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THE COMPANY	12 Months Ended
THE COMPANY	Dec. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
THE COMPANY	THE COMPANY NIC Inc. (the “Company” or “NIC”) is a leading provider of digital government services and payment solutions that help governments use technology to provide a higher level of service to businesses and citizens and increase efficiencies. The Company accomplishes this currently through two channels: its state enterprise businesses and its software & services businesses. In the Company's state enterprise businesses, it generally provides services to design, build, and operate digital government services on an enterprise-wide basis on behalf of state and local governments desiring to provide access to government information and to complete secure government-based transactions through multiple online channels. These digital government services consist of websites and applications the Company has built that allow end-user consumers, such as businesses and citizens, to access government information online, complete transactions, such as applying for a permit, retrieving government records, filing a government-mandated form or report and making digital payments. The Company typically manages operations for each contractual relationship through separate local subsidiaries that operate as decentralized businesses with a high degree of autonomy. The Company is typically responsible for funding the up-front investments and ongoing operations and maintenance costs of the digital government services. The Company’s software & services businesses primarily include its subsidiaries that provide certain standalone SaaS solutions relating to payment processing, healthcare and licensing, COVID-19 testing solutions, software development and other digital government services, other than those services provided under state enterprise contracts, to federal, state and local governments.