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Accounts Receivable, Notes Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Bad Debt - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable (Details) (Notes Receivable, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Notes Receivable
 
Total  
Beginning balance $ 5.6us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
Charge-offs (3.4)us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
Recoveries 0us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
Provision 3.7us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
Ending balance 5.9us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
Ending Balance Individually Evaluated for Impairment  
Beginning balance 5.6us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
Charge-offs (3.4)sgms_FinancingReceivableAllowanceforCreditLossesWritedownsIndividuallyEvaluatedforImpairment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
Recoveries 0sgms_FinancingReceivableAllowanceforCreditLossesRecoveryIndividuallyEvaluatedforImpairment
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= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
Provision 3.7sgms_ProvisionforLoanLeaseandOtherLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedforImpairment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
Ending balance 5.9us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
Ending Balance Collectively Evaluated for Impairment  
Beginning balance 0us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
Charge-offs 0sgms_FinancingReceivableAllowanceforCreditLossesWritedownsCollectivelyEvaluatedforImpairment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
Recoveries 0sgms_FinancingReceivableAllowanceforCreditLossesRecoveryCollectivelyEvaluatedforImpairment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
Provision 0sgms_ProvisionforLoanLeaseandOtherLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedforImpairment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
Ending balance $ 0us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember