Guarantor Subsidiaries (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Operating Activities:
Net income		$ 38,451	$ 35,599
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and other		36,118	48,543
Amortization of intangible assets		3,790	3,353
Share-based payments expense		4,330	3,903
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments		0	(526)
Deferred income taxes		(7,822)	(2,547)
Restructuring, impairment and related costs	[1]	361	1,680
Loss from equity method investment, net		207	132
Amortization of deferred financing fees and debt discount		638	693
Gain from early extinguishment of debt		(11,028)	0
Other		(36)	(1,198)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries		0	0
Cash flows from changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		6,863	11,823
Content library		33,126	9,956
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		6,022	(3,106)
Other assets		163	168
Accounts payable		(35,405)	2,920
Accrued payable to retailers		(24,646)	(18,441)
Other accrued liabilities		16,073	13,120
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities	[2]	67,205	106,072	[3]
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(13,453)	(20,709)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		74	123
Investments in and advances to affiliates		0	0
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities	[2]	(13,379)	(20,586)	[3]
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from new borrowing on Credit Facility		85,000	35,000
Principal payments on Credit Facility		(108,313)	(116,875)
Repurchases of notes		(45,328)	0
Dividends paid		(5,038)	(5,602)
Repurchases of common stock		0	(40,708)
Principal payments on capital lease obligations and other debt		(1,626)	(3,245)
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments		0	526
Withholding tax paid on vesting of restricted stock net of proceeds from exercise of stock options		(1,425)	(3,088)
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities	[2]	(76,730)	(133,992)	[3]
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(795)	3,744
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(23,699)	(44,762)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		222,549	242,696
End of period		198,850	197,934
Eliminations and Consolidation Reclassifications
Operating Activities:
Net income		(28,188)	(58,732)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and other		0	0
Amortization of intangible assets		0	0
Share-based payments expense		0	0
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments			0
Deferred income taxes		0	0
Restructuring, impairment and related costs		0	0
Loss from equity method investment, net		0	0
Amortization of deferred financing fees and debt discount		0	0
Gain from early extinguishment of debt		0
Other		0	0
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries		28,188	58,732
Cash flows from changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		0	0
Content library		0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		0	0
Other assets		0	0
Accounts payable		0	0
Accrued payable to retailers		0	0
Other accrued liabilities		0	0
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities		0	0	[3]
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		0	0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		0	0
Investments in and advances to affiliates		0	0
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities		0	0	[3]
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from new borrowing on Credit Facility		0	0
Principal payments on Credit Facility		0	0
Repurchases of notes		0
Dividends paid		0	0
Repurchases of common stock			0
Principal payments on capital lease obligations and other debt		0	0
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments			0
Withholding tax paid on vesting of restricted stock net of proceeds from exercise of stock options		0	0
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities		0	0	[3]
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		0	0
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		0	0
End of period		0	0
Outerwall Inc. | Reportable Legal Entities
Operating Activities:
Net income		38,451	35,599
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and other		6,414	4,649
Amortization of intangible assets		3	3
Share-based payments expense		3,146	1,916
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments			(526)
Deferred income taxes		(2,928)	(6,070)
Restructuring, impairment and related costs		57	136
Loss from equity method investment, net		207	132
Amortization of deferred financing fees and debt discount		638	693
Gain from early extinguishment of debt		(11,028)
Other		(112)	(149)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries		(26,469)	(38,319)
Cash flows from changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		1,919	712
Content library		0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		5,278	(2,759)
Other assets		0	15
Accounts payable		(2,121)	2,895
Accrued payable to retailers		(19,678)	(10,800)
Other accrued liabilities		15,994	9,718
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities		9,771	(2,155)	[3]
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(7,428)	(5,607)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		0	0
Investments in and advances to affiliates		53,614	106,713
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities		46,186	101,106	[3]
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from new borrowing on Credit Facility		85,000	35,000
Principal payments on Credit Facility		(108,313)	(116,875)
Repurchases of notes		(45,328)
Dividends paid		(5,038)	(5,602)
Repurchases of common stock			(40,708)
Principal payments on capital lease obligations and other debt		(1,537)	(3,143)
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments			526
Withholding tax paid on vesting of restricted stock net of proceeds from exercise of stock options		(1,425)	(3,088)
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities		(76,641)	(133,890)	[3]
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(198)	(36)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(20,882)	(34,975)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		160,167	180,889
End of period		139,285	145,914
Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Operating Activities:
Net income		26,469	38,319
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and other		28,713	38,828
Amortization of intangible assets		3,787	3,306
Share-based payments expense		1,184	1,987
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments			0
Deferred income taxes		(5,161)	(6,347)
Restructuring, impairment and related costs		304	1,544
Loss from equity method investment, net		0	0
Amortization of deferred financing fees and debt discount		0	0
Gain from early extinguishment of debt		0
Other		76	(322)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries		(1,719)	(20,413)
Cash flows from changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		4,846	14,518
Content library		33,126	6,663
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		465	(591)
Other assets		143	122
Accounts payable		(33,280)	1,202
Accrued payable to retailers		(2,975)	(5,730)
Other accrued liabilities		331	3,994
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities		56,309	77,080	[3]
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(5,504)	(14,721)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		74	123
Investments in and advances to affiliates		(48,806)	(65,229)
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities		(54,236)	(79,827)	[3]
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from new borrowing on Credit Facility		0	0
Principal payments on Credit Facility		0	0
Repurchases of notes		0
Dividends paid		0	0
Repurchases of common stock			0
Principal payments on capital lease obligations and other debt		0	0
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments			0
Withholding tax paid on vesting of restricted stock net of proceeds from exercise of stock options		0	0
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities		0	0	[3]
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		2,073	(2,747)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		19,372	17,939
End of period		21,445	15,192
Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Operating Activities:
Net income		1,719	20,413
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and other		991	5,066
Amortization of intangible assets		0	44
Share-based payments expense		0	0
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments			0
Deferred income taxes		267	9,870
Restructuring, impairment and related costs		0	0
Loss from equity method investment, net		0	0
Amortization of deferred financing fees and debt discount		0	0
Gain from early extinguishment of debt		0
Other		0	(727)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries		0	0
Cash flows from changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		98	(3,407)
Content library		0	3,293
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		279	244
Other assets		20	31
Accounts payable		(4)	(1,177)
Accrued payable to retailers		(1,993)	(1,911)
Other accrued liabilities		(252)	(592)
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities		1,125	31,147	[3]
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(521)	(381)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		0	0
Investments in and advances to affiliates		(4,808)	(41,484)
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities		(5,329)	(41,865)	[3]
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from new borrowing on Credit Facility		0	0
Principal payments on Credit Facility		0	0
Repurchases of notes		0
Dividends paid		0	0
Repurchases of common stock			0
Principal payments on capital lease obligations and other debt		(89)	(102)
Windfall excess tax benefits related to share-based payments			0
Withholding tax paid on vesting of restricted stock net of proceeds from exercise of stock options		0	0
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities		(89)	(102)	[3]
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(597)	3,780
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(4,890)	(7,040)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		43,010	43,868
End of period		$ 38,120	$ 36,828

[1] The non-cash restructuring, impairment and related costs in the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $1.7 million is composed of $6.9 million in impairments of lease related assets partially offset by a $5.2 million benefit resulting from the lease termination.

[2] During the first quarter of 2015 we discontinued our Redbox operations in Canada. Cash flows from these discontinued operations are not segregated from cash flows from continuing operations in all periods presented. See Note 10: Discontinued Operations for cash flow disclosures related to our discontinued Redbox operations in Canada.

[3] During the first quarter of 2015 we discontinued our Redbox operations in Canada. Cash flows from these discontinued operations are not segregated from cash flows from continuing operations in all periods presented. See Note 10: Discontinued Operations for cash flow disclosures related to our discontinued Redbox operations in Canada.