Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Consolidated Statements of Income
Total revenues (Notes 3 and 11)	$ 1,034,531	$ 987,170
Cost of services (Note 3)	632,212	613,365
Selling, general and administrative expenses	179,049	185,534
Total operating expenses	811,261	798,899
Operating income	223,270	188,271
Nonoperating expenses, net	(42,991)	(37,642)
Income before income taxes and equity in income of equity investments	180,279	150,629
Income taxes (Note 8)	29,899	18,135
Income before equity in income of equity investments	150,380	132,494
Equity in income of equity investments, net of tax	11,227	10,608
Net income	161,607	143,102
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1,261)
Net income attributable to Total System Services, Inc. (TSYS) common shareholders	$ 161,607	$ 141,841
Basic earnings per share (EPS) attributable to TSYS common shareholders (Note 9) (in dollars per share)	$ 0.91	$ 0.78
Diluted EPS attributable to TSYS common shareholders (Note 9)	$ 0.90	$ 0.77