Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Net sales
Services	$ 402,305	$ 388,986	$ 1,196,079	$ 1,142,311
Products	307,614	320,336	955,519	843,550
Total sales	709,919	709,322	2,151,598	1,985,861
Cost of sales
Services	301,787	277,558	881,275	841,571
Products	234,922	237,378	718,304	631,010
Total cost of sales	536,709	514,936	1,599,579	1,472,581
Gross profit	173,210	194,386	552,019	513,280
Selling and administrative expense	120,455	121,508	359,053	364,670
Research, development and engineering expense	22,167	18,466	61,140	57,265
Impairment of assets	7,930	0	14,631	2,962
Total operating expense	150,552	139,974	434,824	424,897
Operating profit	22,658	54,412	117,195	88,383
Other income (expense)
Investment income	9,298	8,538	29,292	29,105
Interest expense	(7,615)	(8,110)	(22,684)	(26,298)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net	930	(349)	2,577	97
Miscellaneous, net	607	(447)	948	1,010
Income from continuing operations before taxes	25,878	54,044	127,328	92,297
Taxes on income	7,814	11,262	35,507	23,767
Income from continuing operations	18,064	42,782	91,821	68,530
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	0	518
Net income	18,064	42,782	91,821	69,048
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	630	1,027	2,722	3,988
Net income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	17,434	41,755	89,099	65,060
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding	63,211	63,626	63,003	64,797
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	64,134	64,186	63,930	65,304
Basic earnings per share
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 0.28	$ 0.66	$ 1.41	$ 0.99
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.01
Net income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$ 0.28	$ 0.66	$ 1.41	$ 1.00
Diluted earnings per share
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 0.27	$ 0.65	$ 1.39	$ 0.99
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.01
Net income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$ 0.27	$ 0.65	$ 1.39	$ 1.00
Amounts attributable to Diebold, Incorporated
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	17,434	41,755	89,099	64,542
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	0	518
Net income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$ 17,434	$ 41,755	$ 89,099	$ 65,060