Business Segments - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Document Period End Date			Jun. 30, 2020
Proceeds from sale of asset and other			$ 22	$ 0
Total revenue	$ 539	$ 845	1,264	1,682
AEBITDA	121	335	321	663
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A	(140)	(170)	(278)	(335)
Restructuring and other	(16)	(6)	(38)	(13)
EBITDA from equity investments	(7)	(18)	(14)	(35)
(Loss) earnings from equity investments	(3)	7	(5)	13
Interest expense	(124)	(147)	(248)	(301)
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt	(12)	(60)	(2)	(60)
Loss on remeasurement of debt	(12)	(3)	(2)	2
Other expense, net	(1)	4	(5)	2
Stock-based compensation	(14)	(10)	(24)	(24)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total	(196)	(68)	(347)	(88)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	0	0	(54)	0
Unallocated and Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
AEBITDA	(25)	(28)	(56)	(57)
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A	(11)	(15)	(23)	(28)
Restructuring and other	(4)	(1)	(7)	(2)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			0
Gaming(1)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	91	427		849
Gaming(1) | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	91	427	409	849
AEBITDA	(31)	215	65	430
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A	(86)	(114)	(175)	(226)
Lottery
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	209	231		458
Lottery | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	209	231	421	458
AEBITDA	97	103	175	207
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A	(18)	(20)	(32)	(39)
SciPlay
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	166	118	284	236
SciPlay | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	166	118	284	236
AEBITDA	60	33	94	58
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A	(2)	(2)	(4)	(4)
Digital
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	73	69		139
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			0
Digital | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	73	69	150	139
AEBITDA	20	12	43	25
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A	(23)	(19)	(44)	(38)
Restructuring and other	(1)	(1)	(2)	(4)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			0
Gaming Business Segment [Member]
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			(54)
Gaming Business Segment [Member] | Operating Segments
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
Restructuring and other	(7)	(2)	(19)	(4)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			(54)
Lottery Business Segment [Member] | Operating Segments
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
Restructuring and other	(3)	(1)	(8)	(1)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			0
SciPlay Business Segment [Member]
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			0
SciPlay Business Segment [Member] | Operating Segments
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
Restructuring and other	$ (1)	$ (1)	(2)	$ (2)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			$ 0