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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Nov. 01, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Oct. 15, 2018 USD ($)
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Act, measurement period adjustment, income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Act, measurement period adjustment, increase in effective tax rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.013 |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Act, deferred tax assets, provisional income tax expense |  |  | $ 257,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  | $ 261,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Tax Act, deferred tax assets, measurement period adjustment, income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Act, transition tax, provisional income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Tax Act, transition tax, measurement period adjustment, income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Act, transition tax, liability |  | $ 3,200,000 |  |  |  |  | 3,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Act, GILTI provision, income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Real property assets |  | 6,868,768,000 | 2,756,669,000 |  |  |  | 6,868,768,000 | 2,756,669,000 |  |  |  |  |
Three-year cumulative pretax income |  | 185,500,000 |  | $ 76,600,000 |  | $ 76,600,000 | 185,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  | $ (161,500,000) |  | 89,921,000 | (25,044,000) | $ 120,617,000 |  |  |  |
Impairment charges |  |  |  |  | $ 155,300,000 | $ 29,900,000 |  |  | 0 | $ 40,000,000.0 | $ 159,900,000 | $ 798,300,000 |
Valuation allowance released |  | 22,400,000 |  | $ 766,200,000 |  |  | 18,275,000 | 741,872,000 | 20,675,000 |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance |  | 89,508,000 | 113,699,000 |  |  |  | 89,508,000 | 113,699,000 |  |  |  |  |
Tax benefit associated with net operating loss carryforwards |  | 53,200,000 |  |  |  |  | 53,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  | (24,200,000) |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax reserves, interest and penalties related to current year tax positions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax reserves, interest and penalties related to prior year tax positions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Reversal of previously recorded tax reserves and accrued interest for tax positions settled and/or closed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, including accrued interest and penalties |  | 30,400,000 |  |  |  |  | 30,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net tax expense in connection with uncertain tax positions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax positions that, if reversed, would affect the effective tax rate |  | 23,600,000 | 25,100,000 |  |  |  | 23,600,000 | 25,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, currency translation and settlements (less than in 2018) |  | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest and penalties recognized, net of deferred taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000 | 1,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Reductions in previously accrued interest and penalties |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid income taxes |  | 14,900,000 | $ 12,000,000.0 |  |  |  | 14,900,000 | 12,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Domestic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89,582,000 | $ (29,538,000) | $ 116,693,000 |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  | 252,800,000 |  |  |  |  | 252,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest limitation carryforward |  | 18,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  | 18,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss and interest limitation carryforwards, subject to expiration |  | 182,100,000 |  |  |  |  | 182,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
State |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  | 835,200,000 |  |  |  |  | 835,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, valuation allowance |  | $ 32,100,000 |  |  |  |  | 32,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in net operating loss carryforwards from acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 382,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Pinnacle |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross deferred income tax assets, acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0
Gross deferred tax liabilities, acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000,000
Failed spin-off leaseback |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real property assets | $ 2,000,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing obligation | 3,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in net deferred tax assets | $ 599,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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