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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments under Noncancelable Operating Leases | Future minimum lease payments required under noncancelable operating leases, which are primarily these land leases, as of December 31, 2012 are as follows:
| Boyd Gaming Lease Obligations |  | Borgata Lease Obligations |  | Total Lease Obligations
For the Year Ending December 31, | (In thousands)
2013 | $ | 19,174 |  |  | $ | 7,195 |  |  | $ | 26,369 |
2014 | 13,657 |  |  | 6,863 |  |  | 20,520 |
2015 | 11,776 |  |  | 6,480 |  |  | 18,256 |
2016 | 10,215 |  |  | 6,414 |  |  | 16,629 |
2017 | 10,040 |  |  | 6,382 |  |  | 16,422 |
Thereafter | 396,584 |  |  | 323,931 |  |  | 720,515 |
| $ | 461,446 |  |  | $ | 357,265 |  |  | $ | 818,711 |
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Income | Future minimum rental income, which is primarily related to retail and restaurant facilities located within our properties, as of December 31, 2012 is as follows:
| Boyd Gaming Rental Income |  | Borgata Rental Income |  | Total Rental Income
| (In thousands)
For the Year Ending December 31, |
2013 | $ | 1,091 |  |  | $ | 1,743 |  |  | $ | 2,834 |
2014 | 496 |  |  | 1,605 |  |  | 2,101 |
2015 | 377 |  |  | 1,605 |  |  | 1,982 |
2016 | 196 |  |  | 1,506 |  |  | 1,702 |
2017 | 146 |  |  | 1,435 |  |  | 1,581 |
Thereafter | 54 |  |  | 6,327 |  |  | 6,381 |
| $ | 2,360 |  |  | $ | 14,221 |  |  | $ | 16,581 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of future minimum payments required in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year and the total minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 + Details
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