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Long-Term and Other Debt - Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Feb. 12, 2015 | Feb. 11, 2015 | Oct. 01, 2014 | Oct. 18, 2013
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt discount capitalized | $ 26,300,000 | $ 31,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs expensed |  | 9,800,000 | $ 9,400,000 |  |  |  |
Senior secured credit facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,600,000,000
Senior secured credit facilities | Revolver |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing fees capitalized | 9,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior secured credit facilities | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing fees capitalized | 64,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt discount recorded | 84,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt discount capitalized | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolver, varying interest rate, due 2018 | Revolver |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  |  | $ 592,600,000.0 | $ 25,000,000.0 |  | 300,000,000.0
Basis spread on variable interest rate | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Unused capacity, commitment fee percentage | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Unused capacity, commitment fee, step-down percentage | 0.375% |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt discount capitalized | $ 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Revolver, varying interest rate, due 2018 | Revolver | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate, reduction percentage | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolver, varying interest rate, due 2018 | Revolver | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate, reduction percentage | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolver, varying interest rate, due 2018 | Revolver | Letter of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  |  |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |
Term Loan, varying interest rate, due 2020 | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,300,000,000
Amortization percentage | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt discount capitalized | $ 7,800,000 | 9,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan, varying interest rate, due 2020 | Term Loan | LIBOR | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan, varying interest rate, due 2020 | Term Loan | LIBOR | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan, varying interest rate, due 2020 | Term Loan | Base rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan, varying interest rate, due 2020 | Term Loan | Base rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan, varying interest rate, due 2021 | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000.0 |
Amortization percentage | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt discount capitalized | $ 16,700,000 | 19,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan, varying interest rate, due 2021 | Term Loan | LIBOR | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan, varying interest rate, due 2021 | Term Loan | LIBOR | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan, varying interest rate, due 2021 | Term Loan | Base rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan, varying interest rate, due 2021 | Term Loan | Base rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Bally Technologies Inc. | Senior secured credit facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs expensed |  | $ 64,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Bally Technologies Inc. | Revolver, varying interest rate, due 2018 | Revolver | Letter of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  |  |  |  | $ 267,600,000.0 |
Direct and Indirect Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiaries | Senior secured credit facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral as a percentage of capital | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Subsidiaries | Senior secured credit facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral as a percentage of capital | 65.00% |  |  |  |  |  |

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