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BUSINESS DISPOSITIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024	Jun. 30, 2026	May 31, 2025
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Impairment of goodwill			$ 33,225	$ 0
Amount financed under vendor financing arrangement			$ 37,500
Term of vendor financing arrangement	2 years		2 years
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 255,339		$ 255,339		$ 0
Gain on business disposition	267	$ 0	4,260	0
Held-for-sale \| Issuer Solutions
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Impairment of goodwill	33,225	$ 0	33,225	$ 0
Non-cash deferred income tax expense			121,800
Goodwill	9,505,486		9,505,486		9,508,786
Cash and cash equivalents	182,236		182,236		181,982
Other noncurrent assets	649,509		649,509		641,995
Held-for-sale \| Issuer Solutions \| Forecast
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Business for consideration						$ 7,500,000
Held-for-sale, not discontinued operations \| Heartland Payroll Solutions, Inc.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Business for consideration							$ 1,100,000
Contingent consideration	75,000		75,000
Goodwill	479,600		479,600
Cash and cash equivalents	255,300		255,300
Other noncurrent assets	$ 170,500		170,500
Sale \| AdvancedMD, Inc.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Business for consideration					1,100,000
Contingent consideration					125,000
Gain on disposition					$ (273,100)
Gain on business disposition			$ 4,300