Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Diebold, Incorporated shareholders' equity
Balance at beginning of period		$ 465.6	$ 650.8	$ 531.6	$ 596.8
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated		(47.7)	(16.5)	(85.0)	51.9
Common shares		0.0	0.1	0.6	0.8
Additional capital		2.4	5.9	13.7	29.8
Treasury shares		(0.2)	(0.2)	(3.0)	(1.8)
Dividends paid		(18.7)	(18.8)	(56.5)	(56.2)
Balance at end of period		401.4	621.3	401.4	621.3
Noncontrolling interests
Balance at beginning of period		24.6	17.9	23.3	24.0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(0.5)	(2.2)	0.3	1.8
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net (1)	[1]	0.7	2.1	2.0	(1.9)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders		(0.2)	0.0	(0.2)	(2.1)
Balance at end of period		$ 25.1	$ 20.0	25.1	$ 20.0
Comprehensive income loss attributable to noncontrolling interests				(0.1)
Venezuela noncontrolling interest adjustment				$ 2.1

[1] Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests of $(0.1) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, is net of a $2.1 Venezuela noncontrolling interest adjustment for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, to reduce the carrying value to the estimated fair market value.