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Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Preferred Equity Interests In Acquiree Granted, Term

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Business Combinations - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 04, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($) contact_center	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) company	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) company	Oct. 01, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired \| company			0	2
Contingent liability			$ 0	$ 0		$ 0	$ 10,095
Contingent Accrued Earn-out Acquisition Consideration
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent liability			$ 0	$ 0
Trimax
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses	$ 9,900
Preferred interest, term	5 years
Maximum value of preferred interest	$ 9,900
Asure Edge
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses		$ 5,000
Ownership percentage					70.00%
Number of contact centers \| contact_center		6