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Litigation (Details) $ in Millions, COP in Billions |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Apr. 16, 2012 EUR (€) | Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2015 EUR (€) | May. 31, 2013 USD ($) | May. 31, 2013 COP | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency accrual |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16.4 | $ 47.3
Legal contingencies, liability, high range |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.2 |
Litigation settlement amount |  | $ 0.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Barcrest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party erroneous winning jackpot face amount (in excess of 400 million euros) | € | € 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third party loss | € | € 1,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement amount | € |  |  | € 25,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Ecosalud |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement amount |  |  |  | $ 28.5 | COP 90 |  |  |
Oregon State Lottery Matter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages claimed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134.0 |
Bally Technologies Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages sought |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100.0 |  |
Guarantee of business revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal contingencies, liability, high range |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.0 |
Performance guarantee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Surety bond |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4.0 |

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