Represents the number of lease renewal options of the lessor's leasing arrangement.

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Operating Lease, Funding Commitment, Funded

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- Definition

Operating Leases, Amount of Rent Available Upon Triggering Annual Rent Escalator Re-set

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Operating Leases, Covenant, Annual Rental Escalation, Consumer Price Index Increase

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Operating Leases, Covenant, Annual Rental Escalation, Consumer Price Index, Maximum Rent Increase

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Operating Leases, Covenant, Annual Rental Escalation, Consumer Price Index, Minimum Rent Increase

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Payments to Acquire Real Estate, Excluding Transaction Costs

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Sales Leaseback Transaction, Yield

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- Definition

Term of lessor's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 30
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479773/842-30-50-3

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Term of lessor's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Business and Basis of Presentation - Bally's Master Lease (Details)	Feb. 11, 2026 USD ($)	Jul. 15, 2025 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2025 renewaloption	Jul. 12, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 03, 2021 renewaloption	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Bally's Master Lease
Organization Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Covenant, Annual Rental Escalator, Consumer Price Index,					1.00%
Operating Leases, Covenant, Annual Rental Escalation, Consumer Price Index, Maximum Rent Increase					2.00%
Operating Leases, Covenant, Annual Rental Escalation, Consumer Price Index Increase					0.50%
Lessor leasing arrangements, operating leases, term of contract						15 years
Lessor leasing arrangements operating leases number of renewal options \| renewaloption					4
Lessor leasing arrangements, operating lease, renewal term					5 years
Bally's Master Lease- Lincoln \| Subsequent Event
Organization Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Amount of Rent Available Upon Triggering Annual Rent Escalator Re-set	$ 56,000,000.0
Bally's Master Lease II
Organization Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Covenant, Annual Rental Escalator, Consumer Price Index,					1.00%
Operating Leases, Covenant, Annual Rental Escalation, Consumer Price Index, Maximum Rent Increase					2.00%
Operating Leases, Covenant, Annual Rental Escalation, Consumer Price Index Increase					0.50%
Lessor leasing arrangements, operating leases, term of contract						15 years
Lessor leasing arrangements operating leases number of renewal options \| renewaloption					4
Lessor leasing arrangements, operating lease, renewal term					5 years
Operating Leases, Amount of Rent Available Upon Triggering Annual Rent Escalator Re-set		$ 28,900,000
Bally's Master Lease II \| Chicago, IL
Organization Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Operating Lease, Funding Commitment, Maximum				$ 940,000,000
Bally's Chicago Lease
Organization Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Covenant, Annual Rental Escalator, Consumer Price Index,			1.00%
Operating Leases, Covenant, Annual Rental Escalation, Consumer Price Index, Maximum Rent Increase			2.00%
Operating Leases, Covenant, Annual Rental Escalation, Consumer Price Index Increase			50.00%
Lessor leasing arrangements, operating leases, term of contract			15 years
Lessor leasing arrangements operating leases number of renewal options \| renewaloption			4
Lessor leasing arrangements, operating lease, renewal term			5 years
Yield			8.50%
Bally's Chicago Lease \| Chicago, IL
Organization Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Operating Lease, Funding Commitment, Maximum				940,000,000.0
Operating Lease, Funding Commitment, Funded						$ 201,600,000
Bally's Chicago Land
Organization Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate, exclusive of transaction fees				$ 250,000,000