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Debt (Details Textual)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 20, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Installment	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 14, 2019 USD ($)
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Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt				(1,708,000)	$ 18,000
Marnell Gaming,LLC [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount drew from revolving credit facility						$ 145,000,000
Former Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Lines of Credit	$ 173,400,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt				$ (1,700,000)
Senior Secured First Lien Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			1,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Outstanding Amount			792,000,000
Senior Secured First Lien Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			200,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Undrawn			$ 200,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date			Oct. 20, 2022
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Amount drew from revolving credit facility			$ 100,000,000
Senior Secured First Lien Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| LIBOR rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			2.50%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.50%
Senior Secured First Lien Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount drew from revolving credit facility			$ 200,000,000
Borrowings as Percentage of Revolving Commitment to Contain Financial Covenant Regarding Maximum Net Leverage Ratio		30.00%
Senior Secured First Lien Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| LIBOR rate [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			3.00%
Senior Secured First Lien Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Base rate [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			2.00%
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Debt Instrument, Outstanding Amount			$ 0
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 800,000,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Oct. 20, 2024
Debt Instrument, Number of Quarterly Payments \| Installment			27
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment			$ 2,000,000
Debt Instrument, Commencement Date of Quarterly Payments			Mar. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument, Final Installment			$ 746,000,000
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			3.00%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			2.00%
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 200,000,000
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			7.00%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			6.00%
Credit Facilities [Member]
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Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate			5.80%
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			0.50%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| LIBOR rate [Member]
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Credit Facilities [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
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Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage			0.50%
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