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Software | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Research and Development [Abstract] |
Software | Software, net Software, net consisted of the following:
|  | As of December 31,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014
Software |  | $ | 854.2 |  |  | $ | 812.1 |
Accumulated amortization |  | (368.3 | ) |  | (219.4 | )
Software, net |  | $ | 485.9 |  |  | $ | 592.7 |
During the fourth quarter of 2014, we recorded $308.3 million of software associated with our acquisition of Bally. In the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, we capitalized $28.0 million and $47.9 million, respectively, of software systems development costs. The total amount charged to amortization expense for amortization of software costs was $174.4 million, $95.7 million and $39.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2014, we recorded accelerated amortization expense of $3.8 million related to software in our Gaming business for a product we are discontinuing. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we recorded accelerated amortization expense of $8.0 million related to the write-down of certain development costs including $4.6 million related to software for a line of gaming machines we discontinued as a result of our reorganization plans and $3.4 million related to software in our Gaming business for a product we discontinued.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for research, development, and computer software activities, including contracts and arrangements to be performed for others and with federal government. Includes costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility and in-process research and development acquired in a business combination consummated during the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 730 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6420194&loc=d3e21568-108373 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 730 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6420387&loc=d3e23221-108380 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 730 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6420387&loc=d3e23218-108380 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 730 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6420387&loc=d3e23199-108380 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 985 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6501960&loc=d3e128462-111756 + Details
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