SEGMENT INFORMATION - Revenues, Operating Income, and Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		$ 660,385	$ 383,674	$ 533,227
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues		115,449	65,836	112,386
Operating expenses		188,900	152,546	162,184
Research and development		39,051	27,943	32,505
Depreciation		61,487	67,459	63,198
Amortization		57,987	75,305	68,937
Total costs and expenses		462,874	389,089	439,210
Operating income (loss)		197,511	(5,415)	94,017
Total assets		1,635,650	1,477,179
Games
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		376,729	200,301	283,119
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues	[1]	81,756	41,328	71,894
Operating expenses		70,150	63,789	61,522
Research and development		26,060	20,060	24,954
Depreciation		53,876	61,566	56,882
Amortization		42,866	59,926	57,491
Total costs and expenses		274,708	246,669	272,743
Operating income (loss)		102,021	(46,368)	10,376
Total assets		913,880	811,523
FinTech
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		283,656	183,373	250,108
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues	[1]	33,693	24,508	40,492
Operating expenses		118,750	88,757	100,662
Research and development		12,991	7,883	7,551
Depreciation		7,611	5,893	6,316
Amortization		15,121	15,379	11,446
Total costs and expenses		188,166	142,420	166,467
Operating income (loss)		95,490	40,953	83,641
Total assets		721,770	665,656
Gaming operations | Games
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		272,767	156,199	188,874
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues	[1]	21,663	15,192	18,043
Gaming equipment and systems | Games
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		103,844	44,006	90,919
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues	[1]	60,093	25,680	50,826
Gaming other | Games
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		118	96	3,326
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues	[1]	0	456	3,025
Financial access services | FinTech
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		178,019	112,035	164,741
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues	[1]	6,779	6,755	14,236
Software and other | FinTech
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		67,797	47,041	47,502
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues	[1]	4,129	3,029	3,964
Hardware | FinTech
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		37,840	24,297	37,865
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues	[1]	$ 22,785	$ 14,724	$ 22,292

[1] Exclusive of depreciation and amortization. EVERI HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (In thousands, except earnings (loss) per share amounts)