Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Segment Information

	2011		2010			2009
DNA
Customer revenues	$	1,405,018	$	1,320,581		$	1,382,461
Intersegment revenues	73,399		93,600			58,442
Operating profit	128,151		81,444			77,109
Capital expenditures	23,131		33,043			28,900
Depreciation	27,495		27,177			27,359
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	461,452		460,429			445,749
Total assets	1,018,907		1,016,138			1,082,529
DI
Customer revenues	1,430,830		1,503,212			1,335,831
Intersegment revenues	63,318		44,445			17,617
Operating profit (loss)	27,443		(83,246		)	73,483
Capital expenditures	31,622		18,255			15,387
Depreciation	23,054		24,248			22,726
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	180,804		185,806			167,628
Total assets	1,498,536		1,503,652			1,472,336
TOTAL
Customer revenues	2,835,848		2,823,793			2,718,292
Intersegment revenues	136,717		138,045			76,059
Operating profit (loss)	155,594		(1,802		)	150,592
Capital expenditures	54,753		51,298			44,287
Depreciation	50,549		51,425			50,085
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	642,256		646,235			613,377
Total assets	2,517,443		2,519,790			2,554,865

Revenue summary by geographic region, product, and service solution

The following table represents information regarding the Company’s revenue by geographic region and by product and service solution for the years ended December 31:

	2011			2010			2009
Revenue summary by geography
Diebold North America	$	1,405,018		$	1,320,581		$	1,382,461
Diebold International:
Latin America including Brazil	662,805			770,691			602,549
Asia Pacific	422,491			380,970			387,119
Europe, Middle East and Africa	345,534			351,551			346,163
Total Diebold International	1,430,830			1,503,212			1,335,831
Total customer revenues	$	2,835,848		$	2,823,793		$	2,718,292
Total customer revenues
domestic vs. international
Domestic	$	1,341,167		$	1,262,914		$	1,335,160
Percentage of total revenue	47.3		%	44.7		%	49.1		%
International	1,494,681			1,560,879			1,383,132
Percentage of total revenue	52.7		%	55.3		%	50.9		%
Total customer revenues	$	2,835,848		$	2,823,793		$	2,718,292
Revenue summary
by product and service solution
Financial self-service:
Products	$	996,673		$	959,820		$	985,275
Services	1,140,872			1,086,569			1,083,875
Total financial self-service	2,137,545			2,046,389			2,069,150
Security:
Products	194,028			223,514			247,518
Services	411,474			406,831			396,071
Total security	605,502			630,345			643,589
Total financial self-service &      security	2,743,047			2,676,734			2,712,739
Election and lottery systems:	92,801			147,059			5,553
Total customer revenues	$	2,835,848		$	2,823,793		$	2,718,292