Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Details 5) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss	$ (298.8)	$ (114.1)
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net	(42.6)	(50.2)
(Decrease) increase in cash resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions	90.6	(251.2)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	69.2	(54.2)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(155.0)	5.2
FDC Parent Company
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss	(337.4)	(152.5)
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net	(61.1)	(117.0)
(Decrease) increase in cash resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions	(54.5)	(246.0)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(457.4)	(487.8)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany	240.2	211.5
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	223.9	311.7
Guarantor Subsidiaries
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss	72.3	86.3
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net	(95.4)	(90.6)
(Decrease) increase in cash resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions	77.4	(5.9)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	240.9	214.8
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany	(199.0)	(178.1)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(215.1)	(189.2)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss	78.6	108.1
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net	1.6	1.4
(Decrease) increase in cash resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions	67.7	0.7
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	285.7	218.8
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany	(41.2)	(33.4)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(234.0)	(184.0)
Consolidation Adjustments
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss	(112.3)	(156.0)
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net	112.3	156.0
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	70.2	66.7
As previously reported | FDC Parent Company
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss		(152.5)
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net		(161.0)
(Decrease) increase in cash resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions		(272.2)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		(558.0)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany		281.7
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		381.9
As previously reported | Guarantor Subsidiaries
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss		121.8
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net		(90.7)
(Decrease) increase in cash resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions		15.1
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		271.2
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany		(234.5)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(245.6)
As previously reported | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss		116.7
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net		1.4
(Decrease) increase in cash resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions		5.9
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		232.6
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany		(47.2)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(197.8)
As previously reported | Consolidation Adjustments
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss		(200.1)
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net		200.1
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		66.7
As corrected | FDC Parent Company
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss		(152.5)
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net		(117.0)
(Decrease) increase in cash resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions		(246.0)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		(487.8)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany		211.5
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		311.7
As corrected | Guarantor Subsidiaries
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss		86.3
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net		(90.6)
(Decrease) increase in cash resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions		(5.9)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		214.8
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany		(178.1)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(189.2)
As corrected | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss		108.1
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net		1.4
(Decrease) increase in cash resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions		0.7
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		218.8
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Intercompany		(33.4)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(184.0)
As corrected | Consolidation Adjustments
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss		(156.0)
Other non-cash and non-operating items, net		156.0
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		$ 66.7