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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Realized gain on available-for-sale securities | $ 1,557,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet |
S1 Corporation |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Realized gain on available-for-sale securities | 1,600,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = aciw_SOneCorporationMember |
Equity securities | S1 Corporation | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-Sale Securities, Fair Value |  | $ 10,600,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = aciw_SOneCorporationMember / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member

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- Definition Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28360136&loc=d3e22054-111558 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (aa) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27724398&loc=d3e27232-111563 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6871852&loc=d3e26610-111562 + Details
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- Definition This item represents the difference between the gross realized gains and losses realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. Additionally, this item would include any losses recognized for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) of the subject investments in debt and equity securities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27724398&loc=d3e27357-111563 + Details
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