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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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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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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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Long-Term Debt (Boyd Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 28, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Origination Fees		$ 58,613			$ 50,224
Debt financing costs		12,996	$ 0
Loss on early extinguishments of debt		427	508
Parent
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Origination Fees		41,001			$ 29,724
Debt financing costs		12,996
Loss on early extinguishments of debt		$ 0	$ 0
Parent \| Senior Notes \| 6.375% Senior Notes Due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		6.375%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 750,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Origination Fees		$ 12,935
Debt financing costs	$ 13,000
Parent \| Senior Notes \| 6.875 % Senior Notes Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		6.875%			6.875%
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Origination Fees		$ 12,525			$ 12,934
Prior to April 1, 2021 [Member] \| Parent \| Senior Notes \| 6.375% Senior Notes Due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	100.00%
2024 [Member] \| Parent \| Senior Notes \| 6.375% Senior Notes Due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	100.00%
2021 [Member] \| Parent \| Senior Notes \| 6.375% Senior Notes Due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	103.188%