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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee.

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Long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets.

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Segment Financial Information (Table) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Segment Financial Information (Table) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue	$ 345,512,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 367,454,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 365,970,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 326,104,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 328,522,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 356,581,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 368,437,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 350,861,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 1,405,040,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 1,404,401,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	$ 1,333,479,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
Depreciation and amortization									138,394,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization	126,332,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization	117,108,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Operating income/(loss)	36,158,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	77,755,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	41,020,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	14,825,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	(19,264,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	61,361,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	52,980,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	47,065,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	169,758,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	142,142,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	170,402,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Equity in earnings/(loss) of affiliates, net of tax	3,831,000	4,032,000	3,875,000	2,382,000	3,510,000	5,716,000	9,347,000	8,788,000	14,120,000	27,361,000	35,983,000
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations									91,008,000	100,260,000	95,420,000
Capital expenditures									87,154,000	106,586,000	83,734,000
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Investment in affiliates, net	103,598,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments				95,343,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments				103,598,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments	95,343,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Long-lived assets	3,015,737,000us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets				2,441,714,000us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets				3,015,737,000us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets	2,441,714,000us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
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Segment Reporting Information, Assets (Excluding Discontinued Operations Assets)	3,512,095,000				2,964,205,000				3,512,095,000	2,964,205,000
Domestic Country [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue									1,263,951,000	1,302,483,000	1,242,181,000
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Long-lived assets	2,705,307,000				2,120,828,000				2,705,307,000	2,120,828,000
Foreign Country [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue									141,089,000	101,918,000	91,298,000
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Long-lived assets	310,430,000				320,886,000				310,430,000	320,886,000
Data and Analytics [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue									647,264,000	572,169,000	544,753,000
Depreciation and amortization									98,313,000	74,186,000	69,567,000
Operating income/(loss)									97,654,000	100,963,000	96,519,000
Equity in earnings/(loss) of affiliates, net of tax									49,000	1,631,000	2,197,000
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations									98,975,000	110,143,000	99,188,000
Capital expenditures									56,383,000	54,085,000	54,147,000
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Investment in affiliates, net	27,809,000				9,460,000				27,809,000	9,460,000
Long-lived assets	1,739,715,000				1,176,994,000				1,739,715,000	1,176,994,000
Total assets	1,886,478,000				1,306,023,000				1,886,478,000	1,306,023,000
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Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue									509,521,000	476,048,000	460,401,000
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Long-lived assets	1,429,305,000				856,111,000				1,429,305,000	856,111,000
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Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue									137,743,000	96,121,000	84,352,000
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Long-lived assets	310,410,000				320,883,000				310,410,000	320,883,000
Technology and Processing Solutions [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue									767,567,000	843,887,000	800,890,000
Depreciation and amortization									26,019,000	30,780,000	24,161,000
Operating income/(loss)									139,168,000	137,225,000	189,700,000
Equity in earnings/(loss) of affiliates, net of tax									22,900,000	41,638,000	55,570,000
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations									167,726,000	179,622,000	245,686,000
Capital expenditures									8,336,000	20,048,000	18,738,000
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Investment in affiliates, net	68,547,000				78,290,000				68,547,000	78,290,000
Long-lived assets	1,161,873,000				1,130,237,000				1,161,873,000	1,130,237,000
Total assets	1,297,903,000				1,257,195,000				1,297,903,000	1,257,195,000
Technology and Processing Solutions [Member] \| Domestic Country [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue									764,251,000	838,721,000	794,584,000
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Long-lived assets	1,161,853,000				1,130,234,000				1,161,853,000	1,130,234,000
Technology and Processing Solutions [Member] \| Foreign Country [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue									3,316,000	5,166,000	6,306,000
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Long-lived assets	20,000				3,000				20,000	3,000
Corporate Segment [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue									30,000	631,000	640,000
Depreciation and amortization									14,062,000	21,366,000	23,515,000
Operating income/(loss)									(67,064,000)	(96,046,000)	(115,952,000)
Equity in earnings/(loss) of affiliates, net of tax									(8,829,000)	(15,908,000)	(21,784,000)
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations									(163,728,000)	(189,505,000)	(249,589,000)
Capital expenditures									22,435,000	32,453,000	10,849,000
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Investment in affiliates, net	7,242,000				7,593,000				7,242,000	7,593,000
Long-lived assets	4,888,730,000				4,232,718,000				4,888,730,000	4,232,718,000
Total assets	5,102,328,000				4,499,268,000				5,102,328,000	4,499,268,000
Corporate Segment [Member] \| Domestic Country [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue									0	0	0
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Long-lived assets	4,142,791,000				3,486,778,000				4,142,791,000	3,486,778,000
Corporate Segment [Member] \| Foreign Country [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue									30,000	631,000	640,000
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Long-lived assets	745,939,000				745,940,000				745,939,000	745,940,000
Eliminations [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue									(9,821,000)	(12,286,000)	(12,804,000)
Depreciation and amortization									0	0	(135,000)
Operating income/(loss)									0	0	135,000
Equity in earnings/(loss) of affiliates, net of tax									0	0	0
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations									(11,965,000)	0	135,000
Capital expenditures									0	0	0
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Investment in affiliates, net	0				0				0	0
Long-lived assets	(4,774,581,000)				(4,098,235,000)				(4,774,581,000)	(4,098,235,000)
Total assets	(4,774,614,000)				(4,098,281,000)				(4,774,614,000)	(4,098,281,000)
Eliminations [Member] \| Domestic Country [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue									(9,821,000)	(12,286,000)	(12,804,000)
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Long-lived assets	(4,028,642,000)				(3,352,295,000)				(4,028,642,000)	(3,352,295,000)
Eliminations [Member] \| Foreign Country [Member]
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenue									0	0	0
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Long-lived assets	$ (745,939,000)				$ (745,940,000)				$ (745,939,000)	$ (745,940,000)