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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Gaming Investments) (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Regulatory Gaming Assets [Line Items]
Interest Costs Capitalized	$ 0.5

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[Line Items] for Regulatory Gaming Assets [Table]

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Amount of interest capitalized during the period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6450988&loc=d3e26243-108391

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