CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Revenue:
Instant tickets	$ 493,275		$ 465,090		$ 453,238
Services	331,701		363,138		410,014
Sales	53,746		54,271		64,497
Total Revenue	878,722		882,499		927,749
Operating expenses:
Cost of instant tickets	281,565	[1]	270,787	[1]	270,836	[1]
Cost of services	171,374	[1]	206,034	[1]	234,093	[1]
Cost of sales	38,340	[1]	38,045	[1]	44,539	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	183,022		158,500		168,248
Write-down of assets held for sale			8,029		54,356
Employee termination and restructuring costs	1,997		602		3,920
Depreciation and amortization	118,603		141,766		151,784
Operating income (loss)	83,821		58,736		(27)
Other (income) expense:
Interest expense	104,703		101,613		87,498
Earnings from equity investments	(29,391)		(49,090)		(59,220)
Loss (gain) on early extinguishment of debt	4,185		2,932		(4,829)
Other	911		8,594		2,856
Total other (income) expense	80,408		64,049		26,305
Net income (loss) before income tax expense	3,413		(5,313)		(26,332)
Income tax expense	15,983		143,888		13,547
Net loss	$ (12,570)		$ (149,201)		$ (39,879)
Basic and diluted net loss per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.14)		$ (1.61)		$ (0.43)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.14)		$ (1.61)		$ (0.43)
Weighted average number of shares used in per share calculations:
Basic shares (in shares)	92,068		92,666		92,701
Diluted shares (in shares)	92,068		92,666		92,701

[1] Exclusive of depreciation and amortization.