Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The following tables present certain information regarding our intangible assets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. Amortizable intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives with no estimated residual values, which materially approximates the expected pattern of use.



	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Impairment Charges		Net Balance
Balance as of December 31, 2016
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	875.8	$	163.9	$	—	$	711.9
Intellectual property	726.0		218.2		—		507.8
Licenses	413.2		153.5		—		259.7
Brand names	123.7		32.1		—		91.6
Trade names	97.4		8.1		—		89.3
Patents and other	28.0		14.2		—		13.8
	2,264.1		590.0		—		1,674.1
Non-amortizable intangible assets:
Trade names	96.3		2.1		—		94.2
Total intangible assets	$	2,360.4	$	592.1	$	—	$	1,768.3
Balance as of December 31, 2015
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	877.7	$	109.1	$	—	$	768.6
Intellectual property⁽¹⁾	731.1		124.5		—		606.6
Licenses	326.1		91.6		—		234.5
Brand names	124.0		18.9		—		105.1
Trade names	226.1		1.9		128.6		95.6
Patents and other	27.1		12.8		—		14.3
	2,312.1		358.8		128.6		1,824.7
Non-amortizable intangible assets:
Trade names	97.4		2.1		—		95.3
Total intangible assets	$	2,409.5	$	360.9	$	128.6	$	1,920.0

^{(1) December 31, 2015 net balance includes}^{$33.0 million}^{of in-process R&D assets that were not subject to amortization. These assets reached commercial feasibility at the end of the third quarter 2016, with amortization commencing October 2016.}

Schedule of Intangible Asset Amortization Expense

The following reflects intangible amortization expense included within D&A:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Amortization expense	$	251.9	$	245.5	$	83.0

The following reflects amortization of software included within D&A:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Amortization expense	$	158.9	$	174.4	$	91.9

Schedule of Estimated Intangible Asset Amortization Expense

Estimated intangible asset amortization expense for the year ending December 31, 2017 and each of the subsequent four years:



	Year Ending December 31,
	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021
Amortization expense	$	258.7	$	252.9	$	205.5	$	137.1	$	134.8

Schedule of Goodwill Reconciliation

The table below reconciles the change in the carrying value of goodwill, by business segment, for the period from December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2016.



	Gaming			Lottery			Interactive		Totals
Balance as of December 31, 2014⁽¹⁾	$	3,499.7		$	498.8		$	109.8	$	4,108.3
Foreign currency adjustments	(78.7		)	(13.3		)	—		(92.0		)
Impairment charges	(935.0		)	(67.6		)	—		(1,002.6		)
Balance as of December 31, 2015	2,486.0			417.9			109.8		3,013.7
Foreign currency adjustments	(57.4		)	1.1			—		(56.3		)
Impairment charges	—			(69.0		)	—		(69.0		)
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	2,428.6		$	350.0		$	109.8	$	2,888.4

^{(1) We had no goodwill impairment charges in the preceding periods.}