Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Eft Processing Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Eft Processing Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Eft Processing Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Epay Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Epay Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Epay Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Money Transfer Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Money Transfer Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Money Transfer Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Unallocated Amount to Segment, Intersegment Eliminations and Other [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Unallocated Amount to Segment, Intersegment Eliminations and Other [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Unallocated Amount to Segment, Intersegment Eliminations and Other [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Unallocated Amount to Segment, Intersegment Eliminations and Other [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 UNITED STATES	Dec. 31, 2011 UNITED STATES	Dec. 31, 2010 UNITED STATES	Dec. 31, 2012 Foreign Tax Authority [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Tax Authority [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign Tax Authority [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 AUSTRALIA	Dec. 31, 2011 AUSTRALIA	Dec. 31, 2010 AUSTRALIA	Dec. 31, 2012 UNITED KINGDOM	Dec. 31, 2011 UNITED KINGDOM	Dec. 31, 2010 UNITED KINGDOM	Dec. 31, 2012 GERMANY	Dec. 31, 2011 GERMANY	Dec. 31, 2010 GERMANY	Dec. 31, 2012 POLAND	Dec. 31, 2011 POLAND	Dec. 31, 2010 POLAND	Dec. 31, 2012 SPAIN	Dec. 31, 2011 SPAIN	Dec. 31, 2010 SPAIN	Dec. 31, 2012 BRAZIL	Dec. 31, 2011 BRAZIL	Dec. 31, 2010 BRAZIL	Dec. 31, 2012 ITALY	Dec. 31, 2011 ITALY	Dec. 31, 2010 ITALY	Dec. 31, 2012 INDIA	Dec. 31, 2011 INDIA	Dec. 31, 2010 INDIA	Dec. 31, 2012 Other geographic locations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Other geographic locations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Other geographic locations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 351,246,000	$ 316,356,000	$ 302,377,000	$ 297,622,000	$ 319,402,000	$ 299,507,000	$ 279,802,000	$ 262,593,000	$ 1,267,601,000	$ 1,161,304,000	$ 1,038,269,000	$ 237,948,000	$ 199,249,000	$ 194,875,000	$ 714,125,000	$ 677,051,000	$ 599,023,000	$ 316,135,000	$ 285,299,000	$ 244,606,000	$ (607,000)	$ (295,000)	$ (235,000)		$ 294,122,000	$ 233,903,000	$ 233,089,000	$ 973,479,000	$ 927,401,000	$ 805,180,000	$ 137,054,000	$ 193,557,000	$ 210,469,000	$ 104,496,000	$ 123,387,000	$ 132,834,000	$ 276,862,000	$ 166,687,000	$ 112,087,000	$ 89,873,000	$ 81,232,000	$ 73,491,000	$ 50,047,000	$ 65,188,000	$ 64,401,000	$ 47,955,000	$ 58,654,000	$ 17,536,000	$ 50,178,000	$ 53,970,000	$ 46,787,000	$ 52,228,000	$ 41,870,000	$ 40,884,000	$ 164,786,000	$ 142,856,000	$ 106,691,000
Direct operating costs									812,059,000	740,729,000	675,571,000	114,826,000	95,739,000	92,594,000	548,390,000	514,429,000	469,293,000	149,397,000	130,783,000	113,913,000	(554,000)	(222,000)	(229,000)
Salaries and benefits									184,055,000	168,474,000	136,384,000	32,784,000	29,487,000	27,259,000	53,399,000	48,386,000	34,429,000	75,540,000	70,603,000	59,109,000	22,332,000	19,998,000	15,587,000
Selling, general and administrative									120,575,000	112,507,000	92,624,000	20,628,000	19,798,000	17,393,000	44,496,000	38,711,000	31,926,000	47,673,000	46,441,000	37,746,000	7,778,000	7,557,000	5,559,000
Goodwill and aquired intangible asset impairment									28,740,000	0	70,925,000	0		0	28,740,000		70,925,000	0		0	0		0
Depreciation and amortization									64,167,000	60,457,000	57,496,000	25,302,000	21,017,000	19,461,000	19,599,000	18,751,000	16,753,000	18,902,000	20,346,000	20,472,000	364,000	343,000	810,000
Total operating expenses									1,209,596,000	1,082,167,000	1,033,000,000	193,540,000	166,041,000	156,707,000	694,624,000	620,277,000	623,326,000	291,512,000	268,173,000	231,240,000	29,920,000	27,676,000	21,727,000
Operating income	(1,886,000)	24,195,000	19,854,000	15,842,000	22,998,000	20,122,000	18,800,000	17,217,000	58,005,000	79,137,000	5,269,000	44,408,000	33,208,000	38,168,000	19,501,000	56,774,000	(24,303,000)	24,623,000	17,126,000	13,366,000	(30,527,000)	(27,971,000)		(21,962,000)
Investment Income, Interest									3,993,000	5,749,000	3,237,000
Interest Expense									19,653,000	21,385,000	20,447,000
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments									942,000	1,852,000	1,461,000
Other gains									4,146,000	1,000,000	3,110,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt									0	(1,899,000)	0
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax									(99,000)	(1,662,000)	(7,648,000)
Other expense, net									(10,671,000)	(16,345,000)	(20,287,000)
Income (Loss) before income taxes									47,334,000	62,792,000	(15,018,000)
Total Assets	1,551,536,000				1,506,329,000				1,551,536,000	1,506,329,000	1,409,372,000	231,320,000	203,494,000	209,199,000	840,513,000	803,897,000	706,253,000	455,981,000	472,532,000	454,139,000	23,722,000	26,406,000	39,781,000		284,748,000	294,065,000		1,266,788,000	1,212,264,000		156,352,000	156,396,000		126,393,000	149,471,000		353,947,000	288,378,000		79,010,000	72,307,000		79,909,000	94,810,000		41,119,000	84,937,000		80,814,000	77,486,000		37,982,000	24,979,000		311,262,000	263,500,000
Property and Equipment, Net	115,475,000				102,900,000				115,475,000	102,900,000	91,527,000	62,359,000	54,169,000	54,394,000	29,912,000	27,303,000	15,780,000	22,856,000	20,990,000	20,815,000	348,000	438,000	538,000		19,255,000	15,099,000		96,220,000	87,801,000		2,130,000	1,697,000		5,071,000	5,551,000		12,164,000	11,848,000		39,736,000	32,783,000		2,154,000	2,615,000		3,408,000	4,352,000		1,509,000	1,893,000		3,513,000	1,649,000		26,535,000	25,413,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest											$ (15,018,000)