$DLX
DELUXE CORP Stock $dlx

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2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000002799621000033 Filed on February 19, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
Revenue	$522.1M	$493.6M	$494.0M
YoY Change	-0.5%	0.08%	1.18%
Cost Of Revenue	$207.1M	$203.7M	$202.5M
YoY Change	-3.76%	3.08%	6.48%
Gross Profit	$315.0M	$289.9M	$291.5M
YoY Change	1.77%	-1.92%	-2.21%
Gross Profit Margin	60.34%	58.73%	59.0%
Selling, General & Admin	$225.0M	$213.3M	$222.3M
YoY Change	1.49%	2.29%	6.06%
% of Gross Profit	71.43%	73.59%	76.27%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$30.60M	$30.49M	$32.52M
YoY Change	-10.53%	-8.72%	0.44%
% of Gross Profit	9.71%	10.52%	11.16%
Operating Expenses	$225.0M	$213.3M	$222.3M
YoY Change	1.49%	2.29%	6.06%
Operating Profit	$90.01M	-$340.7M	$51.82M
YoY Change	2.49%	1871.32%	-37.43%
Interest Expense	-$7.400M	$8.710M	$9.239M
YoY Change	-9.76%	20.24%	50.72%
% of Operating Profit	-8.22%		17.83%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$1.100M	$2.183M	$2.168M
YoY Change	-54.17%	-7.34%	-11.0%
Pretax Income	$60.60M	-$347.2M	$44.75M
YoY Change	-16.18%	1466.13%	-43.44%
Income Tax	$15.80M	-$28.72M	$12.17M
% Of Pretax Income	26.07%		27.2%
Net Earnings	$44.82M	-$318.5M	$32.58M
YoY Change	-21.6%	924.65%	-45.88%
Net Earnings / Revenue	8.59%	-64.53%	6.6%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.06	-$7.49	$0.75
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.06	-$7.49	$0.75
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	42.10M shares	42.53M shares	43.40M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		42.53M shares	43.55M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$73.60M	$73.50M	$66.70M
YoY Change	23.28%	26.94%	-2.77%
Cash & Equivalents	$73.62M	$73.47M	$66.73M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$44.82M	$46.61M	$54.89M
YoY Change	16.22%	19.24%	-25.67%
Inventory	$39.92M	$42.19M	$46.10M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$163.4M	$142.8M	$152.8M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$472.2M	$425.7M	$445.1M
YoY Change	4.93%	2.01%	8.71%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$96.47M	$92.66M	$91.49M
YoY Change	6.78%	10.96%	11.92%
Goodwill	$774.4M	$800.3M	$1.159B
YoY Change	-33.28%	-28.92%	-1.25%
Intangibles	$276.1M	$287.5M	$325.7M
YoY Change	-23.29%	-27.52%	-15.66%
Long-Term Investments	$45.00M	$44.60M	$44.40M
YoY Change	2.74%	2.53%	2.78%
Other Assets	$200.8M	$189.6M	$197.8M
YoY Change	2.37%	-3.04%	2.12%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.471B	$1.463B	$1.869B
YoY Change	-20.7%	-20.91%	-0.79%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$472.2M	$425.7M	$445.1M
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.471B	$1.463B	$1.869B
Total Assets	$1.943B	$1.889B	$2.314B
YoY Change	-15.7%	-16.69%	0.91%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$112.2M	$97.59M	$95.41M
YoY Change	4.88%	-0.41%	-9.37%
Accrued Expenses	$179.3M	$264.3M	$254.2M
YoY Change	-2.78%	12.68%	3.46%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change	-100.0%	-100.0%	-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$407.9M	$361.8M	$349.6M
YoY Change	4.05%	8.56%	-0.61%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$883.5M	$924.0M	$951.0M
YoY Change	-3.03%	3.81%	24.15%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$32.52M	$28.04M	$25.06M
YoY Change	-18.46%	3.46%	-7.51%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$916.0M	$28.04M	$25.06M
YoY Change	2196.94%	3.46%	-7.51%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$407.9M	$361.8M	$349.6M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$916.0M	$28.04M	$25.06M
Total Liabilities	$1.324B	$389.9M	$374.7M
YoY Change	206.52%	8.18%	-1.1%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$572.6M	$540.6M	$904.7M
YoY Change	-38.25%	-43.57%	-15.97%
Common Stock	$42.13M	$42.10M	$42.93M
YoY Change	-5.65%	-9.08%	-9.86%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$570.9M	$525.5M	$894.1M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.943B	$1.889B	$2.314B
YoY Change	-15.7%	-16.69%	0.91%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$44.82M	-$318.5M	$32.58M
YoY Change	-21.6%	924.65%	-45.88%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$30.60M	$30.49M	$32.52M
YoY Change	-10.53%	-8.72%	0.44%
Cash From Operating Activities	$78.70M	$102.9M	$59.70M
YoY Change	-34.53%	42.52%	-9.68%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$16.90M	-$17.40M	-$17.70M
YoY Change	-13.78%	19.18%	26.43%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$8.900M	$3.600M	-$300.0K
YoY Change	535.71%	-103.6%	-99.18%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$25.90M	-$13.70M	-$18.00M
YoY Change	22.17%	-88.01%	-64.5%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-32.90M	-79.70M	-38.10M
YoY Change	-56.02%	-468.98%	159.18%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	78.70M	102.9M	59.70M
Cash From Investing Activities	-25.90M	-13.70M	-18.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	-32.90M	-79.70M	-38.10M
Net Change In Cash	19.90M	9.500M	3.600M
YoY Change	-17.77%	-146.34%	414.29%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$78.70M	$102.9M	$59.70M
Capital Expenditures	-$16.90M	-$17.40M	-$17.70M
Free Cash Flow	$95.60M	$120.3M	$77.40M
YoY Change	-31.62%	38.59%	-3.37%

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CY2018	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	1078853000	USD
CY2020	dlx	Holdback Payments For Acquisitions And Asset Purchases Financing Activities HoldbackPaymentsForAcquisitionsAndAssetPurchasesFinancingActivities	-1994000	USD
CY2019	dlx	Holdback Payments For Acquisitions And Asset Purchases Financing Activities HoldbackPaymentsForAcquisitionsAndAssetPurchasesFinancingActivities	-3354000	USD
CY2018	dlx	Holdback Payments For Acquisitions And Asset Purchases Financing Activities HoldbackPaymentsForAcquisitionsAndAssetPurchasesFinancingActivities	-22355000	USD
CY2020	dlx	Netchangeincustomerfundsobligations Netchangeincustomerfundsobligations	-168000	USD
CY2019	dlx	Netchangeincustomerfundsobligations Netchangeincustomerfundsobligations	12598000	USD
CY2018	dlx	Netchangeincustomerfundsobligations Netchangeincustomerfundsobligations	20279000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans Including Stock Options ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions	3747000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans Including Stock Options ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions	3198000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans Including Stock Options ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions	7523000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	2956000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	3935000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	7977000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	14000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	118547000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	200000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	50746000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	51742000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	56669000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-938000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-1866000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-4128000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-110555000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-190148000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-62180000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	3693000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	5444000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	-7636000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	54598000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	29552000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	16440000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	174811000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	145259000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	128819000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	229409000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	174811000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	145259000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<span style="color:#006ebf;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Nature of operations </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">– </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">help enterprises, small businesses and financial institutions deepen customer relationships through trusted, technology-enabled solutions, including marketing services and data analytics, treasury management solutions, website development and hosting, promotional products and fraud solutions, as well as customized checks and forms. We are also a leading provider of checks and accessories sold directly to consumers.</span>
CY2020	us-gaap	Comparability Of Prior Year Financial Data ComparabilityOfPriorYearFinancialData	<div style="text-indent:27pt"><span style="color:#006ebf;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Comparability </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">– </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 has been modified to conform to the current year presentation. Assets held for sale are included within other non-current assets. Previously, this amount was presented separately.</span></div><div style="text-indent:27pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:27pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">During 2020, we identified the incorrect presentation of certain amounts reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. We determined that holdback payments for acquisitions and asset purchases were incorrectly included in net cash used by investing activities and should be included in net cash used by financing activities. We determined that the amounts impacting payments for acquisitions were not material to the 2019 or 2018 consolidated financial statements, and the presentation of these amounts has been revised in the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 appearing herein. </span></div><div style="text-indent:27pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:27pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The impact of the revision on the consolidated statements of cash flows was as follows:</span></div><div style="text-indent:27pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:54.976%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.532%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.809%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.532%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.809%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.532%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.810%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(in thousands)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Previously reported</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Adjustment</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Revised</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Year ended December 31, 2019:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(11,605)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,354 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(8,251)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 13.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net cash used by investing activities</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(75,751)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,354 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(72,397)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Holdback payments for acquisitions and asset purchases</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(3,354)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(3,354)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net cash used by financing activities</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(186,794)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(3,354)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(190,148)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 16.75pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-9pt;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">29,552 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">29,552 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Year ended December 31, 2018:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(214,258)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">22,355 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(191,903)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 13.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net cash used by investing activities</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(275,414)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">22,355 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(253,059)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Holdback payments for acquisitions and asset purchases</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(22,355)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(22,355)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net cash used by financing activities</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(39,825)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(22,355)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(62,180)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 16.75pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-9pt;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,440 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,440 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr></table></div>
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CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-72397000	USD
CY2019	dlx	Holdback Payments For Acquisitions And Asset Purchases Financing Activities HoldbackPaymentsForAcquisitionsAndAssetPurchasesFinancingActivities	-3354000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-190148000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	191903000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-253059000	USD
CY2018	dlx	Holdback Payments For Acquisitions And Asset Purchases Financing Activities HoldbackPaymentsForAcquisitionsAndAssetPurchasesFinancingActivities	-22355000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-62180000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<span style="color:#006ebf;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Use of estimates</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> –</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> We have prepared the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In this process, it is necessary for us to make certain estimates and assumptions affecting the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and related notes. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors and assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, including the estimated impact of extraordinary events, such as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the results of which </span>form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of our assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ significantly from our estimates and assumptions, including our estimates of the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Further information can be found in Note 20.
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CY2020	us-gaap	Threshold Period Past Due For Writeoff Of Trade Accounts Receivable ThresholdPeriodPastDueForWriteoffOfTradeAccountsReceivable	P1Y
CY2020	dlx	Businesscombinationsmeasurementperiod Businesscombinationsmeasurementperiod	P1Y
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CY2020	dlx	Deferred Advertising Costs Amortization Period DeferredAdvertisingCostsAmortizationPeriod	P6M
CY2020	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	50308000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	70798000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	74549000	USD
CY2020	dlx	Measurement Of Tax Benefit Minimum Percentage Tax Benefit Must Be Likely To Be Realized MeasurementOfTaxBenefitMinimumPercentageTaxBenefitMustBeLikelyToBeRealized	0.50
CY2020	dlx	Variableconsiderationperiodoverwhichfinalized Variableconsiderationperiodoverwhichfinalized	P4M
CY2020	dlx	Deferredrevenueperiodoverwhichrecognized Deferredrevenueperiodoverwhichrecognized	P1Y
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Gross Current AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent	168387000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Gross Current AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent	168406000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	6428000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	4985000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Net Current AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	161959000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Net Current AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	163421000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Unbilled Receivables Current UnbilledReceivablesCurrent	21319000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Unbilled Receivables Current UnbilledReceivablesCurrent	17925000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	4985000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	3639000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	2884000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	5003000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	5213000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	3622000	USD
CY2020	dlx	Write Offs Net Of Recoveries WriteOffsNetOfRecoveries	3560000	USD
CY2019	dlx	Write Offs Net Of Recoveries WriteOffsNetOfRecoveries	3867000	USD
CY2018	dlx	Write Offs Net Of Recoveries WriteOffsNetOfRecoveries	2867000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	6428000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	4985000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	3639000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Raw Materials InventoryRawMaterials	5412000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Raw Materials InventoryRawMaterials	7797000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Work In Process InventoryWorkInProcess	7943000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Work In Process InventoryWorkInProcess	8234000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Finished Goods InventoryFinishedGoods	33513000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Finished Goods InventoryFinishedGoods	24563000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Inventory Supplies OtherInventorySupplies	5010000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Inventory Supplies OtherInventorySupplies	5927000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Valuation Reserves InventoryValuationReserves	11748000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Valuation Reserves InventoryValuationReserves	6600000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	40130000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	39921000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Valuation Reserves InventoryValuationReserves	6600000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Valuation Reserves InventoryValuationReserves	5499000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Valuation Reserves InventoryValuationReserves	5470000	USD
CY2020	dlx	Inventory Reserve Adjustments InventoryReserveAdjustments	6713000	USD
CY2019	dlx	Inventory Reserve Adjustments InventoryReserveAdjustments	1831000	USD
CY2018	dlx	Inventory Reserve Adjustments InventoryReserveAdjustments	1002000	USD
CY2020	dlx	Inventory Write Offs InventoryWriteOffs	1565000	USD
CY2019	dlx	Inventory Write Offs InventoryWriteOffs	730000	USD
CY2018	dlx	Inventory Write Offs InventoryWriteOffs	973000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Valuation Reserves InventoryValuationReserves	11748000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Valuation Reserves InventoryValuationReserves	6600000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Valuation Reserves InventoryValuationReserves	5499000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	28495000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain Before Tax AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax	0	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss Before Tax AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax	33000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	28462000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	34754000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain Before Tax AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Debt Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss Before Tax AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax	304000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	34450000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Within One Year Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue	20807000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling Year Two Through Five Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue	4156000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling Year Six Through Ten Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue	3499000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	28462000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net Current ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent	13950000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net Current ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent	24499000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Unbilled Contracts Receivable UnbilledContractsReceivable	3667000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Unbilled Contracts Receivable UnbilledContractsReceivable	8291000	USD
CY2020Q4	dlx	Revenueinexcessofbillingscurrent Revenueinexcessofbillingscurrent	17617000	USD
CY2019Q4	dlx	Revenueinexcessofbillingscurrent Revenueinexcessofbillingscurrent	32790000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	449587000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	360907000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	88680000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	473647000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	377180000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	96467000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Noncash Or Part Noncash Divestiture Amount Of Consideration Received1 NoncashOrPartNoncashDivestitureAmountOfConsiderationReceived1	35616000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Assets1 GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	15641000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	834033000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	587273000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	246760000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	833145000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	557023000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	276122000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Adjustment For Amortization AdjustmentForAmortization	90550000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Adjustment For Amortization AdjustmentForAmortization	109534000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Adjustment For Amortization AdjustmentForAmortization	114528000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Next Twelve Months FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths	84989000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Two FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	58322000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	38324000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	21131000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive	15641000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Finitelived Intangible Assets Acquired1 FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1	84814000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Useful Life AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife	P6Y
CY2019	us-gaap	Finitelived Intangible Assets Acquired1 FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1	61762000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Useful Life AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife	P5Y
CY2018	us-gaap	Finitelived Intangible Assets Acquired1 FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1	125719000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Useful Life AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife	P6Y
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Gross GoodwillGross	1287193000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss	126567000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	1160626000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	357741000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	4174000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Purchase Accounting Adjustments GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments	-1766000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	-806000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	804487000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	200750000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Hosting Arrangement Service Contract Implementation Cost Capitalized After Accumulated Amortization HostingArrangementServiceContractImplementationCostCapitalizedAfterAccumulatedAmortization	29242000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Contract Cost Net Noncurrent CapitalizedContractCostNetNoncurrent	9199000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Capitalized Contract Cost Net Noncurrent CapitalizedContractCostNetNoncurrent	9682000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	13360000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	16308000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	208679000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Gross GoodwillGross	1288795000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss	484308000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	804487000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	67673000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	30000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	736844000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Gross GoodwillGross	1288825000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss	551981000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	736844000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assets For Plan Benefits Noncurrent DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent	71208000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assets For Plan Benefits Noncurrent DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent	56743000	USD
CY2020Q4	dlx	Prepaidproductdiscounts Prepaidproductdiscounts	50602000	USD
CY2019Q4	dlx	Prepaidproductdiscounts Prepaidproductdiscounts	51145000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Notes And Loans Receivable Net Noncurrent NotesAndLoansReceivableNetNoncurrent	35068000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Notes And Loans Receivable Net Noncurrent NotesAndLoansReceivableNetNoncurrent	66872000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Notes And Loans Receivable Net Current NotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent	2008000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Notes And Loans Receivable Net Current NotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent	3511000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Significant Noncash Transaction Value Of Consideration Given1 OtherSignificantNoncashTransactionValueOfConsiderationGiven1	21439000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Capitalized Contract Cost Amortization CapitalizedContractCostAmortization	3739000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Capitalized Contract Cost Amortization CapitalizedContractCostAmortization	3108000	USD
CY2019Q4	dlx	Prepaidproductdiscounts Prepaidproductdiscounts	51145000	USD
CY2018Q4	dlx	Prepaidproductdiscounts Prepaidproductdiscounts	54642000	USD
CY2017Q4	dlx	Prepaidproductdiscounts Prepaidproductdiscounts	63895000	USD
CY2020	dlx	Additionstoprepaidproductdiscounts Additionstoprepaidproductdiscounts	30346000	USD
CY2019	dlx	Additionstoprepaidproductdiscounts Additionstoprepaidproductdiscounts	21068000	USD
CY2018	dlx	Additionstoprepaidproductdiscounts Additionstoprepaidproductdiscounts	14023000	USD
CY2020	dlx	Amortization Of Prepaid Product Discounts AmortizationOfPrepaidProductDiscounts	29235000	USD
CY2019	dlx	Amortization Of Prepaid Product Discounts AmortizationOfPrepaidProductDiscounts	24055000	USD
CY2018	dlx	Amortization Of Prepaid Product Discounts AmortizationOfPrepaidProductDiscounts	22941000	USD
CY2020	dlx	Otherchangesinprepaidproductdiscounts Otherchangesinprepaidproductdiscounts	-1654000	USD
CY2019	dlx	Otherchangesinprepaidproductdiscounts Otherchangesinprepaidproductdiscounts	-510000	USD
CY2018	dlx	Otherchangesinprepaidproductdiscounts Otherchangesinprepaidproductdiscounts	-335000	USD
CY2020Q4	dlx	Prepaidproductdiscounts Prepaidproductdiscounts	50602000	USD
CY2019Q4	dlx	Prepaidproductdiscounts Prepaidproductdiscounts	51145000	USD
CY2018Q4	dlx	Prepaidproductdiscounts Prepaidproductdiscounts	54642000	USD
CY2020	dlx	Prepaidproductdiscountpayments Prepaidproductdiscountpayments	33613000	USD
CY2019	dlx	Prepaidproductdiscountpayments Prepaidproductdiscountpayments	25637000	USD
CY2018	dlx	Prepaidproductdiscountpayments Prepaidproductdiscountpayments	23814000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Revenue Current DeferredRevenueCurrent	42104000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Revenue Current DeferredRevenueCurrent	46098000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Bonuses Current AccruedBonusesCurrent	21090000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Bonuses Current AccruedBonusesCurrent	36918000	USD
CY2020Q4	dlx	Prepaidproductdiscountliabilitycurrent Prepaidproductdiscountliabilitycurrent	14365000	USD
CY2019Q4	dlx	Prepaidproductdiscountliabilitycurrent Prepaidproductdiscountliabilitycurrent	14709000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	11589000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	12898000	USD
CY2020Q4	dlx	Customer Rebates CustomerRebates	8179000	USD
CY2019Q4	dlx	Customer Rebates CustomerRebates	8944000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	79856000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	59771000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	177183000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	179338000	USD
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