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Period for placing financing receivables on non-accrual status

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Period required for considering financing receivable as non accrual status.

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A valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 11B
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Amount of valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible that were individually evaluated for impairment.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 11B
-Subparagraph (g)
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The balance of financing receivables that were individually evaluated for impairment.

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Recorded Investment
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65880944

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Amount of allowance for credit losses related to recorded investment.

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Allowance for Credit Losses (Textuals) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
Allowance for credit losses, individually evaluated for impairment	$ 4.4	$ 4.6
The recorded investment in past-due finance lease receivables on nonaccrual status	0.4	0.7
Allowance for credit losses	$ 4.4	4.6	$ 4.5
Minimum
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
Period required for considering financing receivable as non accrual status	60 days
Period for placing financing receivables on non-accrual status	89 days
Past Due Period Of Financing Receivable Accruing Interest	90 days
Maximum
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
Period required for considering financing receivable as non accrual status	89 days
Finance Leases Financing Receivable [Member]
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
Individually evaluated for impairment	$ 62.2	75.3
Allowance for credit losses	0.3	0.5	0.4
Impaired financing receivable, related allowance		4.1
Notes Receivable [Member]
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
Individually evaluated for impairment	20.7	22.5
Allowance for credit losses	4.1	4.1	$ 4.1
Brazil \| Finance Leases Financing Receivable [Member]
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
Individually evaluated for impairment	30.3	$ 58.8
Diebold Nixdorf AG \| Finance Leases Financing Receivable [Member]
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
Individually evaluated for impairment	22.8
Diebold Nixdorf AG \| Notes Receivable [Member]
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
Individually evaluated for impairment	$ 11.7