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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosures [Line Items]      
Income Tax Effects Allocated Directly to Equity $ (38,545)us-gaap_IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquity $ 67,351us-gaap_IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquity $ (8,909)us-gaap_IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquity
Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate    
Current and deferred tax expense due to the repatriation of cash   55,000dbd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxesonUndistributedEarnings  
Income tax penalties and interest accrued 7,362us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 5,805us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Operating loss carryforwards 489,029us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards    
Net loss carryforward, deferred tax asset 68,883us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 74,472us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards  
Operating loss carryforwards, set to expire 351,289us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration    
Operating loss carryforwards, no expiration 137,740us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsNotSubjectToExpiration    
Tax credit carryforwards, foreign 22,698us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign    
Tax credit carryforwards, general business 10,494us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsGeneralBusiness    
Deferred tax asset, change in amount 186us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount 34,835us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount  
Deferred tax liability not recognized, amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability 513,117us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilityNotRecognizedAmountOfUnrecognizedDeferredTaxLiabilityUndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties Expense 6,300us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesExpense    
Minimum      
Income Tax Disclosures [Line Items]      
Recognition of tax positions, likelihood of being realized upon settlement 50.00%dbd_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsRecognitionOfTaxPositionsLikelihoodOfBeingRealizedUponSettlement
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Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets [Member]      
Income Tax Disclosures [Line Items]      
Income Tax Effects Allocated Directly to Equity $ 9,227us-gaap_IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquity
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$ 9,049us-gaap_IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquity
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