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Acquisitions and Divestitures Acquisitions and Divestitures Phantoms (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Building and Improvements | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 40 years
Building and Improvements | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 3 years
Building and Improvements | Penn National Gaming, Inc. [Domain] | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 40 years
Building and Improvements | Penn National Gaming, Inc. [Domain] | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 15 years
Building and Improvements | Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Domain] | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 40 years
Building and Improvements | Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Domain] | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 15 years
Building and Improvements | Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois, LLC [Domain] | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 45 years
Building and Improvements | Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois, LLC [Domain] | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 15 years
Furniture and Equipment | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 10 years
Furniture and Equipment | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 1 year
Furniture and Equipment | Penn National Gaming, Inc. [Domain] | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 10 years
Furniture and Equipment | Penn National Gaming, Inc. [Domain] | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 2 years
Furniture and Equipment | Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Domain] | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 6 years
Furniture and Equipment | Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Domain] | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 2 years
Furniture and Equipment | Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois, LLC [Domain] | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 7 years
Furniture and Equipment | Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois, LLC [Domain] | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 3 years

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- Definition Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. + References No definition available. + Details
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