Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Total	Common Shares	Additional Capital	Retained Earnings [Member]	Treasury Shares	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Total Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated Shareholders' Equity	Non-controlling Interests
Common Shares, $1.25 Par Value	$ 1.25
Balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2013		78.6
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 620.8	$ 98.3	$ 385.3	$ 722.7	$ (555.3)	$ (54.3)	$ 596.7	$ 24.1
Net income (loss)	117.0			114.4			114.4	2.6
Other comprehensive income (loss)						(136.2)	(136.2)
Other comprehensive income (loss), noncontrolling								(1.2)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(137.4)
Stock options exercised (shares)		0.4
Stock options exercised	14.6	$ 0.5	14.1				14.6
Restricted stock units issued, shares		0.2
Restricted stock units issued	0.0	$ 0.2	(0.2)				0.0
Income tax detriment from share-based compensation	(2.7)		(2.7)				(2.7)
Share-based compensation expense	21.5		21.5				21.5
Dividends declared and paid	(74.9)			(74.9)			(74.9)
Treasury shares	(1.9)				(1.9)		(1.9)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders, net	(2.2)						0.0	(2.2)
Balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		79.2
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	554.8	$ 99.0	418.0	762.2	(557.2)	(190.5)	531.5	23.3
Net income (loss)	75.4			73.7			73.7	1.7
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(127.6)					(127.6)	(127.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss), noncontrolling								1.5
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(128.2)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax and noncontrolling interest adjustment	(126.1)
Stock options exercised (shares)		0.1
Stock options exercised	3.5	$ 0.2	3.3				3.5
Restricted stock units issued, shares		0.2
Restricted stock units issued	0.0	$ 0.2	(0.2)				0.0
Other share-based compensation units issued (shares)		0.2
Other share-based compensation units issued	0.0	$ 0.2	(0.2)				0.0
Income tax detriment from share-based compensation	(2.5)		(2.5)				(2.5)
Share-based compensation expense	12.4		12.4				12.4
Dividends declared and paid	(75.6)			(75.6)			(75.6)
Treasury shares	(3.0)				(3.0)		(3.0)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders, net	(3.4)						0.0	(3.4)
Balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2015		79.7
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 435.5	$ 99.6	430.8	760.3	(560.2)	(318.1)	412.4	23.1
Common Shares, $1.25 Par Value	$ 1.25
Net income (loss)	$ (27.0)			(33.0)			(33.0)	6.0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(23.2)					(23.2)	(23.2)
Other comprehensive income (loss), noncontrolling								3.2
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(20.0)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax and noncontrolling interest adjustment	$ (20.0)
Stock options exercised (shares)	0.1	0.0
Stock options exercised	$ 0.3	$ 0.0	0.3				0.3
Restricted stock units issued, shares		0.2
Restricted stock units issued	0.0	$ 0.2	(0.2)				0.0
Other share-based compensation units issued (shares)		0.0
Other share-based compensation units issued	0.0	$ 0.1	(0.1)				0.0
Income tax detriment from share-based compensation	(0.2)		(0.2)				(0.2)
Share-based compensation expense	22.2		22.2				22.2
Dividends declared and paid	(64.6)			(64.6)			(64.6)
Treasury shares	(2.2)				(2.2)		(2.2)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders, net	(8.2)						0.0	(8.2)
Balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2016		89.9
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	1,024.8	$ 112.4	720.0	662.7	(562.4)	(341.3)	591.4	433.4
Sale of equity interest	7.1						0.0	7.1
Reclassification of guaranteed dividend to accrued liabilities	(5.7)						0.0	(5.7)
Acquisition of Diebold Nixdorf AG, shares issued		9.9
Acquisition of Diebold Nixdorf AG	279.7	$ 12.4	267.3				279.7
Performance shares issued, shares		0.1
Performance shares issued	0.0	$ 0.1	(0.1)				0.0
Net income (loss)	(73.4)
Balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2016		89.9
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 1,024.8	$ 112.4	$ 720.0	$ 662.7	$ (562.4)	$ (341.3)	591.4	433.4
Common Shares, $1.25 Par Value	$ 1.25
Acquired fair value of noncontrolling interest	$ 407.9						$ 0.0	$ 407.9