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Property and Equipment - Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation expense	$ 269.6us-gaap_Depreciation	$ 126.9us-gaap_Depreciation	$ 122.6us-gaap_Depreciation
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets			3.1us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Exit provoloto instant game operations in Mexico
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation expense		3.1		3.1
Australia printing operations
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation expense					1.9	1.5
Gaming
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets		3.4
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation expense	3.8	8.0
Gaming \| Exit provoloto instant game operations in Mexico
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation expense		3.1
U.S. Lottery Systems
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	4.2	2.5	5.8
Printed Products \| Australia printing operations
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation expense			3.4
Manufacturing facility \| Gaming
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets	9.4
Gaming Machines
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment charges related to long-lived assets			20.8
Gaming Machines \| U.K
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation expense		8.7	6.6
Bally Technologies Inc.
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Restructuring, accelerated depreciation expense	$ 14.5