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Organization, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 03, 2025 USD ($) | Nov. 05, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) Rate shares | Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) Rate shares | Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) | May 31, 2025 USD ($) shares | May 31, 2025 EUR (€) shares | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) Rate shares
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired |  |  |  | $ 2,568,300,000 | $ 305,900,000 |  |  |
Cash |  |  | $ 126,900,000 | 126,900,000 |  |  |  | $ 52,000,000.0
Transfers and servicing of financial assets, receivables |  |  | $ 76,000,000 | $ 76,000,000 |  |  |  |
Vectron |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Ownership % | Rate |  |  | 25.00% | 25.00% |  |  |  | 25.00%
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, issued (in shares) | shares |  |  | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 |  | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 0
Preferred stock, liquidation preference |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Preferred stock issued during period (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of convertible preferred stock |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
2025 Convertible Notes | Convertible Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  | 690,000,000.0 | 690,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
2027 Convertible Notes | Convertible Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  | 632,500,000 | 632,500,000 |  |  |  |
Convertible Notes Due 2025 and Convertible Notes Due 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from 2025 notes offering |  | $ 1,322,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
2033 Euro Notes | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 798,100,000 | € 680,000,000 |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 5.50% | 5.50% |
Global Blue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired | $ 2,611,900,000 |  | 2,700,000,000 | 2,564,600,000 |  |  |  |
The Giving Block |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
TRA liability |  |  | $ 362,100,000 | $ 362,100,000 |  |  |  | $ 365,500,000

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