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Equity Investments (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Schedules of Equity Method Investments
See the tables below for details of our equity investments:
Equity Investment
Purpose
Term
Ownership Interest
Segment
LNS (1)
Exclusive operator of Italian instant game lottery
Initial term of nine years beginning October 2010
20%
Lottery
Northstar IL (2)
Private manager of Illinois lottery under a PMA
10 years beginning January 2011, see below
20%
Lottery
Northstar NJ (3)
Provision of marketing and sales services to New Jersey Lottery
October 1, 2013 through 2029
17.69%
Lottery
Northstar SupplyCo New Jersey LLC (NJ SupplyCo)
Separate agreement under which we provide instant games to Northstar NJ
October 1, 2013 through 2029
30%
Lottery
(1) Other members of consortium are Gtech S.p.A, a subsidiary of IGT and Arianna 2001. LNS succeeded Consorzio Lotterie Nazionali, a consortium comprised of essentially the same group that owns LNS, as holder of the concession as the exclusive operator of the Italian Gratta e Vinci instant game lottery.
(2) Other member of Northstar Illinois is Gtech corporation, a subsidiary of IGT.
(3) Other members are Gtech and a subsidiary of the administrator of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, this agreement provides us substantive participating rights.

 
Equity investment Balance as of
December 31,
 
Equity earnings (loss) recognized
for the Year Ended
December 31,
 
Cash distributions and dividends received
for the Year Ended
December 31,
Equity Investment
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
LNS
$
80.0

 
$
104.5

 
$
14.0

 
$
14.8

 
$
17.5

 
$
34.3

 
$
31.5

 
$
49.9

Northstar IL
—

 
—

 
(0.4
)
 
(2.7
)
 
(34.8
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

Northstar NJ and NJ Supply Co
24.8

 
27.3

 
1.0

 
(4.0
)
 
(3.7
)
 
4.8

 
—

 
—

GLB and CSG
38.3

 
51.2

 
(8.0
)
 
3.5

 
7.8

 
1.7

 
4.7

 
6.4

ITL
12.3

 
20.9

 
—

 
1.0

 
0.3

 
5.9

 
10.0

 
17.4

Other
24.5

 
24.6

 
6.4

 
4.3

 
5.3

 
5.0

 
17.4

 
3.6

Total
$
179.9

 
$
228.5

 
$
13.0

 
$
16.9

 
$
(7.6
)
 
$
51.7

 
$
63.6

 
$
77.3

 
Revenue recognized from sales to investee for the Year Ended December 31,
Equity Investment
2016
 
2015
 
2014
LNS
$
45.3

 
$
46.6

 
$
47.1

Northstar IL
22.6

 
20.8

 
24.5

Northstar NJ and NJ Supply Co
20.9

 
18.3

 
12.7

Other
4.9

 
6.0

 
6.3

Total
$
93.7

 
$
91.7

 
$
90.6