XML 42 R53.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.3.0.814

Long-Term Debt Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishments of debt	$ 863	$ 71	$ 32,333	$ 1,129
Parent
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishments of debt	444	0	30,452	0
Long-term Debt [Member] | Senior Notes | Parent | 9.125% Senior Notes Due 2018
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishments of debt	0	0	4,888	0
Bank Credit Facility | Bank Credit Facility | Parent
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishments of debt	444	0	1,602	0
Bank Credit Facility | Bank Credit Facility | Subsidiary, Peninsula Gaming [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishments of debt	419	71	1,881	1,129
Premium and consent fees [Member] | Senior Notes | Parent | 9.125% Senior Notes Due 2018
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishments of debt	$ 0	$ 0	$ 23,962	$ 0

X

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

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

+ References

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



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 470



-SubTopic 50



-Section 40



-Paragraph 2



-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6850294&loc=d3e12317-112629



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



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 230



-SubTopic 10



-Section 45



-Paragraph 28



-Subparagraph (b)



-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585



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



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 470



-SubTopic 50



-Section 40



-Paragraph 4



-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6850294&loc=d3e12355-112629

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	dei_LegalEntityAxis=us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis=us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis=us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis=byd_SeniorNotesDue2018Member
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis=us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis=us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	dei_LegalEntityAxis=byd_SubsidiaryPeninsulaGamingMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis=byd_PremiumandconsentfeesMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: