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Fair value portion of investments accounted under the cost method.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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The net cash paid (received) associated with the acquisition or disposal of all investments, including securities and other assets.

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Fair value portion of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.

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Note 13 - Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 25, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014
Land and Land Improvements [Member] \| Sartini Gaming [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 37.8
Other Assets Acquired [Member] \| Sartini Gaming [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 46.3
Sartini Gaming [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Trade Names [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Royalty Rate		1.00%
Sartini Gaming [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Trade Names [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Royalty Rate		2.50%
Sartini Gaming [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 12.2
Sartini Gaming [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Player Relationships [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Annual Attrition Rate		10.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate		12.00%
Sartini Gaming [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Player Relationships [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Annual Attrition Rate		20.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate		13.00%
Sartini Gaming [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Player Relationships [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 7.6
Sartini Gaming [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Annual Attrition Rate		5.00%
Sartini Gaming [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Annual Attrition Rate		12.50%
Sartini Gaming [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 59.2
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate		11.00%
Sartini Gaming [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 0.5
Sartini Gaming [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 0.3
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate		9.80%
Fair Value Input, Probability Factor		10.00%
Sartini Gaming [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Gaming License, Indefinite-Lived [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Fair Value Disclosure		$ 0.9
Sartini Gaming [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Excluding Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 80.7
Rock Ohio Ventures [Member]
Cost Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure			$ 0.8
Payments for (Proceeds from) Investments	$ 0.8