SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL RESULTS (UNAUDITED) - (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2020 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
Mar. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Jun. 30, 2019 |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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| Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | $ 106,091 | $ 108,962 | $ 92,356 | $ 96,933 | $ 98,183 | $ 93,883 | $ 92,142 | $ 87,646 | $ 404,342 | $ 371,854 | $ 375,822 |
| Operating expenses | 99,862 | 101,920 | 88,325 | 93,374 | 97,126 | 91,158 | 89,706 | 86,680 | 383,481 | 364,670 | |
| Income from operations | 6,229 | 7,042 | 4,031 | 3,559 | 1,057 | 2,725 | 2,436 | 966 | 20,861 | 7,184 | 16,393 |
| Interest expense | (9,385) | (13,471) | (11,668) | (10,315) | (10,051) | (10,463) | (10,776) | (9,363) | (44,839) | (40,653) | (29,900) |
| Gain recognized on sale of business | 0 | 107,239 | 0 | 0 | 107,239 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Debt extinguishment and modification expenses | 0 | (1,523) | 0 | (376) | (1,899) | ||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 182 | 190 | 194 | 30 | 187 | 158 | 138 | 227 | 596 | 710 | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | (2,020) | 13,737 | 415 | (1,233) | (1,638) | (1,736) | 5,928 | (1,724) | 10,899 | 830 | (2,490) |
| Net income (loss) | (954) | 85,740 | (7,858) | (5,869) | 71,059 | (33,589) | (17,836) | ||||
| Less income attributable to redeemable and redeemed non-controlling interests | (50) | (45,348) | 0 | 0 | (45,398) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders of Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. | $ (1,004) | $ 40,392 | $ (7,858) | $ (5,869) | $ (7,169) | $ (5,844) | $ (14,130) | $ (6,446) | $ 25,661 | $ (33,589) | $ (17,836) |
| Basic and diluted (USD per share) | $ (0.01) | $ 0.60 | $ (0.12) | $ (0.09) | $ (0.11) | $ (0.09) | $ (0.21) | $ (0.10) | $ 0.38 | $ (0.50) | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 0.38 | $ (0.50) | $ (0.29) | ||||||||
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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