Guarantor Subsidiaries (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income) (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 512,055,000	$ 549,899,000	$ 1,666,060,000	$ 1,694,188,000
Expenses:
Direct operating	[1]	340,199,000	379,442,000	1,115,002,000	1,180,818,000
Marketing		7,131,000	9,143,000	23,598,000	25,272,000
Research and development		1,514,000	2,999,000	5,637,000	9,885,000
General and administrative		47,818,000	47,586,000	145,157,000	148,790,000
Restructuring and lease termination costs		0	0	15,851,000	557,000
Depreciation and other		39,880,000	46,380,000	127,740,000	142,134,000
Amortization of intangible assets		3,308,000	3,665,000	9,926,000	11,347,000
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)		0	0	85,890,000	0
Total expenses		439,850,000	489,215,000	1,528,801,000	1,518,803,000
Operating income (loss)		72,205,000	60,684,000	137,259,000	175,385,000
Other income (expense), net:
Loss from equity method investments, net		(328,000)	(11,352,000)	(593,000)	(31,261,000)
Interest income (expense), net		(11,973,000)	(12,465,000)	(36,227,000)	(35,045,000)
Other, net		(1,384,000)	(1,352,000)	(3,088,000)	(386,000)
Total other expense, net		(13,685,000)	(25,169,000)	(39,908,000)	(66,692,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		58,520,000	35,515,000	97,351,000	108,693,000
Income tax benefit (expense)		(20,928,000)	(13,392,000)	(64,955,000)	(35,131,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		37,592,000	22,123,000	32,396,000	73,562,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(256,000)	(4,233,000)	(5,077,000)	(10,744,000)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries		0	0	0	0
Net income		37,336,000	17,890,000	27,319,000	62,818,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment	[2],[3]	(1,651,000)	(695,000)	1,676,000	(156,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)		35,685,000	17,195,000	28,995,000	62,662,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment, tax effect		0	0	0	0
Eliminations and Consolidation Reclassifications
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Expenses:
Direct operating		0	0	0	0
Marketing		0	0	0	0
Research and development		0	0	0	0
General and administrative		0	0	0	0
Restructuring and lease termination costs				0	0
Depreciation and other		0	0	0	0
Amortization of intangible assets		0	0	0	0
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)				0
Total expenses		0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)		0	0	0	0
Other income (expense), net:
Loss from equity method investments, net		0	0	0	0
Interest income (expense), net		0	0	0	0
Other, net		0	0	0	0
Total other expense, net		0	0	0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		0	0	0	0
Income tax benefit (expense)		0	0	0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations		0	0	0	0
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		0	0	0	0
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries		(28,023,000)	(14,961,000)	(36,936,000)	(59,078,000)
Net income		(28,023,000)	(14,961,000)	(36,936,000)	(59,078,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	[2]	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)		(28,023,000)	(14,961,000)	(36,936,000)	(59,078,000)
Outerwall Inc. | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Revenue		72,992,000	71,616,000	200,489,000	197,878,000
Expenses:
Direct operating		36,657,000	36,930,000	105,780,000	105,399,000
Marketing		1,592,000	1,945,000	4,583,000	4,723,000
Research and development		0	861,000	(83,000)	2,589,000
General and administrative		11,745,000	10,789,000	35,568,000	31,406,000
Restructuring and lease termination costs				551,000	23,000
Depreciation and other		7,573,000	8,173,000	20,273,000	26,744,000
Amortization of intangible assets		3,000	358,000	10,000	1,430,000
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)				0
Total expenses		57,570,000	59,056,000	166,682,000	172,314,000
Operating income (loss)		15,422,000	12,560,000	33,807,000	25,564,000
Other income (expense), net:
Loss from equity method investments, net		(328,000)	(224,000)	(593,000)	(672,000)
Interest income (expense), net		23,448,000	(12,570,000)	(1,433,000)	(35,172,000)
Other, net		3,412,000	1,941,000	8,990,000	7,662,000
Total other expense, net		26,532,000	(10,853,000)	6,964,000	(28,182,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		41,954,000	1,707,000	40,771,000	(2,618,000)
Income tax benefit (expense)		(31,826,000)	(1,915,000)	(26,393,000)	1,333,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations		10,128,000	(208,000)	14,378,000	(1,285,000)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		6,000	0	674,000	(803,000)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries		27,202,000	18,098,000	12,267,000	64,906,000
Net income		37,336,000	17,890,000	27,319,000	62,818,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment	[2]	(448,000)	(680,000)	126,000	(650,000)
Comprehensive income (loss)		36,888,000	17,210,000	27,445,000	62,168,000
Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Revenue		426,337,000	464,814,000	1,430,657,000	1,460,447,000
Expenses:
Direct operating		297,857,000	335,780,000	993,220,000	1,057,472,000
Marketing		5,414,000	7,059,000	18,863,000	20,220,000
Research and development		1,514,000	2,138,000	5,720,000	7,296,000
General and administrative		35,843,000	36,558,000	108,958,000	116,705,000
Restructuring and lease termination costs				15,300,000	534,000
Depreciation and other		31,236,000	36,983,000	104,282,000	111,944,000
Amortization of intangible assets		3,305,000	3,307,000	9,916,000	9,917,000
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)				85,890,000
Total expenses		375,169,000	421,825,000	1,342,149,000	1,324,088,000
Operating income (loss)		51,168,000	42,989,000	88,508,000	136,359,000
Other income (expense), net:
Loss from equity method investments, net		0	(11,128,000)	0	(30,589,000)
Interest income (expense), net		(35,164,000)	163,000	(34,472,000)	286,000
Other, net		8,000	344,000	72,000	466,000
Total other expense, net		(35,156,000)	(10,621,000)	(34,400,000)	(29,837,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		16,012,000	32,368,000	54,108,000	106,522,000
Income tax benefit (expense)		10,604,000	(10,957,000)	(38,442,000)	(35,407,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		26,616,000	21,411,000	15,666,000	71,115,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(235,000)	(176,000)	(28,068,000)	(381,000)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries		821,000	(3,137,000)	24,669,000	(5,828,000)
Net income		27,202,000	18,098,000	12,267,000	64,906,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment	[2]	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)		27,202,000	18,098,000	12,267,000	64,906,000
Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Revenue		12,726,000	13,469,000	34,914,000	35,863,000
Expenses:
Direct operating		5,685,000	6,732,000	16,002,000	17,947,000
Marketing		125,000	139,000	152,000	329,000
Research and development		0	0	0	0
General and administrative		230,000	239,000	631,000	679,000
Restructuring and lease termination costs				0	0
Depreciation and other		1,071,000	1,224,000	3,185,000	3,446,000
Amortization of intangible assets		0	0	0	0
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)				0
Total expenses		7,111,000	8,334,000	19,970,000	22,401,000
Operating income (loss)		5,615,000	5,135,000	14,944,000	13,462,000
Other income (expense), net:
Loss from equity method investments, net		0	0	0	0
Interest income (expense), net		(257,000)	(58,000)	(322,000)	(159,000)
Other, net		(4,804,000)	(3,637,000)	(12,150,000)	(8,514,000)
Total other expense, net		(5,061,000)	(3,695,000)	(12,472,000)	(8,673,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		554,000	1,440,000	2,472,000	4,789,000
Income tax benefit (expense)		294,000	(520,000)	(120,000)	(1,057,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		848,000	920,000	2,352,000	3,732,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(27,000)	(4,057,000)	22,317,000	(9,560,000)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries		0	0	0	0
Net income		821,000	(3,137,000)	24,669,000	(5,828,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	[2]	(1,203,000)	(15,000)	1,550,000	494,000
Comprehensive income (loss)		$ (382,000)	$ (3,152,000)	$ 26,219,000	$ (5,334,000)

[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.

[2] Foreign currency translation adjustment had no tax effect for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

[3] Foreign currency translation adjustment had no tax effect for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.