Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Net sales
Services	$ 416,533	$ 405,238	$ 1,209,731	$ 1,200,672
Products	351,498	300,186	980,050	845,376
Total sales	768,031	705,424	2,189,781	2,046,048
Cost of sales
Services	290,366	290,121	849,196	904,167
Products	277,082	242,498	789,074	681,646
Total cost of sales	567,448	532,619	1,638,270	1,585,813
Gross profit	200,583	172,805	551,511	460,235
Selling and administrative expense	129,938	111,683	371,236	394,401
Research, development and engineering expense	24,466	21,957	66,173	66,404
Impairment of assets	0	70,000	0	70,642
Gain on sale of assets, net	(540)	(582)	(13,098)	(3,421)
Total operating expense	153,864	203,058	424,311	528,026
Operating profit (loss)	46,719	(30,253)	127,200	(67,791)
Other income (expense)
Investment income	7,968	6,695	26,614	21,060
Interest expense	(8,384)	(7,918)	(23,142)	(22,027)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net	988	2,977	(10,373)	(1,453)
Miscellaneous, net	571	355	444	(434)
Income (loss) before taxes	47,862	(28,144)	120,743	(70,645)
Income tax expense	12,907	(7,940)	37,781	67,293
Net income (loss)	34,955	(20,204)	82,962	(137,938)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,935	1,486	(1,499)	2,233
Net income (loss) attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$ 33,020	$ (21,690)	$ 84,461	$ (140,171)
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding	64,615	63,825	64,494	63,648
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	65,293	63,825	65,102	63,648
Net income (loss) attributable to Diebold, Incorporated
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$ 0.51	$ (0.34)	$ 1.31	$ (2.20)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$ 0.51	$ (0.34)	$ 1.30	$ (2.20)