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REVENUES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

			Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
			Merchant Solutions						Issuer Solutions						Business and Consumer Solutions						Intersegment Eliminations						Total
			(in thousands)
Americas			$	1,245,805					$	394,893					$	204,584					$	(16,507)					$	1,828,775
Europe			189,282						120,383						3,086						—						312,751
Asia Pacific			60,811						6,890						—						(6,890)						60,811
			$	1,495,898					$	522,166					$	207,670					$	(23,397)					$	2,202,337

			Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
			Merchant Solutions						Issuer Solutions						Business and Consumer Solutions						Intersegment Eliminations						Total
			(in thousands)
Americas			$	1,039,039					$	370,938					$	204,106					$	(15,097)					$	1,598,986
Europe			154,262						113,907						—						—						268,169
Asia Pacific			50,660						2,564						—						(2,564)						50,660
			$	1,243,961					$	487,409					$	204,106					$	(17,661)					$	1,917,815

			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
			Merchant Solutions						Issuer Solutions						Business and Consumer Solutions						Intersegment Eliminations						Total
			(in thousands)
Americas			$	3,529,245					$	1,152,057					$	669,747					$	(50,180)					$	5,300,869
Europe			488,860						358,769						8,864						—						856,493
Asia Pacific			172,419						17,523						—						(17,523)						172,419
			$	4,190,524					$	1,528,349					$	678,611					$	(67,703)					$	6,329,781

			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
			Merchant Solutions						Issuer Solutions						Business and Consumer Solutions						Intersegment Eliminations						Total
			(in thousands)
Americas			$	2,926,472					$	1,127,832					$	624,774					$	(47,558)					$	4,631,520
Europe			392,721						327,532						—						—						720,253
Asia Pacific			141,592						5,832						—						(5,832)						141,592
			$	3,460,785					$	1,461,196					$	624,774					$	(53,390)					$	5,493,365

The following table presents a disaggregation of our Merchant Solutions segment revenues by distribution channel for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

			Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
			September 30, 2021						September 30, 2020						September 30, 2021						September 30, 2020
			(in thousands)
Relationship-led			$	799,948					$	709,749					$	2,245,839					$	1,934,265
Technology-enabled			695,950						534,212						1,944,685						1,526,520
			$	1,495,898					$	1,243,961					$	4,190,524					$	3,460,785

Schedule of Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

Supplemental balance sheet information related to contracts from customers as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was as follows:

			Balance Sheet Location						September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
									(in thousands)
Assets:
Capitalized costs to obtain customer contracts, net			Other noncurrent assets						$	278,565					$	253,780
Capitalized costs to fulfill customer contracts, net			Other noncurrent assets						106,236						81,371
Liabilities:
Contract liabilities, net (current)			Accounts payable and accrued liabilities						218,585						217,938
Contract liabilities, net (noncurrent)			Other noncurrent liabilities						46,290						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 September 30, 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 amount of 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			$	256,447
2022			908,834
2023			694,952
2024			522,068
2025			410,883
2026			321,754
2027 and thereafter			518,598
Total			$	3,633,538

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