XML 103 R96.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9
Accounts Receivable, Notes Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Bad Debt - Concentration Risk (Details) (Geographic Concentration Risk, Notes Receivable)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Peru
  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Concentration risk percentage 16.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_PE
Mexico
  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Concentration risk percentage 15.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_MX
Argentina
  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Concentration risk percentage 8.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AR
Italy
  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Concentration risk percentage 7.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_IT
Colombia
  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Concentration risk percentage 6.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= stpr_DC
Other
  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Concentration risk percentage 14.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_OtherForeignCountriesMember
International
  
Concentration Risk [Line Items]  
Concentration risk percentage 66.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= sgms_InternationalMember