CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common shares par value [Member]	Additional paid-in capital [Member]	Retained earnings [Member]	Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Member]	Non-controlling interest [Member]
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 513,392	$ 41,973	$ 17,558	$ 495,153	$ (41,433)	$ 141
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020	41,973
Net income attributable to Deluxe	$ 48,856			48,856
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	99					99
Net income	48,955
Cash dividends ($0.30 per share for the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and $0.90 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021)	(38,909)			(38,909)
Common shares issued	$ 16,399	744	15,655
Common shares issued (in shares)	744
Common shares retired	$ (4,634)	(116)	(4,518)
Common shares retired (in shares)	(116)
Employee share-based compensation	$ 21,461		21,461
Other comprehensive income	1,202				1,202
Balance, end of period at Sep. 30, 2021	$ 557,866	42,601	50,156	505,100	(40,231)	240
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021	42,601
Balance, beginning of period at Jun. 30, 2021	$ 552,271	42,537	41,607	505,753	(37,829)	203
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021	42,537
Net income attributable to Deluxe	$ 12,464			12,464
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	37					37
Net income	12,501
Cash dividends ($0.30 per share for the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and $0.90 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021)	(13,117)			(13,117)
Common shares issued	$ 1,179	75	1,104
Common shares issued (in shares)	75
Common shares retired	$ (463)	(11)	(452)
Common shares retired (in shares)	(11)
Employee share-based compensation	$ 7,897		7,897
Other comprehensive income	(2,402)				(2,402)
Balance, end of period at Sep. 30, 2021	$ 557,866	42,601	50,156	505,100	(40,231)	240
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021	42,601
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 574,598	42,679	57,368	505,763	(31,492)	280
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021	42,679
Net income attributable to Deluxe	$ 46,430			46,430
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	106					106
Net income	46,536
Cash dividends ($0.30 per share for the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and $0.90 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021)	(39,851)			(39,851)
Common shares issued	$ 3,116	646	2,470
Common shares issued (in shares)	646
Common shares retired	$ (5,597)	(189)	(5,408)
Common shares retired (in shares)	(189)
Employee share-based compensation	$ 19,426		19,426
Other comprehensive income	3,844				3,844
Balance, end of period at Sep. 30, 2022	$ 602,072	43,136	73,856	512,342	(27,648)	386
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022	43,136
Balance, beginning of period at Jun. 30, 2022	$ 596,791	43,080	67,417	510,897	(24,954)	351
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022	43,080
Net income attributable to Deluxe	$ 14,725			14,725
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	35					35
Net income	14,760
Cash dividends ($0.30 per share for the quarters ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and $0.90 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021)	(13,280)			(13,280)
Common shares issued	$ 779	66	713
Common shares issued (in shares)	66
Common shares retired	$ (223)	(10)	(213)
Common shares retired (in shares)	(10)
Employee share-based compensation	$ 5,939		5,939
Other comprehensive income	(2,694)				(2,694)
Balance, end of period at Sep. 30, 2022	$ 602,072	$ 43,136	$ 73,856	$ 512,342	$ (27,648)	$ 386
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022	43,136