| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 00400 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (http://www.tsys.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000721683 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31  | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31  | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31  | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  | |||
Cash flows from operating activities:  | |||
Net income  | 325,972,000    | 369,041,000    | 329,406,000    | 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  | |||
Depreciation and amortization  | |||
Provisions for cardholder losses  | |||
Share-based compensation  | |||
Dividends received from equity investments  | |||
Amortization of debt issuance costs  | |||
Provisions for bad debt expenses, billing adjustments and merchant losses  | |||
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense  | (  | (  | |
Charges for transaction processing provisions  | |||
Loss (gain) on disposal of equipment, net  | (  | (  | |
Amortization of bond discount  | |||
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries  | (  | (  | |
Changes in value of private equity investments  | (  | (  | (  | 
(Gain) loss on foreign currency  | (  | ||
Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements  | (  | (  | (  | 
Equity in income of equity investments  | (25,933,000)   | (22,106,000)   | (17,583,000)   | 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisition:  | |||
Accounts receivable  | (  | (  | (  | 
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other long-term assets  | (  | (  | (  | 
Accounts payable  | (  | (  | |
Accrued salaries and employee benefits  | (  | ||
Other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities  | (  | ||
Net cash provided by operating activities  | |||
Cash flows from investing activities:  | |||
Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired  | (  | (  | (  | 
Purchases of property and equipment  | (  | (  | (  | 
Additions to contract acquisition costs  | (  | (  | (  | 
Additions to internally developed computer software  | (  | (  | (  | 
Additions to licensed computer software from vendors  | (  | (  | (  | 
Purchase of private equity investments  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from insurance recovery for loss on disposal  | |||
Proceeds from dispositions, net of expenses paid and cash disposed  | |||
Proceeds from sale of private equity investment  | |||
Net cash used in investing activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Cash flows from financing activities:  | |||
Proceeds from long-term borrowings  | |||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options  | |||
Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements  | |||
Subsidiary dividends paid to noncontrolling shareholders  | (  | (  | (  | 
Purchase of noncontrolling interest  | (  | (  | |
Debt issuance costs  | (  | ||
Repurchase of common stock under plans and tax withholding  | (  | (  | (  | 
Dividends paid on common stock  | (  | (  | (  | 
Principal payments on long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  | (  | (  | |
Cash and cash equivalents:  | |||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  | 389,328,000    | 289,183,000    | |
Supplemental cash flow information:  | |||
Interest paid  | |||
Income taxes paid, net  | |||