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Fair Value Measurements - Nonrecurring (Details) - USD ($) | 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 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional amortization, after fair value measurement date | $ 358,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 358,800,000 | $ 170,100,000 |
Asset impairment charge | 26,400,000 | $ 103,600,000 | $ 35,100,000 | $ 4,600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairments | 67,600,000 | 935,000,000 | 0 | $ 0 |  | $ 935,000,000 | 1,002,600,000 | 0 | $ 0
Property and equipment, net | 794,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 794,000,000 | 1,012,800,000 |
Impairment of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 128,600,000 | 6,000,000 | 0
Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets, fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51,000,000 |
Additional amortization, after fair value measurement date | 1,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,900,000 |  |
Indefinite-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57,000,000 |
Impairment of intangible assets |  | 103,600,000 | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |  | 128,600,000 | 6,000,000 |
Impairment of intangible assets, tax benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,300,000 |  |
Machinery Equipment and Deferred Installation Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment, fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,300,000 |
Property and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,400,000 |
Machinery Equipment and Deferred Installation Costs | Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,100,000 |
Property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment, fair value | 14,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 14,500,000 | 21,100,000 |
Asset impairment charge |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,600,000 |  |
Property and equipment, net | 21,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 21,100,000 | 30,500,000 |
Property | Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,400,000 |
Northstar Lottery Group, LLC | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment impairment |  |  |  |  | $ 19,700,000 |  |  |  |
Nonrecurring | Property and Equipment - Maryland Contract | Maryland Contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,100,000) |
Nonrecurring | Property and Equipment - Maryland Contract | Waukegan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,600,000) | (9,400,000) |
Selling costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000 |  |
Nonrecurring | Equity Investment | Northstar Lottery Group, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (19,700,000) |
Nonrecurring | Intangibles | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  | (128,600,000) | $ (6,000,000) |
Additional amortization, after fair value measurement date | 1,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,900,000 |  |
Nonrecurring | Discounted Cash Flow | Property and Equipment - Maryland Contract | Maryland Contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.00% |
Nonrecurring | Relief From Royalty Method | Intangibles | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.00% | 8.50% |
Nonrecurring | Fair value | Property and Equipment - Maryland Contract | Maryland Contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment, fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,300,000 |
Nonrecurring | Fair value | Property and Equipment - Maryland Contract | Waukegan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment, fair value | 14,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,500,000 | 21,100,000 |
Nonrecurring | Fair value | Equity Investment | Northstar Lottery Group, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Investments, fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Nonrecurring | Fair value | Intangibles | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment, fair value | 95,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 95,600,000 |  |
Intangible Assets, fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51,000,000 |
Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Property and Equipment - Maryland Contract | Maryland Contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment, fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Property and Equipment - Maryland Contract | Waukegan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment, fair value | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Equity Investment | Northstar Lottery Group, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Investments, fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Intangibles | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment, fair value | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Intangible Assets, fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Nonrecurring | Level 2 | Property and Equipment - Maryland Contract | Maryland Contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment, fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Nonrecurring | Level 2 | Property and Equipment - Maryland Contract | Waukegan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment, fair value | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Nonrecurring | Level 2 | Equity Investment | Northstar Lottery Group, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Investments, fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Nonrecurring | Level 2 | Intangibles | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment, fair value | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Intangible Assets, fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Property and Equipment - Maryland Contract | Maryland Contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment, fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,300,000 |
Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Property and Equipment - Maryland Contract | Waukegan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment, fair value | 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 15,000,000 | 21,100,000 |
Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Equity Investment | Northstar Lottery Group, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Investments, fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Intangibles | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and Equipment, fair value | 97,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 97,500,000 |  |
Intangible Assets, fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 51,000,000 |
SG Gaming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 935,000,000 |  |
Gaming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,400,000
Goodwill impairments |  | $ 935,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 935,000,000 |  |
Gaming | Nonrecurring | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (935,000,000) |  |
Gaming | Nonrecurring | Discounted Cash Flow | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.00% |  |
Gaming | Nonrecurring | Fair value | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, fair value | 1,084,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,084,600,000 |  |
Gaming | Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, fair value | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Gaming | Nonrecurring | Level 2 | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, fair value | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Gaming | Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, fair value | 1,084,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,084,600,000 |  |
Lottery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, fair value | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Asset impairment charge | 67,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67,600,000 |  |
Lottery | Nonrecurring | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (67,600,000) |  |
Lottery | Nonrecurring | Discounted Cash Flow | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00% |  |
Lottery | Nonrecurring | Fair value | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, fair value | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Lottery | Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, fair value | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Lottery | Nonrecurring | Level 2 | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, fair value | 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Lottery | Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, fair value | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |

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