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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Supplemental Unaudited Pro Forma Information | The following table presents pro forma results of the Company, as though Peninsula Gaming had been acquired as of January 1, 2012. The pro forma results do not necessarily represent the results that may occur in the future. The pro forma amounts include the historical operating results of the Company and Peninsula Gaming prior to the acquisition, with adjustments directly attributable to the acquisition.
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
| Boyd Gaming Corporation (As Reported) |  | Peninsula Gaming |  | Boyd Gaming Corporation (Pro Forma)
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Statements of Operations |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | $ | 612,390 |  |  | $ | 130,154 |  |  | $ | 742,544 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Boyd Gaming Corporation | $ | (15,796 | ) |  | $ | 1,833 |  |  | $ | (13,963 | )
Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (0.18 | ) |  |  |  | $ | (0.16 | )
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
| Boyd Gaming Corporation (As Reported) |  | Peninsula Gaming |  | Boyd Gaming Corporation (Pro Forma)
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Statements of Operations |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | $ | 1,858,129 |  |  | $ | 397,769 |  |  | $ | 2,255,898 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Boyd Gaming Corporation | $ | (8,967 | ) |  | $ | 5,987 |  |  | $ | (2,980 | )
Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (0.10 | ) |  |  |  | $ | (0.03 | )
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block] | There were no assets and liabilities of the discontinued operation as of September 30, 2013, and the assets and liabilities of the discontinued operation as of December 31, 2012 were as follows:
|  | December 31, 2012
(In thousands) |  |
Assets |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 283 |
Other current assets |  | 402 |
Current assets of discontinued operations |  | $ | 685 |
Property and equipment, net |  | $ | 37,674 |
Other assets |  | 10 |
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations |  | $ | 37,684 |
Liabilities |  |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |  | $ | 864 |
Liabilities of discontinued operations |  | $ | 864 |
Net revenues, pre-tax income (loss) from operations, and income (loss), net of income taxes, presented as discontinued operations are as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | September 30, |  | September 30,
|  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
(In thousands) |
Operations |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  | $ | 889 |  |  | $ | 2,140 |  |  | $ | 3,455 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes |  | $ | (1,039 | ) |  | $ | (2,200 | ) |  | $ | (3,295 | )
Income taxes |  | 363 |  |  | 776 |  |  | 1,153 |
Loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of tax |  | $ | (676 | ) |  | $ | (1,424 | ) |  | $ | (2,142 | )
Disposal |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on disposal before income taxes |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18,873 |  |  | $ | — |
Income tax expense |  | — |  |  | (6,659 | ) |  | — |
Gain on disposal, net of tax |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12,214 |  |  | $ | — |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax |  | $ | (676 | ) |  | $ | 10,790 |  |  | $ | (2,142 | )
Peninsula Gaming |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Supplemental Unaudited Pro Forma Information | The following table presents pro forma results of the Company, as though Peninsula Gaming had been acquired as of January 1, 2012. The pro forma results do not necessarily represent the results that may occur in the future. The pro forma amounts include the historical operating results of the Company and Peninsula Gaming prior to the acquisition, with adjustments directly attributable to the acquisition.
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
| Boyd Gaming Corporation (As Reported) |  | Peninsula Gaming |  | Boyd Gaming Corporation (Pro Forma)
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Statements of Operations |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | $ | 612,390 |  |  | $ | 130,154 |  |  | $ | 742,544 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Boyd Gaming Corporation | $ | (15,796 | ) |  | $ | 1,833 |  |  | $ | (13,963 | )
Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (0.18 | ) |  |  |  | $ | (0.16 | )

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