Financial Information for Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries - Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Condensed Financial Statements
Revenue	$ 401.9	[1]	$ 234.4	[2]	$ 235.0	[3]	$ 219.6	[4]	$ 246.8	[5]	$ 224.6	[6]	$ 226.0	[7]	$ 231.2	[8]	$ 1,090.9	[9]	$ 928.6	[9]	$ 865.9	[9]	$ 870.5
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales	207.1	[1]	126.5	[2]	133.4	[3]	124.7	[4]	135.6	[5]	126.9	[6]	125.6	[7]	130.2	[8]	591.7		518.3		481.7
Selling, general and administrative	127.3	[1]	45.6	[2]	44.7	[3]	48.8	[4]	48.9	[5]	42.2	[6]	44.7	[7]	43.6	[8]	266.4		179.4		172.9
Research and development	21.3	[1]	1.4	[2]	1.4	[3]	1.9	[4]	1.5	[5]	1.6	[6]	1.8	[7]	1.7	[8]	26.0		6.6		6.1
Employee termination and restructuring	22.4	[1]	0	[2]	0	[3]	0.3	[4]	0.8	[5]	1.8	[6]	5.7	[7]	2.3	[8]	22.7		10.6		2.0
Depreciation and amortization	91.3	[1]	35.2	[2]	43.1	[3]	32.8	[4]	49.9	[5]	35.6	[6]	36.8	[7]	28.5	[8]	202.4		150.8		111.0
Operating (loss) income	(67.5)	[1]	25.7	[2]	12.4	[3]	11.1	[4]	10.1	[5]	16.5	[6]	11.4	[7]	24.9	[8]	(18.3)		62.9		92.2
Interest expense																	(119.5)		(100.0)		(104.7)
Other expense (income)																	5.5		(13.9)		(25.1)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes																	(143.3)		(23.2)		12.6
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries																	0		0		0
Income tax benefit (expense)																	117.7		(20.7)		(18.4)
Net loss from continuing operations	(0.5)	[1]	(0.4)	[2]	(12.4)	[3]	(12.3)	[4]	(12.4)	[5]	(24.5)	[6]	(10.9)	[7]	3.9	[8]	(25.6)		(43.9)		(5.8)		(144.4)
Net loss from discontinued operations	(3.0)	[1]	(0.1)	[2]	(0.6)	[3]	(0.9)	[4]	(12.3)	[5]	(2.6)	[6]	(1.7)	[7]	(2.1)	[8]	(4.6)		(18.7)		(6.8)
Net loss	(3.5)	[1]	(0.5)	[2]	(13.0)	[3]	(13.2)	[4]	(24.7)	[5]	(27.1)	[6]	(12.6)	[7]	1.8	[8]	(30.2)		(62.6)		(12.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss)																	21.3		29.8		(15.3)
Comprehensive loss																	(8.9)		(32.8)		(27.9)
Parent Company
Condensed Financial Statements
Revenue																	0		0		0
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales																	0	[10]	0	[10]	0	[10]
Selling, general and administrative																	77.2		65.0		61.5
Research and development																	0		0		0
Employee termination and restructuring																	8.9		0		0
Depreciation and amortization																	1.2		0.6		0.5
Operating (loss) income																	(87.3)		(65.6)		(62.0)
Interest expense																	(21.3)		(21.2)		(21.5)
Other expense (income)																	(16.3)		(29.0)		(17.1)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes																	(92.3)		(57.8)		(66.4)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries																	(61.8)		(41.8)		62.2
Income tax benefit (expense)																	128.5		55.7		(1.6)
Net loss from continuing operations																	(25.6)		(43.9)		(5.8)
Net loss from discontinued operations																	(4.6)		(18.7)		(6.8)
Net loss																	(30.2)		(62.6)		(12.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss)																	21.3		29.8		(15.3)
Comprehensive loss																	(8.9)		(32.8)		(27.9)
SGI
Condensed Financial Statements
Revenue																	413.1		421.9		395.0
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales																	129.1	[10]	136.2	[10]	130.2	[10]
Selling, general and administrative																	52.7		51.9		49.5
Research and development																	4.6		4.1		3.2
Employee termination and restructuring																	2.8		0		0
Depreciation and amortization																	46.1		36.6		29.8
Operating (loss) income																	177.8		193.1		182.3
Interest expense																	(97.2)		(77.6)		(81.5)
Other expense (income)																	190.5		193.0		184.6
Net (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes																	(109.9)		(77.5)		(83.8)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries																	29.4		40.0		64.7
Income tax benefit (expense)																	(0.3)		(58.3)		0.5
Net loss from continuing operations																	(80.8)		(95.8)		(18.6)
Net loss from discontinued operations																	0		0
Net loss																	(80.8)		(95.8)		(18.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss)																	(1.8)		1.0		3.0
Comprehensive loss																	(82.6)		(94.8)		(15.6)
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements
Revenue																	164.9		45.0		59.4
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales																	183.8	[10]	138.5	[10]	140.2	[10]
Selling, general and administrative																	50.3		11.7		9.7
Research and development																	17.4		0.4		0.5
Employee termination and restructuring																	3.5		0		0
Depreciation and amortization																	61.4		24.0		19.0
Operating (loss) income																	(151.5)		(129.6)		(110.0)
Interest expense																	(0.2)		0		0
Other expense (income)																	(181.2)		(170.2)		(173.9)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes																	29.5		40.6		63.9
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries																	0		0		0
Income tax benefit (expense)																	0		0		0
Net loss from continuing operations																	29.5		40.6		63.9
Net loss from discontinued operations																	0		0
Net loss																	29.5		40.6		63.9
Other comprehensive income (loss)																	0		0		0
Comprehensive loss																	29.5		40.6		63.9
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements
Revenue																	516.8		466.2		412.9
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales																	287.3	[10]	252.4	[10]	215.8	[10]
Selling, general and administrative																	87.8		54.0		52.2
Research and development																	4.0		2.1		2.4
Employee termination and restructuring																	7.5		10.6		2.0
Depreciation and amortization																	93.7		89.6		61.7
Operating (loss) income																	36.5		57.5		78.8
Interest expense																	(0.8)		(1.2)		(1.7)
Other expense (income)																	6.3		(15.2)		(21.8)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes																	29.4		71.5		98.9
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries																	0		0		0
Income tax benefit (expense)																	(10.5)		(18.1)		(17.3)
Net loss from continuing operations																	18.9		53.4		81.6
Net loss from discontinued operations																	(4.6)		(18.7)		(6.8)
Net loss																	14.3		34.7		74.8
Other comprehensive income (loss)																	1.1		28.7		(17.3)
Comprehensive loss																	15.4		63.4		57.5
Eliminating Entries
Condensed Financial Statements
Revenue																	(3.9)		(4.5)		(1.4)
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales																	(8.5)	[10]	(8.8)	[10]	(4.5)	[10]
Selling, general and administrative																	(1.6)		(3.2)		0
Research and development																	0		0		0
Employee termination and restructuring																	0		0		0
Depreciation and amortization																			0		0
Operating (loss) income																	6.2		7.5		3.1
Interest expense																	0		0		0
Other expense (income)																	6.2		7.5		3.1
Net (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes																	0		0		0
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries																	32.4		1.8		(126.9)
Income tax benefit (expense)																			0		0
Net loss from continuing operations																	32.4		1.8		(126.9)
Net loss from discontinued operations																	4.6		18.7		6.8
Net loss																	37.0		20.5		(120.1)
Other comprehensive income (loss)																	0.7		(29.7)		14.3
Comprehensive loss																	$ 37.7		$ (9.2)		$ (105.8)

[1] Reflects operating results of WMS from the acquisition date to December 31, 2013 including $144.7 million of revenue, $63.8 million of costs of services and product sales, $47.5 million of SG&A, $19.1 million of R&D, $5.3 million of employee termination and restructuring costs, and $40.1 million of depreciation and amortization. Results for the three months ended December 31, 2013 also included an additional $17.1 million of employee termination and restructuring costs which are described in Note 4 (Restructuring Plans). Depreciation and amortization also includes $4.6 million of accelerated depreciation and amortization related to obsolete gaming machine software and $3.1 million of accelerated depreciation and amortization related to the exit from our instant lottery game operations in Mexico. SG&A also includes $11.1 million acquisition-related fees and expenses.

[2] Includes $2.8 million of acquisition-related fees and expenses.

[3] Includes $2.7 million of acquisition-related fees and expenses, and $8.7 million of depreciation related to a write-down of used gaming machines and accelerated depreciation related to our change in the estimated useful lives of our gaming machine fixed assets.

[4] Includes $4.4 million of acquisition-related fees and expenses.

[5] Includes $0.8 million employee termination and restructuring costs due to our exit from the Barcrest analog AWP business and the reorganization of our pub business and the reorganization of our Australia printing operations. Includes $24.0 million of accelerated depreciation related to a write-down of gaming machines and software in our gaming business and certain development costs in our licensed properties business and $5.8 million of impairment charges related to underperforming Lottery Systems contracts.

[6] Includes $1.8 million employee termination and restructuring costs due to our exit from the Barcrest analog AWP business and the reorganization of our pub business and the reorganization of our Australia printing operations. Includes $6.7 million of accelerated depreciation related to a write-down of gaming machines, $1.9 million of accelerated depreciation of equipment related to reorganization of our Australia printing operations and $1.6 million 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 $15.5 million comprised primarily of the redemption premium and the write-off of previously deferred financing costs.

[7] Includes $6.0 million employee termination and restructuring costs due to our exit from the Barcrest analog AWP business and the reorganization of our pub business and the reorganization of our Australia printing operations. Includes $5.8 million of accelerated depreciation related to a write-down of certain development costs and obsolete gaming machines, $2.4 million of incremental depreciation from the acquisition of Barcrest and $1.5 million of accelerated depreciation of equipment related to the reorganization of our Australia printing operations.

[8] Includes $2.9 million employee termination and restructuring costs due to our exit from the Barcrest analog AWP business and the reorganization of our pub business.

[9] Total revenue from international customers for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $531.1 million, $483.4 million and $440.2 million, respectively.

[10] Exclusive of depreciation and amortization.