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	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	$ 532,141	$ 439,461	$ 1,451,622	$ 1,336,288
United States [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	502,282	411,451	1,360,623	1,254,866
Foreign, primarily Canada and Australia [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	29,859	28,010	90,999	81,422
Reportable business segments [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	532,141	439,461	1,451,622	1,336,288
Reportable business segments [Member] | Payments [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	160,268	74,675	343,045	223,886
Reportable business segments [Member] | Payments [Member] | United States [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	150,594	66,377	312,874	198,965
Reportable business segments [Member] | Payments [Member] | Foreign, primarily Canada and Australia [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	9,674	8,298	30,171	24,921
Reportable business segments [Member] | Cloud Solutions [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	69,497	63,758	199,784	193,600
Reportable business segments [Member] | Cloud Solutions [Member] | United States [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	60,778	55,755	173,555	169,917
Reportable business segments [Member] | Cloud Solutions [Member] | Foreign, primarily Canada and Australia [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	8,719	8,003	26,229	23,683
Reportable business segments [Member] | Promotional Solutions [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	130,330	124,929	389,825	385,667
Reportable business segments [Member] | Promotional Solutions [Member] | United States [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	124,571	118,454	373,042	369,023
Reportable business segments [Member] | Promotional Solutions [Member] | Foreign, primarily Canada and Australia [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	5,759	6,475	16,783	16,644
Reportable business segments [Member] | Checks [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	172,046	176,099	518,968	533,135
Reportable business segments [Member] | Checks [Member] | United States [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	166,339	170,865	501,152	516,961
Reportable business segments [Member] | Checks [Member] | Foreign, primarily Canada and Australia [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	5,707	5,234	17,816	16,174
Checks [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	172,046	176,099	518,968	533,135
Checks [Member] | Reportable business segments [Member] | Checks [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	172,046	176,099	518,968	533,135
Merchant services and other payments solutions [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	103,014	19,257	170,431	56,808
Merchant services and other payments solutions [Member] | Reportable business segments [Member] | Payments [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	103,014	19,257	170,431	56,808
Forms and other products [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	68,646	77,492	218,622	234,735
Forms and other products [Member] | Reportable business segments [Member] | Promotional Solutions [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	68,646	77,492	218,622	234,735
Marketing and promotional solutions [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	61,684	47,437	171,203	150,932
Marketing and promotional solutions [Member] | Reportable business segments [Member] | Promotional Solutions [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	61,684	47,437	171,203	150,932
Treasury management solutions [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	57,254	55,418	172,614	167,078
Treasury management solutions [Member] | Reportable business segments [Member] | Payments [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	57,254	55,418	172,614	167,078
Data-driven marketing solutions [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	41,956	30,508	115,120	88,927
Data-driven marketing solutions [Member] | Reportable business segments [Member] | Cloud Solutions [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	41,956	30,508	115,120	88,927
Web and hosted solutions [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	27,541	33,250	84,664	104,673
Web and hosted solutions [Member] | Reportable business segments [Member] | Cloud Solutions [Member]
Disaggregated revenue information
Revenue	$ 27,541	$ 33,250	$ 84,664	$ 104,673

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