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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)
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Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Cardpoint Limited [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Cardpoint Limited [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Cardpoint Limited [Member]
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2014
Automated Financial, L.L.C. [Member]
item
Oct. 06, 2014
Welch ATM [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Welch ATM [Member]
USD ($)
Oct. 06, 2014
Welch ATM [Member]
USD ($)
item
Nov. 03, 2014
Sunwin Services Group [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 03, 2014
Sunwin Services Group [Member]
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2014
Sunwin Services Group [Member]
GBP (£)
Nov. 03, 2014
Co-Op Bank [Member]
item
Dec. 31, 2014
U.K. [Member]
item
Dec. 31, 2013
U.K. [Member]
Cardpoint Limited [Member]
item
Dec. 31, 2014
Germany [Member]
item
Dec. 31, 2013
Germany [Member]
Cardpoint Limited [Member]
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Business Acquisitions [Line Items]                                    
Effective date of acquisition       Aug. 07, 2013         Oct. 06, 2014       Nov. 03, 2014          
Number of automated teller machines 110,200catm_NumberOfDevicesOperatedByEntity           2,100catm_NumberOfDevicesOperatedByEntity
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_AutomatedFinancialLLCMember
    26,000catm_NumberOfDevicesOperatedByEntity
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_WelchAtmMember
      1,950catm_NumberOfDevicesOperatedByEntity
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_CoOpBankMember
12,900catm_NumberOfDevicesOperatedByEntity
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
7,100catm_NumberOfDevicesOperatedByEntity
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_CardpointLimitedMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
900catm_NumberOfDevicesOperatedByEntity
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
800catm_NumberOfDevicesOperatedByEntity
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_CardpointLimitedMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross         $ 153,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_CardpointLimitedMember
£ 100,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_CardpointLimitedMember
  $ 154,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_WelchAtmMember
                   
Business Combination, additional consideration for earnings                         13,250,000catm_BusinessCombinationAdditionalConsiderationForEarnings
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_SunwinServicesGroupMember
         
Business Combination, total consideration         161,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_CardpointLimitedMember
105,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_CardpointLimitedMember
  159,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_WelchAtmMember
    66,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_SunwinServicesGroupMember
41,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_SunwinServicesGroupMember
           
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred               5,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_WelchAtmMember
                   
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual         46,300,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_CardpointLimitedMember
                         
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual         1,700,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_CardpointLimitedMember
                         
Acquisition-related expenses 18,050,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts 15,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts 3,332,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts   5,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_CardpointLimitedMember
                         
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount         78,700,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_CardpointLimitedMember
                         
Goodwill 511,963,000us-gaap_Goodwill 404,491,000us-gaap_Goodwill 285,696,000us-gaap_Goodwill   78,727,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_CardpointLimitedMember
        102,400,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_WelchAtmMember
               
Intangible assets         59,673,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_CardpointLimitedMember
      52,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_WelchAtmMember
                 
Property and equipment         $ 29,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_CardpointLimitedMember
      $ 11,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= catm_WelchAtmMember