Decrease in noncontrolling interest balance from payment of dividends or other distributions by the non-wholly owned subsidiary or partially owned entity, included in the consolidation of the parent entity, to the noncontrolling interest holders.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6959260&loc=d3e187085-122770

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)

-Number 51

-Paragraph 38

-Subparagraph c(2)

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

Noncontrolling Interest (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Noncontrolling Interest (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 LVE	Jul. 31, 2011 LVE Corporate Debt Securities	Aug. 31, 2010 Borgata	Dec. 31, 2010 Borgata	Dec. 31, 2012 Borgata	Dec. 31, 2011 Borgata
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners		100.00%				50.00%	50.00%
Distributions from Borgata	$ 123,422,000			$ 123,422,000	$ 123,422,000
Debt instrument, repayments made			$ 27,000,000