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Fair Value Measurements - Derivatives (Details)
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Lotterie Nazionali S.r.l.
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Lotterie Nazionali S.r.l.
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2014
LIBOR swaption
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
LIBOR swaption
Other assets
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Interest rate swap
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Interest rate swap
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2013
Interest rate swap
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2013
Interest rate swap
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Interest rate swap
Other assets
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Interest rate swap
Other long-term liabilities
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Interest rate swap
Other long-term liabilities
USD ($)
May 31, 2013
Foreign currency forward contracts
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2012
Foreign currency forward contracts
Aug. 31, 2013
LIBOR
Interest rate swap
Derivatives Fair Value                            
Notional amounts of the forward contracts     $ 150,000,000.0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwaptionMember
      $ 200,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
$ 500,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
      € 20,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember
   
Derivative, fixed interest rate     2.151%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwaptionMember
                     
Derivative, premium     900,000sgms_DerivativePremium
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwaptionMember
                     
Derivative asset, fair value       200,000us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwaptionMember
        400,000us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
         
Derivative, average fixed interest rate               2.151%us-gaap_DerivativeAverageFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
           
Variable interest rate                           1.00%us-gaap_DerivativeAverageVariableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Loss recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) 500,000us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= sgms_LotterieNazionaliSrlMember
100,000us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= sgms_LotterieNazionaliSrlMember
    5,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
1,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
               
Derivative liability, fair value                   $ 9,500,000us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
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= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
$ 1,900,000us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
     
Weighted-average fixed rate of forward exchange contract                       1.269%sgms_DerivativeWeightedAverageForwardExchangeRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember
131.90%sgms_DerivativeWeightedAverageForwardExchangeRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember
 
Equity interest in derivative instrument held by Lotterie Nazionali 20.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= sgms_LotterieNazionaliSrlMember