Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Amounts attributable to Diebold, Incorporated
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	$ (97.2)		$ 18.2	$ (97.3)	$ 27.8
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.5		1.2	1.6	0.1
Income (loss) before discontinued operations, net of tax	(97.7)		17.0	(98.9)	27.7
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	(4.6)		4.7	143.7	13.4
Net income (loss) attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$ (102.3)		$ 21.7	$ 44.8	$ 41.1
Denominator (in millions)
Weighted-average number of common shares used in basic earnings per share	70.9		65.0	67.0	64.9
Effect of dilutive shares	0.0	[1]	0.6	0.6	0.6
Weighted-average number of shares used in diluted earnings per share	70.9		65.6	67.6	65.5
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	$ (1.38)		$ 0.26	$ (1.48)	$ 0.43
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	(0.06)		0.07	2.15	0.20
Net income (loss) attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	(1.44)		0.33	0.67	0.63
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax	(1.38)		0.26	(1.46)	0.43
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	(0.06)		0.07	2.12	0.20
Net income (loss) attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$ (1.44)		$ 0.33	$ 0.66	$ 0.63
Anti-dilutive shares (in milllions)
Anti-dilutive shares not used in calculating diluted weighted-average	2.1		1.5	2.2	1.5
Incremental Shares Excluded From Dilutive Calculation Due To Resulting in Operating Loss	0.6

[1] Incremental shares of 0.6 shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three months ended September 30, 2016, because their effect is anti-dilutive due to the net loss attributable to Diebold, Incorporated.