Fair Value Measurement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
2023 Term Loans
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Fair value percentage		64.00%
2023 notes
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Fair value percentage		65.00%
2026 notes
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Fair value percentage	24.00%	15.50%
New Notes
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Fair value percentage	16.50%
Carrying Amount \| XBP Europe, Inc. [Member] \| Private Warrants [Member]
Carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments
Private warrants liability of XBP Europe	$ 50
Carrying Amount \| Recurring assets and liabilities
Carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments
Long-term debt	1,030,580	$ 942,035
Current portion of long-term debts	30,029	154,802
Fair Value \| XBP Europe, Inc. [Member] \| Private Warrants [Member]
Carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments
Private warrants liability of XBP Europe	50
Fair Value \| Level 3 \| XBP Europe, Inc. [Member] \| Private Warrants [Member]
Carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments
Private warrants liability of XBP Europe	50
Fair Value \| Recurring assets and liabilities
Carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments
Long-term debt	216,213	184,968
Current portion of long-term debts	30,029	121,893
Fair Value \| Recurring assets and liabilities \| Level 2
Carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments
Long-term debt	216,213	184,968
Current portion of long-term debts	$ 30,029	$ 121,893

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
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