Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016		Sep. 30, 2015
Diebold, Incorporated shareholders' equity
Balance at beginning of period	$ 578.3		$ 465.6	$ 412.4		$ 531.6
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	(107.0)		(47.7)	88.7		(85.0)
Common shares	12.4		0.0	12.8		0.6
Additional capital	271.6		2.4	281.4		13.7
Treasury shares	(0.1)		(0.2)	(2.1)		(3.0)
Dividends paid	(19.0)		(18.7)	(57.0)		(56.5)
Balance at end of period	736.2		401.4	736.2		401.4
Noncontrolling interests
Balance at beginning of period	23.7		24.6	23.1		23.3
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net (1)	386.9	[1]	0.7	387.5	[1]	2.0	[1]
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders	0.0		0.2	0.0		0.2
Balance at end of period	$ 410.6		$ 25.1	$ 410.6		25.1
Comprehensive income loss attributable to noncontrolling interests						(0.1)
Venezuela noncontrolling interest adjustment						$ 2.1

[1] omprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 is primarily attributable to the fair value of the noncontrolling interest from the Acquisition. Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests of $(0.1) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, and is net of $2.1 Venezuela noncontrolling interest adjustment for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, to reduce the carrying value to the estimated fair market value.