Business Segments - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 766.3	$ 729.2	$ 1,491.7	$ 1,411.2
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	175.0	193.1	340.1	373.7
Restructuring and other	1.1	4.2	10.3	6.9
Operating income (loss)	117.3	59.1	205.3	109.4
Interest expense	(151.2)	(165.3)	(310.6)	(331.0)
Earnings from equity investments	3.1	8.0	12.6	11.2
Gain (loss) on extinguishment and modification of debt	0.0	25.2	(29.7)	25.2
Other income (expense), net	(1.9)	1.7	5.6	2.4
Net (loss) income before equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries and income taxes	(32.7)	(71.3)	(116.8)	(182.8)
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	21.3	17.8	45.2	35.4
Restructuring and other	1.6	0.1	5.5	0.1
Operating income (loss)	(57.7)	(59.2)	(120.5)	(111.8)
Gaming
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	457.2	441.9	897.2	863.6
Gaming | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	457.2	441.9	897.2	863.6
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	136.0	154.3	259.3	295.8
Restructuring and other	0.3	3.4	4.5	5.0
Operating income (loss)	85.9	46.7	163.4	90.1
Lottery
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	202.3	203.9	391.4	391.6
Lottery | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	202.3	203.9	391.4	391.6
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	13.3	17.2	27.2	35.0
Restructuring and other	(1.1)	0.2	(0.8)	1.3
Operating income (loss)	70.3	57.9	126.4	105.9
Interactive
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	106.8	83.4	203.1	156.0
Interactive | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	106.8	83.4	203.1	156.0
Depreciation, amortization and impairments	4.4	3.8	8.4	7.5
Restructuring and other	0.3	0.5	1.1	0.5
Operating income (loss)	$ 18.8	$ 13.7	$ 36.0	$ 25.2