Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share includes the dilutive effect of potential common shares outstanding. Under the two-class method of computing earnings per share, non-vested share-based payment awards that contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends are considered participating securities. The Company’s participating securities include restricted stock units (RSUs), director deferred shares and shares that were vested but deferred by employees. The Company calculated basic and diluted earnings per share under both the treasury stock method and the two-class method. For the years presented there were no differences in the earnings per share amounts calculated using the two methods. Accordingly, the treasury stock method is disclosed below.

The following table represents amounts used in computing earnings per share and the effect on the weighted-average number of shares of dilutive potential common shares for the years ended December 31:

	2012			2011		2010
Numerator:
Income (loss) used in basic and diluted earnings per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	$	81,579		$	144,292	$	(20,527	)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(3,125		)	523		275
Net income (loss) attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$	78,454		$	144,815	$	(20,252	)
Denominator (in thousands):
Weighted-average number of common      shares used in basic earnings per share	63,061			64,244		65,907
Effect of dilutive shares (1)	853			548		—
Weighted-average number of shares used in       diluted earnings per share	63,914			64,792		65,907
Basic earnings per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	$	1.29		$	2.24	$	(0.31	)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(0.05		)	0.01		—
Net income (loss) attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$	1.24		$	2.25	$	(0.31	)
Diluted earnings per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	$	1.28		$	2.23	$	(0.31	)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(0.05		)	0.01		—
Net income (loss) attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$	1.23		$	2.24	$	(0.31	)
Anti-dilutive shares (in thousands):
Anti-dilutive shares not used in calculating diluted       weighted-average shares	2,201			2,270		2,658

(1) Incremental shares of 632,000 were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for the year ended December 31, 2010 because their effect is anti-dilutive due to the loss from continuing operations.