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Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 1,398,199
Accumulated impairment losses			(7,525)
Goodwill	$ 1,881,547	$ 1,780,758	1,390,674
Acquisitions	119,589	324,941
Impairment loss on transferred assets of discontinued operations		3,900
Translation adjustments	(18,800)	(12,830)
Other	0	4,257
S&S [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Transfers		77,616
Under-banked credit services [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Transfers		0
Multifamily [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Transfers	0
Solution Express [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Transfers	0
Property Intelligence [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill			689,442
Accumulated impairment losses			(600)
Goodwill	963,080	957,329	688,842
Acquisitions	119,589	285,801
Impairment loss on transferred assets of discontinued operations		0
Translation adjustments	(18,800)	(12,527)
Other	162	4,257
Property Intelligence [Member] \| S&S [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Transfers		0
Property Intelligence [Member] \| Under-banked credit services [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Transfers		(9,044)
Property Intelligence [Member] \| Multifamily [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Transfers	(101,786)
Property Intelligence [Member] \| Solution Express [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Transfers	6,586
Risk Management and Work Flow [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill			708,757
Accumulated impairment losses			(6,925)
Goodwill	918,467	823,429	$ 701,832
Acquisitions	0	39,140
Impairment loss on transferred assets of discontinued operations		3,900
Translation adjustments	0	(303)
Other	(162)	0
Risk Management and Work Flow [Member] \| S&S [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Transfers		77,616
Risk Management and Work Flow [Member] \| Under-banked credit services [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Transfers		$ 9,044
Risk Management and Work Flow [Member] \| Multifamily [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Transfers	101,786
Risk Management and Work Flow [Member] \| Solution Express [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Transfers	$ (6,586)