Guarantor Subsidiaries (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 35,599		$ 23,175
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and other	48,543		49,104
Amortization of intangible assets	3,353		3,848
Amortization of intangible assets	3,309		3,842
Share-based payments expense	3,903		3,765
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments	(526)		(1,710)
Deferred income taxes	(2,547)		(9,564)
Restructuring and lease termination costs	1,680	[1]	0	[1]
Loss from equity method investments, net	132		9,368
Amortization of deferred financing fees and debt discount	693		1,306
Other	(1,198)		(124)
Equity in (income) losses of subsidiaries	0		0
Cash flows from changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	11,823		(5,952)
Content library	9,956		19,981
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(3,106)		46,955
Other assets	168		437
Accounts payable	2,920		(27,390)
Accrued payable to retailers	(18,441)		(15,485)
Other accrued liabilities	13,120		(3,127)
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities	106,072	[2],[3]	94,587	[2],[4]
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(20,709)		(26,940)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	123		831
Cash paid for equity investments	0		(10,500)
Investments in and advances to affiliates	0		0
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities	(20,586)	[2],[3]	(36,609)	[2],[4]
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from new borrowing on Credit Facility	35,000		275,000
Principal payments on Credit Facility	(116,875)		(29,375)
Payments of Dividends	5,602		0
Settlement and conversion of convertible debt	0		(4)
Repurchases of common stock	(40,708)		(421,067)
Principal payments on capital lease obligations and other debt	(3,245)		(3,697)
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments	526		1,710
Withholding tax paid on vesting of restricted stock net of proceeds from exercise of stock options	(3,088)		(1,588)
Withholding tax paid on vesting of restricted stock net of proceeds from exercise of stock options	339
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities	(133,992)	[2]	(179,021)	[2],[4]
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	3,744		1,152
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(44,762)		(119,891)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	242,696		371,437
End of period	197,934		251,546
Reportable Legal Entities | Outerwall Inc.
Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	35,599		23,175
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and other	4,649		9,111
Amortization of intangible assets	3		536
Amortization of intangible assets	3		536
Share-based payments expense	1,916		2,575
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments	(526)		(1,710)
Deferred income taxes	(6,070)		2,927
Restructuring and lease termination costs	136
Loss from equity method investments, net	132		224
Amortization of deferred financing fees and debt discount	693		1,306
Other	(149)		(130)
Equity in (income) losses of subsidiaries	(38,319)		(26,631)
Cash flows from changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	712		609
Content library	0		36
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(2,759)		47,126
Other assets	15		14
Accounts payable	2,895		(1,276)
Accrued payable to retailers	(10,800)		(7,642)
Other accrued liabilities	9,718		(13,179)
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities	(2,155)	[3]	37,071	[4]
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(5,607)		(9,239)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0		0
Cash paid for equity investments			0
Investments in and advances to affiliates	106,713		31,807
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities	101,106	[3]	22,568	[4]
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from new borrowing on Credit Facility	35,000		275,000
Principal payments on Credit Facility	(116,875)		(29,375)
Payments of Dividends	5,602
Settlement and conversion of convertible debt			(4)
Repurchases of common stock	(40,708)		(421,067)
Principal payments on capital lease obligations and other debt	(3,143)		(3,602)
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments	526		1,710
Withholding tax paid on vesting of restricted stock net of proceeds from exercise of stock options	(3,088)		(1,588)
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities	(133,890)		(178,926)	[4]
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(36)		(267)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(34,975)		(119,554)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	180,889		315,250
End of period	145,914		195,696
Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	38,319		26,631
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and other	38,828		38,180
Amortization of intangible assets	3,306		3,312
Amortization of intangible assets	3,306		3,306
Share-based payments expense	1,987		1,190
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments	0		0
Deferred income taxes	(6,347)		(11,261)
Restructuring and lease termination costs	1,544
Loss from equity method investments, net	0		9,144
Amortization of deferred financing fees and debt discount	0		0
Other	(322)		(11)
Equity in (income) losses of subsidiaries	(20,413)		2,432
Cash flows from changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	14,518		(6,532)
Content library	6,663		19,373
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(591)		(439)
Other assets	122		431
Accounts payable	1,202		(25,159)
Accrued payable to retailers	(5,730)		(8,213)
Other accrued liabilities	3,994		9,612
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities	77,080	[3]	58,690	[4]
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(14,721)		(15,316)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	123		831
Cash paid for equity investments			(10,500)
Investments in and advances to affiliates	(65,229)		(31,385)
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities	(79,827)	[3]	(56,370)	[4]
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from new borrowing on Credit Facility	0		0
Principal payments on Credit Facility	0		0
Payments of Dividends	0
Settlement and conversion of convertible debt			0
Repurchases of common stock	0		0
Principal payments on capital lease obligations and other debt	0		(3)
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments	0		0
Withholding tax paid on vesting of restricted stock net of proceeds from exercise of stock options	0		0
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities	0		(3)	[4]
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0		0
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(2,747)		2,317
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	17,939		9,639
End of period	15,192		11,956
Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	20,413		(2,432)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and other	5,066		1,813
Amortization of intangible assets	44		0
Amortization of intangible assets	0		0
Share-based payments expense	0		0
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments	0		0
Deferred income taxes	9,870		(1,230)
Restructuring and lease termination costs	0
Loss from equity method investments, net	0		0
Amortization of deferred financing fees and debt discount	0		0
Other	(727)		17
Equity in (income) losses of subsidiaries	0		0
Cash flows from changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(3,407)		(29)
Content library	3,293		572
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	244		281
Other assets	31		(8)
Accounts payable	(1,177)		(955)
Accrued payable to retailers	(1,911)		370
Other accrued liabilities	(592)		427
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities	31,147	[3]	(1,174)	[4]
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(381)		(2,385)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0		0
Cash paid for equity investments			0
Investments in and advances to affiliates	(41,484)		(422)
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities	(41,865)	[3]	(2,807)	[4]
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from new borrowing on Credit Facility	0		0
Principal payments on Credit Facility	0		0
Payments of Dividends	0
Settlement and conversion of convertible debt			0
Repurchases of common stock	0		0
Principal payments on capital lease obligations and other debt	(102)		(92)
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments	0		0
Withholding tax paid on vesting of restricted stock net of proceeds from exercise of stock options	0		0
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities	(102)		(92)	[4]
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	3,780		1,419
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(7,040)		(2,654)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	43,868		46,548
End of period	36,828		43,894
Eliminations and Consolidation Reclassifications
Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	(58,732)		(24,199)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and other	0		0
Amortization of intangible assets	0		0
Amortization of intangible assets	0		0
Share-based payments expense	0		0
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments	0		0
Deferred income taxes	0		0
Restructuring and lease termination costs	0
Loss from equity method investments, net	0		0
Amortization of deferred financing fees and debt discount	0		0
Other	0		0
Equity in (income) losses of subsidiaries	58,732		24,199
Cash flows from changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	0		0
Content library	0		0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0		(13)
Other assets	0		0
Accounts payable	0		0
Accrued payable to retailers	0		0
Other accrued liabilities			13
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities	0	[3]	0	[4]
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	0		0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0		0
Cash paid for equity investments			0
Investments in and advances to affiliates	0		0
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities	0	[3]	0	[4]
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from new borrowing on Credit Facility	0		0
Principal payments on Credit Facility	0		0
Payments of Dividends	0
Settlement and conversion of convertible debt			0
Repurchases of common stock	0		0
Principal payments on capital lease obligations and other debt	0		0
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments	0		0
Withholding tax paid on vesting of restricted stock net of proceeds from exercise of stock options	0		0
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities	0		0	[4]
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0		0
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	0		0
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	0		0
End of period	$ 0		$ 0

[1] The non-cash restructuring and lease termination costs in the first quarter of 2015 of $1.7 million is composed of $6.9 million in impairments of lease related assets partially offset by a $5.2 million benefit resulting from the lease termination.

[2] During the first quarter of 2015, we discontinued our Redbox operations in Canada. The first quarter of 2014 also includes the wind-down process of certain new ventures that were discontinued during 2013. Cash flows from these discontinued operations are not segregated from cash flows from continuing operations in all periods presented. See Note 12: Discontinued Operations for cash flow disclosures related to our discontinued Redbox operations in Canada.

[3] During the first quarter of 2015 we discontinued our Redbox operations in Canada. Cash flows from these discontinued operations are not segregated from cash flows from continuing operations in all periods presented. See Note 12: Discontinued Operations for cash flow disclosures related to our discontinued Redbox operations in Canada.

[4] During the first quarter of 2015 we discontinued our Redbox operations in Canada. The first quarter of 2014 also includes the wind-down process of certain new ventures that were discontinued during 2013. Cash flows from these discontinued operations are not segregated from cash flows from continuing operations in all periods presented. See Note 12: Discontinued Operations for cash flow disclosures related to our discontinued Redbox operations in Canada.