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ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 10, 2021 | Sep. 18, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 988,841 | $ 80,152 | $ 17,398,853
Goodwill acquired |  |  |  | $ 24,813,274 | 24,813,274 | 23,871,451 |
Merchant Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired |  |  |  |  | 557,044 | 80,152 | 7,095,167
Issuer Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 7,945,029
Business and Consumer Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired |  |  |  |  | 431,797 | 0 | 2,358,657
Zego |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration paid to acquire business | $ 933,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired |  |  |  | (50,782) |  |  |
Goodwill acquired | 525,929 |  |  | 475,147 | 475,147 |  |
Adjustment to identifiable net assets |  |  |  | 51,204 |  |  |
Zego | Merchant Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired | $ 475,100 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total System Services, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration paid to acquire business |  | $ 1,352 |  |  |  |  |
Measurement period adjustments to goodwill acquired |  |  |  |  |  | (39,684) |
Goodwill acquired |  |  |  |  | 17,400,000 | 17,400,000 |
Aggregate purchase price |  | $ 24,474,953 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired |  |  | $ 17,398,853 |  |  | 17,359,169 | 17,398,853
Entity stock issued per acquiree share (shares) |  | 0.8101 |  |  |  |  |
Number of equity awards of acquiree exchanged for corresponding acquirer equity awards (shares) |  | 2,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase consideration transferred to TSYS shareholders |  | $ 23,772,741 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to identifiable net assets |  |  |  |  |  | 39,684 |
Revenue of acquiree |  |  |  |  |  | 4,205,200 |
Operating income (loss) of acquiree |  |  |  |  |  | 538,000 |
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date |  |  | 1,215,000 |  |  |  |
Operating income of acquiree since acquisition date |  |  | $ 78,700 |  |  |  |
Acquisition and integration expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 68,900
Total System Services, Inc. | Merchant Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired |  |  |  |  | 7,100,000 | 7,100,000 |
Total System Services, Inc. | Issuer Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired |  |  |  |  | 7,900,000 | 7,900,000 |
Total System Services, Inc. | Business and Consumer Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired |  |  |  |  | 2,400,000 | $ 2,400,000 |
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price |  |  |  |  | 963,000 |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  | 438,000 | 438,000 |  |
Goodwill acquired |  |  |  | $ 514,000 | $ 514,000 |  |

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