Significant Components of Contract Acquisition Costs (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Conversion costs, net of accumulated amortization of $140.8 million and $138.7 million as of 2015 and 2014, respectively	$ 163,845tss_ConversionCostsNet	$ 159,339tss_ConversionCostsNet
Payments for processing rights, net of accumulated amortization of $138.7 million and $137.4 million as of 2015 and 2014, respectively	72,382tss_PaymentsForProcessingRightsNet	76,966tss_PaymentsForProcessingRightsNet
Total	$ 236,227us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	$ 236,305us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet

Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275

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