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Basis Of Presentation (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) d | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) d | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) d | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) d | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Promotional Allowance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Research and development | $ 9,847 | $ 0 | $ 20,079 | $ 0 |
Live Racing Days | d | 66 | 114 | 123 | 211 |
Promotional Allowances | $ 9,500 | $ 9,000 | $ 16,600 | $ 16,600 |
Estimated Cost Of Providing Promotional Allowances | 2,100 | 2,500 | 4,100 | 4,900 |
Customer Loyalty Program Liability, Current | 1,800 |  | 1,800 |  | $ 1,700
TwinSpires [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Promotional Allowance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Promotional Allowances | 3,800 | 3,500 | 6,600 | 6,200 |
Racing Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Promotional Allowance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Promotional Allowances | 200 | 300 | 300 | 400 |
Casino Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Promotional Allowance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Promotional Allowances | $ 5,600 | $ 5,300 | $ 9,800 | $ 10,000 |

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- Definition Value of deferred revenue or cost to provide products or services, which is expected to be recognized in income or incurred within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, resulting from customer loyalty program. Excludes liability associated with frequent flier programs. Includes liability associated with customer loyalty programs for other businesses, for example, but is not limited to, hotels, supermarkets, credit card companies, automobile rental companies, and book sellers. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 730 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6420194&loc=d3e21568-108373 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 985 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6501960&loc=d3e128462-111756 + Details
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