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Acquisitions - Acquired Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified				0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 20, 2013 AGS Capital, LLC [Member]	Dec. 20, 2013 AGS Capital, LLC [Member] Trade Name/Titles [Member]	Dec. 20, 2013 AGS Capital, LLC [Member] Customer Agreements and Relationships [Member]	Dec. 20, 2013 AGS Capital, LLC [Member] Third Party Licenses [Member]	Dec. 20, 2013 AGS Capital, LLC [Member] Third Party Licenses [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 20, 2013 AGS Capital, LLC [Member] Third Party Licenses [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 20, 2013 AGS Capital, LLC [Member] Internally Developed Gaming Software [Member]	Dec. 20, 2013 AGS Capital, LLC [Member] Internally Developed Gaming Software [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 20, 2013 AGS Capital, LLC [Member] Internally Developed Gaming Software [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 20, 2013 AGS Capital, LLC [Member] Purchased Software/Platform [Member]	Dec. 20, 2013 AGS Capital, LLC [Member] Purchased Software/Platform [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 20, 2013 AGS Capital, LLC [Member] Purchased Software/Platform [Member] Maximum [Member]	May 06, 2014 C2 Gaming, LLC [Member]	May 06, 2014 C2 Gaming, LLC [Member] Trade Name/Titles [Member]	May 06, 2014 C2 Gaming, LLC [Member] Purchased Software/Platform [Member]	May 06, 2014 C2 Gaming, LLC [Member] Customer agreements [Member]	Dec. 20, 2013 Trade Name/Titles [Member] AGS Capital, LLC [Member]
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired																			$ 12,126
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired				809	60,112	11,520			10,872			2,073			9,509	2,367	1,941	5,201
Average remaining useful life (in years)				7 years	7 years		3 years	5 years		1 year	5 years		1 year	5 years		3 years	5 years	7 years
Intangible assets acquired	$ 102,181	$ 98,664	$ 97,512