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Shareholders' Equity (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jul. 14, 2016 | Dec. 09, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Sep. 10, 2014 | Sep. 09, 2014
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Special dividend, per share |  |  |  | $ 1.71 |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) |  |  |  | 22,232,000 | 21,868,000 |  | 13,400,000 | 26,800,000
Special Dividend [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends payable, date declared |  |  |  | Jun. 17, 2016 |  |  |  |
Dividends payable, date of record |  |  |  | Jun. 30, 2016 |  |  |  |
Payment of aggregate amount of special dividend to eligible shareholders |  | $ 23.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends payable, date paid |  |  |  | Jul. 14, 2016 |  |  |  |
Special dividend, per share |  |  |  | $ 1.71 |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) |  |  |  | 13,759,374 |  |  |  |
Penn National [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivable, gross |  |  | $ 60.0 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of subordinated promissory note |  |  | $ 24.0 |  |  |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares restricted from distribution |  |  | 7,996,393 |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) | [1] |  |  |  |  | 22,592,260,000 |  |
Holders of Warrants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares restricted from distribution |  |  | 457,172 |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Calculated as the sum of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately after the Merger (on a fully diluted basis, including shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding in-the-money stock options) and the number of shares of the Company’s common stock issued pursuant to the post-closing adjustment provisions of the Merger Agreement.

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