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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | The following tables present certain information regarding our intangible assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. Amortizable intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives with no estimated residual values, which materially approximates the expected pattern of use.
Intangible Assets |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Impairment Charges |  | Net Balance |  | Weighted Average Life
Balance as of December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents |  | $ | 26.8 |  |  | $ | 12.5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14.3 |  |  | 11.9 |
Customer relationships |  | 877.7 |  |  | 109.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 768.6 |  |  | 13.7 |
Licenses |  | 326.1 |  |  | 91.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 234.5 |  |  | 4.8 |
Intellectual property (1) |  | 731.1 |  |  | 124.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 606.6 |  |  | 6.1 |
Trade names |  | 226.1 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 128.6 |  |  | 95.6 |  |  | 14.7 |
Brand names |  | 124.0 |  |  | 18.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 105.1 |  |  | 7.9 |
Non-compete agreements |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
|  | 2,312.1 |  |  | 358.8 |  |  | 128.6 |  |  | 1,824.7 |  |  | 8.1 |
Non-amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | 97.4 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 95.3 |  |  | indefinite |
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 2,409.5 |  |  | $ | 360.9 |  |  | $ | 128.6 |  |  | $ | 1,920.0 |  |  |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents |  | $ | 17.9 |  |  | $ | 8.4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9.5 |  |  | 8.7 |
Customer relationships |  | 883.2 |  |  | 46.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 836.5 |  |  | 13.5 |
Licenses |  | 332.8 |  |  | 88.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 244.3 |  |  | 5.0 |
Intellectual property (1) |  | 736.3 |  |  | 19.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 716.8 |  |  | 8.6 |
Brand names |  | 128.2 |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 122.9 |  |  | 9.2 |
Non-compete agreements |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |
Lottery contracts |  | 1.5 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
|  | 2,100.2 |  |  | 170.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,930.1 |  |  | 9.3 |
Non-amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | 329.6 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | 6.0 |  |  | 321.5 |  |  | indefinite |
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 2,429.8 |  |  | $ | 172.2 |  |  | $ | 6.0 |  |  | $ | 2,251.6 |  |  |
(1) Includes $33 million of in-process R&D assets that will not be subject to amortization until they reach commercial feasibility.
Schedule of Goodwill Reconciliation | The table below reconciles the change in the carrying amount of goodwill, by business segment, for the period from December 31, 2013 to December 31, 2015.
Goodwill |  | Gaming |  | Lottery |  | Interactive |  | Totals
Balance as of December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 612.7 |  |  | $ | 513.9 |  |  | $ | 56.5 |  |  | $ | 1,183.1 |
Acquisitions |  | 2,902.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 53.3 |  |  | 2,956.1 |
Foreign currency adjustments |  | (15.8 | ) |  | (15.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (30.9 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  | 3,499.7 |  |  | 498.8 |  |  | 109.8 |  |  | 4,108.3 |
Foreign currency adjustments |  | (78.7 | ) |  | (13.3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (92.0 | )
Impairment charges |  | (935.0 | ) |  | (67.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,002.6 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 2,486.0 |  |  | $ | 417.9 |  |  | $ | 109.8 |  |  | $ | 3,013.7 |

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