CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 239,538 $ 411,568
Accounts receivable—net 566,603 607,674
Related party receivable 6,654 6,164
Settlement assets 146,951 135,422
Prepaid expenses 28,068 26,906
Other 31,063 27,002
Total current assets 1,018,877 1,214,736
Customer incentives 39,124 39,210
Property, equipment and software—net 276,521 281,715
Intangible assets—net 987,585 1,034,692
Goodwill 3,293,687 3,291,366
Deferred taxes 426,847 429,623
Other assets 41,782 44,741
Total assets 6,084,423 6,336,083
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 253,185 299,771
Related party payable 2,684 2,035
Settlement obligations 488,128 501,042
Current portion of note payable to related party 10,353 10,353
Current portion of note payable 106,148 106,148
Current portion of tax receivable agreement obligations to related parties 33,650 22,789
Current portion of tax receivable agreement obligations 20,814 0
Deferred income 9,084 5,480
Current maturities of capital lease obligations 8,916 8,158
Other 9,181 7,557
Total current liabilities 942,143 963,333
Long-term liabilities:    
Note payable to related party 188,933 191,521
Note payable 2,860,359 3,085,716
Tax receivable agreement obligations to related parties 563,607 597,273
Tax receivable agreement obligations 138,615 152,420
Capital lease obligations 12,533 14,779
Deferred taxes 31,980 24,380
Other 14,940 6,075
Total long-term liabilities 3,810,967 4,072,164
Total liabilities 4,753,110 5,035,497
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 7 - Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees)      
Equity:    
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding 0 0
Paid-in capital 658,684 629,353
Retained earnings 347,347 328,358
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (8,763) (3,768)
Treasury stock, at cost; 2,569,125 shares at March 31, 2015 and 2,173,793 shares at December 31, 2014 (66,549) (50,931)
Total Vantiv, Inc. equity 930,720 903,013
Non-controlling interests 400,593 397,573
Total equity 1,331,313 1,300,586
Total liabilities and equity 6,084,423 6,336,083
Class A Common Stock    
Equity:    
Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value; 890,000,000 shares authorized; 145,954,701 shares outstanding at March 31, 2015; 145,455,008 shares outstanding at December 31, 2014, Class B common stock, no par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 43,042,826 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 1 1
Class B Common Stock    
Equity:    
Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value; 890,000,000 shares authorized; 145,954,701 shares outstanding at March 31, 2015; 145,455,008 shares outstanding at December 31, 2014, Class B common stock, no par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 43,042,826 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 $ 0 $ 0