Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Aug. 01, 2014 Class A Common Stock	Aug. 01, 2014 Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000750004
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		84,649,405	0