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Investment In and Advances To Unconsolidated Affiliates - SHRI Equity Investment (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft² hotel_room | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Oct. 02, 2015 USD ($) terminal mi
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Dividend from investment in unconsolidated affiliates | $ 15,250 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Saratoga |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage | 25.00% |  |  | 25.00%
Equity method investments |  |  |  | $ 24,500
Number of lottery terminals | terminal |  |  |  | 1,700
Race track, length | mi |  |  |  | 0.5
Future payment for investment in equity method investee | $ 6,400 |  |  |
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure |  |  |  | $ 3,700
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |  |  |  | $ 2,700
Dividend from investment in unconsolidated affiliates | 300 |  |  |
Saratoga |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Future expansion costs | $ 40,000 |  |  |
Future number of hotel rooms | hotel_room | 117 |  |  |
Future square footage of multi-functional event space | ft² | 3 |  |  |
Saratoga | DNC |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, ownership percentage |  |  |  | 50.00%

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