Business and Geographic Segments - by Reportable Segment (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 Segment		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Disclosures related to operating segments
Number of operating segments																	3
Revenue:
Instant games																	$ 516.0		$ 493.6		$ 493.3
Services																	415.0		340.3		318.9
Product sales																	159.9		94.7		53.7
Total 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 tickets																	285.1	[10]	282.5	[10]	281.6	[10]
Cost of services																	203.1	[10]	170.7	[10]	161.8	[10]
Cost of product sales																	103.5	[10]	65.1	[10]	38.3	[10]
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
Earnings (loss) from equity investments																	1.5		28.1		29.4
Assets	4,241.9								2,186.9								4,241.9		2,186.9		2,161.9
Printed Products
Revenue:
Assets	1,146.5								971.2								1,146.5		971.2		945.4
Lottery Systems
Revenue:
Assets	455.0								673.8								455.0		673.8		688.9
Gaming
Revenue:
Assets	2,427.4								504.6								2,427.4		504.6		514.4
Operating Segments
Revenue:
Instant games																	516.0		493.6		493.3
Services																	415.0		340.3		318.9
Product sales																	159.9		94.7		53.7
Total revenue																	1,090.9		928.6		865.9
Cost of instant tickets																	285.1	[10]	282.5	[10]	281.6	[10]
Cost of services																	203.1	[10]	170.7	[10]	161.8	[10]
Cost of product sales																	103.5	[10]	65.1	[10]	38.3	[10]
Selling, general and administrative																	167.9		94.2		78.7
Research and development																	26.0		6.6		6.1
Employee termination and restructuring																	13.7		10.6		2.0
Depreciation and amortization																	201.1		150.3		111.0
Operating (loss) income																	90.5		148.6		186.4
Earnings (loss) from equity investments																	1.5		28.1		29.4
Capital, lottery and gaming systems expenditures																	158.0		108.5		89.8
Operating Segments | Printed Products
Revenue:
Instant games																	516.0		493.6		493.3
Product sales																	13.5		11.6		9.6
Total revenue																	529.5		505.2		502.9
Cost of instant tickets																	285.1	[10]	282.5	[10]	281.6	[10]
Cost of product sales																	9.3	[10]	7.6	[10]	5.9	[10]
Selling, general and administrative																	48.2		45.2		48.7
Research and development																	0.9		0.4		0.5
Employee termination and restructuring																	4.7	[11]	5.9
Depreciation and amortization																	38.5		41.0		32.8
Operating (loss) income																	142.8		122.6		133.4
Earnings (loss) from equity investments																	19.3		23.4		26.6
Capital, lottery and gaming systems expenditures																	38.3		26.4		22.1
Operating Segments | Lottery Systems
Revenue:
Services																	203.2		201.1		197.4
Product sales																	57.7		51.9		32.9
Total revenue																	260.9		253.0		230.3
Cost of services																	113.8	[10]	109.6	[10]	105.8	[10]
Cost of product sales																	37.8	[10]	35.4	[10]	24.0	[10]
Selling, general and administrative																	22.5		20.2		18.5
Research and development																	4.6		4.1		3.2
Employee termination and restructuring																	0.4
Depreciation and amortization																	56.0		51.6		44.4
Operating (loss) income																	25.8		32.1		34.4
Earnings (loss) from equity investments																	(5.7)		1.7		2.8
Capital, lottery and gaming systems expenditures																	40.7		39.6		45.2
Operating Segments | Gaming
Revenue:
Services																	211.8		139.2		121.5
Product sales																	88.7		31.2		11.2
Total revenue																	300.5		170.4		132.7
Cost of services																	89.3	[10]	61.1	[10]	56.0	[10]
Cost of product sales																	56.4	[10]	22.1	[10]	8.4	[10]
Selling, general and administrative																	97.2		28.8		11.5
Research and development																	20.5		2.1		2.4
Employee termination and restructuring																	8.6	[12]	4.7		2.0
Depreciation and amortization																	106.6		57.7		33.8
Operating (loss) income																	(78.1)		(6.1)		18.6
Earnings (loss) from equity investments																	(12.1)		3.0		0
Capital, lottery and gaming systems expenditures																	79.0		42.5		22.5
Unallocated corporate costs
Revenue:
Unallocated corporate costs																	108.8		85.7		94.2
Assets	$ 213.0								$ 37.3								$ 213.0		$ 37.3		$ 13.2

[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.

[11] Includes other restructuring costs incurred in 2013 related to the write-off goodwill of $5.4 million and other costs of $1.4 million, offset by the reversal of an acquisition related earn-out liability of $2.1 million.

[12] Other restructuring costs reflects other costs related to the exit of two immaterial business lines.