Segment Information - Assets (Details) - Cardtronics Delaware - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Identifiable Assets	$ 1,266,911	$ 1,319,935
Europe Segment
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Identifiable Assets	355,948	382,920
North America Segment
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Identifiable Assets	848,372	870,445
Corporate and Other Segment
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Identifiable Assets	$ 62,591	$ 66,570