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NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) subsidiary | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2024
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction in total equity attributable |  |  | $ 739 |  |  |
Noncontrolling shareholder exchange |  |  |  |  | $ 23,031 |
Redemption of noncontrolling interests |  |  | 20,000 |  |  |
Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling shareholder exchange | $ 10,327 | $ 4,748 | 38,086 | $ 26,705 | $ 23,031 |
Majority-Owned Subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire additional interest in subsidiaries |  |  | $ 108,800 |  |  |
Noncontrolling ownership interest |  |  | 45.23% | 20.00% |  |
Reclassification of accumulated other comprehensive gain related to foreign currency translation |  |  | $ 700 |  |  |
Majority-Owned Subsidiary | Europe | Majority-Owned Subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Majority-Owned Subsidiary | Spain |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of majority-owned subsidiaries | subsidiary |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Majority-Owned Subsidiary | Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction in total equity attributable |  |  | $ 37,700 |  |  |
Majority-Owned Subsidiary | Total Global Payments Shareholders’ Equity |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction in total equity attributable |  |  | $ 71,100 |  |  |
Comercia |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling shareholder exchange |  |  |  | $ 26,200 |  |
Germany Joint Venture | Corporate Joint Venture |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) | 51.00% |  |  |  |  | 51.00%
NBG Pay |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) | 51.00% |  | 51.00% |  |  |
Pagos y Servicios S.A. |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) | 50.10% |  | 50.10% |  |  |
Centrum Elektronicznych Uslug Platniczych eService Sp. z o.o. |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest (as a percent) | 66.00% |  | 66.00% |  |  |

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