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Debt Instrument, Fixed Quarterly Amortization of Principal, Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Prepayment Fee, Percentage

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Line of Credit Facility, Additional Available Borrowing Capacity

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Maximum Secured Leverage Ratio Allowed

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio Required

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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 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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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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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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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Long-Term Debt (Boyd Credit Agreement - Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 14, 2013 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Prepayment fee, percentage	1.00%
Fixed quarterly amortization of principal, percentage	5.00%
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	$ 42,364,000	$ 40,733,000	$ 1,536,000
Maximum secured leverage ratio	4.50
Amortization of debt financing costs and discounts on debt	$ 14,870,000	21,308,000	$ 22,377,000
Boyd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum secured leverage ratio	4.25
Minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio required	1.00
Boyd \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 775,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan \| Boyd \| Amended Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Additional available borrowing capacity	$ 550,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Boyd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum secured leverage ratio	1.00
Term Loan B-2 [Member] \| Boyd \| Amended Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity				1,000,000,000.0
Term Loan A \| Boyd \| Amended Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 225,000,000
Amortization of debt financing costs and discounts on debt	$ 0.0500
Term Loan B \| Boyd \| Amended Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amortization of debt financing costs and discounts on debt	$ 0.0100
Senior Secured Notes \| Boyd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Maximum Required Coverage Ratio	1.0
Letter of Credit \| Boyd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	$ 12,000,000
Bank Credit Facility \| Boyd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	1,782,538,000	1,209,725,000
Remaining borrowing capacity	$ 471,900,000
Bank Credit Facility \| Initial Term Loan \| Boyd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Fixed quarterly amortization of principal, percentage	1.00%
Amount outstanding	$ 222,188,000	183,275,000
Bank Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Boyd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	245,000,000	240,000,000
Bank Credit Facility \| Term Loan B-2 [Member] \| Boyd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	997,500,000	0
Bank Credit Facility \| Term Loan B \| Boyd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding	$ 271,750,000	$ 730,750,000
Eurodollar \| Term Loan B \| Maximum \| Boyd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin	3.00%
Eurodollar \| Term Loan B \| Minimum \| Boyd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin	1.00%
Eurodollar \| Term Loan B-2 [Member] \| Maximum \| Boyd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin	3.00%
Eurodollar \| Term Loan B-2 [Member] \| Minimum \| Boyd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin	0.00%
Base Rate \| Term Loan B \| Boyd
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin	2.00%
Base Rate \| Term Loan B-2 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin	2.00%