Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Consolidated Statements of Income
Total revenues (Note 7)	$ 1,184,725	$ 739,378
Cost of services	861,856	484,507
Selling, general and administrative expenses	155,686	103,184
Total operating expenses	1,017,542	587,691
Operating income	167,183	151,687
Nonoperating expenses, net	(29,903)	(22,098)
Income before income taxes and equity in income of equity investments	137,280	129,589
Income taxes	43,082	43,429
Income before equity in income of equity investments	94,198	86,160
Equity in income of equity investments, net of tax	12,909	6,248
Net income	107,107	92,408
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,239)	(1,780)
Net income attributable to Total System Services, Inc. (TSYS) common shareholders	$ 105,868	$ 90,628
Basic earnings per share (EPS) attributable to TSYS common shareholders (Note 10)	$ 0.58	$ 0.49
Diluted EPS attributable to TSYS common shareholders (Note 10)	$ 0.57	$ 0.49