Business Segments and Enterprise-Wide Information (Schedule Of Segment Performance) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 512,055	$ 549,899	$ 1,666,060	$ 1,694,188
Expenses:
Direct operating	[1]	340,199	379,442	1,115,002	1,180,818
Marketing		7,131	9,143	23,598	25,272
Research and development		1,514	2,999	5,637	9,885
General and administrative		47,818	47,586	145,157	148,790
Restructuring and lease termination costs (Note 11)		0	0	15,851	557
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)		0	0	85,890	0
Segment operating income (loss)		115,393	110,729	274,925	328,866
Less: depreciation, amortization and other		(43,188)	(50,045)	(137,666)	(153,481)
Operating income (loss)		72,205	60,684	137,259	175,385
Loss from equity method investments, net		(328)	(11,352)	(593)	(31,261)
Interest expense, net		(11,973)	(12,465)	(36,227)	(35,045)
Other, net		(1,384)	(1,352)	(3,088)	(386)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		58,520	35,515	97,351	108,693
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		395,372	435,083	1,353,881	1,390,970
Expenses:
Direct operating		269,022	308,123	913,401	989,100
Marketing		4,180	5,419	13,271	15,412
Research and development		0	15	0	41
General and administrative		31,788	33,249	99,859	105,642
Restructuring and lease termination costs (Note 11)				15,174	534
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)				0
Segment operating income (loss)		90,382	88,277	312,176	280,241
Less: depreciation, amortization and other		(27,754)	(36,685)	(92,424)	(114,872)
Operating income (loss)		62,628	51,592	219,752	165,369
Loss from equity method investments, net		0	0	0	0
Interest expense, net		0	0	0	0
Other, net		0	0	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		62,628	51,592	219,752	165,369
Operating Segments | Coinstar
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		85,677	85,074	235,286	233,707
Expenses:
Direct operating		41,249	42,428	117,870	120,354
Marketing		1,439	1,834	3,849	4,397
Research and development		0	64	0	486
General and administrative		8,502	7,313	24,065	21,479
Restructuring and lease termination costs (Note 11)				550	23
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)				0
Segment operating income (loss)		34,487	33,435	88,952	86,968
Less: depreciation, amortization and other		(7,942)	(8,989)	(24,197)	(26,473)
Operating income (loss)		26,545	24,446	64,755	60,495
Loss from equity method investments, net		0	0	0	0
Interest expense, net		0	0	0	0
Other, net		0	0	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		26,545	24,446	64,755	60,495
Operating Segments | ecoATM
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		30,965	29,733	76,776	69,478
Expenses:
Direct operating		28,583	26,411	78,616	64,729
Marketing		1,134	973	5,013	2,568
Research and development		1,201	1,360	4,206	4,535
General and administrative		3,105	3,027	7,167	9,470
Restructuring and lease termination costs (Note 11)				127	0
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)				85,890
Segment operating income (loss)		(3,058)	(2,038)	(104,243)	(11,824)
Less: depreciation, amortization and other		(6,788)	(4,297)	(18,995)	(11,821)
Operating income (loss)		(9,846)	(6,335)	(123,238)	(23,645)
Loss from equity method investments, net		0	0	0	0
Interest expense, net		0	0	0	0
Other, net		0	0	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		(9,846)	(6,335)	(123,238)	(23,645)
Operating Segments | All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		41	9	117	33
Expenses:
Direct operating		786	577	3,055	1,421
Marketing		262	239	840	620
Research and development		0	728	(84)	2,035
General and administrative		933	858	6,084	2,352
Restructuring and lease termination costs (Note 11)				0	0
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)				0
Segment operating income (loss)		(1,940)	(2,393)	(9,778)	(6,395)
Less: depreciation, amortization and other		(704)	(74)	(2,050)	(315)
Operating income (loss)		(2,644)	(2,467)	(11,828)	(6,710)
Loss from equity method investments, net		0	0	0	0
Interest expense, net		0	0	0	0
Other, net		0	0	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		(2,644)	(2,467)	(11,828)	(6,710)
Corporate Unallocated
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Expenses:
Direct operating		559	1,903	2,060	5,214
Marketing		116	678	625	2,275
Research and development		313	832	1,515	2,788
General and administrative		3,490	3,139	7,982	9,847
Restructuring and lease termination costs (Note 11)				0	0
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)				0
Segment operating income (loss)		(4,478)	(6,552)	(12,182)	(20,124)
Less: depreciation, amortization and other		0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)		(4,478)	(6,552)	(12,182)	(20,124)
Loss from equity method investments, net		(328)	(11,352)	(593)	(31,261)
Interest expense, net		(11,973)	(12,465)	(36,227)	(35,045)
Other, net		(1,384)	(1,352)	(3,088)	(386)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		$ (18,163)	$ (31,721)	$ (52,090)	$ (86,816)

[1] “Direct operating” excludes “Depreciation and other” of $28.7 million and $86.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, and $31.2 million and $94.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.