XML 89 R43.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.10.0.1

Organization (Details) |  | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Oct. 15, 2018 property | Jun. 30, 2017 business | Dec. 31, 2016 business | Dec. 31, 2018 jurisdiction facility
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Number of facilities the entity owned, managed, or had ownership interests in | facility |  |  |  | 40
Number of jurisdictions in which the entity operates | jurisdiction |  |  |  | 18
Pinnacle |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | property | 12 |  |  |
Other acquisitions |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of businesses acquired | business |  | 2 | 2 |

X
- Definition The number of facilities which the entity owns, manages or has an ownership interest in as of the balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | penn_NumberOfFacilities
Namespace Prefix: | penn_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The number of jurisdictions in which the entity operates facilities. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | penn_NumberOfJurisdictionsInWhichEntityOperates
Namespace Prefix: | penn_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Number Of Properties Acquired + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | penn_NumberOfPropertiesAcquired
Namespace Prefix: | penn_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The number of businesses acquired by the entity during the period. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=penn_PinnacleMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessAcquisitionsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |