Business Segments and Enterprise-Wide Information (Schedule Of Segment Performance) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue			$ 2,193,211	$ 2,291,586	$ 2,299,785
Expenses:
Direct operating	[1]		1,493,088	1,581,311	1,556,999
Marketing			35,674	35,293	30,227
Research and development			7,198	13,047	13,082
General and administrative			190,393	190,496	215,798
Restructuring and related costs (Note 11)			27,153	557	4,495
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)		$ 85,900	85,890	0	0
Segment operating income (loss)			353,815	470,882	479,184
Less: depreciation and amortization			(184,940)	(202,478)	(200,308)
Operating income			168,875	268,404	278,876
Loss from equity method investments, net			(800)	(28,734)	19,928
Interest expense, net			(42,353)	(47,644)	(32,807)
Other, net			(2,657)	(1,185)	(3,599)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes			123,065	190,841	262,398
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			1,760,899	1,881,718	1,967,715
Expenses:
Direct operating			1,213,744	1,318,509	1,365,368
Marketing			19,804	20,969	20,835
Research and development			0	120	76
General and administrative			129,013	135,554	160,863
Restructuring and related costs (Note 11)			23,540	534	3,771
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)			0
Segment operating income (loss)			374,798	406,032	416,802
Less: depreciation and amortization			(118,902)	(149,236)	(159,851)
Operating income			255,896	256,796	256,951
Loss from equity method investments, net			0	0	0
Interest expense, net			0	0	0
Other, net			0	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes			255,896	256,796	256,951
Operating segments | Coinstar
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue			318,611	315,628	300,218
Expenses:
Direct operating			159,211	161,214	158,562
Marketing			5,566	6,346	6,244
Research and development			0	531	6,962
General and administrative			31,561	26,989	25,220
Restructuring and related costs (Note 11)			2,076	23	724
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)			0
Segment operating income (loss)			120,197	120,525	102,506
Less: depreciation and amortization			(31,871)	(35,471)	(33,921)
Operating income			88,326	85,054	68,585
Loss from equity method investments, net			0	0	0
Interest expense, net			0	0	0
Other, net			0	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes			88,326	85,054	68,585
Operating segments | ecoATM
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue			113,558	94,187	31,824
Expenses:
Direct operating			113,141	92,182	27,271
Marketing			8,481	3,513	938
Research and development			5,545	5,691	2,772
General and administrative			10,875	12,773	7,868
Restructuring and related costs (Note 11)			687	0	0
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)			85,890
Segment operating income (loss)			(111,061)	(19,972)	(7,025)
Less: depreciation and amortization			(26,382)	(17,031)	(6,077)
Operating income			(137,443)	(37,003)	(13,102)
Loss from equity method investments, net			0	0	0
Interest expense, net			0	0	0
Other, net			0	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes			(137,443)	(37,003)	(13,102)
Operating segments | All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue			143	53	28
Expenses:
Direct operating			4,431	2,821	2,162
Marketing			1,128	1,272	651
Research and development			(84)	2,854	1,897
General and administrative			7,188	3,522	7,683
Restructuring and related costs (Note 11)			850	0	0
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)			0
Segment operating income (loss)			(13,370)	(10,416)	(12,365)
Less: depreciation and amortization			(7,785)	(740)	(459)
Operating income			(21,155)	(11,156)	(12,824)
Loss from equity method investments, net			0	0	0
Interest expense, net			0	0	0
Other, net			0	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes			(21,155)	(11,156)	(12,824)
Corporate unallocated
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue			0	0	0
Expenses:
Direct operating			2,561	6,585	3,636
Marketing			695	3,193	1,559
Research and development			1,737	3,851	1,375
General and administrative			11,756	11,658	14,164
Restructuring and related costs (Note 11)			0	0	0
Goodwill impairment (Note 6)			0
Segment operating income (loss)			(16,749)	(25,287)	(20,734)
Less: depreciation and amortization			0	0	0
Operating income			(16,749)	(25,287)	(20,734)
Loss from equity method investments, net			(800)	(28,734)	19,928
Interest expense, net			(42,353)	(47,644)	(32,807)
Other, net			(2,657)	(1,185)	(3,599)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes			$ (62,559)	$ (102,850)	$ (37,212)

[1] “Direct operating” excludes depreciation and other of $118.7 million, $125.7 million and $129.1 million for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.