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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES (NARRATIVE) (Details) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) employee | Dec. 21, 2021 USD ($) | Apr. 08, 2021 USD ($) | Nov. 04, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Aug. 05, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Feb. 07, 2020 USD ($) | Oct. 26, 2019 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) employee | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) employee | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Number of Employees | employee | 65,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65,000 |  |
Other liabilities, noncurrent | $ 79,827,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 79,827,000 |  |  |  | $ 96,185,000 |  |  | $ 79,827,000 | $ 96,185,000 |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest | 56,316,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,316,000 |  |  |  | 52,976,000 |  |  | 56,316,000 | 52,976,000 | $ 48,923,000
Contingent Consideration, at fair value | 9,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,600,000 |  |  |  | 18,032,000 |  |  | 9,600,000 | 18,032,000 | 6,134,000
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Liability | 9,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,600,000 |  |  |  | 18,032,000 |  |  | 9,600,000 | 18,032,000 | 6,134,000
Revenue of Acquirees since Acquisition Date, Actual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 147,700,000 | 19,400,000 | 18,600,000
Income (loss) from operations of Acquirees since Acquisition Date, Actual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,800,000 | 1,900,000 | 1,400,000
Sales Revenue Services Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,273,062,000 | 1,949,248,000 | 1,643,704,000
Net income attributable to TTEC stockholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 140,970,000 | 118,648,000 | 77,164,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,320,100,000 | 2,135,600,000 | 1,741,300,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 140,300,000 | 115,600,000 | 87,000,000.0
(Gain) Loss on dissolution of subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (19,905,000) | 0
Expected forecast volatility rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination contingent consideration measurement input |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Subsidiary 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Gain) Loss on dissolution of subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Subsidiary 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Gain) Loss on dissolution of subsidiary |  |  |  |  | $ 17,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
TTEC Digital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales Revenue Services Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 414,104,000 | 306,985,000 | 305,346,000
TTEC Engage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales Revenue Services Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,858,958,000 | 1,642,263,000 | 1,338,358,000
Accounting Standards Update 2021-08 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Deferred Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,900,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Faneuil |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement |  | Dec. 21, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Price of Acquisition, Expected |  | $ 140,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Avtex |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ownership percentage |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VoiceFoundry US |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses |  |  |  |  |  | $ 34,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Financial Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Future Value of Liabilities Incurred From Business Acquisitions | 10,900,000 |  |  |  |  | 7,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,900,000 |  |
Contingent Consideration, at fair value | 7,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,400,000 |  |
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Liability | $ 7,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,400,000 |  |
Increase (decrease) in contingent consideration payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VoiceFoundry US | Risk Free Interest Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination contingent consideration measurement input | 2.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.6 |  |
VoiceFoundry US | Expected forecast volatility rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination contingent consideration measurement input | 47 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47 |  |
VoiceFoundry US | Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination contingent consideration measurement input | 23.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23.1 |  |
Serendebyte |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ownership percentage | 70.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70.00% |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FCR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ownership percentage | 70.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70.00% |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Avtex |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of Acquisition |  |  | Apr. 08, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of Acquired Entity |  |  | Avtex is an end-to-end customer experience and CXaaS solutions provider with offerings in Genesys and Microsoft cloud solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses |  |  | $ 499,946,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Base purchase price to acquire businesses |  |  | 490,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  | $ 499,946,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Financial Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Avtex | Accounting Standards Update 2021-08 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales Revenue Services Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Avtex | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  | 9 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Avtex | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Avtex | Intellectual Property [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VoiceFoundry US |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  |  |  |  | $ 45,884,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, at fair value | $ 7,414,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,414,000 |  |  |  | 14,085,000 |  |  | $ 7,414,000 | 14,085,000 | 0
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Liability | $ 7,414,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,414,000 |  |  |  | 14,085,000 |  |  | $ 7,414,000 | 14,085,000 | 0
Increase (decrease) in contingent consideration payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (7,400,000) | $ (7,400,000) | $ (25,000) |  | $ (200,000) | (500,000) |  |  |  |  |  |
VoiceFoundry US | Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination contingent consideration measurement input | 23.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23.1 |  |
VoiceFoundry US | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VoiceFoundry US | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VoiceFoundry US | VoiceFoundry US |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  | Aug. 05, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of Acquired Entity |  |  |  |  |  | VoiceFoundry is a preferred Amazon Connect cloud contact center service and implementation partner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VoiceFoundry ASEAN |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of Acquisition |  |  |  | Nov. 04, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses |  |  |  | $ 15,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  |  | 18,230,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Financial Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future Value of Liabilities Incurred From Business Acquisitions |  |  |  | 2,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, at fair value | $ 2,186,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,186,000 |  |  |  | 3,947,000 |  |  | $ 2,186,000 | 3,947,000 | 0
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Liability | $ 2,186,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,186,000 |  |  |  | 3,947,000 |  |  | $ 2,186,000 | 3,947,000 | 0
Increase (decrease) in contingent consideration payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (2,200,000) | $ (2,200,000) | $ (100,000) |  | $ 100,000 | $ (400,000) | 1,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
VoiceFoundry ASEAN | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future Value of Liabilities Incurred From Business Acquisitions |  |  |  | $ 2,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VoiceFoundry ASEAN | Risk Free Interest Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination contingent consideration measurement input |  |  |  | 1.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VoiceFoundry ASEAN | Expected forecast volatility rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination contingent consideration measurement input |  |  |  | 50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VoiceFoundry ASEAN | Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination contingent consideration measurement input | 18.4 |  |  | 18.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18.4 |  |
VoiceFoundry ASEAN | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VoiceFoundry ASEAN | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VoiceFoundry ASEAN | VoiceFoundry ASEAN |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Serendebyte |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Feb. 07, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of Acquired Entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Serendebyte Inc., a Delaware corporation (“the Serendebyte Transaction”). Serendebyte is an autonomous customer experience and intelligent automation solutions provider based in India, the United States, and Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,928,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Financial Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800,000 |  |  |  |
Cash balance retained |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Serendebyte | Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unobservable Measurement Input, Uncertainty, Description |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Serendebyte | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Serendebyte | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Serendebyte | Serendebyte |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FCR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Date of Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Oct. 26, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entity Number of Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Basis for Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Significant assumptions include a discount rate of 16.7% expected forecast volatility of 20%, an equivalent metric risk premium of 15.1%, risk-free rate of 1.6% and a credit spread of 1.8%. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 161,841,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other liabilities, noncurrent | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Financial Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 700,000 |  |  |
Cost of Acquired Entity, Up Front Cash Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 107,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash balance retained |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future Value of Liabilities Incurred From Business Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration, at fair value | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,900,000 |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 | 0 | 6,134,000
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Liability | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,900,000 |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 6,134,000
Contingent Consideration, at Fair Value, Current Portion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in contingent consideration payable | $ 1,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100,000 | $ 3,300,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 1,800,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100,000 | $ 3,300,000 |  |  |
FCR | Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unobservable Measurement Input, Uncertainty, Description |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.6% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination contingent consideration measurement input |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FCR | TTEC Engage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of Acquired Entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | First Call Resolution, LLC (“FCR”), an Oregon limited liability company (“the FCR Transaction”). FCR is a customer care, social networking and business process solutions service provider with approximately 2,000 employees based in the U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FCR | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FCR | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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