CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common shares par value [Member]	Additional paid-in capital [Member]	Retained earnings [Member]	Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Member]	Non-controlling interest [Member]
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 513,392	$ 41,973	$ 17,558	$ 495,153	$ (41,433)	$ 141
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020	41,973
Net income attributable to Deluxe	$ 36,391			36,391
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	62					62
Net income	36,453
Cash dividends ($0.30 per share for the quarters ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and $0.60 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021)	(25,791)			(25,791)
Common shares issued	$ 15,220	669	14,551
Common shares issued (in shares)	669
Common shares retired	$ (4,171)	(105)	(4,066)
Common shares retired (in shares)	(105)
Employee share-based compensation	$ 13,564		13,564
Other comprehensive income	3,604				3,604
Balance, end of period at Jun. 30, 2021	$ 552,271	42,537	41,607	505,753	(37,829)	203
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021	42,537
Balance, beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2021	$ 531,373	42,104	22,306	506,613	(39,824)	174
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021	42,104
Net income attributable to Deluxe	$ 12,100			12,100
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	29					29
Net income	12,129
Cash dividends ($0.30 per share for the quarters ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and $0.60 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021)	(12,960)			(12,960)
Common shares issued	$ 14,179	475	13,704
Common shares issued (in shares)	475
Common shares retired	$ (1,810)	(42)	(1,768)
Common shares retired (in shares)	(42)
Employee share-based compensation	$ 7,365		7,365
Other comprehensive income	1,995				1,995
Balance, end of period at Jun. 30, 2021	$ 552,271	42,537	41,607	505,753	(37,829)	203
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021	42,537
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 574,598	42,679	57,368	505,763	(31,492)	280
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021	42,679
Net income attributable to Deluxe	$ 31,705			31,705
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	71					71
Net income	31,776
Cash dividends ($0.30 per share for the quarters ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and $0.60 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021)	(26,571)			(26,571)
Common shares issued	$ 2,337	580	1,757
Common shares issued (in shares)	580
Common shares retired	$ (5,374)	(179)	(5,195)
Common shares retired (in shares)	(179)
Employee share-based compensation	$ 13,487		13,487
Other comprehensive income	6,538				6,538
Balance, end of period at Jun. 30, 2022	$ 596,791	43,080	67,417	510,897	(24,954)	351
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022	43,080
Balance, beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2022	$ 579,015	42,923	62,676	502,125	(29,025)	316
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022	42,923
Net income attributable to Deluxe	$ 22,062			22,062
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	35					35
Net income	22,097
Cash dividends ($0.30 per share for the quarters ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and $0.60 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021)	(13,290)			(13,290)
Common shares issued	$ 807	201	606
Common shares issued (in shares)	201
Common shares retired	$ (1,214)	(44)	(1,170)
Common shares retired (in shares)	(44)
Employee share-based compensation	$ 5,305		5,305
Other comprehensive income	4,071				4,071
Balance, end of period at Jun. 30, 2022	$ 596,791	$ 43,080	$ 67,417	$ 510,897	$ (24,954)	$ 351
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022	43,080