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Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Balance Sheet Long-Term Debt Grouping) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
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Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | $ 2,939,409 | $ 2,600,239
Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 2,956,090 | 2,286,516
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 4,955,803 | 3,431,939
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 4,889,423 | 3,390,456
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 4,989,243 | 3,062,901
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Merger earnout | 9,800 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Merger earnout | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Merger earnout | 9,800 |
Consolidated, Excluding Borgata |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt | 4,096,099 |
Consolidated, Excluding Borgata | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 4,144,303 |
Consolidated, Excluding Borgata | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt | 4,096,099 |
Consolidated, Excluding Borgata | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 4,193,143 |
Boyd | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt | 2,891,208 | 2,580,648
Boyd | Bank Credit Facility | Bank Credit Facility | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 2 | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 1,474,850 | 1,632,750
Boyd | Bank Credit Facility | Bank Credit Facility | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 2 | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 1,466,635 | 1,621,715
Boyd | Bank Credit Facility | Bank Credit Facility | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 2 | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 1,508,516 | 1,388,630
Boyd | 9.125% Senior Notes Due 2018 | Senior Notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 500,000 | 500,000
Boyd | 9.125% Senior Notes Due 2018 | Senior Notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 492,680 | 491,444
Boyd | 9.125% Senior Notes Due 2018 | Senior Notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 523,995 | 471,000
Boyd | 9.00% Senior Notes Due 2020 | Senior Notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 350,000 |
Boyd | 9.00% Senior Notes Due 2020 | Senior Notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 350,000 |
Boyd | 9.00% Senior Notes Due 2020 | Senior Notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 347,158 |
Boyd | 6.75% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2014 | Senior Subordinated Notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 215,668 | 215,668
Boyd | 6.75% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2014 | Senior Subordinated Notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 215,668 | 215,668
Boyd | 6.75% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2014 | Senior Subordinated Notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 216,460 | 208,120
Boyd | 7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2016 | Senior Subordinated Notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 240,750 | 240,750
Boyd | 7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2016 | Senior Subordinated Notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 240,750 | 240,750
Boyd | 7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2016 | Senior Subordinated Notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 236,537 | 208,249
Boyd | Other | Fixed Rate Debt | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 158,141 | 11,071
Boyd | Other | Fixed Rate Debt | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 125,475 | 11,071
Boyd | Other | Fixed Rate Debt | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 123,424 | 10,517
Peninsula |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt | 1,204,891 |
Peninsula | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 1,204,894 |
Peninsula | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt | 1,204,891 |
Peninsula | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 1,237,053 |
Peninsula | Bank Credit Facility |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt | 854,400 |
Peninsula | Other |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt | 491 |
Peninsula | Other | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 494 |
Peninsula | Other | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 491 |
Peninsula | Other | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 494 |
Peninsula | Bank Credit Facility | Bank Credit Facility | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 2 | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 854,400 |
Peninsula | Bank Credit Facility | Bank Credit Facility | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 2 | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 854,400 |
Peninsula | Bank Credit Facility | Bank Credit Facility | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 2 | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 868,838 |
Peninsula | 8.375% Senior Notes due 2018 | Senior Notes |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt | 350,000 |
Peninsula | 8.375% Senior Notes due 2018 | Senior Notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 350,000 |
Peninsula | 8.375% Senior Notes due 2018 | Senior Notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 350,000 |
Peninsula | 8.375% Senior Notes due 2018 | Senior Notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 367,721 |
Borgata |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt | 793,324 | 809,808
Borgata | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 811,500 | 831,700
Borgata | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt | 793,324 | 809,808
Borgata | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 796,100 | 776,385
Borgata | Bank Credit Facility |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt | 20,000 | 40,200
Borgata | Bank Credit Facility | Bank Credit Facility | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 2 | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 20,000 | 40,200
Borgata | Bank Credit Facility | Bank Credit Facility | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 2 | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 20,000 | 40,200
Borgata | Bank Credit Facility | Bank Credit Facility | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 2 | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 20,000 | 40,200
Borgata | 9.50% Senior Secured Notes Due 2015 | Secured Debt | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 398,000 | 398,000
Borgata | 9.50% Senior Secured Notes Due 2015 | Secured Debt | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 389,547 | 387,049
Borgata | 9.50% Senior Secured Notes Due 2015 | Secured Debt | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 402,275 | 378,100
Borgata | 9.875% Senior Secured Notes Due 2018 | Secured Debt | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Outstanding Face Amount |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 393,500 | 393,500
Borgata | 9.875% Senior Secured Notes Due 2018 | Secured Debt | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Carrying Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | 383,777 | 382,559
Borgata | 9.875% Senior Secured Notes Due 2018 | Secured Debt | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1 | Estimated Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument | $ 373,825 | $ 358,085

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