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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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ACQUISITION - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
ACQUISITION - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 10, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill acquired			$ 517,240
Zego
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration paid to acquire business	$ 933,000
Goodwill		$ (57,113)
Zego \| Merchants Solutions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill acquired	$ 468,800