Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Net sales
Services	$ 383,379	$ 382,218
Products	304,914	251,293
Total sales	688,293	633,511
Cost of sales
Services	275,225	296,911
Products	248,935	206,586
Total cost of sales	524,160	503,497
Gross profit	164,133	130,014
Selling and administrative expense	120,292	125,513
Research, development and engineering expense	20,070	21,030
Loss (gain) on sale of assets, net	492	(2,613)
Total operating expense	140,854	143,930
Operating profit (loss)	23,279	(13,916)
Other income (expense)
Investment income	8,711	7,551
Interest expense	(6,918)	(7,343)
Foreign exchange loss, net	(11,957)	(2,214)
Miscellaneous, net	(1,435)	(1,098)
Income (loss) before taxes	11,680	(17,020)
Income tax expense (benefit)	6,804	(3,138)
Net income (loss)	4,876	(13,882)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4,930)	(436)
Net income (loss) attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$ 9,806	$ (13,446)
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding	64,254	63,311
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	64,809	63,311
Net income (loss) attributable to Diebold, Incorporated
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$ 0.15	$ (0.21)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$ 0.15	$ (0.21)