Reportable Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
Revenue:
Instant tickets	$ 122,813		$ 123,324
Services	81,767		86,905
Sales	15,008		20,965
Total revenue	219,588		231,194
Cost of instant tickets	68,194	[1]	69,963	[1]
Cost of services	46,233	[1]	43,303	[1]
Cost of sales	10,291	[1]	16,927	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	50,641		45,298
Employee termination and restructuring costs	331		2,304
Depreciation and amortization	32,769		28,468
Operating income	11,129		24,931
Total Operating Segments
Revenue:
Instant tickets	122,813		123,324
Services	81,767		86,905
Sales	15,008		20,965
Total revenue	219,588		231,194
Cost of instant tickets	68,194		69,963
Cost of services	46,233		43,303
Cost of sales	10,291		16,927
Selling, general and administrative expenses	27,598		23,302
Employee termination and restructuring costs	331		2,304
Depreciation and amortization	32,609		28,319
Operating income	34,332		47,076
Printed Products
Revenue:
Instant tickets	122,813		123,324
Services	0		0
Sales	3,474		2,163
Total revenue	126,287		125,487
Cost of instant tickets	68,194		69,963
Cost of services	0		0
Cost of sales	2,443		1,410
Selling, general and administrative expenses	12,474		11,015
Employee termination and restructuring costs	331		0
Depreciation and amortization	8,972		8,003
Operating income	33,873		35,096
Lottery Systems Group
Revenue:
Instant tickets	0		0
Services	50,032		53,006
Sales	8,161		11,471
Total revenue	58,193		64,477
Cost of instant tickets	0		0
Cost of services	29,258		29,359
Cost of sales	5,729		7,955
Selling, general and administrative expenses	7,538		7,053
Employee termination and restructuring costs	0		0
Depreciation and amortization	13,758		11,798
Operating income	1,910		8,312
Diversified Gaming Group
Revenue:
Instant tickets	0		0
Services	31,735		33,899
Sales	3,373		7,331
Total revenue	35,108		41,230
Cost of instant tickets	0		0
Cost of services	16,975		13,944
Cost of sales	2,119		7,562
Selling, general and administrative expenses	7,586		5,234
Employee termination and restructuring costs	0		2,304
Depreciation and amortization	9,879		8,518
Operating income	(1,451)		3,668
Unallocated corporate costs
Revenue:
Unallocated corporate costs	$ 23,203		$ 22,145

[1] Exclusive of depreciation and amortization.