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Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Revenues in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations from Arrangements for which Vendor-Specific Objective Evidence of Fair Value Does Not Exist for Each Undelivered Element | This allocation methodology has been applied to the following amounts included in revenues in the consolidated statements of income from arrangements for which VSOE of fair value does not exist for each undelivered element (in thousands):
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
License |  | $ | 6,759 |  |  | $ | 7,797 |  |  | $ | 22,211 |
Maintenance |  |  | 3,268 |  |  |  | 3,801 |  |  |  | 7,699 |
Services |  |  | 268 |  |  |  | 321 |  |  |  | 13 |
Total |  | $ | 10,295 |  |  | $ | 11,919 |  |  | $ | 29,923 |
Receivables and Concentration of Credit Risk | Receivables and Concentration of Credit Risk. Receivables represent amounts billed and amounts earned that are to be billed in the near future. Included in accrued receivables are services and software hosting revenues earned in the current period but billed in the following period.
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Billed Receivables |  | $ | 250,116 |  |  | $ | 192,045 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (3,873 | ) |  |  | (5,045 | )
Billed, net |  |  | 246,243 |  |  |  | 187,000 |
Accrued Receivables |  |  | 21,919 |  |  |  | 32,116 |
Receivables, net |  | $ | 268,162 |  |  | $ | 219,116 |
Activity in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable | The following reflects activity in the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (in thousands):
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | (5,045 | ) |  | $ | (4,806 | ) |  | $ | (4,459 | )
Provision (increase) decrease |  |  | (1,595 | ) |  |  | (2,425 | ) |  |  | (1,049 | )
Amounts written off, net of recoveries |  |  | 2,551 |  |  |  | 2,088 |  |  |  | 1,053 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other |  |  | 216 |  |  |  | 98 |  |  |  | (351 | )
Balance, end of period |  | $ | (3,873 | ) |  | $ | (5,045 | ) |  | $ | (4,806 | )
Components of Other Current Assets and Other Current Liabilities | Other Current Assets and Other Current Liabilities
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Settlement deposits |  | $ | 10,496 |  |  | $ | 5,357 |
Settlement receivables |  |  | 14,327 |  |  |  | 7,961 |
Other |  |  | 8,755 |  |  |  | 8,319 |
Total other current assets |  | $ | 33,578 |  |  | $ | 21,637 |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Settlement payables |  | $ | 24,016 |  |  | $ | 11,250 |
Accrued interest |  |  | 7,356 |  |  |  | 7,501 |
Vendor financed licenses |  |  | 9,213 |  |  |  | 15,723 |
Royalties payable |  |  | 7,197 |  |  |  | 4,910 |
Other |  |  | 31,059 |  |  |  | 35,841 |
Total other current liabilities |  | $ | 78,841 |  |  | $ | 75,225 |
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives | As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, net property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | Useful Lives |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Computer and office equipment |  |  | 3 to 5 years |  |  | $ | 105,692 |  |  | $ | 92,237 |
Leasehold improvements |  |  | Lesser of useful life of improvement or remaining life of lease |  |  |  | 33,093 |  |  |  | 19,380 |
Furniture and fixtures |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  | 11,145 |  |  |  | 11,304 |
Building and improvements |  |  | 7 - 30 years |  |  |  | 10,391 |  |  |  | 10,340 |
Land |  |  | Non depreciable |  |  |  | 1,785 |  |  |  | 1,785 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 162,106 |  |  |  | 135,046 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | (83,156 | ) |  |  | (74,416 | )
Property and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 78,950 |  |  | $ | 60,630 |
Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each reporting unit with goodwill balances during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, were as follows (in thousands):
|  | Americas |  |  | EMEA |  |  | Asia/ Pacific |  |  | Total |
Gross Balance prior to December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 523,914 |  |  | $ | 240,303 |  |  | $ | 64,378 |  |  | $ | 828,595 |
Total impairment prior to December 31, 2014 |  |  | (47,432 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (47,432 | )
Balance, December 31, 2014 |  |  | 476,482 |  |  |  | 240,303 |  |  |  | 64,378 |  |  |  | 781,163 |
Goodwill from acquisitions (1) |  |  | 2,462 |  |  |  | 139,825 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 142,287 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | (1,803 | ) |  |  | (3,301 | ) |  |  | (5,085 | ) |  |  | (10,189 | )
Balance, December 31, 2015 |  |  | 477,141 |  |  |  | 376,827 |  |  |  | 59,293 |  |  |  | 913,261 |
Goodwill from acquisitions (2) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 511 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 511 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | 256 |  |  |  | (3,208 | ) |  |  | (1,129 | ) |  |  | (4,081 | )
Balance, December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 477,397 |  |  | $ | 374,130 |  |  | $ | 58,164 |  |  | $ | 909,691 |
(1) | Goodwill from acquisitions relates to the goodwill recorded for the acquisition of PAY.ON, as well as adjustments to goodwill related to the acquisition of ReD, as discussed in Note 2, Acquisitions.
(2) | Goodwill from acquisitions relates to the adjustments to goodwill related to the acquisition of PAY.ON, as discussed in Note 2.

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