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Business Segments - Reportable Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,351.8 | $ 788.5 | $ 415.0 |
Product sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 863.0 | 464.9 | 159.9 |
Instant games |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 544.0 | 533.0 | 516.0 |
Revenue |  | $ 737.0 | $ 671.6 | $ 691.5 | $ 658.7 | $ 565.8 | $ 415.6 | $ 416.9 | $ 388.1 |  | 2,758.8 | 1,786.4 | 1,090.9 | $ 928.6
Cost of services | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 372.7 | 283.7 | 203.1 |
Cost of product sales | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 405.5 | 274.3 | 103.5 |
Cost of instant tickets | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 325.9 | 291.4 | 285.1 |
Selling, general and administrative |  | 144.1 | 136.8 | 140.9 | 145.9 | 225.1 | 95.6 | 95.2 | 91.8 |  | 567.7 | 507.7 | 266.4 |
Research and development |  | 43.1 | 45.9 | 48.0 | 46.9 | 40.0 | 26.3 | 24.8 | 25.9 |  | 183.9 | 117.0 | 26.0 |
Employee termination and restructuring |  | 2.9 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 18.3 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 5.6 |  | 21.9 | 30.7 | 22.7 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 210.3 | 286.5 | 222.2 | 184.2 | 163.8 | 100.4 | 96.0 | 94.1 |  | 903.2 | 454.3 | 202.4 |
Goodwill impairments |  | 67.6 | 935.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |  |  |  | $ 935.0 | 1,002.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Operating (loss) income |  | (54.4) | (988.2) | $ (0.1) | $ 18.1 | (156.4) | $ (7.8) | $ 3.6 | $ (12.1) | (970.2) | (1,024.6) | (172.7) | (18.3) |
Earnings (loss) from equity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16.9 | (7.6) | 1.5 |
Assets |  | 7,732.2 | 8,215.1 |  |  | 9,721.1 |  |  |  | $ 8,215.1 | 7,732.2 | 9,721.1 | 4,109.6 |
Gaming, lottery and interactive capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 323.6 | 238.3 | 165.8 |
Gaming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairments |  |  | $ 935.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 935.0 |  |  |
Lottery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67.6 |  |  |
Interactive |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,351.8 | 788.5 | 415.0 |
Product sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 863.0 | 464.9 | 159.9 |
Instant games |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 544.0 | 533.0 | 516.0 |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,758.8 | 1,786.4 | 1,090.9 |
Cost of services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 372.7 | 283.7 | 203.1 |
Cost of product sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 405.5 | 274.3 | 103.5 |
Cost of instant tickets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 325.9 | 291.4 | 285.1 |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 418.4 | 365.9 | 167.9 |
Research and development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 183.9 | 117.0 | 26.0 |
Employee termination and restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.9 | 26.1 | 13.7 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 844.1 | 429.1 | 201.1 |
Goodwill impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,002.6 |  |  |
Operating (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (807.2) | (1.1) | 90.5 |
Earnings (loss) from equity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16.9 | (7.6) | 1.5 |
Operating Segments | Gaming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 956.3 | 442.6 | 181.8 |
Product sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 817.3 | 363.8 | 88.7 |
Instant games |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,773.6 | 806.4 | 270.5 |
Cost of services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 190.1 | 111.0 | 77.9 |
Cost of product sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 370.2 | 195.5 | 56.4 |
Cost of instant tickets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 285.1 | 235.3 | 87.1 |
Research and development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 154.9 | 98.7 | 17.4 |
Employee termination and restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.2 | 15.5 | 6.7 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 728.6 | 318.7 | 103.9 |
Goodwill impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 935.0 |  |  |
Operating (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (901.5) | (168.3) | (78.9) |
Earnings (loss) from equity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.5 | 3.3 | (12.1) |
Assets |  | 6,135.2 |  |  |  | 7,853.0 |  |  |  |  | 6,135.2 | 7,853.0 | 2,333.6 |
Gaming, lottery and interactive capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 234.8 | 160.5 | 75.8 |
Operating Segments | Lottery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 185.5 | 201.4 | 203.2 |
Product sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45.7 | 101.1 | 71.2 |
Instant games |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 544.0 | 533.0 | 516.0 |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 775.2 | 835.5 | 790.4 |
Cost of services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 109.8 | 120.8 | 113.8 |
Cost of product sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.3 | 78.8 | 47.1 |
Cost of instant tickets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 325.9 | 291.4 | 285.1 |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67.0 | 73.3 | 70.7 |
Research and development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.3 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
Employee termination and restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.2 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95.9 | 97.1 | 94.5 |
Goodwill impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67.6 |  |  |
Operating (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67.2 | 166.0 | 168.6 |
Earnings (loss) from equity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.4 | (10.9) | 13.6 |
Assets |  | 1,116.6 |  |  |  | 1,407.2 |  |  |  |  | 1,116.6 | 1,407.2 | 1,581.1 |
Gaming, lottery and interactive capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43.9 | 58.3 | 79.0 |
Operating Segments | Interactive |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 210.0 | 144.5 | 30.0 |
Product sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Instant games |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 210.0 | 144.5 | 30.0 |
Cost of services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72.8 | 51.9 | 11.4 |
Cost of product sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Cost of instant tickets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66.3 | 57.3 | 10.1 |
Research and development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22.7 | 13.7 | 3.1 |
Employee termination and restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.5 | 7.1 | 1.9 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.6 | 13.3 | 2.7 |
Goodwill impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |  |
Operating (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
Earnings (loss) from equity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Assets |  | 211.9 |  |  |  | 185.5 |  |  |  |  | 211.9 | 185.5 | 84.1 |
Gaming, lottery and interactive capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.7 | 5.4 | 3.2 |
Unallocated corporate costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee termination and restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.0 |  |  |
Operating (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (217.4) | (171.6) | (108.8) |
Assets |  | $ 268.5 |  |  |  | $ 275.4 |  |  |  |  | 268.5 | 275.4 | 110.8 |
Gaming, lottery and interactive capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38.2 | $ 14.1 | $ 7.8 |
[1] | Exclusive of D&A.

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