Nic (EGOV) 10-Q 1 Nov 17 2017 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 17, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	EGOV
Entity Registrant Name	NIC INC
Entity Central Index Key	1,065,332
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		66,269,182

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UN

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash	$ 152,297	$ 127,009
Trade accounts receivable, net	83,767	82,722
Prepaid expenses & other current assets	11,780	15,033
Total current assets	247,844	224,764
Property and equipment, net	9,325	9,726
Intangible assets, net	4,866	3,588
Deferred income taxes, net	1,584	2,307
Other assets	1,992	477
Total assets	265,611	240,862
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	67,345	73,252
Accrued expenses	24,880	23,395
Other current liabilities	3,810	3,150
Total current liabilities	96,035	99,797
Other long-term liabilities	7,968	7,162
Total liabilities	104,003	106,959
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 1 and 2)	0	0
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $0.0001 par, 200,000 shares authorized, 66,268 and 65,982 shares issued and outstanding	7	7
Additional paid-in capital	110,103	106,669
Retained earnings	51,498	27,227
Total stockholders' equity	161,608	133,903
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 265,611	$ 240,862

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Pa

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	66,268,000	65,982,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	66,268,000	65,982,000

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCO

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenues
Portal revenues	$ 76,434	$ 74,997	$ 232,963	$ 223,707
Software & services revenues	8,099	5,376	20,073	15,866
Total revenues	84,533	80,373	253,036	239,573
Operating expenses
Cost of portal revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization	47,377	45,140	143,326	134,878
Cost of software & services revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization	3,169	1,495	6,803	4,353
Selling & administrative	12,091	11,676	36,882	34,183
Depreciation & amortization	1,810	1,674	5,111	5,074
Total operating expenses	64,447	59,985	192,122	178,488
Operating income before income taxes	20,086	20,388	60,914	61,085
Income tax provision (Notes 1 and 6)	6,066	4,153	20,140	18,895
Net income	$ 14,020	$ 16,235	$ 40,774	$ 42,190
Basic net income per share (in usd per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.24	$ 0.61	$ 0.63
Diluted net income per share (in usd per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.24	$ 0.61	$ 0.63
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)	66,267	65,978	66,188	65,890
Diluted (in shares)	66,267	66,005	66,188	65,915

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHAN

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2017 - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings
Beginning balance (in shares) (Previously reported) at Dec. 31, 2016		65,982
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016	65,982	65,982
Beginning balance (Previously reported) at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 133,903	$ 7	$ 106,669	$ 27,227
Beginning balance (Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standard)	0		409	(409)
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016	133,903	$ 7	107,078	26,818
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	40,774			40,774
Restricted stock vestings (in shares)		324
Restricted stock vestings	107		107
Dividends declared	(16,043)			(16,043)
Dividend equivalents on performance-based restricted stock awards	(82)			(82)
Dividend equivalents cancelled upon forfeiture of restricted stock to satisfy tax withholdings	31			31
Shares issuable in lieu of dividend payments on unvested performance-based restricted stock awards	(56)		(56)
Shares surrendered and cancelled upon vesting of restricted stock to satisfy tax withholdings (in shares)		(125)
Shares surrendered and cancelled upon vesting of restricted stock to satisfy tax withholdings	(2,651)		(2,651)
Stock-based compensation	4,295		4,295
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)		87
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	$ 1,330		1,330
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2017	66,268	66,268
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2017	$ 161,608	$ 7	$ 110,103	$ 51,498

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 40,774	$ 42,190
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Provision for losses on accounts receivable	447	28
Depreciation & amortization	5,111	5,074
Stock-based compensation expense	4,295	4,402
Deferred income taxes	723	(383)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	0	435
Loss on disposal of property and equipment	44	7
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
(Increase) in trade accounts receivable, net	(1,492)	(1,688)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses & other current assets	3,253	(1,866)
(Increase) in other assets	(1,515)	(31)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable	(5,907)	10,192
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses	1,397	(363)
Increase in other current liabilities	660	155
Increase in other long-term liabilities	806	1,564
Net cash provided by operating activities	48,596	59,716
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(3,319)	(3,927)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	7	6
Capitalized internal use software development costs	(2,632)	(1,762)
Net cash used in investing activities	(5,944)	(5,683)
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash dividends on common stock	(16,043)	0
Proceeds from employee common stock purchases	1,330	1,114
Tax withholdings related to stock-based compensation awards	(2,651)	(2,105)
Net cash used in financing activities	(17,364)	(991)
Net increase in cash	25,288	53,042
Cash, beginning of period	127,009	98,388
Cash, end of period	152,297	151,430
Non-cash investing activities:
Capital expenditures accrued but not yet paid	88	0
Cash payments:
Income taxes paid	18,490	17,268
Cash dividends on common stock previously restricted for payment of dividend	$ 0	$ 36,456

THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGN

THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The Company NIC is a leading provider of digital government services that help governments use technology to provide a higher level of service to businesses and citizens and increase efficiencies. The Company accomplishes this currently through two channels: its primary outsourced portal businesses and its software & services businesses. In its primary outsourced portal businesses, the Company generally designs, builds, and operates internet-based portals on an enterprise-wide basis on behalf of state and local governments desiring to provide access to government information and to complete secure government-based transactions through multiple online channels, including mobile devices. These portals consist of websites and applications the Company has built that allow businesses and citizens to access government information online and complete transactions, such as applying for a permit, retrieving government records, or filing a government-mandated form or report. Typically operating under multiple-year contracts (See Note 2), NIC markets the services and solicits users to complete government-based transactions and to enter into subscriber contracts permitting users to access the portal and the government information contained therein in exchange for transactional and/or subscription user fees. The Company typically manages operations for each contractual relationship through separate local subsidiaries that operate as decentralized businesses with a high degree of autonomy. NIC’s business model allows the Company to generate revenues by sharing in the fees the Company collects from online transactions. The Company is typically responsible for funding the up-front investments and ongoing operations and maintenance costs of the outsourced government portals. The Company’s software & services businesses primarily include its subsidiaries that provide software development and digital government services, other than outsourced portal services, to state and local governments as well as federal agencies (See Note 2). Basis of presentation The Company classifies its revenues and cost of revenues into two categories: (1) portal and (2) software & services. The portal category generally includes revenues and cost of revenues from the Company’s subsidiaries operating outsourced portals on behalf of state and local governments. The software & services category primarily includes revenues and cost of revenues from the Company’s subsidiaries that provide software development and services, other than outsourced portal services, to state and local governments as well as federal agencies. The primary categories of operating expenses include: cost of portal revenues, cost of software & services revenues, selling & administrative and depreciation & amortization. Cost of portal revenues consists of all direct costs associated with operating government portals on an outsourced basis including employee compensation and benefits (including stock-based compensation), fees required to process credit/debit card and automated clearinghouse transactions, subcontractor labor costs, telecommunications, provision for losses on accounts receivable, and all other costs associated with the provision of dedicated client service such as dedicated facilities. Cost of software & services revenues consists of all direct project costs to provide software development and services such as employee compensation and benefits (including stock-based compensation), subcontractor labor costs, and all other direct project costs including hardware, software, materials, travel and other out-of-pocket expenses. Selling & administrative expenses consist primarily of corporate-level expenses relating to human resource management, administration, information technology, security, legal, finance and accounting, internal audit and all non-customer service related costs from the Company’s software & services businesses, including compensation and benefits, information systems and office rent. Selling & administrative expenses also consist of management incentive compensation, including stock-based compensation, and corporate-level expenses for market development and public relations. Certain amounts included in the unaudited consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine- month period ended September 30, 2016 were reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The reclassifications had no effect on total cash flows for the nine- month period ended September 30, 2016 . Adoption of accounting standard In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new authoritative literature, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2016-09”), which simplifies several aspects of accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, including accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted the standard on January 1, 2017, which is effective for the annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Adoption of the standard resulted in a decrease in retained earnings of approximately $0.4 million and a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital in the Company’s unaudited consolidated balance sheet at January 1, 2017, reflecting a cumulative-effect adjustment associated with the Company’s policy election to account for forfeitures of awards as they occur. Previously, the Company estimated and excluded compensation cost related to awards not expected to vest based on estimated forfeitures. Furthermore, changes in presentation as a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-09 increased both cash provided by operating activities and cash used in financing activities by approximately $2.5 million in the Company’s unaudited consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine- month period ended September 30, 2016 . Upon adoption of ASU 2016-09, excess tax benefits or deficiencies from share-based award activity are reflected in the consolidated statement of income prospectively as a component of the provision for income taxes, whereas previously such benefits or deficiencies were recognized in additional paid-in capital in the consolidated balance sheet. Excess tax benefits resulted in a reduction of the Company’s provision for income taxes of approximately $0.5 million for the nine- month period ended September 30, 2017 . Earnings per share Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and are included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method for all periods presented. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that treats a participating security as having rights to undistributed earnings that would otherwise have been available to common stockholders. The Company’s service-based restricted stock awards contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends and are participating securities. Accordingly, service-based restricted stock awards were included in the calculation of earnings per share using the two-class method for all periods presented. Unvested service-based restricted shares totaled approximately 0.6 million for each of the periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 . Basic earnings per share is calculated by first allocating earnings between common stockholders and participating securities. Earnings attributable to common stockholders are divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by giving effect to dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. The dilutive effect of shares related to the Company’s employee stock purchase plan is determined based on the treasury stock method. The dilutive effect of service-based restricted stock awards is based on the more dilutive of the treasury stock method or the two-class method assuming a reallocation of undistributed earnings to common stockholders after considering the dilutive effect of potential common shares other than the participating unvested restricted stock awards. The dilutive effect of performance-based restricted stock awards is based on the treasury stock method. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts): Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 Numerator: Net income $ 14,020 $ 16,235 $ 40,774 $ 42,190 Less: Income allocated to participating securities (129 ) (141 ) (381 ) (376 ) Net income available to common stockholders $ 13,891 $ 16,094 $ 40,393 $ 41,814 Denominator: Weighted average shares - basic 66,267 65,978 66,188 65,890 Performance-based restricted stock awards — 27 — 25 Weighted average shares - diluted 66,267 66,005 66,188 65,915 Basic net income per share: Net income $ 0.21 $ 0.24 $ 0.61 $ 0.63 Diluted net income per share: Net income $ 0.21 $ 0.24 $ 0.61 $ 0.63 Concentration of credit risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable. The Company limits its exposure to credit loss by depositing its cash with high credit quality financial institutions and monitoring the financial stability of those institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) provides deposit insurance coverage up to $250,000 per depositor for deposit accounts at each FDIC-insured depository institution. At September 30, 2017 , the amount of cash covered by FDIC deposit insurance was approximately $8.4 million , and approximately $143.9 million of cash was above the FDIC deposit insurance limit. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally requires no collateral to secure accounts receivable. Recently issued accounting pronouncements Credit Losses In June 2016, the FASB issued a new standard to replace the incurred loss impairment methodology in current U.S. GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. For trade and other receivables, the Company will be required to use a forward-looking expected loss model rather than the incurred loss model for recognizing credit losses which reflects losses that are probable. The new standard will be effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted beginning January 1, 2019. Application of the amendments is through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the effective date. The Company is currently evaluating the new standard and the estimated impact it will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Leases In February 2016, the FASB issued a new standard related to leases to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet. Most prominent among the amendments is the recognition of assets and liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under current U.S. GAAP. Under the new standard, disclosures are required to meet the objective of enabling users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The standard is effective for the annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2019, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company will be required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. Early application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effects that the standard will have on its consolidated financial statements, which the Company anticipates could be significant, due mainly to its non-cancellable leases for office space. As further described in Note 7, Commitments and Contingencies, of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 , filed with the SEC on February 22, 2017, as of December 31, 2016 , the Company had minimum lease commitments under non-cancellable operating leases totaling $17.9 million . Revenue from Contracts with Customers In May 2014, the FASB issued a new standard related to revenue recognition (“ASC 606”). Under the new standard, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, the standard requires expanded disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The FASB has issued several amendments to the standard, including clarification on accounting for licenses of intellectual property and identifying performance obligations. The guidance permits two methods of adoption: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method), or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized in retained earnings on the Company’s balance sheet at the date of initial application (the modified retrospective approach). The standard is effective for the annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company currently anticipates that it will adopt the standard using the modified retrospective approach in the first quarter of 2018. The Company has established an implementation team that has completed an initial impact assessment of the new standard. The percentages of revenue noted below are based on the Company’s last full fiscal year (2016), and the Company does not currently expect these percentages to significantly change in fiscal years 2017 and 2018. Based upon its initial assessment, the Company identified three primary revenue sources: • Transaction-based: this source primarily consists of transaction-based fees from interactive government services (“IGS”), driver history records (“DHR”) and other revenues streams. Transaction-based fees accounted for approximately 94% of the Company’s total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016. • Portal software development and services: this source primarily consists of the performance of project-based, application development and other time & materials services for the Company’s government partners. These services accounted for approximately 4% of the Company’s total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016. • Portal management and other fixed fee services: this source primarily consists of recurring fixed fee portal management services for the Company’s government partner in Indiana and subscription-based fees. These services accounted for approximately 2% of the Company’s total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Company is in the process of completing contract reviews for each of its three primary revenue sources and currently expects that its revenue recognition policies for all transaction-based fees and portal management and other fixed fees will remain substantially unchanged under ASC 606. Based on the varying terms of the Company’s portal software development and services contracts, revenue may be recognized under the new standard either over time using an input or output method as services are provided or upon completion of a project, depending upon the terms of the specific contract. Recognizing such revenue over time (as opposed to at a point in time upon customer acceptance or completion of a project-based milestone) will represent a change under ASC 606. However, because the Company’s portal software development and services projects are typically short-term in nature and represent a relatively small portion of its total consolidated revenues, the Company does not currently expect any changes to its revenue recognition policy to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements in any annual or quarterly period. Currently, the population of software development and services contracts that will not be complete as of the January 1, 2018 adoption date of ASC 606 is not yet known. Should the Company have any existing or new software development and services agreements not substantially complete as of December 31, 2017, there is a possibility that the revenue under such agreements could be reflected in the cumulative adjustment to retained earnings on the Company’s balance sheet upon adoption of ASC 606 as of January 1, 2018 and not reflected as revenue in the Company’s consolidated statements of income in either 2017 or 2018. Based on its initial assessment of the standard, the Company does not currently expect changes to the accounting treatment for costs to obtain contracts or principal versus agent considerations. The Company continues to finalize its analysis of the new standard and is also in the process of quantifying the impact of the expected changes in accounting policy to the portal software development and services revenue stream and implementing changes to processes (including the determination of which practical expedients may be used, if any), disclosures and internal controls in preparation for adoption of the new standard. The Company will continue to monitor the work of standard setters, including any impacts from the recently issued amendments, and consider the interpretive efforts of non-authoritative groups.

OUTSOURCED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

OUTSOURCED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Contractors [Abstract]
OUTSOURCED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS	OUTSOURCED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS The Company’s outsourced government portal contracts generally have an initial multi-year term with provisions for renewals for various periods at the option of the government. The Company’s primary business obligation under these contracts is generally to design, build, and operate internet-based portals on an enterprise-wide basis on behalf of governments desiring to provide access to government information and to complete government-based transactions online. NIC typically markets the services and solicits users to complete government-based transactions and to enter into subscriber contracts permitting the user to access the portal and the government information contained therein in exchange for transactional and/or subscription user fees. The Company enters into statements of work with various agencies and divisions of the government to provide specific services and to conduct specific transactions. These statements of work preliminarily establish the pricing of the online transactions and data access services the Company provides and the division of revenues between the Company and the government agency. The government oversight authority must approve prices and revenue sharing agreements. The Company has limited control over the level of fees it is permitted to retain. The Company is typically responsible for funding the up-front investments and ongoing operations and maintenance costs of the government portals, and generally owns all of the intellectual property in connection with the applications developed under these contracts. After completion of a defined contract term, the government partner typically receives a perpetual, royalty-free license to use the applications and digital government services built by the Company only in its own state. However, certain proprietary customer management, billing, payment processing and other software applications that the Company has developed and standardized centrally and that are utilized by the Company’s portal businesses, are being provided to a number of government partners on a software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) basis, and thus would not be included in any royalty-free license. If the Company’s contract expires after a defined term or if its contract is terminated by a government partner for cause, the government agency would be entitled to take over the portal in place, and NIC would have no future revenue from, or obligation to, such former government partner, except as otherwise provided in the contract. Any renewal of these contracts beyond the initial term by the government is optional and a government may terminate its contract prior to the expiration date if the Company breaches a material contractual obligation and fails to cure such breach within a specified period or upon the occurrence of other events or circumstances specified in the contract. In addition, 14 contracts under which the Company provides enterprise-wide outsourced portal and digital government services, as well as the Company’s contract with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”), can be terminated by the other party without cause on a specified period of notice. Collectively, revenues generated from these contracts represented approximately 60% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues for each of the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2017 . In the event that any of these contracts is terminated without cause, the terms of the respective contract may require the government to pay the Company a fee in order to continue to use the Company’s applications in its portal. Under a typical portal contract, the Company is required to fully indemnify its government clients against claims that the Company’s services infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others and against claims arising from the Company’s performance or the performance of the Company’s subcontractors under the contract. At September 30, 2017 , the Company was bound by performance bond commitments totaling approximately $5.8 million on certain outsourced portal contracts. The following is a list of the contracts in each state through which the Company has the ability to provide enterprise-wide outsourced digital government services to multiple government agencies: NIC Enterprise Contract State Year Services Commenced Contract Expiration Date (Renewal Options Through) NICUSA, IL Division Illinois 2017 6/29/2023 (6/29/2027) Louisiana Interactive, LLC Louisiana 2015 1/28/2020 Connecticut Interactive, LLC Connecticut 2014 1/9/2020 Wisconsin Interactive Network, LLC Wisconsin 2013 5/13/2018 (5/13/2023) Pennsylvania Interactive, LLC Pennsylvania 2012 11/30/2019 (11/30/2022) NICUSA, OR Division Oregon 2011 11/22/2021 NICUSA, MD Division Maryland 2011 8/10/2018 (8/10/2019) Mississippi Interactive, LLC Mississippi 2011 12/31/2017 (12/31/2021) New Jersey Interactive, LLC New Jersey 2009 5/1/2020 (5/1/2022) Texas NICUSA, LLC Texas 2009 8/31/2018 West Virginia Interactive, LLC West Virginia 2007 6/30/2021 (6/30/2024) Vermont Information Consortium, LLC Vermont 2006 6/8/2019 Colorado Interactive, LLC Colorado 2005 4/30/2019 (4/30/2023) South Carolina Interactive, LLC South Carolina 2005 7/15/2019 (7/15/2021) Kentucky Interactive, LLC Kentucky 2003 8/31/2018 Alabama Interactive, LLC Alabama 2002 3/19/2020 (3/19/2022) Rhode Island Interactive, LLC Rhode Island 2001 7/1/2018 (7/1/2019) Oklahoma Interactive, LLC Oklahoma 2001 3/31/2018 (3/31/2020) Montana Interactive, LLC Montana 2001 12/31/2019 (12/31/2020) Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC Hawaii 2000 1/3/2019 (3-yr renewal options) Idaho Information Consortium, LLC Idaho 2000 6/30/2018 Utah Interactive, LLC Utah 1999 6/5/2019 Maine Information Network, LLC Maine 1999 7/1/2018 Arkansas Information Consortium, LLC Arkansas 1997 6/30/2018 Indiana Interactive, LLC Indiana 1995 10/24/2021 (10/24/2025) Nebraska Interactive, LLC Nebraska 1995 4/1/2019 (4/1/2021) Kansas Information Consortium, LLC Kansas 1992 12/31/2022 (annual 1-yr renewal options) Outsourced federal contract The Company’s subsidiary NIC Federal, LLC has a contract with the FMCSA to develop and manage the FMCSA’s Pre-Employment Screening Program (“PSP”) for motor carriers nationwide, using a transaction-based business model. During the third quarter of 2017, the FMCSA exercised the second of its two one -year renewal options, extending the current contract through August 31, 2018 . The contract can be terminated by the FMCSA without cause on a specified period of notice. Expiring contracts There are currently 12 contracts under which the Company provides enterprise-wide outsourced portal and digital government services that have expiration dates within the 12-month period following September 30, 2017 . Collectively, revenues generated from these contracts represented approximately 49% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues for each of the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2017 . Although certain of these contracts have renewal provisions, any renewal is at the option of the Company’s government partner. As described above, if a contract is not renewed after a defined term, the government partner would be entitled to take over the portal in place, and NIC would have no future revenue from, or obligation to, such former government partner, except as otherwise provided in the contract. The contract under which the Company’s subsidiary, NICUSA Inc. (“NICUSA”), managed digital government services for the state of Tennessee expired on March 31, 2017 . For the nine- month period ended September 30, 2017 revenues from the Tennessee portal contract were approximately $1.8 million , compared to $1.7 million and $5.9 million in the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2016 , respectively. The contract under which the Company’s subsidiary, Iowa Interactive, LLC managed digital government services for the state of Iowa expired on November 30, 2016 . For the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2016 , revenues from the Iowa portal contract were approximately $0.5 million and $1.4 million , respectively.

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION	STOCK BASED COMPENSATION During the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2017 , the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company granted to certain management-level employees and executive officers, service-based restricted stock awards totaling 17,548 shares and 248,395 shares, respectively, with a grant-date fair value totaling approximately $0.3 million and $5.5 million , respectively. Such restricted stock awards vest beginning one year from the date of grant in annual installments of 25% . In addition, during the second quarter of 2017, non-employee directors of the Company were granted service-based restricted stock awards totaling 37,464 shares with a grant-date fair value totaling approximately $0.8 million . Such restricted stock awards vest one year from the date of grant. Restricted stock is valued at the date of grant, based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock, and expensed using the straight-line method over the requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the award). The Company records forfeitures when they occur. During the first quarter of 2017, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company also granted to certain executive officers performance-based restricted stock awards pursuant to the terms of the Company’s executive compensation program totaling 110,678 shares with a grant-date fair value totaling approximately $2.4 million , which represents the maximum number of shares the executive officers can earn at the end of a three -year performance period ending December 31, 2019 . The actual number of shares earned will be based on the Company’s performance related to the following performance criteria over the performance period: ● Operating income growth (three-year compound annual growth rate); ● Total consolidated revenue growth (three-year compound annual growth rate); and ● Return on invested capital (three-year average). At the end of the three -year period, the executive officers are eligible to receive up to a specified number of shares based upon the Company’s performance relative to these performance criteria over the performance period. In addition, the executive officers will accrue dividend equivalents for any cash dividends declared during the performance period, payable in the form of additional shares of Company common stock, based upon the maximum number of shares to be earned by the executive officers for each performance-based restricted stock award. Such hypothetical cash dividend payment shall be divided by the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the dividend payment date to determine the maximum number of notional shares to be awarded. At the end of the three -year performance period and on the date some or all of the shares are paid under the agreement, a pro rata number of notional dividend shares will be converted into an equivalent number of dividend shares paid and granted to the executive officers based upon the actual number of underlying shares earned during the performance period. At December 31, 2016, the three -year performance period related to the performance-based restricted stock awards granted to certain executive officers on February 24, 2014 ended. Based on the Company’s actual financial results from 2014 through 2016, 59,437 of the shares subject to the awards and 4,945 dividend shares were earned. The remaining 21,503 shares subject to the awards were forfeited in the first quarter of 2017. Stock-based compensation cost for performance-based restricted stock awards is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of shares expected to be earned at the end of the performance period, and is recognized as expense over the performance period based upon the probable number of shares expected to vest. The following table presents stock-based compensation expense included in the Company’s unaudited consolidated statements of income (in thousands): Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 Cost of portal revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization $ 319 $ 320 $ 976 $ 1,102 Cost of software & services revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization 22 15 66 47 Selling & administrative 776 1,062 3,253 3,253 Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes 1,117 1,397 4,295 4,402 Income tax benefit (337 ) (285 ) (1,420 ) (1,362 ) Net stock-based compensation expense $ 780 $ 1,112 $ 2,875 $ 3,040

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Equity [Abstract]
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY	STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Dividends On October 30, 2017 , the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share, payable to stockholders of record as of December 5, 2017 . The dividend, which is expected to total approximately $5.4 million , will be paid on December 19, 2017 out of the Company’s available cash. A dividend equivalent of $0.08 per share will also be paid simultaneously on the unvested shares of service-based restricted stock. On July 31, 2017 , the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share, payable to stockholders of record as of September 6, 2017 . The dividend, totaling approximately $5.4 million , was paid on September 20, 2017 on 66,267,810 outstanding shares of common stock. A dividend equivalent of $0.08 per share was also paid simultaneously on 620,115 unvested shares of service-based restricted stock. This dividend was paid out of the Company’s available cash. On May 2, 2017 , the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share, payable to stockholders of record as of June 6, 2017 . The dividend, totaling approximately $5.3 million , was paid on June 20, 2017 on 66,264,853 outstanding shares of common stock. A dividend equivalent of $0.08 per share was also paid simultaneously on 613,524 unvested shares of service-based restricted stock. This dividend was paid out of the Company’s available cash. On January 30, 2017 , the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share, payable to stockholders of record as of March 7, 2017 . The dividend, totaling approximately $5.3 million , was paid on March 21, 2017 on 66,131,192 outstanding shares of common stock. A dividend equivalent of $0.08 per share was also paid simultaneously on 643,339 unvested shares of service-based restricted stock. This dividend was paid out of the Company’s available cash.

DEBT OBLIGATIONS AND COLLATERAL

DEBT OBLIGATIONS AND COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
DEBT OBLIGATIONS AND COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS	DEBT OBLIGATIONS AND COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS On April 28, 2017, NIC Inc. (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amendment’), which amends the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2014, by and between the Company and Bank of America, N.A. (the “Credit Agreement”). The Amendment extended the maturity date to May 1, 2019. The other material terms of the Credit Agreement remain unchanged, including customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and events of default.

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	INCOME TAXES The following table reconciles the statutory federal tax rate and the Company's effective tax rate for the periods indicated: Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 Statutory federal income tax rate 35.0 % 35.0 % 35.0 % 35.0 % Domestic production activities deductions (2.6 )% (15.7 )% (2.7 )% (5.2 )% Federal and state tax credits (3.8 )% (4.2 )% (2.1 )% (2.2 )% Excess tax deductions (0.1 )% — % (0.8 )% — % State income taxes 1.6 % 1.9 % 1.7 % 2.0 % Uncertain tax positions (0.2 )% 4.3 % 1.4 % 2.2 % Nondeductible and other expenses 0.3 % (0.9 )% 0.6 % (0.9 )% Effective federal and state income tax rate 30.2 % 20.4 % 33.1 % 30.9 % The Company's effective tax rate was approximately 30% and 33% for the three- and nine- months ended September 30, 2017 , respectively. The Company's effective tax rate for the three-month period ended September 30, 2017 reflects an increase in the previously estimated research and development tax credit for the 2016 and 2017 tax years upon the filing of the Company's 2016 federal tax return during the current quarter and released reserves to the Company's liability for unrecognized income tax benefits due to the expiration of the statute of limitations for certain tax years. For the nine-months ended September 30, 2017, the Company's effective tax rate was also favorably impacted by benefits related to excess tax deductions for the vesting of restricted stock awards, which the Company began recognizing in the provision for income taxes in the first quarter of 2017 upon the adoption of ASU 2016-09 (See Note 1). The Company's effective tax rate was approximately 20% and 31% for the three- and nine- months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The Company's lower effective tax rate in 2016 was mainly due to favorable benefits related to the domestic production activities deduction, the federal research and development tax credit, and an adjustment to certain deferred tax liabilities related to a previous acquisition of a business. During the third quarter of 2016, the Company completed its study of qualifying activities for the domestic production activities deduction and began recognizing tax benefits for the deduction upon the filing of its fiscal 2015 federal income tax return. The Company recognized tax benefits, included in its income tax provision for 2016, of approximately $1.4 million for the 2015 tax year and approximately $1.0 million for the first nine months of the 2016 tax year, related to the domestic production activities deduction. The Company’s liability for unrecognized income tax benefits included in other long-term liabilities in the unaudited consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2017 and the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2016 was approximately $7.5 million and $6.6 million , respectively. The increase in the amount of the liability for unrecognized income tax benefits in 2017 was mainly due to the domestic production activities deduction recognized during the nine- month period ended September 30, 2017 .

REPORTABLE SEGMENT AND RELATED

REPORTABLE SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
REPORTABLE SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION	REPORTABLE SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION The Outsourced Portals segment is the Company’s only reportable segment and generally includes the Company’s subsidiaries operating outsourced state and local government portals. The Other Software & Services category primarily includes the Company’s subsidiaries that provide software development and digital government services, other than outsourced portal services, to state and local governments as well as federal agencies. Each of the Company’s businesses within the Other Software & Services category is an operating segment and has been grouped together to form the Other Software & Services category, as none of the operating segments meets the quantitative threshold of a separately reportable segment. There have been no significant intersegment transactions for the periods reported. The summary of significant accounting policies applies to all operating segments. The measure of profitability by which management, including the Company’s chief operating decision maker, evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them is operating income (loss) before income taxes. Segment assets or other segment balance sheet information is not presented to the Company’s chief operating decision maker. Accordingly, the Company has not presented information relating to segment assets. The table below reflects summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable and operating segments for the three-month periods ended September 30, (in thousands): Outsourced Portals Other Software & Services Other Reconciling Items Consolidated Total 2017 Revenues $ 76,434 $ 8,099 $ — $ 84,533 Costs & expenses 47,377 3,169 12,091 62,637 Depreciation & amortization 670 25 1,115 1,810 Operating income (loss) before income taxes $ 28,387 $ 4,905 $ (13,206 ) $ 20,086 2016 Revenues $ 74,997 $ 5,376 $ — $ 80,373 Costs & expenses 45,140 1,495 11,676 58,311 Depreciation & amortization 792 23 859 1,674 Operating income (loss) before income taxes $ 29,065 $ 3,858 $ (12,535 ) $ 20,388 The table below reflects summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable and operating segments for the nine- month periods ended September 30, (in thousands): Outsourced Portals Other Software & Services Other Reconciling Items Consolidated Total 2017 Revenues $ 232,963 $ 20,073 $ — $ 253,036 Costs & expenses 143,326 6,803 36,882 187,011 Depreciation & amortization 2,023 72 3,016 5,111 Operating income (loss) before income taxes $ 87,614 $ 13,198 $ (39,898 ) $ 60,914 2016 Revenues $ 223,707 $ 15,866 $ — $ 239,573 Costs & expenses 134,878 4,353 34,183 173,414 Depreciation & amortization 2,498 55 2,521 5,074 Operating income (loss) before income taxes $ 86,331 $ 11,458 $ (36,704 ) $ 61,085 The Company’s Texas portal contract accounted for approximately 20% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2017 and approximately 21% and 20% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2016 , respectively. No other state portal contract accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total consolidated revenues.

THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SI14

THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of presentation	Basis of presentation The Company classifies its revenues and cost of revenues into two categories: (1) portal and (2) software & services. The portal category generally includes revenues and cost of revenues from the Company’s subsidiaries operating outsourced portals on behalf of state and local governments. The software & services category primarily includes revenues and cost of revenues from the Company’s subsidiaries that provide software development and services, other than outsourced portal services, to state and local governments as well as federal agencies. The primary categories of operating expenses include: cost of portal revenues, cost of software & services revenues, selling & administrative and depreciation & amortization. Cost of portal revenues consists of all direct costs associated with operating government portals on an outsourced basis including employee compensation and benefits (including stock-based compensation), fees required to process credit/debit card and automated clearinghouse transactions, subcontractor labor costs, telecommunications, provision for losses on accounts receivable, and all other costs associated with the provision of dedicated client service such as dedicated facilities. Cost of software & services revenues consists of all direct project costs to provide software development and services such as employee compensation and benefits (including stock-based compensation), subcontractor labor costs, and all other direct project costs including hardware, software, materials, travel and other out-of-pocket expenses. Selling & administrative expenses consist primarily of corporate-level expenses relating to human resource management, administration, information technology, security, legal, finance and accounting, internal audit and all non-customer service related costs from the Company’s software & services businesses, including compensation and benefits, information systems and office rent. Selling & administrative expenses also consist of management incentive compensation, including stock-based compensation, and corporate-level expenses for market development and public relations. Certain amounts included in the unaudited consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine- month period ended September 30, 2016 were reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The reclassifications had no effect on total cash flows for the nine- month period ended September 30, 2016 .
Earnings per share	Earnings per share Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and are included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method for all periods presented. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that treats a participating security as having rights to undistributed earnings that would otherwise have been available to common stockholders. The Company’s service-based restricted stock awards contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends and are participating securities. Accordingly, service-based restricted stock awards were included in the calculation of earnings per share using the two-class method for all periods presented. Unvested service-based restricted shares totaled approximately 0.6 million for each of the periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 . Basic earnings per share is calculated by first allocating earnings between common stockholders and participating securities. Earnings attributable to common stockholders are divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by giving effect to dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. The dilutive effect of shares related to the Company’s employee stock purchase plan is determined based on the treasury stock method. The dilutive effect of service-based restricted stock awards is based on the more dilutive of the treasury stock method or the two-class method assuming a reallocation of undistributed earnings to common stockholders after considering the dilutive effect of potential common shares other than the participating unvested restricted stock awards. The dilutive effect of performance-based restricted stock awards is based on the treasury stock method.
Concentration of credit risk	Concentration of credit risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable. The Company limits its exposure to credit loss by depositing its cash with high credit quality financial institutions and monitoring the financial stability of those institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) provides deposit insurance coverage up to $250,000 per depositor for deposit accounts at each FDIC-insured depository institution. At September 30, 2017 , the amount of cash covered by FDIC deposit insurance was approximately $8.4 million , and approximately $143.9 million of cash was above the FDIC deposit insurance limit. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally requires no collateral to secure accounts receivable.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements	Recently issued accounting pronouncements Credit Losses In June 2016, the FASB issued a new standard to replace the incurred loss impairment methodology in current U.S. GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. For trade and other receivables, the Company will be required to use a forward-looking expected loss model rather than the incurred loss model for recognizing credit losses which reflects losses that are probable. The new standard will be effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted beginning January 1, 2019. Application of the amendments is through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the effective date. The Company is currently evaluating the new standard and the estimated impact it will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Leases In February 2016, the FASB issued a new standard related to leases to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet. Most prominent among the amendments is the recognition of assets and liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under current U.S. GAAP. Under the new standard, disclosures are required to meet the objective of enabling users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The standard is effective for the annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2019, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company will be required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. Early application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effects that the standard will have on its consolidated financial statements, which the Company anticipates could be significant, due mainly to its non-cancellable leases for office space. As further described in Note 7, Commitments and Contingencies, of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 , filed with the SEC on February 22, 2017, as of December 31, 2016 , the Company had minimum lease commitments under non-cancellable operating leases totaling $17.9 million . Revenue from Contracts with Customers In May 2014, the FASB issued a new standard related to revenue recognition (“ASC 606”). Under the new standard, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, the standard requires expanded disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The FASB has issued several amendments to the standard, including clarification on accounting for licenses of intellectual property and identifying performance obligations. The guidance permits two methods of adoption: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method), or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized in retained earnings on the Company’s balance sheet at the date of initial application (the modified retrospective approach). The standard is effective for the annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company currently anticipates that it will adopt the standard using the modified retrospective approach in the first quarter of 2018. The Company has established an implementation team that has completed an initial impact assessment of the new standard. The percentages of revenue noted below are based on the Company’s last full fiscal year (2016), and the Company does not currently expect these percentages to significantly change in fiscal years 2017 and 2018. Based upon its initial assessment, the Company identified three primary revenue sources: • Transaction-based: this source primarily consists of transaction-based fees from interactive government services (“IGS”), driver history records (“DHR”) and other revenues streams. Transaction-based fees accounted for approximately 94% of the Company’s total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016. • Portal software development and services: this source primarily consists of the performance of project-based, application development and other time & materials services for the Company’s government partners. These services accounted for approximately 4% of the Company’s total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016. • Portal management and other fixed fee services: this source primarily consists of recurring fixed fee portal management services for the Company’s government partner in Indiana and subscription-based fees. These services accounted for approximately 2% of the Company’s total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Company is in the process of completing contract reviews for each of its three primary revenue sources and currently expects that its revenue recognition policies for all transaction-based fees and portal management and other fixed fees will remain substantially unchanged under ASC 606. Based on the varying terms of the Company’s portal software development and services contracts, revenue may be recognized under the new standard either over time using an input or output method as services are provided or upon completion of a project, depending upon the terms of the specific contract. Recognizing such revenue over time (as opposed to at a point in time upon customer acceptance or completion of a project-based milestone) will represent a change under ASC 606. However, because the Company’s portal software development and services projects are typically short-term in nature and represent a relatively small portion of its total consolidated revenues, the Company does not currently expect any changes to its revenue recognition policy to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements in any annual or quarterly period. Currently, the population of software development and services contracts that will not be complete as of the January 1, 2018 adoption date of ASC 606 is not yet known. Should the Company have any existing or new software development and services agreements not substantially complete as of December 31, 2017, there is a possibility that the revenue under such agreements could be reflected in the cumulative adjustment to retained earnings on the Company’s balance sheet upon adoption of ASC 606 as of January 1, 2018 and not reflected as revenue in the Company’s consolidated statements of income in either 2017 or 2018. Based on its initial assessment of the standard, the Company does not currently expect changes to the accounting treatment for costs to obtain contracts or principal versus agent considerations. The Company continues to finalize its analysis of the new standard and is also in the process of quantifying the impact of the expected changes in accounting policy to the portal software development and services revenue stream and implementing changes to processes (including the determination of which practical expedients may be used, if any), disclosures and internal controls in preparation for adoption of the new standard. The Company will continue to monitor the work of standard setters, including any impacts from the recently issued amendments, and consider the interpretive efforts of non-authoritative groups. Adoption of accounting standard In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new authoritative literature, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2016-09”), which simplifies several aspects of accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, including accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted the standard on January 1, 2017, which is effective for the annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Adoption of the standard resulted in a decrease in retained earnings of approximately $0.4 million and a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital in the Company’s unaudited consolidated balance sheet at January 1, 2017, reflecting a cumulative-effect adjustment associated with the Company’s policy election to account for forfeitures of awards as they occur. Previously, the Company estimated and excluded compensation cost related to awards not expected to vest based on estimated forfeitures. Furthermore, changes in presentation as a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-09 increased both cash provided by operating activities and cash used in financing activities by approximately $2.5 million in the Company’s unaudited consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine- month period ended September 30, 2016 . Upon adoption of ASU 2016-09, excess tax benefits or deficiencies from share-based award activity are reflected in the consolidated statement of income prospectively as a component of the provision for income taxes, whereas previously such benefits or deficiencies were recognized in additional paid-in capital in the consolidated balance sheet. Excess tax benefits resulted in a reduction of the Company’s provision for income taxes of approximately $0.5 million for the nine- month period ended September 30, 2017 .

THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SI15

THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share	The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts): Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 Numerator: Net income $ 14,020 $ 16,235 $ 40,774 $ 42,190 Less: Income allocated to participating securities (129 ) (141 ) (381 ) (376 ) Net income available to common stockholders $ 13,891 $ 16,094 $ 40,393 $ 41,814 Denominator: Weighted average shares - basic 66,267 65,978 66,188 65,890 Performance-based restricted stock awards — 27 — 25 Weighted average shares - diluted 66,267 66,005 66,188 65,915 Basic net income per share: Net income $ 0.21 $ 0.24 $ 0.61 $ 0.63 Diluted net income per share: Net income $ 0.21 $ 0.24 $ 0.61 $ 0.63

OUTSOURCED GOVERNMENT CONTRAC16

OUTSOURCED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Contractors [Abstract]
Summary of Enterprise-Wide Outsourced Digital Government Services to Multiple Governments Agencies	The following is a list of the contracts in each state through which the Company has the ability to provide enterprise-wide outsourced digital government services to multiple government agencies: NIC Enterprise Contract State Year Services Commenced Contract Expiration Date (Renewal Options Through) NICUSA, IL Division Illinois 2017 6/29/2023 (6/29/2027) Louisiana Interactive, LLC Louisiana 2015 1/28/2020 Connecticut Interactive, LLC Connecticut 2014 1/9/2020 Wisconsin Interactive Network, LLC Wisconsin 2013 5/13/2018 (5/13/2023) Pennsylvania Interactive, LLC Pennsylvania 2012 11/30/2019 (11/30/2022) NICUSA, OR Division Oregon 2011 11/22/2021 NICUSA, MD Division Maryland 2011 8/10/2018 (8/10/2019) Mississippi Interactive, LLC Mississippi 2011 12/31/2017 (12/31/2021) New Jersey Interactive, LLC New Jersey 2009 5/1/2020 (5/1/2022) Texas NICUSA, LLC Texas 2009 8/31/2018 West Virginia Interactive, LLC West Virginia 2007 6/30/2021 (6/30/2024) Vermont Information Consortium, LLC Vermont 2006 6/8/2019 Colorado Interactive, LLC Colorado 2005 4/30/2019 (4/30/2023) South Carolina Interactive, LLC South Carolina 2005 7/15/2019 (7/15/2021) Kentucky Interactive, LLC Kentucky 2003 8/31/2018 Alabama Interactive, LLC Alabama 2002 3/19/2020 (3/19/2022) Rhode Island Interactive, LLC Rhode Island 2001 7/1/2018 (7/1/2019) Oklahoma Interactive, LLC Oklahoma 2001 3/31/2018 (3/31/2020) Montana Interactive, LLC Montana 2001 12/31/2019 (12/31/2020) Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC Hawaii 2000 1/3/2019 (3-yr renewal options) Idaho Information Consortium, LLC Idaho 2000 6/30/2018 Utah Interactive, LLC Utah 1999 6/5/2019 Maine Information Network, LLC Maine 1999 7/1/2018 Arkansas Information Consortium, LLC Arkansas 1997 6/30/2018 Indiana Interactive, LLC Indiana 1995 10/24/2021 (10/24/2025) Nebraska Interactive, LLC Nebraska 1995 4/1/2019 (4/1/2021) Kansas Information Consortium, LLC Kansas 1992 12/31/2022 (annual 1-yr renewal options)

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Table

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Stock-based Compensation Expense	The following table presents stock-based compensation expense included in the Company’s unaudited consolidated statements of income (in thousands): Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 Cost of portal revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization $ 319 $ 320 $ 976 $ 1,102 Cost of software & services revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization 22 15 66 47 Selling & administrative 776 1,062 3,253 3,253 Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes 1,117 1,397 4,295 4,402 Income tax benefit (337 ) (285 ) (1,420 ) (1,362 ) Net stock-based compensation expense $ 780 $ 1,112 $ 2,875 $ 3,040

INCOME TAXES Income Taxes (Tabl

INCOME TAXES Income Taxes (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of the Statutory Federal Tax Rate and Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation	The following table reconciles the statutory federal tax rate and the Company's effective tax rate for the periods indicated: Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 Statutory federal income tax rate 35.0 % 35.0 % 35.0 % 35.0 % Domestic production activities deductions (2.6 )% (15.7 )% (2.7 )% (5.2 )% Federal and state tax credits (3.8 )% (4.2 )% (2.1 )% (2.2 )% Excess tax deductions (0.1 )% — % (0.8 )% — % State income taxes 1.6 % 1.9 % 1.7 % 2.0 % Uncertain tax positions (0.2 )% 4.3 % 1.4 % 2.2 % Nondeductible and other expenses 0.3 % (0.9 )% 0.6 % (0.9 )% Effective federal and state income tax rate 30.2 % 20.4 % 33.1 % 30.9 %

REPORTABLE SEGMENT AND RELATE19

REPORTABLE SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Reportable and Operating Segments	The table below reflects summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable and operating segments for the three-month periods ended September 30, (in thousands): Outsourced Portals Other Software & Services Other Reconciling Items Consolidated Total 2017 Revenues $ 76,434 $ 8,099 $ — $ 84,533 Costs & expenses 47,377 3,169 12,091 62,637 Depreciation & amortization 670 25 1,115 1,810 Operating income (loss) before income taxes $ 28,387 $ 4,905 $ (13,206 ) $ 20,086 2016 Revenues $ 74,997 $ 5,376 $ — $ 80,373 Costs & expenses 45,140 1,495 11,676 58,311 Depreciation & amortization 792 23 859 1,674 Operating income (loss) before income taxes $ 29,065 $ 3,858 $ (12,535 ) $ 20,388 The table below reflects summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable and operating segments for the nine- month periods ended September 30, (in thousands): Outsourced Portals Other Software & Services Other Reconciling Items Consolidated Total 2017 Revenues $ 232,963 $ 20,073 $ — $ 253,036 Costs & expenses 143,326 6,803 36,882 187,011 Depreciation & amortization 2,023 72 3,016 5,111 Operating income (loss) before income taxes $ 87,614 $ 13,198 $ (39,898 ) $ 60,914 2016 Revenues $ 223,707 $ 15,866 $ — $ 239,573 Costs & expenses 134,878 4,353 34,183 173,414 Depreciation & amortization 2,498 55 2,521 5,074 Operating income (loss) before income taxes $ 86,331 $ 11,458 $ (36,704 ) $ 61,085

THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SI20

THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017USD ($)categorychannel	Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017USD ($)categoryrevenue_sourcechannelshares	Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)shares	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of business channels | channel	2		2
Number of revenue and cost categories | category	2		2
Increased in cash provided by operating activities			$ 48,596	$ 59,716
Increased in cash used in financing activities			(17,364)	(991)
Reduction in provision for income taxes due to excess tax benefits	$ 337	$ 285	$ 1,420	$ 1,362
Unvested service-based restricted stock awards included in the calculation of earnings per share (in shares) | shares			0.6	0.6
Minimum lease commitments under non-cancellable operating leases					$ 17,900
Number of primary revenue sources | revenue_source			3
Deposits Assets
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Disclosure [Line Items]
Cash subject to FDIC insurance	8,400		$ 8,400
Cash not subject to FDIC insurance	$ 143,900		143,900
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Disclosure [Line Items]
Increased in cash provided by operating activities				$ 2,500
Increased in cash used in financing activities				$ 2,500
Reduction in provision for income taxes due to excess tax benefits			$ 500
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 | Retained Earnings
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Disclosure [Line Items]
Adoption of ASU 2016-09					(400)
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 | Additional Paid-in Capital
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Disclosure [Line Items]
Adoption of ASU 2016-09					$ 400
Transaction-based | Consolidated Revenues | Revenue source
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Disclosure [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage					94.00%
Portal Software Development and Services | Consolidated Revenues | Revenue source
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Disclosure [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage					4.00%
Portal Management and Other Fixed Fee Services | Consolidated Revenues | Revenue source
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Disclosure [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage					2.00%

THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SI21

THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Numerator
Net income	$ 14,020	$ 16,235	$ 40,774	$ 42,190
Less: Income allocated to participating securities	(129)	(141)	(381)	(376)
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 13,891	$ 16,094	$ 40,393	$ 41,814
Denominator
Weighted average shares - basic (in shares)	66,267	65,978	66,188	65,890
Performance-based restricted stock awards (in shares)	0	27	0	25
Weighted average shares - diluted (in shares)	66,267	66,005	66,188	65,915
Basic net income per share
Net income (in usd per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.24	$ 0.61	$ 0.63
Diluted net income per share
Net income (in usd per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.24	$ 0.61	$ 0.63

OUTSOURCED GOVERNMENT CONTRAC22

OUTSOURCED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017USD ($)contractrenewal_option	Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017USD ($)contract	Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)
Contracts [Line Items]
Number of enterprise-wide outsourced portal and digital government services and the contract with the FMCSA that can be terminated by the other party without cause on period of notice (in contracts) | contract	14		14
Performance bond commitments	$ 5,800		$ 5,800
Number of enterprise-wide outsourced portal and digital government services that have expiration dates within the 12-month period (in contracts) | contract	12		12
Portal revenues	$ 76,434	$ 74,997	$ 232,963	$ 223,707
NICUSA, TN Division
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract expiration date			Mar. 31, 2017
Portal revenues		1,700	$ 1,800	5,900
Iowa Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract expiration date			Nov. 30, 2016
Portal revenues		$ 500		$ 1,400
US Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract renewal option | renewal_option	2
Contract period (in years)	1 year
Contract expiration date			Aug. 31, 2018
Customer Concentration Risk | Consolidated Revenues
Contracts [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	60.00%		60.00%
Government Contracts Concentration Risk | Consolidated Revenues
Contracts [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	49.00%		49.00%

OUTSOURCED GOVERNMENT CONTRAC23

OUTSOURCED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Summary of Enterprise-Wide Outsourced Digital Government Services to Multiple Governments Agencies (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
NICUSA, IL Division
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Illinois
Year Services Commenced	2,017
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 29, 2023
NICUSA, IL Division | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 29, 2027
Louisiana Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Louisiana
Year Services Commenced	2,015
Contract Expiration Date	Jan. 28, 2020
Connecticut Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Connecticut
Year Services Commenced	2,014
Contract Expiration Date	Jan. 9, 2020
Wisconsin Interactive Network, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Wisconsin
Year Services Commenced	2,013
Contract Expiration Date	May 13, 2018
Wisconsin Interactive Network, LLC | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	May 13, 2023
Pennsylvania Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Pennsylvania
Year Services Commenced	2,012
Contract Expiration Date	Nov. 30, 2019
Pennsylvania Interactive, LLC | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Nov. 30, 2022
NICUSA, OR Division
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Oregon
Year Services Commenced	2,011
Contract Expiration Date	Nov. 22, 2021
NICUSA, MD Division
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Maryland
Year Services Commenced	2,011
Contract Expiration Date	Aug. 10, 2018
NICUSA, MD Division | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Aug. 10, 2019
Mississippi Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Mississippi
Year Services Commenced	2,011
Contract Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Mississippi Interactive, LLC | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2021
New Jersey Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	New Jersey
Year Services Commenced	2,009
Contract Expiration Date	May 1, 2020
New Jersey Interactive, LLC | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	May 1, 2022
Texas NICUSA, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Texas
Year Services Commenced	2,009
Contract Expiration Date	Aug. 31, 2018
West Virginia Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	West Virginia
Year Services Commenced	2,007
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 30, 2021
West Virginia Interactive, LLC | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 30, 2024
Vermont Information Consortium, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Vermont
Year Services Commenced	2,006
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 8, 2019
Colorado Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Colorado
Year Services Commenced	2,005
Contract Expiration Date	Apr. 30, 2019
Colorado Interactive, LLC | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Apr. 30, 2023
South Carolina Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	South Carolina
Year Services Commenced	2,005
Contract Expiration Date	Jul. 15, 2019
South Carolina Interactive, LLC | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Jul. 15, 2021
Kentucky Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Kentucky
Year Services Commenced	2,003
Contract Expiration Date	Aug. 31, 2018
Alabama Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Alabama
Year Services Commenced	2,002
Contract Expiration Date	Mar. 19, 2020
Alabama Interactive, LLC | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Mar. 19, 2022
Rhode Island Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Rhode Island
Year Services Commenced	2,001
Contract Expiration Date	Jul. 1, 2018
Rhode Island Interactive, LLC | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Jul. 1, 2019
Oklahoma Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Oklahoma
Year Services Commenced	2,001
Contract Expiration Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Oklahoma Interactive, LLC | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Montana Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Montana
Year Services Commenced	2,001
Contract Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Montana Interactive, LLC | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Hawaii
Year Services Commenced	2,000
Contract Expiration Date	Jan. 3, 2019
Hawaii Information Consortium, LLC | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Term of contract (in years)	P3Y
Idaho Information Consortium, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Idaho
Year Services Commenced	2,000
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 30, 2018
Utah Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Utah
Year Services Commenced	1,999
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 5, 2019
Maine Information Network, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Maine
Year Services Commenced	1,999
Contract Expiration Date	Jul. 1, 2018
Arkansas Information Consortium, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Arkansas
Year Services Commenced	1,997
Contract Expiration Date	Jun. 30, 2018
Indiana Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Indiana
Year Services Commenced	1,995
Contract Expiration Date	Oct. 24, 2021
Indiana Interactive, LLC | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date
Nebraska Interactive, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Nebraska
Year Services Commenced	1,995
Contract Expiration Date	Apr. 1, 2019
Nebraska Interactive, LLC | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Contract Expiration Date	Apr. 1, 2021
Kansas Information Consortium, LLC
Contracts [Line Items]
State	Kansas
Year Services Commenced	1,992
Contract Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2022
Kansas Information Consortium, LLC | Renewal Term
Contracts [Line Items]
Term of contract (in years)	P1Y

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION - Addi

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Service-based Restricted Stock | Non-Employee Directors
Stock Based Compensation [Line Items]
Share based compensation award shares granted in period (in shares)		37,464
Share based compensation award granted in period grant-date fair value (in USD)		$ 0.8
Share based compensation award vesting period from date of grant (in years)		1 year
Service-based Restricted Stock | Service Based Awards | Employees And Executives
Stock Based Compensation [Line Items]
Share based compensation award shares granted in period (in shares)	17,548			248,395
Share based compensation award granted in period grant-date fair value (in USD)	$ 0.3			$ 5.5
Share based compensation award vesting period from date of grant (in years)				1 year
Service-based Restricted Stock | Service Based Awards | Employees And Executives | Annual installment
Stock Based Compensation [Line Items]
Share based compensation award annual installment vesting rate	25.00%			25.00%
Performance-based Restricted Stock
Stock Based Compensation [Line Items]
Share based compensation award shares granted in period (in shares)			110,678
Share based compensation award granted in period grant-date fair value (in USD)			$ 2.4
Share based compensation award vesting period from date of grant (in years)				3 years
Share based compensation award end date of the three-year performance period				Dec. 31, 2019
Performance-based Restricted Stock | Performance Period 2014 to 2016
Stock Based Compensation [Line Items]
Share based compensation performance-based restricted stock awards, grant date					Feb. 24, 2014
Share based compensation award shares earned in period (in shares)					59,437
Share based compensation dividend earned on shares subject to the awards (in shares)					4,945
Share based compensation award forfeited shares (in shares)			21,503

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION - Stoc

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION - Stock Based Compensation Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes	$ 1,117	$ 1,397	$ 4,295	$ 4,402
Income tax benefit	(337)	(285)	(1,420)	(1,362)
Net stock-based compensation expense	780	1,112	2,875	3,040
Cost of portal revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes	319	320	976	1,102
Cost of software & services revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes	22	15	66	47
Selling & administrative
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense before income taxes	$ 776	$ 1,062	$ 3,253	$ 3,253

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Addition

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Dec. 19, 2017	Oct. 30, 2017	Sep. 20, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017	Jun. 20, 2017	May 02, 2017	Mar. 21, 2017	Jan. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Cash dividend declared, date				Jul. 31, 2017		May 2, 2017		Jan. 30, 2017
Cash dividend record, date				Sep. 6, 2017		Jun. 6, 2017		Mar. 7, 2017
Cash dividend paid			$ 5,400		$ 5,300		$ 5,300		$ 16,043
Cash dividend paid, date				Sep. 20, 2017		Jun. 20, 2017		Mar. 21, 2017
Dividend equivalent paid (in USD per share)			$ 0.08		$ 0.08		$ 0.08
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)			66,267,810		66,264,853		66,131,192		66,268,000	65,982,000
Unvested shares of restricted stock (in shares)			620,115		613,524		643,339
Regular Dividends
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared (in USD per share)				$ 0.08		$ 0.08		$ 0.08
Scenario Forecast
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Cash dividend paid	$ 5,400
Dividend equivalent paid (in USD per share)	$ 0.08
Subsequent Event
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Cash dividend declared, date		Oct. 30, 2017
Cash dividend record, date		Dec. 5, 2017
Cash dividend paid, date		Dec. 19, 2017
Subsequent Event | Regular Dividends
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared (in USD per share)		$ 0.08

INCOME TAXES - Statutory Federa

INCOME TAXES - Statutory Federal Income Tax and the Effective Incomt Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Statutory federal income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Domestic production activities deductions	(2.60%)	(15.70%)	(2.70%)	(5.20%)
Federal and state tax credits	(3.80%)	(4.20%)	(2.10%)	(2.20%)
Excess tax deductions	(0.10%)	(0.00%)	(0.80%)	(0.00%)
State income taxes	1.60%	1.90%	1.70%	2.00%
Uncertain tax positions	(0.20%)	4.30%	1.40%	2.20%
Nondeductible and other expenses	0.30%	(0.90%)	0.60%	(0.90%)
Effective federal and state income tax rate	30.20%	20.40%	33.10%	30.90%

INCOME TAXES - Additional Infor

INCOME TAXES - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective tax rate	30.20%	20.40%	33.10%	30.90%
Income tax benefit	$ (6,066)	$ (4,153)	$ (20,140)	$ (18,895)
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized income tax benefits	$ 7,500		7,500		$ 6,600
Tax Year 2015
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax benefit			1,400
Tax Year 2016
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax benefit			$ 1,000

REPORTABLE SEGMENT AND RELATE29

REPORTABLE SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION - Additional Information (Detail) - segment	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segment			1
Customer Concentration Risk | Consolidated Revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	60.00%		60.00%
Texas NICUSA, LLC | Customer Concentration Risk | Consolidated Revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	20.00%	21.00%	20.00%	20.00%

REPORTABLE SEGMENT AND RELATE30

REPORTABLE SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION - Summary of Financial Information for Reportable Segments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 84,533	$ 80,373	$ 253,036	$ 239,573
Costs & expenses	62,637	58,311	187,011	173,414
Depreciation & amortization	1,810	1,674	5,111	5,074
Operating income before income taxes	20,086	20,388	60,914	61,085
Operating segments | Outsourced Portals
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	76,434	74,997	232,963	223,707
Costs & expenses	47,377	45,140	143,326	134,878
Depreciation & amortization	670	792	2,023	2,498
Operating income before income taxes	28,387	29,065	87,614	86,331
Operating segments | Other Software & Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	8,099	5,376	20,073	15,866
Costs & expenses	3,169	1,495	6,803	4,353
Depreciation & amortization	25	23	72	55
Operating income before income taxes	4,905	3,858	13,198	11,458
Other reconciling items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Costs & expenses	12,091	11,676	36,882	34,183
Depreciation & amortization	1,115	859	3,016	2,521
Operating income before income taxes	$ (13,206)	$ (12,535)	$ (39,898)	$ (36,704)