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Description of Business - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) property | Jul. 31, 2020 property | Jun. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021 slot_machine venue sportsbook historical_racing_machine | Dec. 31, 2021 numberOfTableGames | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 game | Dec. 31, 2021 state
Patron Capacity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of pari-mutuel gaming entertainment venues | venue |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Historical racing machines | historical_racing_machine |  |  |  | 3,050 |  |  |  |
Number of retail sportbooks | sportsbook |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |
Number of states in which entity operates | state |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
Number of slot machines | slot_machine |  |  |  | 11,000 |  |  |  |
Number of table games |  |  |  |  | 200 |  | 200 |
Number of properties temporarily suspended | property | 3 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee retention tax credit received, CARES Act | $ 2.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liability, CARES Act | $ 5.3 |  |  |  |  | $ 5.3 |  |
Live and Historical Racing | Churchill Downs Racetrack | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patron Capacity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patron capacity percentage |  |  | 0.40 |  |  |  |  |
Live and Historical Racing | Churchill Downs Racetrack | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patron Capacity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patron capacity percentage |  |  | 0.60 |  |  |  |  |

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