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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Represents the quantification of the effect of changes in the valuation technique and related inputs, during the period, used to measure the liability at fair value as of the statement of financial position reporting date.

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Amount of long-term debt and lease obligation, classified as noncurrent.

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Amount of long-term debt and lease obligation, classified as current.

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Amount of long-term debt and lease obligation, including portion classified as current.

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Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue.

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Long-Term and Other Debt - Schedule of Outstanding Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Feb. 28, 2018
Debt Instrument
Face value	$ 9,265
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(99)
Total long-term debt outstanding	9,166		$ 9,303
Less: current portion of long-term debt	(44)		(44)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	9,122		9,259
Fair value of debt	9,454
Gain on remeasurement of debt	(25)	$ (10)
2025 Secured Notes
Debt Instrument
Debt interest rate				2.946%
2026 Secured Euro Notes
Debt Instrument
Reduction of debt due to change in foreign currency exchange rate	(38)
Gain on remeasurement of debt	$ (25)
Senior Notes \| 2025 Secured Notes
Debt Instrument
Debt interest rate	5.00%
Face value	$ 1,250
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(12)
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 1,238		1,237
Principal debt amount				$ 460
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate				2.946%
Senior Notes \| 2026 Secured Euro Notes
Debt Instrument
Debt interest rate	3.375%
Face value	$ 381
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(4)
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 377		395
Senior Notes \| Senior Unsecured Notes Maturing 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument
Debt interest rate	8.625%
Face value	$ 550
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(7)
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 543		542
Senior Notes \| 2026 Unsecured Euro Notes
Debt Instrument
Debt interest rate	5.50%
Face value	$ 293
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(3)
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 290		303
Senior Notes \| Senior Unsecured Notes, Maturing 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument
Debt interest rate	8.25%
Face value	$ 1,100
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(12)
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 1,088		1,088
Senior Notes \| Senior Unsecured Notes Maturing 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument
Debt interest rate	7.00%
Face value	$ 700
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(9)
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 691		691
Senior Notes \| Senior Unsecured Notes Maturing 2029 [Member]
Debt Instrument
Debt interest rate	7.25%
Face value	$ 500
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(6)
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 494		493
Capital Lease Obligations \| Capital lease obligations as of March 31, 2019 payable monthly through 2019 and other
Debt Instrument
Debt interest rate	4.217%
Face value	$ 6
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	0
Total long-term debt outstanding	6		7
Revenue transactions presented as debt	6
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Senior Secured Revolver, Maturing 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument
Face value	435
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	0
Total long-term debt outstanding	435		535
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| SGI Term Loan B-5
Debt Instrument
Face value	4,050
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	(46)
Total long-term debt outstanding	4,004		4,012
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| SciPlay Revolver, Maturing 2024 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument
Face value	0
Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net	0
Total long-term debt outstanding	$ 0		$ 0