Business Segments - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 725.4	$ 682.0
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	165.1	180.6
Restructuring and other	9.2	2.7
Operating income (loss)	88.0	50.3
Interest expense	(159.4)	(165.7)
Earnings from equity investments	9.5	3.2
Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt	(29.7)	0.0
Other income (expense), net	7.5	0.7
Net (loss) income before equity in income of subsidiaries and income taxes	(84.1)	(111.5)
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	0.0	0.0
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	23.9	17.5
Restructuring and other	3.9	0.0
Operating income (loss)	(62.8)	(52.6)
Gaming | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	440.0	421.7
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	123.3	141.6
Restructuring and other	4.2	1.6
Operating income (loss)	77.5	43.4
Lottery
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	189.1	187.7
Lottery | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	189.1	187.7
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	13.9	17.8
Restructuring and other	0.3	1.1
Operating income (loss)	56.1	48.0
Interactive | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	96.3	72.6
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	4.0	3.7
Restructuring and other	0.8	0.0
Operating income (loss)	$ 17.2	$ 11.5