Business Segments - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 720.0	$ 671.6	$ 2,131.2	$ 2,021.8
Restructuring and other	13.8	5.6	20.7	19.0
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	191.7	286.5	565.4	692.9
Goodwill impairment	0.0	935.0	0.0	935.0
Operating income (loss)	33.5	(988.2)	142.9	(970.2)
Interest expense	(165.4)	(166.8)	(496.4)	(497.5)
Earnings from equity investments	7.3	3.0	18.5	9.4
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	0.0	0.0	25.2	0.0
Other income (expense), net	6.0	(7.5)	8.4	(17.4)
Net loss before income taxes	(118.6)	(1,159.5)	(301.4)	(1,475.7)
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Restructuring and other	13.7	1.9	13.8	7.2
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	18.8	14.4	54.1	44.2
Goodwill impairment		0.0		0.0
Operating income (loss)	(70.8)	(50.5)	(182.6)	(163.2)
Gaming | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	448.2	429.1	1,311.8	1,304.6
Restructuring and other	0.0	3.2	5.0	10.1
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	154.0	245.1	449.9	569.9
Goodwill impairment		935.0		935.0
Operating income (loss)	51.5	(985.3)	141.6	(955.1)
Lottery | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	186.6	191.3	578.2	567.5
Restructuring and other	0.5	0.0	1.8	0.2
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	15.2	21.6	50.2	62.9
Goodwill impairment		0.0		0.0
Operating income (loss)	43.2	41.3	149.1	130.6
Interactive | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	85.2	51.2	241.2	149.7
Restructuring and other	(0.4)	0.5	0.1	1.5
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	3.7	5.4	11.2	15.9
Goodwill impairment		0.0		0.0
Operating income (loss)	$ 9.6	$ 6.3	$ 34.8	$ 17.5