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Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross | $ 1,006,367,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | $ 946,273,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross |
Accumulated depreciation | (411,052,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | (360,775,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net | 595,315,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 585,498,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet |
Depreciation | 55,000,000 us-gaap_Depreciation | 49,600,000 us-gaap_Depreciation | 44,400,000 us-gaap_Depreciation
Restructuring and Related Cost, Accelerated Depreciation | 2,400,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAcceleratedDepreciation |  |
Asset impairment loss | 4,843,000 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges | 0 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges | 0 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Land |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross | 118,658,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember | 118,165,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember |
Grandstands and buildings |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross | 439,625,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingMember | 435,125,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingMember |
Equipment |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross | 237,867,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_EquipmentMember | 208,966,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_EquipmentMember |
Furniture and fixtures |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross | 51,815,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember | 47,718,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember |
Tracks and other improvements |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross | 142,975,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = chdn_TracksAndOtherImprovementsMember | 121,085,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = chdn_TracksAndOtherImprovementsMember |
Construction in progress |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross | 15,427,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember | 15,214,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember |
Trackside |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Depreciation |  | 1,500,000 us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = chdn_TracksideMember | 900,000 us-gaap_Depreciation / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = chdn_TracksideMember
Luckity [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Asset impairment loss | $ 3,200,000 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = chdn_LuckityMember |  |

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