Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May. 03, 2016
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	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Class A common stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		87,363,008
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		0