Financial Information for Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012		Mar. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements
Revenue	$ 234,575		$ 196,656
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales	132,749	[1]	111,845	[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
Interest expense	24,898		26,455
Other (income) expense	(9,323)		(10,344)
Net income (loss) before income taxes	6,686		(1,758)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	0		0
Income tax expense	4,867		5,174
Net income (loss)	1,819		(6,932)
Other comprehensive income	25,422		35,070
Comprehensive income	27,241		28,138
Parent Company
Condensed Financial Statements
Revenue	0		0
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales	0	[1]	0	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	15,522		15,565
Employee termination and restructuring costs	0
Depreciation and amortization	149		128
Operating income	(15,671)		(15,693)
Interest expense	5,302		5,390
Other (income) expense	(2,188)		(1,221)
Net income (loss) before income taxes	(18,785)		(19,862)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	(34,319)		16,686
Income tax expense	(54,923)		3,756
Net income (loss)	1,819		(6,932)
Other comprehensive income	25,422		35,070
Comprehensive income	27,241		28,138
SGI
Condensed Financial Statements
Revenue	106,651		98,057
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales	32,990	[1]	32,293	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	14,737		12,456
Employee termination and restructuring costs	0
Depreciation and amortization	7,320		7,564
Operating income	51,604		45,744
Interest expense	19,172		20,658
Other (income) expense	40,049		40,775
Net income (loss) before income taxes	(7,617)		(15,689)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	12,107		13,427
Income tax expense	58,199		(291)
Net income (loss)	(53,709)		(1,971)
Other comprehensive income	219		1,304
Comprehensive income	(53,490)		(667)
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements
Revenue	9,549		9,520
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales	34,214	[1]	32,171	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	3,632		2,636
Employee termination and restructuring costs	0
Depreciation and amortization	4,777		4,946
Operating income	(33,074)		(30,233)
Interest expense	0		0
Other (income) expense	(45,321)		(42,640)
Net income (loss) before income taxes	12,247		12,407
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	0		0
Income tax expense	0		0
Net income (loss)	12,247		12,407
Other comprehensive income	0		0
Comprehensive income	12,247		12,407
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements
Revenue	118,948		89,373
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales	67,171	[1]	47,669	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	12,932		9,255
Employee termination and restructuring costs	2,875
Depreciation and amortization	18,272		18,266
Operating income	17,698		14,183
Interest expense	424		407
Other (income) expense	(3,567)		(7,610)
Net income (loss) before income taxes	20,841		21,386
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	0		0
Income tax expense	1,591		1,709
Net income (loss)	19,250		19,677
Other comprehensive income	25,031		33,373
Comprehensive income	44,281		53,050
Eliminating Entries
Condensed Financial Statements
Revenue	(573)		(294)
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales	(1,626)	[1]	(288)	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(651)		(358)
Employee termination and restructuring costs	0
Depreciation and amortization	0		0
Operating income	1,704		352
Interest expense	0		0
Other (income) expense	1,704		352
Net income (loss) before income taxes	0		0
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	22,212		(30,113)
Income tax expense	0		0
Net income (loss)	22,212		(30,113)
Other comprehensive income	(25,250)		(34,677)
Comprehensive income	$ (3,038)		$ (64,790)

[1] Exclusive of depreciation and amortization.