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1137 - Disclosure - Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Detail)
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TableValuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000721683 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Legal Entity [Axis]Entity [Domain]
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31
Valuation Allowances And Reserves Type [Axis]Valuation Allowances And Reserves Type [Axis]Valuation Allowances And Reserves Type [Axis]
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts [Member]Provision For Billing Adjustments [Member]Transaction Processing Accruals [Member]Valuation Allowance Of Deferred Tax Assets [Member]Provision For Fraud Losses [Member]Allowance For Doubtful Accounts [Member]Provision For Billing Adjustments [Member]Transaction Processing Accruals [Member]Valuation Allowance Of Deferred Tax Assets [Member]Allowance For Doubtful Accounts [Member]Provision For Billing Adjustments [Member]Transaction Processing Accruals [Member]Valuation Allowance Of Deferred Tax Assets [Member]
Balance at beginning of period
2,614,000  
1,297,000  
1,724,000  
19,400,000  
 
2,108,000  
2,037,000  
5,322,000  
19,207,000  
1,982,000  
2,560,000  
5,140,000  
15,434,000  
Additions Changes in allowances, charges to expenses and changes to other accounts
2,375,000 1
(376,000)1
7,458,000 3
549,000 2
19,737,000 3,4
2,045,000 1
(991,000)1
2,803,000 3
526,000 2
1,899,000 1
(347,000)1
3,763,000 3
5,384,000 2
Deductions
(2,232,000)5
(294,000)5
(6,773,000)5
 
(13,953,000)5
(1,539,000)5
251,000 5
(6,401,000)5
(333,000)6
(1,773,000)5
(176,000)5
(3,581,000)5
(1,611,000)6
Balance at end of period
2,757,000  
 
627,000  
 
2,409,000  
 
19,949,000  
 
5,784,000  
 
2,614,000  
 
1,297,000  
 
1,724,000  
 
19,400,000  
 
2,108,000  
 
2,037,000  
 
5,322,000  
 
19,207,000  
 
1: Amount reflected includes charges to (recoveries of) bad debt expense which are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses and the charges for billing adjustment which are recorded against revenues.
2: Amount represents an increase in the amount of deferred tax assets, which more likely than not, will not be realized.
3: Amount reflected is the change in transaction processing accruals reflected in cost of services expenses.
4: Includes $7.8 million of fraud losses on July 1, 2013 related to the acquisition of NetSpend.
5: Accounts deemed to be uncollectible and written off during the year as it relates to bad debts. Amounts that relate to billing adjustments and transaction processing accruals reflect actual billing adjustments and processing errors charged against the allowances.
6: Amount represents a decrease in the amount of deferred tax assets, which more likely than not, will not be realized.