Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Consolidated Statements of Income
Total revenues (Notes 2 and 8)	$ 987,170	$ 1,184,725
Cost of services (Note 2)	613,365	861,856
Selling, general and administrative expenses	185,534	155,686
Total operating expenses	798,899	1,017,542
Operating income	188,271	167,183
Nonoperating expenses, net	(37,642)	(29,903)
Income before income taxes and equity in income of equity investments	150,629	137,280
Income taxes (Note 7)	18,135	43,082
Income before equity in income of equity investments	132,494	94,198
Equity in income of equity investments, net of tax	10,608	12,909
Net income	143,102	107,107
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,261)	(1,239)
Net income attributable to Total System Services, Inc. (TSYS) common shareholders	$ 141,841	$ 105,868
Basic earnings per share (EPS) attributable to TSYS common shareholders (Note 11) (in dollars per share)	$ 0.78	$ 0.58
Diluted EPS attributable to TSYS common shareholders (Note 11) (in dollars per share)	$ 0.77	$ 0.57