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Casino space, square footage

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Number of Hotel Rooms

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Number of Slot Machines

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Number of Table Games

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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The number of units or percentage investment held in the subsidiary by the limited liability company or limited partnership.

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Operating Units Gaming Segment (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 table_games slot_machines sqft casinos hotel_rooms	Apr. 02, 2014	Jul. 02, 2014
Tropicana [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of casinos	8
Square footage of casino space	390,900
Number of slot machines	8,035
Number of table games	304
Number of hotel rooms	5,525
Percentage of equity ownership in subsidiary	67.90%
Tropicana [Member] \| LOUISIANA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of casinos	1
Tropicana [Member] \| NEVADA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of casinos	2
Tropicana [Member] \| INDIANA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of casinos	1
Tropicana [Member] \| NEW JERSEY
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of casinos	1
Tropicana [Member] \| ARUBA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of casinos	1
Tropicana [Member] \| MISSISSIPPI
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of casinos	1
Tropicana [Member] \| MISSOURI
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of casinos	1
Gaming Segment [Member] \| Lumiere [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 261
business combinations, recognized identifiable assets, net tangible assets	252
business combinations, recognized identifiable assets, net intangible assets	9
River Palms [Member] \| Gaming Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses			$ 7