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Other Intangible Assets Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Indefinite and Finite Lived Assets [Table Text Block] | The Company’s other intangible assets are comprised of the following (in thousands):
| December 31, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Definite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Favorable contracts | $ | 11,000 |  |  | $ | (3,613 | ) |  | $ | 7,387 |  |  | $ | 11,000 |  |  | $ | (2,966 | ) |  | $ | 8,034 |
Customer relationships | 57,900 |  |  | (24,594 | ) |  | 33,306 |  |  | 47,280 |  |  | (16,344 | ) |  | 30,936 |
Slots gaming license | 2,250 |  |  | (1,125 | ) |  | 1,125 |  |  | 2,250 |  |  | (1,125 | ) |  | 1,125 |
Other | 4,079 |  |  | (267 | ) |  | 3,812 |  |  | 4,059 |  |  | (237 | ) |  | 3,822 |
| $ | 75,229 |  |  | $ | (29,599 | ) |  | 45,630 |  |  | $ | 64,589 |  |  | $ | (20,672 | ) |  | 43,917 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Slots gaming rights |  |  |  |  | 70,390 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45,089 |
Trademarks |  |  |  |  | 23,397 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,297 |
Illinois Horseracing Equity Trust |  |  |  |  | 3,307 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,307 |
Other |  |  |  |  | 417 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 217 |
Total |  |  |  |  | $ | 143,141 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 103,827 |
Schedule of future estimated amortization expense | Future estimated aggregate amortization expense on existing definite-lived intangible assets for each of the next five fiscal years is as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, |  | Estimated Amortization Expense
2013 |  | $ | 9,743 |
2014 |  | $ | 8,731 |
2015 |  | $ | 7,821 |
2016 |  | $ | 6,697 |
2017 |  | $ | 6,697 |

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