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Acquisitions and Dispositions - 2014 Acquisitions Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Nov. 21, 2014
Furniture, fixtures, and other property, plant and equipment | Minimum    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Remaining useful life range (in years) 5 years  
Furniture, fixtures, and other property, plant and equipment | Maximum    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Remaining useful life range (in years) 10 years  
Bally Acquisition    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Property and equipment total   $ 335.3us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sgms_BallyAcquisitionMember
Intangible asset total   1,800.3us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sgms_BallyAcquisitionMember
Weighted-average remaining useful life (in years) 9 years 5 months  
Bally Acquisition | Brand names    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Intangible asset total   225.0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sgms_BallyAcquisitionMember
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
Bally Acquisition | Brand names    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Intangible asset total   90.7us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sgms_BallyAcquisitionMember
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Weighted-average remaining useful life (in years) 9 years 2 months  
Bally Acquisition | Core technology and content    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Intangible asset total   734.7us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sgms_BallyAcquisitionMember
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= sgms_CoreTechnologyandContentMember
Weighted-average remaining useful life (in years) 7 years 2 months  
Bally Acquisition | Customer relationships    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Intangible asset total   726.0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sgms_BallyAcquisitionMember
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Weighted-average remaining useful life (in years) 15 years 1 month 6 days  
Bally Acquisition | Long-term licenses    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Intangible asset total   23.9us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sgms_BallyAcquisitionMember
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= sgms_LongTermLicensesMember
Weighted-average remaining useful life (in years) 3 years  
Bally Acquisition | Land and land improvements    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Land and land improvements   18.1us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLand
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sgms_BallyAcquisitionMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
Bally Acquisition | Buildings and leasehold improvements    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Buildings and leasehold improvements   36.3us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedBuildings
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sgms_BallyAcquisitionMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sgms_BuildingsandLeaseholdImprovementsMember
Bally Acquisition | Buildings and leasehold improvements | Minimum    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Remaining useful life range (in years) 2 years  
Bally Acquisition | Buildings and leasehold improvements | Maximum    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Remaining useful life range (in years) 40 years  
Bally Acquisition | Furniture, fixtures, and other property, plant and equipment    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Furniture, fixtures, and other property, plant and equipment   33.6us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sgms_BallyAcquisitionMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember
Bally Acquisition | Furniture, fixtures, and other property, plant and equipment | Minimum    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Remaining useful life range (in years) 2 years  
Bally Acquisition | Furniture, fixtures, and other property, plant and equipment | Maximum    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Remaining useful life range (in years) 15 years  
Bally Acquisition | Gaming equipment    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Furniture, fixtures, and other property, plant and equipment   $ 247.3us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sgms_BallyAcquisitionMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sgms_LeasedGamingEquipmentMember
Bally Acquisition | Gaming equipment | Minimum    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Remaining useful life range (in years) 1 year  
Bally Acquisition | Gaming equipment | Maximum    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Remaining useful life range (in years) 3 years