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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019	Oct. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020
Shadow Financial \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets acquired			7 years
Shadow Financial \| Software Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets acquired			5 years
Fi360 \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets acquired		7 years
Fi360 \| Software Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets acquired		5 years
Clear-Structure
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Potential maximum pay-out		$ 12.5
Fair value of contingent consideration liability				$ 7.0
Clear-Structure \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets acquired		7 years
Clear-Structure \| Software Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets acquired		5 years
Funds-Library \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets acquired	7 years
Funds-Library \| Software Technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life of intangible assets acquired	3 years