Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013
Net sales	$ 861,272	$ 768,031	$ 733,457	$ 688,293	$ 811,443		$ 705,424		$ 707,113		$ 633,511		$ 3,051,053	$ 2,857,491	$ 2,991,693
Gross profit	227,839	200,583	186,795	164,133	180,121		172,805		157,416		130,014		779,350	640,356	729,620
Net income (loss)	34,057	34,955	43,131	4,876	(38,584)		(20,204)		(103,852)		(13,882)		117,019	(176,522)	79,545
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests	4,101	1,935	1,496	(4,930)	2,850		1,486		1,183		(436)		2,602	5,083	5,942
Net (loss) income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	29,956	33,020	41,635	9,806	(41,434)		(21,690)		(105,035)		(13,446)		114,417	(181,605)	73,603
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Net (loss) income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated (USD per share)	$ 0.46	$ 0.51	$ 0.64	$ 0.15	$ (0.65)		$ (0.34)		$ (1.65)		$ (0.21)		$ 1.77	$ (2.85)	$ 1.17
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Net (loss) income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$ 0.46	$ 0.51	$ 0.64	$ 0.15	$ (0.65)		$ (0.34)		$ (1.65)		$ (0.21)		$ 1.76	$ (2.85)	$ 1.15
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding (shares)	64,631	64,615	64,588	64,254	63,928		63,825		63,700		63,311		64,530	63,659	63,061
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding (shares)	65,380	65,293	65,224	64,809	63,928	[1]	63,825	[1]	63,700	[1]	63,311	[1]	65,154	63,659	63,914
Incremental shares, excluded from dilutive calculation, due to resulting in operating loss					508		479		447		659			545
Gain (loss) on disposal													13,709
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross													13,000
Undistributed earnings	14,346				27,766				42,838				14,346	27,766		42,838
Valuation allowance	87,959				87,773				39,130				87,959	87,773		39,130
Impairment loss							70,000						0	70,000
Pension Benefits
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Settlements					(35,611)
FCPA
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Loss in period														28,000	16,750
Securities Action
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Loss in period														17,245		17,500
Voluntary Early Retirement Program | Pension Benefits
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Pension Expense					$ (67,593)

[1] Incremental shares of 659 thousand, 447 thousand, 479 thousand and 508 thousand were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for the first, second, third and fourth quarter of 2013 because their effect is anti-dilutive due to the loss from continuing operations.