Debt Instrument, Amortization Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Leverage Ratio

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- Definition

Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, First Lien Leverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Total Net Leverage Ratio

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- Definition

Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee, Step-down Percentage

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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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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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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Long-Term and Other Debt - Terms of Outstanding Debt (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020	Nov. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 19, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2018 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value		$ 8,772
SciPlay \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Total Net Leverage Ratio		2.50
SciPlay \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Total Net Leverage Ratio		4.00
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien leverage ratio, period one maximum			5.00
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One \| SciPlay
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien leverage ratio, period one maximum			2.50
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien leverage ratio, period one maximum			4.75
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two \| SciPlay
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien leverage ratio, period one maximum			4.00
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien leverage ratio, period one maximum			4.50
Senior Secured Notes, maturing 2025 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount						$ 460	$ 900	€ 250
Face Value		$ 1,250
Senior Secured Euro Notes, maturing 2026 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount \| €								€ 325
Face Value		367
Senior Unsecured Euro Notes, Maturing 2026 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value		283
Senior Unsecured Notes, Maturing 2026 [Member] \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount					$ 1,100
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount					$ 1,000
Face Value		1,100
Senior Unsecured Notes, Maturing 2028 [Member] \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value		700		$ 700
Senior Unsecured Euro Notes, Maturing 2029 [Member] [Member] \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value		500		500
Senior Unsecured Notes, maturing 2022 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value				1,200
Senior Subordinated Notes, Maturing 2020 [Member] \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value				$ 244
The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		4,018
The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 650
Senior Secured Term Loan B-4, maturing 2024 \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Amortization Percentage		1.00%
Senior Secured Revolver, maturing 2018 \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused capacity, commitment fee percentage		0.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee, Step-down Percentage		0.375%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Senior Secured Credit Facility, Term Loan B-5, Maturing 2024 [Member] \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value		$ 4,018
Letter of Credit [Member] \| The Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 350
Eurodollar [Member] \| Senior Secured Credit Facility, Term Loan B-5, Maturing 2024 [Member] \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on debt		2.75%
Eurodollar [Member] \| Senior Secured Credit Facility, Term Loan B-5, Maturing 2024 [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on debt		3.00%
Base Rate \| Senior Secured Credit Facility, Term Loan B-5, Maturing 2024 [Member] \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on debt		1.75%
Base Rate \| Senior Secured Credit Facility, Term Loan B-5, Maturing 2024 [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on debt		2.00%
IPO [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| SciPlay Revolver, Maturing 2024 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.50%
Debt Instrument, Leverage Ratio	0.375%
IPO [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| SciPlay Revolver, Maturing 2024 [Member] [Member] \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount		$ 150
IPO [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member] \| SciPlay Revolver, Maturing 2024 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 15
IPO [Member] \| Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| SciPlay Revolver, Maturing 2024 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on debt	1.25%
IPO [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| SciPlay Revolver, Maturing 2024 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on debt	2.25%
IPO [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), Leveraged Base Step Down [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| SciPlay Revolver, Maturing 2024 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on debt	0.25%
IPO [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), Leveraged Base Step Up [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| SciPlay Revolver, Maturing 2024 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on debt	0.25%
IPO [Member] \| Base Rate, Step Down [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| SciPlay Revolver, Maturing 2024 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin spread on debt	0.25%