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Long-Term and Other Debt Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument    
Total long-term debt outstanding $ 8,498,200,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations $ 8,516,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Less: debt payments due within one year (50,400,000)us-gaap_DebtCurrent (50,600,000)us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Long-term debt, net of current installments 8,447,800,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 8,465,400,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Revolver, varying interest rate, due 2018    
Debt Instrument    
Total long-term debt outstanding 180,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember		 185,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
Senior secured term loan credit facility, due 2020    
Debt Instrument    
Total long-term debt outstanding 2,262,200,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_SeniorSecuredTermLoanCreditFacilitydue2020Member		 [1] 2,267,600,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_SeniorSecuredTermLoanCreditFacilitydue2020Member		 [1]
Long-term debt, gross 2,271,200,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_SeniorSecuredTermLoanCreditFacilitydue2020Member		 2,277,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_SeniorSecuredTermLoanCreditFacilitydue2020Member
Loan discount amortization 9,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_SeniorSecuredTermLoanCreditFacilitydue2020Member		 9,400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_SeniorSecuredTermLoanCreditFacilitydue2020Member
Senior secured term loan credit facility due 2021    
Debt Instrument    
Total long-term debt outstanding 1,976,100,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_Seniorsecuredtermloancreditfacilitydue2021Member		 [2] 1,980,300,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_Seniorsecuredtermloancreditfacilitydue2021Member		 [2]
Long-term debt, gross 1,995,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_Seniorsecuredtermloancreditfacilitydue2021Member		 2,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_Seniorsecuredtermloancreditfacilitydue2021Member
Loan discount amortization 18,900,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_Seniorsecuredtermloancreditfacilitydue2021Member		 0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_Seniorsecuredtermloancreditfacilitydue2021Member
2018 Notes    
Debt Instrument    
Total long-term debt outstanding 250,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_SeniorSubordinatedNotesDueIn2018Member		 250,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_SeniorSubordinatedNotesDueIn2018Member
2020 Notes    
Debt Instrument    
Total long-term debt outstanding 300,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_SeniorSubordinatedNotesDueIn2020Member		 300,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_SeniorSubordinatedNotesDueIn2020Member
2021 Notes    
Debt Instrument    
Total long-term debt outstanding 347,900,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_Seniorsubordinatednotesduein2021Member		 [3] 347,800,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_Seniorsubordinatednotesduein2021Member		 [3]
Long-term debt, gross 350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_Seniorsubordinatednotesduein2021Member		 350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_Seniorsubordinatednotesduein2021Member
Loan discount amortization 2,100,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_Seniorsubordinatednotesduein2021Member		 2.2us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_Seniorsubordinatednotesduein2021Member
Secured Notes    
Debt Instrument    
Total long-term debt outstanding 950,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_SeniorSubordinatedSecuredNotesMember		 950,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_SeniorSubordinatedSecuredNotesMember
Unsecured Notes    
Debt Instrument    
Total long-term debt outstanding 2,200,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_SeniorSubordinatedUnsecuredNotesMember		 2,200,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= sgms_SeniorSubordinatedUnsecuredNotesMember
Capital lease obligations, 3.9% interest as of March 31, 2015 payable monthly through 2019    
Debt Instrument    
Total long-term debt outstanding $ 32,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember		 $ 35,300,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember
Capital lease interest rate 3.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember		 3.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember
[1] Total of $2,271.2 million in principal amount less amortization of a loan discount in the amount of $9.0 million as of March 31, 2015. Total of $2,277.0 million in principal amount less amortization of a loan discount in the amount of $9.4 million as of December 31, 2014.
[2] Total of $1,995.0 million in principal amount less amortization of a loan discount in the amount of $18.9 million as of March 31, 2015. Total of $2,000.0 million in principal amount less amortization of a loan discount in the amount of $19.7 million as of December 31, 2014.
[3] Total of $350.0 million in principal amount less amortization of a loan discount in the amount of $2.1 million as of March 31, 2015. Total of $350.0 million in principal amount less amortization of a loan discount in the amount of $2.2 million as of December 31, 2014.