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Debt - Carrying Value of Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Maturity date of senior notes Aug. 15, 2020
6.375% Senior Notes, due August 2020 [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Percentage of interest rate on notes 6.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= aciw_SeniorNotesSixPointThreeSevenFivePercentDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
Maturity date of senior notes Aug. 15, 2020