Guarantor Subsidiaries (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income) (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue			$ 2,193,211,000		$ 2,291,586,000		$ 2,299,785,000
Expenses:
Direct operating	[1]		1,493,088,000		1,581,311,000		1,556,999,000
Marketing			35,674,000		35,293,000		30,227,000
Research and development			7,198,000		13,047,000		13,082,000
General and administrative			190,393,000		190,496,000		215,798,000
Restructuring and lease termination costs			27,153,000		557,000		4,495,000
Depreciation and other			171,390,000		187,824,000		189,401,000
Amortization of intangible assets			13,550,000		14,654,000		10,907,000
Goodwill impairment		$ 85,900,000	85,890,000		0		0
Total expenses			2,024,336,000		2,023,182,000		2,020,909,000
Operating income (loss)			168,875,000		268,404,000		278,876,000
Other income (expense), net:
Loss from equity method investments, net			(800,000)		(28,734,000)		19,928,000
Interest expense, net			(42,353,000)		(47,644,000)		(32,807,000)
Other, net			(2,657,000)		(1,185,000)		(3,599,000)
Total other expense, net			(45,810,000)		(77,563,000)		(16,478,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes			123,065,000		190,841,000		262,398,000
Income tax benefit (expense)			(73,619,000)		(66,164,000)		(39,710,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations			49,446,000		124,677,000		222,688,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax			(5,109,000)		(18,059,000)		(47,896,000)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries			0		0		0
Net income			44,337,000		106,618,000		174,792,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment	[2]		684,000	[3]	457,000	[4]	856,000	[5]
Comprehensive income (loss)			45,021,000		107,075,000		175,648,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment, tax effect			0		0		0
Reportable Legal Entities | Outerwall Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue			271,430,000		266,848,000		255,251,000
Expenses:
Direct operating			143,429,000		142,472,000		138,859,000
Marketing			6,485,000		7,227,000		6,540,000
Research and development			(83,000)		3,456,000		8,973,000
General and administrative			47,699,000		39,412,000		33,023,000
Restructuring and lease termination costs			2,926,000		23,000		724,000
Depreciation and other			32,643,000		35,155,000		28,101,000
Amortization of intangible assets			14,000		1,433,000		2,245,000
Goodwill impairment			0
Total expenses			233,113,000		229,178,000		218,465,000
Operating income (loss)			38,317,000		37,670,000		36,786,000
Other income (expense), net:
Loss from equity method investments, net			(800,000)		(530,000)		65,063,000
Interest expense, net			30,177,000		(48,007,000)		(32,930,000)
Other, net			15,273,000		14,077,000		(3,868,000)
Total other expense, net			44,650,000		(34,460,000)		28,265,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes			82,967,000		3,210,000		65,051,000
Income tax benefit (expense)			(31,603,000)		(618,000)		30,893,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations			51,364,000		2,592,000		95,944,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax			640,000		(803,000)		(30,834,000)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries			(7,667,000)		104,829,000		109,682,000
Net income			44,337,000		106,618,000		174,792,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(31,000)	[3]	368,000	[4]	(105,000)	[5]
Comprehensive income (loss)			44,306,000		106,986,000		174,687,000
Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue			1,874,457,000		1,975,905,000		1,999,539,000
Expenses:
Direct operating			1,328,269,000		1,415,132,000		1,394,932,000
Marketing			28,916,000		27,631,000		23,269,000
Research and development			7,281,000		9,591,000		4,111,000
General and administrative			142,012,000		150,211,000		169,099,000
Restructuring and lease termination costs			24,227,000		534,000		3,771,000
Depreciation and other			134,522,000		148,217,000		157,292,000
Amortization of intangible assets			13,536,000		13,221,000		8,662,000
Goodwill impairment			85,890,000
Total expenses			1,764,653,000		1,764,537,000		1,761,136,000
Operating income (loss)			109,804,000		211,368,000		238,403,000
Other income (expense), net:
Loss from equity method investments, net			0		(28,204,000)		(45,135,000)
Interest expense, net			(72,164,000)		572,000		257,000
Other, net			1,354,000		1,334,000		479,000
Total other expense, net			(70,810,000)		(26,298,000)		(44,399,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes			38,994,000		185,070,000		194,004,000
Income tax benefit (expense)			(41,785,000)		(64,989,000)		(70,577,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations			(2,791,000)		120,081,000		123,427,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax			(28,068,000)		(874,000)		(2,708,000)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries			23,192,000		(14,378,000)		(11,037,000)
Net income			(7,667,000)		104,829,000		109,682,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment			0	[3]	0	[4]	0	[5]
Comprehensive income (loss)			(7,667,000)		104,829,000		109,682,000
Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue			47,324,000		48,833,000		44,995,000
Expenses:
Direct operating			21,390,000		23,707,000		36,155,000
Marketing			273,000		435,000		418,000
Research and development			0		0		(2,000)
General and administrative			682,000		873,000		721,000
Restructuring and lease termination costs			0		0		0
Depreciation and other			4,225,000		4,452,000		4,008,000
Amortization of intangible assets			0		0		0
Goodwill impairment			0
Total expenses			26,570,000		29,467,000		41,300,000
Operating income (loss)			20,754,000		19,366,000		3,695,000
Other income (expense), net:
Loss from equity method investments, net			0		0		0
Interest expense, net			(366,000)		(209,000)		(134,000)
Other, net			(19,284,000)		(16,596,000)		(218,000)
Total other expense, net			(19,650,000)		(16,805,000)		(352,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes			1,104,000		2,561,000		3,343,000
Income tax benefit (expense)			(231,000)		(557,000)		(26,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations			873,000		2,004,000		3,317,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax			22,319,000		(16,382,000)		(14,354,000)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries			0		0		0
Net income			23,192,000		(14,378,000)		(11,037,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			715,000	[3]	89,000	[4]	961,000	[5]
Comprehensive income (loss)			23,907,000		(14,289,000)		(10,076,000)
Eliminations and Consolidation Reclassifications
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue			0		0		0
Expenses:
Direct operating			0		0		(12,947,000)
Marketing			0		0		0
Research and development			0		0		0
General and administrative			0		0		12,955,000
Restructuring and lease termination costs			0		0		0
Depreciation and other			0		0		0
Amortization of intangible assets			0		0		0
Goodwill impairment			0
Total expenses			0		0		8,000
Operating income (loss)			0		0		(8,000)
Other income (expense), net:
Loss from equity method investments, net			0		0		0
Interest expense, net			0		0		0
Other, net			0		0		8,000
Total other expense, net			0		0		8,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes			0		0		0
Income tax benefit (expense)			0		0		0
Income (loss) from continuing operations			0		0		0
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax			0		0		0
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries			(15,525,000)		(90,451,000)		(98,645,000)
Net income			(15,525,000)		(90,451,000)		(98,645,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment			0	[3]	0	[4]	0	[5]
Comprehensive income (loss)			$ (15,525,000)		$ (90,451,000)		$ (98,645,000)

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

[2] Foreign currency translation adjustment had no tax effect in 2015, 2014 and 2013.

[3] Foreign currency translation adjustment had no tax effect in 2015.

[4] Foreign currency translation adjustment had no tax effect in 2014.

[5] Foreign currency translation adjustment had no tax effect in 2013.