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Percentage of Principle Amount Notes Were Sold At

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity method investee's stock owned by parent immediately after all stock transactions.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 13, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020
8.125% Notes Due 2025 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 400
Percentage of Principle Amount Notes Were Sold At	100.00%
Debt Instrument Redemption Price As Percentage of Principle Amount	100.00%
Twelve Month Period Commencing April 15, 2023 [Member] \| 8.125% Notes Due 2025 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Redemption Price As Percentage of Principle Amount	102.031%
Twelve month period commencing on April 15, 2022 [Member] \| 8.125% Notes Due 2025 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Redemption Price As Percentage of Principle Amount	104.063%
Twelve month period commencing on April 15, 2024 [Member] \| 8.125% Notes Due 2025 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Redemption Price As Percentage of Principle Amount	100.00%
Guarantor Subsidiary \| NCR International, Inc. [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions		100.00%
Guarantor Subsidiary \| 8.125% Notes Due 2025 [Member] \| NCR International, Inc. [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.125%