CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$ 180	$ 3,697	$ 390
Less: Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	[1]	0	(3,873)	(366)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations:
Depreciation, amortization and impairments		384	420	398
Contingent acquisition consideration fair value adjustment		16	21	(1)
Change in deferred income taxes		(84)	(29)	(342)
Stock-based compensation	[2]	118	69	113
Non-cash interest expense		10	14	24
Provision for bad debts and inventory charges		12	0	7
Loss on debt financing transactions		15	147	0
Gain on remeasurement of debt		0	(27)	(41)
Foreign currency transaction net losses, (gain) on sale of assets and other, net		21	(1)	(21)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables		(68)	(35)	19
Inventories		(29)	(65)	9
Other assets and liabilities		(10)	(40)	17
Income taxes payable, net		(40)	(649)	7
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		65	(74)	91
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations		590	(425)	304
Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations		0	44	381
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		590	(381)	685
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		242	216	171
Acquisitions of businesses and assets, net of cash acquired		(4)	(136)	(186)
Proceeds from settlement of cross-currency interest rate swaps		0	50	0
Proceeds from sale of investments and other, net		(2)	50	10
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations		(248)	(252)	(347)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities from discontinued operations(1)	[3]	(3)	6,368	(95)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(251)	6,116	(442)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities		205	280	60
Repayments under revolving credit facilities		(205)	(280)	(595)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes and term loans		550	2,200	0
Repayments of notes and term loans (including redemption premium)		(562)	(6,984)	0
Payments on long-term debt		(22)	(109)	(42)
Payments of debt issuance and deferred financing costs		(8)	(37)	(5)
Payments on license obligations		(31)	(35)	(46)
Payments of contingent acquisition consideration		(14)	(14)	0
Purchase of L&W common stock		(170)	(405)	0
Purchase of SciPlay’s Class A common stock		(23)	(37)	0
Acquisition of SciPlay noncontrolling interest		496	0	0
Net redemptions of common stock under stock-based compensation plans and other		(12)	(39)	(27)
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations		(788)	(5,460)	(655)
Net cash used in financing activities from discontinued operations		0	(3)	(24)
Net cash used in financing activities		(788)	(5,463)	(679)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		3	(6)	(6)
(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(446)	266	(442)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		967	701	1,143
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		521	967	701
Less: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of discontinued operations		0	0	66
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of continuing operations, end of period		521	967	635
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest		306	351	453
Income taxes paid		147	692	38
Distributed earnings from equity investments		4	6	15
Cash paid for contingent acquisition considerations included in operating activities		$ 17	$ 7	$ 0

[1] (2) The year ended December 31, 2022 includes a pre-tax gain of $4,927 million on the sale of discontinued operations (see Note 2).

[2] (2) The years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 include $63 million, $24 million and $34 million, respectively, classified as liability awards.

[3] (1) The year ended December 31, 2022 includes $6,409 million in gross cash proceeds from the sale of discontinued operations, net of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash transferred.