Reportable Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012		Mar. 31, 2011
Revenue:
Instant tickets	$ 123,324		$ 113,860
Services	90,286		73,747
Sales	20,965		9,049
Total revenue	234,575		196,656
Cost of instant tickets	69,963	[1]	67,233	[1]
Cost of services	45,859	[1]	38,922	[1]
Cost of sales	16,927	[1]	5,690	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	46,172		39,554
Employee termination and restructuring costs	2,875		0
Depreciation and amortization	30,518		30,904
Operating income	22,261		14,353
Total Operating Segments
Revenue:
Instant tickets	123,324		113,860
Services	90,286		73,747
Sales	20,965		9,049
Total revenue	234,575		196,656
Cost of instant tickets	69,963	[1]	67,233	[1]
Cost of services	45,859	[1]	38,922	[1]
Cost of sales	16,927	[1]	5,690	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	24,176		17,578
Employee termination and restructuring costs	2,875
Depreciation and amortization	30,369		30,775
Operating income	44,406		36,458
Printed Products
Revenue:
Instant tickets	123,324		113,860
Services	0		0
Sales	2,163		1,770
Total revenue	125,487		115,630
Cost of instant tickets	69,963	[1]	67,233	[1]
Cost of services	0	[1]	0	[1]
Cost of sales	1,410	[1]	1,006	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	11,015		10,380
Employee termination and restructuring costs	0
Depreciation and amortization	8,003		8,360
Operating income	35,096		28,651
Lottery Systems Group
Revenue:
Instant tickets	0		0
Services	53,006		49,216
Sales	11,471		7,173
Total revenue	64,477		56,389
Cost of instant tickets	0	[1]	0	[1]
Cost of services	29,359	[1]	25,968	[1]
Cost of sales	7,955	[1]	4,649	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	7,053		4,272
Employee termination and restructuring costs	0
Depreciation and amortization	11,798		11,367
Operating income	8,312		10,133
Diversified Gaming Group
Revenue:
Instant tickets	0		0
Services	37,280		24,531
Sales	7,331		106
Total revenue	44,611		24,637
Cost of instant tickets	0	[1]	0	[1]
Cost of services	16,500	[1]	12,954	[1]
Cost of sales	7,562	[1]	35	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	6,108		2,926
Employee termination and restructuring costs	2,875
Depreciation and amortization	10,568		11,048
Operating income	998		(2,326)
Unallocated corporate costs
Revenue:
Unallocated corporate costs	$ 22,145		$ 22,105

[1] Exclusive of depreciation and amortization.