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Note 8 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 20, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	May 06, 2020	Oct. 15, 2018	Jul. 31, 2012	Jan. 11, 2011
Accrued Liabilities, Current, Total			$ 412,945,000	$ 396,419,000
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Payment To Option Holder Percentage Of Ebitda	1.00%
Parking Fee Per Space			$ 80
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term (Year)			64 years
Gold Merger Sub [Member] \| Promissory Note [Member]
Notes Payable, Total						$ 57,700,000
Development Agreement [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Total		$ 24,500,000
Project Development Preopening and Writedowns			$ 1,700,000
Development Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Unrecorded Commitment to Fund Pre Development Costs, Annual Amount								$ 1,000,000
Development Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Unrecorded Commitment to Fund Pre Development Costs, Annual Amount								$ 2,000,000
Kansas Star [Member]
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Payment To Option Holder Percentage Of Ebitda			1.00%
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Arrangements Payment to Option Holder Term (Year)	10 years
Diamond Jo Dubuque [Member]
Sponsor Fee Percentage on Slot and Table Game Revenues			4.50%
Sponsor Fee Percentage on Sports Wagering Revenue			0.75%
Sponsor Fees			$ 3,500,000	$ 2,300,000	$ 3,200,000
Diamond Jo Worth [Member]
Other Commitment Time Period (Year)				10 years
Sponsor Fee Percentage on Slot and Table Game Revenues			5.76%
Sponsor Fee Percentage on Sports Wagering Revenue			0.75%
Sponsor Fees			$ 6,000,000.0	$ 3,800,000	$ 4,900,000
Master Lease for Pinnacle Purchase Agreement [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term (Year)							5 years
Annual Donations for Education in Operating Area [Member] \| Kansas Star [Member]
Other Commitment, Total									$ 1,500,000
Mulvane Special Tax Assessment for Utilities [Member] \| Kansas Star [Member]
Other Commitment Time Period (Year)			15 years
Debt Issued By Counterparty			$ 19,700,000
Special Tax Assessment			1,600,000	1,600,000
Accrued Liabilities, Current, Total			5,000,000.0	5,900,000
Mulvane Special Tax Assessment for Utilities, Discount [Member] \| Kansas Star [Member]
Accrued Liabilities, Current, Total			1,600,000	2,000,000.0
Additional Mulvane Special Tax Assessment for Utilities [Member] \| Kansas Star [Member]
Debt Issued By Counterparty			5,000,000.0
Special Tax Assessment			1,600,000
Dubuque Minimum Assessment Agreement [Member] \| Diamond Jo Dubuque [Member]
Property Taxes Minimum Agreed Taxable Value			57,900,000
Other Commitment, Minimum Annual Payments			1,900,000	1,900,000
Dubuque Minimum Assessment Agreement [Member] \| Diamond Jo Dubuque [Member] \| Other Liabilities [Member]
Other Commitment Obligation			12,200,000	12,700,000
Other Commitment, Discount on Obligation			$ 2,000,000.0	$ 2,200,000