Property and equipment - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation expense	$ 7.3	$ 3.9
Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives of gaming equipment and other equipment	3 years
Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives of gaming equipment and other equipment	6 years

The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3602-108585

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Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration