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Segments - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) Customer Segment Region | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Segments |  |  |
Restructuring-related expenses and business transformation expenses | $ 152.3 | $ 36.8 | $ 115.5
Utilized to allocate revenue to the country where the transaction is initiated (as a percent) | 100.00% |  |
Operating Segments |  |  |
Segments |  |  |
Number of operating segments | Segment | 2 |  |
Operating Segments | Consumer-to-Consumer |  |  |
Segments |  |  |
Number of consumers in money transfer | Customer | 2 |  |
Number of geographic regions in segment | Region | 5 |  |
Not Allocated To Segments |  |  |
Segments |  |  |
Restructuring-related expenses and business transformation expenses |  | $ 36.8 | $ 115.5

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- Definition Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 18 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123359005&loc=d3e8672-108599 + Details
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