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Long-Term Debt (Borgata Debt Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early retirements of debt	$ (508,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	$ (154,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early retirements of debt	0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember	0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Parent | Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	1,345,450,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember		1,387,425,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Remaining borrowing capacity			304,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Parent | Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	6,800,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Parent | Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	280,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember		300,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Initial Term Loan | Parent | Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	218,250,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = byd_InitialTermLoanMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember		221,375,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = byd_InitialTermLoanMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Incremental Term Loan [Member] | Parent | Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	838,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = byd_IncrementalTermLoanMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember		840,750,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = byd_IncrementalTermLoanMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Swing Loan [Member] | Parent | Bank Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	$ 8,700,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = byd_SwingLoanMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember		$ 25,300,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = byd_SwingLoanMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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