Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of earnings per share under the treasury stock method and the effect on the weighted-average number of shares of dilutive potential common stock:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Numerator:
Income used in basic and diluted earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$	41,755	$	44,062	$	64,542	$	99,370
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		—		2,043		518		390
Net income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$	41,755	$	46,105	$	65,060	$	99,760
Denominator (in thousands):
Weighted-average number of common shares used in basic earnings per share		63,626		65,705		64,797		65,982
Effect of dilutive shares		560		716		507		587
Weighted-average number of shares used in diluted earnings per share		64,186		66,421		65,304		66,569
Basic earnings per share:
Net income from continuing operations	$	0.66	$	0.67	$	0.99	$	1.50
Income from discontinued operations		—		0.03		0.01		0.01
Net income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$	0.66	$	0.70	$	1.00	$	1.51
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income from continuing operations	$	0.65	$	0.66	$	0.99	$	1.49
Income from discontinued operations		—		0.03		0.01		0.01
Net income attributable to Diebold, Incorporated	$	0.65	$	0.69	$	1.00	$	1.50
Anti-dilutive shares (in thousands):
Anti-dilutive shares not used in calculating diluted weighted-average shares		2,280		2,160		2,278		2,047