Property Transactions, Net - Schedule of Property Transactions, Net (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Other property transactions, net	$ 93,567	$ 55,508	$ 53,850
Property transactions, net	93,567	275,802	9,147
Circus Circus Las Vegas and Adjacent Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Loss related to sale of Circus Circus Las Vegas and adjacent land	0	220,294	0
Grand Victoria [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gain on sale of Grand Victoria	$ 0	$ 0	$ (44,703)

Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, excluding oil and gas property and timber property.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109226348&loc=d3e2443-110228

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109226691&loc=d3e2941-110230

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