Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 26, 2017
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	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Class A common stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		88,796,673
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		0