Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed, Assets, Including Goodwill

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of foreign currency translation gain (loss) which increases (decreases) an asset representing future economic benefits from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments	2		2
Goodwill	$ 325,017	$ 325,017	$ 325,017	$ 325,491		$ 286,989
Goodwill, Reallocation to New Segment				46,515
Foreign currency translation		(474)		(8,013)
North America
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	178,685	178,685	178,685	178,685		178,685
Goodwill, Reallocation to New Segment				0
Foreign currency translation		0		0
International
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 146,332	146,332	$ 146,332	146,806		$ 108,304
Goodwill, Reallocation to New Segment				46,515
Foreign currency translation		$ (474)		$ (8,013)
Cloud Savings [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill					$ 46,515