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Equity Investments - Hellenic Lotteries (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Jul. 31, 2013
Hellenic Lotteries
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
Hellenic Lotteries
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Hellenic Lotteries
EUR (€)
Sep. 30, 2014
Hellenic Lotteries
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]              
Equity interest (as a percent)             16.50%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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Concession period       12 years      
Upfront fees associated with the new concession       € 190.0sgms_EquityMethodInvestmentUpfrontFeesForNewConcession
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Upfront fees share related to the entity       31.4sgms_EquityMethodInvestmentProportionateShareInUpfrontFeesForNewConcession
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Contribution of working capital           0.3sgms_EquityMethodInvestmentContributionofWorkingCapital
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Payments to equity method investment 48.2us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments 86.1us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments     31.7us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments
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Earnings (loss) from equity investments (7.6)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 1.5us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 28.1us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments   2.3us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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Revenue from the sale of instant tickets to equity method investment         6.3us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
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Accounts receivable from equity method investment         $ 0.1us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
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