Daily Penalty. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The current period expense charged against earnings on long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale to allocate or recognize the cost of assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset. Examples include buildings, production equipment and customer lists. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Non Cancelable Lease and other Agreements Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years No authoritative reference available. Stock Repurchase Program, Incremental Authorized Repurchase Amount No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Unrealized gains and losses on investments. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Held to Maturity, Debt Maturities, After Thirty Years, Relative Percent From Total Portfolio No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Amounts due to customers due to the difference in timing between the payment transaction date and subsequent settlement. No authoritative reference available. Capital Leases, Lessee Balance Sheet, Assets by Major Class, Building and Land No authoritative reference available. The component of income tax expense for the period representing the net change in the entity's deferred tax assets and liabilities Including business acquisition pertaining to continuing operations. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Investments classified by contractual maturity date. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Percent of Billings Which Payments Will Amount To No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. 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No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Guaranty Assets, Limited No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Stock units settled during the period, in cash, to satisfy tax withholding requirements. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. 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Held to Maturity, Debt Maturities, After Ten Years Through Twenty Years, Par Amount No authoritative reference available. Incentive agreements entered into by the Company with financial institution customers, merchants, and other business partners designed to build payments volume and to increase product acceptance. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This element represents the fair value of liabilities categorized as other which are not in and of themselves material enough to require separate disclosure. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Non Cancelable Lease and other Agreements Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. 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No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Cumulative Amount of Shares Repurchased, Value No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Litigation Settlements Disclosure No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of expenditures made in advance of when the economic benefit of the cost will be realized, and which will be expensed in future periods. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Held to Maturity, Debt Maturities, within Ten Years, Par Amount No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Sponsorship Licensing and Other Member Future Minimum Payments Due No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The amount of cash or cash equivalents voluntarily contributed by the entity to fund its qualified defined benefit plans. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Accumulated Amortization Property Under Capital Leases No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Interest Rate Reset Duration No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Present Value of Litigation Settlement Obligation No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Maturities of Auction Rate Securities Disclosures. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Percent Of Settlement Reporting Entity Would Pay No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Combined Lessee and Lessor lease disclosure: Lessee - Disclosure of lessee entity's leasing arrangements including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a.) The basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (b.) The existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (c.) Restrictions imposed by lease agreements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing. This element can be used to disclose the entity's entire lease disclosure as a single block of text. Lessor - Description and amounts of lessor entity's leasing arrangements for operating, capital and leveraged leases. This element can be used to disclose the entity's entire lease disclosure as a single block of text. No authoritative reference available. Uncollateralized Settlement Exposure Percent No authoritative reference available. Held to Maturity, Debt Maturities, Percent No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Disclosure. No authoritative reference available. Sponsorship Licensing and Other Member Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Customer and merchant incentives No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. 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No authoritative reference available. Software Licenses Financed No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis. No authoritative reference available. As of the balance sheet date, the excess of fair value over carrying value (amortized cost) of a debt security categorized as held-to-maturity, exclusive of dividend or interest income recognized but not yet received and exclusive of any write-downs for other-than-temporary impairment. Such item represents the gross unrecognized holding gain. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Sponsorship Licensing and Other Member Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Interest cost associated with litigation settlements due to recognition of initial liability at net present value. No authoritative reference available. Stock Available for Issue, Percentage Conversion of Convertible Securities No authoritative reference available. Increase Decrease in Impairment Of Securities. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Other Assets Disclosure Table. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Litigation and other contingencies disclosures, including guarantees, commitments and unconditional purchase obligations. No authoritative reference available. 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Assets Recorded Pursuant to Capital Lease No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. This item represents the unrealized gain on debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Obligation under the terms of Settlement, Number of Payments. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. This item represents the unrealized losses on debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. No authoritative reference available. The change in settlement due to customers during the period. No authoritative reference available. Rate applied to the undiscounted amount of future Legal settlement payments to arrive at the present value recorded as of the balance sheet date. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Functional Currency Disclosure No authoritative reference available. Fair Value Amount of Foreign Currency Derivative Purchase Contracts No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Awards Initial Vesting Date No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The disclosure describes the Company's prepaid and other current assets. No authoritative reference available. Other Assets disclosure. No authoritative reference available. Sponsorship Licensing and Other Member Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years No authoritative reference available. Uncollateralized Settlement Exposure Attributable to Non Compliant Members No authoritative reference available. Cumulative Amount of Shares Repurchased, Shares No authoritative reference available. Stock repurchase program, authorized amount No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Calls, At Par No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Period of Lease Contract No authoritative reference available. Held to Maturity, Debt Maturities, After Twenty Years Through Thirty Years, Relative Percent From Total Portfolio No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Earnings Per Share Computation No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Settlement and Travelers Cheque Risk Management Disclosure No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested Number of Installment No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Organization [Policy Text Block] No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of customer programs, which include customer awards, incentives and rebates payable. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Daily Penalty, Percentage. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Interest on Held to Maturity Investment Security, Municipal Bond No authoritative reference available. Discloses the breakout of accrued expenses and other liabilities that are not individually material for a separate caption on the statement of financial position between the current portion (payable within 12 months of year end or the operating cycle) and non-current (payable after 12 months from year end). No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Number Of Shares Granted During Period for Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award. No authoritative reference available. Collateral held for Settlement Exposure No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Recovery of Unrealized Losses Included in Other Comprehensive Income No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Sponsorship Licensing and Other Member Future Minimum Payments Due Current No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Non Cancelable Lease And Other Agreements Future Minimum Payments Due Current. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Foreign Currency Translation [Textblock] No authoritative reference available. Held to Maturity, Debt Maturities, After Twenty Years Through Thirty Years, Par Amount No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Held to Maturity, Debt Maturities, within Ten Years, Relative Percent From Total Portfolio No authoritative reference available. Percentage of fair value of investments using Discounted Cash Flow pricing model No authoritative reference available. Sponsorship Licensing and Other Member Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years No authoritative reference available. The change in settlement due from customers during the period. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. The net change during the period in Accrued litigation. No authoritative reference available. Held to Maturity, Debt Maturities, After Thirty Years, Par Amount No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. ScheduleOfCashFlowSupplementalDisclosuresTextblock No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Loss Contingency, Settlement Amount No authoritative reference available. Non Cancelable Lease and other Agreements Future Minimum Payments Due No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. Pension Disclosure No authoritative reference available. Net Uncollateralized Settlement Exposure No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available. No authoritative reference available.