Revenue (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Schedule of disaggregation of revenue

	Three months ended March 31, 2018
(in thousands)	Issuer Solutions		Merchant Solutions		Netspend		Total
Volume-based revenues	$	219,271		298,948		209,721	$	727,940
Non-volume related revenues		238,088		20,475		667		259,230
Total revenues	$	457,359		319,423		210,388	$	987,170

Schedule of disaggregation of revenue by currency

The following table summarizes revenue from contracts with customers, by currency, for the three month period ended March 31, 2018:

	Three months ended March 31, 2018
(in thousands)	Issuer Solutions		Merchant Solutions		Netspend		Total
U.S. dollar	$	359,870		319,219		210,388	$	889,477
British Pound Sterling		63,121		-		-		63,121
Euro		26,597		-		-		26,597
Other		7,771		204		-		7,975
Total revenues	$	457,359		319,423		210,388	$	987,170

Schedule of performance obligations

(in thousands)	Remainder of 2018		2019	2020	2021	2022 - 2029		Total
Unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations	$	613,877	625,501	534,100	440,213	548,902	$	2,762,593

Schedule of contract balances

	As of
(in thousands)	March 31, 2018		January 1, 2018
Accounts receivable	$	420,124	$	412,322
Contract assets		80,683		87,812
Contract liabilities		78,805		76,541

Schedule of changes in Contract balances

	Three months ended March 31, 2018
(in thousands)	Contract Assets Increase/(Decrease)		Contract Liabilities (Increase)/Decrease
Increase in net contract assets related to signing incentives	$	1,273	$	-
Decrease in net contract assets and increase in net contract liabilities related to signing incentive amortization		(8,211)		(3,990)
Increase in net contract assets related to revenue recognized in advance of billings		2,654		-
Change in net contract assets due to billed amounts transferred to receivables		(1,723)		-
Increase in net contract liabilities primarily relating to cash received from customers		-		(41,533)
Decrease in net contract assets primarily relating to cash received from customers		(608)		-
Deferred revenue that was released from net contract liabilities		-		40,697
Deferred revenue that was released from net contract assets		2,112		-

Schedule of significant changes in the contract assets and liabilities

	As of
(in thousands)	March 31, 2018		January 1, 2018
Accounts receivable	$	420,124	$	412,322
Contract assets		80,683		87,812
Contract liabilities		78,805		76,541

ASU 2014-09

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2018
(in thousands)	As Reported		Balances without adoption of ASC 606		Effect of Change Higher/(Lower)
Assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	224,684	$	226,745	$	(2,061)
Contract assets		80,683		-		80,683
Contract cost assets		151,758		257,432		(105,674)
Deferred income tax assets		8,104		7,227		877
Other assets		117,550		122,968		(5,418)
Liabilities:
Contract liabilities		78,805		75,138		3,667
Other liabilities (short-term and long-term)		317,188		347,538		(30,350)
Shareholders’ equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net		(21,219)		(21,132)		(87)
Retained earnings		3,117,519		3,122,342		(4,823)

	Three months ended March 31, 2018
(in thousands, except per share data)	As Reported		Balances without adoption of ASC 606		Effect of Change Higher/(Lower)
Total revenues	$	987,170	$	1,362,501	$	(375,331)
Total operating expenses		798,899		1,173,741		(374,842)
Operating income		188,271		188,760		(489)
Income taxes		18,135		18,247		(112)
Net income		143,102		143,480		(378)
Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders		141,841		142,218		(377)
Basic earnings per share (EPS) attributable to TSYS common shareholders		0.78		0.78		(0.00)
Diluted EPS attributable to TSYS common shareholders		0.77		0.78		(0.00)

	Three months ended March 31, 2018
(in thousands)	As Reported		Balances without adoption of ASC 606		Effect of Change Higher/(Lower)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	143,102	$	143,480	$	(378)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		104,389		121,591		(17,202)
Changes in contract assets and contract liabilities		498		(6,375)		6,873
Changes in contract cost assets		2,168		-		2,168
Changes in other current and other long-term liabilities		(22,700)		(22,680)		(20)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to contract cost assets		-		(8,559)		8,559