0000750004 sgms:GamingGroupMember 2018-01-01 2018-09-30
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
 
ýQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31,September 30, 2019
 
OR
¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from          to        
 
Commission file number: 0-13063
SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 81-0422894
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)  
 
6601 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas, Nevada89119
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code) 
(702) (702) 897-7150
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.001 par valueSGMSNasdaq Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yesý No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yesý No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerý
Accelerated filer ¨
   
Non-accelerated filer ¨
Smaller reporting company ¨
   
Emerging growth company  ¨
  
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No ý
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.001 par valueSGMSNasdaq Global Select Market
The registrant has the following number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock as of May 6,November 4, 2019:
Common Stock: 92,923,55293,252,392







SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO FINANCIAL INFORMATION
AND OTHER INFORMATION
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
 
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Glossary of Terms  
The following terms or acronyms used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are defined below:
Term or Acronym Definition
2018 10-K 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2019
2020 Notes 6.250% senior subordinated notes due 2020 issued by SGI
2021 Notes 6.625% senior subordinated notes due 2021 issued by SGI
2022 Secured Notes 7.000% senior secured notes due 2022 issued by SGI
2022 Unsecured Notes 10.000% senior unsecured notes due 2022 issued by SGI
2025 Secured Notes 5.000% senior secured notes due 2025 issued by SGI
2026 Secured Euro Notes 3.375% senior secured notes due 2026 issued by SGI
2026 Unsecured Euro Notes 5.500% senior unsecured notes due 2026 issued by SGI
2026 Unsecured Notes 8.250% senior unsecured notes due 2026 issued by SGI
AEBITDA Adjusted EBITDA, our performance measure of profit or loss for our business segments (see Note 3)
ASC Accounting Standards Codification
ASU Accounting Standards Update
B2C business to consumer model
D&A depreciation, amortization and impairments (excluding goodwill)
FASB Financial Accounting Standards Board
Guarantor Subsidiaries substantially all of SGC’s 100%-owned U.S. subsidiaries other than SGC’s 100%-owned U.S. Social gaming subsidiaries82% stake in SciPlay
LNS Lotterie Nazionali S.r.l.
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries SGC’s U.S. subsidiaries that are not Guarantor Subsidiaries and SGC’s foreign subsidiaries
Note a note in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless otherwise indicated
NYXNYX Gaming Group Limited
Participation with respect to our Gaming business, refers to gaming machines provided to customers through service or leasing arrangements in which we earn revenues and are paid based on: (1) a percentage of the amount wagered less payouts; (2) fixed daily-fees; (3) a percentage of the amount wagered; or (4) a combination of (2) and (3), and with respect to our Lottery business, refers to a contract or arrangement in which we earn revenues and are paid based on a percentage of retail sales
POS percentage of retail sales
PTG proprietary table games
R&D research and development
RFP request for proposal
RMG real-money gaming
RSU restricted stock unit
SciPlaySciPlay Corporation, formerly referred to as our Social business segment
SEC Securities and Exchange Commission
Secured Notes refers to the 2022 Secured Notes, 2025 Secured Notes, and 2026 Secured Euro Notes, collectively
SG&A selling, general and administrative
SGC Scientific Games Corporation
SGI Scientific Games International, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SGC
Shufflers various models of automatic card shufflers, deck checkers and roulette chip sorters
Subordinated Notes refers to the 2020 Notes and 2021 Notes, collectively
Unsecured Notes refers to the 2022 Unsecured Notes, 2026 Unsecured Euro Notes and 2026 Unsecured Notes, collecitvelycollectively
U.S. GAAP accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S.
VGT video gaming terminal
VLT video lottery terminal
Intellectual Property Rights
All ® notices signify marks registered in the United States. © 2019 Scientific Games Corporation. All Rights Reserved.






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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we make “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements describe future expectations, plans, results or strategies and can often be identified by the use of terminology such as “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “should,��should,” “could,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “goal”“goal,” or similar terminology. The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are generally located in the material set forth under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” but may be found in other locations as well. These statements are based upon management’s current expectations, assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of timing, future results or performance. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated in these statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors, including, among other things:
competition;
U.S. and international economic and industry conditions;
slow growth of new gaming jurisdictions, slow addition of casinos in existing jurisdictions and declines in the replacement cycle of gaming machines;
ownership changes and consolidation in the gaming industry;
opposition to legalized gaming or the expansion thereof and potential restrictions on internet wagering;
inability to adapt to, and offer products that keep pace with, evolving technology, including any failure of our investment of significant resources in our R&D efforts;
inability to develop successful products and services and capitalize on trends and changes in our industries, including the expansion of internet and other forms of interactive gaming;
laws and government regulations, both foreign and domestic, including those relating to gaming, data privacy and security, including with respect to the collection, storage, use, transmission and protection of personal information and other consumer data, and environmental laws, and those laws and regulations that affect companies conducting business on the internet, including online gambling;
the continuing evolution of the scope of data privacy and security regulations, and our belief that the adoption of increasingly restrictive regulations in this area is likely within the U.S. and other jurisdictions;
significant opposition in some jurisdictions to interactive social gaming, including social casinos and how such opposition could lead these jurisdictions to adopt legislation or impose a regulatory framework to govern interactive social gaming or social casinos specifically, and how this could result in a prohibition on interactive social gaming or social casinos altogether, restrict our ability to advertise our games, or substantially increase our costs to comply with these regulations;
legislative interpretation and enforcement, regulatory perception and regulatory risks with respect to gaming, especially internet wagering, social gaming and sports wagering;
reliance on technological blocking systems;
expectations of shift to regulated online gaming or sports wagering;
expectations of growth in total consumer spending on social casino gaming;
SciPlay’s dependence uponon certain key providers in our Social gaming business;


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providers;
inability to win, retain or renew, or unfavorable revisions of, existing contracts, and the inability to enter into new contracts;
protection of our intellectual property, inability to license third-party intellectual property and the intellectual property rights of others;
security and integrity of our products and systems;
reliance on or failures in information technology and other systems;
security breaches and cyber-attacks, challenges or disruptions relating to the implementation of a new global enterprise resource planning system;


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failure to maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting;
natural events that disrupt our operations or those of our customers, suppliers or regulators;
inability to benefit from, and risks associated with, strategic equity investments and relationships;
risks related to the initial public offering of a minority interest in our socialSocial gaming business via the SciPlay initial public offering, including the possibility that the anticipated benefits of the initial public offering are not realized or that we may not be able to utilize the proceeds of the initial public offering as expected;realized;
incurrence of restructuring costs;
implementation of complex new accounting standards;
changes in estimates or judgments related to our impairment analysis of goodwill or other intangible assets;
changes in demand for our products;
fluctuations in our results due to seasonality and other factors;
dependence on suppliers and manufacturers;
risks relating to foreign operations, including anti-corruption laws, fluctuations in currency rates, restrictions on the payment of dividends from earnings, restrictions on the import of products and financial instability, including the potential impact to our business resulting from the considerable uncertainty around the U.K.’s withdrawal from the European Union (“EU”) and the possibility of the British parliament’s failure to approve the U.K.’s withdrawal from the EU, resulting in a “hard Brexit” or “no deal Brexit”;
possibility that the renewal of LNS’ concession to operate the Italian instant games lottery is not finalized (including as the result of a pending third-party protest against the renewal of the concession, or any right of appeal on afrom existing court ruling on arulings relating to such third-party protest);
the impact of the new U.K. legislation approving the reduction of fixed-odds betting terminals maximum stakes limit;
changes in tax laws or tax rulings, or the examination of our tax positions;
difficulty predicting what impact, if any, the shutdown of the U.S. government or new tariffs imposed by and other trade actions taken by the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions could have on our business;
dependence on key employees;
litigation and other liabilities relating to our business, including litigation and liabilities relating to our contracts and licenses, our products and systems, our employees (including labor disputes), intellectual property, environmental laws and our strategic relationships;


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level of our indebtedness, higher interest rates, availability or adequacy of cash flows and liquidity to satisfy indebtedness, other obligations or future cash needs;
inability to reduce or refinance our indebtedness;
restrictions and covenants in debt agreements, including those that could result in acceleration of the maturity of our indebtedness;
influence of certain stockholders, including decisions that may conflict with the interests of other stockholders; and
stock price volatility.
Additional information regarding risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in forward-looking statements is included from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including under Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our 2018 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except for our ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, we undertake no and expressly disclaim any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
You should also note that this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain references to industry market data and certain industry forecasts. Industry market data and industry forecasts are obtained from publicly available information and industry publications. Industry publications generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from


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sources believed to be reliable, but that the accuracy and completeness of that information is not guaranteed. Although we believe industry information to be accurate, it is not independently verified by us and we do not make any representation as to the accuracy of that information. In general, we believe there is less publicly available information concerning the international gaming, lottery, social and digital gaming industries than the same industries in the U.S.

Due to rounding, certain numbers presented herein may not precisely agree or add up on a cumulative basis to the totals previously reported.



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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
 September 30, September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Revenue:       
Services$452
 $439
 $1,368
 $1,315
Product sales255
 240
 731
 721
Instant products148
 142
 438
 442
Total revenue855
 821
 2,537
 2,478
Operating Expenses:       
Cost of services(1)
133
 124
 401
 371
Cost of product sales(1)
115
 110
 333
 335
Cost of instant products(1)
69
 67
 211
 208
Selling, general and administrative175
 170
 535
 515
Research and development47
 50
 142
 153
Depreciation, amortization and impairments162
 166
 497
 527
Restructuring and other11
 339
 24
 424
Operating income (loss)143
 (205) 394
 (55)
Other (expense) income:       
Interest expense(146) (147) (447) (448)
Earnings from equity investments4
 4
 17
 16
Loss on debt financing transactions
 
 (60) (93)
Gain (loss) on remeasurement of debt19
 (4) 21
 29
Other (expense) income, net(5) 
 2
 (2)
Total other expense, net(128) (147) (467) (498)
Net income (loss) before income taxes15
 (352) (73) (553)
Income tax benefit (expense)3
 
 (8) (6)
Net income (loss)18
 (352) (81) (559)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest4
 
 6
 
Net income (loss) attributable to SGC$14
 $(352) $(87) $(559)
        
Basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to SGC per share:   
  
  
      Basic$0.15
 $(3.85) $(0.94) $(6.15)
      Diluted$0.15
 $(3.85) $(0.94) $(6.15)
        
Weighted average number of shares used in per share calculations:   
    
Basic shares93
 91
 93
 91
Diluted shares94
 91
 93
 91
(1) Excludes D&A.
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 2019 2018
Revenue:   
Services$459
 $438
Product sales238
 224
Instant products140
 150
Total revenue837
 812
Operating expenses:   
Cost of services(1)
133
 122
Cost of product sales(1)
107
 105
Cost of instant products(1)
67
 70
Selling, general and administrative186
 172
Research and development49
 54
Depreciation, amortization and impairments165
 188
Restructuring and other7
 52
Operating income123
 49
Other (expense) income:   
Interest expense(154) (155)
Earnings from equity investments6
 7
Loss on debt financing transactions
 (93)
Gain (loss) on remeasurement of debt5
 (1)
Other expense, net
 (3)
Total other expense, net(143) (245)
Net loss before income taxes(20) (196)
Income tax expense(4) (6)
Net loss$(24) $(202)
Other comprehensive income (loss):   
Foreign currency translation gain, net of tax55
 51
Pension and post-retirement gain (loss), net of tax1
 (1)
Derivative financial instruments unrealized (loss) gain, net of tax(5) 2
Other comprehensive income51
 52
Comprehensive income (loss)$27
 $(150)
    
Basic and diluted net loss per share:   
Basic$(0.26) $(2.24)
Diluted$(0.26) $(2.24)
    
Weighted average number of shares used in per share calculations:   
Basic shares92
 90
Diluted shares92
 90
(1) Excludes D&A.   
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.




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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited, in millions)
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
 September 30, September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Net income (loss)$18
 $(352) $(81) $(559)
Other comprehensive loss:       
Foreign currency translation loss, net of tax(38) (8) (22) (46)
Derivative financial instruments unrealized gain (loss), net of tax3
 3
 (13) 9
Total comprehensive loss(17) (357) (116) (596)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest4
 
 6
 
Comprehensive loss attributable to SGC$(21) $(357) $(122) $(596)
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, in millions, except par value)
March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
ASSETS      
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents$1,213
 $168
$363
 $168
Restricted cash41
 39
46
 39
Accounts receivable, net621
 599
636
 599
Notes receivable, net104
 114
123
 114
Inventories229
 216
257
 216
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets238
 233
226
 233
Total current assets2,446
 1,369
1,651
 1,369
Non-current assets:      
Restricted cash12
 13
12
 13
Notes receivable, net33
 40
52
 40
Property and equipment, net517
 547
516
 547
Operating lease right-of-use assets118
 
107
 
Goodwill3,301
 3,280
3,251
 3,280
Intangible assets, net1,745
 1,809
1,579
 1,809
Software, net277
 285
270
 285
Equity investments296
 298
266
 298
Other assets92
 77
203
 77
Total assets$8,837
 $7,718
$7,907
 $7,718
      
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT      
Current liabilities:      
Current portion of long-term debt$1,046
 $45
$288
 $45
Accounts payable200
 225
253
 225
Accrued liabilities540
 477
504
 477
Total current liabilities1,786
 747
1,045
 747
Deferred income taxes109
 108
106
 108
Operating lease liabilities98
 
91
 
Other long-term liabilities330
 334
308
 334
Long-term debt, excluding current portion8,937
 8,992
8,482
 8,992
Total liabilities11,260
 10,181
10,032
 10,181
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 16)

 



 


Stockholders’ deficit:      
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share: 199 shares authorized; 110 and 109 shares issued and 93 and 92 shares outstanding, respectively1
 1
1
 1
Additional paid-in capital848
 835
1,197
 835
Accumulated loss(2,848) (2,824)(2,911) (2,824)
Treasury stock, at cost, 17 shares(175) (175)(175) (175)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(249) (300)(335) (300)
Total SGC stockholders’ deficit(2,223) (2,463)
Noncontrolling interest98
 
Total stockholders’ deficit(2,423) (2,463)(2,125) (2,463)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit$8,837
 $7,718
$7,907
 $7,718
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.




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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in millions)
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
March 31,September 30,
2019 20182019 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net loss$(24) $(202)$(81) $(559)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by operating activities179
 309
597
 678
Changes in working capital accounts, net of effects of acquisitions6
 (78)(120) 237
Changes in deferred income taxes and other6
 1
7
 
Net cash provided by operating activities167
 30
403
 356
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Capital expenditures(67)
(88)(207) (293)
Acquisitions of businesses and assets, net of cash acquired

(274)
 (274)
Distributions of capital from equity investments3

2
18
 24
Additions to equity method investments(1) (76)
Net cash used in investing activities(64) (360)(190) (619)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Borrowings under revolving credit facility40
 
40
 185
Repayments under revolving credit facility(175) (295)(365) (490)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes and term loans1,100

2,512
1,100

2,512
Repayment of senior notes and term loans (inclusive of redemption premium)
 (2,210)(1,050) (2,210)
Repayment of assumed NYX debt

(288)
 (288)
Payments on long-term debt(12) (2)(33) (27)
Payments of debt issuance and deferred financing costs(14) (39)(15) (39)
Payments on license obligations(7) (7)(26) (22)
Sale of future revenue11
 
11
 
Net proceeds from issuance of SciPlay’s common stock342
 
Payments of deferred SciPlay common stock offering costs(9) 
Net redemptions of common stock under stock-based compensation plans and other(1)
(17)(6) (24)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities942
 (346)
Net cash used in financing activities(11) (403)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash1
 2
(1) (2)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash1,046
 (674)201
 (668)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period220
 834
220
 834
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$1,266
 $160
$421
 $166
      
Supplemental cash flow information:      
Cash paid for interest$80
 $161
$391
 $442
Income taxes paid10
 7
28
 25
Distributed earnings from equity investments4
 1
24
 24
Cash paid for contingent consideration included in operating activities23
 
Supplemental non-cash transactions:      
Non-cash rollover and refinancing of Term loans$
 $3,275
$
 $3,275
Non-cash interest expense7

6
19
 19
NYX non-cash consideration transferred (inclusive of 2017 acquisition of ordinary shares)
 93
NYX non-cash consideration transferred (including 2017 acquisition of ordinary shares)
 93
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.




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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited, amounts in USD, table amounts in millions, except per share amounts)


(1) Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Description of the Business
We are a leading developer of technology-based products and services and associated content for the worldwide gaming, lottery, social and digital gaming industries. Our portfolio of revenue-generating activities primarily includes supplying gaming machines and game content, casino-management systems and table game products and services to licensed gaming entities; providing instant and draw-based lottery products, lottery systems and lottery content and services to lottery operators; providing social casino solutions to retail consumers; and providing a comprehensive suite of digital RMG and sports wagering solutions, distribution platforms, content, products and services. We report our operations in four4 business segments—Gaming, Lottery, SciPlay (formerly referred to as our Social business segment) and Digital.
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SGC and those subsidiaries in which we have a controlling financial interest. Investments in other entities in which we do not have a controlling financial interest but we exert significant influence are accounted for in our condensed consolidated financial statements using the equity method of accounting. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
In the opinion of SGC and its management, we have made all adjustments necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position, results of operations, and comprehensive loss and cash flows for the periods presented. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our 2018 10-K. Interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of results of operations to be expected for a full year.
Significant Accounting Policies
There have been no changes to our significant accounting policies described within the Notes of our 2018 10-K other than adoption of ASC 842 described in Note 15.
Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share
Basic and diluted net loss per share were the same for all periods presented as all common stock equivalents would be anti-dilutive. We excluded 2 million and 3 million of stock options from the diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. We excluded 2 million and 3 million of RSUs from the calculation of diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
New Accounting Guidance - Recently Adopted

The FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) in 2016. ASU 2016-02 combined with all subsequent amendments (collectively, “ASC 842”) requires balance sheet recognition for all leases with a lease term greater than one year to be recorded as a lease liability (on a discounted basis) with a corresponding right-of-use asset. This guidance also expands the required quantitative and qualitative disclosures for lease arrangements and gives rise to other changes impacting certain aspects of lessee and lessor accounting. We adopted ASC 842 as of January 1, 2019 using the optional transition method provided by ASU 2018-11, and applied both the lessee package of practical expedients and the available lessor practical
expedients. During the first quarter of 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-01, Leases (Topic 842) to amend ASU 2016-02. This
amendment exempts both lessees and lessors from having to provide certain prior year interim disclosure information in the fiscal year in which a company adopts the new leases standard. We have provided the related transition disclosures as of the beginning of 2019 in accordance with ASU 2019-1. See our 2018 10-K Note 1 for the impact on our consolidated financial statements and Note 15 in this Quarterly Report for our lease accounting policy and the quarterly impact of our adoption of ASC 842.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The standard allows companies to make an election to reclassify from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) to retained earnings the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.


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This ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this updated guidance should be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period in which the effect of the change in the U.S. corporate federal income tax rate in the Tax Act is recognized. We adopted this standard effective January 1, 2019. We elected not to reclassify the income tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act from AOCI to retained earnings. The adoption of this guidance did not have an effect on our consolidated financial statements.
New Accounting Guidance - Not Yet Adopted

The FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) in 2016. The new guidance replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current U.S. GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. For trade and other receivables, loans and other financial instruments, we will be required to use a forward-looking expected loss model rather than the incurred loss model for recognizing credit losses which reflects losses that are probable. The new guidance will be effective for us beginning January 1, 2020. Application of the amendments is through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the effective date. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13,Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The new guidance amends the disclosure requirements for recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements by removing, modifying, and adding certain disclosures on fair value measurements in ASC 820. The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. The new guidance will be effective for us beginning January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. We do not plan to early adopt this ASU, and we are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance.
We do not expect that any other recently issued accounting guidance will have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.
Subsequent Events - Social Gaming BusinessSciPlay Initial Public Offering and Noncontrolling Interest


On May 7, 2019, our subsidiary SciPlay Corporation (“SciPlay”) completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) of a 17.4%for an 18.0% minority interest in our Social gaming business.business, after giving effect to the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option on June 4, 2019. SciPlay has two classes of common stock - Class A common stock, which is traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “SCPL,” and Class B common stock. On all matters submitted to a vote of SciPlay stockholders, Class B common stock entitles usSGC to ten votes per share (for so long as the number of shares of SciPlay common stock beneficially owned by usSGC represents at least 10% of SciPlay’s outstanding shares of common stock and, thereafter, one vote per share), and SciPlay Class A common stock entitles its owners to one vote per share. We ownAs of September 30, 2019, SGC owned all of the outstanding Class B common stock, which represents approximately 82.6%82.0% of SciPlay’s total outstanding shares of common stock and approximately 97.9% of the combined voting power of both classes of SciPlay’s outstanding common stock. Accordingly, we continueSGC continues to control shares representing a majority of the combined voting power in SciPlay and will continuecontinues to have a controlling financial interest in and consolidate our Social gaming business.SciPlay, subsequent to the IPO.
The corporate structure of the above transaction is commonly referred to as an “Up‑C” structure, which is often used by partnerships and limited liability companies when they undertake an initial public offeringIPO of their business. The Up‑C structure allows us to continue to realize tax benefits associated with owning interests in an entity that is treated as a partnership, or “pass-through” entity, for income tax purposes following the IPO. The Company currently maintainsWe continue to maintain a full valuation allowance on itscertain of our U.S. net deferred tax assets. We willassets, and we continue to monitor and assess positive and negative evidence with respect to our ability to realize our deferred tax assets, and we recognize that this transaction could have an impact on the overall valuation allowance assessment, but these impacts are still being evaluated. Any taxable gain associated with the IPO transaction is expected to be fully offset by net operating loss carryforwards, resulting in a reduction of our valuation allowance by the same amount.assets.
In connection with the SciPlay IPO we also entered into the following transactions:
A tax receivable agreement (“TRA”), which provides for the payment by SciPlay to usSGC of 85% of the amount of tax benefits, if any, that SciPlay actually realizes (or in some circumstances is deemed to realize) as a result of (i) increases in the tax basis of assets of SciPlay Parent Company, LLC (“SciPlay Parent LLC”) (a) in connection with the SciPlay IPO, (b) resulting from any redemptions or exchanges of membership interests of SciPlay Parent LLC pursuant to the SciPlay Parent LLC Operating Agreement or (c) resulting from certain


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distributions (or deemed distributions) by SciPlay Parent LLC and (ii) certain other tax benefits related to SciPlay’s making of payments under the TRA. 




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An Intercompany Services Agreement, under which we provideSGC provides to the Social gaming businessSciPlay certain corporate level general and administrative services, including but not limited to, finance, corporate development, human resources, legal (which could include liability related to litigation awards related to SciPlay), information technology and rental fees for shared assets. These expenses will beare charged to the Social gaming businessSciPlay and settled in cash.


An intellectual property license agreement (“IP License Agreement”), pursuant to which the Social gaming businessSciPlay acquired the following licenses from a restricted subsidiary of SGC for a one-time payment of $255 million: (i) an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions), perpetual, non-royalty bearing license to use intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming, Inc. (“Bally Gaming”) or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement (the date of the IP License Agreement, the “Effective Date”), in any of the Covered Games (defined as any of SciPlay’s currently available or future social games that are developed for mobile platforms, social media platforms, internet platforms or other interactive platforms and distributed solely via digital delivery); (ii) an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions and payment of royalties owed to third-party licensors for SciPlay'sSciPlay’s use of third-party licensed property) license to use third-party intellectual property licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the Effective Date, to the extent permitted to be sublicensed to the Social gaming business,SciPlay, in any of the Covered Games; (iii) a non-exclusive, perpetual, non-royalty bearing license to use intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates after the third anniversary of the Effective Date, but only in the Social gaming business’SciPlay’s currently available games; and (iv) a non-exclusive license to use third-party intellectual property licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates after the third anniversary of the Effective Date, to the extent permitted to be sublicensed to the Social gaming business,SciPlay, but only in the Social gaming business’SciPlay’s currently available games.


As a result of the IP License Agreement described above, our Social gaming business willSciPlay is no longer be required to pay to Bally Gaming future royalties and or fees for use of intellectual property owned by Bally Gaming or its affiliates for the Social gaming business’SciPlay’s currently available games. Accordingly, and commencing with the effectiveness of the IP License Agreement as of May 7, 2019, our Gaming business segment AEBITDA will no longer benefitbenefited from these charges, while our Social gamingSciPlay business segment AEBITDA will increaseincreased proportionately. The total amount ofThere were no such IP charges for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, and the IP charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $10 million. Such IP charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 were $7.3$7 million and $6.2$19 million, respectively, andrespectively. The total amount of such IP charges for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were $26 million and $24 million, respectively.
SciPlay Holding Company, LLC (“SciPlay Holding”), a subsidiary of SciPlay, entered into a $150 million revolving credit agreement (the “SciPlay Revolver”) that matures in May 2024 (see Note 11).
As a result of these transactions, we received $312 million in net proceeds from the offering (net of $30 million used by SciPlay to pay the offering fees and balance retained for general corporate purposes), which enables us to make substantial payments to reduce our debt.
The noncontrolling interest share of equity in SciPlay is reflected as a component of the noncontrolling interest in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and was $98 million as of September 30, 2019.

Significant Accounting Policies
There have been no changes to our significant accounting policies described within the Notes of our 2018 10-K other than adoption of ASC 842 described in Note 15.
Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic and diluted net income per share for the three months ended September 30, 2019 were computed by dividing net income attributable to SGC by the weighted average number of shares outstanding, and the weighted average number of shares outstanding adjusted to give effect to all potentially dilutive securities using the treasury stock method, respectively.
Basic and diluted net loss per share were the same for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 as all common stock equivalents during those periods would be anti-dilutive. We excluded 2 million of stock options from the diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 3 million of stock options from the diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. We excluded 3 million of RSUs from the calculation of diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and both the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.


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New Accounting Guidance - Recently Adopted
The FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) in 2016. ASU 2016-02 combined with all subsequent amendments (collectively, “ASC 842”) requires balance sheet recognition for all leases with a lease term greater than one year to be recorded as a lease liability (on a discounted basis) with a corresponding right-of-use asset. This guidance also expands the required quantitative and qualitative disclosures for lease arrangements and gives rise to other changes impacting certain aspects of lessee and lessor accounting. We adopted ASC 842 as of January 1, 2019 using the optional transition method provided by ASU 2018-11, and applied both the lessee package of practical expedients and the available lessor practical expedients. During the first quarter of 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-01, Leases (Topic 842) to amend ASU 2016-02. This amendment exempts both lessees and lessors from having to provide certain prior year interim disclosure information in the fiscal year in which a company adopts the new leases standard. We have provided the related transition disclosures as of the beginning of 2019 in accordance with ASU 2019-1. See our 2018 10-K Note 1 for the impact on our consolidated financial statements and Note 15 in this Quarterly Report for our lease accounting policy and the impact of our adoption of ASC 842.
In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The standard allows companies to make an election to reclassify from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) to retained earnings the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. This ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this updated guidance should be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period in which the effect of the change in the U.S. corporate federal income tax rate in the Tax Act is recognized. We adopted this standard effective January 1, 2019. We elected not to reclassify the income tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act from AOCI to retained earnings. The adoption of this guidance did not have an effect on our consolidated financial statements.
New Accounting Guidance - Not Yet Adopted

The FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) in 2016. The new guidance replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current U.S. GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. For trade and other receivables, loans and other financial instruments, we will be required to use a forward-looking expected loss model rather than the incurred loss model for recognizing credit losses which reflects losses that are probable. The new guidance will be effective for us beginning January 1, 2020. Application of the amendments is through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the effective date. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13,Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The new guidance amends the disclosure requirements for recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements by removing, modifying, and adding certain disclosures on fair value measurements in ASC 820. The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. The new guidance will be effective for us beginning January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance.
We do not expect that any other recently issued accounting guidance will have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.

(2) Revenue Recognition

The following table disaggregates revenues by type within each of our business segments:


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 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019
2018 2019 2018
Gaming       
  Gaming operations$149
 $159
 $451
 $481
  Gaming machine sales168
 167
 452
 480
Gaming systems77
 70
 218
 229
  Table products60
 52
 182
 172
    Total$454
 $448
 $1,303
 $1,362
        
Lottery       
  Instant products$150
 $142
 $440
 $442
  Lottery systems70
 65
 238
 174
    Total$220
 $207
 $678
 $616
        
SciPlay       
  Mobile$97

$83
 $293
 $232
  Web and other19

22
 60
 70
    Total$116
 $105
 $353
 $302
        
Digital       
Sports and platform$29
 $21
 $85
 $67
Gaming and other36
 40
 118
 131
    Total$65
 $61
 $203
 $198


The amount of rental income revenue that is outside the scope of ASC 606 was $91 million and $282 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and $66 million and $202 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

Contract Liabilities and Other Disclosures

The following table summarizes the activity in our contract liabilities for the reporting period:
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019
Contract liability balance, beginning of period(1)
$97
Liabilities recognized during the period51
Amounts recognized in revenue from beginning balance(30)
Contract liability balance, end of period(1)
$118
(1) Contract liabilities are included within Accrued liabilities and Other long-term liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.


The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in billed receivables, unbilled receivables (contract assets), and customer advances and deposits (contract liabilities) on our consolidated balance sheets. Other than contracts with customers with financing arrangements exceeding 12 months, revenue recognition is generally proximal to conversion to cash, except for Lottery instant products sold under POS contracts. Revenue is recognized for such contracts upon delivery to our customers, while conversion to cash is based on the retail sale of the underlying ticket to end consumers. As a result, for such contracts revenue recognition under ASC 606 does not approximate conversion to cash. Total revenue recognized under such contracts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $20 million and $69 million, respectively, and was $26 million and $84 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. The following table summarizes our receivables and contract asset balances for the periods indicated:


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 Receivables 
Contract Assets(1)
Beginning of period balance$753
 $114
End of period balance, September 30, 2019811
 136
(1) Contract assets are included primarily within Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets in our consolidated balance sheets.

As of September 30, 2019, we did not have material unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts expected to be long-term or contracts for which we recognize revenue at an amount other than for which we have the right to invoice for goods or services delivered or performed.

(3) Business Segments
We report our operations in 4 business segments—Gaming, Lottery, SciPlay and Digital—representing our different products and services. A detailed discussion regarding the products and services from which each reportable business segment derives its revenue is included in Notes 2 and 3 in our 2018 10-K.
In evaluating financial performance, our Chief Operating Decision Maker focuses on AEBITDA as management’s segment measure of profit or loss, which is described in Note 3 in our 2018 10-K. As a result of the IPO of a minority interest in our Social gaming business, which was completed on May 7, 2019, we now refer to our Social business segment as our SciPlay business segment, and we also changed our calculation of SciPlay business segment AEBITDA beginning with the first quarter of 2019. SciPlay business segment AEBITDA now reflects intercompany charges settled in cash for corporate services and certain royalties paid for by our SciPlay business segment to other segments or to Corporate (included in the “Unallocated and Reconciling Items” column in the tables below). Business segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 has been recast to reflect these changes. Additionally, see Note 1for a description of the IP License Agreement executed in conjunction with the SciPlay IPO that impacts our Gaming business segment and SciPlay business segment AEBITDA commencing with the effectiveness of the IP License Agreement as of May 7, 2019. The accounting policies of our business segments are the same as those described within the Notes in our 2018 10-K. The following tables present our segment information:
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
 Gaming Lottery SciPlay Digital 
Unallocated and Reconciling Items(1)
 Total
Total revenue$454
 $220
 $116
 $65
 $
 $855
AEBITDA226
 99
 32
 17
 (30) $344
Reconciling items to consolidated net income before income taxes:
D&A(110) (14) (1) (18) (19) (162)
Restructuring and other(5) 
 
 (5) (1) (11)
EBITDA from equity investments        (15) (15)
Earnings from equity investments        4
 4
Interest expense        (146) (146)
Gain on remeasurement of debt        19
 19
Other expense, net        (9) (9)
Stock-based compensation        (9) (9)
Net income before income taxes          $15
(1) Includes amounts not allocated to the business segments (including corporate costs) and reconciling items to reconcile the total business segments AEBITDA to our consolidated net income before income taxes.




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 Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 Gaming Lottery SciPlay Digital 
Unallocated and Reconciling Items(1)
 Total
Total revenue$448
 $207
 $105
 $61
 $
 $821
AEBITDA233
 92
 24
 12
 (35) $326
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A(120) (15) (2) (16) (13) (166)
Restructuring and other(4) (3) (9) (4) (319) (339)
EBITDA from equity investments        (14) (14)
Earnings from equity investments        4
 4
Interest expense        (147) (147)
Loss on remeasurement of debt        (4) (4)
Other expense, net        (2) (2)
Stock-based compensation        (10) (10)
Net loss before income taxes          $(352)
(1) Includes amounts not allocated to the business segments (including corporate costs) and reconciling items to reconcile the total business segments AEBITDA to our consolidated net loss before income taxes.


 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
 Gaming Lottery SciPlay Digital 
Unallocated and Reconciling Items(1)
 Total
Total revenue$1,303
 $678
 $353
 $203
 $
 $2,537
AEBITDA(2)
656
 306
 90
 42
 (87) $1,007
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A(336) (53) (5) (56) (47) (497)
Restructuring and other(9) (1) (2) (9) (3) (24)
EBITDA from equity investments        (50) (50)
Earnings from equity investments        17
 17
Interest expense        (447) (447)
Loss on debt refinancing transactions        (60) (60)
Gain on remeasurement of debt        21
 21
Other expense, net        (7) (7)
Stock-based compensation        (33) (33)
Net loss before income taxes          $(73)
(1) Includes amounts not allocated to the business segments (including corporate costs) and reconciling items to reconcile the total business segments AEBITDA to our consolidated net loss before income taxes.
(2) Gaming AEBITDA decreased and SciPlay AEBITDA increased compared to prior periods as IP charges are no longer charged to SciPlay per the IP License Agreement discussed in Note 1. The nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes $10 million in such IP charges paid by the SciPlay business segment.



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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
 Gaming Lottery SciPlay Digital 
Unallocated and Reconciling Items(1)
 Total
Total revenue$1,362
 $616
 $302
 $198
 $
 $2,478
AEBITDA686
 286
 70
 42
 (98) $986
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A(380) (43) (15) (49) (40) (527)
Restructuring and other(7) 
 (28) (14) (375) (424)
EBITDA from equity investments        (49) (49)
Earnings from equity investments        16
 16
Interest expense        (448) (448)
Loss on debt financing transactions        (93) (93)
Gain on remeasurement of debt        29
 29
Other expense, net        (9) (9)
Stock-based compensation        (34) (34)
Net loss before income taxes          $(553)
(1) Includes amounts not allocated to the business segments (including corporate costs) and reconciling items to reconcile the total business segments AEBITDA to our consolidated net loss before income taxes.


(4) Restructuring and other
Restructuring and other includes charges or expenses attributable to: (i) employee severance; (ii) management restructuring and related costs; (iii) restructuring and integration; (iv) cost savings initiatives; (v) major litigation; and (vi) acquisition costs and other unusual items. The following table summarizes pre-tax restructuring and other costs for the periods presented:
  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2019 2018 2019 2018
Employee severance(1)
 $3
 $11
 $8
 $32
Acquisitions and related costs 
 
 
 7
Contingent consideration adjustment 
 8
 2
 26
Legal and related 
 310
 
 336
Restructuring, integration and other 8
 10
 14
 23
Total $11
 $339
 $24
 $424
(1) Includes employee severance and termination costs associated with restructuring and integration activities.


(5) Accounts and Notes Receivable and Credit Quality of Receivables
Accounts and Notes Receivable


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The following table summarizes the components of current and long-term accounts and notes receivable, net:
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Current:   
Accounts receivable$650
 $615
Notes receivable146
 138
Allowance for doubtful accounts and notes(37) (40)
Current accounts and notes receivable, net$759
 $713
Long-term:   
Notes receivable, net of allowance52
 40
  Total accounts and notes receivable, net$811
 $753

Credit Quality of Receivables
The interest rates on our outstanding receivables bearing interest ranged from 3% to 10% at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
We have certain concentrations of outstanding accounts and notes receivable in international locations that impact our assessment of the credit quality of those receivables. We monitor the macroeconomic and political environment in each of these locations in our assessment of the credit quality of our receivables. We have not identified changes in the aforementioned factors during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 that require a reassessment of our receivable balances. The international locations with significant concentrations (generally deemed to be exceeding 10%) of our notes receivable are as follows:
Mexico - Our notes receivable, net, from certain customers in Mexico at September 30, 2019 was $26 million. We collected $23 million of outstanding receivables from these customers during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Peru - Our notes receivable, net, from certain customers in Peru at September 30, 2019 was $12 million. We collected $5 million of outstanding receivables from these customers during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Argentina - Our notes receivable, net, from customers in Argentina at September 30, 2019 was $17 million denominated in USD. Our customers are required to, and have continued to, pay us in pesos at the spot exchange rate on the date of payment. We collected $15 million of outstanding receivables from customers in Argentina during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
In addition to the macroeconomic and political factors noted above, we also evaluated recent payments, receivables aging, any additional security or collateral we had (bills of exchange, pledge agreements, etc.) and other facts and circumstances relevant to our customers’ ability to pay.
The following summarizes the components of total notes receivable, net:
 September 30, 2019 Balances over 90 days past due December 31, 2018 Balances over 90 days past due
Notes receivable:       
Domestic$84
 $13
 $55
 $6
International114
 19
 123
 25
     Total notes receivable198
 32
 178
 31
        
Notes receivable allowance       
Domestic(5) (5) (6) (6)
International(18)
(18) (18) (18)
     Total notes receivable allowance(23) (23) (24) (24)
Notes receivable, net$175
 $9
 $154
 $7

At September 30, 2019, 5% of our total notes receivable, net, was past due by over 90 days, compared to 4% at December 31, 2018.


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We evaluate our exposure to credit loss on notes receivable on both a collective and individual basis. In addition, we evaluate such notes receivable on a geographic basis and take into account any other factors (such as general economic conditions, other macroeconomic considerations, etc.) that could impact our collectability of notes receivable individually or in the aggregate. Accordingly, notes receivable may be evaluated under multiple methodologies, and the resulting allowance is not determined based on one specific methodology, but takes all factors into consideration. The activity in our allowance for notes receivable for each of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019 2018
Beginning allowance for notes receivable$(24) $(21)
Provision(3) (4)
Charge-offs and recoveries4
 2
Ending allowance for notes receivable$(23) $(23)


The fair value of notes receivable is estimated by discounting expected future cash flows using current interest rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and remaining maturities. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the fair value of notes receivable, net, approximated the carrying value due to contractual terms of notes receivable generally being under 24 months.

(6) Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following as of the dates presented below:
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Parts and work-in-process$154
 $131
Finished goods103
 85
Total inventories$257
 $216

Parts and work-in-process include parts for gaming machines, lottery terminals and instant lottery ticket materials, as well as labor and overhead costs for work-in-process associated with the manufacturing of instant lottery games and lottery terminals. Our finished goods inventory primarily consists of gaming machines for sale, instant products primarily for our Participation arrangements and our licensed branded merchandise.

(7) Property and Equipment, net

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Land$20
 $15
Buildings and leasehold improvements152
 128
Gaming and lottery machinery and equipment1,023
 1,041
Furniture and fixtures29
 27
Construction in progress25
 17
Other property and equipment257
 240
Less: accumulated depreciation(990) (921)
Total property and equipment, net$516
 $547

Depreciation expense is excluded from Cost of services, Cost of product sales, Cost of instant products and Other operating expenses and is separately presented within D&A.


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 Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
 September 30,
September 30,
 2019
2018
2019
2018(1)
Depreciation expense$51
 $51
 $173
 $178
(1) Includes assets held for sale impairment charges of $19 million.

During the second quarter of 2019, we reclassified $27 million of assets held for sale to assets held and used due to the assets no longer meeting the assets held for sale criteria. We recorded a $9 million impairment charge during the second quarter of 2019 on these assets.

(8) Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill
Intangible Assets, net
The following tables present certain information regarding our intangible assets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 Gross Carrying Value Accumulated Amortization Net Balance Gross Carrying Value Accumulated Amortization Net Balance
Amortizable intangible assets:           
Customer relationships$1,077
 $(360) $717
 $1,084
 $(299) $785
Intellectual property924
 (537) 387
 931
 (453) 478
Licenses553
 (315) 238
 546
 (253) 293
Brand names123
 (68) 55
 123
 (59) 64
Trade names106
 (28) 78
 108
 (23) 85
Patents and other24
 (14) 10
 23
 (13) 10
 2,807
 (1,322) 1,485
 2,815
 (1,100) 1,715
Non-amortizable intangible assets:           
Trade names96
 (2) 94
 96
 (2) 94
Total intangible assets$2,903
 $(1,324) $1,579
 $2,911
 $(1,102) $1,809

The following reflects intangible amortization expense included within D&A:
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
 September 30, September 30,
 2019
2018 2019
2018
Amortization expense$78
 $73
 $230
 $226

Goodwill
In conjunction with integrating our Digital acquisitions, the implementation of ERP systems in the Digital segment and management changes during the first quarter of 2019, in our Digital business segment, we reviewed our Digital operating segment in accordance with ASC 350 to determine if additional reporting units exist based on the availability of discrete financial information that is regularly reviewed by segment management. We determined that in our Digital operating segment we now have 2 reporting units: (1) Digital sports and platform and (2) Digital gaming and other. The change in the Digital business segment reporting units resulted in the allocation of the previous Digital reporting unit goodwill balance as follows: $230 million to the new Digital sports and platform reporting unit and $134 million to the new Digital gaming and other reporting unit, which allocation was determined based on the relative fair value approach prescribed by ASC 350. As a result of this change we now have 10 reporting units: Instant Products, U.S. Lottery Systems, International Lottery Systems, SG Gaming, legacy U.K. Gaming, Casino Management Systems, Table Products, SciPlay, Digital sports and platform and Digital gaming and other.

The table below reconciles the change in the carrying value of goodwill by business segment for the period from


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December 31, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
Goodwill Gaming Lottery SciPlay Digital Totals
Balance as of December 31, 2018 $2,449
 $352
 $115
 $364
 $3,280
Foreign currency adjustments (14) (4) 
 (11) (29)
Balance as of September 30, 2019 $2,435

$348

$115
 $353
 $3,251


(9) Software, net
Software, net consisted of the following:
  September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Software $1,184
 $1,101
Accumulated amortization (914) (816)
Software, net $270
 $285

The following reflects amortization of software included within D&A:
  Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
  September 30,
September 30,
  2019
2018
2019
2018
Amortization expense $33
 $42
 $94
 $123


(10) Equity Investments
Equity investments totaled $266 million and $298 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. We received distributions and dividends totaling $43 million and $49 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, primarily related to our LNS equity investment.

(11) Long-Term and Other Debt
2026 Unsecured Notes

On March 19, 2019, SGI issued $1,100 million in aggregate principal amount of its new 2026 Unsecured Notes at an issue price of 100.000% in a private offering. We used the net proceeds of the 2026 Unsecured Notes offering to redeem $1,000 million of our outstanding 2022 Unsecured Notes and pay accrued and unpaid interest thereon plus related premiums, fees, and costs, which redemption was completed on April 4, 2019, and paid related fees and expenses of the 2026 Unsecured Notes offering.
The 2026 Unsecured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of March 19, 2019 (the “2026 Unsecured Notes Indenture”). SGI may redeem some or all of the 2026 Unsecured Notes at any time prior to March 15, 2022 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2026 Unsecured Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of the redemption plus a “make whole” premium. SGI may redeem some or all of the 2026 Unsecured Notes at any time on or after March 15, 2022 at the prices specified in the 2026 Unsecured Notes Indenture.
The 2026 Unsecured Notes are senior unsecured obligations of SGI, rank equally to all SGI’s existing and future senior debt and rank senior to all of SGI’s existing and future senior subordinated debt. The 2026 Unsecured Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by SGC and all of its wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries (other than SGI, the unrestricted business entities comprising our SciPlay business segment and certain immaterial subsidiaries). The 2026 Unsecured Notes are structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.
In connection with the 2026 Unsecured Notes offering, we reflected $16 million in financing costs presented primarily as a reduction to long-term debt.
SciPlay Revolver
SciPlay Holding, a subsidiary of SciPlay, entered into the SciPlay Revolver, a $150 million revolving credit agreement that matures in May 2024, by and among SciPlay Holding, as the borrower, SciPlay Parent LLC, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto (which are all domestic entities that comprise our Social gaming business)SciPlay business segment), the lenders party thereto


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and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent that matures in May 2024.agent. The interest rate is either Adjusted LIBOR (as defined in the SciPlay Revolver) plus 2.250% (with one 0.250% leverage-based step-down to the margin and one 0.250% leverage-based step-up to the margin) or ABR (as defined in the SciPlay Revolver) plus 1.250% (with one 0.250% leverage-based step-down to the margin and one 0.250% leverage-based step-up to the margin) at the option of SciPlay Holding. SciPlay Holding is required to pay to the lenders a commitment fee of 0.500% per annum on the average daily unused portion of the revolving commitments through maturity, which fee varies based on the total net leverage ratio and is subject to a floor of 0.375%. The SciPlay Revolver provides for up to $15.0$15 million in letter of credit issuances, which requires customary issuance and administration fees, and a fronting fee of 0.125%.
The SciPlay Revolver contains covenants that, among other things, restrict SciPlay Holding’s, SciPlay Parent LLC’s and the subsidiary guarantors’restricts SciPlay’s ability to incur additional indebtedness; incur liens; sell, transfer or dispose of property and assets; invest; make dividends or distributions or other restricted payments; and engage in affiliate transactions, with the exception of certain payments under the TRA and payments in respect of certain tax distributions and intercompany services under the SciPlay Parent LLC Operating Agreement.We currently do not expect the Social gaming business to declare or pay any cash dividends to us, other than tax distributions and certain cash distributions related to the impact of taxes pursuant to the TRA. If the Social gaming business discontinues the payment of, or is unable to pay, cash dividends to us, this will reduce our available liquidity. Furthermore, the terms of indebtedness incurred by the Social gaming business may, and the terms of the


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SciPlay Revolver will, limit the ability of the Social gaming business to pay dividends or make other distributions to us, or to amend the agreements between the Social gaming business and us and our other subsidiaries.


In addition, the SciPlay Revolver requires that SciPlay maintain a maximum total net leverage ratio not to exceed 2.50:1.00 and maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 4.00:1.00. The SciPlay Revolver is secured by a (i) first priority pledge of the equity securities of SciPlay Holding, SciPlay Parent LLC’s restricted subsidiaries and each subsidiary guarantor party thereto and (ii) first priority security interests in, and mortgages on, substantially all tangible and intangible personal property and material fee-owned real property of SciPlay Parent LLC, SciPlay Holding and each subsidiary guarantor party thereto, in each case, subject to customary exceptions.

The entities that comprise our Social gaming business are unrestricted subsidiaries under our debt agreements and are therefore not subject to the covenants in our debt agreements. Conversely, only the entities that are parties to the SciPlay Revolver (which are all domestic entities that comprise our Social gaming business) and their respective restricted subsidiaries are subject to the covenants in the SciPlay Revolver. As a result, this will reduce our available liquidity and limit the ability of the Social gaming business to pay dividends or make other distributions to us, or to amend the agreements between the Social gaming business and us and our other subsidiaries. In 2018, the amount of dividends declared and paid by the Social gaming business to Bally Gaming, a wholly owned subsidiary of SGC, was $77 million.

As a result of these transactions, we received net proceeds of $301 million, which enables us to make substantial payments to reduce our debt.

(2) Revenue Recognition

The following table disaggregates revenues by type within each of our business segments:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2019
2018
Gaming   
  Gaming operations$152
 $161
  Gaming machine sales136
 145
Gaming systems74
 75
  Table products60
 62
    Total$422
 $443
    
Lottery   
  Instant products$140
 $150
  Lottery systems87
 52
    Total$227
 $202
    
Social   
  Mobile$97

$73
  Web and other21

24
    Total$118
 $97
    
Digital   
Sports and platform$30
 $26
Gaming and other40
 44
    Total$70
 $70

The amount of rental income revenue that is outside the scope of ASC 606 was $96 million and $67 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.



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Contract Liabilities and Other Disclosures

The following table summarizes the activity in our contract liabilities for the reporting period:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2019
Contract liability balance, beginning of period(1)
$97
Liabilities recognized during the period26
Amounts recognized in revenue from beginning balance(22)
Contract liability balance, end of period(1)
$101
(1) Contract liabilities are included within Accrued liabilities and Other long-term liabilities in our March 31, 2019 consolidated balance sheet.

The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in billed receivables, unbilled receivables (contract assets), and customer advances and deposits (contract liabilities) on our consolidated balance sheet. Other than contracts with customers with financing arrangements exceeding 12 months, revenue recognition is generally proximal to conversion to cash, except for Lottery instant products sold under POS contracts. Revenue is recognized for such contracts upon delivery to our customers, while conversion to cash is based on the retail sale of the underlying ticket to end consumers. As a result, revenue recognition under ASC 606 does not approximate conversion to cash in any periods post-adoption. Total revenue recognized under such contracts was $23 million and $34 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The following table summarizes our balances in these accounts for the periods indicated (other than contract liabilities disclosed above):
 Receivables 
Contract Assets(1)
Beginning of period balance$753
 $114
End of period balance, March 31, 2019758
 114
(1) Contract assets are included primarily within Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets in our March 31, 2019 consolidated balance sheet.
As of March 31, 2019, we did not have material unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts expected to be long-term or contracts for which we recognize revenue at an amount other than for which we have the right to invoice for goods or services delivered or performed.

(3) Business Segments
We report our operations in four business segments—Gaming, Lottery, Social and Digital—representing our different products and services. A detailed discussion regarding the products and services from which each reportable business segment derives its revenue is included in Notes 2 and 3 in our 2018 10-K.
In evaluating financial performance, our Chief Operating Decision Maker focuses on AEBITDA as management’s segment measure of profit or loss, which is described in Note 3 in our 2018 10-K. As a result of the on-going initial public offering of a minority interest in our Social gaming business, which was subsequently completed during the second quarter of 2019, we changed our calculation of Social business segment AEBITDA beginning with the first quarter of 2019. Social business segment AEBITDA now reflects intercompany charges settled in cash for corporate services and certain royalties paid for by our Social business segment to other segments or to Corporate (included in the “Unallocated and Reconciling Items” column in the tables below). Business segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2018 has been recast to reflect these changes. Additionally, see Note 1for a description of the IP License Agreement executed in conjunction with the SciPlay IPO that will impact our Gaming business segment and Social business segment AEBITDA commencing with the effectiveness of the IP License Agreement as of May 7, 2019. The accounting policies of our business segments are the same as those described within the Notes in our 2018 10-K. The following tables present our segment information:


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 Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 Gaming Lottery 
Social(2)
 Digital 
Unallocated and Reconciling Items(1)
 Total
Total revenue$422
 $227
 $118
 $70
 $
 $837
AEBITDA215
 104
 25
 13
 (29) $328
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A(112) (19) (2) (19) (13) (165)
Restructuring and other(2) 
 (1) (3) (1) (7)
EBITDA from equity investments        (17) (17)
Earnings from equity investments        6
 6
Interest expense        (154) (154)
Gain on remeasurement of debt        5
 5
Other expense, net        (2) (2)
Stock-based compensation        (14) (14)
Net loss before income taxes          $(20)
(1) Includes amounts not allocated to the business segments (including corporate costs) and reconciling items to reconcile the total business segments AEBITDA to our consolidated net loss before income taxes.
(2) Our Social business segment information represents SciPlay operations (see Note 1), and starting with the second quarter of 2019 we will refer to our Social business segment as SciPlay.

 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 Gaming Lottery 
Social(2)
 Digital 
Unallocated and Reconciling Items(1)
 Total
Total revenue$443
 $202
 $97
 $70
 $
 $812
AEBITDA218
 94
 23
 17
 (32) $320
Reconciling items to consolidated net loss before income taxes:
D&A(139) (14) (7) (16) (12) (188)
Restructuring and other(1) (1) (18) (6) (26) (52)
EBITDA from equity investments        (19) (19)
Earnings from equity investments        7
 7
Interest expense        (155) (155)
Loss on debt financing transactions        (93) (93)
Loss on remeasurement of debt        (1) (1)
Other expense, net        (6) (6)
Stock-based compensation        (9) (9)
Net loss before income taxes          $(196)
(1) Includes amounts not allocated to the business segments (including corporate costs) and reconciling items to reconcile the total business segments AEBITDA to our consolidated net loss before income taxes.
(2) Our Social business segment information represents SciPlay operations (see Note 1), and starting with the second quarter of 2019 we will refer to our Social business segment as SciPlay.

(4) Restructuring and other
Restructuring and other includes charges or expenses attributable to: (i) employee severance; (ii) management restructuring and related costs; (iii) restructuring and integration; (iv) cost savings initiatives; (v) major litigation; and (vi) acquisition costs and other unusual items. The following table summarizes pre-tax restructuring and other costs for the periods presented:


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  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2019 2018
Employee severance(1)
 $3
 $5
Acquisitions and related costs 
 8
Contingent consideration adjustment 
 18
Legal and related 
 16
Restructuring, integration and other 4
 5
Total $7
 $52
(1) Includes employee severance and termination costs associated with restructuring and integration activities.
(5) Accounts and Notes Receivable and Credit Quality of Receivables
Accounts and Notes Receivable
The following table summarizes the components of current and long-term accounts and notes receivable, net:
 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Current:   
Accounts receivable$636
 $615
Notes receivable127
 138
Allowance for doubtful accounts and notes(38) (40)
Current accounts and notes receivable, net$725
 $713
Long-term:   
Notes receivable, net of allowance33
 40
  Total accounts and notes receivable, net$758
 $753
Credit Quality of Receivables
The interest rates on our outstanding receivables bearing interest ranged from 3% to 10% at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
We have certain concentrations of outstanding accounts and notes receivable in international locations that impact our assessment of the credit quality of those receivables. We monitor the macroeconomic and political environment in each of these locations in our assessment of the credit quality of our receivables. We have not identified changes in the aforementioned factors during the three months ended March 31, 2019 that require a reassessment of our receivable balances. The international locations with significant concentrations (generally deemed to be exceeding 10%) of our accounts and notes receivable are as follows:
Mexico - Our notes receivable, net, from certain customers in Mexico at March 31, 2019 was $24 million. We collected $8 million of outstanding receivables from these customers during the three months ended March 31, 2019.
Peru - Our notes receivable, net, from certain customers in Peru at March 31, 2019 was $15 million. We collected $2 million of outstanding receivables from these customers during the three months ended March 31, 2019.
Argentina - Our notes receivable, net, from customers in Argentina at March 31, 2019 was $16 million denominated in USD. Our customers are required to, and have continued to, pay us in pesos at the spot exchange rate on the date of payment. We collected $6 million of outstanding receivables from customers in Argentina during the three months ended March 31, 2019.
In addition to the macroeconomic and political factors noted above, we also evaluated recent payments, receivables aging, any additional security or collateral we had (bills of exchange, pledge agreements, etc.) and other facts and circumstances relevant to our customers' ability to pay.
The following summarizes the components of total notes receivable, net:


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 March 31, 2019 Balances over 90 days past due December 31, 2018 Balances over 90 days past due
Notes receivable:       
Domestic$61
 $8
 $55
 $6
International99
 26
 123
 25
     Total notes receivable160
 34
 178
 31
        
Notes receivable allowance       
Domestic(6) (6) (6) (6)
International(17)
(17) (18) (18)
     Total notes receivable allowance(23) (23) (24) (24)
Notes receivable, net$137
 $11
 $154
 $7
At March 31, 2019, 8% of our total notes receivable, net, was past due by over 90 days, compared to 4% at December 31, 2018.
We evaluate our exposure to credit loss on notes receivable on both a collective and individual basis. In addition, we evaluate such notes receivable on a geographic basis and take into account any other factors (such as general economic conditions, other macroeconomic considerations, etc.) that could impact our collectability of notes receivable individually or in the aggregate. Accordingly, notes receivable may be evaluated under multiple methodologies, and the resulting allowance is not determined based on one specific methodology taking all factors into consideration. The activity in our allowance for notes receivable for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2019 2018
Beginning allowance for notes receivable $(24) $(21)
Provision (2) (3)
Charge-offs and recoveries 3
 1
Ending allowance for notes receivable $(23) $(23)

The fair value of notes receivable is estimated by discounting expected future cash flows using current interest rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and remaining maturities. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the fair value of notes receivable, net, approximated the carrying value due to contractual terms of notes receivable generally being under 24 months.

(6) Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following as of the dates presented below:
  March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Parts and work-in-process $139
 $131
Finished goods 90
 85
Total inventories $229
 $216
Parts and work-in-process include parts for gaming machines, lottery terminals and instant lottery ticket materials, as well as labor and overhead costs for work-in-process associated with the manufacturing of instant lottery games and lottery terminals. Our finished goods inventory primarily consists of gaming machines for sale, instant products primarily for our Participation arrangements and our licensed branded merchandise.

(7) Property and Equipment, net

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:


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 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Land$15
 $15
Buildings and leasehold improvements130
 128
Gaming and lottery machinery and equipment1,034
 1,041
Furniture and fixtures28
 27
Construction in progress15
 17
Other property and equipment245
 240
Less: accumulated depreciation(950) (921)
Total property and equipment, net$517
 $547
Depreciation expense is excluded from Cost of services, Cost of product sales, Cost of instant products and Other operating expenses and is separately presented within D&A.
 Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 2019
2018
Depreciation expense$58
 $53
As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we had $36 million of assets held for sale, which are included within Prepaid expense, deposits and other current assets.

(8) Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill
Intangible Assets, net
The following tables present certain information regarding our intangible assets as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
 Gross Carrying Value Accumulated Amortization Net Balance Gross Carrying Value Accumulated Amortization Net Balance
Amortizable intangible assets:           
Customer relationships$1,092
 $(321) $771
 $1,084
 $(299) $785
Intellectual property935
 (485) 450
 931
 (453) 478
Licenses549
 (273) 276
 546
 (253) 293
Brand names124
 (62) 62
 123
 (59) 64
Trade names108
 (25) 83
 108
 (23) 85
Patents and other23
 (14) 9
 23
 (13) 10
 2,831
 (1,180) 1,651
 2,815
 (1,100) 1,715
Non-amortizable intangible assets:           
Trade names96
 (2) 94
 96
 (2) 94
Total intangible assets$2,927
 $(1,182) $1,745
 $2,911
 $(1,102) $1,809

The following reflects intangible amortization expense included within D&A:
 Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 2019
2018
Amortization expense$77
 $77
Goodwill


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In conjunction with integrating our recent Digital acquisitions, the implementation of ERP systems in the Digital segment and recent management changes, during the first quarter of 2019, in our Digital business segment, we reviewed our Digital operating segment in accordance with ASC 350 to determine if additional reporting units exist based on the availability of discrete financial information that is regularly reviewed by segment management. We determined that in our Digital operating segment we now have two reporting units: (1) Digital sports and platform and (2) Digital gaming and other. The change in the Digital business segment reporting units resulted in the allocation of the previous Digital reporting unit goodwill balance as follows: $230 million to the new Digital sports and platform reporting unit and $134 million to the new Digital gaming and other reporting unit, which allocation was determined based on the relative fair value approach prescribed by ASC 350. As a result of this change we now have ten reporting units: Instant Products, U.S. Lottery Systems, International Lottery Systems, SG Gaming, legacy U.K. Gaming, Casino Management Systems, Table Products, Social Gaming, Digital Sports and Platform and Digital Gaming and Other.

The table below reconciles the change in the carrying value of goodwill by business segment for the period from
December 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019.
Goodwill Gaming Lottery Social Digital Totals
Balance as of December 31, 2018 $2,449
 $352
 $115
 $364
 $3,280
Foreign currency adjustments 13
 (1) 
 9
 21
Balance as of March 31, 2019 $2,462

$351

$115
 $373
 $3,301

(9) Software, net
Software, net consisted of the following:
  March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Software $1,126
 $1,101
Accumulated amortization (849) (816)
Software, net $277
 $285
The following reflects amortization of software included within D&A:
  Three Months Ended
  March 31,
  2019
2018
Amortization expense $30
 $39

(10) Equity Investments
Equity investments totaled $296 million and $298 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. We received distributions and dividends totaling $7 million and $3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(11) Long-Term and Other Debt
2026 Unsecured Notes

On March 19, 2019, SGI issued $1,100 million in aggregate principal amount of its new 2026 Unsecured Notes at an issue price of 100.000% in a private offering. We used the net proceeds of the 2026 Unsecured Notes offering to redeem $1,000 million of our outstanding 2022 Unsecured Notes and pay accrued and unpaid interest thereon plus related premiums, fees, and costs, which redemption was completed on April 4, 2019, and pay related fees and expenses of the 2026 Unsecured Notes offering. The redemption of the 2022 Unsecured Notes will result in an approximate $60 million loss on debt financing transactions during the second quarter of 2019.
The 2026 Unsecured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of March 19, 2019 (the “2026 Unsecured Notes Indenture”). SGI may redeem some or all of the 2026 Unsecured Notes at any time prior to March 15, 2022 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2026 Unsecured Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,


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to the date of the redemption plus a “make whole” premium. SGI may redeem some or all of the 2026 Unsecured Notes at any time on or after March 15, 2022 at the prices specified in the 2026 Unsecured Notes Indenture.
The 2026 Unsecured Notes are senior unsecured obligations of SGI, rank equally to all SGI’s existing and future senior debt and rank senior to all of SGI’s existing and future senior subordinated debt. The 2026 Unsecured Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by SGC and all of its wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries (other than SGI, the unrestricted social gaming business entities and certain immaterial subsidiaries). The 2026 Unsecured Notes are structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.
In connection with the 2026 Unsecured Notes offering, we reflected $16 million in financing costs presented primarily as a reduction to long-term debt.
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The following table reflects our outstanding debt:
As ofAs of
March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Final Maturity Rate(s) Face value Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net Book value Book valueFinal Maturity Rate(s) Face value Unamortized debt discount/premium and deferred financing costs, net Book value Book value
Senior Secured Credit Facilities:                  
Revolver, varying interest rate2020 variable
 $190
 $
 $190
 $325
Revolver2020 variable $
 $
 $
 $325
Term Loan B-52024 variable
 4,133
 (69) 4,064
 4,071
2024 variable 4,112
 (63) 4,049
 4,071
SciPlay Revolver2024 variable 
 
 
 
Senior Notes:                  
2025 Secured Notes(2)
2025 5.000% 1,250
 (17) 1,233
 1,233
2026 Secured Euro Notes(3)
2026 3.375% 367
 (5) 362
 367
2022 Unsecured Notes(4)
2022 10.000% 2,200
 (22) 2,178
 2,176
2026 Unsecured Euro Notes(3)
2026 5.500% 282
 (4) 278
 282
2025 Secured Notes(1)
2025 5.000% 1,250
 (16) 1,234
 1,233
2026 Secured Euro Notes(2)
2026 3.375% 355
 (5) 350
 367
2022 Unsecured Notes2022 10.000% 1,200
 (10) 1,190
 2,176
2026 Unsecured Euro Notes(2)
2026 5.500% 273
 (4) 269
 282
2026 Unsecured Notes2026 8.250% 1,100
 (16) 1,084
 
2026 8.250% 1,100
 (15) 1,085
 
Subordinated Notes:                  
2020 Notes2020 6.250% 244
 (1) 243
 242
2020 6.250% 244
 (1) 243
 242
2021 Notes2021 6.625% 341
 (3) 338
 337
2021 6.625% 341
 (2) 339
 337
Finance lease obligations as of March 31, 2019 payable monthly through 2019 and other(5)
2019 3.900% 13
 
 13
 4
Finance lease obligations as of September 30, 2019 payable monthly through 2019 and other(3)
2019 3.900% 11
 
 11
 4
Total long-term debt outstanding    $10,120
 $(137) $9,983
 $9,037
    $8,886
 $(116) $8,770
 $9,037
Less: current portion of long-term debt(4)
       (1,046) (45)
Less: current portion of long-term debt     (288) (45)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion       $8,937
 $8,992
     $8,482
 $8,992
Fair value of debt(1)
   $10,197
      
Fair value of debt(4)
 $9,056
      

(1) Fair value of our fixed rate and variable interest rate debt is classified within level 2 in the fair value hierarchy and has been calculated based on the quoted market prices of our securities.
(2) Includes cross-currency interest rate swap agreements that we entered into in 2018, in the amount ofwhich converted $460 million of U.S. Dollar-denominated 2025 Secured Notes to a fixed-rate Euro-denominated debt, with a fixed annual weighted average interest rate of approximately 2.946% (see Note 16 in our 2018 10-K).
(3)(2) We designated a portion of our 2026 Secured Euro Notes as a net investment non-derivative hedge of our investments in certain of our international subsidiaries that use the Euro as their functional currency in order to reduce the volatility in our operating results caused by the change in foreign currency exchange rates of the Euro relative to the U.S. Dollar (see Note 12 for additional information). The total change in the face value of the 2026 Secured Euro Notes and 2026 Unsecured Euro Notes due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates since the issuance was a reduction of $63$85 million, of which a $5gains of $19 million gain wasand $21 million were recognized on remeasurement of debt in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019.September 30, 2019, respectively.
(4)(3) Includes $1,000 million of the principal balance of the 2022 Unsecured Notes that were redeemed on April 4, 2019.
(5) Includes $11$9 million related to certain revenue transactions presented as debt in accordance with ASC 470-10-25.470.

(4) Fair value of our fixed rate and variable interest rate debt is classified within level 2 in the fair value hierarchy and has been calculated based on the quoted market prices of our securities.


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We were in compliance with the financial covenants under all debt agreements as of March 31, 2019.September 30, 2019.
For additional information regarding the terms of our credit agreements, Secured Notes, Unsecured Notes and Subordinated Notes, see Note 16 in our 2018 10-K.
For additional information regarding the SciPlay Revolver that we entered into on May 7, 2019 in connection with the SciPlay IPO, see Note 1.
Loss on Debt Financing Transactions


The following are components of the loss on debt financing transactions resulting from debt extinguishment and modification accounting for threethe nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018:2018, none of which were incurred during the three-month periods:


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 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2019 2018
Repayment and cancellation of principal balance at premium$
 $110
Unamortized debt (premium) discount and deferred financing costs, net
 (30)
Third party debt issuance fees
 13
Total loss on debt financing transactions$
 $93


 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019 2018
Repayment and cancellation of principal balance at premium$50
 $110
Unamortized debt (premium) discount and deferred financing costs, net10
 (30)
Third party debt issuance fees
 13
Total loss on debt financing transactions$60

$93


(12) Fair Value Measurements
The fair value of our financial assets and liabilities is determined by reference to market data and other valuation techniques as appropriate. We believe the fair value of our financial instruments, which are principally cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximates their recorded values. Our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are described below.
Derivative Financial Instruments

We record derivative financial instruments on the balance sheet at their respective fair values. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, we held the following derivative instruments that were accounted for pursuant to ASC 815:

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

We currently use interest rate swap contracts as described below to mitigate gains or losses associated with the change in expected cash flows due to fluctuations in interest rates on our variable rate debt.
In February 2018, we entered into interest rate swap contracts to hedge a portion of our interest expense associated with our variable rate debt to effectively fix the interest rate that we pay. These interest rate swap contracts are designated as cash flow hedges under ASC 815. We pay interest at a weighted-average fixed rate of 2.4418% and receive interest at a variable rate equal to one-month LIBOR. The total notional amount of interest rate swaps outstanding was $800 million as of March 31,September 30, 2019. These hedges mature in February 2022.
These hedges are highly effective in offsetting changes in our future expected cash flows due to the fluctuation in the one-month LIBOR rate associated with our variable rate debt. We qualitatively monitor the effectiveness of these hedges on a quarterly basis. As a result of the effective matching of the critical terms on our variable rate interest expense being hedged to the hedging instruments being used, we expect these hedges to remain highly effective.
All gains and losses from these hedges are recorded in Other comprehensive income (loss) until the future underlying payment transactions occur. Any realized gains or losses resulting from the hedges are recognized (together with the hedged transaction) as interest expense. We estimate the fair value of our interest rate swap contracts by discounting the future cash flows of both the fixed rate and variable rate interest payments based on market yield curves. The inputs used to measure the fair value of our interest rate swap contracts are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as established by ASC 820.
The following table shows the gains (loss) and interest expense recognized on our interest rate swap contracts:

 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
 September 30, September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Gain (loss) recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax$3
 $3
 $(13) $9
Interest expense recorded related to interest rate swap contracts
 
 
 2

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 Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 2019 2018
(Loss) gain recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax$(5) $2
Interest expense recorded related to interest rate swap contracts
 1

We do not0t expect to reclassify material amounts from Accumulated other comprehensive lossincome (loss) to interest expense in the next twelve months.

The following table shows the effect of interest rate swap contracts designated as cash flow hedges on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss:operations:



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 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2019 2018
 Interest expense
Total amounts of expense line item presented in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded$(154) $(155)
Hedged item(5) (2)
Derivative designated as hedging instrument5
 1


 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 Interest expense Interest expense
Total interest expense which reflects the effects of cash flow hedges$(146) $(147) $(447) $(448)
Hedged item(5) (5) (15) (12)
Derivative designated as hedging instrument5
 4
 15
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Cross-Currency Interest Rate Swaps
In connection with the February 2018 Refinancing described in Note 16 of our 2018 10-K, we entered into certain cross-currency interest rate swap agreements to achieve more beneficial interest rates by effectively converting $460 million of our fixed-rate U.S. Dollar-denominated 2025 Secured Notes, including the semi-annual interest payments through October 2023, to fixed-rate Euro-denominated debt, with a fixed annual weighted average interest rate of approximately 2.946%. We have designated these cross-currency interest rate swap agreements as a net investment hedge of our investments in certain of our international subsidiaries that use the Euro as their functional currency in order to reduce the volatility in our operating results caused by the changes in foreign currency exchange rates of the Euro relative to the U.S. Dollar.
We use the spot method to measure the effectiveness of our net investment hedge. Under this method, for each reporting period, the change in the fair value of the $460 million cross-currency interest rate swaps is reported in foreign currency translation gain (loss) in Accumulated other comprehensive loss.income (loss). The cross-currency basis spread (along with other components of the cross-currency swap’s fair value excluded from the spot method effectiveness assessment) are amortized and recorded to interest expense. We evaluate the effectiveness of our net investment hedge at the beginning of each quarter.

The following table shows the fair value of our hedges:
 Balance Sheet Line Item September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Interest rate swaps (1)(3)
Other liabilities $19
 $
Cross-currency interest rate swaps (2)(3)
Other assets 55
 18
(1) Losses of $2 million and $19 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, are reflected in Derivative financial instrument unrealized (loss) gain in Other comprehensive loss.
(2) Gain of $26 million and $37 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, are reflected in Foreign currency translation gain (losses) in Other comprehensive loss.
(3) Inputs used to measure the fair value of our interest rate swap contracts are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 Balance Sheet Line Item March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Interest rate swaps (1)(3)
Other liabilities $6
 $
Cross-currency interest rate swaps (2)(3)
Other assets 34
 18
(1) The loss of $6 million for the three months ended March, 31 2019 is reflected in Derivative financial instrument unrealized gross loss in Other comprehensive income.
(2) The gain of $16 million for the three months ended March, 31 2019 is reflected in Foreign currency translation loss in Other comprehensive income.
(3) The inputs used to measure the fair value of our interest rate swap contracts are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.


Net Investment Non-derivative Hedge - 2026 Secured Euro Notes
For the first quarter of 2019, weWe designated $255$180 million of our 2026 Secured Euro Notes as a net investment non-derivative hedge of our investments in certain of our international subsidiaries that use the Euro as their functional currency in order to reduce the volatility in our results caused by the changes in foreign currency exchange rates of the Euro relative to the U.S. Dollar.
We use the spot method to measure the effectiveness of our net investment non-derivative hedge. Under this method, for each reporting period, the change in the hedged portion of the carrying value of the 2026 Secured Euro Notes due to remeasurement is reported in Foreign currency translation gain (loss) in Other comprehensive income,loss, and the remaining


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remeasurement change is recognized in Gain (loss) on remeasurement of debt in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.operations. We evaluate the effectiveness of our net investment non-derivative hedge at the beginning of each quarter, and the inputs used to measure the fair value of this non-derivative hedge are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Contingent Consideration Liabilities

In connection with our 2017 acquisitions, we have recorded certain contingent consideration liabilities, of which the values are primarily based on reaching certain earnings-based metrics, with a maximum payout of up to $39 million.metrics. The related liabilities were recorded at fair value on the acquisition date as part of the consideration transferred and are remeasured each reporting period. The inputs used to measure the fair value of our liabilities are categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Contingent consideration liabilities as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and are $19 million of which $9 million is included in Accrued liabilities with the remainder included in Other long-term liabilities. Contingent consideration liabilities as of


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December 31, 2018 were $45 million of which $22 million as of March 31, 2019 iswas included in Accrued liabilities with the remaining balanceremainder included in Other long-term liabilities.

We did not have assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2019.September 30, 2019 other than disclosed in Note 7.

(13) Stockholders’ Deficit
Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit
The following tables present certain information regarding our stockholders'stockholders’ deficit as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018.September 30, 2018:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
Common Stock Additional Paid in Capital Accumulated Loss Treasury Stock Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss TotalCommon Stock Additional Paid in Capital Accumulated Loss Treasury Stock Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Noncontrolling Interest Total
January 1, 2019$1
 $835
 $(2,824) $(175) $(300) $(2,463)$1
 $835
 $(2,824) $(175) $(300) $
 $(2,463)
Net proceeds of common stock in connection with stock options and RSUs
 2
 
 
 
 2

 2
 
 
 
 
 2
Stock-based compensation
 11
 
 
 
 11

 11
 
 
 
 
 11
Net loss
 
 (24) 
 
 (24)
 
 (24) 
 
 
 (24)
Other Comprehensive income
 
 
 
 51
 51
Other comprehensive income��
 
 
 
 51
 
 51
March 31, 2019$1
 $848
 $(2,848) $(175) $(249) $(2,423)$1
 $848
 $(2,848) $(175) $(249) $
 $(2,423)
Net proceeds of common stock in connection with stock options and RSUs and other
 2
 
 
 
 
 2
Sale of SciPlay common stock and related transactions
 328
 
 
 
 91
 419
Stock-based compensation
 9
 
 
 
 1
 10
Net loss
 
 (77) 
 
 2
 (75)
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 (51) 
 (51)
June 30, 2019$1
 $1,187
 $(2,925) $(175) $(300) $94
 $(2,118)
Net proceeds of common stock in connection with stock options, RSUs and other
 1
 
 
 
 
 1
Stock-based compensation
 9
 
 
 
 
 9
Net income
 
 14
 
 
 4
 18
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 (35) 
 (35)
September 30, 2019$1
 $1,197
 $(2,911) $(175) $(335) $98
 $(2,125)



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 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 Common Stock Additional Paid in Capital Accumulated Loss Treasury Stock Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Total
January 1, 2018$1
 $808
 $(2,461) $(175) $(200) $(2,027)
Net redemption of common stock in connection with stock options and RSUs
 (15) 
 
 
 (15)
Stock-based compensation
 7
 
 
 
 7
Net loss
 
 (202) 
 
 (202)
Adoption impact of ASC 606
 
 (11) 
 
 (11)
Other Comprehensive income
 
 
 
 52
 52
March 31, 2018$1
 $800
 $(2,674) $(175) $(148) $(2,196)

 Common Stock Additional Paid in Capital Accumulated Loss Treasury Stock Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Total
January 1, 2018$1
 $808
 $(2,461) $(175) $(200) $(2,027)
Net proceeds of common stock in connection with stock options and RSUs
 (15) 
 
 
 (15)
Stock-based compensation
 7
 
 
 
 7
Net loss
 
 (202) 
 
 (202)
Adoption impact of ASC 606
 
 (11) 
 
 (11)
Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 52
 52
March 31, 2018$1
 $800
 $(2,674) $(175) $(148) $(2,196)
Net proceeds of common stock in connection with stock options and RSUs
 2
 
 
 
 2
Stock-based compensation
 15
 
 
 
 15
Net loss
 
 (6) 
 
 (6)
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 (83) (83)
June 30, 2018$1
 $817
 $(2,680) $(175) $(231) $(2,268)
Net proceeds of common stock in connection with stock options and RSUs
 (3) 
 
 
 (3)
Stock-based compensation
 9
 
 
 
 9
Net loss
 
 (352) 
 
 (352)
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 (5) (5)
September 30, 2018$1
 $823
 $(3,032) $(175) $(236) $(2,619)

SciPlay Stock Based Compensation
During the second quarter of 2019, SciPlay adopted the SciPlay Long-Term Incentive Plan (“SciPlay LTIP”). The SciPlay LTIP authorizes the issuance of up to 6.5 million shares of SciPlay’s Class A common stock to be granted in connection with awards of incentive and nonqualified stock options, restricted stock and stock units, stock appreciation rights and performance-based awards. As of September 30, 2019, there were 4.0 million of total time-based and performance-based SciPlay restricted stock units issued with an average grant price of $15.30 per share.

The following reflects total stock-based compensation expense recognized under all programs:
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
 September 30, September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Related to SGC stock options$1
 $3
 $4
 $11
Related to SGC RSUs6
 7
 23
 23
Related to SciPlay RSUs2
 
 6
 
   Total$9
 $10
 $33
 $34

 Three Months Ended
 March 31,
 2019 2018
Related to stock options$2
 $2
Related to RSUs12
 7
   Total$14
 $9


(14) Income Taxes
We consider new evidence (both positive and negative) at each reporting date that could affect our view of the future realization of deferred tax assets. Based upon the evaluation of all available evidence, and considering the projected U.S. pre-


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taxpre-tax losses for 2019, we maintain a valuation allowance for certain of our U.S. operations as of March 31,September 30, 2019. We maintainedalso maintain other valuation allowances for certain non-U.S. jurisdictions with cumulative losses.


The effective income tax rates for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 were (20)% and 2018 were (18%(11)%, respectively, and 0% and (1%) for the three and (3%),nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and were determined using an estimated annual effective tax rate after considering any discrete items for such periods. Due to the aforementioned valuation allowance against ourcertain U.S. net deferred tax assets, the effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 generally do not include the benefits of the U.S. tax losses, andlosses; however, we recorded an overall tax benefit in continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2019 primarily as a result of other comprehensive income gains in certain of our U.S. operations, which continues to generate losses in continuing operations and maintain a full


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valuation allowance. The tax benefit in continuing operations is offset by a tax expense booked in both periodsother comprehensive income, pursuant to applicable intraperiod allocation rules. We recorded an overall tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 due to foreign pre-tax earnings. Theearnings, and the change in the effective tax rates relatesrelated primarily to the overall mix of income in our foreign jurisdictions.


(15) Leases
On January 1, 2019, we adopted ASC 842 using the optional transition method provided by ASU 2018-11. Our operating leases primarily consist of real estate leases such as offices, warehouses, and research and development facilities. Our leases have remaining lease terms ranging from 1 year to 11 years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to 5 years or to terminate the leases within 1 year. Our finance leases are immaterial.


Our total operating lease expenses for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $9 million and $7$28 million, respectively, and were $8 million and $23 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. The total amount of variable and short term lease payments incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2019 are immaterial.were immaterial for all periods presented.


Supplemental balance sheet and cash flow information related to operating leases is as follows:
 September 30, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets$107
   Accrued liabilities25
   Operating lease liabilities91
Total operating lease liabilities$116
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: 
Operating leases$7
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases for the nine months period$25
Weighted average remaining lease term, years5
Weighted average discount rate5%

 March 31, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets(1)
$118
   Accrued liabilities26
   Operating lease liabilities98
Total operating lease liabilities$124
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases$8
Weighted average remaining lease term, years6
Weighted average discount rate5%
(1) Right-of use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations during the first quarter of 2019 were immaterial.


Lease liability maturities:
 Remainder of 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Thereafter Less Imputed Interest Total
Operating leases$8
 $30
 $26
 $20
 $15
 $33
 $(16) $116

 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Thereafter Less Imputed Interest Total
Operating leases$24
 $28
 $24
 $19
 $15
 $34
 $(20) $124


As of March 31,September 30, 2019, we did not have material additional operating leases that have not yet commenced.


(16) Litigation
We are involved in various routine and other specific legal proceedings, including the following which are described in Note 22 within our 2018 10-K: Colombia litigation, SNAI litigation, Washington State Matter, and the Raqqa Matter. There have been no material changes to these matters since the 2018 10-K was filed with the SEC, except as described below.
We record an accrual for legal contingencies when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount or range of the loss can be reasonably estimated (although, as discussed below, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of the accrued liability). We evaluate our accruals for legal contingencies at least quarterly and, as appropriate, establish new accruals or adjust existing accruals to reflect (1) the facts and circumstances known to us at the time, including information regarding negotiations, settlements, rulings and other relevant events and developments, (2) the advice and analyses of counsel and (3) the assumptions and judgment of management. Legal costs associated with our legal proceedings are expensed as incurred. We had accrued liabilities of $3 million and $4 million for all of our legal matters that were contingencies as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.


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2018, respectively.
Substantially all of our legal contingencies are subject to significant uncertainties and, therefore, determining the likelihood of a loss and/or the measurement of any loss involves a series of complex judgments about future events. Consequently, the ultimate outcomes of our legal contingencies could result in losses in excess of amounts we have accrued.


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We may be unable to estimate a range of possible losses for some matters pending against us or our subsidiaries, even when the amount of damages claimed against us or our subsidiaries is stated because, among other things: (1) the claimed amount may be exaggerated or unsupported; (2) the claim may be based on a novel legal theory or involve a large number of parties; (3) there may be uncertainty as to the likelihood of a class being certified or the ultimate size of the class; (4) there may be uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals or motions; (5) the matter may not have progressed sufficiently through discovery or there may be significant factual or legal issues to be resolved or developed; and/or (6) there may be uncertainty as to the enforceability of legal judgments and outcomes in certain jurisdictions. Other matters have progressed sufficiently that we are able to estimate a range of possible loss. For those legal contingencies disclosed in Note 22 in our 2018 10-K and this Note 16 as well as those related to the previously disclosed settlement agreement entered into in February 2015 with SNAI S.p.a., as to which a loss is reasonably possible, whether in excess of a related accrued liability or where there is no accrued liability, and for which we are able to estimate a range of possible loss, the current estimated range is up to approximately $14$13 million in excess of the accrued liabilities (if any) related to those legal contingencies. This aggregate range represents management’s estimate of additional possible loss in excess of the accrued liabilities (if any) with respect to these matters based on currently available information, including any damages claimed by the plaintiffs, and is subject to significant judgment and a variety of assumptions and inherent uncertainties. For example, at the time of making an estimate, management may have only preliminary, incomplete, or inaccurate information about the facts underlying a claim; its assumptions about the future rulings of the court or other tribunal on significant issues, or the behavior and incentives of adverse parties, regulators, indemnitors or co‑defendants, may prove to be wrong; and the outcomes it is attempting to predict are often not amenable to the use of statistical or other quantitative analytical tools. In addition, from time to time an outcome may occur that management had not accounted for in its estimate because it had considered that outcome to be remote. Furthermore, as noted above, the aggregate range does not include any matters for which we are not able to estimate a range of possible loss. Accordingly, the estimated aggregate range of possible loss does not represent our maximum loss exposure. Any such losses could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. The legal proceedings underlying the estimated range will change from time to time, and actual results may vary significantly from the current estimate.
TCS John Huxley Matter
On March 15, 2019, TCS John Huxley America, Inc., TCS John Huxley Europe Ltd., TCS John Huxley Asia Ltd., and Taiwan Fulgent Enterprise Co., Ltd. brought a civil action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against SGC, Bally Technologies, Inc. and Bally Gaming, Inc. In the complaint, the plaintiffs assert federal antitrust claims arising from defendants'the defendants’ procurement of particular U.S. and South African patents. PlaintiffsThe plaintiffs allege that the defendants used those patents to create an allegedly illegal monopoly in the market for automatic card shufflers sold to regulated casinos in the United States. On April 10, 2019, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ complaint with prejudice. On April 25, 2019, the district court denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss without prejudice pursuant to the court’s local rules, after the plaintiffs advised that they intended to file an amended complaint. PlaintiffsThe plaintiffs filed their amended complaint on May 3, 2019, and on May 22, 2019, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ amended complaint with prejudice, which has not yet been ruled upon by the district court has set a status hearing for May 8, 2019 to discuss the matter further. Due to the early nature of this litigation, wecourt. We are currently unable to determine the likelihood of an outcome or estimate a range of reasonably possible loss.
SciPlay IPO Matter (New York)
On or about October 14, 2019, the Police Retirement System of St. Louis filed a putative class action complaint in New York state court against SciPlay, certain of its executives and directors, and SciPlay’s underwriters with respect to its initial public offering. The plaintiff seeks to represent a class of all persons or entities who acquired Class A common stock of SciPlay pursuant and/or traceable to the Registration Statement filed and issued in connection with SciPlay’s initial public offering on or about May 3, 2019. The complaint asserts claims for alleged violations of Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C. § 77, and seeks certification of the putative class; compensatory damages of at least $144.7 million, and the award of the plaintiff’s and the class’s reasonable costs and expenses incurred in the action. We are currently unable to determine the likelihood of an outcome or estimate a range of reasonably possible loss, if any. We believe that the claims in the lawsuit are without merit, and intend to vigorously defend against them.
Sylebra Matter
On October 23, 2019, Sylebra Capital Partners Master Fund, Limited and P Sylebra, Limited (together, “Sylebra”) filed a complaint in Delaware Chancery Court against SGC, Bally Gaming, Inc., and certain of SGC’s current and former executives and directors. The complaint asserts claims for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and alleged aiding and abetting of such alleged breaches of fiduciary duty; for alleged unjust enrichment; for alleged anticipatory breach of Sylebra’s alleged rights under SGC’s prior Restated Certificate of Incorporation (“prior Charter”) and for alleged breach of that prior Charter; for alleged violations of certain Delaware statutes; and for alleged tortious interference with contract. The complaint seeks injunctive relief, declaratory relief, money damages, and the award of the plaintiffs’ costs and expenses incurred in the action.


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We are currently unable to determine the likelihood of an outcome or estimate a range of reasonably possible losses, if any. We believe that the claims in the lawsuit are without merit, and intend to vigorously defend against them.
SciPlay IPO Matter (Nevada)
On or about November 4, 2019, plaintiff John Good filed a putative class action complaint in Nevada state court against SciPlay, certain of its executives and directors, SGC, and SciPlay’s underwriters with respect to SciPlay’s initial public offering. The plaintiff seeks to represent a class of all persons who purchased Class A common stock of SciPlay in or traceable to SciPlay’s initial public offering that it completed on or about May 7, 2019. The complaint asserts claims for alleged violations of Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C. § 77, and seeks certification of the putative class; compensatory damages, and the award of the plaintiff’s and the class’s reasonable costs and expenses incurred in the action. We are currently unable to determine the likelihood of an outcome or estimate a range of reasonably possible losses, if any. We believe that the claims in the lawsuit are without merit, and intend to vigorously defend against them.
For additional information regarding our pending litigation matters, see Note 22 in our 2018 10-K.


(17) Financial Information for Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
We conduct substantially all of our business through our U.S. and foreign subsidiaries. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, SGI’s obligations under the Secured Notes (other than the 2022 Secured Notes, which were redeemed in March 2018), the Unsecured Notes and the Subordinated Notes were fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed by SGC and the Guarantor Subsidiaries other than SGI, and certain immaterial subsidiaries of SGC. The guarantees of our Secured Notes (other than the 2022 Secured Notes, which were redeemed in March 2018), Unsecured Notes and Subordinated Notes will terminate under the following customary circumstances: (1) the sale or disposition of the capital stock of the guarantor (including by consolidation or merger of the guarantor into another person); (2) the liquidation or dissolution of the guarantor; (3) the defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the notes; (4) the release of the guarantor from any guarantees of indebtedness of SGC and SGI; and (5) the proper designation of the guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary pursuant to the indenture governing the respective notes.
Presented below is condensed consolidating financial information for (1) SGC, (2) SGI, (3) the Guarantor Subsidiaries and (4) the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018. The condensed consolidating financial information has been presented to show the nature
of assets held, results of operations and cash flows of SGC, SGI, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries assuming the current guarantee structures of the Secured Notes (other than the 2022 Secured Notes, which were redeemed in March 2018), the Unsecured Notes and the Subordinated Notes were in effect at the beginning of the periods presented.


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     The condensed consolidating financial information reflects the investments of SGC in SGI, and in the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries using the equity method of accounting. They also reflect the investments of the Guarantor Subsidiaries in the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries. Net changes in intercompany due from/due to accounts are reported in the accompanying Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows as investing activities if the applicable entities have a net investment (asset) in intercompany accounts and as a financing activity if the applicable entities have a net intercompany borrowing (liability) balance.




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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
As of March 31,September 30, 2019
 SGC (Parent) 
SGI (Issuer1)
 Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminating
Entries
 ConsolidatedSGC (Parent) 
SGI (Issuer1)
 Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminating
Entries
 Consolidated
Assets                       
Cash and cash equivalents $1,119
 $1
 $
 $95
 $(2) $1,213
$194
 $
 $
 $170
 $(1) $363
Restricted cash 
 1
 33
 7
 
 41

 1
 37
 8
 
 46
Accounts receivable, net 
 102
 204
 315
 
 621

 105
 193
 338
 
 636
Notes receivable, net 
 
 89
 15
 
 104

 
 110
 13
 
 123
Inventories 
 45
 89
 109
 (14) 229

 53
 114
 103
 (13) 257
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets 3
 60
 95
 79
 1
 238
6
 57
 70
 92
 1
 226
Property and equipment, net 31
 99
 208
 215
 (36) 517
32
 95
 223
 197
 (31) 516
Operating lease right-of-use asset 1
 24
 35
 58
 
 118
1
 24
 32
 50
 
 107
Investment in subsidiaries 2,896
 959
 1,216
 
 (5,071) 
3,147
 992
 1,162
 
 (5,301) 
Goodwill 
 240
 1,897
 1,164
 
 3,301

 240
 1,897
 1,114
 
 3,251
Intangible assets, net 40
 34
 1,239
 432
 
 1,745
34
 34
 1,137
 374
 
 1,579
Intercompany balances 
 7,096
 74
 
 (7,170) 

 5,871
 70
 
 (5,941) 
Software, net 53
 37
 118
 69
 
 277
59
 36
 98
 77
 
 270
Other assets(2)
 113
 412
 37
 309
 (438) 433
105
 436
 45
 385
 (438) 533
Total assets $4,256
 $9,110
 $5,334
 $2,867
 $(12,730) $8,837
$3,578
 $7,944
 $5,188
 $2,921
 $(11,724) $7,907
Liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity                       
Current portion of long-term debt $
 $1,042
 $3
 $1
 $
 $1,046
$
 $285
 $2
 $1
 $
 $288
Other current liabilities 58
 224
 235
 258
 (35) 740
79
 215
 250
 246
 (33) 757
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 
 8,928
 8
 1
 
 8,937

 8,474
 8
 
 
 8,482
Operating lease liabilities 1
 20
 30
 47
 
 98
1
 20
 27
 43
 
 91
Other long-term liabilities 104
 13
 637
 176
 (491) 439
92
 25
 593
 174
 (470) 414
Intercompany balances 6,516
 
 
 654
 (7,170) 
5,629
 
 
 312
 (5,941) 
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity (2,423) (1,117) 4,421
 1,730
 (5,034) (2,423)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity $4,256
 $9,110
 $5,334
 $2,867
 $(12,730) $8,837
            
Total SGC stockholders’ (deficit) equity(2,223) (1,075) 4,308
 2,047
 (5,280) (2,223)
Noncontrolling interest
 
 
 98
 
 98
Total liabilities and total stockholders’ (deficit) equity$3,578
 $7,944
 $5,188
 $2,921
 $(11,724) $7,907
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes and the Secured Notes.
(2) Includes $11 million and $1 million in non-current restricted cash for Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, respectively.
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes and the Secured Notes.
(2) Includes $11 million and $1 million in non-current restricted cash for Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, respectively.
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes and the Secured Notes.
(2) Includes $11 million and $1 million in non-current restricted cash for Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, respectively.




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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
As of December 31, 2018
 SGC (Parent) 
SGI (Issuer1)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminating
Entries
 Consolidated
Assets           
Cash and cash equivalents$74
 $1
 $
 $94
 $(1) $168
Restricted cash
 1
 32
 6
 
 39
Accounts receivable, net
 79
 205
 315
 
 599
Notes receivable, net
 
 101
 13
 
 114
Inventories
 40
 82
 111
 (17) 216
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets6
 63
 92
 72
 
 233
Property and equipment, net31
 112
 219
 218
 (33) 547
Investment in subsidiaries2,836
 975
 1,093
 
 (4,904) 
Goodwill
 240
 1,897
 1,143
 
 3,280
Intangible assets, net43
 34
 1,291
 441
 
 1,809
Intercompany balances
 6,054
 
 
 (6,054) 
Software, net58
 39
 128
 60
 
 285
Other assets(2)
110
 404
 46
 308
 (440) 428
Total assets$3,158
 $8,042
 $5,186
 $2,781
 $(11,449) $7,718
Liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity           
Current portion of long-term debt$
 $42
 $
 $3
 $
 $45
Other current liabilities64
 162
 248
 254
 (26) 702
Long-term debt, excluding current portion
 8,991
 
 1
 
 8,992
Other long-term liabilities106
 8
 637
 172
 (481) 442
Intercompany balances5,451
 
 49
 554
 (6,054) 
Total SGC stockholders’ (deficit) equity(2,463) (1,161) 4,252
 1,797
 (4,888) (2,463)
Total liabilities and total stockholders’ (deficit) equity$3,158
 $8,042
 $5,186
 $2,781
 $(11,449) $7,718
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes (other than the 2026 Unsecured Notes, which were not issued until March 2019) and the Secured Notes.
(2) Includes $12 million and $1 million in non-current restricted cash for Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, respectively.

  SGC (Parent) 
SGI (Issuer1)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminating
Entries
 Consolidated
Assets            
Cash and cash equivalents $74
 $1
 $
 $94
 $(1) $168
Restricted cash 
 1
 32
 6
 
 39
Accounts receivable, net 
 79
 205
 315
 
 599
Notes receivable, net 
 
 101
 13
 
 114
Inventories 
 40
 82
 111
 (17) 216
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets 6
 63
 92
 72
 
 233
Property and equipment, net 31
 112
 219
 218
 (33) 547
Investment in subsidiaries 2,836
 975
 1,093
 
 (4,904) 
Goodwill 
 240
 1,897
 1,143
 
 3,280
Intangible assets, net 43
 34
 1,291
 441
 
 1,809
Intercompany balances 
 6,054
 
 
 (6,054) 
Software, net 58
 39
 128
 60
 
 285
Other assets(2)
 110
 404
 46
 308
 (440) 428
Total assets $3,158
 $8,042
 $5,186
 $2,781
 $(11,449) $7,718
Liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity            
Current portion of long-term debt $
 $42
 $
 $3
 $
 $45
Other current liabilities 64
 162
 248
 254
 (26) 702
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 
 8,991
 
 1
 
 8,992
Other long-term liabilities 106
 8
 637
 172
 (481) 442
Intercompany balances 5,451
 
 49
 554
 (6,054) 
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity (2,463) (1,161) 4,252
 1,797
 (4,888) (2,463)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity $3,158
 $8,042
 $5,186
 $2,781
 $(11,449) $7,718
             
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes (other than the 2026 Unsecured Notes, which were not issued until February 2019) and the Secured Notes.
(2) Includes $12 million and $1 million in non-current restricted cash for Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, respectively.





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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
Three Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2019
 SGC (Parent) 
SGI (Issuer1)
 Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminating
Entries
 ConsolidatedSGC (Parent) 
SGI (Issuer1)
 Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminating
Entries
 Consolidated
Revenue $
 $158
 $358
 $385
 $(64) $837
$
 $139
 $376
 $419
 $(79) $855
Cost of services, cost of product sales and cost of instant products(2)
 
 101
 102
 152
 (48) 307

 93
 119
 170
 (65) 317
SG&A 35
 11
 59
 94
 (13) 186
34
 9
 55
 88
 (11) 175
R&D 
 1
 23
 25
 
 49

 1
 22
 24
 
 47
D&A 12
 12
 99
 47
 (5) 165
16
 8
 99
 44
 (5) 162
Restructuring and other 1
 
 2
 4
 
 7

 1
 2
 8
 
 11
Operating (loss) income (48) 33
 73
 63
 2
 123
(50) 27
 79
 85
 2
 143
Interest expense 
 (154) 
 
 
 (154)
 (146) 
 
 
 (146)
Gain on remeasurement of debt 
 5
 
 
 
 5

 19
 
 
 
 19
Other income (expense), net 20
 132
 (124) (22) 
 6
14
 129
 (117) (27) 
 (1)
Net (loss) income before equity in income of subsidiaries and income taxes (28) 16
 (51) 41
 2
 (20)(36) 29
 (38) 58
 2
 15
Equity in income of subsidiaries 6
 7
 11
 
 (24) 
36
 9
 22
 
 (67) 
Income tax (expense) benefit (2) (5) 13
 (10) 
 (4)
Net (loss) income $(24) $18
 $(27) $31
 $(22) $(24)
            
Other comprehensive income 51
 9
 2
 71
 (82) 51
Comprehensive income (loss) $27
 $27
 $(25) $102
 $(104) $27
            
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes and the Secured Notes.
(2) Exclusive of D&A.
Income tax benefit (expense)14
 (8) 8
 (11) 
 3
Net income (loss)14
 30
 (8) 47
 (65) 18
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
 
 4
 
 4
Net income (loss) attributable to SGC$14
 $30
 $(8) $43
 $(65) $14
Net income (loss)$14
 $30
 $(8) $47
 $(65) $18
Other comprehensive (loss) income(35) 30
 (1) (61)
32

(35)
Total comprehensive (loss) income(21) 60
 (9) (14) (33) (17)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
 
 4
 
 4
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to SGC$(21) $60
 $(9) $(18) $(33) $(21)
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes and the Secured Notes.
(2) Excludes D&A.
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes and the Secured Notes.
(2) Excludes D&A.




2933



SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME (LOSS)
Three Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2018
 SGC (Parent) 
SGI (Issuer1)
 Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminating
Entries
 Consolidated
Revenue$
 $138
 $404
 $361
 $(82) $821
Cost of services, cost of product sales and cost of instant products(2)

 90
 119
 160
 (68) 301
SG&A38
 12
 57
 76
 (13) 170
R&D
 
 21
 29
 
 50
D&A11
 9
 106
 45
 (5) 166
Restructuring and other320
 3
 4
 12
 
 339
Operating (loss) income(369) 24
 97
 39
 4
 (205)
Interest expense
 (147) 
 
 
 (147)
Gain on remeasurement of debt
 (4) 
 
 
 (4)
Other income (expense), net16
 130
 (123) (19) 
 4
Net (loss) income before equity in income of subsidiaries and income taxes(353) 3
 (26) 20
 4
 (352)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries
 4
 (10) 
 6
 
Income tax benefit (expense)1
 (1) 6
 (6) 
 
Net (loss) income$(352) $6
 $(30) $14
 $10
 $(352)
Other comprehensive (loss) income(5) 11
 (10) (2) 1
 (5)
Comprehensive (loss) income$(357) $17
 $(40) $12
 $11
 $(357)
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes (other than the 2026 Unsecured Notes, which were not issued until March 2019) and the Secured Notes.
(2) Excludes D&A.




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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
 SGC (Parent) 
SGI (Issuer1)
 Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminating
Entries
 ConsolidatedSGC (Parent) 
SGI (Issuer1)
 Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminating
Entries
 Consolidated
Revenue $
 $130
 $387
 $369
 $(74) $812
$
 $444
 $1,092
 $1,211
 $(210) $2,537
Cost of services, cost of product sales and cost of instant products (2)
 
 86
 118
 154
 (61) 297

 288
 329
 498
 (170) 945
SG&A 38
 11
 58
 79
 (14) 172
100
 29
 162
 276
 (32) 535
R&D 
 
 23
 31
 
 54

 3
 64
 75
 
 142
D&A 9
 8
 126
 48
 (3) 188
40
 33
 302
 136
 (14) 497
Restructuring and other 26
 1
 1
 24
 
 52
2
 2
 5
 15
 
 24
Operating (loss) income (73) 24
 61
 33
 4
 49
(142) 89
 230
 211
 6
 394
Interest expense 
 (155) 
 
 
 (155)
 (447) 
 
 
 (447)
Loss on debt financing transactions 
 (93) 
 
 
 (93)
 (60) 
 
 
 (60)
Gain on remeasurement of debt
 21
 
 
 
 21
Other income (expense), net 15
 136
 (133) (15) 
 3
50
 392
 (360) (63) 
 19
Net (loss) income before equity in income of subsidiaries and income taxes (58) (88) (72) 18
 4
 (196)(92) (5) (130) 148
 6
 (73)
Equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries (84) 4
 10
 
 70
 
Equity in income of subsidiaries12
 18
 45
 
 (75) 
Income tax (expense) benefit (60) 33
 25
 (4) 
 (6)(7) 1
 30
 (32) 
 (8)
Net (loss) income $(202) $(51) $(37) $14
 $74
 $(202)(87) 14
 (55) 116
 (69) (81)
            
Other comprehensive income (loss) 52
 (17) 22
 73
 (78) 52
Comprehensive income (loss) $(150) $(68) $(15) $87
 $(4) $(150)
            
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes (other than the 2026 Unsecured Notes, which were not issued until March 2019) and the Secured Notes.
(2) Exclusive of D&A.
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
 
 6
 
 6
Net (loss) income attributable to SGC$(87) $14
 $(55) $110
 $(69) $(87)
Net (loss) income$(87) $14
 $(55) $116
 $(69) $(81)
Other comprehensive (loss) income(35) 24
 (2) (56) 34
 (35)
Total comprehensive (loss) income(122) 38
 (57) 60
 (35) (116)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
 
 6
 
 6
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to SGC$(122) $38
 $(57) $54
 $(35) $(122)
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes and the Secured Notes.
(2) Excludes D&A.
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes and the Secured Notes.
(2) Excludes D&A.








3035



SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

 SGC (Parent) 
SGI (Issuer1)
 Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminating
Entries
 Consolidated
Revenue$
 $404
 $1,196
 $1,107
 $(229) $2,478
Cost of services, cost of product sales and cost of instant products(2)

 263
 369
 472
 (190) 914
SG&A119
 32
 166
 238
 (40) 515
R&D
 1
 66
 85
 1
 153
D&A32
 24
 339
 143
 (11) 527
Restructuring and other375
 
 8
 42
 (1) 424
Operating (loss) income(526) 84
 248
 127
 12
 (55)
Interest expense
 (448) 
 
 
 (448)
Loss on debt financing transactions
 (93) 
 
 
 (93)
Gain on remeasurement of debt
 29
 
 
 
 29
Other income (expense), net49
 399
 (375) (59) 
 14
Net (loss) income before equity in income of subsidiaries and income taxes(477) (29) (127) 68
 12
 (553)
Equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries(60) 22
 (17) 
 55
 
Income tax (expense) benefit(22) 7
 27
 (18) 
 (6)
Net (loss) income$(559) $
 $(117) $50
 $67
 $(559)
Other comprehensive (loss) income(37) 23
 (23) (48) 48
 (37)
Comprehensive (loss) income$(596) $23
 $(140) $2
 $115
 $(596)
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes (other than the 2026 Unsecured Notes, which were not issued until March 2019) and the Secured Notes.
(2) Excludes D&A.


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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
ThreeNine Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2019
 SGC (Parent) 
SGI (Issuer1)
 Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminating
Entries
 ConsolidatedSGC (Parent) 
SGI (Issuer1)
 Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminating
Entries
 Consolidated
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities $(15) $55
 $63
 $65
 $(1) $167
$(36) $77
 $146
 $216
 $
 $403
Cash flows from investing activities:  
  
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
Capital expenditures (3) (10) (25) (29) 
 (67)(17) (22) (85) (83) 
 (207)
Distributions of capital from equity investments 
 
 
 3
 
 3

 
 
 18
 
 18
Additions to equity method investments
 (1) 
 
 
 (1)
Other, principally change in intercompany investing activities 
 (986) (47) 
 1,033
 

 268
 (61) 
 (207) 
Net cash used in investing activities (3) (996) (72) (26) 1,033
 (64)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(17) 245
 (146) (65) (207) (190)
Cash flows from financing activities:                       
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of payments 
 955
 
 (2) 
 953
Payments of long-term debt, net of proceeds
 (306) 
 (2) 
 (308)
Payments of debt issuance and deferred financing costs 
 (14) 
 
 
 (14)
 (14) 
 (1) 
 (15)
Payments on license obligations (7) 
 
 
 
 (7)(20) (1) (5) 
 
 (26)
Sale of future revenue 
 
 11
 
 
 11

 
 11
 
 
 11
Net proceeds from the sale of SciPlay common stock
 
 
 342
 
 342
Payments of deferred SciPlay common stock offering costs
 
 
 (9) 
 (9)
Net redemptions of common stock under stock-based compensation plans and other 1
 
 (2) 
 
 (1)
 (2) (2) (2) 
 (6)
Other, principally change in intercompany financing activities 1,069
 
 
 (36) (1,033) 
193
 
 
 (400) 207
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 1,063
 941
 9
 (38) (1,033) 942
173
 (323) 4
 (72) 207
 (11)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 
 
 
 1
 
 1

 
 
 (1) 
 (1)
Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 1,045
 
 
 2
 (1) 1,046
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash120
 (1) 4
 78
 
 201
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 74
 2
 44
 101
 (1) 220
74
 2
 44
 101
 (1) 220
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash end of period $1,119
 $2
 $44
 $103
 $(2) $1,266
            
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$194
 $1
 $48
 $179
 $(1) $421
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes and the Secured Notes.




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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
ThreeNine Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2018


 SGC (Parent) 
SGI (Issuer1)
 Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminating
Entries
 Consolidated
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities$(56) $30
 $153
 $231
 $(2) $356
Cash flows from investing activities: 
  
  
  
  
  
Capital expenditures(30) (57) (122) (84) 
 (293)
Acquisitions of businesses and assets, net of cash acquired
 
 (10) (264) 
 (274)
Distributions of capital from equity investments
 
 
 24
 
 24
Additions to equity method investments
 (2) 
 (74) 
 (76)
Other, principally change in intercompany investing activities
 91
 (15) 
 (76) 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(30) 32
 (147) (398) (76) (619)
Cash flows from financing activities:           
Proceeds net of payments on long-term debt
 (24) 
 (6) 
 (30)
Repayment of assumed NYX debt
 
 
 (288) 
 (288)
Payments of debt issuance and deferred financing costs
 (39) 
 
 
 (39)
Payments on license obligations(20) 
 (2) 
 
 (22)
Net redemptions of common stock under stock-based compensation plans and other(22) 
 (2) 
 
 (24)
Other, principally change in intercompany financing activities(565) 
 
 489
 76
 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(607) (63) (4) 195
 76
 (403)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
 
 
 (2) 
 (2)
(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(693) (1) 2
 26
 (2) (668)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period732
 1
 44
 60
 (3) 834
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash end of period$39
 $
 $46
 $86
 $(5) $166
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes (other than the 2026 Unsecured Notes, which were not issued until March 2019) and the Secured Notes.

  SGC (Parent) 
SGI (Issuer1)
 Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminating
Entries
 Consolidated
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities $(32) $(25) $34
 $55
 $(2) $30
Cash flows from investing activities:  
  
  
  
  
  
Capital expenditures (8) (17) (45) (18) 
 (88)
Acquisitions of businesses and assets, net of cash acquired 
 
 (9) (265) 
 (274)
Distributions of capital from equity investments 
 
 
 2
 
 2
Other, principally change in intercompany investing activities 
 74
 
 
 (74) 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (8) 57
 (54) (281) (74) (360)
Cash flows from financing activities:            
Proceeds net of payments on long-term debt 
 7
 
 (2) 
 5
Repayment of assumed NYX debt 
 
 
 (288) 
 (288)
Payments of debt issuance and deferred financing costs 
 (39) 
 
 
 (39)
Payments on license obligations (7) 
 
 
 
 (7)
Net redemptions of common stock under stock-based compensation plans and other (15) 
 (2) 
 
 (17)
Other, principally change in intercompany financing activities (630) 
 22
 534
 74
 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (652) (32) 20
 244
 74
 (346)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 
 
 
 2
 
 2
(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (692) 
 
 20
 (2) (674)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 732
 1
 44
 60
 (3) 834
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash end of period $40
 $1
 $44
 $80
 $(5) $160
             
(1) Issuer of obligations under the Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Notes (other than the 2026 Unsecured Notes, which were not issued until March 2019) and the Secured Notes.




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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion is intended to enhance the reader'sreader’s understanding of our operations and current business environment and should be read in conjunction with the description of our business included under Part I, Item 1 “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” and Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and under Part I, Item 1 “Business,” and Item 1A “Risk Factors” and Part II, Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our 2018 10-K.
This “Management's“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (“MD&A”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and should be read in conjunction with the disclosures and information contained and referenced under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and “Risk Factors” included in our 2018 10-K. As used in this MD&A, the terms “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” mean Scientific Games Corporation together with its consolidated subsidiaries.


You can access our filings with the SEC through the SEC website at www.sec.gov or through our website, and we strongly encourage you to do so. We routinely post information that may be important to investors on our website at www.scientificgames.com/investors/, and we use this website address as a means of disclosing material information to the public in a broad, non-exclusionary manner for purposes of the SEC’s Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg FD). The contents of our website are not incorporated by reference in this Form 10-Q and shall not be deemed “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW
We are a leading developer of technology-based products and services and associated content for the worldwide gaming, lottery, social and digital gaming industries. Our portfolio of revenue-generating activities primarily includes supplying gaming machines and game content, casino-management systems and table game products and services to licensed gaming entities; providing instant and draw-based lottery products, lottery systems and lottery content and services to lottery operators; providing social casino solutions to retail consumers; and providing a comprehensive suite of digital RMG and sports wagering solutions, distribution platforms, content, products and services.
Recent Events
On March 19,In November 2019, we completed a private offering of $1,100received commitments from certain revolving lenders to, among other things, extend approximately $600 million of commitments under the 2026 Unsecured Notes.existing revolving credit facility for a five-year period and provide for step-downs in the consolidated net first lien leverage ratio covenant to 4.75x of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the credit agreement) beginning with the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020 and 4.50x beginning with the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021 (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”), subject to definitive documentation. We usedare still in discussions with other lenders regarding potential additional extended revolver commitments. We anticipate that we will enter into the net proceeds ofCredit Agreement Amendment in mid-November 2019, subject to customary closing conditions. However, we cannot assure whether, when, and on what terms, we will be able to ultimately enter in the 2026 Unsecured Notes offering to redeem $1,000 million of our outstanding 2022 Unsecured Notes, which redemption was completed on April 4, 2019. The 2026 Unsecured Notes offering allowed us to extend the maturity of $1,000 million of our debt from 2022 to 2026 and reduce expected future cash paid for interest.
On May 7, 2019, we completed an initial public offering of a 17.4% minority interest in our Social gaming business, the “SciPlay IPO”, which we believe will provide greater flexibility to pursue additional growth initiatives specifically designed for our Social gaming business. SGC received $301 million in proceeds from the offering, which enables us to make substantial payments to reduce our debt.Credit Agreement Amendment.
Segments
We report our operations in four business segments-Gaming, Lottery, SocialSciPlay and Digital-representing our different products and services. As a result of the SciPlay IPO and starting with the first quarter of 2019, we changed the calculation of SocialSciPlay business segment AEBITDA, which now reflects corporate services obtained under an intercompany services agreementthe Intercompany Services Agreement and certain royaltiesIP charges paid by the SocialSciPlay business segment to other segments or to Corporatethe Gaming business segment under an intercompany intellectual property license agreement.the IP License Agreement. Business segment information for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 has been recast to reflect these changes.  See "— Business Segments Results"Results” below and Note 3 for additional business segment information.
Foreign Exchange
Our results are impacted by changes in foreign currency exchange rates used in the translation of foreign functional currencies into USD and the remeasurement of foreign currency transactions or balances. The impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations represents the difference between current rates and prior-period rates applied to current activity. Our exposure to foreign currency volatility on revenue is as follows:




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Three Months EndedThree Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31,September 30, September 30,
2019
20182019
2018 2019 2018
($ in millions)Revenue % Consolidated Revenue Revenue % Consolidated RevenueRevenue % Consolidated Revenue Revenue % Consolidated Revenue Revenue % Consolidated Revenue Revenue % Consolidated Revenue
Foreign Currency:                      
British Pound Sterling$85
 10% $83
 10%$82
 10% $72
 9% $245
 10% $235
 10%
Euro56
 7% 54
 7%58
 7% 55
 7% 175
 7% 169
 7%
Australian Dollar16
 2% 25
 3%25
 3% 27
 3% 67
 3% 80
 3%
We also have foreign currency exposure related to certain of our equity investments, cross-currency interest rate swaps, and Euro-denominated debt. See “Risk Factors” under Item 1A and “Consolidated Results Other Factors Affecting 2018, 2017 and 2016 Net Loss ComparabilityForeign exchange” under Item 7 in our 2018 10-K and Item 3 “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
 Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 VarianceThree Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Variance Nine Months Ended September 30, Variance
($ in millions) 2019
2018 2019 vs. 20182019
2018 2019 vs. 2018 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Total revenue $837
 $812
 $25
 3 %$855
 $821
 $34
 4 % $2,537
 $2,478
 $59
 2 %
Total operating expenses 714
 763
 (49) (6)%712
 1,026
 (314) (31)% 2,143
 2,533
 (390) (15)%
Operating income 123
 49
 74
 151 %
Net loss before income taxes (20) (196) 176
 (90)%
Net loss $(24) $(202) $178
 (88)%
Operating income (loss)143
 (205) 348
 nm
 394
 (55) 449
 nm
Net income (loss) before income taxes15
 (352) 367
 nm
 (73) (553) 480
 (87)%
Net income (loss)18
 (352) 370
 nm
 (81) (559) 478
 (86)%
Net income (loss) attributable to SGC$14
 $(352) $366
 nm
 $(87) $(559) $472
 (84)%
nm = not meaningful.nm = not meaningful.


Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Revenue
 Three Months Ended March 31, VarianceThree Months Ended September 30, Variance Nine Months Ended September 30, Variance
($ in millions) 2019
2018 2019 vs. 20182019
2018 2019 vs. 2018 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Gaming $422
 $443
 $(21) (5)%$454
 $448
 $6
 1% $1,303
 $1,362
 $(59) (4)%
Lottery 227
 202
 25
 12 %220
 207
 13
 6% 678
 616
 62
 10 %
Social 118
 97
 21
 22 %
SciPlay116
 105
 11
 11% 353
 302
 51
 17 %
Digital 70
 70
 
  %65
 61
 4
 7% 203
 198
 5
 3 %
Total revenue $837
 $812
 $25
 3 %$855
 $821
 $34
 4% $2,537
 $2,478
 $59
 2 %


Gaming revenue increased for the three-month period primarily due to increases in table products and gaming systems revenue, partially offset by lower gaming operations revenue. Gaming revenue decreased for the nine-month period primarily due to lower gaming operations revenue coupled with lowerdecreases in gaming machine sales.sales and gaming systems revenue. The decrease in gaming operations revenue was primarily due to the lower U.S. and CanadianCanada ending installed base units coupled with lower average daily revenue for International units, while therevenue. The decrease in gaming machine sales was primarily due to lower internationalU.S. and Canada new unit sales coupled with lower average sales price per new unit.unit, while the decrease in gaming systems revenue for the nine-month period is due to lower system and iVIEW® installations due to certain Canadian contracts that are nearing completion of systems launches.
Lottery revenue increased for both periods primarily due to higher lottery systems revenue driven by domestic equipment sales and organic domestic growth coupled with organic domestic growth.an increase in instant products revenue for the three-month period.
Social

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SciPlay revenue increased for both periods primarily due to continued growth in our mobile platform business, reflecting the ongoing popularity of Jackpot Party® Casino, MONOPOLYSlots, Bingo Showdown®, 88 Fortunes®, and Quick Hit® Slots.
Digital revenue increased for both periods primarily due to increases in sports and platform revenue driven by growth in sports and iLottery offerings, which were partially offset by lower gaming and other revenue.
Operating expenses


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Three Months Ended March 31, VarianceThree Months Ended September 30, Variance Nine Months Ended September 30, Variance
($ in millions)2019
2018 2019 vs. 20182019
2018 2019 vs. 2018 2019
2018 2019 vs. 2018
Operating expenses:                      
Cost of services$133
 $122
 $11
 9 %$133
 $124
 $9
 7 % $401
 $371
 $30
 8 %
Cost of product sales107
 105
 2
 2 %115
 110
 5
 5 % 333
 335
 (2) (1)%
Cost of instant products67
 70
 (3) (4)%69
 67
 2
 3 % 211
 208
 3
 1 %
SG&A186
 172
 14
 8 %175
 170
 5
 3 % 535
 515
 20
 4 %
R&D49
 54
 (5) (9)%47
 50
 (3) (6)% 142
 153
 (11) (7)%
D&A165
 188
 (23) (12)%162
 166
 (4) (2)% 497
 527
 (30) (6)%
Restructuring and other7
 52
 (45) (87)%11
 339
 (328) (97)% 24
 424
 (400) (94)%
Total operating expenses$714
 $763
 $(49) (6)%$712
 $1,026
 $(314) (31)% $2,143

$2,533
 $(390) (15)%
Cost of revenue
TotalThe increase in cost of revenue increased primarilyfor the three and nine months is due to a $9 million increaseincreases in Social business cost of services which is correlatedprimarily driven by revenue growth in the SciPlay business segment coupled with Social business revenue growth.increases in cost of instant product sales driven by higher Lottery revenue.
SG&A
The increase inSG&Afor the nine months is primarily due to higher Social businessSciPlay SG&A primarily driven by higher$24 million in marketing and player acquisition costs coupled with an increase in stock-based compensation, partially offset by higher legal fees in the prior year related to support ongoing growth initiatives.the Shuffle Tech Matter.
D&A
The decrease in D&A was primarilyfor the nine months is due to certain Gaming segment acquired intangible assets becoming fully depreciated during the first quarter of 2018, and a $19$10 million higher impairment charge related to assets held for sale recorded duringin the first quarter of 2018.prior year period and higher Lottery segment D&A associated with certain lottery system contracts.
Restructuring and other
The decrease in Restructuring and otherfor both periods is primarily due to: (1)to the nonrecurring nature of the Shuffle Tech Matter related charge recorded in the prior year. Additionally, the prior year nine months included an $18$26 million non-cash fair value contingent consideration remeasurement charge in 2018 (see Note 12); (2) a $15 million legal reserve for the Shuffle Tech legal matter in 2018; and (3) $8compared to $2 million in NYX related acquisition costs in 2018, with no such comparable expenses in the current-yearcurrent year nine-month period. See Note 4 for additional details on Restructuring and other charges.
Other Factors Affecting Net Loss ComparabilityIncome (Loss) Attributable to SGC


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 Three Months Ended March 31, Factors Affecting Net LossThree Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Factors Affecting Net Income (Loss) Attributable to SGC
(in millions) 2019 2018 2019 vs. 20182019 2018 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Loss on debt financing transactions $
 $(93) Loss on debt financing transactions from our refinancing transactions consummated during the 2018 first quarter, including a $110 million premium charge associated with the redemption of the 2022 Secured Notes (see Note 11).$
 $
 $(60) $(93) 
Loss on debt financing transactions consummated during the second quarter of 2019 includes a $50 million premium charge associated with the redemption of $1,000 million of the 2022 Unsecured Notes (see Note 11).

Loss on debt financing transactions from our refinancing transactions consummated during the first quarter of 2018 includes a $110 million premium charge associated with the redemption of the 2022 Secured Notes.
Gain (loss) on remeasurement of debt 5
 (1) The three-month period gain is attributable to remeasurement of the 2026 Secured Euro Notes and 2026 Unsecured Euro Notes and reflects weakening of the Euro vs. the U.S. Dollar since December 31, 2018 (1.14 exchange rate at December 31, 2018 vs. 1.13 as of March 31, 2019).19
 (4) 21
 29
 Gains and (losses) are attributable to remeasurement of the 2026 Secured Euro Notes and 2026 Unsecured Euro Notes and primarily reflect changes in the Euro vs. the U.S. Dollar foreign exchange rates between the periods.
Income tax benefit (expense)3
 
 (8) (6) The change is primarily due to the overall mix of income in our foreign jurisdictions (see Note 14).
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest4
 
 6
 
 The three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019 reflect SciPlay noncontrolling interest (see Note 1).


See “Business Segments Results” below for a more detailed explanation of the significant changes in our components of revenue within the individual segment results of operations.


BUSINESS SEGMENTS RESULTS


GAMING
Our Gaming business segment designs, develops, manufactures, markets and distributes a comprehensive portfolio of gaming products and services. We provide our Gaming portfolio of products and services to commercial casinos, Native


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American casinos, wide-area gaming operators such as licensed betting offices, (“LBOs”), arcade and bingo operators in the U.K. and continental Europe, and government agencies and their affiliated operators.
We generate Gaming revenue from both services and product sales. Our services revenue includes revenue earned from Participation gaming machines, other leased gaming machines (including VLTs and electronic table games), supplied table products and services (including Shufflers), casino management technology solutions and systems, and other services revenues. Our product sales revenue includes the sale of new and used gaming machines, electronic table games, VLTs and VGTs, casino-management technology solutions and systems, table products, PTG licensing, conversion kits (including game, hardware or operating system conversions) and spare parts. For additional information, refer to the Gaming primary business activities summary included within “Business Segment Results” under Item 7 of our 2018 10-K.


Current Year Update


We expect to continue to face pricing pressure in our Gaming business segment. We anticipate that replacement demand for gaming machines and constraints on capital spending by gaming operators will continue at current levels. We anticipate that demand for our gaming systems products and services will remain at a constant levelcontinue to decline due to several Canadian systems contracts and related new systems implementations anticipated to continue throughout 2019; however, timing can fluctuate based on timing of installations of the systems.nearing their completion. We believe we have begun to stabilize the erosion in the installed base of our Participation gaming machines. During the first quarter of 2019, we deployed the Twinstar® Wave XL as an addition to our Gaming Operationsoperations platform.


Results of Operations and Key Performance Indicators for Gaming
  Three Months Ended March 31, Variance
($ in millions) 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Total revenue $422
 $443
 $(21) (5)%
Total operating expenses 329
 371
 (42) (11)%
AEBITDA 215
 218
 (3) (1)%

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Revenue




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 Three Months Ended March 31, Variance
($ in millions)2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Revenue:       
Gaming operations$152
 $161
 $(9) (6)%
Gaming machine sales136
 145
 (9) (6)%
Gaming systems74
 75
 (1) (1)%
Table products60
 62
 (2) (3)%
Total revenue$422
 $443
 $(21) (5)%
        
F/X impact on revenue$(4) $9
 

 

        
KPIs:       
U.S. and Canadian units(1):
       
Installed base at period end32,958
 35,336
 (2,378) (7)%
Average daily revenue per unit$38.46
 $38.39
 $0.07
  %
        
International units(1):
       
Installed base at period end33,950
 33,075
 875
 3 %
Average daily revenue per unit$11.43
 $12.33
 $(0.9) (7)%
        
Gaming machine unit sales:       
U.S. and Canadian new unit shipments4,801
 4,667
 134
 3 %
International new unit shipments2,083
 2,201
 (118) (5)%
   Total new unit shipments6,884
 6,868
 16
  %
Average sales price per new unit$17,140
 $17,722
 $(582) (3)%
(1) Effective the first quarter of 2019, we changed our gaming operations KPIs, which now reflect installed base and average daily revenue per unit by geography, as we believe this presentation presents gaming operations units in categories that are more similar than previous presentations and aligns more closely with how management evaluates the operating performance of the business segment.
 Three Months Ended September 30, Variance Nine Months Ended September 30, Variance
($ in millions)2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Total revenue$454
 $448
 $6
 1 % $1,303
 $1,362
 $(59) (4)%
Total operating expenses349
 345
 4
 1 % 1,012
 1,078
 (66) (6)%
AEBITDA(1)
226
 233
 (7) (3)% 656
 686
 (30) (4)%
(1) The nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes $10 million in IP charges paid by the SciPlay business segment, which are no longer being paid as of May 7, 2019 in connection with the IP License Agreement described in Note 1. The IP charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 were $7 million and $19 million, respectively.


Revenue
 Three Months Ended September 30, Variance Nine Months Ended September 30, Variance
($ in millions)2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Revenue:               
Gaming operations$149
 $159
 $(10) (6)% $451
 $481
 $(30) (6)%
Gaming machine sales168
 167
 1
 1 % 452
 480
 (28) (6)%
Gaming systems77
 70
 7
 10 % 218
 229
 (11) (5)%
Table products60
 52
 8
 15 % 182
 172
 10
 6 %
Total revenue$454
 $448
 $6
 1 % $1,303
 $1,362
 $(59) (4)%
                
F/X impact on revenue$(3) $
 

 

 $(11) $13
    
                
KPIs:               
U.S. and Canada units(1):
               
Installed base at period end31,509
 33,530
 (2,021) (6)% 31,509
 33,530
 (2,021) (6)%
Average daily revenue per unit$38.85
 $39.44
 $(0.59) (1)% $38.75
 $38.86
 $(0.11)  %
                
International units(1):
               
Installed base at period end33,663
 33,567
 96
  % 33,663
 33,567
 96
  %
Average daily revenue per unit$9.73
 $10.50
 $(0.77) (7)% $10.80
 $11.53
 $(0.73) (6)%
                
Gaming machine unit sales:               
U.S. and Canada new unit shipments5,530
 5,038
 492
 10 % 15,002
 15,454
 (452) (3)%
International new unit shipments2,731
 2,625
 106
 4 % 7,544
 7,318
 226
 3 %
   Total new unit shipments8,261
 7,663
 598
 8 % 22,546
 22,772
 (226) (1)%
Average sales price per new unit$17,500
 $18,199
 $(699) (4)% $17,369
 $17,874
 $(505) (3)%
(1) Effective the first quarter of 2019, we changed our gaming operation KPIs, which now reflect the installed base and average daily revenue broken down into two categories: U.S. and Canada and International. This change reflects how the management team views the business and provides a clear representation of what drives our operating results.

Gaming Operations
Gaming operations revenue decreased primarilyfor the three and nine months due to a 2,378-unit2,021-unit decrease in the ending installed base ofin the U.S. and Canadian unitsCanada coupled with a decrease in U.S. and Canada average daily revenue of $0.59 per unit for the three-month period and $0.11 per unit for the nine-month period primarily due to a strategic long-term relationship entered into during 2018 that converted a number of units to sale in Oklahoma. International units. This decreaseaverage daily revenue per unit for the three- and nine-month periods decreased by $0.77 and $0.73, respectively, which was partially offset by an 875-unita 96-unit increase in theInternational ending installed base for International units and an increase in the average daily revenue for U.S. and Canadian units.base.


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Gaming Machine Sales

Gaming machine sales revenue decreased primarilyfor the nine-month period due to lower international unitsa decrease in U.S. and Canada new unit shipments resulting from fewer casino openings and expansions during the period coupled with a decrease in the average sales price per unit, reflectingunit. The prior year three- and nine-month periods include sales resulting from a less favorable mix of gaming machines. This decrease was partially offset by the increase in U.S. and Canadian new unit shipments, which were largely driven by the Encore Boston Harbor opening. strategic long-term relationship described above.
The following table summarizes Gaming machine sales changes:


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Three Months Ended March 31, VarianceThree Months Ended September 30, Variance Nine Months Ended September 30, Variance
2019 2018 2019 vs. 20182019 2018 2019 vs. 2018 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
U.S. and Canadian unit shipments:       
U.S. and Canada unit shipments:               
Replacement units3,194
 3,743
 (549) (15)%4,152
 4,266
 (114) (3)% 10,789
 12,397
 (1,608) (13)%
Casino opening and expansion units1,607
 924
 683
 74 %1,378
 772
 606
 78 % 4,213
 3,057
 1,156
 38 %
Total unit shipments4,801
 4,667
 134
 3 %5,530
 5,038
 492
 10 % 15,002
 15,454
 (452) (3)%
                      
International unit shipments:                      
Replacement units2,083
 1,940
 143
 7 %2,631
 2,414
 217
 9 % 7,388
 6,846
 542
 8 %
Casino opening and expansion units
 261
 (261) (100)%100
 211
 (111) (53)% 156
 472
 (316) (67)%
Total unit shipments2,083
 2,201
 (118) (5)%2,731
 2,625
 106
 4 % 7,544
 7,318
 226
 3 %
Gaming Systems
Gaming systems revenue increased for the three months primarily due to service revenue and the timing of software installations related to certain Canadian contracts, which were partially offset by a decrease in hardware revenue related to both domestic and international customers.
Gaming systems revenue decreased for the nine months primarily due to fewer installations of new systems in casinos as a result of fewer casino openings and expansions, and lower iVIEW installations due to certain Canadian contracts that are nearing completion of systems launches.
Table Products
Table products revenue increased for both periods primarily due to increased Shuffler sales.
Operating Expenses
OperatingThe decrease in operating expenses decreasedfor the nine months is primarily due to a $15 million decrease inlower cost of revenue correlated withon the lower unit shipmentssales, coupled with a $27 million reduction inlower D&A as a result of certain Gaming segment acquired intangible assets becoming fully depreciated during the first quarter of 2018 and a $19$10 million higher impairment charge related to assets held for sale impairment charge recorded duringin the first quarter of 2018.prior year period.
AEBITDA
The decrease in AEBITDA decreasedfor the three months is primarily due to a reduction of IP charges paid by the SciPlay business segment, which ended as a result of May 7, 2019 in connection with the IP License Agreement described in Note 1. The decrease in AEBITDA for the nine months is primarily due to lower revenue while coupled with the reduction of IP charges paid by the SciPlay business segment.
AEBITDA as a percentage of revenue (“AEBITDA margin”) increasedfor the nine-month period was flat while the three-month period AEBITDA margin decreased by 2 percentage points as a result of a more profitable business mixdue to the reduction in IP charges and improved operating leverage.change in overall revenue mix.


LOTTERY


Our Lottery business segment is primarily comprised of our instant products business and our systems-based services and product sales business. Our instant products business generates revenue from the manufacture and sale of instant products, as well as the provision of value-added services such as game design, sales and marketing support, specialty games and promotions, inventory management, warehousing, fulfillment services, as well as full instant product category management. In


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addition, we provide licensed games, promotional entertainment and internet-based marketing services to the lottery industry. These revenues are presented as instant products revenue.
Our systems-based services and product sales business provides customized computer software, software support, equipment and data communication services, and keno to lotteries. In the U.S., we typically provide the necessary point-of-sale terminals and equipment, software and maintenance services on a Participation basis under long-term contracts that typically have an initial term of at least five years. Internationally, we typically sell our point of salepoint-of-sale terminals and/or computer software to lottery authorities and may provide ongoing fee-based systems maintenance and software support services. Refer to the Lottery primary business activities summary included within “Business Segment Results” under Item 7 of our 2018 10-K.
Current Year Update
We believe we will continue to face intense price-based competition in our Lottery business in 2019.business. In the near term, we also expect to see an increase in the number of jurisdictions that seek to privatize or outsource lottery operations managed services and to face strong competition from both traditional and new competitors with respect to these opportunities. In addition, we anticipate that lottery RFPs, specifically those for private management agreements and certain of our international customers, could increasingly include terms that expose us to increased risk, such as requiring the guarantee of specific income thresholds or significant upfront payments. 


On March 4, 2019, we won a 10-year sports betting joint-venture contract to be the primary supplier and service provider to Turkey, Europe’s second largest state-sponsored sports betting market and among the top threefour in the world in sales.
On July 22, 2019, we entered into an agreement with a joint venture comprised of SISAL and Demiroren to act as the joint venture’s exclusive provider of instant tickets, an instant ticket validation system, our next generation of WAVETM retail lottery terminals, and associated services in support of the Turkey national lottery.
We entered into an agreement with SISAL that became effective on September 18, 2019, the day SISAL won the GNTN pari-mutuel games tender in Italy, which provides for the exclusive supply of our next generation of WAVE retail lottery terminals and associated services.


Results of Operations and Key Performance Indicators for Lottery


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 Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 VarianceThree Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Variance Nine Months Ended September 30, Variance
($ in millions) 2019 2018 2019 vs. 20182019 2018 2019 vs. 2018 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Total revenue $227
 $202
 $25
 12%$220
 $207
 $13
 6% $678
 $616
 $62
 10%
Total operating expenses 158
 141
 17
 12%151
 146
 5
 3% 473
 421
 52
 12%
AEBITDA 104
 94
 10
 11%99
 92
 7
 8% 306
 286
 20
 7%

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

Revenue
 Three Months Ended March 31, VarianceThree Months Ended September 30, Variance Nine Months Ended September 30, Variance
($ in millions) 2019 2018 2019 vs. 20182019 2018 2019 vs. 2018 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Revenue:                       
Instant products $140
 $150
 $(10) (7)%$150
 $142
 $8
 6% $440
 $442
 $(2) 0 %
Lottery systems 87
 52
 35
 67 %70
 65
 5
 8% 238
 174
 64
 37 %
Total revenue $227
 $202
 $25
 12 %$220
 $207
 $13
 6% $678
 $616
 $62
 10 %
                       
F/X impact on revenue $(2) $3
 

 

$(2) $
 

 

 $(8) $6
    

Primary factors drivingInstant products revenue increased in the three-month period primarily due to organic growth in domestic and international sales, and Lottery systems grew principally from international terminals and software sales. Lottery systems drove the nine-month revenue increase were a $35 million increase in lottery systems revenue driven by domestic equipment sales coupled with organic domestic growth, partially offset by a $10 million decrease in instant product revenue, primarily driven by lower domestic revenue as a result of a change in the mix shipment volumes among our contract types.due to global hardware and software sales.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for both periods increased primarily due to higher costthe costs of revenue on hardware sales, which droveassociated with the lottery systems revenue increase.growth.
AEBITDA


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AEBITDA increasedimproved for the three-month period primarily due to higheran increase in instant products revenue (as described above), and for the nine-month period primarily due to systems revenue. AEBITDA margin decreasedfor the three-month period improved by 1 percentage point as a result ofand decreased for the lower margin on hardware sales.nine-month period by 1 percentage point.
SOCIAL
SCIPLAY
In our SocialSciPlay business segment, we generate substantially all of our revenue from the sale of virtual coins, chips and bingo cards, which players can use to play slot, table games or bingo games (i.e., spin in the case of slot games, bet in the case of table games and use of bingo cards in the case of bingo games). The games are primarily our WMS®, Bally®, Barcrest®, SHFL®, Dragonplay® and Bingo Showdown branded games. We offer both third-party branded games and original content. Substantially all of our SocialSciPlay revenue is comprised of B2C transactions.
Our apps include Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish® Casino,Quick Hit Slots, Hot Shot Casino®, Bingo Showdown, 88 Fortunes, and MONOPOLY Slots on various platforms which include Facebook, Apple, Google, and Amazon.
Current Year Update
We continue to pursue our multi-product strategy in our Social gaming business.SciPlay business segment. On May 7, 2019, we completed the IPO for an initial public offering of a 17.4%18.0% minority interest in our Social gaming business, after giving effect to the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option on June 4, 2019 (see Business Overview section and Note 1).


Results of Operations and Key Performance Indicators for Social


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SciPlay
 Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 VarianceThree Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Variance Nine Months Ended September 30, Variance
($ in millions) 2019 2018 2019 vs. 20182019 2018 2019 vs. 2018 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Total revenue $118
 $97
 $21
 22 %$116
 $105
 $11
 11 % $353
 $302
 $51
 17%
Operating expenses 98
 100
 (2) (2)%88
 93
 (5) (6)% 278
 276
 3
 1%
AEBITDA(1) 25
 23
 2
 9 %32
 24
 8
 35 % 90
 70
 21
 30%
(1) The nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes a charge of $10 million for IP charges paid to the Gaming business segment. These payments are no longer being paid as of May 7, 2019 in connection with the IP License Agreement described in Note 1. The IP charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 were $7 million and $19 million, respectively.(1) The nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes a charge of $10 million for IP charges paid to the Gaming business segment. These payments are no longer being paid as of May 7, 2019 in connection with the IP License Agreement described in Note 1. The IP charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 were $7 million and $19 million, respectively.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2018


Revenue
 Three Months Ended March 31, VarianceThree Months Ended September 30, Variance Nine Months Ended September 30, Variance
($ in millions) 2019 2018 2019 vs. 20182019 2018 2019 vs. 2018 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Revenue:                       
Mobile $97
 $73
 $24
 33 %$97
 $83
 $14
 18 % $293
 $232
 $61
 26 %
Web and other 21
 24
 (3) (13)%19
 22
 (3) (17)% 60
 70
 (10) (15)%
Total revenue $118
 $97
 $21
 22 %$116
 $105
 $11
 11 % $353
 $302
 $51
 17 %
                       
KPIs:                       
Social gaming:        
SciPlay business segment:               
Mobile Penetration(1)
 82% 75% 7pp
 nm
84% 79% 5 pp
 nm
 83% 77% 6 pp
 nm
Average MAU(2)
 8.4
 8.1
 0.3
 4 %7.8
 8.4
 (0.6)
 (7)% 8.1
 8.2
 (0.1)
 (1)%
Average DAU(3)
 2.7
 2.6
 0.1
 4 %2.7
 2.7
 
  % 2.7
 2.6
 0.1
 4 %
ARPDAU(4)
 $0.48
 $0.42
 $0.06
 14 %$0.47
 $0.43
 $0.04
 9 % $0.48
 $0.42
 $0.06
 14 %
nm = not meaningful.
pp = percentage points.
(1) Mobile penetration is defined as the percentage of B2C social gaming revenue generated from mobile platforms.
(2) MAU = Monthly Active Users is a count of visitors to our sites during a month. An individual who plays two different games or from two different devices may, in certain circumstances, be counted twice. However, we use third-party data to limit the occurrence of double counting.
(3) DAU = Daily Active Users is a count of visitors to our sites during a day. An individual who plays two different games or from two different devices may, in certain circumstances, be counted twice. However, we use third-party data to limit the occurrence of double counting.
(4) ARPDAU = Average revenue per DAU is calculated by dividing revenue for a period by the DAU for the period by the number of days for the period.
nm = not meaningful.
pp = percentage points.
(1) Mobile penetration is defined as the percentage of B2C SciPlay business segment revenue generated from mobile platforms.
(2) MAU = Monthly Active Users is a count of visitors to our sites during a month. An individual who plays two different games or from two different devices may, in certain circumstances, be counted twice. However, we use third-party data to limit the occurrence of double counting.
(3) DAU = Daily Active Users is a count of visitors to our sites during a day. An individual who plays two different games or from two different devices may, in certain circumstances, be counted twice. However, we use third-party data to limit the occurrence of double counting.
(4) ARPDAU = Average revenue per DAU is calculated by dividing revenue for a period by the DAU for the period by the number of days for the period.
nm = not meaningful.
pp = percentage points.
(1) Mobile penetration is defined as the percentage of B2C SciPlay business segment revenue generated from mobile platforms.
(2) MAU = Monthly Active Users is a count of visitors to our sites during a month. An individual who plays two different games or from two different devices may, in certain circumstances, be counted twice. However, we use third-party data to limit the occurrence of double counting.
(3) DAU = Daily Active Users is a count of visitors to our sites during a day. An individual who plays two different games or from two different devices may, in certain circumstances, be counted twice. However, we use third-party data to limit the occurrence of double counting.
(4) ARPDAU = Average revenue per DAU is calculated by dividing revenue for a period by the DAU for the period by the number of days for the period.




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Mobile platform revenue increased for both periods primarily due to the ongoing popularity of Jackpot PartyCasino MONOPOLYSlots, , Bingo Showdown, MONOPOLY Slots, and88 Fortunes, and Quick Hit Slots, which collectively represented substantially all of the revenue increase.Fortunes. Web platform and other revenue decreased and mobile penetration percentage increased for both periods due to a decline incontinued player levels as a result of player preferences causing a continued migration to mobile platformsplatforms.

Operating Expenses
OperatingWhile operating expenses remained relatively flat for the nine-month period, they decreased for the three-month period primarily due to lower contingent consideration remeasurementa decrease of $7 million in IP charges recorded in 2019 ($18 millionpaid to the Gaming business segment. This decrease was recorded in the first quarter of 2018), partially offset by higher costan increase of revenue$3 million in platform fees, which is correlated with the revenue growth, coupled with higher marketing and player acquisition costs to support ongoing growth initiatives.growth.
AEBITDA
AEBITDA increased for both periods primarily due to continued growth in revenue partially offset by higher SG&Amobile revenue. Additionally, for both periods, the AEBITDA increases reflect $7 million and $9 million, respectively, of savings from termination of the IP charges paid to the Gaming business segment as described above.of May 7, 2019, in connection with the IP License Agreement (See Note 1). As a result of these factors, AEBITDA margin declinedfor the three- and nine-month periods improved by 25 percentage points primarily due to higher marketing and player acquisition costs described above.3 percentage points, respectively.


DIGITAL


Our Digital segment provides a comprehensive suite of digital gaming and sports betting solutions and services, including digital RMG and sports wagering solutions, distribution platforms, content, products and services. A portion of our


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Digital revenue consists of professional services related to highly customizable software design, development, licensing, maintenance and support services, which are derived from a comprehensive suite of technology solutions. These technology solutions allow our customers to operate sports books, which can offer sport (or non-sport) events and betting markets across both fixed-odds and pari-mutuel betting styles. We also provide the Open Platform System which offers a wide range of reporting and administrative functions and tools providing operators full control over all areas of digital gaming operations. Additionally, we derive revenue from our content aggregation platforms, including Open Gaming System (OGS), remote gaming servers, SG Universe® platform and various other platforms, which can deliver a wide spectrum of internally developed and branded casino-style games and popular third-party provider casino-style games to gaming operators. Generally, we host the play of our game content on our centrally-located servers that are integrated with the online casino operators’ websites.


Current Year Update


In January 2019, New Zealand Racing Board launched a sportsbook with our OpenBet platform.
In January 2019, New Zealand Racing Board launched a sportsbook with our OpenBetTM platform.
In April 2019, we announced a partnership with Wynn Resorts to support their launch of both iGaming and sports in the U.S.
In May 2019, we announced a partnership with Big Time Gaming to combine our growing portfolio of games with the popular MegawaysTM mechanic.
In October 2019, we announced OpenGamingTM, the end-to-end digital ecosystem for operators which provides player account management along with over 2,500 games from a global network of in-house and third-party game studios.
    
Results of Operations for Digital

 Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 Variance Nine Months Ended September 30, Variance
($ in millions)2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Total revenue$65
 $61
 $4

7% $203
 $198
 $5
 3%
Operating expenses72
 70
 2
 3% 228
 219
 9
 4%
AEBITDA17
 12
 5
 42% 42
 42
 
 

Revenue


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 Three Months Ended 
 March 31,
 VarianceThree Months Ended September 30, Variance Nine Months Ended September 30, Variance
($ in millions) 2019 2018 2019 vs. 20182019 2018 2019 vs. 2018 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Revenue:               
Sports and platform$29
 $21
 $8
 38 % $85
 $67
 $18
 27 %
Gaming and other36
 40
 (4) (10)% 118
 131
 (13) (10)%
Total revenue $70
 $70
 $

 %$65
 $61
 $4
 7 % $203
 $198
 $5
 3 %
Operating expenses 78
 74
 4
 5 %
AEBITDA 13
 17
 (4) (24)%
               
F/X impact on revenue$(2) $
     $(10) $2
    
               
KPIs:               
Gaming and other - Key Performance Indicators:               
Wagers processed through OGS (in billions)$9.0
 $8.6
 $0.4
 5 % $27.2
 $26.6
 $0.6
 2 %


Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 ComparedDigital revenue increased for both periods primarily due to Three Months Ended March 31, 2018continued strength in sports and platform due to an increased customer base both domestically and internationally, which was partially offset by lower gaming and other revenue.
Revenue
  Three Months Ended March 31, Variance
($ in millions) 2019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Revenue:        
Sports and platform $30
 $26
 $4
 15 %
Gaming and other 40
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 (4) (9)%
Total revenue $70
 $70
 $
  %
         
F/X impact on revenue $(4) $2
    
         
KPIs:        
Gaming - Key Performance Indicators:        
Wagers processed through OGS (in billions) $8.9
 $8.9
 $
  %


Operating Expenses and AEBITDA
The increase in operating expenses for both periods is due to higher cost of revenue from third-party platforms coupled with higher D&A from previously launched platforms and enhancements developed in 2018.enhancements. AEBITDA and AEBITDA margin decreasedincreased for the three month period primarily due to the prior year including the saletiming of certain intellectual property.

sports betting software license’s multi-year renewals that generally yield a high margin coupled with continued growth in sports and platform revenue. AEBITDA margin for the three-months increased by 6 percentage points primarily due to high margin software license renewals noted above, while AEBITDA margin for the nine months declined by 1 percentage point.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE
For a description of recently issued accounting pronouncements, see Note 1.



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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
For a description of our policies regarding our critical accounting estimates, see “Critical Accounting Estimates” in “Item 7. Management'sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our 2018 10-K.
Legacy U.K. Gaming Reporting Unit - Goodwill Impairment Assessment Update

As disclosed in our 2018 10-K, a substantial portion of our legacy U.K. Gaming reporting unit revenue is concentrated with Ladbrokes Coral Group, which operates LBOs in the U.K. In May 2018, the U.K. government published its decision concluding that the maximum stakes limit on fixed-odds betting terminals should be reduced from £100 to £2, which was effective April 2019. As a result of this change, LBO operators began to rationalize their retail operations, which among other measures has included closure of certain LBO shops. Although the impacts of these factors have been taken into consideration for our goodwill impairment assessment each reporting period, there is uncertainty as to the ultimate long-term impact of the regulatory change on our customers and the future cash flows of our U.K. gaming business.
Due to uncertainty as to the ultimate impact of the regulatory change described above, we believe that an elevated risk of goodwill impairment exists for our legacy U.K. Gaming reporting unit as future adverse changes in projections for future operating results or other key assumptions, such as projected revenue, profit margin, capital expenditures or cash flows associated with investments included in that reporting unit could lead to future goodwill impairments, which could be material.
As of September 30, 2019, the carrying amount of goodwill related to our legacy U.K Gaming reporting unit was $169 million. Based on our qualitative assessment as of September 30, 2019, we determined that the fair value of our legacy U.K. Gaming reporting unit has not, more likely than not, declined to a level below its carrying value. We are currently in the process of performing our annual goodwill impairment test as of October 1, 2019.
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our critical accounting estimate policies or the application or the results of the application of those policies to our condensed consolidated financial statements from those presented in “Item 7. Management'sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our 2018 10-K.


LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND WORKING CAPITAL
Sources of Liquidity
As of March 31,September 30, 2019, our principal sources of liquidity, other than cash flows provided by operating activities were cash and cash equivalents and amounts available under our revolving credit facility and the SciPlay Revolver (for our SciPlay business segment) discussed below under “Credit Agreement and Other Debt.”
On March 19,April 4, 2019, we completed a private offering of $1,100 million of the 2026 Unsecured Notes at an issue price of 100.000%. We used the net proceeds of the 2026 Unsecured Notes offering to redeemredeemed $1,000 million of our outstanding 2022 Unsecured Notes and paypaid accrued and unpaid interest thereon plus any related premiums, fees and costs, which redemption was completed on April 4,costs.
In November 2019, and pay related fees and expenses of the 2026 Unsecured Notes offering.we received commitments from certain revolving lenders to amend our credit agreement (see Business Overview section).
Cash and Available Revolver Capacity
 As ofAs of
($ in millions) March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents(1)
 $1,213
 $168
$363
 $168
Revolver capacity(2) 621
 621
771
 621
Revolver capacity drawn or committed to letters of credit (215) (350)(13) (350)
Total $1,619
 $439
$1,121
 $439
(1) Includes $1,084 million that was used for the 2022 Unsecured Notes redemption on April 4, 2019.
(1) Includes $81 million of SciPlay cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2019.(1) Includes $81 million of SciPlay cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2019.
(2) Includes $150 million of SciPlay Revolver capacity as of September 30, 2019.(2) Includes $150 million of SciPlay Revolver capacity as of September 30, 2019.
The amount of ourOur available cash and cash equivalents fluctuatesfluctuate principally based on borrowings or repayments under our credit facilities, investments, acquisitions and changes in our working capital position. The amount of our cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2019 includes $1,084 million of cash that was used to complete the redemption of $1,000 million of 2022 Unsecured Notes and pay accrued and unpaid interest thereon plus any related premiums, fees and costs on April 4, 2019. Thetotal borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility will depend on the amount of outstanding borrowings and letters of credit issued and on us remaining in compliance with the covenants under ourthe credit agreement,facility, including a maintenance covenant based on consolidated net first lien leverage.leverage ratio. The total borrowing capacity under the SciPlay Revolver will depend on the amount of outstanding borrowings and letters of credit issued and remaining in compliance with the covenants under the SciPlay Revolver, including maintenance covenants based on total net leverage and fixed charge coverage ratios. We were in compliance with the covenants under all of our credit agreementagreements as of March 31,September 30, 2019.
We believe that our cash flow from operations, available cash and cash equivalents and available borrowing capacity under our existing financing arrangements will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs for the foreseeable future; however, we cannot assure that this will be the case. We believe that substantially all cash held outside the U.S. is free from legal encumbrances or similar restrictions that would prevent it from being available to meet our global liquidity needs.
Total cash held by our foreign subsidiaries was $87$96 million and $92 million as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Our Gaming operations and Lottery systems businesses generally require significant upfront capital expenditures, and we may need to incur additional capital expenditures in order to retain or win new contracts. Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness and other obligations depends on our ability to generate cash in the future. We may also, from time to time, repurchase or otherwise retire or refinance our debt, through our subsidiaries or otherwise. In the event we pursue significant acquisitions or other expansion opportunities, we may need to raise additional capital. If we do not have adequate liquidity to support these activities, we may be unable to obtain financing for these cash needs on favorable terms or at all. For additional information regarding our cash needs and related risks, see Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our 2018 10-K.   
In addition, Lottery customers in the U.S. generally require service providers to provide performance bonds in connection with the relevant contract. As of March 31,September 30, 2019 our outstanding performance bonds totaled $237$231 million. Our


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ability to obtain performance bonds on commercially reasonable terms is subject to our financial condition and to prevailing market conditions, which may be impacted by economic and political events. Although we have not experienced difficulty in obtaining such bonds to date, we cannot assure that we will continue to be able to obtain performance bonds on commercially


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reasonable terms, or at all. For additional information regarding our surety or performance bonds in connection with our contracts, see Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our 2018 10-K.


As described in Note 1, on May 7, 2019, our subsidiary SciPlay Corporation (“SciPlay”) completed an initial public offering of a 17.4%IPO for an 18.0% minority interest in our Social gaming business. SGCWe received $301$312 million in proceeds from the offering, which enables(net of $30 million used by SciPlay to pay the offering fees and balance retained for general corporate purposes). These proceeds will enable us to make substantial payments to reduce our debt. During the third quarter of 2019, we paid down $45 million of our revolving credit facility. We currently do not expect the Social gaming businessSciPlay to declare or pay any cash dividends, other than tax distributions and certain cash distributions related to the impact of taxes pursuant to a tax receivable agreement.the TRA. If the Social gaming businessSciPlay discontinues the payment of, or is unable to pay, such distributions to us, this will reduce our available liquidity. Furthermore, the terms of indebtedness incurred by the Social gaming businessSciPlay may, and the terms of the SciPlay Revolver will, limit the ability of the Social gaming businessSciPlay to pay dividends or make other distributions to us, or to amend the agreements between the Social gaming businessSciPlay and us and our other subsidiaries. In 2018, the amount of dividends declared and paid by the Social gaming businessSciPlay to Bally Gaming Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SGC, was $77 million. No such dividends have been declared or paid by our Social gaming business during the first quarter of 2019.


The consummation of the offeringIPO resulted in a 17.4%an 18.0% reduction of our economic interest in the Social gaming business,SciPlay, and as a result, we will only benefit from a portion of any profits and growth of that business, and from a portion of any dividends and other distributions from that business.
ThreeNine Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2019 Compared to ThreeNine Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2018


Cash Flow Summary
 Three Months Ended March 31, VarianceNine Months Ended September 30, Variance
($ in millions) 2019 2018 2019 vs. 20182019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Net cash provided by operating activities $167
 $30
 $137
$403
 $356
 $47
Net cash used in investing activities (64) (360) 296
(190) (619) 429
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 942
 (346) 1,288
Net cash used in financing activities(11) (403) 392
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 1
 2
 (1)(1) (2) 1
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $1,046
 $(674) $1,720
$201
 $(668) $869
Cash flows from operating activities
 Three Months Ended March 31, VarianceNine Months Ended September 30, Variance
($ in millions) 2019 2018 2019 vs. 20182019 2018 2019 vs. 2018
Net loss $(24) $(202) $178
$(81) $(559) $478
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows from operations 179
 309
 (130)597
 678
 (81)
Changes in working capital accounts 6
 (78) 84
(120) 237
 (357)
Changes in deferred income taxes and other 6
 1
 5
7
 
 7
Net cash provided by operating activities increased primarily due to favorablehigher cash earnings partially offset by unfavorable changes in working capital accounts coupled with a lower net loss.accounts. The changes in our working capital accounts for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were primarily driven by unfavorable timing of receivable collections and billing and increase in inventory balances due to the timing of orders and shipments, partially offset by a $66 million favorable change in interestaccounts payable which was partially offsetdue to the timing of expenditures. The 2019 results also include an approximate $22 million payment by changes in other working capital accounts, primarily accounts receivable and accounts payable.SciPlay on contingent consideration liabilities.
Cash flows from investing activities
Net cash used in investing activities decreased primarily due to 2018 business acquisitions in prior year periods and the concession funding payment to LNS of $74 million with no comparable activities in 2019 coupled with lower capital expenditures. Capital expenditures are composed of investments in systems, equipment and other assets related to contracts, property and equipment, intangible assets and software.
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Net cash provided byused in financing activities increaseddecreased primarily due to SciPlay IPO net proceeds of $342 million in the private offering of $1,100 million of 2026 Unsecured Notes during the firstsecond quarter of 2019, lower debt issuance and deferred financing and offering costs, and lower revolving credit facility payments.partially offset by higher net payments of long-term debt.
Credit Agreement and Other Debt


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For additional information regarding our credit agreement and other debt, interest rate risk and interest rate hedging instruments, see Notes 1, 16 and 17 and Item 7A “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our 2018 10-K, as well asand Note 11 and Note 12 in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31,September 30, 2019, we did not have any significant off-balance sheet arrangements.
Contractual Obligations
Other than: (i) the private offering of $1,100 million of 2026 Unsecured Notes described inand redemption of $1,000 million of our outstanding 2022 Unsecured Notes (see Note 11,11) and (ii) a $27 million payment on contingent consideration liabilities, there have been no material changes to our contractual obligations disclosed under Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Liquidity, Capital Resources and Working Capital Contractual Obligations” in our 2018 10-K.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates and commodity prices. The following are our primary exposures to market risks:


Interest Rate Risk    


As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the face value of long term debt was $10,120$8,886 million, including $4,323$4,112 million of variable-rate obligations. Assuming a constant outstanding balance for our variable-rate long term debt, a hypothetical 1% change in interest rates would decrease/increase interest expense by approximately $43$41 million. All of our interest rate sensitive financial instruments are held for purposes other than trading purposes.
    
We have attempted to limit our exposure to interest rate risk by using interest rate swap contracts to mitigate interest rate risk associated with a portion of our variable rate debt instruments. The objective of our interest rate swap contracts, which are designated as cash flow hedges of the future interest payments, is to eliminate the variability of cash flows attributable to the LIBOR component of interest expense to be paid on a portion of our variable rate debt.


Cross-Currency Interest Rate Swaps


In connection with the February 2018 Refinancing (see Note 16 in our 2018 Form 10-K), we entered into certain cross-currency interest rate swap agreements to achieve more attractive interest rates by effectively converting $460 million of our fixed-rate U.S. Dollar-denominated 2025 Secured Notes, including the semi-annual interest payments through October 2023, to a fixed-rate Euro-denominated debt, with a fixed annual weighted interest rate of approximately 2.946%. We have designated these cross-currency interest rate swap agreements as a net investment hedge of our investments in certain of our international subsidiaries that use the Euro as their functional currency in order to reduce the volatility in our operating results caused by the changes in foreign currency exchange rates of the Euro with respect to the U.S. Dollar.
    
As of March 31,September 30, 2019, if these cross-currency interest rate swap agreements were ineffective, the fluctuations in the exchange rates between the Euro and the U.S. Dollar would impact the amount of U.S. Dollars that we would require to settle the Euro-denominated debt at maturity of these agreements. A hypothetical 10% change in the U.S. Dollar in comparison to the Euro exchange rate upon inception of the cross-currency interest rate swap would have increased/decreased our obligation to cash settle the exchanged principal portion in U.S. Dollars by approximately $46 million.


Net Investment Non-derivative Hedge - 2026 Secured Euro Notes
In February 2018, we designated a portion of our 2026 Secured Euro Notes as a net investment non-derivative hedge of our investments in certain of our international subsidiaries that use the Euro as their functional currency in order to reduce the volatility in our operating results caused by the changes in foreign currency exchange rates of the Euro with respect to the U.S. Dollar.
    
Fluctuations in the exchange rates between the Euro and the U.S. Dollar will impact the amount of U.S. Dollars that we will require to settle the 2026 Secured Euro Notes and 2026 Unsecured Euro Notes at maturity. A hypothetical 10% change in U.S. Dollar in comparison to the Euro as of March 31,September 30, 2019, would have increased/decreased our obligation to cash settle the principal portion of the 2026 Secured and Unsecured Euro Notes in U.S. Dollars by approximately $65$63 million.


For additional information regarding interest rate swap contracts, cross-currency interest rate swaps and net investment non-derivative hedges, see Note 12.


Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective.


During the first quarter of 2019, we implemented changes to our internal controls to address the adoption of ASC 842, including controls to enable the preparation of financial information.
Except as noted above, thereThere were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
For a description of our legal proceedings, see Note 16 in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Note 22 in our 2018 10-K.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed under Item 1A “Risk Factors” included in our 2018 10-K.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
There was no stock repurchase activity during the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019.


Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.




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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
 Description
3.1(a) 
   
3.1(b) 
   
3.1(c) 
   
3.2 
4.1
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
   
31.1 
   
31.2 
   
32.1 
   
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(†) Filed herewith.
*Management contracts and compensation plans and arrangements.




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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


  SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
  (Registrant)
    
  By:/s/ Michael A. Quartieri
  Name:Michael A. Quartieri
  Title:Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary
    
  By:/s/ Michael F. Winterscheidt
  Name:Michael F. Winterscheidt
  Title:Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Dated:MayNovember 7, 2019  




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