Business and Geographic Segments (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Sep. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2011		Mar. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Geographic Segments
Service and Sales Revenue:	$ 249,243	[1]	$ 227,477	[2]	$ 229,307	[3]	$ 234,575	[4]	$ 239,079	[5]	$ 222,739	[6]	$ 220,248	[7]	$ 196,656	[8]	$ 940,602	[9]	$ 878,722	[9]	$ 882,499	[9]
Long-lived assets (excluding identifiable intangibles):	376,877	[10]							426,488	[10]							376,877	[10]	426,488	[10]
Sales to international customers																	16,600		26,000		28,000
United States
Geographic Segments
Service and Sales Revenue:																	445,175		425,665		470,639
Long-lived assets (excluding identifiable intangibles):	192,706								205,868								192,706		205,868
International
Geographic Segments
Service and Sales Revenue:																	495,427		453,057		411,860
Long-lived assets (excluding identifiable intangibles):	184,171								220,620								184,171		220,620
North America, other than United States
Geographic Segments
Service and Sales Revenue:																	66,068		58,103		66,526
Long-lived assets (excluding identifiable intangibles):	46,516								40,981								46,516		40,981
United Kingdom
Geographic Segments
Service and Sales Revenue:																	175,776		136,286		87,029
Long-lived assets (excluding identifiable intangibles):	65,807								92,849								65,807		92,849
Europe
Geographic Segments
Service and Sales Revenue:																	187,591		183,063	[11]	178,578	[11]
Long-lived assets (excluding identifiable intangibles):	25,058	[11]							28,902	[11]							25,058	[11]	28,902	[11]
Other
Geographic Segments
Service and Sales Revenue:																	65,992		75,605		79,727
Long-lived assets (excluding identifiable intangibles):	$ 46,790								$ 57,888								$ 46,790		$ 57,888

[1] Includes approximately $800 employee termination and restructuring costs due to our exit from the Barcrest analog AWP business and the reorganization of our pub business in an effort to more effectively capitalize on the Barcrest acquisition and the reorganization of our Australia printing operations. Includes approximately $24,000 of accelerated depreciation related to a write-down of gaming terminals and software in our gaming business and certain development costs in our licensed properties business and approximately $5,800 of impairment charges related to underperforming Lottery Systems contracts.

[2] Includes approximately $1,800 employee termination and restructuring costs due to our exit from the Barcrest analog AWP business and the reorganization of our pub business in an effort to more effectively capitalize on the Barcrest acquisition and the reorganization of our Australia printing operations. Includes approximately $6,700 of accelerated depreciation related to a write-down of gaming terminals, approximately $1,900 of accelerated depreciation of equipment related to reorganization of our Australia printing operations and approximately $1,600 of incremental depreciation from the acquisition of Barcrest. Includes a loss on early extinguishment of debt due to the redemption of the 2016 Notes resulting in a charge of approximately $15,500 comprised primarily of the redemption premium and the write-off of previously deferred financing costs.

[3] Includes approximately $6,000 employee termination and restructuring costs due to our exit from the Barcrest analog AWP business and the reorganization of our pub business in an effort to more effectively capitalize on the Barcrest acquisition and the reorganization of our Australia printing operations. Includes approximately $5,800 of accelerated depreciation related to a write-down of certain development costs and obsolete gaming terminals, approximately $2,400 of incremental depreciation from the acquisition of Barcrest and approximately $1,500 of accelerated depreciation of equipment related to the reorganization of our Australia printing operations.

[4] Includes approximately $2,900 employee termination and restructuring costs due to our exit from the Barcrest analog AWP business and the reorganization of our pub business in an effort to more effectively capitalize on the Barcrest acquisition.

[5] Includes approximately $1,000 employee termination and restructuring costs as a result of our cost reduction initiatives related to the integration of Barcrest.

[6] Includes approximately $1,000 employee termination and restructuring costs as a result of our cost reduction initiatives related to our migration to a new back-end technology platform. Includes a loss on early extinguishment of long-term debt of approximately $4,200 resulting from the write-off of deferred financing fees related to the August Amendment.

[7] Includes approximately $1,200 accelerated depreciation of our Gaming back-end technology platform as a result of the business's migration to a new technology.

[8] Includes approximately $5,200 accelerated depreciation of our Gaming back-end technology platform as a result of the business's migration to a new technology.

[9] Total revenue from international customers for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $495,427, $453,057 and $411,860, respectively.

[10] Total long-lived assets held outside the United States as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $184,171 and $220,620, respectively.

[11] Excluding United Kingdom.