Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
(Loss) income used in basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net (loss) income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$ (13,446)		$ 45,163
Denominator (in thousands):
Weighted-average number of common shares used in basic earnings per share	63,311,000		62,725,000
Effect of dilutive shares (1)	0	[1]	608,000	[1]
Weighted-average number of shares used in diluted earnings per share	63,311,000		63,333,000
Net (loss) income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated
Basic earnings per share	$ (0.21)		$ 0.72
Diluted earnings per share	$ (0.21)		$ 0.71
Anti-dilutive shares (in thouslands):
Anti-dilutive shares not used in calculating diluted weighted-average shares	2,784,000		1,596,000
Incremental Shares, Excluded From Dilutive Calculation, Due To Resulting in Operating Loss	659,000

[1] Incremental shares of 659,000 were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2013 because their effect is anti-dilutive due to the net loss attributable to Diebold, Incorporated.