Long-Term Debt (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended									9 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($)	May 31, 2011 Global Draw Promissory Notes GBP (£)	Oct. 31, 2011 7.875% senior subordinated notes due 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 19, 2011 7.875% senior subordinated notes due 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 7.875% senior subordinated notes due 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 8.125% senior subordinated notes due 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 9.25% senior subordinated notes due 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 China Loans CNY	Sep. 30, 2011 Maturing in 2012 CNY	Sep. 30, 2011 Maturing in 2013 CNY	Sep. 30, 2011 Credit agreement Base rate Level	Sep. 30, 2011 Credit agreement LIBOR Year	Sep. 30, 2011 Credit agreement Prime	Sep. 30, 2011 Credit agreement Federal funds effective rate	Sep. 30, 2011 Credit agreement Adjusted LIBOR Rate	Sep. 30, 2011 Credit agreement Minimum Denominator Numerator	Sep. 30, 2011 Credit agreement Maximum Numerator Denominator	Sep. 30, 2011 Secured senior term loan and revolving credit facility USD ($) Quarter	Aug. 25, 2011 Secured senior term loan and revolving credit facility USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Secured senior term loan and revolving credit facility Minimum USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Secured senior term loan and revolving credit facility Maximum USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior secured revolving credit facility USD ($)	Aug. 25, 2011 Senior secured revolving credit facility USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior secured term loan credit facility USD ($)	Aug. 25, 2011 Senior secured term loan credit facility USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Maximum Reporting Date through December 31 2013 Denominator Numerator	Sep. 30, 2011 Maximum January 1 2014 through December 31 2014 Numerator Denominator	Sep. 30, 2011 Maximum January 1 2015 and Thereafter Numerator Denominator
Debt Instrument
Debt threshold of joint venture that holds the Italian instant ticket concession for interest expense to be included in EBITDA calculation																							$ 25,000
EBITDA from joint ventures in any period of four consecutive quarters to be included in determining compliance with debt agreement																								25,000
EBITDA from joint ventures to be included in determining compliance with debt agreement in the case of any such period ending on or prior to June 30, 2012																								30,000
Number of consecutive periods over which to measure amount of EBITDA from joint ventures to be included in determining compliance with debt agreement (in quarters)																					4
Threshold of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents to determine amount that will be netted against consolidated total debt to determine ratios																							15,000
Amount of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents to be netted against consolidated total debt to determine consolidated leverage ratio and consolidated senior debt ratio																								100,000
Estimate of future payments to be made to holders of the Notes for consent to amend the Notes							5,000
Outstanding debt and capital leases	1,391,784		1,391,784					200,000	250,000	345,449	178,500	116,000	62,500														567,134
Maximum non-cash expense permitted to be added back in consolidated EBITDA																									993
Loans repaid					628
Debt Instrument, interest rate, stated percentage								7.875%	8.125%	9.25%
Amount available under credit facility																									188,883
Amount outstanding under credit facility																									61,117
Fees and expenses			6,300																		2,600
Financing fees capitalized			5,800
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	4,185	2,236	4,185	2,236
Amount paid to consenting holders under consent solicitation						5,000
Percentage of outstanding debt that the scheduled maturity was extended on																										99.00%
Amount of debt that the scheduled maturity date was extended on																										247,000		555,800
Percentage of outstanding debt and capital leases																												98.00%
Amount of outstanding debt that was not extended in connection with the amendment																						16,400
Consolidated leverage ratio, numerator																													5.75	5.50	5.25
Consolidated leverage ratio, denominator																													1.00	1.00	1.00
Consolidated senior debt ratio as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, numerator																				2.75
Consolidated senior debt ratio as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, denominator																				1.00
Consolidated interest coverage ratio for any period of four consecutive quarters, numerator																			2.25
Consolidated interest coverage ratio for any period of four consecutive quarters, denominator																			1.00
Maximum potential additional borrowing capacity																									$ 200,000
Base rate of interest on debt														Base rate	LIBOR rate	Prime rate	Federal funds effective rate	Reserve adjusted LIBOR rate
Basis spread on variable interest rate															1.00%		0.50%
Basis spread on variable interest rate, low end of range														1.50%	2.50%
Basis spread on variable interest rate, high end of range														2.50%	3.50%
Dollar deposits, maturity period (in years)															1
Number of lowest applicable margin levels														2