Reportable Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013 Segment		Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of operating segments					3
Revenue:
Instant tickets	$ 129,647		$ 124,434		$ 378,998		$ 367,385
Services	80,810		79,782		247,753		252,022
Sales	23,950		20,421		62,288		62,431
Total revenue	234,407		224,637		689,039		681,838
Cost of instant tickets	70,645	[1]	73,085	[1]	210,349	[1]	211,468	[1]
Cost of services	42,583	[1]	41,024	[1]	135,020	[1]	127,253	[1]
Cost of sales	13,311	[1]	12,784	[1]	39,262	[1]	43,949	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	46,994		43,767		143,789		135,529
Employee termination and restructuring costs	0		1,817		331		9,868
Depreciation and amortization	35,219		35,655		111,052		100,941
Operating income (loss)	25,655		16,505		49,236		52,830
Total Operating Segments
Revenue:
Instant tickets	129,647		124,434		378,998		367,385
Services	80,810		79,782		247,753		252,022
Sales	23,950		20,421		62,288		62,431
Total revenue	234,407		224,637		689,039		681,838
Cost of instant tickets	70,645	[1]	73,085	[1]	210,349	[1]	211,468	[1]
Cost of services	42,583	[1]	41,024	[1]	135,020	[1]	127,253	[1]
Cost of sales	13,311	[1]	12,784	[1]	39,262	[1]	43,949	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	24,499		25,684		75,555		74,199
Employee termination and restructuring costs	0		1,817		331		9,868
Depreciation and amortization	35,018		35,505		110,528		100,492
Operating income (loss)	48,351		34,738		117,994		114,609
Printed Products
Revenue:
Instant tickets	129,647		124,434		378,998		367,385
Services	0		0		0		0
Sales	3,041		2,932		10,099		8,177
Total revenue	132,688		127,366		389,097		375,562
Cost of instant tickets	70,645	[1]	73,085	[1]	210,349	[1]	211,468	[1]
Cost of services	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Cost of sales	2,168	[1]	1,844	[1]	7,132	[1]	5,245	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	11,549		11,430		35,946		34,289
Employee termination and restructuring costs	0		287		331		4,794
Depreciation and amortization	9,151		10,426		26,963		31,242
Operating income (loss)	39,175		30,294		108,376		88,524
Lottery Systems Group
Revenue:
Instant tickets	0		0		0		0
Services	51,167		49,391		153,427		153,511
Sales	17,816		12,469		42,619		37,446
Total revenue	68,983		61,860		196,046		190,957
Cost of instant tickets	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Cost of services	28,436	[1]	27,852	[1]	86,441	[1]	84,174	[1]
Cost of sales	9,890	[1]	6,997	[1]	26,450	[1]	23,681	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	7,515		6,241		21,893		19,492
Employee termination and restructuring costs	0		0		0		0
Depreciation and amortization	14,887		11,877		42,756		35,953
Operating income (loss)	8,255		8,893		18,506		27,657
Diversified Gaming Group
Revenue:
Instant tickets	0		0		0		0
Services	29,643		30,391		94,326		98,511
Sales	3,093		5,020		9,570		16,808
Total revenue	32,736		35,411		103,896		115,319
Cost of instant tickets	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Cost of services	14,147	[1]	13,172	[1]	48,579	[1]	43,079	[1]
Cost of sales	1,253	[1]	3,943	[1]	5,680	[1]	15,023	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	5,435		8,013		17,716		20,418
Employee termination and restructuring costs	0		1,530		0		5,074
Depreciation and amortization	10,980		13,202		40,809		33,297
Operating income (loss)	921		(4,449)		(8,888)		(1,572)
Unallocated corporate costs
Revenue:
Unallocated corporate costs	(22,696)		(18,233)		(68,758)		(61,779)
Operating income (loss)	$ 48,351

[1] Exclusive of depreciation and amortization.