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Contracts [Line Items]

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The number of contracts under which the Company provides outsourced state portal services or software development and digital government services that can be terminated by the other party without cause on a specified period of notice.

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The number of contracts under which the Company provides outsourced portal services or software development and digital government services that have expiration dates within the 12-month period following the most recent Balance Sheet date of the filing.

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Number of Contracts with Renewal Provisions

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Revenue from NIC subsidiaries operating state and local government portals on an outsourced basis (primarily transaction-based information access fees and filings), and revenue from service contracts to provide portal consulting, application development and management services to state and local governments.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Amount of expenses for special or contractual termination benefits provided to current employees involuntarily terminated under a benefit arrangement associated exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to one-time termination benefits, a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation.

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OUTSOURCED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
OUTSOURCED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS (Detail) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Contracts [Line Items]
Number of contracts with renewal provisions \| contract	6
Performance bond commitments	$ 10.9
NICUSA, TN Division
Contracts [Line Items]
Portal revenues			$ 1.8
Contracts that can be terminated without cause
Contracts [Line Items]
Number of contracts that can be terminated \| contract	15
Contracts that can be terminated without cause \| Government contracts concentration risk \| Consolidated revenues
Contracts [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	59.00%
Expiring contracts
Contracts [Line Items]
Number of contracts that expire within the 12-month period \| contract	11
Contract expiration period following year end	12 months
Expiring contracts \| Government contracts concentration risk \| Consolidated revenues
Contracts [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	42.00%
Texas Legacy Contract
Contracts [Line Items]
Severance costs		$ 1.0
Texas Legacy Contract \| Government contracts concentration risk \| Consolidated revenues
Contracts [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		14.00%	20.00%
Portal revenues		$ 49.0	$ 65.7