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Business segment information (disaggregated revenue information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 528,444 | $ 537,844 | $ 1,601,215 | $ 1,654,896
Merchant Services [Member] | Operating segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 93,531 | 87,984 | 288,536 | 268,556
B2B Payments [Member] | Operating segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 75,140 | 74,581 | 214,788 | 226,118
Data Solutions [Member] | Operating segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 61,065 | 64,080 | 178,169 | 167,735
Print [Member] | Operating segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 297,313 | 304,282 | 909,393 | 942,839
All Other [Member] | Operating segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | [1] | 1,395 | 6,917 | 10,329 | 49,648
Checks [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 176,827 | 179,990 | 534,672 | 545,061
Checks [Member] | Print [Member] | Operating segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 176,827 | 179,990 | 534,672 | 545,061
Merchant services [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 93,531 | 87,984 | 288,536 | 268,556
Merchant services [Member] | Merchant Services [Member] | Operating segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 93,531 | 87,984 | 288,536 | 268,556
Promotional solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 61,264 | 62,309 | 193,343 | 204,998
Promotional solutions [Member] | Print [Member] | Operating segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 61,264 | 62,309 | 193,343 | 203,542
Promotional solutions [Member] | All Other [Member] | Operating segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  | 1,456
Forms and other business products [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 59,222 | 61,983 | 181,378 | 194,236
Forms and other business products [Member] | Print [Member] | Operating segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 59,222 | 61,983 | 181,378 | 194,236
Treasury management solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 58,574 | 59,224 | 169,000 | 180,864
Treasury management solutions [Member] | B2B Payments [Member] | Operating segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 58,574 | 59,224 | 169,000 | 180,864
Data-driven marketing [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 56,520 | 59,561 | 163,339 | 153,346
Data-driven marketing [Member] | Data Solutions [Member] | Operating segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 56,520 | 59,561 | 163,339 | 153,346
Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 22,506 | 26,793 | 70,947 | 107,835
Other [Member] | B2B Payments [Member] | Operating segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 16,566 | 15,357 | 45,788 | 45,254
Other [Member] | Data Solutions [Member] | Operating segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 4,545 | 4,519 | 14,830 | 14,389
Other [Member] | All Other [Member] | Operating segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregated revenue information |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 1,395 | $ 6,917 | $ 10,329 | $ 48,192
[1] | Includes our North American web hosting and logo design businesses, which were sold in June 2023, and our payroll and human resources services business, which we are in the process of exiting (Note 6).

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