Amounts of TMS' Revenue and Earnings Included in TSYS' Consolidated Income Statement, and the Pro Forma Revenue and Earnings of the Combined Entity had the Acquisition Date be January 1, 2010 (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010		Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Actual revenue	$ 447,554		$ 430,887		$ 876,985		$ 844,350
Actual net Income Attributable to TSYS Common Shareholders	53,747		49,704		102,537		101,030
Actual basic EPS attributable to TSYS Common Shareholders	$ 0.28	[1]	$ 0.25	[1]	$ 0.53	[1]	$ 0.51	[1]
Actual diluted EPS Attributable to TSYS Common Shareholders	$ 0.28	[1]	$ 0.25	[1]	$ 0.53	[1]	$ 0.51	[1]
Supplemental pro forma revenue			430,887				872,017
Supplemental pro forma net Income Attributable to TSYS Common Shareholders			$ 51,405				$ 104,737
Supplemental pro forma basic EPS Attributable to TSYS Common Shareholders			$ 0.26				$ 0.53
Supplemental pro forma diluted EPS Attributable to TSYS Common Shareholders			$ 0.26				$ 0.53

[1] Note: Basic and diluted EPS amounts for continuing operations and net income do not total due to rounding.