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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands, £ in Millions		1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from Debt and cash-on-hand used for business acquisition					$ 2,350,000
Goodwill				$ 3,254,422	3,254,422	$ 1,545,424
Identifiable intangible assets	$ 814,100
Purchase of noncontrolling interest					5,878
TransFirst
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, purchase price	2,351,400
Goodwill	1,709,715
Identifiable intangible assets	$ 814,131
Assumption used in fair value, measurement, discount rate	8.50%
Assumption used in fair value measurement, royalty rate low range	1.00%
Assumption used in fair value measurement, royalty rate high range	3.00%
Assumption used in fair value measurement,, attrition rate low range	11.00%
Assumption used in fair value measurement, attrition rate high range	16.00%
Assumption used in fair value, measurement, effective tax rate	40.00%
Assumption used in fair value, measurement, long-term sustainable growth rate	3.00%
Revenue since acquisition date				841,800
Operating income since acquisition date				$ 13,800
TransFirst \| Bridge Loan Facility \| Selling, general and administrative expenses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition-related costs					29,600
TransFirst \| Bridge Loan Facility \| Interest expense
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition-related costs					$ 9,800
TransFirst \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets estimated useful life	1 year
TransFirst \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets estimated useful life	10 years
Merchants Limited \| TSYS Managed Services EMEA Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest acquired from minority interest holders		45.00%	45.00%
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		£ 4.2	$ 5,900
Repayment of debt assumed upon acquisition		£ 2.2	$ 3,000