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Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, was 14% and 163%, respectively. The Company reported a tax charge on pretax income for the three months ended September 30, 2019, and a tax benefit on pretax loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The earnings of the Company’s foreign entities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, were $16.6 million and $21.5 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2019, was positively impacted by the release of an uncertain tax position due to the statute of limitation expiration. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, was positively impacted by state income tax benefits on a domestic loss. In addition, the Company released a majority of its valuation allowance established against its U.S. foreign tax credit deferred tax asset, resulting in a non-cash benefit to income tax expense of approximately $18.5 million. The Company released the valuation allowance following the acquisition of Speedpay and has determined that it is more likely than not that it will be able to utilize the foreign tax credits in future years due to additional income provided by Speedpay. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2018, was 12%. The Company reported a tax charge for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, while reporting a pretax loss for the same period, resulting in an effective tax rate of (11)%. The earnings of the Company’s foreign entities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, were $27.3 million and $32.7 million, respectively. The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, were impacted by profits in certain foreign jurisdictions taxed at lower rates and equity compensation tax benefits, partially offset by lower domestic tax benefits resulting from the current GILTI tax and Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax ("BEAT") charges. The Company’s effective tax rate could fluctuate on a quarterly basis due to the occurrence of significant and unusual or infrequent items, such as vesting of stock-based compensation or foreign currency gains and losses. The Company’s effective tax rate could also fluctuate due to changes in the valuation of its deferred tax assets or liabilities, or by changes in tax laws, regulations, accounting principles, or interpretations thereof. In addition, the Company is occasionally subject to examination of its income tax returns by tax authorities in the jurisdictions it operates. The Company regularly assesses the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of its provision for income taxes. As of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions was $24.4 million and $28.4 million, respectively, excluding related liabilities for interest and penalties of $1.2 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Company believes it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will decrease within the next 12 months by approximately $0.3 million, due to the settlement of various audits and the expiration of statutes of limitation.