Business Segments - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 539	$ 432	$ 1,572	$ 1,219
AEBITDA	203	117	577	245
Reconciling items to Net loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	(96)	(111)	(289)	(336)
Goodwill impairment	0	0	0	(54)
Restructuring and other	(45)	(17)	(96)	(48)
Interest expense	(120)	(131)	(360)	(379)
Loss on debt financing transactions	0	(1)	0	(1)
Gain on remeasurement of debt	12	(24)	30	(26)
Other income (expense), net		(1)	17	(12)
Stock-based compensation	(26)	(16)	(81)	(38)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total	(72)	(184)	(202)	(649)
Total assets	7,850		7,850		$ 7,984
Continuing Operations
Reconciling items to Net loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
Total assets	5,946		5,946		6,069
Unallocated and Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
AEBITDA	(32)	(25)	(93)	(82)
Reconciling items to Net loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	(6)	(10)	(20)	(33)
Goodwill impairment				0
Restructuring and other	(41)	(6)	(85)	(13)
Interest expense	(120)	(131)	(360)	(379)
Loss on debt financing transactions				(1)
Gain on remeasurement of debt	12	(24)	30	(26)
Other income (expense), net		(1)	17	(12)
Stock-based compensation	(26)	(16)	(81)	(38)
Unallocated and Reconciling Items | Continuing Operations
Reconciling items to Net loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
Total assets	624		624		718
Gaming
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	339
AEBITDA	172
Reconciling items to Net loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	(73)
Restructuring and other	(1)
Gaming | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		231	949	640
AEBITDA		77	472	137
Reconciling items to Net loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
Depreciation, amortization and impairments		(85)	(220)	(260)
Goodwill impairment				(54)
Restructuring and other		(10)	(7)	(29)
Gaming | Operating Segments | Continuing Operations
Reconciling items to Net loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
Total assets	4,179		4,179		4,364
SciPlay
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	147
AEBITDA	45
Reconciling items to Net loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	(4)
Restructuring and other	(2)
SciPlay | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		151	452	435
AEBITDA		49	138	144
Reconciling items to Net loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
Depreciation, amortization and impairments		(3)	(11)	(7)
Goodwill impairment				0
Restructuring and other		0	(3)	(2)
SciPlay | Operating Segments | Continuing Operations
Reconciling items to Net loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
Total assets	676		676		564
iGaming
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	53	50		144
AEBITDA	18
Reconciling items to Net loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	(13)
Restructuring and other	(1)
iGaming | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		50	171	144
AEBITDA		16	60	46
Reconciling items to Net loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
Depreciation, amortization and impairments		(13)	(38)	(36)
Goodwill impairment				0
Restructuring and other		$ (1)	(1)	$ (4)
iGaming | Operating Segments | Continuing Operations
Reconciling items to Net loss from continuing operations before income taxes:
Total assets	$ 467		$ 467		$ 423