Note 2 - Variable Interest and Affiliates	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]	2. VARIABLE INTERESTS AND AFFILIATES Variable Interest Entities New Jersey Trusts New Jersey regulation requires that annuitized WAP jackpot payments to winners be administered through an individual trust set up for each WAP system. These trusts are VIEs and IGT is the primary consolidating beneficiary, because these VIE trusts are designed for the sole purpose of administering jackpot payments for IGT WAP winners and IGT guarantees all liabilities of the trusts. The assets of these consolidated VIEs can only be used to settle trust obligations and have been segregated on our balance sheet. The consolidation of these VIEs primarily increases jackpot liabilities and related assets, as well as interest income and equivalent offsetting interest expense. Consolidated VIE trust assets and equivalent liabilities totaled $54.7 million at March 31, 2013 and $58.9 million at September 30, 2012. Latin America Distributor In March 2012, we contracted with a third party distributor in Latin America to sell IGT products. The distributor is a VIE as it is unable to finance its activities without additional support from IGT; however, the distributor was not consolidated because IGT does not have contractual or implied control. Under the agreement, our maximum exposure at March 31, 2013 consisted of $0.6 million in note financing provided for operating costs and contract financing under a revolving line of credit of $13.0 million for IGT product purchases. Revenues recognized related to this distributor totaled $2.1 million for the 2013 second quarter and $7.7 million for the six months ended March 31, 2013. Contracts and notes receivable due from this distributor totaled $12.0 million at March 31, 2013 ($7.0 million current and $5.0 million non-current).

Note 2 - Variable Interest and Affiliates

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]

2. VARIABLE INTERESTS AND AFFILIATES

Variable Interest Entities

New Jersey Trusts

New Jersey regulation requires that annuitized WAP jackpot payments to winners be administered through an individual trust set up for each WAP system. These trusts are VIEs and IGT is the primary consolidating beneficiary, because these VIE trusts are designed for the sole purpose of administering jackpot payments for IGT WAP winners and IGT guarantees all liabilities of the trusts. The assets of these consolidated VIEs can only be used to settle trust obligations and have been segregated on our balance sheet.

The consolidation of these VIEs primarily increases jackpot liabilities and related assets, as well as interest income and equivalent offsetting interest expense. Consolidated VIE trust assets and equivalent liabilities totaled $54.7 million at March 31, 2013 and $58.9 million at September 30, 2012.

Latin America Distributor

In March 2012, we contracted with a third party distributor in Latin America to sell IGT products. The distributor is a VIE as it is unable to finance its activities without additional support from IGT; however, the distributor was not consolidated because IGT does not have contractual or implied control. Under the agreement, our maximum exposure at March 31, 2013 consisted of $0.6 million in note financing provided for operating costs and contract financing under a revolving line of credit of $13.0 million for IGT product purchases. Revenues recognized related to this distributor totaled $2.1 million for the 2013 second quarter and $7.7 million for the six months ended March 31, 2013. Contracts and notes receivable due from this distributor totaled $12.0 million at March 31, 2013 ($7.0 million current and $5.0 million non-current).

- Definition

The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group.

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