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Investment In and Advances to Unconsolidated Affiliates (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended									12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Nov. 02, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 Freehold Raceway	Dec. 31, 2013 Kansas Entertainment sqft parkingspace tablegame gamingmachine pokertable	Dec. 31, 2012 Kansas Entertainment	Dec. 31, 2011 Kansas Entertainment	Dec. 31, 2013 MAXXAM	Apr. 08, 2011 MAXXAM	Dec. 31, 2013 MAXXAM Senior financing	Dec. 31, 2013 MAXXAM Senior financing Minimum	Dec. 31, 2013 MAXXAM Senior financing Maximum	Dec. 31, 2013 MAXXAM Subordinated financing	Dec. 31, 2013 MAXXAM Subordinated financing Minimum	Dec. 31, 2013 MAXXAM Subordinated financing Maximum	Apr. 08, 2011 Sam Houston Race Park in Houston mi acre	Apr. 08, 2011 Valley Race Park in Harlingen sqft acre	Apr. 08, 2011 Planned racetrack in Laredo acre	Dec. 31, 2011 New Jersey Joint Venture	Dec. 31, 2013 New Jersey Joint Venture	Dec. 31, 2012 New Jersey Joint Venture	Dec. 31, 2011 Maryland RE & R LLC
Business ventures
Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)				50.00%	50.00%	50.00%			50.00%	50.00%
Area of Casino (in square foot)						244,791
Number of slot machines						2,000
Number of table games						40
Number of poker tables						12
Number of space parking						1,253
Cost of developing and constructing the facility, inclusive of licensing fees						$ 140,100,000
Funding for capital expenditure and other operating expenses							39,100,000	70,900,000
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates		21,500,000	9,400,000			21,500,000	13,000,000
Size of race park (in acres)																	322	71
Size of property for a planned development of racetrack (in acres)																			135
Location of facility in distance from major metropolitan area (in miles)																	15
Loan provided to joint venture to cover development costs									375,000,000
Size of dog racing and simulcasting facility (in square feet)																		118,216
Variable rate basis											LIBOR			LIBOR
Basis points added to reference rate (as a percent)												8.00%	9.00%		5.00%	6.00%
Goodwill impairment	1,058,400,000	807,464,000																		5,900,000
Investment balance in joint venture	193,331,000	193,331,000	204,506,000																		10,700,000	10,900,000
Gain on sale of joint venture interest																							$ 20,200,000