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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jan. 01, 2019
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Client fund obligations	$ 145,227,000	$ 123,170,000
Funds held for clients	$ 137,935,000	122,206,000
Property and equipment useful life	3 years
Impairment of goodwill	$ 35,060,000	0
Impairment of finite lived intangibles	0	0
Advertising expenses	64,000	$ 55,000
Total lease liabilities	7,512,000
Operating lease assets, net	$ 6,963,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Total lease liabilities			$ 8,900,000
Operating lease assets, net			8,200,000
Reclassification of deferred rent and lease incentive			$ 700,000
Minimum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Property and equipment useful life	2 years
Intangible asset useful life	1 year
Maximum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
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Intangible asset useful life	9 years
SaaS Arrangements and Time-based Software Subscriptions \| Minimum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Term of revenue recognition	1 year
SaaS Arrangements and Time-based Software Subscriptions \| Maximum
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Term of revenue recognition	3 years
Hardware
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Term of revenue recognition	1 year
Maintenance and Support Services \| Minimum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
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Maintenance and Support Services \| Maximum
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Deferred Maintenance, Services and Other \| Minimum
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Deferred Maintenance, Services and Other \| Maximum
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