Revenue Recognition - Summary of Revenue by Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 580	$ 539	$ 581	$ 453	$ 480	$ 432	$ 308	$ 479	$ 2,153	$ 1,699	$ 2,388
U.K. FOBT Value Added Tax Recovery Received			$ 38	$ 6					44
Gaming
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue									1,321	926	1,748
SciPlay
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue									606	582	466
iGaming
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue									226	191	174
Gaming operations(1) | Gaming
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue									601	332	597
Gaming machine sales | Gaming
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue									360	312	609
Gaming systems | Gaming
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue									204	171	295
Table products | Gaming
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue									156	111	247
Mobile | SciPlay
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue									537	506	391
Web and other | SciPlay
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue									$ 69	$ 76	$ 75