CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenue:
Services		$ 1,522.7	$ 1,424.0	$ 1,351.8
Product sales		978.6	896.2	863.0
Instant games		582.3	563.2	544.0
Total revenue		3,083.6	2,883.4	2,758.8
Operating expenses:
Cost of services	[1]	417.2	396.5	372.7
Cost of product sales	[1]	465.3	424.6	405.5
Cost of instant games	[1]	282.1	285.2	325.9
Selling, general and administrative		613.1	577.0	567.7
Research and development		184.1	204.8	183.9
Depreciation, amortization and impairments		682.8	738.7	903.2
Goodwill impairments		0.0	69.0	1,002.6
Restructuring and other		45.9	57.0	21.9
Operating income (loss)		393.1	130.6	(1,024.6)
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense		(609.7)	(661.4)	(664.9)
Earnings from equity investments		26.7	13.0	16.9
(Loss) gain on debt financing transactions		(38.1)	25.2	0.0
Other income (expense), net		0.2	13.9	(21.6)
Total other expense, net		(620.9)	(609.3)	(669.6)
Net loss before income taxes		(227.8)	(478.7)	(1,694.2)
Income tax (expense) benefit		(14.5)	125.0	299.9
Net (loss) income		(242.3)	(353.7)	(1,394.3)
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)		126.4	(104.7)	(136.2)
Pension and post-retirement gain (loss), net of tax		3.3	(9.7)	7.0
Derivative financial instruments unrealized gain, net of tax		4.2	3.0	1.4
Other comprehensive income (loss)		133.9	(111.4)	(127.8)
Comprehensive (loss) income		$ (108.4)	$ (465.1)	$ (1,522.1)
Basic and diluted net loss per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ (2.72)	$ (4.05)	$ (16.23)
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ (2.72)	$ (4.05)	$ (16.23)
Weighted average number of shares used in per share calculations:
Basic shares (in shares)		89.1	87.3	85.9
Diluted shares (in shares)		89.1	87.3	85.9

[1] Exclusive of D&A.