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Asset Acquisitions (Acquired Property and Equipment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified				12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Nov. 20, 2012 Peninsula Gaming	Nov. 20, 2012 Land Peninsula Gaming	Nov. 20, 2012 Building and Improvements Peninsula Gaming	Dec. 31, 2012 Building and Improvements Minimum	Nov. 20, 2012 Building and Improvements Minimum Peninsula Gaming	Dec. 31, 2012 Building and Improvements Maximum	Nov. 20, 2012 Building and Improvements Maximum Peninsula Gaming	Nov. 20, 2012 Furniture and Equipment Peninsula Gaming	Dec. 31, 2012 Furniture and Equipment Minimum	Nov. 20, 2012 Furniture and Equipment Minimum Peninsula Gaming	Dec. 31, 2012 Furniture and Equipment Maximum	Nov. 20, 2012 Furniture and Equipment Maximum Peninsula Gaming	Nov. 20, 2012 Riverboats Peninsula Gaming	Dec. 31, 2012 Riverboats Minimum	Nov. 20, 2012 Riverboats Minimum Peninsula Gaming	Dec. 31, 2012 Riverboats Maximum	Nov. 20, 2012 Riverboats Maximum Peninsula Gaming
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property and equipment acquired, as recorded, at fair value	$ 430,093	$ 39,240	$ 283,391					$ 88,069					$ 19,393
Property and equipment, useful lives				10 years	3 years	40 years	40 years		3 years	1 year	10 years	12 years		10 years	5 years	40 years	40 years

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141R

-Paragraph 12, 13, 14, 20, A107

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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.



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6910749&loc=d3e4845-128472



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 55

-Paragraph 37

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=9154965&loc=d3e2207-128464



Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141R

-Paragraph 68

-Subparagraph i

-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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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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