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Segment Information - Revenue by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Payment processing revenue | $ 244,872 |  | $ 721,411 |
Account servicing revenue | 78,748 | $ 71,322 | 236,168 | $ 198,538
Finance fee revenue | 53,703 | 50,879 | 154,958 | 136,336
Other revenue | 67,368 | 56,099 | 187,206 | 160,935
Total revenues | 382,690 | 324,002 | 1,108,395 | 919,243
Interest income | 1,807 | 12,051 | 15,540 | 26,586
Fleet Solutions |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Payment processing revenue | 134,664 |  | 395,954 |
Account servicing revenue | 42,810 | 44,858 | 128,039 | 122,238
Finance fee revenue | 51,644 | 40,773 | 140,436 | 113,754
Other revenue | 39,135 | 36,177 | 117,076 | 103,003
Total revenues | 249,612 | 212,078 | 721,447 | 603,205
Interest income | 1,092 | 944 | 3,127 | 2,764
Travel and Corporate Solutions |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Payment processing revenue | 64,528 |  | 181,381 |
Account servicing revenue | 9,120 | 206 | 27,584 | 528
Finance fee revenue | 670 | 87 | 1,157 | 469
Other revenue | 18,675 | 16,556 | 46,201 | 43,414
Total revenues | 82,810 | 61,026 | 225,353 | 163,739
Interest income | 172 | 208 | 715 | 569
Health and Employee Benefit Solutions |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Payment processing revenue | 45,680 |  | 144,076 |
Account servicing revenue | 26,818 | 26,258 | 80,545 | 75,772
Finance fee revenue | 1,389 | 10,019 | 13,365 | 22,113
Other revenue | 9,558 | 3,366 | 23,929 | 14,518
Total revenues | 50,268 | 50,898 | 161,595 | 152,299
Interest income | 543 | 10,899 | 11,698 | 23,253
Payment processing revenue |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Payment processing revenue | 182,871 | 145,702 | 530,063 | 423,434
Payment processing revenue | Fleet Solutions |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Payment processing revenue | 116,023 | 90,270 | 335,896 | 264,210
Payment processing revenue | Travel and Corporate Solutions |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Payment processing revenue | 54,345 | 44,177 | 150,411 | 119,328
Payment processing revenue | Health and Employee Benefit Solutions |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Payment processing revenue | $ 12,503 | $ 11,255 | $ 43,756 | $ 39,896

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