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Number of casino licenses owned

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Number of casinos closed

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Number of casinos expected to begin operations

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Number of cruise ship owners

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Number of Electronic Table Games

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Number of live table games

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Number of majority ownership interests held throughout Poland

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Number of slot machines.

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Square footage of casino facility

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	Apr. 30, 2018 item	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) ft² item	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
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Number of majority ownership interests held throughout Poland		4
Number of ship-based casinos		14
Number of cruise ship owners		4
Adjusted EBITDA \| $		$ 6,562,000	$ 6,711,000
Percentage Of CBS Owned By CCE [Member]
Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		75.00%
Lot Polish Airlines Invesment [Member]
Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Owned by noncontrolling interest		33.30%				33.30%
Casinos Poland Ltd [Member]
Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		66.60%
Number of casino licenses owned		6
Number of casinos expected to begin operations		2
Casinos Poland Ltd [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of casinos closed	1
Century Bets! Inc. [Member]
Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Owned by noncontrolling interest		25.00%
Saw Close Casino Ltd. [Member]
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Number of slot machines		35
Number of table games		18
Number of automated live table games		24
Square footage of casino facility \| ft²		15,000
Hamilton Properties Ltd. [Member]
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Number of slot machines		200
Number of table games		17
Number of electronic table games		1
Loan for purchase of equipment \| $		$ 5,000,000
Century Casinos Europe GmbH [Member] \| Percentage Of Century Downs Racetrack Owned By Century Casinos Europe [Member]
Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		75.00%
Oceania Cruises [Member]
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Term of consulting agreement				2 years
Consulting Fee \| $				$ 2,000,000
Consulting Fee payable per quarter \| $				$ 250,000
Century Downs Racetrack And Casino [Member]
Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		75.00%
Owned by noncontrolling interest		25.00%
Mendoza Central Entretenimientos S. A. [Member] \| Century Casinos Europe GmbH [Member]
Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Ownership interest		7.50%			7.50%