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Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($) |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 01, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Jun. 28, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit |  |  | $ (7,921,000) | $ (4,325,000) | $ (9,969,000) | $ (9,969,000) |
Deferred tax assets related to alternative minimum tax credits |  |  | 1,500,000 |  |  |  |
General business credit carryforward |  | $ 481,000 | $ 1,126,000 | $ 481,000 |  |  |
Tax cuts and jobs act, accounting complete |  |  | true |  |  |  |
Tax cuts and jobs act of 2017, change in tax rate, income tax expense (benefit) |  |  | $ (4,300,000) |  |  |  |
Statutory federal tax rate |  |  | 35.00% | 35.00% |  | 35.00% |
Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statutory federal tax rate | 21.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
ACEP Holdings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share issuance related to business combination (in shares) |  |  | 4,046,494 |  |  |  |
Amount of net operating losses limit that can be utilized annually |  |  | $ 10,800,000 |  |  |  |
General Business Credit Carryforward [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward expiration year |  |  | 2037 |  |  |  |
Tax Year 2010 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax examination adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, operating loss carryforwards, subject to expiration |  |  | $ 77,100,000 |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year |  |  | 2032 |  |  |  |
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] | Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Latest Tax Year [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes Audit, Tax Years |  | 2013 |  |  |  |  |
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] | Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Earliest Tax Year [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes Audit, Tax Years |  | 2009 |  |  |  |  |
Release of Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets [Member] | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] | Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Latest Tax Year [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit |  |  | $ (7,900,000) |  |  |  |

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