Debt Instrument, Fixed Quarterly Amortization of Principal, Percentage

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

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22))
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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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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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Long-Term Debt (Boyd Bank Credit Facility Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Mar. 29, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt		$ 20,000,000	$ 25,000,000
Refinancing Term B Loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 0
Repayments of Debt	$ 0.0025
Parent \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding		1,617,628,000	1,617,628,000		$ 1,782,538,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		591,400,000	591,400,000
Parent \| Line of Credit \| Refinancing Term B Loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding		1,233,178,000	1,233,178,000		$ 0
Debt Instrument, Fixed Quarterly Amortization of Principal, Percentage				1.00%
Parent \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount outstanding		$ 12,900,000	$ 12,900,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Parent \| Minimum [Member] \| Refinancing Term B Loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.25%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Parent \| Maximum [Member] \| Refinancing Term B Loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.50%
Base Rate [Member] \| Parent \| Minimum [Member] \| Refinancing Term B Loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.25%
Base Rate [Member] \| Parent \| Maximum [Member] \| Refinancing Term B Loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.50%
Refinancing Term B Loans [Member] \| Refinancing Term B Loans [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt	$ 0.0025