Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Oct. 27, 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	Sep. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Class A common stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		87,565,647
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		0