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Commitments and Contingencies (Boyd Leases) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended										12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 The Orleans Hotel and Casino	Oct. 01, 1995 The Orleans Hotel and Casino acre	Sep. 01, 1995 Suncoast Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 Suncoast Hotel and Casino acre option	Dec. 31, 2012 California Hotel and Casino	Sep. 01, 1973 California Hotel and Casino acre	Dec. 31, 2012 Fremont Hotel and Casino lease acre	Dec. 31, 2012 Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall acre	Dec. 31, 2012 Sam's Town Hotel and Casino (Shreveport)	Mar. 10, 1998 Sam's Town Hotel and Casino (Shreveport) term acre	Dec. 31, 2012 Treasure Chest Casino lease acre	Dec. 31, 2011 Treasure Chest Casino	Dec. 31, 2010 Treasure Chest Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 IP Casino Resort Spa acre	Dec. 31, 2011 IP Casino Resort Spa	Dec. 31, 2012 Diamond Jo Dubuque parking_space	Dec. 31, 2012 Diamond Jo Worth acre	Dec. 31, 2012 Hunting Land at Pheasant Links acre	Dec. 31, 2012 Dubuque Office Space sqft	Oct. 01, 1995 October 1, 1995 Through February 28, 2011 The Orleans Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 February 28, 2011 through September 30, 2044 The Orleans Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2018 The Orleans Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 September 1, 1973 through June 30, 1973 California Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 July 1, 1974 through August 31, 2003 California Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 September 1, 2004 through August 31, 2033 California Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum Fremont Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum July 1, 1974 through August 31, 2003 California Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum Fremont Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 Every Two Years Fremont Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 Every Two Years September 1, 2003 through August 31, 2027 California Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 Every Three Years September 1, 2003 through August 31, 2027 California Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 Every Two Months September 1, 2003 through August 31, 2027 California Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 Every Five Years Fremont Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 Every Ten Years Fremont Hotel and Casino	Dec. 31, 2012 Off Track Betting Facilities and Other Equipment property
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Land subject to ground leases		77		49		2	1			18	14			4			10	30
Initial term of operating lease	50 years		60 years		60 years																					79 years		99 years
Lease extension term	25 years			10 years					10 years		10 years
Monthly rental payments				$ 200,000			$ 100,000													$ 300,000			$ 3,000	$ 6,500			$ 6,500
Monthly rental payments, annual percentage increase																					3.00%
Option to purchase, effective period																						2 years
Number of options to extend lease terms				3						2
Owned land, acres						14		150						24
Frequency of cost-of-living index adjustment applied to operating lease																													2 years	2 years	3 years	2 months	5 years	10 years
Period during which rent is negotiated but cannot be less than $6,500 per month																									30 years
Land owned or leased, acres							3
Total number of lease agreements							6
Number of operating leases expiring in 2053							5
Number of operating leases with CPI adjustments every two years							1
Option for sellers to repurchase property, price								900,000
Period of notice prior to repurchase option exercise date								60 days
Base rent									530,000
Additional rent, percentage of adjusted gross revenue from hotel and casino operations									1.00%
Additional rent, percentage of adjusted gross gaming revenue for admission taxes									4.75%
Annual lease payments (less than $0.1 million at each of Diamond Jo Worth and Pheasant Links)									70,000							500,000	100,000	100,000	200,000
Additional rent, amount per casino visitor											2.50
Rent paid during period											5,100,000	5,100,000	4,600,000
Number of available lease extensions											2
Annual rent payable under the lease											100,000
Lease expense during the period														800,000	200,000
Number of surface parking spaces on leased land																500
Purchase option, price																	$ 800,000
Square footage of property																			10,876
Number of properties leased																																			3

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