Note 8 - Cost Method Investments	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements
Cost-method Investments, Description [Text Block]	8. Cost Method Investments Investment in Rock Ohio Ventures, LLC As of December 28, 2014, the Company had a 10% ownership interest in Rock Ohio Ventures, LLC (“Rock Ohio Ventures”), a privately held company that owned interests in various casino and racetrack properties. The Company’s $21.0 million investment in Rock Ohio Ventures was accounted for using the cost method since the Company owned less than 20% of the entity and did not have the ability to significantly influence the operating and financial decisions of the entity. During the third quarter of 2014, this investment was determined to have experienced an other-than-temporary impairment and was reduced to its estimated fair value of zero. As a result, the Company recognized an impairment loss of $21.0 million, which is included in impairments and other losses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 28, 2014. As of December 28, 2014, this cost method investment was carried at zero in investment in unconsolidated investee in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. In January 2015, the Company sold all of its interest in Rock Ohio Ventures to DG Ohio Ventures, LLC, for approximately $0.8 million. Since this investment has been written down to zero, the Company accounted for the receipt of this payment as a gain on sale of cost method investment in the consolidated statement of operations in the first quarter of 2015. The Company's cost method investment was evaluated, on at least a quarterly basis, for potential other-than-temporary impairment, or when an event or change in circumstances occurred that may have had a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment. The Company monitored this investment for impairment by considering all information available to the Company including the economic environment of the markets served by the properties Rock Ohio Ventures owns; market conditions including existing and potential future competition; recent or expected changes in the regulatory environment; operational performance and financial results; known changes in the objectives of Rock Ohio Ventures management; known or expected changes in ownership of Rock Ohio Ventures; and any other known significant factors relating to the business underlying the investment. As part of the review of operational performance and financial results for considering if there were indications of impairment, the Company utilized financial statements of Rock Ohio Ventures and its owned gaming properties to assess the investee’s ability to operate from a financial standpoint. The Company also analyzed Rock Ohio Ventures’ cash flows and working capital to determine if the Company’s investment in this entity had experienced an other-than-temporary impairment. As part of this process, the Company analyzed actual historical results compared to forecast and had periodic discussions with management of Rock Ohio Ventures to obtain additional information related to the Company’s investment in Rock Ohio Ventures to determine whether any events occurred that would necessitate further analysis of the Company’s recorded investment in Rock Ohio Ventures for impairment. Based on these procedures, the Company determined that the Company’s investment in Rock Ohio Ventures experienced an other-than-temporary impairment during the third quarter of 2014. Based on information provided by Rock Ohio Ventures, the Company determined that there was significant uncertainty surrounding the recovery of the Company’s investment in Rock Ohio Ventures. The Ohio gaming properties had not performed as expected which led to forecasted potential working capital requirement issues that did not exist prior to the third quarter of 2014, based on information previously available to the Company. As a result, the Company determined that an other-than-temporary impairment had occurred and reduced the carrying value of the investment in Rock Ohio Ventures to its estimated fair value of zero during the third quarter of 2014. This fair value of zero was measured using unobservable (Level 3) inputs using both a discounted cash flow method, which is an application of the income approach, and a comparable public company method, which is an application of the market approach. An option-based method was also employed in the allocation of value among debt and equity investors. Management judgment was required in developing the assumptions used in the calculation of the fair value of the investment. Significant inputs included financial forecasts for Rock Ohio Caesars, LLC (the entity through which Rock Ohio Ventures invested in certain gaming businesses), discount rates, market multiples for similar businesses, expected volatility, the expected timing of a liquidity/refinancing event and a discount for lack of marketability. Investment in Dania Entertainment Holdings, LLC In May 2013, Dania Entertainment Center, LLC (“DEC”) purchased the Dania Jai Alai property located in Dania Beach, Florida, from Boyd Gaming Corporation, for $65.5 million. As part of a previous plan to purchase the property, during 2011 the Company loaned $4.0 million to DEC which was written down to zero during the third quarter of 2011 when the acquisition did not close. During 2013, the loan was exchanged for a 20% ownership interest in Dania Entertainment Holdings, LLC (“Dania Entertainment”). On April 21, 2014, the Company entered into a redemption agreement with Dania Entertainment that resulted in Dania Entertainment redeeming the Company’s 20% ownership in Dania Entertainment in exchange for Dania Entertainment granting to the Company 5% ownership in DEC. Concurrently, the Company entered into an agreement with ONDISS Corp. (“ONDISS”) to sell its ownership in DEC for approximately $2.6 million. The Company received $1.0 million in April 2014 in exchange for 40% of its ownership interest. In October 2014, ONDISS paid the entire remaining amount due to the Company at a discounted amount of approximately $1.4 million and upon receipt of such payment, the Company transferred its remaining ownership in DEC to ONDISS. As a result, the Company recognized a gain of $2.4 million, which was included in gain on sale of cost method investment in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 28, 2014. The Company accounted for its investment in Dania Entertainment as a cost method investment. At the time the loan was exchanged for an equity investment in Dania Entertainment, the Company determined its value remained at zero due to the negative cash flows of the existing operations of the Dania Jai Alai property as well as uncertainty surrounding completion of the project.

8. Cost Method Investments

Investment in Rock Ohio Ventures, LLC

As of December 28, 2014, the Company had a 10% ownership interest in Rock Ohio Ventures, LLC (“Rock Ohio Ventures”), a privately held company that owned interests in various casino and racetrack properties. The Company’s $21.0 million investment in Rock Ohio Ventures was accounted for using the cost method since the Company owned less than 20% of the entity and did not have the ability to significantly influence the operating and financial decisions of the entity. During the third quarter of 2014, this investment was determined to have experienced an other-than-temporary impairment and was reduced to its estimated fair value of zero. As a result, the Company recognized an impairment loss of $21.0 million, which is included in impairments and other losses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 28, 2014. As of December 28, 2014, this cost method investment was carried at zero in investment in unconsolidated investee in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

In January 2015, the Company sold all of its interest in Rock Ohio Ventures to DG Ohio Ventures, LLC, for approximately $0.8 million. Since this investment has been written down to zero, the Company accounted for the receipt of this payment as a gain on sale of cost method investment in the consolidated statement of operations in the first quarter of 2015.

The Company's cost method investment was evaluated, on at least a quarterly basis, for potential other-than-temporary impairment, or when an event or change in circumstances occurred that may have had a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment. The Company monitored this investment for impairment by considering all information available to the Company including the economic environment of the markets served by the properties Rock Ohio Ventures owns; market conditions including existing and potential future competition; recent or expected changes in the regulatory environment; operational performance and financial results; known changes in the objectives of Rock Ohio Ventures management; known or expected changes in ownership of Rock Ohio Ventures; and any other known significant factors relating to the business underlying the investment.

As part of the review of operational performance and financial results for considering if there were indications of impairment, the Company utilized financial statements of Rock Ohio Ventures and its owned gaming properties to assess the investee’s ability to operate from a financial standpoint. The Company also analyzed Rock Ohio Ventures’ cash flows and working capital to determine if the Company’s investment in this entity had experienced an other-than-temporary impairment. As part of this process, the Company analyzed actual historical results compared to forecast and had periodic discussions with management of Rock Ohio Ventures to obtain additional information related to the Company’s investment in Rock Ohio Ventures to determine whether any events occurred that would necessitate further analysis of the Company’s recorded investment in Rock Ohio Ventures for impairment. Based on these procedures, the Company determined that the Company’s investment in Rock Ohio Ventures experienced an other-than-temporary impairment during the third quarter of 2014. Based on information provided by Rock Ohio Ventures, the Company determined that there was significant uncertainty surrounding the recovery of the Company’s investment in Rock Ohio Ventures. The Ohio gaming properties had not performed as expected which led to forecasted potential working capital requirement issues that did not exist prior to the third quarter of 2014, based on information previously available to the Company. As a result, the Company determined that an other-than-temporary impairment had occurred and reduced the carrying value of the investment in Rock Ohio Ventures to its estimated fair value of zero during the third quarter of 2014.

This fair value of zero was measured using unobservable (Level 3) inputs using both a discounted cash flow method, which is an application of the income approach, and a comparable public company method, which is an application of the market approach. An option-based method was also employed in the allocation of value among debt and equity investors. Management judgment was required in developing the assumptions used in the calculation of the fair value of the investment. Significant inputs included financial forecasts for Rock Ohio Caesars, LLC (the entity through which Rock Ohio Ventures invested in certain gaming businesses), discount rates, market multiples for similar businesses, expected volatility, the expected timing of a liquidity/refinancing event and a discount for lack of marketability.

Investment in Dania Entertainment Holdings, LLC

In May 2013, Dania Entertainment Center, LLC (“DEC”) purchased the Dania Jai Alai property located in Dania Beach, Florida, from Boyd Gaming Corporation, for $65.5 million.

As part of a previous plan to purchase the property, during 2011 the Company loaned $4.0 million to DEC which was written down to zero during the third quarter of 2011 when the acquisition did not close. During 2013, the loan was exchanged for a 20% ownership interest in Dania Entertainment Holdings, LLC (“Dania Entertainment”).

On April 21, 2014, the Company entered into a redemption agreement with Dania Entertainment that resulted in Dania Entertainment redeeming the Company’s 20% ownership in Dania Entertainment in exchange for Dania Entertainment granting to the Company 5% ownership in DEC. Concurrently, the Company entered into an agreement with ONDISS Corp. (“ONDISS”) to sell its ownership in DEC for approximately $2.6 million. The Company received $1.0 million in April 2014 in exchange for 40% of its ownership interest. In October 2014, ONDISS paid the entire remaining amount due to the Company at a discounted amount of approximately $1.4 million and upon receipt of such payment, the Company transferred its remaining ownership in DEC to ONDISS. As a result, the Company recognized a gain of $2.4 million, which was included in gain on sale of cost method investment in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 28, 2014.

The Company accounted for its investment in Dania Entertainment as a cost method investment. At the time the loan was exchanged for an equity investment in Dania Entertainment, the Company determined its value remained at zero due to the negative cash flows of the existing operations of the Dania Jai Alai property as well as uncertainty surrounding completion of the project.