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Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | Intangible assets consist of the following:
| December 31, 2012
| Weighted |  | Gross |  |  |  | Cumulative |  |
| Average Life |  | Carrying |  | Cumulative |  | Impairment |  | Intangible
| Remaining |  | Value |  | Amortization |  | Losses |  | Assets, Net
|  |  | (In thousands)
Amortizing intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | 4.5 years |  | $ | 154,000 |  |  | $ | (23,059 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 130,941 |
Non-competition agreement | 0.9 years |  | 3,200 |  |  | (354 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2,846 |
Favorable lease rates | 35.4 years |  | 45,370 |  |  | (8,867 | ) |  | — |  |  | 36,503 |
Development agreement | — |  | 21,373 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21,373 |
|  |  | 223,943 |  |  | (32,280 | ) |  | — |  |  | 191,663 |
Indefinite lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | Indefinite |  | 191,800 |  |  | — |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  | 186,800 |
Gaming license rights | Indefinite |  | 955,135 |  |  | (33,960 | ) |  | (180,000 | ) |  | 741,175 |
|  |  | 1,146,935 |  |  | (33,960 | ) |  | (185,000 | ) |  | 927,975 |
Balance, December 31, 2012 |  |  | $ | 1,370,878 |  |  | $ | (66,240 | ) |  | $ | (185,000 | ) |  | $ | 1,119,638 |
| December 31, 2011
| Weighted |  | Gross |  |  |  | Cumulative |  |
| Average Life |  | Carrying |  | Cumulative |  | Impairment |  | Intangible
| Remaining |  | Value |  | Amortization |  | Losses |  | Assets, Net
|  |  | (In thousands)
Amortizing intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | 2.2 years |  | $ | 17,700 |  |  | $ | (10,026 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,674 |
Favorable lease rates | 36.4 years |  | 45,370 |  |  | (7,825 | ) |  | — |  |  | 37,545 |
Development agreement | — |  | 21,373 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21,373 |
|  |  | 84,443 |  |  | (17,851 | ) |  | — |  |  | 66,592 |
Indefinite lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | Indefinite |  | 141,000 |  |  | — |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  | 136,000 |
Gaming license rights | Indefinite |  | 567,886 |  |  | (33,960 | ) |  | (162,500 | ) |  | 371,426 |
|  |  | 708,886 |  |  | (33,960 | ) |  | (167,500 | ) |  | 507,426 |
Balance, December 31, 2011 |  |  | $ | 793,329 |  |  | $ | (51,811 | ) |  | $ | (167,500 | ) |  | $ | 574,018 |
Schedule of Changes in Intangible Assets | The following table sets forth the changes in these intangible assets during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:
| Customer Relationships |  | Non-competition Agreement |  | Favorable Lease Rates |  | Development Agreements |  | Trademarks |  | Gaming License Rights |  | Intangible Assets, Net
| (In thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2010 | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 39,631 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 50,700 |  |  | $ | 371,426 |  |  | $ | 461,757 |
Additions | 14,000 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 65,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 79,000 |
Impairments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Amortization | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,043 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,043 | )
Balance, December 31, 2010 | 14,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 38,588 |  |  | — |  |  | 115,700 |  |  | 371,426 |  |  | 539,714 |
Additions | 3,300 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21,373 |  |  | 25,300 |  |  | — |  |  | 49,973 |
Impairments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5,000 | )
Amortization | (9,626 | ) | — |  | — |  |  | (1,043 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (10,669 | )
Balance, December 31, 2011 | 7,674 |  |  | — |  |  | 37,545 |  |  | 21,373 |  |  | 136,000 |  |  | 371,426 |  |  | 574,018 |
Additions | 136,300 |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 50,800 |  |  | 387,249 |  |  | 577,549 |
Impairments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (17,500 | ) |  | (17,500 | )
Amortization | (13,033 | ) | — |  | (354 | ) |  | (1,042 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (14,429 | )
Balance, December 31, 2012 | $ | 130,941 |  |  | $ | 2,846 |  |  | $ | 36,503 |  |  | $ | 21,373 |  |  | $ | 186,800 |  |  | $ | 741,175 |  |  | $ | 1,119,638 |
Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense | Future amortization is as follows:
|  | Customer Relationships |  | Non-competition Agreement |  | Favorable Lease Rates |  | Total
|  | (In thousands)
For the year ending December 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2013 |  | $ | 45,675 |  |  | $ | 2,846 |  |  | $ | 1,043 |  |  | $ | 49,564 |
2014 |  | 33,310 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,043 |  |  | 34,353 |
2015 |  | 25,652 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,043 |  |  | 26,695 |
2016 |  | 14,870 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,043 |  |  | 15,913 |
2017 |  | 11,434 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,043 |  |  | 12,477 |
Thereafter |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31,288 |  |  | 31,288 |
Total future amortization |  | $ | 130,941 |  |  | $ | 2,846 |  |  | $ | 36,503 |  |  | $ | 170,290 |

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