Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	May 03, 2013
Document - Document and Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001005757
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		33,884,704