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Operating Units Gaming Segment (Details) - Tropicana [Member] | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 ft² table_games hotel_rooms casinos slot_machines
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Number of casinos | 8
Square footage of casino space | ft² | 392,000
Number of slot machines | slot_machines | 8,100
Number of table games | table_games | 280
Number of hotel rooms | hotel_rooms | 5,500
Percentage of equity ownership in subsidiary | 67.90%
LOUISIANA |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Number of casinos | 1
NEVADA |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Number of casinos | 2
INDIANA |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Number of casinos | 1
NEW JERSEY |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Number of casinos | 1
ARUBA |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Number of casinos | 1
MISSISSIPPI |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Number of casinos | 1
MISSOURI |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Number of casinos | 1

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