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Settlement Assets and Obligations - Summary of Activity in the Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021
Summary of activity in allowance for credit losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for credit losses, Beginning Balance |  |  |  | $ 23.7 |  |  |
Allowance for credit losses, Ending Balance |  | $ 11.9 |  |  |  |  |
Receivables from agents and others |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of activity in allowance for credit losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for credit losses, Beginning Balance |  | 16.9 | $ 18.4 | 18.0 | $ 18.5 | $ 49.7 | $ 49.3
Current period provision for expected credit losses | [1] | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.3
Write-offs charged against the allowance |  | (8.1) | (1.3) | (3.1) | (4.0) | (34.4) | (3.3)
Recoveries of amounts previously written off |  | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.9
Impacts of foreign currency exchange rates, divestitures and other |  | (2.4) | (3.0) | (0.1) | (0.7) | (0.6) | (0.5)
Allowance for credit losses, Ending Balance |  | 11.6 | 16.9 | 18.4 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 49.7
Receivables from Business Solutions customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of activity in allowance for credit losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for credit losses, Beginning Balance |  | 1.7 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 3.9
Current period provision for expected credit losses | [1] | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.5
Write-offs charged against the allowance |  | (2.1) | (1.4) | (0.4) | (0.8) | (0.4) | (0.4)
Impacts of foreign currency exchange rates, divestitures and other |  | 0.2 | (0.5) | (4.2) |  | (0.1) | (0.1)
Allowance for credit losses, Ending Balance |  | $ 0.3 | $ 1.7 | $ 1.5 | $ 6.0 | $ 6.3 | $ 4.9
[1] | Provision does not include losses from chargebacks or fraud associated with transactions initiated through the Company’s digital channels, as these losses are not credit-related. The Company recognized losses that were not credit-related of $10.0 million, $7.7 million, and $10.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, and September 30, 2022, respectively, and $13.7 million, $14.5 million, and $13.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021, and September 30, 2021, respectively.

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