Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 05, 2015	Nov. 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	Sep. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Class A common stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		86,231,747
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			0