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Business Segments - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 07, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Document Period End Date |  |  |  | Sep. 30, 2019 |  |  |
Total revenue |  | $ 855 | $ 821 | $ 2,537 | $ 2,478 |  |
AEBITDA |  | 344 | 326 | 1,007 | 986 |  |
Reconciling items to consolidated net income before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
D&A |  | (162) | (166) | (497) | (527) |  |
Restructuring and other |  | (11) | (339) | (24) | (424) |  |
EBITDA from equity investments |  | (15) | (14) | (50) | (49) |  |
Earnings from equity investments |  | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 |  |
Interest expense |  | (146) | (147) | (447) | (448) |  |
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt |  | 0 | 0 | (60) | (93) |  |
Gain on remeasurement of debt |  | 19 | (4) | 21 | 29 |  |
Other expense, net |  | (9) | (2) | (7) | (9) |  |
Stock-based compensation |  | (9) | (10) | (33) | (34) |  |
Net (loss) income before equity in income of subsidiaries and income taxes |  | 15 | (352) | (73) | (553) |  |
Unallocated and Reconciling Items |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
AEBITDA |  | (30) | (35) | (87) | (98) |  |
Reconciling items to consolidated net income before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
D&A |  | (19) | (13) | (47) | (40) |  |
Restructuring and other |  | (1) | (319) | (3) | (375) |  |
Gaming |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 454 | 448 |  | 1,362 |  |
Gaming | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 454 | 448 | 1,303 | 1,362 |  |
AEBITDA |  | 226 | 233 | 656 | 686 |  |
Reconciling items to consolidated net income before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
D&A |  | (110) | (120) | (336) | (380) |  |
Restructuring and other |  | (5) | (4) | (9) | (7) |  |
Lottery |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 220 | 207 |  | 616 |  |
Lottery | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 220 | 207 | 678 | 616 |  |
AEBITDA |  | 99 | 92 | 306 | 286 |  |
Reconciling items to consolidated net income before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
D&A |  | (14) | (15) | (53) | (43) |  |
Restructuring and other |  | 0 | (3) | (1) | 0 |  |
SciPlay |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 116 | 105 | 353 | 302 |  |
SciPlay | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 116 | 105 | 353 | 302 |  |
AEBITDA |  | 32 | 24 | 90 | 70 |  |
Reconciling items to consolidated net income before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
D&A |  | (1) | (2) | (5) | (15) |  |
Restructuring and other |  | 0 | (9) | (2) | (28) |  |
Digital |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 65 | 61 |  | 198 |  |
Digital | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 65 | 61 | 203 | 198 |  |
AEBITDA |  | 17 | 12 | 42 | 42 |  |
Reconciling items to consolidated net income before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
D&A |  | (18) | (16) | (56) | (49) |  |
Restructuring and other |  | $ (5) | (4) | (9) | (14) |  |
Subsidiaries [Member] | Intellectual property | IPO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets | $ 255 |  | $ 7 | $ 10 | $ 19 | $ 26 | $ 24

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