Total Assets by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 6,477,033	$ 3,877,895
Operating Segments | North America Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	5,783,281	3,485,924
Operating Segments | International Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	305,927	348,714
Operating Segments | Merchant Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	3,361,007	689,781
Operating Segments | NetSpend
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	1,479,537	1,504,740
Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ (4,452,719)	$ (2,151,264)