Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Net loss	$ (566.0)	$ (213.9)	$ (35.6)
Interest rate hedges:
Net income (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (net of tax of $0.3, $(1.7) and $(3.0), respectively)	(1.4)	3.9	4.9
Less: reclassification adjustments for amounts recognized in net income (loss) (net of tax of $(0.6), (0.1) and $0.0, respectively)	(2.6)	0.4	0.2
Total interest rate hedges, net of tax	1.2	3.5	4.7
Pension and other post-retirement benefits:
Net actuarial losses recognized during the year (net of tax of $(1.1), $(3.3) and $(1.8), respectively)	4.8	2.2	4.0
Prior service cost occurring during the year (net of tax of $0.0, (0.5) and $0.0, respectively)	0.0	(0.4)	0.0
Net actuarial (gain) loss occurring during the year (net of tax of $(4.0), $(6.6) and $(8.3), respectively)	(10.9)	4.5	18.5
Net actuarial losses recognized due to settlement (net of tax of $(1.3), $0.4 and $0.0, respectively)	(3.5)	0.2	0.0
Net actuarial gain recognized due to curtailment (net of tax of $0.0, $0.0, and $1.5, respectively)	0.0	0.0	3.3
Acquired benefit plans and other (net of tax of $0.0, $1.5 and $0.0, respectively)	(7.7)	1.5	0.0
Currency impact (net of tax of $(0.3), $(1.9) and $0.4, respectively)	(0.9)	1.3	(0.7)
Total pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax	(18.2)	6.7	18.5
Other	0.0	(0.2)	(0.1)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(111.3)	150.9	(20.0)
Comprehensive loss	(677.3)	(63.0)	(55.6)
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1.2)	33.5	9.2
Comprehensive loss attributable to Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated	(676.1)	(96.5)	(64.8)
Translation adjustment
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Translation adjustment (net of tax of $(2.7), $8.4 and $(0.6), respectively)	(69.5)	140.3	(32.4)
Foreign currency hedges
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency hedges (net of tax of $(1.2), $0.2 and $6.2, respectively)	4.2	0.6	(10.7)
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Pension and other post-retirement benefits:
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	$ (29.0)	$ 0.0	$ 0.0