
			$	1,267,872					$	500,251					$	243,585					$	(21,701)					$	1,990,007

			Three months ended March 31, 2020
			Merchant Solutions						Issuer Solutions						Business and Consumer Solutions						Intersegment Eliminations						Total
			(in thousands)
Americas			$	1,024,504					$	393,754					$	203,946					$	(17,733)					$	1,604,471
Europe			135,999						108,362						—						—						244,361
Asia Pacific			54,766						1,646						—						(1,646)						54,766
			$	1,215,269					$	503,762					$	203,946					$	(19,379)					$	1,903,598

The following table presents a disaggregation of our Merchant Solutions segment revenues by distribution channel for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

			Three Months Ended
			March 31, 2021						March 31, 2020
			(in thousands)
Relationship-led			$	668,556					$	676,522
Technology-enabled			599,316						538,747
			$	1,267,872					$	1,215,269

Schedule of Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

Supplemental balance sheet information related to contracts from customers as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was as follows:

			Balance Sheet Location						March 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
									(in thousands)
Assets:
Capitalized costs to obtain customer contracts, net			Other noncurrent assets						$	257,546					$	253,780
Capitalized costs to fulfill customer contracts, net			Other noncurrent assets						$	91,070					$	81,371
Liabilities:
Contract liabilities, net (current)			Accounts payable and accrued liabilities						$	212,520					$	217,938
Contract liabilities, net (noncurrent)			Other noncurrent liabilities						$	49,740					$	52,944

Schedule of Expected Timing of Satisfaction of Remaining Performance Obligation

The following table includes estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied at March 31, 2021. However, as permitted, we have elected to exclude from this disclosure any contracts with an original duration of one year or less and any variable consideration that meets specified criteria. Accordingly, the total unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations related to processing services is significantly higher than the amounts disclosed in the table below (in thousands):

Year ending December 31,
2021			$	732,761
2022			786,550
2023			582,240
2024			404,552
2025			302,335
2026 and thereafter			603,637
Total			$	3,412,075

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