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Debt Narrative - Credit Facilities - Gaming (Details) (Gaming Segment [Member], Secured Debt [Member], USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  | 0 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2012 Exit Facility [Member] | Mar. 08, 2010 Exit Facility [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Term Loan [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan [Member] | Mar. 08, 2010 Term Loan [Member] Exit Facility [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Mar. 08, 2010 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Exit Facility [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Letter of Credit [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Term Loan [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan Facility |  |  | $ 175,000,000 |  | $ 130,000,000 |  | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |
Term loan facility, issue discount percentage |  |  | 2.00% |  | 7.00% |  |  |  |  |
Letter of credit facility, maximum aggregate amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,000,000 |  |
Term loan facility, quarterly required principal payments, percentage of original principal amount |  |  | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End |  |  |  | 7.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of Exit Facility repaid by proceeds of New Term Loan Facility | 108,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of Exit Facility eliminated through consolidation | 58,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepayment penalty | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential increase in New Term Loan Facility |  |  | 75,000,000 |  |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |
Letters of credit, cash collateral requirement, percentage of face amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103.00% |  |
Prepayment penalty premium, New Term Loan Facility covenant, percent |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First lien net leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50 | 3.50
Total net leverage ratio |  |  | 5.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of prior Term Loan Facility held by Investment Funds |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Revolving Facility required to be funded by Investment Funds |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Interest rate, long-term debt |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Default interest rate, Exit Facility |  | 17.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Administrative fee amount, Exit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |
Revolving credit facility unused line fee |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.75% |  |  |
Trailing Months Used to Calculate Leverage Ratios |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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