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Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) segment | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) segment | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 1,155,269 | $ 789,651 | $ 826,913 | $ 816,085 | $ 769,036 | $ 806,247 | $ 796,463 | $ 776,224 |  | $ 3,587,918 | $ 3,147,970 | $ 3,034,380
Adjusted EBITDAR: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted EBITDAR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,043,241 | 879,149 | 837,141
Rent expense associated with triple net operating lease |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,797) | 0 | 0
Charge for stock compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12,034) | (7,780) | (6,871)
Cash-settled stock award variance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,611 | (23,471) | 6,688
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,168) | (172) | 2,471
Contingent purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (454) | 6,840 | (1,277)
Pre-opening and acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (95,020) | (9,732) | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (268,990) | (267,062) | (271,214)
Provision for loan loss and unfunded loan commitments to the JIVDC, net of recoveries, and impairment losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17,921) | (107,810) | 0
Insurance recoveries, net of deductible charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68 | 289 | 726
Non-operating items for Kansas JV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,118) | (5,866) | (10,311)
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (539,417) | (466,761) | (459,243)
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,005 | 3,552 | 24,186
Loss on early extinguishment of debt | (17,200) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (23,400) |  | (20,964) | (23,963) | 0
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,121) | (2,257) | (1,679)
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (161,500) | 89,921 | (25,044) | 120,617
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92,557 | 99,261 | 97,245
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates | 128,488 |  |  |  | 148,912 |  |  |  |  | 128,488 | 148,912 | 156,176
Total assets | $ 10,961,012 |  |  |  | 5,234,812 |  |  |  |  | 10,961,012 | 5,234,812 | 4,974,484
South/West segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of new reportable segments from division of segment | segment | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating segments | Northeast segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,891,514 | 1,756,579 | 1,741,809
Adjusted EBITDAR: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted EBITDAR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 583,791 | 549,304 | 536,446
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,873 | 26,283 | 34,380
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates | $ 105 |  |  |  | 102 |  |  |  |  | 105 | 102 | 76
Total assets | 1,330,256 |  |  |  | 921,044 |  |  |  |  | 1,330,256 | 921,044 | 973,423
Operating segments | South segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 394,351 | 224,247 | 185,832
Adjusted EBITDAR: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted EBITDAR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 118,962 | 62,580 | 56,060
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,587 | 6,354 | 6,249
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total assets | 1,082,304 |  |  |  | 169,255 |  |  |  |  | 1,082,304 | 169,255 | 121,619
Operating segments | West segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 437,887 | 380,418 | 360,776
Adjusted EBITDAR: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted EBITDAR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 114,267 | 72,744 | 72,509
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,816 | 35,671 | 24,209
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total assets | 755,665 |  |  |  | 625,019 |  |  |  |  | 755,665 | 625,019 | 718,457
Operating segments | Midwest segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 823,717 | 735,033 | 704,272
Adjusted EBITDAR: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted EBITDAR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 294,332 | 249,744 | 239,899
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,285 | 26,176 | 27,218
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates | 89,350 |  |  |  | 88,296 |  |  |  |  | 89,350 | 88,296 | 93,768
Total assets | 1,411,468 |  |  |  | 970,809 |  |  |  |  | 1,411,468 | 970,809 | 991,759
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,449 | 51,693 | 41,691
Adjusted EBITDAR: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted EBITDAR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (68,111) | (55,223) | (67,773)
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,996 | 4,777 | 5,189
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates | 39,033 |  |  |  | 60,514 |  |  |  |  | 39,033 | 60,514 | 62,332
Total assets | $ 6,381,319 |  |  |  | $ 2,548,685 |  |  |  |  | $ 6,381,319 | $ 2,548,685 | $ 2,169,226

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