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Property and Equipment - Gaming and Lottery Machinery and Equipment Summary (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment $ 1,012.8us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet $ 773.1us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Gaming equipment    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Lottery machinery and equipment 799.9us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sgms_GamingOperationsEquipmentMember
439.2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sgms_GamingOperationsEquipmentMember
Less: accumulated depreciation (279.1)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sgms_GamingOperationsEquipmentMember
(145.0)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sgms_GamingOperationsEquipmentMember
Property and equipment 520.8us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sgms_GamingOperationsEquipmentMember
294.2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sgms_GamingOperationsEquipmentMember
Lottery machinery and equipment    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Lottery machinery and equipment 311.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sgms_LotteryMachineryandEquipmentMember
350.3us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sgms_LotteryMachineryandEquipmentMember
Less: accumulated depreciation (207.4)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sgms_LotteryMachineryandEquipmentMember
(210.6)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sgms_LotteryMachineryandEquipmentMember
Property and equipment 104.3us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sgms_LotteryMachineryandEquipmentMember
139.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= sgms_LotteryMachineryandEquipmentMember
Machinery and equipment    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment $ 625.1us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
$ 433.9us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember