Business Segments and Enterprise-Wide Information (Schedule Of Segment Performance) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 545,369	$ 546,527	$ 1,154,005	$ 1,144,289
Expenses:
Direct operating	[1]	369,619	381,734	774,803	801,376
Marketing		8,047	9,136	16,467	16,129
Research and development		2,039	3,412	4,123	6,886
General and administrative		48,783	48,596	97,339	101,204
Restructuring and lease termination costs (Note 11)		0	0	15,851	557
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)		85,890	0	85,890	0
Segment operating income (loss)		30,991	103,649	159,532	218,137
Less: depreciation, amortization and other		(48,483)	(51,652)	(94,478)	(103,436)
Operating income (loss)		(17,492)	51,997	65,054	114,701
Loss from equity method investments, net		(133)	(10,541)	(265)	(19,909)
Interest expense, net		(12,183)	(12,932)	(24,254)	(22,580)
Other income (expense), net		642	1,614	(1,704)	966
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(29,166)	30,138	38,831	73,178
Redbox
Expenses:
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)				0
Coinstar
Expenses:
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)				0
ecoATM
Expenses:
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)				85,890
Operating Segments | Redbox
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		438,976	442,838	958,509	955,887
Expenses:
Direct operating		301,444	317,376	644,379	680,977
Marketing		4,266	5,533	9,091	9,993
Research and development		0	18	0	26
General and administrative		34,336	33,692	68,071	72,393
Restructuring and lease termination costs (Note 11)				15,174	534
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)		0		0
Segment operating income (loss)		98,930	86,219	221,794	191,964
Less: depreciation, amortization and other		(33,063)	(38,783)	(64,670)	(78,187)
Operating income (loss)		65,867	47,436	157,124	113,777
Loss from equity method investments, net		0	0	0	0
Interest expense, net		0	0	0	0
Other income (expense), net		0	0	0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		65,867	47,436	157,124	113,777
Operating Segments | Coinstar
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		80,279	79,880	149,609	148,633
Expenses:
Direct operating		39,358	40,203	76,621	77,926
Marketing		1,232	1,557	2,410	2,563
Research and development		0	153	0	422
General and administrative		7,768	7,169	15,563	14,166
Restructuring and lease termination costs (Note 11)				550	23
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)		0		0
Segment operating income (loss)		31,921	30,798	54,465	53,533
Less: depreciation, amortization and other		(8,437)	(8,921)	(16,255)	(17,484)
Operating income (loss)		23,484	21,877	38,210	36,049
Loss from equity method investments, net		0	0	0	0
Interest expense, net		0	0	0	0
Other income (expense), net		0	0	0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		23,484	21,877	38,210	36,049
Operating Segments | ecoATM
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		26,062	23,799	45,811	39,745
Expenses:
Direct operating		27,227	22,387	50,033	38,318
Marketing		2,149	927	3,879	1,595
Research and development		1,549	1,391	3,005	3,175
General and administrative		2,094	3,564	4,062	6,443
Restructuring and lease termination costs (Note 11)				127	0
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)		85,890		85,890
Segment operating income (loss)		(92,847)	(4,470)	(101,185)	(9,786)
Less: depreciation, amortization and other		(6,305)	(3,812)	(12,207)	(7,524)
Operating income (loss)		(99,152)	(8,282)	(113,392)	(17,310)
Loss from equity method investments, net		0	0	0	0
Interest expense, net		0	0	0	0
Other income (expense), net		0	0	0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(99,152)	(8,282)	(113,392)	(17,310)
Operating Segments | All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		52	10	76	24
Expenses:
Direct operating		1,078	436	2,269	844
Marketing		258	220	578	381
Research and development		1	675	(84)	1,307
General and administrative		2,644	573	5,151	1,494
Restructuring and lease termination costs (Note 11)				0	0
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)		0		0
Segment operating income (loss)		(3,929)	(1,894)	(7,838)	(4,002)
Less: depreciation, amortization and other		(678)	(136)	(1,346)	(241)
Operating income (loss)		(4,607)	(2,030)	(9,184)	(4,243)
Loss from equity method investments, net		0	0	0	0
Interest expense, net		0	0	0	0
Other income (expense), net		0	0	0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(4,607)	(2,030)	(9,184)	(4,243)
Corporate Unallocated
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Expenses:
Direct operating		512	1,332	1,501	3,311
Marketing		142	899	509	1,597
Research and development		489	1,175	1,202	1,956
General and administrative		1,941	3,598	4,492	6,708
Restructuring and lease termination costs (Note 11)				0	0
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)		0		0
Segment operating income (loss)		(3,084)	(7,004)	(7,704)	(13,572)
Less: depreciation, amortization and other		0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)		(3,084)	(7,004)	(7,704)	(13,572)
Loss from equity method investments, net		(133)	(10,541)	(265)	(19,909)
Interest expense, net		(12,183)	(12,932)	(24,254)	(22,580)
Other income (expense), net		642	1,614	(1,704)	966
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		$ (14,758)	$ (28,863)	$ (33,927)	$ (55,095)

[1] “Direct operating” excludes “Depreciation and other” of $29.6 million and $58.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, and $31.4 million and $63.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively.