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Corporate Restructuring and Other Organizational Changes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 Position | Dec. 31, 2013 Position | Dec. 31, 2012 Position
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Employee termination costs (adjustments) | $ 8,700,000 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 | $ 8,900,000 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 | $ 9,200,000 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
Employee termination costs paid during the period | 6,200,000 aciw_PaymentsOnEmployeeTerminationCosts | 7,400,000 aciw_PaymentsOnEmployeeTerminationCosts | 8,400,000 aciw_PaymentsOnEmployeeTerminationCosts
Liability is expected to be paid | 12 months |  |
Number of positions eliminated | 220 us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated | 147 us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated | 272 us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated
Total liability paid to employees | 2,300,000 us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent |  |
Remaining liability paid to employees | 1,600,000 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent |  |
Unfavorable lease liability |  | 1,708,000 us-gaap_OffMarketLeaseUnfavorable |
Restructuring charges | 2,793,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve | 3,341,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve | 1,914,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
Other Noncurrent Liabilities |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring charges | 700,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentLiabilitiesMember |  |
Severance |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring charges | 2,341,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | 1,470,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | 618,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Lease for facility in Dublin, Ireland |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Lease termination fee |  |  | 2,800,000 us-gaap_LossOnContractTermination / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = aciw_LeaseObligationThreeMember
Unfavorable lease liability |  |  | 500,000 us-gaap_OffMarketLeaseUnfavorable / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = aciw_LeaseObligationThreeMember
Facility Closures |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Unfavorable lease liability |  | 1,708,000 us-gaap_OffMarketLeaseUnfavorable / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember |
Restructuring charges | 452,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember | 1,871,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember | 1,296,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember
Employee Compensation |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring charges | 1,600,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = aciw_EmployeeCompensationMember |  |
General and Administrative Expense | Leased Facilities in Chantilly, VA, North Brunswick, NJ, Columbus, OH, Duluth, GA, and Bangalore, India |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Lease termination fee |  | 1,700,000 us-gaap_LossOnContractTermination / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = aciw_LeaseObligationOneMember |
General and Administrative Expense | Lease for facility in New York |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Lease termination fee |  |  | 1,100,000 us-gaap_LossOnContractTermination / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = aciw_LeaseObligationTwoMember
General and Administrative Expense | Lease for facility in Dublin, Ireland |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Lease termination fee |  |  | 2,300,000 us-gaap_LossOnContractTermination / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = aciw_LeaseObligationThreeMember
General and Administrative Expense | Leased facilities in Toronto, Canada and Chertsey, England |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Lease termination fee |  |  | 1,300,000 us-gaap_LossOnContractTermination / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = aciw_LeaseObligationFourMember
Americas |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Employee termination costs (adjustments) | 5,700,000 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember | 6,300,000 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember | 3,700,000 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember
EMEA |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Employee termination costs (adjustments) | 2,000,000 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember | 2,200,000 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember | 4,600,000 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember
Asia/Pacific |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Employee termination costs (adjustments) | $ 1,000,000 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember | $ 400,000 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember | $ 900,000 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember

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