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Pagos y Servicios S.A. [Member] Pagos y Servicios S.A. 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[Abstract] Total revenues Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Pro Forma Revenue Non-PEO NEO Non-PEO NEO [Member] Senior Notes Senior Notes [Member] Entity Address, Address Line One Entity Address, Address Line One Vested (in USD per share) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Income tax expense (benefit) Income Tax Expense (Benefit) 2.150% senior notes due January 15, 2027 2.150% Senior Notes due January 15, 2027 [Member] 2.150% Senior Notes due January 15, 2027 Cost of service Cost of Product and Service Sold Acquired technologies Technology-Based Intangible Assets [Member] Award Timing Method Award Timing Method [Text Block] Business, consolidation and presentation Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block] Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash Cash, Cash Equivalent, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalent, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect and Discontinued Operation Net unrealized losses reclassified out of other comprehensive income (loss) to interest expense Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) Reclassified to Earnings, Net Forgone Recovery, Explanation of Impracticability Forgone Recovery, Explanation of Impracticability [Text Block] Deferred tax liability Business Combination, Recognized Liability Assumed, Deferred Tax Liability AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward] AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward] Net income attributable to Global Payments Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent Long-term Debt, Type [Axis] Long-Term Debt, Type [Axis] Erroneous Compensation Analysis Erroneous Compensation Analysis [Text Block] Corporate Joint Venture Corporate Joint Venture [Member] Unamortized debt issuance costs Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense Location, Statement of Financial Position, Balance [Axis] Location, Statement of Financial Position, Balance [Axis] Statement [Table] Statement [Table] Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 4.800% senior notes due April 1, 2026 4.800% Senior Notes due April 01, 2026 [Member] 4.800% Senior Notes due April 01, 2026 [Member] Treasury Lock Treasury Lock [Member] Restatement Determination Date: Restatement Determination Date [Axis] Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table] Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table] Schedule of Remaining Performance Obligation Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Table Text Block] Options vested and exercisable (in USD per share) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] Schedule of Contracts with Customers Contract with Customer, Contract Asset, Contract Liability, and Receivable [Table Text Block] Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Global Payments Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent Property and equipment Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Property, Plant, and Equipment Net borrowings from settlement lines of credit Proceeds from (Repayments of) Lines of Credit NBG Pay NBG Pay [Member] NBG Pay Pension Benefits Adjustments, Footnote Pension Benefits Adjustments, Footnote [Text Block] Prepaid expenses and other current assets Business Combination, Recognized Asset Acquired, Prepaid Expense and Other Asset, Current Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]