Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Net sales
Services	$ 396,865	$ 364,374
Products	301,626	249,783
Total sales	698,491	614,157
Cost of sales
Services	285,396	275,890
Products	219,855	188,863
Total cost of sales	505,251	464,753
Gross profit	193,240	149,404
Selling and administrative expense	119,795	121,111
Research, development and engineering expense	18,801	19,424
Total operating expense	138,596	140,535
Operating profit	54,644	8,869
Other income (expense)
Investment income	11,955	10,898
Interest expense	(7,608)	(8,673)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net	545	(1,046)
Miscellaneous, net	(90)	23
Income from continuing operations before taxes	59,446	10,071
Taxes on income	13,481	5,925
Income from continuing operations	45,965	4,146
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(11)
Net income	45,965	4,135
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	802	1,634
Net income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	45,163	2,501
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding	62,725	65,762
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	63,333	66,230
Basic earnings per share
Net income from continuing operations	$ 0.72	$ 0.04
Loss from discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Net income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$ 0.72	$ 0.04
Diluted earnings per share
Net income from continuing operations	$ 0.71	$ 0.04
Loss from discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Net income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$ 0.71	$ 0.04
Amounts attributable to Diebold, Incorporated
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	45,163	2,512
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(11)
Net income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$ 45,163	$ 2,501