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Acquisitions and Divestitures Acquisitions and Divestitures Phantoms (Details)	12 Months Ended
	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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