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Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract] |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | Intangible assets consist of the following:
| March 31, 2013
| Weighted |  | Gross |  |  |  | Cumulative |  |
| Average Life |  | Carrying |  | Cumulative |  | Impairment |  | Intangible
| Remaining |  | Value |  | Amortization |  | Losses |  | Assets, Net
|  |  | (In thousands)
Amortizing intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | 4.3 years |  | $ | 154,000 |  |  | $ | (34,461 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 119,539 |
Non-competition agreement | 0.7 years |  | 3,200 |  |  | (1,155 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2,045 |
Favorable lease rates | 35.2 years |  | 45,370 |  |  | (9,129 | ) |  | — |  |  | 36,241 |
Development agreement | — |  | 21,373 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21,373 |
|  |  | 223,943 |  |  | (44,745 | ) |  | — |  |  | 179,198 |
Indefinite lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | Indefinite |  | 191,800 |  |  | — |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  | 186,800 |
Gaming license rights | Indefinite |  | 955,246 |  |  | (33,960 | ) |  | (180,000 | ) |  | 741,286 |
|  |  | 1,147,046 |  |  | (33,960 | ) |  | (185,000 | ) |  | 928,086 |
Balance, March 31, 2013 |  |  | $ | 1,370,989 |  |  | $ | (78,705 | ) |  | $ | (185,000 | ) |  | $ | 1,107,284 |
| 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 |

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