XML 97 R77.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.6.0.2

Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |
Amortizable intangible assets, gross carrying amount | $ 2,264.1 | $ 2,312.1
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization | 590.0 | 358.8
Impairment of intangible assets | 0.0 | 128.6
Amortizable intangible assets, net balance | 1,674.1 | 1,824.7
Non-amortizable intangible assets |  |
Total intangible assets, gross carrying amount | 2,360.4 | 2,409.5
Total intangible assets, accumulated amortization | 592.1 | 360.9
Total intangible assets, net balance | 1,768.3 | 1,920.0
Trade names |  |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |
Impairment of intangible assets | 0.0 | 0.0
Non-amortizable intangible assets |  |
Non-amortizable intangible assets, gross carrying amount | 96.3 | 97.4
Non-amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization | 2.1 | 2.1
Non-amortizable intangible assets, net balance | 94.2 | 95.3
Customer relationships |  |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |
Amortizable intangible assets, gross carrying amount | 875.8 | 877.7
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization | 163.9 | 109.1
Impairment of intangible assets | 0.0 | 0.0
Amortizable intangible assets, net balance | 711.9 | 768.6
Intellectual property |  |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |
Amortizable intangible assets, gross carrying amount | 726.0 | 731.1
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization | 218.2 | 124.5
Impairment of intangible assets | 0.0 | 0.0
Amortizable intangible assets, net balance | 507.8 | 606.6
Intellectual property | In Process Research and Development |  |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |
Amortizable intangible assets, gross carrying amount |  | 33.0
Licenses |  |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |
Amortizable intangible assets, gross carrying amount | 413.2 | 326.1
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization | 153.5 | 91.6
Impairment of intangible assets | 0.0 | 0.0
Amortizable intangible assets, net balance | 259.7 | 234.5
Brand names |  |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |
Amortizable intangible assets, gross carrying amount | 123.7 | 124.0
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization | 32.1 | 18.9
Impairment of intangible assets | 0.0 | 0.0
Amortizable intangible assets, net balance | 91.6 | 105.1
Trade names |  |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |
Amortizable intangible assets, gross carrying amount | 97.4 | 226.1
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization | 8.1 | 1.9
Impairment of intangible assets | 0.0 | 128.6
Amortizable intangible assets, net balance | 89.3 | 95.6
Patents and other |  |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |
Amortizable intangible assets, gross carrying amount | 28.0 | 27.1
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization | 14.2 | 12.8
Impairment of intangible assets | 0.0 | 0.0
Amortizable intangible assets, net balance | $ 13.8 | $ 14.3

X
- Definition The accumulated amount of the amortization of a major indefinite-lived intangible asset class. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | sgms_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortizationExcludingGoodwill
Namespace Prefix: | sgms_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Sum of gross carrying amounts before accumulated amortization as of the balance sheet date of all indefinite-lived intangible assets. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | sgms_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwillGross
Namespace Prefix: | sgms_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The accumulated amount of amortization of intangible assets at the balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | sgms_IntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortizationExcludingGoodwill
Namespace Prefix: | sgms_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Sum of gross carrying amounts before accumulated amortization as of the balance sheet date of all intangible assets. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | sgms_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwillGross
Namespace Prefix: | sgms_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Amount before amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNetAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of an intangible asset (excluding goodwill) to fair value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16373-109275 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3602-108585 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwillAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388964&loc=d3e16212-109274 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph ((a)(1),(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=us-gaap_CustomerListsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=us-gaap_IntellectualPropertyMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=us-gaap_InProcessResearchAndDevelopmentMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=sgms_BrandNameMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |