| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2407402 - Disclosure - Inventories (Details) (http://www.scientificgames.com/role/InventoriesDetails) | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000750004 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | |
| Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
| Inventories | ||
| Parts and work-in-process | ||
| Finished goods | ||
| Total inventories | 242,300,000   | 248,500,000   |