Business Segments - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Document Period End Date			Sep. 30, 2020
Proceeds from sale of asset and other			$ 22	$ 0
Total revenue	$ 698	$ 855	1,962	2,537
AEBITDA	235	344	556	1,007
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A	(136)	(162)	(414)	(497)
Restructuring and other	(20)	(11)	(58)	(24)
EBITDA from equity investments	(11)	(15)	(25)	(50)
Earnings (loss) from equity investments	2	4	(3)	17
Interest expense	(131)	(146)	(379)	(447)
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt	(1)		(1)	(60)
Loss on remeasurement of debt	(24)	19	(26)	21
Other expense, net	(3)	(9)	(8)	(7)
Stock-based compensation	(17)	(9)	(41)	(33)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total	(106)	15	(453)	(73)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	0	0	(54)	0
Unallocated and Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
AEBITDA	(25)	(30)	(82)	(87)
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A	(10)	(19)	(33)	(47)
Restructuring and other	(6)	(1)	(13)	(3)
EBITDA from equity investments	(11)	(15)	(25)	(50)
Earnings (loss) from equity investments	2	4	(3)	17
Interest expense	(131)	(146)	(379)	(447)
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt	(1)		(1)	(60)
Loss on remeasurement of debt	(24)	19	(26)	21
Other expense, net	(3)	(9)	(8)	(7)
Stock-based compensation	(17)	(9)	(41)	(33)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			0
Gaming(1)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	231	454		1,303
Gaming(1) | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	231	454	640	1,303
AEBITDA	77	226	142	656
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A	(85)	(110)	(260)	(336)
Lottery
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	241	220		678
Lottery | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	241	220	662	678
AEBITDA	109	99	284	306
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A	(15)	(14)	(47)	(53)
SciPlay
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	151	116	435	353
SciPlay | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	151	116	435	353
AEBITDA	49	32	144	90
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A	(3)	(1)	(7)	(5)
Digital
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	75	65		203
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			0
Digital | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	75	65	225	203
AEBITDA	25	17	68	42
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A	(23)	(18)	(67)	(56)
Restructuring and other	(1)	(5)	(3)	(9)
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	(10)	(5)	(29)	(9)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			(54)
Lottery Business Segment [Member] | Operating Segments
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
Restructuring and other	(3)	0	(11)	(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	$ 0	$ 0	(2)	$ (2)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			$ 0