UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 420,282	$ 354,974
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment	265,738	132,043
Amortization of acquired intangibles	941,654	345,455
Amortization of capitalized contract costs	57,888	47,778
Share-based compensation expense	105,081	55,791
Provision for operating losses and bad debts	98,967	34,877
Noncash lease expense	73,493	29,135
Deferred income taxes	(118,466)	(42,990)
Equity in income of equity investments, net of tax	(60,682)	0
Other, net	(13,584)	(22,469)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of business combinations:
Accounts receivable	23,352	(80,709)
Settlement processing assets and obligations, net	155,385	623,985
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(240,804)	(148,421)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(163,544)	19,940
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,544,760	1,349,389
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(77,180)	(334,383)
Capital expenditures	(329,413)	(201,017)
Other, net	11,575	29,112
Net cash used in investing activities	(395,018)	(506,288)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net repayments of settlement lines of credit	(31,069)	(144,473)
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,868,199	6,704,838
Repayments of long-term debt	(1,829,637)	(6,097,229)
Payments of debt issuance costs	(8,075)	(32,637)
Repurchases of common stock	(421,162)	(233,995)
Proceeds from stock issued under share-based compensation plans	51,055	22,008
Common stock repurchased - share-based compensation plans	(41,966)	(49,037)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(6,955)	(31,632)
Preacquisition dividends paid to former TSYS shareholders	0	(23,240)
Dividends paid	(175,025)	(4,727)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(594,635)	109,876
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(12,558)	(36,239)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	542,549	916,738
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period	1,678,273	1,210,878
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period	$ 2,220,822	$ 2,127,616