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Summary of Preliminary Values of Property and Equipment Acquired and Estimated Useful Lives By Category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 20, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
ACEP Holdings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment	$ 754,581
Land [Member] | ACEP Holdings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment	$ 106,800
Land improvements [Member] | ACEP Holdings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life	15 years
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment	$ 6,240
Building and Site Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life		15 years
Building and Site Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life		45 years
Building and Site Improvements [Member] | ACEP Holdings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life	45 years
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment	$ 607,698
Furniture and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life		3 years
Furniture and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life		15 years
Furniture and Equipment [Member] | ACEP Holdings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment	$ 32,829
Furniture and Equipment [Member] | ACEP Holdings [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life	3 years
Furniture and Equipment [Member] | ACEP Holdings [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life	4 years
Construction in process [Member] | ACEP Holdings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment	$ 1,014

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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