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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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Nov. 01, 2013 Option | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Nov. 01, 2014
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total rental expense |  | $ 421,388,000 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense | $ 69,502,000 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lease renewal options | 4 penn_LeaseRenewalOptionsNumber |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of lease renewal options | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum lease commitments relating to the base lease rent portion of noncancelable operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 |  | 397,266,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent |  | 397,266,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent |  |  |  |  |
2016 |  | 396,236,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears |  | 396,236,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  | 395,284,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears |  | 395,284,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears |  |  |  |  |
2018 |  | 386,733,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears |  | 386,733,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears |  |  |  |  |
2019 |  | 344,729,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears |  | 344,729,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears |  |  |  |  |
Thereafter |  | 3,047,430,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter |  | 3,047,430,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter |  |  |  |  |
Total |  | 4,967,678,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue |  | 4,967,678,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditure Commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures under current construction program for 2015 |  | 121,900,000 penn_ConstructionProgramCapitalExpendituresForNextFiscalYear |  | 121,900,000 penn_ConstructionProgramCapitalExpendituresForNextFiscalYear |  |  |  |  |
Contractual commitment to spend on capital expenditures |  | 18,300,000 us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnFirstAnniversary |  | 18,300,000 us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnFirstAnniversary |  |  |  |  |
Purchase obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Obligations to purchase various goods and services |  | 44,400,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligation |  | 44,400,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligation |  |  |  |  |
Obligations to be incurred in 2015 |  | 33,600,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths |  | 33,600,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths |  |  |  |  |
Master Lease Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total rental expense |  | 421,400,000 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember | 69,500,000 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember | 107,800,000 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember | 104,600,000 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember | 104,600,000 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember | 104,300,000 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  |
Number of lease renewal options |  | 4 penn_LeaseRenewalOptionsNumber / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of barged-based facility |  | 80.00%penn_BargedBasedFacilityUsefulLife / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of lease renewal options |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial term of lease | 15 years | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum lease commitments relating to the base lease rent portion of noncancelable operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 |  | 392,701,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  | 392,701,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |
2016 |  | 392,701,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  | 392,701,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  | 392,701,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  | 392,701,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |
2018 |  | 384,451,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  | 384,451,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |
2019 |  | 343,200,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  | 343,200,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |
Thereafter |  | 3,031,599,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  | 3,031,599,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |
Total |  | 4,937,353,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  | 4,937,353,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |
Master Lease Agreement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lease renewal options |  | 4 penn_LeaseRenewalOptionsNumber / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Master Lease Agreement | Facilities Held Under Leases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual escalator in fixed component of rent structure, if certain rent coverage ratio thresholds are met (as a percent) |  | 2.00%penn_OperatingLeaseAnnualEscalatorPercentageInFixedComponentOfRentStructureIfRentCoverageRatioThresholdsAreMet / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = penn_FacilitiesHeldUnderLeasesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period over which operating lease component is adjusted | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to operating lease component as percentage of the average change to net revenues during preceding five years | 4.00%penn_OperatingLeaseComponentAdjustmentAsPercentageOfAverageChangeToNetRevenuesDuringPrecedingFiveYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = penn_FacilitiesHeldUnderLeasesMember | 4.00%penn_OperatingLeaseComponentAdjustmentAsPercentageOfAverageChangeToNetRevenuesDuringPrecedingFiveYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = penn_FacilitiesHeldUnderLeasesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to operating lease component as percentage of the average change to net revenues during preceding month | 20.00%penn_OperatingLeaseComponentAdjustmentAsPercentageOfAverageChangeToNetRevenuesDuringPrecedingMonth / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = penn_FacilitiesHeldUnderLeasesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase In Annual Rental Expense |  | 19,000,000 penn_IncreaseInAnnualRentalExpense / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = penn_FacilitiesHeldUnderLeasesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Construction Costs Paid In Percentage |  | 10.00%penn_RealEstateConstructionCostsPaidInPercentage / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = penn_FacilitiesHeldUnderLeasesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of lease renewal options | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Master Lease Agreement | Hollywood Casinos in Columbus, Ohio and Toledo, Ohio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to operating lease component as percentage of the average change to net revenues during preceding month |  | 20.00%penn_OperatingLeaseComponentAdjustmentAsPercentageOfAverageChangeToNetRevenuesDuringPrecedingMonth / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementMember / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = penn_CasinosHeldUnderLeasesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Lease Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total rental expense |  | 34,000,000 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember | 37,100,000 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |  |  |  |  | 38,000,000 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |
Future minimum lease commitments relating to the base lease rent portion of noncancelable operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 |  | 4,565,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |  | 4,565,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |  |  |  |  |
2016 |  | 3,535,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |  | 3,535,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  | 2,583,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |  | 2,583,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |  |  |  |  |
2018 |  | 2,282,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |  | 2,282,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |  |  |  |  |
2019 |  | 1,529,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |  | 1,529,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |  |  |  |  |
Thereafter |  | 15,831,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |  | 15,831,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |  |  |  |  |
Total |  | 30,325,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |  | 30,325,000 us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_OtherLeaseAgreementsMember |  |  |  |  |
Master Lease Agreement And Argosy Casino Sioux City Member |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase In Annual Rental Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,200,000 penn_IncreaseInAnnualRentalExpense / penn_OperatingLeasesByTypeAxis = penn_MasterLeaseAgreementAndArgosyCasinoSiouxCityMember

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