Legal Proceedings	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Legal Proceedings	Note 10 — Legal Proceedings General The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims and is also subject to information requests, inquiries and investigations arising out of the ordinary conduct of its business. The Company establishes reserves for litigation and similar matters when those matters present loss contingencies that TSYS determines to be both probable and reasonably estimable in accordance with ASC 450, “Contingencies.” In the opinion of management, based on current knowledge and in part upon the advice of legal counsel, all matters not specifically discussed below are believed to be adequately covered by insurance, or if not covered, the possibility of losses from such matters are believed to be remote or such matters are of such kind or involve such amounts that would not have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company if disposed of unfavorably. Electronic Payment Systems Matter On July 8, 2011, TSYS Acquiring Solutions, L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of TSYS (“TSYS Acquiring”), entered into a settlement agreement (the “Agreement”) with Electronic Payment Systems LLC (“EPS”) to resolve all claims between the parties alleged in the previously disclosed litigation in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Civil Action No. CV09-00155-PHX-JAT and Civil Action No. CV10-01060-PHX-DGC). The Agreement provides for the payment by TSYS of $6.2 million and the provision by TSYS of certain processing for EPS. EPS has agreed to migrate all of its merchants off of the TSYS Acquiring system within 30 months from the date of the Agreement and TSYS Acquiring will terminate processing for EPS on that date. The Agreement provides for dismissal of the litigation and the matters pending with the Federal Communications Commission and contains mutual releases by the parties.

Note 10 — Legal Proceedings

General

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims and is also subject to information requests, inquiries and investigations arising out of the ordinary conduct of its business. The Company establishes reserves for litigation and similar matters when those matters present loss contingencies that TSYS determines to be both probable and reasonably estimable in accordance with ASC 450, “Contingencies.” In the opinion of management, based on current knowledge and in part upon the advice of legal counsel, all matters not specifically discussed below are believed to be adequately covered by insurance, or if not covered, the possibility of losses from such matters are believed to be remote or such matters are of such kind or involve such amounts that would not have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company if disposed of unfavorably.

Electronic Payment Systems Matter

On July 8, 2011, TSYS Acquiring Solutions, L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of TSYS (“TSYS Acquiring”), entered into a settlement agreement (the “Agreement”) with Electronic Payment Systems LLC (“EPS”) to resolve all claims between the parties alleged in the previously disclosed litigation in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Civil Action No. CV09-00155-PHX-JAT and Civil Action No. CV10-01060-PHX-DGC). The Agreement provides for the payment by TSYS of $6.2 million and the provision by TSYS of certain processing for EPS. EPS has agreed to migrate all of its merchants off of the TSYS Acquiring system within 30 months from the date of the Agreement and TSYS Acquiring will terminate processing for EPS on that date. The Agreement provides for dismissal of the litigation and the matters pending with the Federal Communications Commission and contains mutual releases by the parties.