Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	May 04, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000750004
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Class A common stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		85,823,187
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		0