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New Accounting Pronouncements - Cumulative Effect on Statements of Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,587,918 | $ 3,331,466 | $ 3,209,041
Less: Promotional allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (183,496) | (174,661)
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
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 618,951 | 514,487 | 462,302
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 268,990 | 267,062 | 271,214
Impairment losses, net of recovery on loan loss and unfunded loan commitments to the JIVDC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,921 | 107,810 | 0
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,953,826 | 2,702,256 | 2,491,364
Operating income | 124,360 | 155,843 | 181,755 | 172,134 | 26,775 | 143,663 | 134,989 | 140,287 |  | 634,092 | 445,714 | 543,016
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (161,500) | 89,921 | (25,044) | 120,617
Income tax benefit (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,593 | 498,507 | (11,307)
Net income | $ (42,036) | $ 36,125 | $ 53,988 | $ 45,437 | $ (338,060) | $ 789,340 | $ 17,079 | $ 5,104 |  | 93,514 | 473,463 | 109,310
Gaming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,894,861 | 2,692,021 | 2,606,262
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,551,430 | 1,364,989 | 1,334,980
Food, beverage, hotel and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 629,733 | 601,731 | 575,434
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 439,253 | 421,848 | 406,871
Management service and license fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,043 | 11,654 | 11,348
Reimbursable management costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57,281 | 26,060 | 15,997
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57,281 | $ 26,060 | $ 15,997
Balances Without Adoption of ASC 606 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,816,552 |  |
Less: Promotional allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (236,766) |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,579,786 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 618,951 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 268,990 |  |
Impairment losses, net of recovery on loan loss and unfunded loan commitments to the JIVDC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,921 |  |
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,947,111 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 632,675 |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88,504 |  |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,916 |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92,420 |  |
Balances Without Adoption of ASC 606 | Gaming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,100,965 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,554,245 |  |
Balances Without Adoption of ASC 606 | Food, beverage, hotel and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 699,085 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 476,545 |  |
Balances Without Adoption of ASC 606 | Management service and license fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,043 |  |
Balances Without Adoption of ASC 606 | Reimbursable management costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,459 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,459 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Effect of Change Higher / (Lower) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (228,634) |  |
Less: Promotional allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 236,766 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,132 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Impairment losses, net of recovery on loan loss and unfunded loan commitments to the JIVDC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,715 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,417 |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,417 |  |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (323) |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,094 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Effect of Change Higher / (Lower) | Gaming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (206,104) |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,815) |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Effect of Change Higher / (Lower) | Food, beverage, hotel and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (69,352) |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (37,292) |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Effect of Change Higher / (Lower) | Management service and license fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Effect of Change Higher / (Lower) | Reimbursable management costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,822 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,822 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Loyalty Points |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,860) |  |
Less: Promotional allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,860) |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Impairment losses, net of recovery on loan loss and unfunded loan commitments to the JIVDC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,443) |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,417) |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,417) |  |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 323 |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,094) |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Loyalty Points | Gaming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,608) |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,443) |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Loyalty Points | Food, beverage, hotel and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (252) |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Loyalty Points | Management service and license fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Loyalty Points | Reimbursable management costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Promotional Allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 236,766 |  |
Less: Promotional allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (236,766) |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Impairment losses, net of recovery on loan loss and unfunded loan commitments to the JIVDC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Promotional Allowance | Gaming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 206,137 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Promotional Allowance | Food, beverage, hotel and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,629 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Promotional Allowance | Management service and license fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Promotional Allowance | Reimbursable management costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Reimbursable Expense - Casino Rama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (46,822) |  |
Less: Promotional allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (46,822) |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Impairment losses, net of recovery on loan loss and unfunded loan commitments to the JIVDC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (46,822) |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Reimbursable Expense - Casino Rama | Gaming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Reimbursable Expense - Casino Rama | Food, beverage, hotel and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Reimbursable Expense - Casino Rama | Management service and license fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Reimbursable Expense - Casino Rama | Reimbursable management costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (46,822) |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (46,822) |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Racing Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,975 |  |
Less: Promotional allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,975 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Impairment losses, net of recovery on loan loss and unfunded loan commitments to the JIVDC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,975 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Racing Revenue | Gaming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Racing Revenue | Food, beverage, hotel and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,975 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,975 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Racing Revenue | Management service and license fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Racing Revenue | Reimbursable management costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Tier Status and Other Benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,575 |  |
Less: Promotional allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,575 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Impairment losses, net of recovery on loan loss and unfunded loan commitments to the JIVDC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,575 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
ASU 2014-09 | Impact of Tier Status and Other Benefits | Gaming |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,575 |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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