(Loss) Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
(Loss) income used in basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net (loss) income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$ (21,690)		$ 16,221	$ (140,171)		$ 85,461
Denominator (in thousands):
Weighted-average number of common shares used in basic earnings per share	63,825		63,211	63,648		63,003
Effect of dilutive shares (1)	0	[1]	923	0	[1]	927
Weighted-average number of shares used in diluted earnings per share	63,825		64,134	63,648		63,930
Net (loss) income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated
Basic (loss) earnings per share	$ (0.34)		$ 0.26	$ (2.20)		$ 1.36
Diluted (loss) earnings per share	$ (0.34)		$ 0.25	$ (2.20)		$ 1.34
Anti-dilutive shares (in thousands):
Anti-dilutive shares not used in calculating diluted weighted-average shares	2,846		2,174	3,057		2,208
Incremental Shares, Excluded From Dilutive Calculation, Due To Resulting in Operating Loss	479			560

[1] Incremental shares of 479 thousand and 560 thousand were excluded from the computation of diluted (loss) earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, because their effect is anti-dilutive due to the net loss attributable to Diebold, Incorporated.