Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

	Three months ended September 30,
	2016			2015
(in thousands, except per share data)	Common Stock		Participating Securities	Common Stock	Participating Securities
Basic EPS:
Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders	$	85,352		120,622
Less income allocated to nonvested awards		(391)	391	(991)	991
Net income allocated to common stock for EPS calculation (a)	$	84,961	391	119,631	991
Average common shares outstanding (b)		182,971	860	182,431	1,523
Basic EPS (a)/(b)	$	0.46	0.45	0.66	0.65
Diluted EPS:
Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders	$	85,352		120,622
Less income allocated to nonvested awards		(389)	389	(985)	985
Net income allocated to common stock for EPS calculation (c)	$	84,963	389	119,637	985
Average common shares outstanding		182,971	860	182,431	1,523
Increase due to assumed issuance of shares related to common equivalent shares outstanding		811		1,327
Average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (d)		183,782	860	183,758	1,523
Diluted EPS (c)/(d)	$	0.46	0.45	0.65	0.65

	Nine months ended September 30,
	2016			2015
(in thousands, except per share data)	Common Stock		Participating Securities	Common Stock	Participating Securities
Basic EPS:
Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders	$	245,688		281,216
Less income allocated to nonvested awards		(1,240)	1,240	(2,445)	2,445
Net income allocated to common stock for EPS calculation (a)	$	244,448	1,240	278,771	2,445
Average common shares outstanding (b)		182,656	945	182,701	1,619
Basic EPS (a)/(b)	$	1.34	1.31	1.53	1.51
Diluted EPS:
Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders	$	245,688		281,216
Less income allocated to nonvested awards		(1,236)	1,236	(2,432)	2,432
Net income allocated to common stock for EPS calculation (c)	$	244,452	1,236	278,784	2,432
Average common shares outstanding		182,656	945	182,701	1,619
Increase due to assumed issuance of shares related to common equivalent shares outstanding		829		1,214
Average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (d)		183,485	945	183,915	1,619
Diluted EPS (c)/(d)	$	1.33	1.31	1.52	1.50