Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 28, 2014 Class A common stock	Oct. 28, 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	Sep. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		84,829,084	0