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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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The balance of financing receivables that were individually evaluated for impairment.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 11B
-Subparagraph (h)
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Financing receivables that are current.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7A
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=SL6953401-111524

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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
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Amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
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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	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
The recorded investment in past-due finance lease receivables on nonaccrual status	$ 0.6	$ 0.4
The recorded investment in impaired notes receivable	4.0	4.0
The recorded investment in impaired notes related allowance	$ 4.0	4.0
Minimum [Member]
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
Past Due Period of Financing Receivable Accruing Interest	90 days
Period required for considering financing receivable as non accrual status	60 days
Period for placing financing receivables on non-accrual status	89 days
Maximum [Member]
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
Period required for considering financing receivable as non accrual status	89 days
BRAZIL
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
Finance lease receivables	$ 1.5	$ 26.1
Finance Leases Financing Receivable [Member]
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
Finance leases and notes receivables individually evaluated for impairment	32.4		$ 78.7
Notes Receivable [Member]
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
Finance leases and notes receivables individually evaluated for impairment	21.0		20.7
Diebold Nixdorf AG [Member] \| Finance Leases Financing Receivable [Member]
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
Finance leases and notes receivables individually evaluated for impairment	23.4		24.3
Diebold Nixdorf AG [Member] \| Notes Receivable [Member]
Allowance for credit losses (Textuals)
Finance leases and notes receivables individually evaluated for impairment	$ 13.3		$ 12.2