Guarantor Subsidiaries (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income) (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016		Mar. 31, 2015
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 535,956,000		$ 608,636,000
Expenses:
Direct operating	[1]	375,967,000		405,184,000
Marketing		9,222,000		8,420,000
Research and development		1,045,000		2,084,000
General and administrative		47,770,000		48,556,000
Restructuring and related costs		3,275,000		15,851,000
Depreciation and other		36,118,000		42,686,000
Amortization of intangible assets		3,790,000		3,309,000
Total expenses		477,187,000		526,090,000
Operating income (loss)		58,769,000		82,546,000
Other income (expense), net:
Loss from equity method investments, net		(207,000)		(132,000)
Interest income (expense), net		(242,000)		(12,071,000)
Other, net		1,229,000		(2,346,000)
Total other income (expense), net		780,000		(14,549,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		59,549,000		67,997,000
Income tax benefit (expense)		(21,098,000)		(25,842,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		38,451,000		42,155,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		0		(6,556,000)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries		0		0
Net income		38,451,000		35,599,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment	[2]	(549,000)	[3],[4]	2,854,000	[5]
Comprehensive income (loss)		37,902,000		38,453,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment, tax effect		0		0
Eliminations and Consolidation Reclassifications
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Revenue		0		0
Expenses:
Direct operating		0		0
Marketing		0		0
Research and development		0		0
General and administrative		0		0
Restructuring and related costs		0		0
Depreciation and other		0		0
Amortization of intangible assets		0		0
Total expenses		0		0
Operating income (loss)		0		0
Other income (expense), net:
Loss from equity method investments, net		0		0
Interest income (expense), net		0		0
Other, net		0		0
Total other income (expense), net		0		0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		0		0
Income tax benefit (expense)		0		0
Income (loss) from continuing operations		0		0
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax				0
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries		(28,188,000)		(58,732,000)
Net income		(28,188,000)		(58,732,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		0	[4]	0	[5]
Comprehensive income (loss)		(28,188,000)		(58,732,000)
Outerwall Inc. | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Revenue		62,246,000		58,810,000
Expenses:
Direct operating		34,356,000		33,726,000
Marketing		799,000		1,514,000
Research and development		0		(84,000)
General and administrative		10,914,000		12,056,000
Restructuring and related costs		462,000		550,000
Depreciation and other		6,414,000		4,649,000
Amortization of intangible assets		3,000		3,000
Total expenses		52,948,000		52,414,000
Operating income (loss)		9,298,000		6,396,000
Other income (expense), net:
Loss from equity method investments, net		(207,000)		(132,000)
Interest income (expense), net		7,947,000		(12,396,000)
Other, net		2,766,000		2,436,000
Total other income (expense), net		10,506,000		(10,092,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		19,804,000		(3,696,000)
Income tax benefit (expense)		(7,822,000)		(548,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		11,982,000		(4,244,000)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax				1,524,000
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries		26,469,000		38,319,000
Net income		38,451,000		35,599,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(198,000)	[4]	(64,000)	[5]
Comprehensive income (loss)		38,253,000		35,535,000
Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Revenue		463,577,000		539,281,000
Expenses:
Direct operating		336,941,000		366,411,000
Marketing		8,423,000		6,906,000
Research and development		1,045,000		2,168,000
General and administrative		36,664,000		36,295,000
Restructuring and related costs		2,813,000		15,301,000
Depreciation and other		28,713,000		36,983,000
Amortization of intangible assets		3,787,000		3,306,000
Total expenses		418,386,000		467,370,000
Operating income (loss)		45,191,000		71,911,000
Other income (expense), net:
Loss from equity method investments, net		0		0
Interest income (expense), net		(8,142,000)		375,000
Other, net		387,000		(16,000)
Total other income (expense), net		(7,755,000)		359,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		37,436,000		72,270,000
Income tax benefit (expense)		(12,686,000)		(25,310,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		24,750,000		46,960,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax				(29,054,000)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries		1,719,000		20,413,000
Net income		26,469,000		38,319,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment		0	[4]	0	[5]
Comprehensive income (loss)		26,469,000		38,319,000
Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Revenue		10,133,000		10,545,000
Expenses:
Direct operating		4,670,000		5,047,000
Marketing		0		0
Research and development		0		0
General and administrative		192,000		205,000
Restructuring and related costs		0		0
Depreciation and other		991,000		1,054,000
Amortization of intangible assets		0		0
Total expenses		5,853,000		6,306,000
Operating income (loss)		4,280,000		4,239,000
Other income (expense), net:
Loss from equity method investments, net		0		0
Interest income (expense), net		(47,000)		(50,000)
Other, net		(1,924,000)		(4,766,000)
Total other income (expense), net		(1,971,000)		(4,816,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		2,309,000		(577,000)
Income tax benefit (expense)		(590,000)		16,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations		1,719,000		(561,000)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax				20,974,000
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries		0		0
Net income		1,719,000		20,413,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(351,000)	[4]	2,918,000	[5]
Comprehensive income (loss)		$ 1,368,000		$ 23,331,000

[1] “Direct operating” excludes depreciation and other of $26.2 million and $30.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

[2] Foreign currency translation adjustment had no tax effect for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

[3] Foreign currency translation adjustment had no tax effect for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

[4] Foreign currency translation adjustment had no tax effect for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

[5] Foreign currency translation adjustment had no tax effect for the three months ended March 31, 2015.