Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Practices Other assts (Policies)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Practices [Abstract]
Other assets policy [Policy Text Block]	Other assets Other assets include deferred financing costs, investments in unconsolidated affiliates, capitalized software development costs and capitalized payments for new or renewed contracts, contract renewals and customer conversion costs. Deferred financing costs represent expenses incurred to obtain financing that have been deferred and are being amortized over the life of the loan. Euronet capitalizes initial payments for new or renewed contracts to the extent recoverable through future operations, contractual minimums and/or penalties in the case of early termination. The Company's accounting policy is to limit the amount of capitalized costs for a given contract to the lesser of the estimated ongoing net future cash flows related to the contract or the termination fees the Company would receive in the event of early termination of the contract by the customer. The Company accounts for investments in affiliates using the equity method of accounting when the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the affiliate. Equity losses in affiliates are generally recognized until the Company's investment is zero. As of December 31, 2011, investments in affiliates, related to the Company's 40% investment in epay Malaysia and 49% investment in Euronet Middle East W.L.L. was $7.5 million; undistributed earnings in these affiliates was $6.3 million. In January 2012, the Company purchased the remaining 51% of Euronet Middle East W.L.L. for $6.4 million (as further discussed in Note 5, Acquisitions). As of December 31, 2012, the Company's 40% investment in epay Malaysia and undistributed earnings in this affiliate was $4.7 million and $4.6 million, respectively.

Other assets

Other assets include deferred financing costs, investments in unconsolidated affiliates, capitalized software development costs and capitalized payments for new or renewed contracts, contract renewals and customer conversion costs. Deferred financing costs represent expenses incurred to obtain financing that have been deferred and are being amortized over the life of the loan. Euronet capitalizes initial payments for new or renewed contracts to the extent recoverable through future operations, contractual minimums and/or penalties in the case of early termination. The Company's accounting policy is to limit the amount of capitalized costs for a given contract to the lesser of the estimated ongoing net future cash flows related to the contract or the termination fees the Company would receive in the event of early termination of the contract by the customer.

The Company accounts for investments in affiliates using the equity method of accounting when the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the affiliate. Equity losses in affiliates are generally recognized until the Company's investment is zero. As of December 31, 2011, investments in affiliates, related to the Company's 40% investment in epay Malaysia and 49% investment in Euronet Middle East W.L.L. was $7.5 million; undistributed earnings in these affiliates was $6.3 million. In January 2012, the Company purchased the remaining 51% of Euronet Middle East W.L.L. for $6.4 million (as further discussed in Note 5, Acquisitions). As of December 31, 2012, the Company's 40% investment in epay Malaysia and undistributed earnings in this affiliate was $4.7 million and $4.6 million, respectively.