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Long-Term and Other Debt - Outstanding Debt (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Nov. 26, 2019 USD ($) | Nov. 20, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 19, 2019 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($) | Feb. 14, 2018 USD ($) | Feb. 14, 2018 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | $ 8,843,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,843,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net | (118,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (118,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt outstanding | 8,725,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 9,037,000,000 |  |  |  | 8,725,000,000 | $ 9,037,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Less: current portion of long-term debt | (45,000,000) |  |  |  | (45,000,000) |  |  |  | (45,000,000) | (45,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 8,680,000,000 |  |  |  | 8,992,000,000 |  |  |  | 8,680,000,000 | 8,992,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, fair value | 9,181,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,181,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on remeasurement of debt | 12,000,000 | $ (19,000,000) | $ 3,000,000 | $ (5,000,000) | 14,000,000 | $ (4,000,000) | $ 35,000,000 | $ (1,000,000) | 9,000,000 | 43,000,000 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes, maturing 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.946% |  |
Senior Subordinated Notes, maturing 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | 341,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 341,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net | (2,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured and Unsecured Notes, maturing 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction in foreign currency exchange rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | $ 4,194,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,194,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | Senior Secured Notes, maturing 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 2.946% |  |
Face Value | $ 1,250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net | (15,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (15,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt outstanding | $ 1,235,000,000 |  |  |  | 1,233,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,235,000,000 | 1,233,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 460,000,000 | $ 900,000,000 |
Senior Notes | Senior Secured Euro Notes, maturing 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 3.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | $ 364,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 364,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net | (5,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt outstanding | $ 359,000,000 |  |  |  | 367,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 359,000,000 | 367,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 325,000,000
Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Notes, maturing 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt outstanding | $ 0 |  |  |  | 2,176,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 0 | 2,176,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Euro Notes, Maturing 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 5.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | $ 280,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 280,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net | (4,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt outstanding | $ 276,000,000 |  |  |  | 282,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 276,000,000 | 282,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 250,000,000
Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Notes, Maturing 2026 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 8.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | $ 1,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net | (15,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (15,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt outstanding | $ 1,085,000,000 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | $ 1,085,000,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100,000,000 |  |  |
Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Notes, Maturing 2028 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 7.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 700,000,000 |  |  | 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net | (10,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt outstanding | $ 690,000,000 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | $ 690,000,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Euro Notes, Maturing 2029 [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 7.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net | (7,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt outstanding | 493,000,000 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 493,000,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Subordinated Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | $ 341,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 341,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Subordinated Notes | Senior Subordinated Notes, Maturing 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 6.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 244,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt outstanding | $ 0 |  |  |  | 242,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 0 | 242,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Subordinated Notes | Senior Subordinated Notes, maturing 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 6.625% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.625% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt outstanding | $ 339,000,000 |  |  |  | 337,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 339,000,000 | 337,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Lease Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | $ 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Lease Obligations | Finance lease obligations as of December 31, 2019 payable monthly through 2023 and other(3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 4.652% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.652% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | $ 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt outstanding | 11,000,000 |  |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |  |  | 11,000,000 | 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount | 9,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt outstanding | 4,042,000,000 |  |  |  | 4,071,000,000 |  |  |  | 4,042,000,000 | 4,071,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Secured Debt | Senior Secured Revolver, maturing 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | 195,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 195,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt outstanding | 195,000,000 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 195,000,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Secured Debt | Senior Secured Revolver, maturing 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt outstanding | 0 |  |  |  | 325,000,000 |  |  |  | 0 | 325,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 650,000,000 |  |  |  |
SciPlay Revolver, Maturing 2024 [Member] [Member] | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt outstanding | 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan | Secured Debt | Senior Secured Term Loan B-4, maturing 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face Value | 4,102,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,102,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net | $ (60,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (60,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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