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Long-Term and Other Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Feb. 12, 2015 | Feb. 11, 2015 | Oct. 01, 2014 | Oct. 18, 2013
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid to retire debt |  |  | $ 39,900,000 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Gain on early extinguishment of debt | $ 25,200,000 | $ 0 | 25,200,000 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of debt | 7,532,300,000 |  | 7,532,300,000 |  | $ 6,931,600,000 |  |  |  |
Senior secured credit facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,600,000,000.0
Revolver, varying interest rate, due 2018 | Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 592,600,000.0 | $ 25,000,000.0 |  | 300,000,000.0
Revolver, varying interest rate, due 2018 | Revolving credit facility | Bally Technologies Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 267,600,000.0 |
Revolver, varying interest rate, due 2018 | Letter of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 350,000,000.0 |  |
Term Loan, varying interest rate, due 2020 | Term loan facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,300,000,000.0
B-2 Loan Facility | Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000.0
2020 Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of repurchased debt | 56,500,000 |  | 56,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid to retire debt | 34,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2021 Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of repurchased debt | 9,400,000 |  | $ 9,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid to retire debt | 5,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on early extinguishment of debt | 25,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt write off | $ 800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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