XML 78 R64.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.8.0.1

GOODWILL (Schedule of Goodwill) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended
--- | --- | ---
Nov. 14, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance, as of January 1 |  | $ 1,284,710 |  | $ 651,112 |
Acquisitions |  | 24,346 | [1] | 651,892 | [2]
Functional currency translation adjustments |  | 9,186 |  | (18,294) |
Ending balance, as of December 31 |  | 1,318,242 |  | 1,284,710 |
inContact [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions | $ 559,372 | 559,372 |  |  |
Ending balance, as of December 31 | $ 559,372 |  |  |  |
Customer Engagement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance, as of January 1 |  | 1,022,198 |  | 384,808 |
Acquisitions |  | 24,346 | [1] | 651,892 | [2]
Functional currency translation adjustments |  | 7,378 |  | (14,502) |
Ending balance, as of December 31 |  | 1,053,922 |  | 1,022,198 |
Financial Crime and Compliance [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance, as of January 1 |  | 262,512 |  | 266,304 |
Acquisitions |  |  | [1] |  | [2]
Functional currency translation adjustments |  | 1,808 |  | (3,792) |
Ending balance, as of December 31 |  | $ 264,320 |  | $ 262,512 |
[1] | Includes a reduction of $3,799 of goodwill in respect of 2016 acquisition resulted from a finalization of purchase price allocation.
[2] | including a goodwill balance of $559,372 related to the acquisition of inContact.

X
- Definition Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77989000&loc=SL49117168-202975 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_Goodwill
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) from foreign currency translation adjustments and purchase accounting adjustments of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (g) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 16 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84229725&loc=d3e961-128460 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (f) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAndPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=NICE_InContactMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=NICE_CustomerInteractionsSolutionsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=NICE_FinancialCrimeAndComplianceSolutionsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |