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BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (disaggregated revenue information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue | $ 454,492 | $ 439,461 | $ 410,405 | $ 486,423 | $ 2,022,197 | $ 1,790,781 | $ 2,008,715
U. S. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 1,897,388 | 1,678,187 | 1,888,036
Foreign, primarily Canada and Australia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 124,809 | 112,594 | 120,679
Reportable business segments [Member] | Payments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 510,359 | 301,901 | 269,573
Reportable business segments [Member] | Payments [Member] | U. S. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 469,102 | 266,920 | 233,152
Reportable business segments [Member] | Payments [Member] | Foreign, primarily Canada and Australia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 41,257 | 34,981 | 36,421
Reportable business segments [Member] | Cloud Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 262,310 | 252,773 | 318,383
Reportable business segments [Member] | Cloud Solutions [Member] | U. S. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 227,091 | 220,699 | 283,695
Reportable business segments [Member] | Cloud Solutions [Member] | Foreign, primarily Canada and Australia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 35,219 | 32,074 | 34,688
Reportable business segments [Member] | Promotional Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 546,473 | 529,649 | 640,892
Reportable business segments [Member] | Promotional Solutions [Member] | U. S. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 522,966 | 506,240 | 613,830
Reportable business segments [Member] | Promotional Solutions [Member] | Foreign, primarily Canada and Australia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 23,507 | 23,409 | 27,062
Reportable business segments [Member] | Checks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 703,055 | 706,458 | 779,867
Reportable business segments [Member] | Checks [Member] | U. S. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 678,229 | 684,328 | 757,359
Reportable business segments [Member] | Checks [Member] | Foreign, primarily Canada and Australia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 24,826 | 22,130 | 22,508
Checks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 703,055 | 706,458 | 779,867
Checks [Member] | Reportable business segments [Member] | Checks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 703,055 | 706,458 | 779,867
Forms and other products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 296,993 | 316,245 | 348,757
Forms and other products [Member] | Reportable business segments [Member] | Promotional Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 296,993 | 316,245 | 348,757
Merchant services and other payment solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 276,118 | 75,796 | 76,046
Merchant services and other payment solutions [Member] | Reportable business segments [Member] | Payments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 276,118 | 75,796 | 76,046
Marketing and promotional solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 249,480 | 213,404 | 292,135
Marketing and promotional solutions [Member] | Reportable business segments [Member] | Promotional Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 249,480 | 213,404 | 292,135
Treasury management solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 234,241 | 226,105 | 193,527
Treasury management solutions [Member] | Reportable business segments [Member] | Payments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 234,241 | 226,105 | 193,527
Data-driven marketing solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 150,772 | 119,155 | 162,286
Data-driven marketing solutions [Member] | Reportable business segments [Member] | Cloud Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 150,772 | 119,155 | 162,286
Web and hosted solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | 111,538 | 133,618 | 156,097
Web and hosted solutions [Member] | Reportable business segments [Member] | Cloud Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product and service information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  | $ 111,538 | $ 133,618 | $ 156,097

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