Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Net income	$ 22.9	$ 35.0	$ 41.2	$ 83.0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(70.1)	(49.3)	(126.5)	(32.9)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(47.2)	(14.3)	(85.3)	50.1
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.5	2.2	(0.3)	(1.8)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	(47.7)	(16.5)	(85.0)	51.9
Translation adjustment [Member]
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Translation adjustment and foreign currency hedges	(75.3)	(52.6)	(137.4)	(31.8)
Foreign currency hedges (net of tax $(2.2), $(1.3), $(4.0), and $0.6, respectively)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Translation adjustment and foreign currency hedges	4.0	2.5	7.3	(1.1)
Interest rate hedges [Member]
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Net gain recognized in other comprehensive income (net of tax $(0.1), $(0.1), $(0.3) and $(0.3), respectively)	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.6
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income (net of tax $0.1, $0.0, $0.1 and $0.1, respectively)	(0.1)	(0.1)	(0.2)	(0.2)
Total interest rate hedges	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4
Pension and other post-retirement benefits [Member]
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Net actuarial loss amortization (net of tax $(0.6), $(0.3), $(1.9) and $(0.9), respectively)	1.1	0.6	3.4	1.6
Net prior service benefit amortization (net of tax $0.0, $0.0, $0.0 and $0.1, respectively)	0.0	(0.1)	(0.1)	(0.2)
Total pension and other post-retirement benefits	1.1	0.5	3.3	1.4
Unrealized loss on securities, net [Member]
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Net gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (net of tax $0.0, $0.0, $0.0 and $0.8, respectively)	0.0	0.1	0.0	(1.4)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income (net of tax $0.0, $0.0, $0.0 and $0.2, respectively)	0.0	0.0	0.0	(0.4)
Total unrealized loss on securities, net	$ 0.0	$ 0.1	$ 0.0	$ (1.8)