Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	3 Months Ended									3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Maximum [Member] SICAD [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Maximum [Member] SICADII [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Minimum [Member] SICAD [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Minimum [Member] SICADII [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Average [Memeber]	Mar. 31, 2014 Venezuelan Operations [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Venezuelan Operations [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Venezuelan Operations [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Venezuelan Operations [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Venezuelan Operations [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 US Dollar Denominated [Member] SICADII [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Bolivar Fuerte Denominated [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Bolivar Fuerte Denominated [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Bolivar Fuerte Denominated [Member] SICADII [Member] VEF
Foreign Currency Translation [Line Items]
Revenues										$ 131,300,000
Venezuelan revenues as a percentage of total revenues										13
Foreign currency translation losses total	(4,200,000)	(6,700,000)
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Translation	50				11.8	52	10.7	50	51		6.3	5.3
Assets Net			120,400,000													23,500,000
Net remeasurement loss										121,900,000	13,400,000		39,700,000	4,700,000
Cash and cash equivalents	201,500,000	234,800,000	255,500,000	201,700,000											300,000	13,800,000	93,800,000	15,600,000
Brinks investments in Venzuelan Operations on an equity-method basis	$ 66,600,000