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Revenue Recognition - Summary of Revenue by Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Rental income revenue outside scope of new revenue standard	$ 12	$ 95	$ 86	$ 191
Total revenue	539	845	1,264	1,682
Instant products
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	133	150	268	290
Gaming(1)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	91	427		849
Gaming(1) \| Gaming operations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	16	150	135	302
Gaming(1) \| Gaming machine sales
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	53	148	145	284
Gaming(1) \| Gaming systems
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	17	67	72	141
Gaming(1) \| Table products
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	5	62	57	122
Lottery
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	209	231		458
Lottery \| Instant products
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	133	150	269	290
Lottery \| Lottery systems
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	76	81	152	168
SciPlay
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	166	118	284	236
SciPlay \| Mobile
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	144	98	245	195
SciPlay \| Web and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	22	20	39	41
Digital
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	73	69		139
Digital \| Sports and platform
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	26	26	64	56
Digital \| Gaming and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 47	$ 43	$ 86	$ 83