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Accounts Receivable, Notes Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Bad Debt - Modification of Terms (Details) (Notes Receivable, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
contract
customer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Number of customers 11sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofCustomers
Number of notes 34us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2
Pre-modification investment $ 17.1us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2
Post-modification investment 17.1us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
International
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Number of customers 11sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofCustomers
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
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= sgms_InternationalMember
Number of notes 34us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Pre-modification investment 17.1us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2
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= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
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= sgms_InternationalMember
Post-modification investment 17.1us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
International | Customer One
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Number of customers 1sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofCustomers
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerOneMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Post-modification investment 4.0us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerOneMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Number of notes consolidated into one 12sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofContractsConsolidatedIntoOne
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerOneMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Contract extension tern 28 months
International | Customer Two
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Number of customers 1sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofCustomers
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerTwoMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Post-modification investment 2.3us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerTwoMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Contract extension tern 9 months
International | Customer three
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Number of customers 1sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofCustomers
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerThreeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
International | Customer Three, Note One
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Post-modification investment 1.4us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerThreeNoteOneMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Number of notes consolidated into one 4sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofContractsConsolidatedIntoOne
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerThreeNoteOneMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Contract extension tern 5 months
International | Customer Three, Note Two
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Post-modification investment 0.2us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerThreeNoteTwoMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Contract extension tern 7 months
International | Customer Four
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Number of customers 1sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofCustomers
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerfourMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Post-modification investment 3.1us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerfourMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Number of notes consolidated into one 3sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofContractsConsolidatedIntoOne
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerfourMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Contract extension tern 4 months
International | Customer Five
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Number of customers 1sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofCustomers
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerfiveMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Post-modification investment 0.5us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerfiveMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Contract extension tern 21 months
International | Customer Six
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Number of customers 1sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofCustomers
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_Customer6Member
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Post-modification investment 0.3us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_Customer6Member
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Contract extension tern 27 months
International | Customer Seven
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Number of customers 1sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofCustomers
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerSevenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Post-modification investment 0.1us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerSevenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Contract extension tern 21 months
International | Customer Eight
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Number of customers 1sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofCustomers
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerEightMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Post-modification investment 0.7us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerEightMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Number of notes consolidated into one 2sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofContractsConsolidatedIntoOne
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerEightMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Contract extension tern 15 months
International | Customer Nine
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Number of customers 1sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofCustomers
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerNineMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Post-modification investment 0.2us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
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= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerNineMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Number of notes consolidated into one 2sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofContractsConsolidatedIntoOne
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerNineMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Contract extension tern 14 months
International | Customer Ten
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Number of customers 1sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofCustomers
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
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= sgms_CustomerTenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Post-modification investment 2.5us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerTenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Number of notes consolidated into one 5sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofContractsConsolidatedIntoOne
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerTenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Contract extension tern 24 months
International | Customer Eleven
 
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]  
Number of customers 1sgms_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberofCustomers
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerElevenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Post-modification investment $ 1.8us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= sgms_CustomerElevenMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember
Contract extension tern 34 months