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Nature of Business (Details Textual) $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 15, 2019 USD ($) | Jan. 14, 2019 USD ($) shares | Oct. 20, 2017 USD ($) shares | Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Segment Property | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable operating segments | Segment |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Repayment of debt |  |  |  |  | $ 220,000 | $ 8,000 | $ 150,000
Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2026 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 375,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest stated percentage | 7.625% |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument frequency of periodic payment | semi-annually |  |  |  |  |  |
Second Lien Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of debt | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of debt | $ 18,000 |  |  | $ 18,000 |  |  |
Marnell Gaming,LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid, cash |  | $ 156,152 |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid, shares issued | shares |  | 911,002 |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, date of acquisition |  |  |  |  | Jan. 14, 2019 |  |
ACEP Holdings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid, cash |  |  | $ 787,600 |  |  |  |
Consideration paid, shares issued | shares |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, date of acquisition |  |  |  |  | Oct. 20, 2017 |  |
ACEP Holdings [Member] | Second Lien Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |
Nevada and Maryland [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of resort casino properties | Property |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |

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