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Corporate Restructuring and Other Organizational Changes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 Position	Dec. 31, 2013 Position	Dec. 31, 2012 Position
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Employee termination costs (adjustments)	$ 8,700,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1	$ 8,900,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1	$ 9,200,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
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Liability is expected to be paid	12 months
Number of positions eliminated	220us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated	147us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated	272us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated
Total liability paid to employees	2,300,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
Remaining liability paid to employees	1,600,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
Unfavorable lease liability		1,708,000us-gaap_OffMarketLeaseUnfavorable
Restructuring charges	2,793,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve	3,341,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve	1,914,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
Other Noncurrent Liabilities
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
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Severance
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	2,341,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember	1,470,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember	618,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Lease for facility in Dublin, Ireland
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
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Unfavorable lease liability			500,000us-gaap_OffMarketLeaseUnfavorable / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = aciw_LeaseObligationThreeMember
Facility Closures
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Unfavorable lease liability		1,708,000us-gaap_OffMarketLeaseUnfavorable / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember
Restructuring charges	452,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember	1,871,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember	1,296,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember
Employee Compensation
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	1,600,000us-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		1,700,000us-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			1,100,000us-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			2,300,000us-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			1,300,000us-gaap_LossOnContractTermination / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = aciw_LeaseObligationFourMember
Americas
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Employee termination costs (adjustments)	5,700,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember	6,300,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember	3,700,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AmericasMember
EMEA
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Employee termination costs (adjustments)	2,000,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember	2,200,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember	4,600,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EMEAMember
Asia/Pacific
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Employee termination costs (adjustments)	$ 1,000,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember	$ 400,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember	$ 900,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember

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