ACQUISITIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Schedule of Disclosure of Business Combination

The following table summarizes the cash and non-cash components of the consideration transferred on September 1, 2017 (in thousands):



Cash consideration paid to ACTIVE Network stockholders	$	599,497
Fair value of Global Payments common stock issued to ACTIVE Network stockholders	572,079
Total purchase consideration	$	1,171,576

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The provisional estimated acquisition-date fair values of major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed provisionally determined as of September 30, 2017 and as subsequently revised for measurement-period adjustments, including a reconciliation to the total purchase consideration, are as follows:



	Provisional at September 30, 2017			Measurement- Period Adjustments			Provisional at December 31, 2017

	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	42,866		$	47		$	42,913
Property and equipment	22,889			(904		)	21,985
Identified intangible assets	471,120			(60,575		)	410,545
Other assets	80,485			6,755			87,240
Deferred income taxes	(26,757		)	(4,886		)	(31,643		)
Other liabilities	(123,047		)	(21,085		)	(144,132		)
Total identifiable net assets	467,556			(80,648		)	386,908
Goodwill	704,020			80,648			784,668
Total purchase consideration	$	1,171,576		$	—		$	1,171,576

The following reflects the provisional estimated fair values of the identified intangible assets and the respective weighted-average estimated amortization periods:



	Provisional Estimated Fair Values		Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods

	(in thousands)		(years)
Customer-related intangible assets	$	189,000	17
Acquired technology	153,300		9
Trademarks and trade names	59,400		15
Covenants-not-to-compete	8,845		3
Total estimated acquired intangible assets	$	410,545	13

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Disclosure of Business Combination

The following table summarizes the cash and non-cash components of the consideration transferred on April 22, 2016 (in thousands):



Cash consideration paid to Heartland stockholders	$	2,043,362
Fair value of Global Payments common stock issued to Heartland stockholders	1,879,458
Total purchase consideration	$	3,922,820

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The following reflects the estimated fair values of the identified intangible assets and the respective weighted-average estimated amortization periods:



	Estimated Fair Values		Weighted-Average Estimated Amortization Periods

	(in thousands)		(years)
Customer-related intangible assets	$	977,400	15
Acquired technology	457,000		5
Trademarks and trade names	176,000		7
Covenants-not-to-compete	28,640		1
Total estimated acquired intangible assets	$	1,639,040	11

This transaction was accounted for as a business combination, which requires that we record the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value as of the acquisition date. The estimated acquisition-date fair values of major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed provisionally determined as of December 31, 2016 and as subsequently revised for measurement-period adjustments, including a reconciliation to the total purchase consideration, are as follows:



	Provisional at December 31, 2016			Measurement- Period Adjustments			Final

	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	304,747		$	—		$	304,747
Accounts receivable	70,385			—			70,385
Prepaid expenses and other assets	103,090			(5,131		)	97,959
Identified intangible assets	1,639,040			—			1,639,040
Property and equipment	106,583			—			106,583
Debt	(437,933		)	—			(437,933		)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(457,763		)	(65		)	(457,828		)
Settlement processing obligations	(36,578		)	(3,727		)	(40,305		)
Deferred income taxes	(518,794		)	18,907			(499,887		)
Other liabilities	(64,938		)	(33,495		)	(98,433		)
Total identifiable net assets	707,839			(23,511		)	684,328
Goodwill	3,214,981			23,511			3,238,492
Total purchase consideration	$	3,922,820		$	—		$	3,922,820

FIS Gaming Business

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The estimated acquisition-date fair values of major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including a reconciliation to the total purchase consideration, are as follows (in thousands):



Customer-related intangible assets	$	143,400
Liabilities	(150		)
Total identifiable net assets	143,250
Goodwill	94,250
Total purchase consideration	$	237,500

Realex Payments

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The estimated acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and the noncontrolling interest, including a reconciliation to the total purchase consideration, are as follows (in thousands):



Cash	$	4,082
Customer-related intangible assets	16,079
Acquired technology	39,820
Trade name	3,453
Other intangible assets	399
Other assets	6,213
Liabilities	(3,479		)
Deferred income tax liabilities	(7,216		)
Total identifiable net assets	59,351
Goodwill	66,809
Noncontrolling interest	(7,280		)
Total purchase consideration	$	118,880

Ezidebit

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The estimated acquisition-date fair values of major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including a reconciliation to the total purchase consideration, are as follows (in thousands):



Cash	$	45,826
Customer-related intangible assets	42,721
Acquired technology	27,954
Trade name	2,901
Other assets	2,337
Deferred income tax assets (liabilities)	(9,788		)
Other liabilities	(49,797		)
Total identifiable net assets	62,154
Goodwill	203,828
Total purchase consideration	$	265,982