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Financial Reporting by Business Segments - Capital Expenditures for Continuing Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 182,565	$ 117,977	$ 79,815
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	524	665	687
Hospitality [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	163,227	96,372	65,651
Entertainment [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 18,814	$ 20,940	$ 13,477

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The cash outflow for acquisition of or capital improvements to properties held for investment (operating, managed, leased) or for use.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3213-108585

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