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Stockholders' Equity and Stock Incentive Plans (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Share repurchases [Table Text Block] | The following table provides information regarding share repurchases during the referenced periods.(1)
(In thousands, except per share data) | For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 |  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Shares repurchased (2) | 429 |  |  | 870 |
Total cost, including brokerage fees | $ | 11,070 |  |  | $ | 22,160 |
Average repurchase price per share (3) | $ | 25.82 |  |  | $ | 25.46 |
(1) Shares repurchased reflect repurchases settled during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. These amounts exclude repurchases traded but not yet settled on or before September 30, 2017. (2) All shares repurchased have been retired and constitute authorized but unissued shares. (3) Figures in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding. Average repurchase price per share is calculated based on unrounded numbers.
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs | The following table provides classification detail of the total costs related to our share-based employee compensation plans reported in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
(In thousands) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Gaming | $ | 82 |  |  | $ | 86 |  |  | $ | 263 |  |  | $ | 251 |
Food and beverage | 15 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 48 |
Room | 8 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 23 |
Selling, general and administrative | 418 |  |  | 437 |  |  | 1,337 |  |  | 1,274 |
Corporate expense | 1,859 |  |  | 994 |  |  | 9,538 |  |  | 5,529 |
Total share-based compensation expense | $ | 2,382 |  |  | $ | 1,542 |  |  | $ | 11,212 |  |  | $ | 7,125 |

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