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Debt Narrative - Credit Facilities - Gaming (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended									12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 Gaming Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Gaming Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Gaming Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Gaming Segment [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Exit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Gaming Segment [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Exit Facility [Member]	Mar. 08, 2010 Gaming Segment [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Exit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Term Loan [Member] Gaming Segment [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Nov. 27, 2013 Term Loan [Member] Gaming Segment [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Mar. 08, 2010 Term Loan [Member] Gaming Segment [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Exit Facility [Member]	Mar. 08, 2010 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Gaming Segment [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Exit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Letter of Credit [Member] Gaming Segment [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Nov. 27, 2013 Letter of Credit [Member] Gaming Segment [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Loss on extinguishment of debt	Dec. 31, 2012 Loss on extinguishment of debt	Dec. 31, 2011 Loss on extinguishment of debt	Dec. 31, 2013 Loss on extinguishment of debt Term Loan [Member] Gaming Segment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loan Facility										$ 175,000,000	$ 300,000,000	$ 130,000,000	$ 20,000,000	$ 0
Debt discount rate at time of issuance											0.50%
Term loan facility, issue discount percentage										2.00%		7.00%
Letter of credit facility, maximum aggregate amount														15,000,000	15,000,000
Use of portion of debt proceeds										172,000,000
Other income (loss), net	21,000,000	(175,000,000)	(72,000,000)	(5,000,000)	(3,000,000)	(1,000,000)										0	(10,000,000)	0
Amortization of Financing Costs and Discounts	34,000,000	28,000,000	39,000,000							750,000
Term loan facility, quarterly required principal payments, percentage of original principal amount										0.25%
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											(5,000,000)
Required debt payment if Lumiere acquisition is terminated										125,000,000
Prepayment penalty								1,000,000
Write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts								1,000,000
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%	4.00%
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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