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Total Debt (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | May 17, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
5.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 | $ 300,000,000 us-gaap_NotesPayableToBankNoncurrent | $ 300,000,000 us-gaap_NotesPayableToBankNoncurrent |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | 770,355,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount | 369,191,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt |  | 295,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfUnsecuredDebt |  |  |
Debt Issuance Cost |  | 6,300,000 us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed | 104.031%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentageOfPrincipalAmountRedeemed |  |  |  |
Current maturities of long-term debt | 11,250,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent |  |  |
Loan origination fees | (1,069,000)chdn_LoanOrginationFees | (2,258,000)chdn_LoanOrginationFees | (67,000)chdn_LoanOrginationFees |  |
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate | 2.19%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate | 1.71%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate |  |  |
Interest Expense | 20,842,000 us-gaap_InterestExpense | 6,231,000 us-gaap_InterestExpense | 4,531,000 us-gaap_InterestExpense |  |
Payments of Financing Costs | 900,000 us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 759,105,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt | 369,191,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt |  |  |
Unsecured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
5.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 | 300,000,000 us-gaap_NotesPayableToBankNoncurrent / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember | 300,000,000 us-gaap_NotesPayableToBankNoncurrent / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Credit Facility due 2018 | 258,000,000 us-gaap_SecuredLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember | 58,000,000 us-gaap_SecuredLongTermDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Other Loans Payable, Long-term, Noncurrent | 200,000,000 us-gaap_OtherLoansPayableLongTerm / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember | 0 us-gaap_OtherLoansPayableLongTerm / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Current maturities of long-term debt | 11,250,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | 0 us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  | 500,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember | 375,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Amendment, decrease in pricing schedule |  |  |  |  | 0.375%chdn_CreditFacilityInterestRateAmendmentIncreaseDecreasePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Amendment, decrease in commitment fee |  |  |  |  | 0.05%chdn_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeePercentageAmendmentIncreaseDecrease / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Variable rate basis | LIBOR |  |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity | 223,700,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument additional amount |  |  |  | 225,000,000 chdn_DebtInstrumentAdditionalAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |
Payments of Financing Costs |  |  |  | 2,300,000 us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Margin on variable rate | 1.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |  |
Commitment fee, unused capacity | 0.175%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |  |
Debt covenant, interest coverage ratio | 3.0 chdn_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantTermsInterestCoverageRatio / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |  |
Debt covenant, leverage ratio | 4.5 chdn_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantTermsLeverageRatio / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Margin on variable rate | 3.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |  |
Commitment fee, unused capacity | 0.45%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |  |
Debt covenant, leverage ratio | 5.0 chdn_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantTermsLeverageRatio / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms,SeniorSecuredLeverage Ratio | 3.5 chdn_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantTermsseniorsecuredleverageRatio / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |  |  |  |
Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit | 12,355,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember | 11,191,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember |  |  |
Quarterly Principal Payments [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit, Noncurrent | 2,500,000 us-gaap_LongTermLineOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / chdn_PaymentPlanAxis = chdn_QuarterlyPrincipalPaymentsMember |  |  |  |
Incremental Quarterly Principal Payments [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit, Noncurrent | 1,250,000 us-gaap_LongTermLineOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / chdn_PaymentPlanAxis = chdn_IncrementalQuarterlyPrincipalPaymentsMember |  |  |  |
Maximum Quarterly Principal Payments [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit, Noncurrent | 7,500,000 us-gaap_LongTermLineOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / chdn_PaymentPlanAxis = chdn_MaximumQuarterlyPrincipalPaymentsMember |  |  |  |
Final Balance Due [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit, Noncurrent | $ 102,500,000 us-gaap_LongTermLineOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / chdn_PaymentPlanAxis = chdn_FinalBalanceDueMember |  |  |  |

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- Definition Loan orgination fees. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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- Definition Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 -Article 7 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 -Article 9 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Line-of-Credit Arrangement -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6517033 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 13 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361426&loc=d3e1314-112600 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 14 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361426&loc=d3e1336-112600 + Details
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- Definition The total amount due within more than 12 month, or the operating cycle if longer, on all notes payable to banks paid on an installment. This can include the amount of any loans from the applicant firm. This does not, however, include any mortgage balances. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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