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Financial Information for Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries - Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 823.0 | $ 768.9 | $ 766.3 | $ 725.4 | $ 752.2 | $ 720.0 | $ 729.2 | $ 682.0 | $ 3,083.6 | $ 2,883.4 | $ 2,758.8
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales | 314.9 | 290.8 | 278.9 | 280.0 | 299.5 | 274.3 | 276.2 | 256.3 | 1,164.6 | 1,106.3 | 1,104.1
Selling, general and administrative | 167.7 | 158.8 | 145.9 | 140.7 | 137.0 | 152.8 | 144.9 | 142.3 | 613.1 | 577.0 | 567.7
Research and development | 45.8 | 47.8 | 48.1 | 42.4 | 49.4 | 53.9 | 51.7 | 49.8 | 184.1 | 204.8 | 183.9
Depreciation, amortization and impairments | 169.6 | 173.1 | 175.0 | 165.1 | 173.3 | 191.7 | 193.1 | 180.6 | 682.8 | 738.7 | 903.2
Goodwill impairments |  |  |  |  | 69.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 69.0 | 1,002.6
Restructuring and other | 27.8 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 9.2 | 36.3 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 45.9 | 57.0 | 21.9
Operating income (loss) | $ 97.2 | $ 90.6 | $ 117.3 | $ 88.0 | $ (12.3) | $ 33.5 | $ 59.1 | $ 50.3 | 393.1 | 130.6 | (1,024.6)
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (609.7) | (661.4) | (664.9)
(Loss) gain on debt financing transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (38.1) | 25.2 | 0.0
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26.9 | 26.9 | (4.7)
Net loss before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (227.8) | (478.7) | (1,694.2)
Equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Income tax (expense) benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (14.5) | 125.0 | 299.9
Net (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (242.3) | (353.7) | (1,394.3)
Other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 133.9 | (111.4) | (127.8)
Comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (108.4) | (465.1) | (1,522.1)
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 127.1 | 121.0 | 62.0
Research and development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.1 | 6.1 | 0.0
Depreciation, amortization and impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71.6 | 53.5 | 33.7
Goodwill impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Restructuring and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29.7 | 32.6 | 6.1
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (230.5) | (213.2) | (101.8)
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4.6) | (21.0) | (21.0)
(Loss) gain on debt financing transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1.1) | 0.0 |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87.7 | 64.0 | (21.0)
Net loss before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (148.5) | (170.2) | (143.8)
Equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (45.4) | (180.1) | (1,288.3)
Income tax (expense) benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (48.4) | (3.4) | 37.8
Net (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (242.3) | (353.7) | (1,394.3)
Other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 133.9 | (111.4) | (127.8)
Comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (108.4) | (465.1) | (1,522.1)
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,683.9 | 1,583.5 | 1,540.5
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 511.0 | 480.9 | 522.7
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 244.4 | 213.8 | 244.0
Research and development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101.3 | 145.2 | 139.3
Depreciation, amortization and impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 462.7 | 534.6 | 681.4
Goodwill impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 802.9
Restructuring and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.3 | 11.7 | 11.2
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 357.2 | 197.3 | (861.0)
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
(Loss) gain on debt financing transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (184.7) | (227.3) | (167.3)
Net loss before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 172.5 | (30.0) | (1,028.3)
Equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21.9 | 61.1 | (137.2)
Income tax (expense) benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (85.6) | 15.9 | 290.0
Net (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 108.8 | 47.0 | (875.5)
Other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65.8 | (43.1) | (4.4)
Comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 174.6 | 3.9 | (879.9)
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,223.3 | 1,148.6 | 1,110.0
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 629.1 | 553.8 | 597.9
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250.2 | 235.9 | 194.1
Research and development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74.2 | 42.8 | 39.1
Depreciation, amortization and impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 128.0 | 116.0 | 147.7
Goodwill impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69.0 | 132.1
Restructuring and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.8 | 8.1 | 3.3
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 138.0 | 123.0 | (4.2)
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1.2) | (0.2) | (0.7)
(Loss) gain on debt financing transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (26.5) | (4.2) | (21.3)
Net loss before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 110.3 | 118.6 | (26.2)
Equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Income tax (expense) benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (38.4) | (25.7) | (44.5)
Net (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71.9 | 92.9 | (70.7)
Other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 128.7 | (135.1) | (131.0)
Comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200.6 | (42.2) | (201.7)
Reportable Legal Entities | SGI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 498.1 | 469.5 | 446.9
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 341.9 | 328.6 | 322.1
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41.3 | 46.9 | 67.6
Research and development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.5 | 10.7 | 5.5
Depreciation, amortization and impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31.3 | 40.9 | 40.4
Goodwill impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 67.6
Restructuring and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.3
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72.0 | 37.8 | (57.6)
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (603.9) | (640.2) | (643.2)
(Loss) gain on debt financing transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (37.0) | 25.2 |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 150.4 | 194.4 | 204.9
Net loss before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (418.5) | (382.8) | (495.9)
Equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67.6 | 48.5 | 6.5
Income tax (expense) benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 157.9 | 138.2 | 16.6
Net (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (193.0) | (196.1) | (472.8)
Other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.3 | (1.7) | (11.0)
Comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (182.7) | (197.8) | (483.8)
Eliminating Entries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (321.7) | (318.2) | (338.6)
Cost of instant ticket revenues, cost of services and cost of sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (317.4) | (257.0) | (338.6)
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (49.9) | (40.6) | 0.0
Research and development |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Depreciation, amortization and impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10.8) | (6.3) | 0.0
Goodwill impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Restructuring and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56.4 | (14.3) | 0.0
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
(Loss) gain on debt financing transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Net loss before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56.4 | (14.3) | 0.0
Equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (44.1) | 70.5 | 1,419.0
Income tax (expense) benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Net (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.3 | 56.2 | 1,419.0
Other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (204.8) | 179.9 | 146.4
Comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (192.5) | $ 236.1 | $ 1,565.4

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