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Long-Term and Other Debt - Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Feb. 12, 2015 | Feb. 11, 2015 | Oct. 01, 2014 | Oct. 18, 2013
Senior secured credit facilities |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  |  |  | $ 2,600,000,000.0
Senior secured credit facilities | Direct and Indirect Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Collateral as a percentage of capital | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Senior secured credit facilities | Foreign Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Collateral as a percentage of capital | 65.00% |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Revolver, maturing 2018 | Revolver |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  | $ 592,600,000.0 | $ 25,000,000.0 |  | 300,000,000.0
Unused capacity, commitment fee percentage | 0.50% |  |  |  |
Unused capacity, commitment fee, step-down percentage | 0.375% |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Revolver, maturing 2018 | Revolver | Letter of credit |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |
Senior Secured Term Loan B-1, maturing 2020 | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  |  |  | $ 2,300,000,000.0
Senior Secured Term Loan B-2, maturing 2021 | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000.0 |
Senior Secured Term Loans B-1 And B-2 | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization percentage | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Term Loan B-3, maturing 2021 | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization percentage | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Bally Technologies Inc. | Senior Secured Revolver, maturing 2018 | Revolver | Letter of credit |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  |  | $ 267,600,000.0 |

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