Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Mar. 31, 2019 $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	USD ($) $ / shares	€ / shares
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Twelve Months	$ 0.1
Indirect Tax Liability [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Portion Not Accrued	118.7
Thailand Customs Matter [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Portion Not Accrued	$ 27.0
Domination and Profit and Loss Transfer Agreement [Member] \| Diebold Nixdorf AG [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Share Price \| (per share)	$ 55.02	€ 55.02
Recurring Cash Compensation Per Share Net Of Tax \| (per share)	$ 2.82	€ 2.82

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks paid or offered to be paid in a business combination.

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The difference between the maximum amount of estimated loss and the amount recorded as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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