Long-Term Debt (Schedule of Boyd Bank Credit Facility) (Details) - Bank Credit Facility - Boyd - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	$ 1,209,725	$ 1,387,425
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	240,000	300,000
Initial Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	183,275	221,375
Swing Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	55,700	25,300
Incremental Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	$ 730,750	$ 840,750

- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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