SUBSEQUENT EVENT	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
SUBSEQUENT EVENT.
SUBSEQUENT EVENT	28. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS In January 2020, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement and effectuated the sale of Precima, a provider of retail strategy and customer data applications and analytics, for total consideration of approximately $40.0 million, of which $10.0 million is contingent upon the occurrence of specified events and performance of the business. Precima was included in the Company’s LoyaltyOne segment.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774

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