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Long-term Debt, Gross, Excluding Current Maturities

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Long-Term Debt (Schedule of Long-term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 25, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 28, 2016	May 21, 2015	Aug. 16, 2012	Nov. 10, 2010
For the year ending December 31,
Unamortized discount	$ (1,286)		$ (1,556)
Unamortized origination fees	(49,449)		(44,122)
Current maturities of long-term debt	24,181		23,981
Long-term debt, gross, excluding current maturities	4,005,854		3,097,577
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs	3,955,119		3,051,899
Boyd
For the year ending December 31,
Outstanding principal	4,030,035		3,121,558
Current maturities of long-term debt	23,895		23,895
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs	$ 3,896,699		$ 3,051,481
Boyd \| Bank Credit Facility \| Bank Credit Facility
For the year ending December 31,
Blended interest rate at period end	4.651%		3.882%
Unamortized discount	$ (1,286)		$ (1,556)
Unamortized origination fees	(21,515)		(23,795)
Long-term debt, net	1,748,529		1,595,703
Boyd \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member]
For the year ending December 31,
Unamortized discount	0		0
Unamortized origination fees	(9,594)		$ (10,872)
Long-term debt, net	$ 740,406
Debt instrument, stated interest rate	6.375%		6.375%	6.375%	6.375%
Boyd \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
For the year ending December 31,
Unamortized discount	$ 0		$ 0
Unamortized origination fees	(7,701)		(9,455)
Long-term debt, net	$ 742,299		$ 740,545
Debt instrument, stated interest rate	6.875%		6.875%		6.875%		6.875%
Boyd \| Senior Notes \| 6.000% Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member]
For the year ending December 31,
Unamortized discount	$ 0
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	$ (10,639)
Debt instrument, stated interest rate	6.00%	6.00%
Boyd \| Other
For the year ending December 31,
Blended interest rate at period end	11.01%		5.80%
Unamortized discount	$ 0		$ 0
Unamortized origination fees	0		0
Long-term debt, net	58,705		504
Peninsula \| Senior Notes \| 8.375% Senior Notes due 2018
For the year ending December 31,
Debt instrument, stated interest rate						8.375%
Eliminations [Member]
For the year ending December 31,
Outstanding principal	4,030,035		3,121,558
Unamortized discount	(1,286)		(1,556)
Unamortized origination fees	(49,449)		(44,122)
Long-term debt, net	3,979,300		3,075,880
Current maturities of long-term debt	0		0
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Boyd \| Other
For the year ending December 31,
Outstanding principal	58,705		504
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Boyd \| Senior Notes \| 6.000% Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member]
For the year ending December 31,
Long-term debt, net	689,361
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Boyd \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member]
For the year ending December 31,
Outstanding principal	750,000		750,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Boyd \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
For the year ending December 31,
Outstanding principal	750,000		750,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Boyd \| Senior Notes \| 6.000% Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member]
For the year ending December 31,
Outstanding principal	700,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Boyd \| Bank Credit Facility \| Bank Credit Facility
For the year ending December 31,
Outstanding principal	$ 1,771,330		$ 1,621,054