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Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 27, 2017
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001575965
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		212,486,894
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Real estate investments, net	$ 3,712,310	$ 3,739,091
Land rights, net	645,603	590,758
Property and equipment, used in operations, net	114,413	119,427
Investment in direct financing lease, net	2,674,866	2,710,711
Cash and cash equivalents	29,510	36,556	$ 23,739	$ 41,875
Prepaid expenses	4,379	7,477
Goodwill	75,521	75,521
Other intangible assets	9,577	9,577
Loan receivable	13,000	26,200
Deferred tax assets	5,246	3,922
Other assets	72,795	50,090
Total assets	7,357,220	7,369,330
Liabilities
Accounts payable	432	1,079
Accrued expenses	7,369	6,590
Accrued interest	33,172	33,743
Accrued salaries and wages	4,825	10,619
Gaming, property, and other taxes	49,283	32,584
Income taxes	0	0
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	4,521,423	4,664,965
Deferred rental revenue	198,790	166,052
Deferred tax liabilities	294	265
Other liabilities	22,865	19,564
Total liabilities	4,838,453	4,935,461
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock ($.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016)	0	0
Common stock ($.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 212,217,855 and 207,676,827 shares issued at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)	2,122	2,077
Additional paid-in capital	3,916,328	3,760,729
Retained accumulated deficit	(1,399,683)	(1,328,937)
Total shareholders’ equity	2,518,767	2,433,869
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 7,357,220	$ 7,369,330

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	212,217,855	207,676,827

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenues
Rental income	$ 167,763		$ 142,101		$ 332,924	$ 242,316
Income from direct financing lease	18,516		12,631		36,340	12,631
Real estate taxes paid by tenants	20,840		15,673		42,560	27,500
Total rental revenue and income from direct financing lease	207,119		170,405		411,824	282,447
Gaming, food, beverage and other	37,489		38,371		76,749	76,530
Total revenues	244,608		208,776		488,573	358,977
Less promotional allowances	(1,217)		(1,415)		(2,469)	(2,796)
Net revenues	243,391		207,361		486,104	356,181
Operating expenses
Gaming, food, beverage and other	20,669		21,189		41,745	42,176
Real estate taxes	20,912		16,075		43,055	28,282
General and administrative	20,691		22,261		41,922	43,167
Depreciation	28,423		27,019		56,680	54,102
Total operating expenses	90,695		86,544		183,402	167,727
Income from operations	152,696		120,817		302,702	188,454
Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	(54,657)		(45,936)		(108,606)	(79,337)
Interest income	487		654		951	1,171
Total other expenses	(54,170)		(45,282)		(107,655)	(78,166)
Income before income taxes	98,526		75,535		195,047	110,288
Income tax expense	2,192		2,271		4,722	4,275
Net income	$ 96,334		$ 73,264		$ 190,325	$ 106,013
Earnings per common share (in dollars per share)
Basic earnings per common share	$ 0.46		$ 0.40		$ 0.91	$ 0.70
Diluted earnings per common share	0.45		0.39		0.90	0.69
Dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.62	$ 0.62	$ 0.56	$ 0.56	$ 1.24	$ 1.12

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) - 6 months ended Jun. 30, 2017 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Accumulated Deficit
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 2,433,869	$ 2,077	$ 3,760,729	$ (1,328,937)
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016	207,676,827	207,676,827
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Issuance of common stock	$ 139,379	$ 38	139,341
Issuance of common stock (in shares)		3,864,872
Stock option activity	10,873	$ 5	10,868
Stock option activity (in shares)		515,611
Restricted stock activity	5,392	$ 2	5,390
Restricted stock activity (in shares)		160,545
Dividends paid	(261,071)	$ 0	0	(261,071)
Dividends paid (in shares)		0
Net income	190,325			190,325
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2017	$ 2,518,767	$ 2,122	$ 3,916,328	$ (1,399,683)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2017	212,217,855	212,217,855

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Operating activities
Net income	$ 190,325	$ 106,013
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	61,580	55,643
Amortization of debt issuance costs	6,513	8,632
Losses (gains) on dispositions of property	94	(15)
Deferred income taxes	(1,280)	(824)
Stock-based compensation	8,256	9,163
Straight-line rent adjustments	32,738	27,912
(Increase), decrease
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(663)	(4,931)
Increase, (decrease)
Accounts payable	(704)	(245)
Accrued expenses	837	(3,638)
Accrued interest	(571)	12,352
Accrued salaries and wages	(5,794)	(979)
Gaming, property and other taxes	(573)	556
Income taxes	0	0
Other liabilities	1,482	703
Net cash provided by operating activities	292,240	210,342
Investing activities
Capital project expenditures	(68)	(269)
Capital maintenance expenditures	(1,727)	(1,197)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	11	234
Principal payments on loan receivable	13,200	2,075
Acquisition of real estate assets	(82,866)	(2,940,490)
Collections of principal payments on investment in direct financing lease	35,845	12,525
Net cash used in investing activities	(35,605)	(2,927,122)
Financing activities
Dividends paid	(261,071)	(179,122)
Proceeds from exercise of options, net of taxes paid related to shares withheld for tax purposes on restricted stock award vestings	8,065	54,527
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs	139,380	825,198
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	100,000	2,337,000
Financing costs	0	(31,908)
Repayments of long-term debt	(250,055)	(307,051)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(263,681)	2,698,644
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(7,046)	(18,136)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	36,556	41,875
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 29,510	$ 23,739

Business and Operations	6 Months Ended
Business and Operations	Jun. 30, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Business and Operations	Business and Operations Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. ("GLPI") is a self-administered and self-managed Pennsylvania real estate investment trust ("REIT"). GLPI (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company") was incorporated on February 13, 2013, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penn National Gaming, Inc. ("Penn"). On November 1, 2013, Penn contributed to GLPI, through a series of internal corporate restructurings, substantially all of the assets and liabilities associated with Penn’s real property interests and real estate development business, as well as the assets and liabilities of Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge and Hollywood Casino Perryville, which are referred to as the "TRS Properties," and then spun-off GLPI to holders of Penn's common and preferred stock in a tax-free distribution (the "Spin-Off"). The Company elected on its United States ("U.S.") federal income tax return for its taxable year beginning on January 1, 2014 to be treated as a REIT and the Company, together with its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, GLP Holdings, Inc., jointly elected to treat each of GLP Holdings, Inc., Louisiana Casino Cruises, Inc. (d/b/a Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge) and Penn Cecil Maryland, Inc. (d/b/a Hollywood Casino Perryville) as a "taxable REIT subsidiary" ("TRS") effective on the first day of the first taxable year of GLPI as a REIT. As a result of the Spin-Off, GLPI owns substantially all of Penn’s former real property assets and leases back most of those assets to Penn for use by its subsidiaries, under a master lease, a triple-net operating lease with an initial term of 15 years (expiring October 31, 2028) with no purchase option, followed by four 5-year renewal options (exercisable by Penn) on the same terms and conditions (the "Penn Master Lease"), and GLPI also owns and operates the TRS Properties through an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, GLP Holdings, Inc. In April 2016, the Company acquired substantially all of the real estate assets of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. ("Pinnacle") for approximately $4.8 billion. GLPI leases these assets back to Pinnacle, under a triple-net lease with an initial term of 10 years (expiring April 30, 2026) with no purchase option, followed by five 5-year renewal options (exercisable by Pinnacle) on the same terms and conditions (the "Pinnacle Master Lease" and together with the Penn Master Lease, the "Master Leases"). GLPI’s primary business consists of acquiring, financing, and owning real estate property to be leased to gaming operators in triple-net lease arrangements. As of June 30, 2017, GLPI’s portfolio consisted of 38 gaming and related facilities, including the TRS Properties, the real property associated with 20 gaming and related facilities operated by Penn, the real property associated with 15 gaming and related facilities operated by Pinnacle and the real property associated with the Casino Queen in East St. Louis, Illinois. These facilities are geographically diversified across 14 states and were 100% occupied at June 30, 2017. GLPI expects to grow its portfolio by pursuing opportunities to acquire additional gaming facilities to lease to gaming operators under prudent terms. For example, on May 1, 2017 the Company purchased the real property assets of Bally's Casino Tunica and Resorts Casino Tunica (the "Tunica Properties") for $82.9 million. Penn purchased the operating assets of the Tunica Properties directly from the seller, operates both properties and leases the real property assets from the Company under the Penn Master Lease. The initial annual cash rent of $9.0 million for the Tunica Properties will be subject to rent escalators and adjustments consistent with the other properties under the Penn Master Lease. See Note 5 for additional information on the acquisition of the Tunica Properties.

Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation	6 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation	Jun. 30, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. In order to conform to the current presentation of the statement of income, the Company combined certain line items on the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. Specifically, the Company aggregated the former revenue line items gaming revenue and food, beverage and other revenue into the line item gaming, food, beverage and other revenues and aggregated the former expense line items gaming expenses and food, beverage and other expenses into the line item gaming, food, beverage and other expenses. These reclassifications were made only for presentation purposes and had no impact on the Company's financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of GLPI and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses for the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017. The notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (our "Annual Report") should be read in conjunction with these condensed consolidated financial statements. The December 31, 2016 financial information has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements.

New Accounting Pronouncements	6 Months Ended
New Accounting Pronouncements	Jun. 30, 2017
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]
New Accounting Pronouncements	New Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting ("ASU 2016-09"). This ASU amends certain aspects of accounting for share-based payments to employees, including (i) requiring all income tax effects of share-based awards to be recognized in the income statement when the award vests or settles and eliminating APIC pools, (ii) permitting employers to withhold the share equivalent of an employee's maximum tax liability without triggering liability accounting and (iii) allowing companies to make a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 on January 1, 2017 and it did not have a significant impact on how the Company accounts for share-based payments. Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting. This ASU provides clarity about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require the application of modification accounting. Specifically, ASU 2017-09 clarifies that changes to the terms or conditions of an award should be accounted for as a modification unless all of the following are met: 1) the fair value of the modified award is the same as the fair value of the original award immediately before the original award is modified, 2) the vesting conditions of the modified award are the same as the vesting conditions of the original award immediately before the original award is modified and 3) the classification of the modified award as an equity instrument or a liability instrument is the same as the classification of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. ASU 2017-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2017-09 to significantly impact its accounting for share-based payment awards, as changes to awards' terms and conditions subsequent to the grant date are unusual and infrequent in nature. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This ASU simplifies an entity's goodwill impairment test by eliminating Step 2 from the test. The new guidance also amends the definition of impairment to a condition that exists when the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its fair value. By eliminating Step 2 from the test, entities are no longer required to determine the implied fair value of goodwill by computing the fair value (at impairment testing date) of all assets and liabilities in a manner similar to that required in conjunction with business combinations. Upon the adoption of ASU 2017-04, an impairment charge is simply recorded as the difference between carrying value and fair value, when carrying value exceeds fair value. ASU 2017-04 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2017-04 to significantly impact its goodwill impairment testing. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business ("ASU 2017-01"). This ASU provides clarifying guidance on what constitutes a business acquisition versus an asset acquisition. Specifically, the new guidance lays out a screen to more easily determine if a set of integrated assets and activities does in fact represent a business. Under the ASU 2017-01, when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets, the assets do not represent a business. ASU 2017-01 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. As a REIT, GLPI generally acquires only real estate assets; therefore it does not expect this clarifying language to have an impact on the Company's accounting treatment of its acquisitions. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, a Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force ("ASU 2016-15"). This ASU provides clarifying guidance on the presentation of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2016-15 to impact its presentation of cash receipts and payments on its consolidated statements of cash flows. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instrument ("ASU 2016-13"). This ASU introduces a new model for estimating credit losses for certain types of financial instruments, including loans receivable and net investments in direct financing leases, amongst other financial instruments. ASU 2016-13 sets forth an "expected credit loss" impairment model to replace the current "incurred loss" method of recognizing credit losses, which is intended to improve financial reporting by requiring timely recording of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2016-13 to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) ("ASU 2016-02"). This ASU primarily provides new guidance for lessees on the accounting treatment of operating leases. Under the new guidance, lessees are required to recognize assets and liabilities arising from operating leases on the balance sheet. ASU 2016-02 also aligns lessor accounting with the revenue recognition guidance in Topic 606 of the Accounting Standards Codification. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and is required to be adopted on a modified retrospective basis, meaning the new leasing model will be applied to the earliest year presented in the financial statements and thereafter. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on its financial statements but does not expect the adoption of the new guidance to have a significant impact on the accounting treatment of its triple-net tenant leases, which are the primary source of revenue to the Company. Generally speaking, ASU 2016-02 will more significantly impact the accounting for leases in which GLPI is the lessee by requiring the Company to record a right of use asset and lease liability on its books for these leases at adoption. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) ("ASU 2014-09"). This new standard will replace all current U.S. GAAP guidance on this topic and eliminate all industry-specific guidance. ASU 2014-09 provides a unified model to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration for which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. At the April 1, 2015 FASB meeting, the board voted to defer the effective date for the new revenue recognition standard to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The pronouncement was originally effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and companies are permitted to elect the adoption of the standard as of the original effective date. When adopted, the new guidance can be applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard on its financial statements and internal revenue recognition policies. The Company does not believe the majority of its revenue recognition policies will be impacted by the new standard, as leases (the source of the Company's majority of revenues) are excluded from ASU 2014-09. Currently, the Company believes only the accounting treatment for the customer loyalty programs at the TRS properties will be impacted by the adoption of ASU 2014-09. Specifically, the recognition of revenue associated with these points based programs will be impacted by eliminating the current accrual for the cost of the points awarded at the time of play and instead deferring an increased value of the revenue received from the customer at the time of play and attributed to the awarded points until a later period when the points are redeemed or forfeited. In addition, the Company believes that upon the adoption of ASU 2014-09, promotional allowances representing the retail value of food, beverages and other services furnished to guests without charge will no longer be presented as a separate line item on the consolidated statements of income.

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The entire disclosure of changes in accounting principles, including adoption of new accounting pronouncements, that describes the new methods, amount and effects on financial statement line items.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following methods and assumptions are used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The fair value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents approximates the carrying value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, due to the short maturity of the cash equivalents.

Deferred Compensation Plan Assets

The Company's deferred compensation plan assets consist of open-ended mutual funds and as such the fair value measurement of the assets is considered a Level 1 measurement as defined under Accounting Standards Code ("ASC") 820 "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures" ("ASC 820"). Deferred compensation plan assets are included within other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Loan Receivable

The fair value of the loan receivable approximates the carrying value of the Company's loan receivable, as collection on the outstanding loan balance is reasonably assured and the interest rate approximates market rates for a similar instrument. The fair value measurement of the loan receivable is considered a Level 3 measurement as defined under ASC 820.

Long-term Debt

The fair value of the senior unsecured notes and senior unsecured credit facility is estimated based on quoted prices in active markets and as such is a Level 1 measurement as defined under ASC 820.

The estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are as follows (in thousands):



	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	Carrying Amount	Fair Value	Carrying Amount	Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	29,510	29,510	36,556	36,556
Deferred compensation plan assets	20,150	20,150	17,593	17,593
Loan receivable	13,000	13,000	26,200	26,200
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt
Senior unsecured credit facility	1,140,000	1,133,435	1,290,000	1,272,852
Senior unsecured notes	3,425,000	3,646,375	3,425,000	3,573,500

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes rental revenue from tenants, including rental abatements, lease incentives and contractually fixed increases attributable to operating leases, on a straight-line basis over the term of the related leases when collectability is reasonably assured. Additionally, percentage rent that is fixed and determinable at the lease inception date is recorded on a straight-line basis over the lease term, resulting in the recognition of deferred rental revenue on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Deferred rental revenue is amortized to rental revenue on a straight-line basis over the remainder of the lease term. The lease term includes the initial non-cancelable lease term and any reasonably assured renewable periods. Contingent rental income that is not fixed and determinable at lease inception is recognized only when the lessee achieves the specified target. Recognition of rental income commences when control of the facility has been transferred to the tenant.

The Company recognizes income from tenants subject to direct financing leases ratably over the lease term using the effective interest rate method which produces a constant periodic rate of return on the net investment in the leased property. At lease inception, the Company records an asset which represents the Company's net investment in the direct financing lease. This initial net investment is determined by aggregating the total future minimum lease payments attributable to the direct financing lease and the estimated residual value of the property, less unearned income. Over the lease term, the investment in the direct financing lease is reduced and income is recognized for the building portion of rent. Furthermore, as the net investment in direct financing lease includes only future minimum lease payments, percentage rent that is not fixed and determinable at the lease inception is excluded from the determination of the rent attributable to the leased assets and will therefore be recorded as income from the direct financing lease in the period earned. For further detail on the Company's direct financing lease refer to Note 9.

Additionally, in accordance with ASC 605, "Revenue Recognition," the Company records revenue for the real estate taxes paid by its tenants on the leased properties with an offsetting expense in real estate taxes within the condensed consolidated statement of income as the Company has concluded it is the primary obligor. Similarly, the Company records revenue for the ground lease rent paid by its tenants with an offsetting expense in general and administrative expense within the condensed consolidated statement of income as the Company has concluded that as the lessee it is the primary obligor under the ground leases. The Company subleases these ground leases back to its tenants, who are responsible for payment directly to the landlord.

Gaming revenue generated by the TRS Properties mainly consists of video lottery gaming revenue, and to a lesser extent, table game and poker revenue. Video lottery gaming revenue is the aggregate net difference between gaming wins and losses with liabilities recognized for funds deposited by customers before gaming play occurs, for "ticket-in, ticket-out" coupons in the customers’ possession, and for accruals related to the anticipated payout of progressive jackpots. Progressive slot machines, which contain base jackpots that increase at a progressive rate based on the number of coins played, are charged to revenue as the amount of the jackpots increases. Table game gaming revenue is the aggregate of table drop adjusted for the change in aggregate table chip inventory. Table drop is the total dollar amount of the currency, coins, chips, tokens, outstanding counter checks (markers), and front money that are removed from the live gaming tables. Additionally, food and beverage revenue is recognized as services are performed.

Gaming revenue is recognized net of certain sales incentives in accordance with ASC 605-50, "Revenue Recognition— Customer Payments and Incentives." The Company records certain sales incentives and points earned in point-loyalty programs as a reduction of revenue.

Gaming and Admission Taxes

For the TRS Properties, the Company is subject to gaming and admission taxes based on gross gaming revenues in the jurisdictions in which it operates, as well as state gaming device fees, based upon a standard per game assessment. The Company recognizes gaming tax expense based on the statutorily required percentage of revenue that is required to be paid to state and local jurisdictions in the states where wagering occurs. Admission taxes are only assessed in Louisiana, while state gaming device fees are only assessed in Maryland. The Company records gaming and admission taxes at the Company’s estimated effective gaming tax rate for the year, considering estimated taxable gaming revenue and the applicable rates. Such estimates are adjusted each interim period. If gaming and admission tax rates change during the year, such changes are applied prospectively in the determination of gaming and admission tax expense in future interim periods. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, these expenses, which are primarily recorded within gaming expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income, totaled $14.8 million and $29.9 million, respectively, as compared to $15.2 million and $29.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share

The Company calculates earnings per share ("EPS") in accordance with ASC 260, "Earnings per Share." Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income applicable to common stock by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding net income attributable to participating securities (unvested restricted stock awards). Diluted EPS reflects the additional dilution for all potentially-dilutive securities such as stock options, unvested restricted shares and unvested performance-based restricted shares. In accordance with ASC 260 "Earnings per Share," the Company includes all performance-based restricted shares that would have vested based upon the Company’s performance at quarter-end in the calculation of diluted EPS. Diluted EPS for the Company's common stock is computed using the more dilutive of the two-class method or the treasury stock method.

The following table reconciles the weighted-average common shares outstanding used in the calculation of basic EPS to the weighted-average common shares outstanding used in the calculation of diluted EPS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:



	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017	2016	2017	2016
	(in thousands)
Determination of shares:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	209,747	183,965	208,818	150,318
Assumed conversion of dilutive employee stock-based awards	714	2,454	714	2,212
Assumed conversion of restricted stock awards	123	138	139	139
Assumed conversion of performance-based restricted stock awards	1,218	425	1,153	361
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	211,802	186,982	210,824	153,030

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted EPS for the Company’s common stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Calculation of basic EPS:
Net income	$	96,334		$	73,264		$	190,325		$	106,013
Less: Net income allocated to participating securities	(159		)	(170		)	(315		)	(301		)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	96,175		$	73,094		$	190,010		$	105,712
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	209,747			183,965			208,818			150,318
Basic EPS	$	0.46		$	0.40		$	0.91		$	0.70

Calculation of diluted EPS:
Net income	$	96,334		$	73,264		$	190,325		$	106,013
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	211,802			186,982			210,824			153,030
Diluted EPS	$	0.45		$	0.39		$	0.90		$	0.69

There were 3,887 and 13,486 outstanding equity based awards during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because they were antidilutive. There were 111,818 and 139,445 outstanding equity based awards during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because of being antidilutive.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock compensation under ASC 718, "Compensation - Stock Compensation," which requires the Company to expense the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. This expense is recognized ratably over the requisite service period following the date of grant. The fair value of the Company's time-based restricted stock awards is equivalent to the closing stock price on the day of grant. The Company utilizes a third party valuation firm to measure the fair value of performance-based restricted stock awards at grant date using the Monte Carlo model.

As of June 30, 2017, there was $7.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost for restricted stock awards that will be recognized over the grants' remaining weighted average vesting period of 2.04 years. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recognized $1.4 million and $3.5 million, respectively, of compensation expense associated with these awards, compared to $1.9 million and $3.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively.

The following table contains information on restricted stock award activity for the six months ended June 30, 2017:



	Number of Award Shares
Outstanding at December 31, 2016	413,242
Granted	184,391
Released	(249,001	)
Canceled	(1,976	)
Outstanding at June 30, 2017	346,656

Performance-based restricted stock awards have a three-year cliff vesting with the amount of restricted shares vesting at the end of the three-year period determined based upon the Company’s performance as measured against its peers. More specifically, the percentage of shares vesting at the end of the measurement period will be based on the Company’s three-year total shareholder return measured against the three-year return of the MSCI US REIT index and the Company's stock performance ranking among a group of triple-net REIT peer companies. The triple-net measurement group includes publicly traded REITS deriving at least 75% of revenues from triple-net leases. As of June 30, 2017, there was $14.8 million of total unrecognized compensation cost, which will be recognized over the performance-based restricted stock awards' remaining weighted average vesting period of 1.97 years. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recognized $2.4 million and $4.8 million, respectively, of compensation expense associated with these awards, compared to $2.7 million and $5.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively,

The following table contains information on performance-based restricted stock award activity for the six months ended June 30, 2017:



	Number of Performance-Based Award Shares
Outstanding at December 31, 2016	1,106,000
Granted	558,000
Released	—
Canceled	—
Outstanding at June 30, 2017	1,664,000

Acquisitions Acquisitions	6 Months Ended
Acquisitions Acquisitions	Jun. 30, 2017
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Acquisitions	Acquisitions On May 1, 2017, the Company acquired the real property assets of Bally's Casino Tunica and Resorts Casino Tunica for $82.9 million. The Company acquired both Bally's Casino Tunica and Resorts Casino Tunica, as well as the Resorts Hotel and land at Bally's Casino Tunica. Land rights to three long-term ground leases related to the Tunica Properties were also acquired in the transaction. The Company records revenue for the ground lease rent paid by its tenants with an offsetting expense in general and administrative expense within the condensed consolidated statement of income as the Company has concluded that as the lessee it is the primary obligor under these ground leases. As the primary obligor under these ground leases, the Company will record annual obligations of $2.7 million in its financial statements as both revenue and expense. However, the Company subleases these ground leases back to its tenants, who are responsible for payment directly to the landlord. Penn purchased the operating assets of the Tunica Properties directly from the seller, operates both properties and leases the real property assets from the Company under the Penn Master Lease. The initial annual cash rent of $9.0 million for the Tunica Properties will be subject to rent escalators and adjustments consistent with the other properties under the Penn Master Lease.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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Real Estate Investments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Real Estate [Abstract]

Real Estate Investments

Real estate investments, net, represents investments in 36 rental properties and the corporate headquarters building and is summarized as follows:



	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Land and improvements	$	2,057,627		$	2,057,391
Building and improvements	2,461,572			2,438,581
Construction in progress	3			—
Total real estate investments	4,519,202			4,495,972
Less accumulated depreciation	(806,892		)	(756,881		)
Real estate investments, net	$	3,712,310		$	3,739,091

- Definition

The entire disclosure for certain real estate investment financial statements, real estate investment trust operating support agreements, real estate owned, retail land sales, time share transactions, as well as other real estate related disclosures.

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Land Rights Land Rights

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Ground Leases, Net [Abstract]

Land Rights

Land rights, net represent the Company's rights to land subject to long-term ground leases. The Company obtained ground lease rights through the acquisition of several of its rental properties and immediately subleased the land to its tenants. These land rights represent the below market value of the related ground leases. The Company assessed the acquired ground leases to determine if the lease terms were favorable or unfavorable, given market conditions at the acquisition date. Because the market rents to be received under the Company's triple-net tenant leases were greater than the rents to be paid under the acquired ground leases, the Company concluded that the ground leases were below market and were therefore required to be recorded as a definite lived asset (land rights) on its books.

The land rights are amortized over the individual lease term of each ground lease, including all renewal options, which ranged from 25 years to 92 years at their respective acquisition dates. Land rights net, consists of the following:



	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Land rights	$	656,666		$	596,921
Less accumulated amortization	(11,063		)	(6,163		)
Land rights, net	$	645,603		$	590,758

Amortization expense related to the ground leases is recorded within general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of income and totaled $2.6 million and $4.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. Amortization expense related to the ground leases totaled $1.5 million for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2016.

As of June 30, 2017, estimated future amortization expense related to the Company’s ground leases by fiscal year is as follows (in thousands):



Year ending December 31,
2017	$	5,455
2018	10,910
2019	10,910
2020	10,910
2021	10,910
Thereafter	596,508
Total	$	645,603

Property and Equipment Used in Operations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment Used in Operations

Property and equipment used in operations, net, consists of the following and primarily represents the assets utilized in the TRS Properties:



	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Land and improvements	$	30,965		$	30,965
Building and improvements	117,518			117,350
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment	113,596			114,965
Construction in progress	231			330
Total property and equipment	262,310			263,610
Less accumulated depreciation	(147,897		)	(144,183		)
Property and equipment, net	$	114,413		$	119,427

Receivables Receivables

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Financing Receivable, Net [Abstract]

Receivables

Investment in Direct Financing Lease, Net

Under ASC 840 - Leases ("ASC 840"), the Pinnacle Master Lease is bifurcated between an operating lease and a direct financing lease. The fair value assigned to the land (inclusive of the land rights) qualifies for operating lease treatment, while the fair value assigned to the buildings is classified as a direct financing lease. Under ASC 840, the accounting treatment for direct financing leases requires the Company to record an investment in direct financing leases on its books at lease inception and subsequently recognize interest income and a reduction in the investment for the building portion of rent. This initial net investment is determined by aggregating the total future minimum lease payments attributable to the direct financing lease and the estimated residual value of the property, less unearned income. The interest income recorded under the direct financing lease is included in income from direct financing lease in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of income and is recognized over the 35-year lease term using the effective interest rate method which produces a constant periodic rate of return on the net investment in the leased property. Furthermore, as the net investment in direct financing lease includes only future minimum lease payments, rent that is not fixed and determinable at the lease inception is excluded from the determination of the rent attributable to the leased assets and will therefore be recorded as income from direct financing lease in the period earned. The unguaranteed residual value is the Company's estimate of what it could realize upon the sale of the property at the end of the lease term.

The net investment in the direct financing lease is evaluated for impairment as necessary, if indicators of impairment are present, to determine if there has been an-other-than-temporary decline in the residual value of the property or a change in the lessee's credit worthiness. At June 30, 2017, there were no indicators of a decline in the estimated residual value of the property and collectability of the remaining receivable balance is reasonably assured.

The Company's investment in direct financing lease, net, consists of the following and represents the building assets acquired from Pinnacle:



	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Minimum lease payments receivable	$	3,334,841		$	3,405,131
Unguaranteed residual value	689,811			689,811
Gross investment in direct financing lease	4,024,652			4,094,942
Less: unearned income	(1,349,786		)	(1,384,231		)
Investment in direct financing lease, net	$	2,674,866		$	2,710,711

Loan Receivable

In January 2014, the Company completed the asset acquisition of the real property associated with the Casino Queen in East St. Louis, Illinois for $140.7 million. GLPI leases the property back to Casino Queen on a triple-net basis on terms similar to those in the Master Leases. The lease has an initial term of 15 years and the tenant has an option to renew it at the same terms and conditions for four successive five-year periods.

Simultaneously with the Casino Queen acquisition, GLPI provided Casino Queen with a $43.0 million, five-year term loan at 7% interest, pre-payable at any time, which, together with the sale proceeds, completely refinanced and retired all of Casino Queen’s outstanding long-term debt obligations. On March 13, 2017, the outstanding principal and interest on this loan was repaid in full and GLPI simultaneously provided a new unsecured $13.0 million, 5.5 year term loan to CQ Holding Company, Inc., an affiliate of Casino Queen, to partially finance their acquisition of Lady Luck Casino in Marquette, Iowa. The cash proceeds were net settled. The new loan bears an interest rate of 15% and is pre-payable at any time. As of June 30, 2017, the balance of the new loan is $13.0 million. The collectability of the loan balance is reasonably assured, and as of June 30, 2017, there is no indication that the obligor will not remit all mandatory principal and interest payments in full and on time. The loan balance is recorded at carrying value which approximates fair value. Interest income related to the loan is recorded in interest income within the Company's condensed consolidated statements of income in the period earned.

Long-term Debt

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term Debt

Long-term debt is as follows:



	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Unsecured term loan A	$	300,000		$	300,000
Unsecured term loan A-1	825,000			825,000
Unsecured $700 million revolver	15,000			165,000
$550 million 4.375% senior unsecured notes due November 2018	550,000			550,000
$1,000 million 4.875% senior unsecured notes due November 2020	1,000,000			1,000,000
$400 million 4.375% senior unsecured notes due April 2021	400,000			400,000
$500 million 5.375% senior unsecured notes due November 2023	500,000			500,000
$975 million 5.375% senior unsecured notes due April 2026	975,000			975,000
Capital lease	1,286			1,341
Total long-term debt	4,566,286			4,716,341
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs	(44,863		)	(51,376		)
Total long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	4,521,423		$	4,664,965

The following is a schedule of future minimum repayments of long-term debt as of June 30, 2017 (in thousands):



Within one year	$	115
2-3 years	865,246
4-5 years	2,225,271
Over 5 years	1,475,654
Total minimum payments	$	4,566,286

Senior Unsecured Credit Facility

The Company has a $1,825 million senior unsecured credit facility (the "Credit Facility"), consisting of a $700 million revolving credit facility, a $300 million Term Loan A facility, and an $825 million Term Loan A-1 facility. The revolving credit facility and the Term Loan A facility mature on October 28, 2018 and the Term Loan A-1 facility matures on April 28, 2021.

At June 30, 2017, the Credit Facility had a gross outstanding balance of $1,140 million, consisting of the $1,125 million Term Loan A and A-1 facilities and $15 million of borrowings under the revolving credit facility. Additionally, at June 30, 2017, the Company was contingently obligated under letters of credit issued pursuant to the senior unsecured credit facility with face amounts aggregating approximately $0.4 million, resulting in $684.6 million of available borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2017.

The Credit Facility contains customary covenants that, among other things, restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the ability of GLPI and its subsidiaries to grant liens on their assets, incur indebtedness, sell assets, make investments, engage in acquisitions, mergers or consolidations or pay certain dividends and other restricted payments. The Credit Facility contains the following financial covenants, which are measured quarterly on a trailing four-quarter basis: a maximum total debt to total asset value ratio, a maximum senior secured debt to total asset value ratio, a maximum ratio of certain recourse debt to unencumbered asset value and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. In addition, GLPI is required to maintain a minimum tangible net worth and its status as a REIT on and after the effective date of its election to be treated as a REIT, which the Company elected on its 2014 U.S. federal income tax return. GLPI is permitted to pay dividends to its shareholders as may be required in order to maintain REIT status, subject to the absence of payment or bankruptcy defaults. GLPI is also permitted to make other dividends and distributions subject to pro forma compliance with the financial covenants and the absence of defaults. The Credit Facility also contains certain customary affirmative covenants and events of default, including the occurrence of a change of control and termination of the Penn Master Lease (subject to certain replacement rights). The occurrence and continuance of an event of default under the Credit Facility will enable the lenders under the Credit Facility to accelerate the loans and terminate the commitments thereunder. At June 30, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all required financial covenants under the Credit Facility.

Senior Unsecured Notes

Each of the 4.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2018 (the "2018 Notes"), 4.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2020 (the "2020 Notes"), 4.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 (the "2021 Notes"), 5.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2023 (the "2023 Notes"), and 5.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 (the "2026 Notes") and collectively with the 2018 Notes, 2020 Notes, 2021 Notes and 2023 Notes, the "Notes") contain covenants limiting the Company’s ability to: incur additional debt and use its assets to secure debt; merge or consolidate with another company; and make certain amendments to the Penn Master Lease. The Notes also require the Company to maintain a specified ratio of unencumbered assets to unsecured debt. These covenants are subject to a number of important and significant limitations, qualifications and exceptions.

At June 30, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all required financial covenants under the Notes.

Capital Lease

The Company assumed the capital lease obligation related to certain assets at its Aurora, Illinois property. GLPI recorded the asset and liability associated with the capital lease on its balance sheet. The original term of the capital lease was 30 years and it will terminate in 2026.

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Jun. 30, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Litigation The Company is subject to various legal and administrative proceedings relating to personal injuries, employment matters, commercial transactions, and other matters arising in the normal course of business. The Company does not believe that the final outcome of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. In addition, the Company maintains what it believes is adequate insurance coverage to further mitigate the risks of such proceedings. However, such proceedings can be costly, time consuming, and unpredictable and, therefore, no assurance can be given that the final outcome of such proceedings may not materially impact the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. Further, no assurance can be given that the amount or scope of existing insurance coverage will be sufficient to cover losses arising from such matters.

Revenue Recognition

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Revenue Recognition [Abstract]

Revenue Recognition

As of June 30, 2017, 20 of the Company’s real estate investment properties were leased to a subsidiary of Penn under the Penn Master Lease and 14 of the Company's real estate investment properties were leased to a subsidiary of Pinnacle under the Pinnacle Master Lease. The obligations under the Penn and Pinnacle Master Leases are guaranteed by Penn and Pinnacle, respectively and by most of Penn's and Pinnacle's subsidiaries that occupy and operate the facilities leased under the respective Master Leases. A default by Penn or its subsidiaries with regard to any facility will cause a default with regard to the Penn Master Lease and a default by Pinnacle or its subsidiaries with regard to any facility will cause a default with regard to the Pinnacle Master Lease. Additionally, the Meadows real estate assets are leased to Pinnacle under a single property triple-net lease separate from the Pinnacle Master Lease. GLPI also leases the Casino Queen property back to its operator on a triple-net basis on terms similar to those in the Master Leases (the "Casino Queen Lease").

The rent structure under the Penn Master Lease includes a fixed component, a portion of which is subject to an annual 2% escalator if certain rent coverage ratio thresholds are met, and a component that is based on the performance of the facilities, which is adjusted, subject to certain floors (i) every five years to an amount equal to 4% of the average net revenues of all facilities under the Penn Master Lease (other than Hollywood Casino Columbus and Hollywood Casino Toledo) during the preceding five years, and (ii) monthly by an amount equal to 20% of the change in net revenues of Hollywood Casino Columbus and Hollywood Casino Toledo during the preceding month.

Similar to the Penn Master Lease, the Pinnacle Master Lease also includes a fixed component, a portion of which is subject to an annual 2% escalator if certain rent coverage ratio thresholds are met and a component that is based on the performance of the facilities, which is adjusted, subject to certain floors every two years to an amount equal to 4% of the average annual net revenues of all facilities under the Pinnacle Master Lease during the preceding two years.

GLPI leases the Meadows real property assets to Pinnacle under a triple-net operating lease separate from the Pinnacle Master Lease with an initial term of 10 years with no purchase option and the option to renew for three successive 5-year terms and one 4-year term, at Pinnacle's option (the "Meadows Lease"). The Meadows Lease contains a fixed component, subject to annual escalators, and a component that is based on the performance of the facility, which is reset every two years to a fixed amount determined by multiplying (i) 4% by (ii) the average annual net revenues of the facility for the trailing two year period. The Meadows Lease contains an annual escalator provision for up to 5% of the base rent, if certain rent coverage ratio thresholds are met, which remains at 5% until the earlier of ten years or the year in which total rent is $31 million, at which point the escalator will be reduced to 2% annually thereafter.

The rent structure under the Casino Queen Lease also includes a fixed component, a portion of which is subject to an annual 2% escalator if certain rent coverage ratio thresholds are met, and a component that is based on the performance of the facility, which is reset every five years to a fixed amount equal to the greater of (i) the annual amount of non-fixed rent applicable for the lease year immediately preceding such rent reset year and (ii) an amount equal to 4% of the average annual net revenues of the facility for the trailing five year period.

In addition to rent, as triple-net lessees, all of the Company's tenants are required to pay the following executory costs: (1) all facility maintenance, (2) all insurance required in connection with the leased properties and the business conducted on the leased properties, (3) taxes levied on or with respect to the leased properties (other than taxes on the income of the lessor) and (4) all utilities and other services necessary or appropriate for the leased properties and the business conducted on the leased properties

The Company determined, based on facts and circumstances prevailing at the time of each lease's inception, that neither Penn, Pinnacle (excluding the Meadows lease as described below) nor Casino Queen could effectively operate and run their respective business without the properties that are leased to it under the respective lease agreements with GLPI. Furthermore, at lease inception, all of Casino Queen's revenues and substantially all of Penn's and Pinnacle's revenues were generated from operations in connection with the leased properties. There are also various legal restrictions in the jurisdictions in which Penn, Pinnacle and Casino Queen operate that limit the availability and location of gaming facilities, which makes relocation or replacement of the leased gaming facilities restrictive and potentially impracticable or unavailable. Moreover, under the terms of the Penn and Pinnacle Master Leases, Penn and Pinnacle must make their renewal election with respect to all of the leased property together; the tenant is not entitled to selectively renew certain of the leased property while not renewing other property. Accordingly, the Company concluded that failure by Penn, Pinnacle or Casino Queen to renew the lease would impose a significant penalty on such tenant such that renewal of all lease renewal options appears at lease inception to be reasonably assured. Therefore, the Company concluded that the term of the leases with both Penn and Casino Queen is 35 years, equal to the initial 15 year term plus all four of the 5-year renewal options. The lease term of the Pinnacle Master Lease is also 35 years, equal to the initial 10 year term plus all five of the 5-year renewal options.

As described above, subsequent to purchasing the majority of Pinnacle's real estate assets and leasing them back to Pinnacle, GLPI entered into a separate triple-net lease with Pinnacle to lease the newly acquired Meadows real estate assets to Pinnacle. Because this lease involves only a single property within Pinnacle's portfolio, GLPI concluded it was not reasonably assured at lease inception that Pinnacle would elect to exercise all lease renewal options. The Company concluded that failure by Pinnacle to renew the Meadows lease would not impose a significant penalty on such tenant as this property's operations represent only an incremental portion of Pinnacle's total business at lease inception. Therefore, the Company concluded that the lease term of the Meadows lease is 10 years, equal to the initial 10-year term only.

The following table discloses the components of gaming, food, beverage and other revenue within the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Video lottery	$	30,318	$	30,765	$	62,016	$	61,118
Table game	4,451		4,475		9,254		9,191
Poker	270		299		584		613
Food, beverage and other	$	2,450	$	2,832	4,895		5,608
Total gaming, food, beverage and other revenue, net of cash incentives	$	37,489	$	38,371	$	76,749	$	76,530

The retail value of food and beverage and other services furnished to guests without charge is included in gross revenues and then deducted as promotional allowances.

Shareholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Equity [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

Common Stock

During August 2016, the Company commenced a continuous equity offering under which the Company may sell up to an aggregate of $400 million of its common stock from time to time through a sales agent in “at the market” offerings (the “ATM Program”). Actual sales will depend on a variety of factors, including market conditions, the trading price of the Company's common stock and determinations of the appropriate sources of funding for proposed transactions. The Company may sell the shares in amounts and at times to be determined by the Company, but has no obligation to sell any of the shares in the ATM Program. The ATM Program also allows the Company to enter into forward sale agreements. In no event will the aggregate number of shares sold under the ATM Program (whether under any forward sale agreement or through a sales agent), have an aggregate sales price in excess of $400 million. The Company expects, that if it enters into a forward sale contract, to physically settle each forward sale agreement with the forward purchaser on one or more dates specified by the Company prior to the maturity date of that particular forward sale agreement, in which case the aggregate net cash proceeds at settlement will equal the number of shares underlying the particular forward sale agreement multiplied by the relevant forward sale price. However, the Company may also elect to cash settle or net share settle a particular forward sale agreement, in which case proceeds may or may not be received or cash may be owed to the forward purchaser.

In connection with the ATM Program, the Company engaged a sales agent who may receive compensation of up to 2% of the gross sales price of the shares sold. Similarly, in the event the Company enters into a forward sale agreement, it will pay the relevant forward seller a commission of up to 2% of the sales price of all borrowed shares of common stock sold during the applicable selling period of the forward sale agreement.

During the three months ended June 30, 2017, GLPI sold 3,864,872 shares of its common stock at an average price of $36.22 per share under the ATM Program, which generated gross proceeds of approximately $140.0 million (net proceeds of approximately $139.4 million). Program to date, the Company has sold 5,186,871 shares of its common stock at an average price of $35.91 per share under the ATM Program and generated gross proceeds of approximately $186.3 million (net proceeds of approximately $185.0 million). The Company used the net proceeds from the ATM Program to partially fund its acquisition of the Meadows' and Tunica real estate assets. As of June 30, 2017, the Company had $213.7 million remaining for issuance under the ATM Program and had not entered into any forward sale agreements.

Dividends

The following table lists the dividends declared and paid by the Company during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:

Declaration Date

Shareholder Record Date

Securities Class

Dividend Per Share

Period Covered

Distribution Date

Dividend Amount

(in thousands)

2017

February 1, 2017

March 13, 2017

Common Stock

0.62

First Quarter 2017

March 24, 2017

129,007

April 25, 2017

June 16, 2017

Common Stock

0.62

Second Quarter 2017

June 30, 2017

131,554

2016

January 29, 2016

February 22, 2016

Common Stock

0.56

First Quarter 2016

March 25, 2016

65,345

April 25, 2016

June 2, 2016

Common Stock

0.56

Second Quarter 2016

June 17, 2016

113,212

In addition, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, dividend payments were made to GLPI restricted stock award holders in the amount of $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively, as compared to $0.3 million and $0.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income.

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Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Consistent with how the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker reviews and assesses the Company’s financial performance, the Company has two reportable segments, GLP Capital, L.P. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of GLPI through which GLPI owns substantially all of its assets) ("GLP Capital") and the TRS Properties. The GLP Capital reportable segment consists of the leased real property and represents the majority of the Company’s business. The TRS Properties reportable segment consists of Hollywood Casino Perryville and Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge.

The following tables present certain information with respect to the Company’s segments.



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2017									Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
(in thousands)	GLP Capital		TRS Properties		Eliminations ⁽¹⁾			Total		GLP Capital		TRS Properties		Eliminations ⁽¹⁾			Total
Net revenues	$	207,119	$	36,272	$	—		$	243,391	$	170,405	$	36,956	$	—		$	207,361
Income from operations	145,401		7,295		—			152,696		113,546		7,271		—			120,817
Interest, net	54,171		2,601		(2,602		)	54,170		45,284		2,600		(2,602		)	45,282
Income before income taxes	93,832		4,694		—			98,526		70,864		4,671		—			75,535
Income tax expense	242		1,950		—			2,192		210		2,061		—			2,271
Net income	93,590		2,744		—			96,334		70,654		2,610		—			73,264
Depreciation	25,626		2,797		—			28,423		24,197		2,822		—			27,019
Capital project expenditures, net of reimbursements	60		—		—			60		4		—		—			4
Capital maintenance expenditures	—		1,245		—			1,245		—		835		—			835



	Six Months Ended June 30, 2017									Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
(in thousands)	GLP Capital		TRS Properties		Eliminations ⁽¹⁾			Total		GLP Capital		TRS Properties		Eliminations ⁽¹⁾			Total
Net revenues	$	411,824	$	74,280	$	—		$	486,104	$	282,447	$	73,734	$	—		$	356,181
Income from operations	287,435		15,267		—			302,702		174,316		14,138		—			188,454
Interest, net	107,657		5,201		(5,203		)	107,655		78,168		5,201		(5,203		)	78,166
Income before income taxes	184,981		10,066		—			195,047		101,351		8,937		—			110,288
Income tax expense	612		4,110		—			4,722		596		3,679		—			4,275
Net income	184,369		5,956		—			190,325		100,755		5,258		—			106,013
Depreciation	51,050		5,630		—			56,680		48,409		5,693		—			54,102
Capital project expenditures	68		—		—			68		168		101		—			269
Capital maintenance expenditures	—		1,727		—			1,727		—		1,197		—			1,197

(1) Amounts in the "Eliminations" column represent the elimination of intercompany interest payments from the Company’s TRS Properties business segment to its GLP Capital business segment.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information and Noncash Activities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Additional Cash Flow Elements and Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information and Noncash Activities

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information are as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(in thousands)
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received	$	6,424	$	2,796	$	6,424	$	3,030
Cash paid for interest	93,874		55,732		102,613		58,301

Noncash Investing and Financing Activities

In April 2016, the Company acquired substantially all of the real estate assets of Pinnacle for approximately $4.8 billion. In addition to the cash consideration paid to Pinnacle, the Company also issued equity to partially finance the transaction. The Company issued shares of common stock with an aggregate value of $1.824 billion (approximately 56.0 million shares of common stock) in partial exchange for the assets acquired.

Supplementary Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuers

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Supplementary Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuers

GLPI guarantees the Notes issued by its subsidiaries, GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc. Each of the subsidiary issuers is 100% owned by GLPI. The guarantees of GLPI are full and unconditional. GLPI is not subject to any material or significant restrictions on its ability to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan or to transfer assets from such subsidiaries, except as provided by applicable law. None of GLPI's subsidiaries guarantee the Notes.

Summarized balance sheets as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 and statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 for GLPI as the parent guarantor, for GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc. as the subsidiary issuers and the other subsidiary non-issuers is presented below.



At June 30, 2017 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet	Parent Guarantor			Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non-Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Assets
Real estate investments, net	$	—		$	1,841,065		$	1,871,245		$	—		$	3,712,310
Land rights, net	—			59,468			586,135			—			645,603
Property and equipment, used in operations, net	—			21,592			92,821			—			114,413
Investment in direct financing lease, net	—			—			2,674,866			—			2,674,866
Cash and cash equivalents	—			5,535			23,975			—			29,510
Prepaid expenses	—			1,639			1,988			752			4,379
Goodwill	—			—			75,521			—			75,521
Other intangible assets	—			—			9,577			—			9,577
Loan receivable	—			—			13,000			—			13,000
Intercompany loan receivable	—			193,595			—			(193,595		)	—
Intercompany transactions and investment in subsidiaries	2,518,767			5,146,315			3,028,209			(10,693,291		)	—
Deferred tax assets				—			5,246			—			5,246
Other assets	—			44,054			28,741			—			72,795
Total assets	$	2,518,767		$	7,313,263		$	8,411,324		$	(10,886,134	)	$	7,357,220

Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	—		$	184		$	248		$	—		$	432
Accrued expenses	—			1,287			6,082			—			7,369
Accrued interest	—			33,172			—			—			33,172
Accrued salaries and wages	—			2,738			2,087			—			4,825
Gaming, property, and other taxes	—			24,186			25,097			—			49,283
Income taxes	—			(108		)	(644		)	752			—
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	—			4,521,423			—			—			4,521,423
Intercompany loan payable	—			—			193,595			(193,595		)	—
Deferred rental revenue	—			191,364			7,426			—			198,790
Deferred tax liabilities	—			—			294			—			294
Other liabilities	—			20,252			2,613			—			22,865
Total liabilities	—			4,794,498			236,798			(192,843		)	4,838,453

Shareholders’ equity (deficit)
Preferred stock ($.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2017)	—			—			—			—			—
Common stock ($.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 212,217,855 shares issued at June 30, 2017)	2,122			2,122			2,122			(4,244		)	2,122
Additional paid-in capital	3,916,328			3,916,330			9,480,631			(13,396,961		)	3,916,328
Retained accumulated (deficit) earnings	(1,399,683		)	(1,399,687		)	(1,308,227		)	2,707,914			(1,399,683		)
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)	2,518,767			2,518,765			8,174,526			(10,693,291		)	2,518,767
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit)	$	2,518,767		$	7,313,263		$	8,411,324		$	(10,886,134	)	$	7,357,220



Three months ended June 30, 2017 Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income	Parent Guarantor		Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non-Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues
Rental income	$	—	$	99,647		$	68,116		$	—		$	167,763
Income from direct financing lease	—		—			18,516			—			18,516
Real estate taxes paid by tenants	—		10,927			9,913			—			20,840
Total rental revenue and income from direct financing lease	—		110,574			96,545			—			207,119
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			37,489			—			37,489
Total revenues	—		110,574			134,034			—			244,608
Less promotional allowances	—		—			(1,217		)	—			(1,217		)
Net revenues	—		110,574			132,817			—			243,391
Operating expenses
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			20,669			—			20,669
Real estate taxes	—		10,946			9,966			—			20,912
General and administrative	—		10,648			10,043			—			20,691
Depreciation	—		23,450			4,973			—			28,423
Total operating expenses	—		45,044			45,651			—			90,695
Income from operations	—		65,530			87,166			—			152,696

Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	—		(54,657		)	—			—			(54,657		)
Interest income	—		—			487			—			487
Intercompany dividends and interest	—		107,546			4,398			(111,944		)	—
Total other income (expenses)	—		52,889			4,885			(111,944		)	(54,170		)

Income (loss) before income taxes	—		118,419			92,051			(111,944		)	98,526
Income tax expense	—		242			1,950			—			2,192
Net income (loss)	$	—	$	118,177		$	90,101		$	(111,944	)	$	96,334



Six months ended June 30, 2017 Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income	Parent Guarantor		Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non-Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues
Rental income	$	—	$	197,399		$	135,525		$	—		$	332,924
Income from direct financing lease	—		—			36,340			—			36,340
Real estate taxes paid by tenants	—		22,083			20,477			—			42,560
Total rental revenue and income from direct financing lease	—		219,482			192,342			—			411,824
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			76,749			—			76,749
Total revenues	—		219,482			269,091			—			488,573
Less promotional allowances	—		—			(2,469		)	—			(2,469		)
Net revenues	—		219,482			266,622			—			486,104
Operating expenses
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			41,745			—			41,745
Real estate taxes	—		22,129			20,926			—			43,055
General and administrative	—		21,543			20,379			—			41,922
Depreciation	—		46,698			9,982			—			56,680
Total operating expenses	—		90,370			93,032			—			183,402
Income from operations	—		129,112			173,590			—			302,702

Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	—		(108,606		)	—			—			(108,606		)
Interest income	—		—			951			—			951
Intercompany dividends and interest	—		223,319			5,521			(228,840		)	—
Total other income (expenses)	—		114,713			6,472			(228,840		)	(107,655		)

Income (loss) before income taxes	—		243,825			180,062			(228,840		)	195,047
Income tax expense	—		612			4,110			—			4,722
Net income (loss)	$	—	$	243,213		$	175,952		$	(228,840	)	$	190,325



Six months ended June 30, 2017 Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows	Parent Guarantor			Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non-Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	—		$	243,213		$	175,952		$	(228,840	)	$	190,325
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	—			46,975			14,605			—			61,580
Amortization of debt issuance costs	—			6,513			—			—			6,513
Losses on dispositions of property	—			—			94			—			94
Deferred income taxes	—			—			(1,280		)	—			(1,280		)
Stock-based compensation	—			8,256			—			—			8,256
Straight-line rent adjustments	—			28,160			4,578			—			32,738
(Increase) decrease,
Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			(1,402		)	750			(11		)	(663		)
Intercompany	—			(494		)	494			—			—
Increase (decrease),
Accounts payable	—			(286		)	(418		)	—			(704		)
Accrued expenses	—			516			321			—			837
Accrued interest	—			(571		)	—			—			(571		)
Accrued salaries and wages	—			(5,173		)	(621		)	—			(5,794		)
Gaming, property and other taxes	—			(692		)	119			—			(573		)
Income taxes	—			(127		)	116			11			—
Other liabilities	—			2,364			(882		)	—			1,482
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	—			327,252			193,828			(228,840		)	292,240
Investing activities
Capital project expenditures	—			(68		)	—			—			(68		)
Capital maintenance expenditures	—			—			(1,727		)	—			(1,727		)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	—			—			11			—			11
Principal payments on loan receivable	—			—			13,200			—			13,200
Acquisition of real estate assets	—			(82,866		)	—			—			(82,866		)
Collection of principal payments on investment in direct financing lease	—			—			35,845			—			35,845
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	—			(82,934		)	47,329			—			(35,605		)
Financing activities
Dividends paid	(261,071		)	—			—			—			(261,071		)
Proceeds from exercise of options, net of taxes paid related to shares withheld for tax purposes on restricted stock award vestings	8,065			—			—			—			8,065
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs	139,380			—			—			—			139,380
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	—			100,000			—			—			100,000
Repayments of long-term debt	—			(250,055		)	—			—			(250,055		)
Intercompany financing	113,626			(100,502		)	(241,964		)	228,840			—
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	—			(250,557		)	(241,964		)	228,840			(263,681		)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	—			(6,239		)	(807		)	—			(7,046		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			11,774			24,782			—			36,556
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	5,535		$	23,975		$	—		$	29,510



At December 31, 2016 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet	Parent Guarantor			Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non-Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Assets
Real estate investments, net	$	—		$	1,863,568		$	1,875,523		$	—		$	3,739,091
Land rights, net	—			—			590,758			—			590,758
Property and equipment, used in operations, net	—			22,598			96,829			—			119,427
Investment in direct financing lease, net	—			—			2,710,711			—			2,710,711
Cash and cash equivalents	—			11,774			24,782			—			36,556
Prepaid expenses	—			3,106			3,629			742			7,477
Goodwill	—			—			75,521			—			75,521
Other intangible assets	—			—			9,577			—			9,577
Loan receivable	—			—			26,200			—			26,200
Intercompany loan receivable	—			193,595			—			(193,595		)	—
Intercompany transactions and investment in subsidiaries	2,433,869			5,211,835			2,947,915			(10,593,619		)	—
Deferred tax assets	—			—			3,922			—			3,922
Other assets	—			37,335			12,755			—			50,090
Total assets	$	2,433,869		$	7,343,811		$	8,378,122		$	(10,786,472	)	$	7,369,330

Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	—		$	413		$	666		$	—		$	1,079
Accrued expenses	—			434			6,156			—			6,590
Accrued interest	—			33,743			—			—			33,743
Accrued salaries and wages	—			7,911			2,708			—			10,619
Gaming, property, and other taxes	—			21,364			11,220			—			32,584
Income taxes	—			18			(760		)	742			—
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	—			4,664,965			—			—			4,664,965
Intercompany loan payable	—			—			193,595			(193,595		)	—
Deferred rental revenue	—			163,204			2,848			—			166,052
Deferred tax liabilities	—			—			265			—			265
Other liabilities	—			17,890			1,674			—			19,564
Total liabilities	—			4,909,942			218,372			(192,853		)	4,935,461

Shareholders’ (deficit) equity
Preferred stock ($.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at December 31, 2016)	—			—			—			—			—
Common stock ($.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 207,676,827 shares issued at December 31, 2016)	2,077			2,077			2,077			(4,154		)	2,077
Additional paid-in capital	3,760,730			3,760,730			9,338,083			(13,098,814		)	3,760,729
Retained accumulated (deficit) earnings	(1,328,938		)	(1,328,938		)	(1,180,410		)	2,509,349			(1,328,937		)
Total shareholders’ (deficit) equity	2,433,869			2,433,869			8,159,750			(10,593,619		)	2,433,869
Total liabilities and shareholders’ (deficit) equity	$	2,433,869		$	7,343,811		$	8,378,122		$	(10,786,472	)	$	7,369,330



Three months ended June 30, 2016 Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income	Parent Guarantor		Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non- Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues
Rental income	$	—	$	96,066		$	46,035		$	—		$	142,101
Income from direct financing lease	—		—			12,631			—			12,631
Real estate taxes paid by tenants	—		8,581			7,092			—			15,673
Total rental revenue and income from direct financing lease	—		104,647			65,758			—			170,405
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			38,371			—			38,371
Total revenues	—		104,647			104,129			—			208,776
Less promotional allowances	—		—			(1,415		)	—			(1,415		)
Net revenues	—		104,647			102,714			—			207,361
Operating expenses
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			21,189			—			21,189
Real estate taxes	—		8,607			7,468			—			16,075
General and administrative	—		13,823			8,438			—			22,261
Depreciation	—		23,436			3,583			—			27,019
Total operating expenses	—		45,866			40,678			—			86,544
Income from operations	—		58,781			62,036			—			120,817

Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	—		(45,936		)	—			—			(45,936		)
Interest income	—		169			485			—			654
Intercompany dividends and interest	—		95,858			11,898			(107,756		)	—
Total other income (expenses)	—		50,091			12,383			(107,756		)	(45,282		)

Income (loss) before income taxes	—		108,872			74,419			(107,756		)	75,535
Income tax expense	—		210			2,061			—			2,271
Net income (loss)	$	—	$	108,662		$	72,358		$	(107,756	)	$	73,264



Six months ended June 30, 2016 Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income	Parent Guarantor		Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non- Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues
Rental income	$	—	$	192,738		$	49,578		$	—		$	242,316
Income from direct financing lease	—		—			12,631			—			12,631
Real estate taxes paid by tenants	—		19,896			7,604			—			27,500
Total rental revenue and income from direct financing lease	—		212,634			69,813			—			282,447
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			76,530			—			76,530
Total revenues	—		212,634			146,343			—			358,977
Less promotional allowances	—		—			(2,796		)	—			(2,796		)
Net revenues	—		212,634			143,547			—			356,181
Operating expenses
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			42,176			—			42,176
Real estate taxes	—		19,927			8,355			—			28,282
General and administrative	—		29,051			14,116			—			43,167
Depreciation	—		46,887			7,215			—			54,102
Total operating expenses	—		95,865			71,862			—			167,727
Income from operations	—		116,769			71,685			—			188,454

Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	—		(79,337		)	—			—			(79,337		)
Interest income	—		169			1,002			—			1,171
Intercompany dividends and interest	—		105,602			17,297			(122,899		)	—
Total other income (expenses)	—		26,434			18,299			(122,899		)	(78,166		)

Income (loss) before income taxes	—		143,203			89,984			(122,899		)	110,288
Income tax expense	—		596			3,679			—			4,275
Net income (loss)	$	—	$	142,607		$	86,305		$	(122,899	)	$	106,013



Six months ended June 30, 2016 Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows	Parent Guarantor			Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non-Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	—		$	142,607		$	86,305		$	(122,899	)	$	106,013
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation	—			46,887			8,756			—			55,643
Amortization of debt issuance costs	—			8,632			—			—			8,632
Gains on dispositions of property	—			—			(15		)	—			(15		)
Deferred income taxes	—			—			(824		)	—			(824		)
Stock-based compensation	—			9,163			—			—			9,163
Straight-line rent adjustments	—			27,912			—			—			27,912
(Increase) decrease,
Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			(7,008		)	(454		)	2,531			(4,931		)
Intercompany	—			14,224			(14,224		)	—			—
(Decrease) increase,	0			0						0
Accounts payable	—			(106		)	(139		)	—			(245		)
Accrued expenses	—			(3,548		)	(90		)	—			(3,638		)
Accrued interest	—			12,352			—			—			12,352
Accrued salaries and wages	—			42			(1,021		)	—			(979		)
Gaming, property and other taxes	—			471			85			—			556
Income taxes	—			41			2,490			(2,531		)	—
Other liabilities	—			702			1			—			703
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	—			252,371			80,870			(122,899		)	210,342
Investing activities
Capital project expenditures	—			(168		)	(101		)	—			(269		)
Capital maintenance expenditures	—			—			(1,197		)	—			(1,197		)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	—			—			234			—			234
Principal payments on loan receivable	—			—			2,075			—			2,075
Acquisition of real estate assets	—			—			(2,940,490		)	—			(2,940,490		)
Collection of principal payments on investment in direct financing lease	—			—			12,525			—			12,525
Net cash used in investing activities	—			(168		)	(2,926,954		)	—			(2,927,122		)
Financing activities
Dividends paid	(179,122		)	—			—			—			(179,122		)
Proceeds from exercise of options	54,527			—			—			—			54,527
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs	825,198			—			—			—			825,198
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	—			2,337,000			—			—			2,337,000
Financing costs	—			(31,908		)	—			—			(31,908		)
Payments of long-term debt	—			(307,051		)	—			—			(307,051		)
Intercompany financing	(700,603		)	(2,254,120		)	2,831,824			122,899			—
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	—			(256,079		)	2,831,824			122,899			2,698,644
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	—			(3,876		)	(14,260		)	—			(18,136		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			8,716			33,159			—			41,875
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	4,840		$	18,899		$	—		$	23,739

Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Jun. 30, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events Subsequent to June 30, 2017, the Company repaid the remaining $15 million outstanding on the revolving credit facility. Additionally, the Company paid down $45 million of outstanding indebtedness on the Term Loan A. On July 25, 2017, the Company declared its third quarter dividend of $0.63 per common share, payable on September 22, 2017 to shareholders of record on September 8, 2017.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following methods and assumptions are used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The fair value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents approximates the carrying value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, due to the short maturity of the cash equivalents.

Deferred Compensation Plan Assets

Loan Receivable

Long-term Debt

The fair value of the senior unsecured notes and senior unsecured credit facility is estimated based on quoted prices in active markets and as such is a Level 1 measurement as defined under ASC 820.

The estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are as follows (in thousands):



	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	Carrying Amount	Fair Value	Carrying Amount	Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	29,510	29,510	36,556	36,556
Deferred compensation plan assets	20,150	20,150	17,593	17,593
Loan receivable	13,000	13,000	26,200	26,200
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt
Senior unsecured credit facility	1,140,000	1,133,435	1,290,000	1,272,852
Senior unsecured notes	3,425,000	3,646,375	3,425,000	3,573,500

Revenue Recognition

Gaming and Admission Taxes

Earnings Per Share



	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017	2016	2017	2016
	(in thousands)
Determination of shares:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	209,747	183,965	208,818	150,318
Assumed conversion of dilutive employee stock-based awards	714	2,454	714	2,212
Assumed conversion of restricted stock awards	123	138	139	139
Assumed conversion of performance-based restricted stock awards	1,218	425	1,153	361
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	211,802	186,982	210,824	153,030

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted EPS for the Company’s common stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Calculation of basic EPS:
Net income	$	96,334		$	73,264		$	190,325		$	106,013
Less: Net income allocated to participating securities	(159		)	(170		)	(315		)	(301		)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	96,175		$	73,094		$	190,010		$	105,712
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	209,747			183,965			208,818			150,318
Basic EPS	$	0.46		$	0.40		$	0.91		$	0.70

Calculation of diluted EPS:
Net income	$	96,334		$	73,264		$	190,325		$	106,013
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	211,802			186,982			210,824			153,030
Diluted EPS	$	0.45		$	0.39		$	0.90		$	0.69

Stock-Based Compensation

The following table contains information on restricted stock award activity for the six months ended June 30, 2017:



	Number of Award Shares
Outstanding at December 31, 2016	413,242
Granted	184,391
Released	(249,001	)
Canceled	(1,976	)
Outstanding at June 30, 2017	346,656

The following table contains information on performance-based restricted stock award activity for the six months ended June 30, 2017:



	Number of Performance-Based Award Shares
Outstanding at December 31, 2016	1,106,000
Granted	558,000
Released	—
Canceled	—
Outstanding at June 30, 2017	1,664,000

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of estimated fair values of financial instruments

The estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are as follows (in thousands):



	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	Carrying Amount	Fair Value	Carrying Amount	Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	29,510	29,510	36,556	36,556
Deferred compensation plan assets	20,150	20,150	17,593	17,593
Loan receivable	13,000	13,000	26,200	26,200
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt
Senior unsecured credit facility	1,140,000	1,133,435	1,290,000	1,272,852
Senior unsecured notes	3,425,000	3,646,375	3,425,000	3,573,500

Schedule of reconciliation of the weighted-average common shares outstanding used in the calculation of basic EPS to the weighted-average common shares outstanding used in the calculation of diluted EPS



	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017	2016	2017	2016
	(in thousands)
Determination of shares:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	209,747	183,965	208,818	150,318
Assumed conversion of dilutive employee stock-based awards	714	2,454	714	2,212
Assumed conversion of restricted stock awards	123	138	139	139
Assumed conversion of performance-based restricted stock awards	1,218	425	1,153	361
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	211,802	186,982	210,824	153,030

Schedule of calculation of basic and diluted EPS for the Company's common stock

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted EPS for the Company’s common stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Calculation of basic EPS:
Net income	$	96,334		$	73,264		$	190,325		$	106,013
Less: Net income allocated to participating securities	(159		)	(170		)	(315		)	(301		)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	96,175		$	73,094		$	190,010		$	105,712
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	209,747			183,965			208,818			150,318
Basic EPS	$	0.46		$	0.40		$	0.91		$	0.70

Calculation of diluted EPS:
Net income	$	96,334		$	73,264		$	190,325		$	106,013
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	211,802			186,982			210,824			153,030
Diluted EPS	$	0.45		$	0.39		$	0.90		$	0.69

Schedule of restricted stock award activity

The following table contains information on restricted stock award activity for the six months ended June 30, 2017:



	Number of Award Shares
Outstanding at December 31, 2016	413,242
Granted	184,391
Released	(249,001	)
Canceled	(1,976	)
Outstanding at June 30, 2017	346,656

Schedule of performance-based restricted stock award activity

The following table contains information on performance-based restricted stock award activity for the six months ended June 30, 2017:



	Number of Performance-Based Award Shares
Outstanding at December 31, 2016	1,106,000
Granted	558,000
Released	—
Canceled	—
Outstanding at June 30, 2017	1,664,000

Real Estate Investments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Real Estate [Abstract]

Schedule of Real Estate Investments, Net

Real estate investments, net, represents investments in 36 rental properties and the corporate headquarters building and is summarized as follows:



	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Land and improvements	$	2,057,627		$	2,057,391
Building and improvements	2,461,572			2,438,581
Construction in progress	3			—
Total real estate investments	4,519,202			4,495,972
Less accumulated depreciation	(806,892		)	(756,881		)
Real estate investments, net	$	3,712,310		$	3,739,091

Land Rights Land Rights (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Ground Leases, Net [Abstract]

Schedule of Land Rights, Net

Land rights net, consists of the following:



	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Land rights	$	656,666		$	596,921
Less accumulated amortization	(11,063		)	(6,163		)
Land rights, net	$	645,603		$	590,758

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense

As of June 30, 2017, estimated future amortization expense related to the Company’s ground leases by fiscal year is as follows (in thousands):



Year ending December 31,
2017	$	5,455
2018	10,910
2019	10,910
2020	10,910
2021	10,910
Thereafter	596,508
Total	$	645,603

Property and Equipment Used in Operations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property and Equipment Used in Operations, Net

Property and equipment used in operations, net, consists of the following and primarily represents the assets utilized in the TRS Properties:



	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Land and improvements	$	30,965		$	30,965
Building and improvements	117,518			117,350
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment	113,596			114,965
Construction in progress	231			330
Total property and equipment	262,310			263,610
Less accumulated depreciation	(147,897		)	(144,183		)
Property and equipment, net	$	114,413		$	119,427

Receivables Receivables (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Financing Receivable, Net [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Real Estate Investments Held Under Direct Financing Leases

The Company's investment in direct financing lease, net, consists of the following and represents the building assets acquired from Pinnacle:



	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Minimum lease payments receivable	$	3,334,841		$	3,405,131
Unguaranteed residual value	689,811			689,811
Gross investment in direct financing lease	4,024,652			4,094,942
Less: unearned income	(1,349,786		)	(1,384,231		)
Investment in direct financing lease, net	$	2,674,866		$	2,710,711

Long-term Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of long-term debt

Long-term debt is as follows:



	June 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Unsecured term loan A	$	300,000		$	300,000
Unsecured term loan A-1	825,000			825,000
Unsecured $700 million revolver	15,000			165,000
$550 million 4.375% senior unsecured notes due November 2018	550,000			550,000
$1,000 million 4.875% senior unsecured notes due November 2020	1,000,000			1,000,000
$400 million 4.375% senior unsecured notes due April 2021	400,000			400,000
$500 million 5.375% senior unsecured notes due November 2023	500,000			500,000
$975 million 5.375% senior unsecured notes due April 2026	975,000			975,000
Capital lease	1,286			1,341
Total long-term debt	4,566,286			4,716,341
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs	(44,863		)	(51,376		)
Total long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	4,521,423		$	4,664,965

Schedule of future minimum repayments of long-term debt

The following is a schedule of future minimum repayments of long-term debt as of June 30, 2017 (in thousands):



Within one year	$	115
2-3 years	865,246
4-5 years	2,225,271
Over 5 years	1,475,654
Total minimum payments	$	4,566,286

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Revenue Recognition (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Revenue Recognition [Abstract]

Schedule of the components of gaming, food, beverage and other revenue



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
Video lottery	$	30,318	$	30,765	$	62,016	$	61,118
Table game	4,451		4,475		9,254		9,191
Poker	270		299		584		613
Food, beverage and other	$	2,450	$	2,832	4,895		5,608
Total gaming, food, beverage and other revenue, net of cash incentives	$	37,489	$	38,371	$	76,749	$	76,530

Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Equity [Abstract]

Dividends Declared

The following table lists the dividends declared and paid by the Company during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:

Declaration Date

Shareholder Record Date

Securities Class

Dividend Per Share

Period Covered

Distribution Date

Dividend Amount

(in thousands)

2017

February 1, 2017

March 13, 2017

Common Stock

0.62

First Quarter 2017

March 24, 2017

129,007

April 25, 2017

June 16, 2017

Common Stock

0.62

Second Quarter 2017

June 30, 2017

131,554

2016

January 29, 2016

February 22, 2016

Common Stock

0.56

First Quarter 2016

March 25, 2016

65,345

April 25, 2016

June 2, 2016

Common Stock

0.56

Second Quarter 2016

June 17, 2016

113,212

Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

The following tables present certain information with respect to the Company’s segments.



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2017									Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
(in thousands)	GLP Capital		TRS Properties		Eliminations ⁽¹⁾			Total		GLP Capital		TRS Properties		Eliminations ⁽¹⁾			Total
Net revenues	$	207,119	$	36,272	$	—		$	243,391	$	170,405	$	36,956	$	—		$	207,361
Income from operations	145,401		7,295		—			152,696		113,546		7,271		—			120,817
Interest, net	54,171		2,601		(2,602		)	54,170		45,284		2,600		(2,602		)	45,282
Income before income taxes	93,832		4,694		—			98,526		70,864		4,671		—			75,535
Income tax expense	242		1,950		—			2,192		210		2,061		—			2,271
Net income	93,590		2,744		—			96,334		70,654		2,610		—			73,264
Depreciation	25,626		2,797		—			28,423		24,197		2,822		—			27,019
Capital project expenditures, net of reimbursements	60		—		—			60		4		—		—			4
Capital maintenance expenditures	—		1,245		—			1,245		—		835		—			835



	Six Months Ended June 30, 2017									Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
(in thousands)	GLP Capital		TRS Properties		Eliminations ⁽¹⁾			Total		GLP Capital		TRS Properties		Eliminations ⁽¹⁾			Total
Net revenues	$	411,824	$	74,280	$	—		$	486,104	$	282,447	$	73,734	$	—		$	356,181
Income from operations	287,435		15,267		—			302,702		174,316		14,138		—			188,454
Interest, net	107,657		5,201		(5,203		)	107,655		78,168		5,201		(5,203		)	78,166
Income before income taxes	184,981		10,066		—			195,047		101,351		8,937		—			110,288
Income tax expense	612		4,110		—			4,722		596		3,679		—			4,275
Net income	184,369		5,956		—			190,325		100,755		5,258		—			106,013
Depreciation	51,050		5,630		—			56,680		48,409		5,693		—			54,102
Capital project expenditures	68		—		—			68		168		101		—			269
Capital maintenance expenditures	—		1,727		—			1,727		—		1,197		—			1,197

(1) Amounts in the "Eliminations" column represent the elimination of intercompany interest payments from the Company’s TRS Properties business segment to its GLP Capital business segment.

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information and Noncash Activities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Additional Cash Flow Elements and Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information are as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(in thousands)
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received	$	6,424	$	2,796	$	6,424	$	3,030
Cash paid for interest	93,874		55,732		102,613		58,301

Supplementary Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuers (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Summary of financial information for GLPI as the parent guarantor, for GLP Capital, L.P. and GLP Financing II, Inc. as the subsidiary issuers and the other subsidiary non-issuers



At June 30, 2017 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet	Parent Guarantor			Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non-Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Assets
Real estate investments, net	$	—		$	1,841,065		$	1,871,245		$	—		$	3,712,310
Land rights, net	—			59,468			586,135			—			645,603
Property and equipment, used in operations, net	—			21,592			92,821			—			114,413
Investment in direct financing lease, net	—			—			2,674,866			—			2,674,866
Cash and cash equivalents	—			5,535			23,975			—			29,510
Prepaid expenses	—			1,639			1,988			752			4,379
Goodwill	—			—			75,521			—			75,521
Other intangible assets	—			—			9,577			—			9,577
Loan receivable	—			—			13,000			—			13,000
Intercompany loan receivable	—			193,595			—			(193,595		)	—
Intercompany transactions and investment in subsidiaries	2,518,767			5,146,315			3,028,209			(10,693,291		)	—
Deferred tax assets				—			5,246			—			5,246
Other assets	—			44,054			28,741			—			72,795
Total assets	$	2,518,767		$	7,313,263		$	8,411,324		$	(10,886,134	)	$	7,357,220

Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	—		$	184		$	248		$	—		$	432
Accrued expenses	—			1,287			6,082			—			7,369
Accrued interest	—			33,172			—			—			33,172
Accrued salaries and wages	—			2,738			2,087			—			4,825
Gaming, property, and other taxes	—			24,186			25,097			—			49,283
Income taxes	—			(108		)	(644		)	752			—
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	—			4,521,423			—			—			4,521,423
Intercompany loan payable	—			—			193,595			(193,595		)	—
Deferred rental revenue	—			191,364			7,426			—			198,790
Deferred tax liabilities	—			—			294			—			294
Other liabilities	—			20,252			2,613			—			22,865
Total liabilities	—			4,794,498			236,798			(192,843		)	4,838,453

Shareholders’ equity (deficit)
Preferred stock ($.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2017)	—			—			—			—			—
Common stock ($.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 212,217,855 shares issued at June 30, 2017)	2,122			2,122			2,122			(4,244		)	2,122
Additional paid-in capital	3,916,328			3,916,330			9,480,631			(13,396,961		)	3,916,328
Retained accumulated (deficit) earnings	(1,399,683		)	(1,399,687		)	(1,308,227		)	2,707,914			(1,399,683		)
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)	2,518,767			2,518,765			8,174,526			(10,693,291		)	2,518,767
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit)	$	2,518,767		$	7,313,263		$	8,411,324		$	(10,886,134	)	$	7,357,220



Three months ended June 30, 2017 Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income	Parent Guarantor		Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non-Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues
Rental income	$	—	$	99,647		$	68,116		$	—		$	167,763
Income from direct financing lease	—		—			18,516			—			18,516
Real estate taxes paid by tenants	—		10,927			9,913			—			20,840
Total rental revenue and income from direct financing lease	—		110,574			96,545			—			207,119
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			37,489			—			37,489
Total revenues	—		110,574			134,034			—			244,608
Less promotional allowances	—		—			(1,217		)	—			(1,217		)
Net revenues	—		110,574			132,817			—			243,391
Operating expenses
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			20,669			—			20,669
Real estate taxes	—		10,946			9,966			—			20,912
General and administrative	—		10,648			10,043			—			20,691
Depreciation	—		23,450			4,973			—			28,423
Total operating expenses	—		45,044			45,651			—			90,695
Income from operations	—		65,530			87,166			—			152,696

Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	—		(54,657		)	—			—			(54,657		)
Interest income	—		—			487			—			487
Intercompany dividends and interest	—		107,546			4,398			(111,944		)	—
Total other income (expenses)	—		52,889			4,885			(111,944		)	(54,170		)

Income (loss) before income taxes	—		118,419			92,051			(111,944		)	98,526
Income tax expense	—		242			1,950			—			2,192
Net income (loss)	$	—	$	118,177		$	90,101		$	(111,944	)	$	96,334



Six months ended June 30, 2017 Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income	Parent Guarantor		Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non-Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues
Rental income	$	—	$	197,399		$	135,525		$	—		$	332,924
Income from direct financing lease	—		—			36,340			—			36,340
Real estate taxes paid by tenants	—		22,083			20,477			—			42,560
Total rental revenue and income from direct financing lease	—		219,482			192,342			—			411,824
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			76,749			—			76,749
Total revenues	—		219,482			269,091			—			488,573
Less promotional allowances	—		—			(2,469		)	—			(2,469		)
Net revenues	—		219,482			266,622			—			486,104
Operating expenses
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			41,745			—			41,745
Real estate taxes	—		22,129			20,926			—			43,055
General and administrative	—		21,543			20,379			—			41,922
Depreciation	—		46,698			9,982			—			56,680
Total operating expenses	—		90,370			93,032			—			183,402
Income from operations	—		129,112			173,590			—			302,702

Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	—		(108,606		)	—			—			(108,606		)
Interest income	—		—			951			—			951
Intercompany dividends and interest	—		223,319			5,521			(228,840		)	—
Total other income (expenses)	—		114,713			6,472			(228,840		)	(107,655		)

Income (loss) before income taxes	—		243,825			180,062			(228,840		)	195,047
Income tax expense	—		612			4,110			—			4,722
Net income (loss)	$	—	$	243,213		$	175,952		$	(228,840	)	$	190,325



Six months ended June 30, 2017 Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows	Parent Guarantor			Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non-Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	—		$	243,213		$	175,952		$	(228,840	)	$	190,325
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	—			46,975			14,605			—			61,580
Amortization of debt issuance costs	—			6,513			—			—			6,513
Losses on dispositions of property	—			—			94			—			94
Deferred income taxes	—			—			(1,280		)	—			(1,280		)
Stock-based compensation	—			8,256			—			—			8,256
Straight-line rent adjustments	—			28,160			4,578			—			32,738
(Increase) decrease,
Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			(1,402		)	750			(11		)	(663		)
Intercompany	—			(494		)	494			—			—
Increase (decrease),
Accounts payable	—			(286		)	(418		)	—			(704		)
Accrued expenses	—			516			321			—			837
Accrued interest	—			(571		)	—			—			(571		)
Accrued salaries and wages	—			(5,173		)	(621		)	—			(5,794		)
Gaming, property and other taxes	—			(692		)	119			—			(573		)
Income taxes	—			(127		)	116			11			—
Other liabilities	—			2,364			(882		)	—			1,482
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	—			327,252			193,828			(228,840		)	292,240
Investing activities
Capital project expenditures	—			(68		)	—			—			(68		)
Capital maintenance expenditures	—			—			(1,727		)	—			(1,727		)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	—			—			11			—			11
Principal payments on loan receivable	—			—			13,200			—			13,200
Acquisition of real estate assets	—			(82,866		)	—			—			(82,866		)
Collection of principal payments on investment in direct financing lease	—			—			35,845			—			35,845
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	—			(82,934		)	47,329			—			(35,605		)
Financing activities
Dividends paid	(261,071		)	—			—			—			(261,071		)
Proceeds from exercise of options, net of taxes paid related to shares withheld for tax purposes on restricted stock award vestings	8,065			—			—			—			8,065
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs	139,380			—			—			—			139,380
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	—			100,000			—			—			100,000
Repayments of long-term debt	—			(250,055		)	—			—			(250,055		)
Intercompany financing	113,626			(100,502		)	(241,964		)	228,840			—
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	—			(250,557		)	(241,964		)	228,840			(263,681		)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	—			(6,239		)	(807		)	—			(7,046		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			11,774			24,782			—			36,556
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	5,535		$	23,975		$	—		$	29,510



At December 31, 2016 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet	Parent Guarantor			Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non-Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Assets
Real estate investments, net	$	—		$	1,863,568		$	1,875,523		$	—		$	3,739,091
Land rights, net	—			—			590,758			—			590,758
Property and equipment, used in operations, net	—			22,598			96,829			—			119,427
Investment in direct financing lease, net	—			—			2,710,711			—			2,710,711
Cash and cash equivalents	—			11,774			24,782			—			36,556
Prepaid expenses	—			3,106			3,629			742			7,477
Goodwill	—			—			75,521			—			75,521
Other intangible assets	—			—			9,577			—			9,577
Loan receivable	—			—			26,200			—			26,200
Intercompany loan receivable	—			193,595			—			(193,595		)	—
Intercompany transactions and investment in subsidiaries	2,433,869			5,211,835			2,947,915			(10,593,619		)	—
Deferred tax assets	—			—			3,922			—			3,922
Other assets	—			37,335			12,755			—			50,090
Total assets	$	2,433,869		$	7,343,811		$	8,378,122		$	(10,786,472	)	$	7,369,330

Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	—		$	413		$	666		$	—		$	1,079
Accrued expenses	—			434			6,156			—			6,590
Accrued interest	—			33,743			—			—			33,743
Accrued salaries and wages	—			7,911			2,708			—			10,619
Gaming, property, and other taxes	—			21,364			11,220			—			32,584
Income taxes	—			18			(760		)	742			—
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	—			4,664,965			—			—			4,664,965
Intercompany loan payable	—			—			193,595			(193,595		)	—
Deferred rental revenue	—			163,204			2,848			—			166,052
Deferred tax liabilities	—			—			265			—			265
Other liabilities	—			17,890			1,674			—			19,564
Total liabilities	—			4,909,942			218,372			(192,853		)	4,935,461

Shareholders’ (deficit) equity
Preferred stock ($.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at December 31, 2016)	—			—			—			—			—
Common stock ($.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 207,676,827 shares issued at December 31, 2016)	2,077			2,077			2,077			(4,154		)	2,077
Additional paid-in capital	3,760,730			3,760,730			9,338,083			(13,098,814		)	3,760,729
Retained accumulated (deficit) earnings	(1,328,938		)	(1,328,938		)	(1,180,410		)	2,509,349			(1,328,937		)
Total shareholders’ (deficit) equity	2,433,869			2,433,869			8,159,750			(10,593,619		)	2,433,869
Total liabilities and shareholders’ (deficit) equity	$	2,433,869		$	7,343,811		$	8,378,122		$	(10,786,472	)	$	7,369,330



Three months ended June 30, 2016 Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income	Parent Guarantor		Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non- Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues
Rental income	$	—	$	96,066		$	46,035		$	—		$	142,101
Income from direct financing lease	—		—			12,631			—			12,631
Real estate taxes paid by tenants	—		8,581			7,092			—			15,673
Total rental revenue and income from direct financing lease	—		104,647			65,758			—			170,405
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			38,371			—			38,371
Total revenues	—		104,647			104,129			—			208,776
Less promotional allowances	—		—			(1,415		)	—			(1,415		)
Net revenues	—		104,647			102,714			—			207,361
Operating expenses
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			21,189			—			21,189
Real estate taxes	—		8,607			7,468			—			16,075
General and administrative	—		13,823			8,438			—			22,261
Depreciation	—		23,436			3,583			—			27,019
Total operating expenses	—		45,866			40,678			—			86,544
Income from operations	—		58,781			62,036			—			120,817

Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	—		(45,936		)	—			—			(45,936		)
Interest income	—		169			485			—			654
Intercompany dividends and interest	—		95,858			11,898			(107,756		)	—
Total other income (expenses)	—		50,091			12,383			(107,756		)	(45,282		)

Income (loss) before income taxes	—		108,872			74,419			(107,756		)	75,535
Income tax expense	—		210			2,061			—			2,271
Net income (loss)	$	—	$	108,662		$	72,358		$	(107,756	)	$	73,264



Six months ended June 30, 2016 Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income	Parent Guarantor		Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non- Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues
Rental income	$	—	$	192,738		$	49,578		$	—		$	242,316
Income from direct financing lease	—		—			12,631			—			12,631
Real estate taxes paid by tenants	—		19,896			7,604			—			27,500
Total rental revenue and income from direct financing lease	—		212,634			69,813			—			282,447
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			76,530			—			76,530
Total revenues	—		212,634			146,343			—			358,977
Less promotional allowances	—		—			(2,796		)	—			(2,796		)
Net revenues	—		212,634			143,547			—			356,181
Operating expenses
Gaming, food, beverage and other	—		—			42,176			—			42,176
Real estate taxes	—		19,927			8,355			—			28,282
General and administrative	—		29,051			14,116			—			43,167
Depreciation	—		46,887			7,215			—			54,102
Total operating expenses	—		95,865			71,862			—			167,727
Income from operations	—		116,769			71,685			—			188,454

Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	—		(79,337		)	—			—			(79,337		)
Interest income	—		169			1,002			—			1,171
Intercompany dividends and interest	—		105,602			17,297			(122,899		)	—
Total other income (expenses)	—		26,434			18,299			(122,899		)	(78,166		)

Income (loss) before income taxes	—		143,203			89,984			(122,899		)	110,288
Income tax expense	—		596			3,679			—			4,275
Net income (loss)	$	—	$	142,607		$	86,305		$	(122,899	)	$	106,013



Six months ended June 30, 2016 Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows	Parent Guarantor			Subsidiary Issuers			Other Subsidiary Non-Issuers			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	—		$	142,607		$	86,305		$	(122,899	)	$	106,013
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation	—			46,887			8,756			—			55,643
Amortization of debt issuance costs	—			8,632			—			—			8,632
Gains on dispositions of property	—			—			(15		)	—			(15		)
Deferred income taxes	—			—			(824		)	—			(824		)
Stock-based compensation	—			9,163			—			—			9,163
Straight-line rent adjustments	—			27,912			—			—			27,912
(Increase) decrease,
Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			(7,008		)	(454		)	2,531			(4,931		)
Intercompany	—			14,224			(14,224		)	—			—
(Decrease) increase,	0			0						0
Accounts payable	—			(106		)	(139		)	—			(245		)
Accrued expenses	—			(3,548		)	(90		)	—			(3,638		)
Accrued interest	—			12,352			—			—			12,352
Accrued salaries and wages	—			42			(1,021		)	—			(979		)
Gaming, property and other taxes	—			471			85			—			556
Income taxes	—			41			2,490			(2,531		)	—
Other liabilities	—			702			1			—			703
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	—			252,371			80,870			(122,899		)	210,342
Investing activities
Capital project expenditures	—			(168		)	(101		)	—			(269		)
Capital maintenance expenditures	—			—			(1,197		)	—			(1,197		)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	—			—			234			—			234
Principal payments on loan receivable	—			—			2,075			—			2,075
Acquisition of real estate assets	—			—			(2,940,490		)	—			(2,940,490		)
Collection of principal payments on investment in direct financing lease	—			—			12,525			—			12,525
Net cash used in investing activities	—			(168		)	(2,926,954		)	—			(2,927,122		)
Financing activities
Dividends paid	(179,122		)	—			—			—			(179,122		)
Proceeds from exercise of options	54,527			—			—			—			54,527
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs	825,198			—			—			—			825,198
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	—			2,337,000			—			—			2,337,000
Financing costs	—			(31,908		)	—			—			(31,908		)
Payments of long-term debt	—			(307,051		)	—			—			(307,051		)
Intercompany financing	(700,603		)	(2,254,120		)	2,831,824			122,899			—
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	—			(256,079		)	2,831,824			122,899			2,698,644
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	—			(3,876		)	(14,260		)	—			(18,136		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			8,716			33,159			—			41,875
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	4,840		$	18,899		$	—		$	23,739

Business and Operations (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Business and Operations (Details) $ in Thousands	May 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) state property	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) state property renewaloption	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Business and Operations
Number of facilities whose real estate property is Included in entity portfolio \| property		38		38
Number of real estate properties \| property		36		36
Number of states across which the portfolio of properties is diversified \| state		14		14
Real estate, occupancy percentage		100.00%		100.00%
Amount paid for acquisition of real estate assets \| $				$ 82,866	$ 2,940,490
Initial annual rent \| $		$ 167,763	$ 142,101	$ 332,924	242,316
Penn National Gaming Inc
Business and Operations
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)				15 years
Operating leases, number of renewal options \| renewaloption				4
Operating lease, renewal term (in years)				5 years
Number of real estate properties \| property		20		20
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
Business and Operations
Number of real estate properties \| property		15		15
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Master Lease
Business and Operations
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)				10 years
Operating leases, number of renewal options \| renewaloption				5
Operating lease, renewal term (in years)				5 years
Number of real estate properties \| property		14		14
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
Business and Operations
Consideration paid for acquisition of real estate assets \| $					$ 4,800,000
Tunica Properties
Business and Operations
Amount paid for acquisition of real estate assets \| $	$ 82,900
Scenario, Forecast \| Tunica Properties
Business and Operations
Initial annual rent \| $						$ 9,000

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Fair Value of Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Carrying Amount
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 29,510	$ 36,556
Deferred compensation plan assets	20,150	17,593
Loan receivable	13,000	26,200
Financial liabilities:
Senior unsecured credit facility	1,140,000	1,290,000
Senior unsecured notes	3,425,000	3,425,000
Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	29,510	36,556
Deferred compensation plan assets	20,150	17,593
Loan receivable	13,000	26,200
Financial liabilities:
Senior unsecured credit facility	1,133,435	1,272,852
Senior unsecured notes	$ 3,646,375	$ 3,573,500

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Gaming and Admission Taxes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Gaming and Admission Taxes
Gaming and admission taxes	$ 14.8	$ 15.2	$ 29.9	$ 29.9

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Earnings Per Share) (Weighted Average Shares Outstanding) (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Schedule of Basic And Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding [Line Items]
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	209,747	183,965	208,818	150,318
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	211,802	186,982	210,824	153,030
Employee stock options
Schedule of Basic And Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding [Line Items]
Dilutive securities	714	2,454	714	2,212
Restricted stock awards
Schedule of Basic And Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding [Line Items]
Dilutive securities	123	138	139	139
Performance-based restricted stock awards
Schedule of Basic And Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding [Line Items]
Dilutive securities	1,218	425	1,153	361

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Earnings Per Share) (EPS Calculations) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Anti-dilutive securities, options to purchase common stock outstanding (in shares)	3,887	111,818	13,486	139,445
Calculation of basic EPS:
Net income	$ 96,334	$ 73,264	$ 190,325	$ 106,013
Less: Net income allocated to participating securities	(159)	(170)	(315)	(301)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 96,175	$ 73,094	$ 190,010	$ 105,712
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	209,747,000	183,965,000	208,818,000	150,318,000
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 0.46	$ 0.40	$ 0.91	$ 0.70
Calculation of diluted EPS:
Net income	$ 96,334	$ 73,264	$ 190,325	$ 106,013
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding	211,802,000	186,982,000	210,824,000	153,030,000
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.39	$ 0.90	$ 0.69

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Stock-Based Compensation) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Restricted stock awards
Stock-based compensation
Total unrecognized compensation cost	$ 7.9		$ 7.9
Recognized compensation expense	1.4	$ 1.9	$ 3.5	$ 3.7
Remaining weighted average vesting period for recognition of unrecognized compensation cost			2 years 15 days
Performance-based restricted stock awards
Stock-based compensation
Total unrecognized compensation cost	14.8		$ 14.8
Recognized compensation expense	$ 2.4	$ 2.7	$ 4.8	$ 5.4
Remaining weighted average vesting period for recognition of unrecognized compensation cost			1 year 11 months 20 days
Period of total shareholder return upon which the percentage of shares vesting at the end of the measurement period will be based			3 years
Period of return of the MSCI US REIT index against which total shareholder return measured			3 years
Percentage of revenues from triple-net leases (at least)			75.00%
End Of Measurement Period Vesting \| Performance-based restricted stock awards
Stock-based compensation
Vesting period			3 years

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Stock-Based Compensation) (Restricted Stock Activity) (Details) - Restricted stock awards	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 shares
Restricted Stock Awards Activity [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	413,242
Granted (in shares)	184,391
Released (in shares)	(249,001)
Canceled (in shares)	(1,976)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	346,656

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Stock-Based Compensation) (Performance-Based Awards) (Details) - Performance-based restricted stock awards	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 shares
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards Activity [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	1,106,000
Granted (in shares)	558,000
Released (in shares)	0
Canceled (in shares)	0
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	1,664,000

Acquisitions Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 01, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount paid for acquisition of real estate assets				$ 82,866	$ 2,940,490
Initial annual rent		$ 167,763	$ 142,101	$ 332,924	$ 242,316
Tunica Properties
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount paid for acquisition of real estate assets	$ 82,900
Scenario, Forecast
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Operating leases, rent expense						$ 2,700
Scenario, Forecast \| Tunica Properties
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Initial annual rent						$ 9,000

Real Estate Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Real estate investments
Number of real estate properties \| property	36
Total real estate investments	$ 4,519,202	$ 4,495,972
Less accumulated depreciation	(806,892)	(756,881)
Real estate investments, net	3,712,310	3,739,091
Land and improvements
Real estate investments
Total real estate investments	2,057,627	2,057,391
Building and improvements
Real estate investments
Total real estate investments	2,461,572	2,438,581
Construction in progress
Real estate investments
Total real estate investments	$ 3	$ 0

Land Rights Land Rights (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Land Rights Land Rights (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Land rights	$ 656,666		$ 656,666		$ 596,921
Less accumulated amortization	(11,063)		(11,063)		(6,163)
Land rights, net	645,603		645,603		590,758
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Maturity Schedule [Abstract]
Land rights, net	645,603		645,603		$ 590,758
Land rights, net
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense, land rights	2,600	$ 1,500	4,900	$ 1,500
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Maturity Schedule [Abstract]
2017	5,455		5,455
2018	10,910		10,910
2019	10,910		10,910
2020	10,910		10,910
2021	10,910		10,910
Thereafter	$ 596,508		$ 596,508
Land rights, net \| Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, land rights, remaining amortization period			25 years
Land rights, net \| Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, land rights, remaining amortization period			92 years

Property and Equipment Used in Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	$ 262,310	$ 263,610
Less accumulated depreciation	(147,897)	(144,183)
Property and equipment, net	114,413	119,427
Land and improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	30,965	30,965
Building and improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	117,518	117,350
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	113,596	114,965
Construction in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	$ 231	$ 330

Receivables (Investment in Direct Financing Lease, Net) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Minimum lease payments receivable	$ 3,334,841	$ 3,405,131
Unguaranteed residual value	689,811	689,811
Gross investment in direct financing lease	4,024,652	4,094,942
Less: unearned income	(1,349,786)	(1,384,231)
Investment in direct financing lease, net	$ 2,674,866	$ 2,710,711
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Term of contract including all reasonably assured renewal periods (in years)	35 years

Receivables (Loan Receivable) (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Receivables (Loan Receivable) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 13, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) renewaloption	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Amount paid for acquisition of real estate assets			$ 82,866	$ 2,940,490
Loan receivable			13,000		$ 26,200
Casino Queen
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Face amount of debt		$ 43,000
Debt instrument, term		5 years
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		7.00%
CQ Holding Company Inc.
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Loan receivable			$ 13,000
CQ Holding Company Inc. \| Unsecured Debt
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 13,000
Debt instrument, term	5 years 6 months
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	15.00%
Casino Queen
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)			15 years
Operating leases, number of renewal options \| renewaloption			4
Operating lease, renewal term (in years)			5 years
Casino Queen
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Amount paid for acquisition of real estate assets		$ 140,700

Long-term Debt (Schedule of Debt) (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross	$ 4,566,286,000	$ 4,716,341,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(44,863,000)	(51,376,000)
Total long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	4,521,423,000	4,664,965,000
Unsecured term loan A
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross	300,000,000	300,000,000
Unsecured term loan A -1
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross	825,000,000	825,000,000
Unsecured $700 million revolver
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross	15,000,000	165,000,000
$550 million 4.375% senior unsecured notes due November 2018
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross	550,000,000	550,000,000
Face amount of debt	$ 550,000,000	$ 550,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	4.375%	4.375%
$1,000 million 4.875% senior unsecured notes due November 2020
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000
Face amount of debt	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	4.875%	4.875%
$400 million 4.375% senior unsecured notes due April 2021
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross	$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000
Face amount of debt	$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	4.375%	4.375%
$500 million 5.375% senior unsecured notes due November 2023
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Face amount of debt	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.375%	5.375%
$975 million 5.375% senior unsecured notes due April 2026
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross	$ 975,000,000	$ 975,000,000
Face amount of debt	$ 975,000,000	$ 975,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.375%	5.375%
Capital lease
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,286,000	$ 1,341,000

Long-term Debt (Maturities of Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Future minimum repayments of long-term debt
Within one year	$ 115
2 - 3 years	865,246
4 - 5 years	2,225,271
Over 5 years	1,475,654
Long-term debt, gross	$ 4,566,286	$ 4,716,341

Long-term Debt - Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Long-term debt
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,825,000,000
Long-term debt, gross	4,566,286,000	$ 4,716,341,000
Letters of credit outstanding, amount	400,000
Available borrowing capacity	684,600,000
Senior unsecured credit facility
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross	1,140,000,000
Revolving credit facility
Long-term debt
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	700,000,000
Outstanding balance on credit facility	15,000,000
Unsecured term loan A
Long-term debt
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	300,000,000
Unsecured term loan A -1
Long-term debt
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	825,000,000
Term Loan Facilities [Member]
Long-term debt
Outstanding balance on credit facility	$ 1,125,000,000

Long-term Debt - Senior Unsecured Notes (Narrative) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Senior Unsecured Notes 4.375 Percent Due 2018
Long-term debt
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	4.375%	4.375%
Senior Unsecured Notes 4.875 Percent Due 2020
Long-term debt
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	4.875%	4.875%
Senior Unsecured Notes 4.375 Percent Due 2021
Long-term debt
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	4.375%	4.375%
Senior Unsecured Notes 5.375 Percent Due 2023
Long-term debt
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.375%	5.375%
Senior Unsecured Notes 5.375 Percent Due 2026
Long-term debt
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.375%	5.375%

Long-term Debt - Capital Lease (Narrative) (Details)	6 Months Ended
Long-term Debt - Capital Lease (Narrative) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2017
Capital lease
Long-term debt
Debt instrument, term	30 years

Revenue Recognition - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Revenue Recognition - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) property renewaloption
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property	36
Penn National Gaming Inc
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property	20
Annual rent escalator, percentage	2.00%
Term of contract including all reasonably assured renewal periods (in years)	35 years
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)	15 years
Operating leases, number of renewal options	4
Operating lease, renewal term (in years)	5 years
Penn National Gaming Inc \| All Properties Under Master Lease, Except Hollywood Casino Columbus and Hollywood Casino Toledo
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Frequency property performance-based rent structure is adjusted	5 years
Operating leases, percent of the average net revenues of property used to calculate rent increase	4.00%
Lessor leasing arrangements period used in calculation of average net revenues	5 years
Penn National Gaming Inc \| Hollywood Casino Columbus and Hollywood Casino Toledo
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Percentage of the change in net revenues of Ohio facilities under the Master Lease during the preceding month used for adjustment in rent structure	20.00%
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Master Lease
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property	14
Lessor leasing arrangements period used in calculation of average net revenues	2 years
Capital leases, annual rental escalation percentage	2.00%
Capital leases, frequency the property performance-based rent structure is adjusted	2 years
Capital leases, percent of the average annual net revenues of property used to calculate rent increase	4.00%
Term of contract including all reasonably assured renewal periods (in years)	35 years
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)	10 years
Operating leases, number of renewal options	5
Operating lease, renewal term (in years)	5 years
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Meadows Lease
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Annual rent escalator, percentage	5.00%
Frequency property performance-based rent structure is adjusted	2 years
Operating leases, percent of the average net revenues of property used to calculate rent increase	4.00%
Lessor leasing arrangements period used in calculation of average net revenues	2 years
Annual rent escalator over a period of time contingent upon the achievement of certain rent coverage ratio threshold, percentage	5.00%
Period existing upon achievement of certain rent coverage ratio	10 years
Amount of rent available upon achievement of certain rent coverage ratio \| $	$ 31
Percentage at which rent escalation will be reduced upon achievement of certain threshold	2.00%
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)	10 years
Casino Queen
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Annual rent escalator, percentage	2.00%
Operating leases, percent of the average net revenues of property used to calculate rent increase	4.00%
Lessor leasing arrangements period used in calculation of average net revenues	5 years
Term of contract including all reasonably assured renewal periods (in years)	35 years
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)	15 years
Operating leases, number of renewal options	4
Operating lease, renewal term (in years)	5 years
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Meadows Lease Term One
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Operating leases, number of renewal options	3
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Meadows Lease Term Four
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Operating leases, number of renewal options	1
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Meadows Lease For First Three Terms
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Operating lease, renewal term (in years)	5 years
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Meadows Lease For Fourth Term
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Operating lease, renewal term (in years)	4 years

Revenue Recognition - Gaming Revenue and Promotional Allowances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Food, beverage and other revenue	$ 2,450	$ 2,832	$ 4,895	$ 5,608
Gaming, food, beverage and other revenue	37,489	38,371	76,749	76,530
Video lottery
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Gaming revenue	30,318	30,765	62,016	61,118
Table game
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Gaming revenue	4,451	4,475	9,254	9,191
Poker
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Gaming revenue	$ 270	$ 299	$ 584	$ 613

Shareholders' Equity (Common Stock) (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		11 Months Ended
Shareholders' Equity (Common Stock) (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 09, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs			$ 139,380,000	$ 825,198,000
At The Market Program
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of shares the company may sell (up to)	$ 400,000,000
Percentage of commission to be received on gross gross sale price of shares sold (up to)	2.00%
Percentage of commission to be paid of sale price of borrowed shares of common stock (up to)	2.00%
Issuance of common stock (in shares)		3,864,872			5,186,871
Weighted average price of shares issued (in dollars per share)		$ 36.22			$ 35.91
Proceeds from new issuance of common stock		$ 140,000,000			$ 186,300,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs		139,400,000			185,000,000
Amount of shares remaining for issuance		$ 213,700,000	$ 213,700,000		$ 213,700,000

Shareholders' Equity (Dividends) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands									3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Apr. 25, 2017	Mar. 24, 2017	Feb. 01, 2017	Jun. 17, 2016	Apr. 25, 2016	Mar. 25, 2016	Jan. 29, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Equity [Abstract]
Dividends payable, date declared		Apr. 25, 2017		Feb. 01, 2017		Apr. 25, 2016		Jan. 29, 2016
Dividends payable, date of record									Jun. 16, 2017	Mar. 13, 2017	Jun. 02, 2016	Feb. 22, 2016
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.62		$ 0.62		$ 0.56		$ 0.56
Dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)									$ 0.62	$ 0.62	$ 0.56	$ 0.56	$ 1.24	$ 1.12
Dividends payable, date to be paid									Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 24, 2017	Jun. 17, 2016	Mar. 25, 2016
Payments of dividends, common stock	$ 131,554		$ 129,007		$ 113,212		$ 65,345
Dividends, share-based compensation									$ 200		$ 300		$ 500	$ 600

Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Segment information
Number of reportable segments \| segment			2
Net revenues	$ 243,391	$ 207,361	$ 486,104	$ 356,181
Income from operations	152,696	120,817	302,702	188,454
Interest, net	54,170	45,282	107,655	78,166
Income before income taxes	98,526	75,535	195,047	110,288
Income tax expense	2,192	2,271	4,722	4,275
Net income	96,334	73,264	190,325	106,013
Depreciation	28,423	27,019	56,680	54,102
Capital project expenditures	60	4	68	269
Capital maintenance expenditures	1,245	835	1,727	1,197
Eliminations
Segment information
Net revenues	0	0	0	0
Income from operations	0	0	0	0
Interest, net	(2,602)	(2,602)	(5,203)	(5,203)
Income before income taxes	0	0	0	0
Income tax expense	0	0	0	0
Net income	0	0	0	0
Depreciation	0	0	0	0
Capital project expenditures	0	0	0	0
Capital maintenance expenditures	0	0	0	0
GLP Capital
Segment information
Net revenues	207,119	170,405	411,824	282,447
Income from operations	145,401	113,546	287,435	174,316
Interest, net	54,171	45,284	107,657	78,168
Income before income taxes	93,832	70,864	184,981	101,351
Income tax expense	242	210	612	596
Net income	93,590	70,654	184,369	100,755
Depreciation	25,626	24,197	51,050	48,409
Capital project expenditures	60	4	68	168
Capital maintenance expenditures	0	0	0	0
TRS Properties
Segment information
Net revenues	36,272	36,956	74,280	73,734
Income from operations	7,295	7,271	15,267	14,138
Interest, net	2,601	2,600	5,201	5,201
Income before income taxes	4,694	4,671	10,066	8,937
Income tax expense	1,950	2,061	4,110	3,679
Net income	2,744	2,610	5,956	5,258
Depreciation	2,797	2,822	5,630	5,693
Capital project expenditures	0	0	0	101
Capital maintenance expenditures	$ 1,245	$ 835	$ 1,727	$ 1,197

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information and Noncash Activities (Supplemental Cash Flow Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received	$ 6,424	$ 2,796	$ 6,424	$ 3,030
Cash paid for interest	$ 93,874	$ 55,732	$ 102,613	$ 58,301

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information and Noncash Activities Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information and Noncash Activities (Noncash Investing and Financing Activties) (Details) - Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016
Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisitions [Line Items]
Consideration paid for acquisition of real estate assets		$ 4,800
Asset acquisition, consideration transferred, equity interests issued or issuable.		$ 1,824
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions	56.0

Supplementary Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuers (Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Real estate investments, net	$ 3,712,310	$ 3,739,091
Land rights, net	645,603	590,758
Property and equipment, used in operations, net	114,413	119,427
Investment in direct financing lease, net	2,674,866	2,710,711
Cash and cash equivalents	29,510	36,556	$ 23,739	$ 41,875
Prepaid expenses	4,379	7,477
Goodwill	75,521	75,521
Other intangible assets	9,577	9,577
Loan receivable	13,000	26,200
Intercompany loan receivable	0	0
Intercompany transactions and investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred tax assets	5,246	3,922
Other assets	72,795	50,090
Total assets	7,357,220	7,369,330
Liabilities
Accounts payable	432	1,079
Accrued expenses	7,369	6,590
Accrued interest	33,172	33,743
Accrued salaries and wages	4,825	10,619
Gaming, property, and other taxes	49,283	32,584
Income taxes	0	0
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	4,521,423	4,664,965
Intercompany loan payable	0	0
Deferred rental revenue	198,790	166,052
Deferred tax liabilities	294	265
Other liabilities	22,865	19,564
Total liabilities	4,838,453	4,935,461
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock ($.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016)	0	0
Common stock ($.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 212,217,855 and 207,676,827 shares issued at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)	2,122	2,077
Additional paid-in capital	3,916,328	3,760,729
Retained accumulated deficit	(1,399,683)	(1,328,937)
Total shareholders’ equity	2,518,767	2,433,869
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 7,357,220	$ 7,369,330
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	212,217,855	207,676,827
Consolidation, Eliminations
Assets
Real estate investments, net	$ 0	$ 0
Land rights, net	0	0
Property and equipment, used in operations, net	0	0
Investment in direct financing lease, net	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Prepaid expenses	752	742
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets	0	0
Loan receivable	0	0
Intercompany loan receivable	(193,595)	(193,595)
Intercompany transactions and investment in subsidiaries	(10,693,291)	(10,593,619)
Deferred tax assets	0	0
Other assets	0	0
Total assets	(10,886,134)	(10,786,472)
Liabilities
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued expenses	0	0
Accrued interest	0	0
Accrued salaries and wages	0	0
Gaming, property, and other taxes	0	0
Income taxes	752	742
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	0	0
Intercompany loan payable	(193,595)	(193,595)
Deferred rental revenue	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(192,843)	(192,853)
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock ($.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016)	0	0
Common stock ($.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 212,217,855 and 207,676,827 shares issued at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)	(4,244)	(4,154)
Additional paid-in capital	(13,396,961)	(13,098,814)
Retained accumulated deficit	2,707,914	2,509,349
Total shareholders’ equity	(10,693,291)	(10,593,619)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ (10,886,134)	(10,786,472)
GLP Capital, L.P. [Member]
Supplementary condensed consolidating financial information of parent guarantor and subsidiary issuers
Ownership percentage of subsidiaries	100.00%
GLP Financing II, Inc. [Member]
Supplementary condensed consolidating financial information of parent guarantor and subsidiary issuers
Ownership percentage of subsidiaries	100.00%
Parent Guarantor
Assets
Real estate investments, net	$ 0	0
Land rights, net	0	0
Property and equipment, used in operations, net	0	0
Investment in direct financing lease, net	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Prepaid expenses	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets	0	0
Loan receivable	0	0
Intercompany loan receivable	0	0
Intercompany transactions and investment in subsidiaries	2,518,767	2,433,869
Deferred tax assets		0
Other assets	0	0
Total assets	2,518,767	2,433,869
Liabilities
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued expenses	0	0
Accrued interest	0	0
Accrued salaries and wages	0	0
Gaming, property, and other taxes	0	0
Income taxes	0	0
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	0	0
Intercompany loan payable	0	0
Deferred rental revenue	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	0	0
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock ($.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016)	0	0
Common stock ($.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 212,217,855 and 207,676,827 shares issued at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)	2,122	2,077
Additional paid-in capital	3,916,328	3,760,730
Retained accumulated deficit	(1,399,683)	(1,328,938)
Total shareholders’ equity	2,518,767	2,433,869
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 2,518,767	$ 2,433,869
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	212,217,855	207,676,827
Subsidiary Issuers
Assets
Real estate investments, net	$ 1,841,065	$ 1,863,568
Land rights, net	59,468	0
Property and equipment, used in operations, net	21,592	22,598
Investment in direct financing lease, net	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents	5,535	11,774	4,840	8,716
Prepaid expenses	1,639	3,106
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets	0	0
Loan receivable	0	0
Intercompany loan receivable	193,595	193,595
Intercompany transactions and investment in subsidiaries	5,146,315	5,211,835
Deferred tax assets	0	0
Other assets	44,054	37,335
Total assets	7,313,263	7,343,811
Liabilities
Accounts payable	184	413
Accrued expenses	1,287	434
Accrued interest	33,172	33,743
Accrued salaries and wages	2,738	7,911
Gaming, property, and other taxes	24,186	21,364
Income taxes	(108)	18
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	4,521,423	4,664,965
Intercompany loan payable	0	0
Deferred rental revenue	191,364	163,204
Deferred tax liabilities	0	0
Other liabilities	20,252	17,890
Total liabilities	4,794,498	4,909,942
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock ($.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016)	0	0
Common stock ($.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 212,217,855 and 207,676,827 shares issued at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)	2,122	2,077
Additional paid-in capital	3,916,330	3,760,730
Retained accumulated deficit	(1,399,687)	(1,328,938)
Total shareholders’ equity	2,518,765	2,433,869
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	7,313,263	7,343,811
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets
Real estate investments, net	1,871,245	1,875,523
Land rights, net	586,135	590,758
Property and equipment, used in operations, net	92,821	96,829
Investment in direct financing lease, net	2,674,866	2,710,711
Cash and cash equivalents	23,975	24,782	$ 18,899	$ 33,159
Prepaid expenses	1,988	3,629
Goodwill	75,521	75,521
Other intangible assets	9,577	9,577
Loan receivable	13,000	26,200
Intercompany loan receivable	0	0
Intercompany transactions and investment in subsidiaries	3,028,209	2,947,915
Deferred tax assets	5,246	3,922
Other assets	28,741	12,755
Total assets	8,411,324	8,378,122
Liabilities
Accounts payable	248	666
Accrued expenses	6,082	6,156
Accrued interest	0	0
Accrued salaries and wages	2,087	2,708
Gaming, property, and other taxes	25,097	11,220
Income taxes	(644)	(760)
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	0	0
Intercompany loan payable	193,595	193,595
Deferred rental revenue	7,426	2,848
Deferred tax liabilities	294	265
Other liabilities	2,613	1,674
Total liabilities	236,798	218,372
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock ($.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016)	0	0
Common stock ($.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 212,217,855 and 207,676,827 shares issued at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)	2,122	2,077
Additional paid-in capital	9,480,631	9,338,083
Retained accumulated deficit	(1,308,227)	(1,180,410)
Total shareholders’ equity	8,174,526	8,159,750
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 8,411,324	$ 8,378,122

Supplementary Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuers (Income Statement) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenues
Rental income	$ 167,763	$ 142,101	$ 332,924	$ 242,316
Income from direct financing lease	18,516	12,631	36,340	12,631
Real estate taxes paid by tenants	20,840	15,673	42,560	27,500
Total rental revenue and income from direct financing lease	207,119	170,405	411,824	282,447
Gaming, food, beverage and other	37,489	38,371	76,749	76,530
Total revenues	244,608	208,776	488,573	358,977
Less promotional allowances	(1,217)	(1,415)	(2,469)	(2,796)
Net revenues	243,391	207,361	486,104	356,181
Operating expenses
Gaming, food, beverage and other	20,669	21,189	41,745	42,176
Real estate taxes	20,912	16,075	43,055	28,282
General and administrative	20,691	22,261	41,922	43,167
Depreciation	28,423	27,019	56,680	54,102
Total operating expenses	90,695	86,544	183,402	167,727
Income from operations	152,696	120,817	302,702	188,454
Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	(54,657)	(45,936)	(108,606)	(79,337)
Interest income	487	654	951	1,171
Intercompany dividends and interest	0	0	0	0
Total other expenses	(54,170)	(45,282)	(107,655)	(78,166)
Income before income taxes	98,526	75,535	195,047	110,288
Income tax expense	2,192	2,271	4,722	4,275
Net income	96,334	73,264	190,325	106,013
Eliminations
Revenues
Rental income	0	0	0	0
Income from direct financing lease	0	0	0	0
Real estate taxes paid by tenants	0	0	0	0
Total rental revenue and income from direct financing lease	0	0	0	0
Gaming, food, beverage and other	0	0	0	0
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Less promotional allowances	0	0	0	0
Net revenues	0	0	0	0
Operating expenses
Gaming, food, beverage and other	0	0	0	0
Real estate taxes	0	0	0	0
General and administrative	0	0	0	0
Depreciation	0	0	0	0
Total operating expenses	0	0	0	0
Income from operations	0	0	0	0
Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Intercompany dividends and interest	(111,944)	(107,756)	(228,840)	(122,899)
Total other expenses	(111,944)	(107,756)	(228,840)	(122,899)
Income before income taxes	(111,944)	(107,756)	(228,840)	(122,899)
Income tax expense	0	0	0	0
Net income	(111,944)	(107,756)	(228,840)	(122,899)
Parent Guarantor
Revenues
Rental income	0	0	0	0
Income from direct financing lease	0	0	0	0
Real estate taxes paid by tenants	0	0	0	0
Total rental revenue and income from direct financing lease	0	0	0	0
Gaming, food, beverage and other	0	0	0	0
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Less promotional allowances	0	0	0	0
Net revenues	0	0	0	0
Operating expenses
Gaming, food, beverage and other	0	0	0	0
Real estate taxes	0	0	0	0
General and administrative	0	0	0	0
Depreciation	0	0	0	0
Total operating expenses	0	0	0	0
Income from operations	0	0	0	0
Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Intercompany dividends and interest	0	0	0	0
Total other expenses	0	0	0	0
Income before income taxes	0	0	0	0
Income tax expense	0	0	0	0
Net income	0	0	0	0
Subsidiary Issuers
Revenues
Rental income	99,647	96,066	197,399	192,738
Income from direct financing lease	0	0	0	0
Real estate taxes paid by tenants	10,927	8,581	22,083	19,896
Total rental revenue and income from direct financing lease	110,574	104,647	219,482	212,634
Gaming, food, beverage and other	0	0	0	0
Total revenues	110,574	104,647	219,482	212,634
Less promotional allowances	0	0	0	0
Net revenues	110,574	104,647	219,482	212,634
Operating expenses
Gaming, food, beverage and other	0	0	0	0
Real estate taxes	10,946	8,607	22,129	19,927
General and administrative	10,648	13,823	21,543	29,051
Depreciation	23,450	23,436	46,698	46,887
Total operating expenses	45,044	45,866	90,370	95,865
Income from operations	65,530	58,781	129,112	116,769
Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	(54,657)	(45,936)	(108,606)	(79,337)
Interest income	0	169	0	169
Intercompany dividends and interest	107,546	95,858	223,319	105,602
Total other expenses	52,889	50,091	114,713	26,434
Income before income taxes	118,419	108,872	243,825	143,203
Income tax expense	242	210	612	596
Net income	118,177	108,662	243,213	142,607
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues
Rental income	68,116	46,035	135,525	49,578
Income from direct financing lease	18,516	12,631	36,340	12,631
Real estate taxes paid by tenants	9,913	7,092	20,477	7,604
Total rental revenue and income from direct financing lease	96,545	65,758	192,342	69,813
Gaming, food, beverage and other	37,489	38,371	76,749	76,530
Total revenues	134,034	104,129	269,091	146,343
Less promotional allowances	(1,217)	(1,415)	(2,469)	(2,796)
Net revenues	132,817	102,714	266,622	143,547
Operating expenses
Gaming, food, beverage and other	20,669	21,189	41,745	42,176
Real estate taxes	9,966	7,468	20,926	8,355
General and administrative	10,043	8,438	20,379	14,116
Depreciation	4,973	3,583	9,982	7,215
Total operating expenses	45,651	40,678	93,032	71,862
Income from operations	87,166	62,036	173,590	71,685
Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	0	0	0	0
Interest income	487	485	951	1,002
Intercompany dividends and interest	4,398	11,898	5,521	17,297
Total other expenses	4,885	12,383	6,472	18,299
Income before income taxes	92,051	74,419	180,062	89,984
Income tax expense	1,950	2,061	4,110	3,679
Net income	$ 90,101	$ 72,358	$ 175,952	$ 86,305

Supplementary Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuers (Cash Flow) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Operating activities
Net income	$ 96,334	$ 73,264	$ 190,325	$ 106,013
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			61,580	55,643
Amortization of debt issuance costs			6,513	8,632
Losses (gains) on dispositions of property			94	(15)
Deferred income taxes			(1,280)	(824)
Stock-based compensation			8,256	9,163
Straight-line rent adjustments			32,738	27,912
(Increase), decrease
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(663)	(4,931)
Intercompany			0	0
Increase, (decrease)
Accounts payable			(704)	(245)
Accrued expenses			837	(3,638)
Accrued interest			(571)	12,352
Accrued salaries and wages			(5,794)	(979)
Gaming, property and other taxes			(573)	556
Income taxes			0	0
Other liabilities			1,482	703
Net cash provided by operating activities			292,240	210,342
Investing activities
Capital project expenditures	(60)	(4)	(68)	(269)
Capital maintenance expenditures	(1,245)	(835)	(1,727)	(1,197)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			11	234
Principal payments on loan receivable			13,200	2,075
Acquisition of real estate assets			(82,866)	(2,940,490)
Collections of principal payments on investment in direct financing lease			35,845	12,525
Net cash used in investing activities			(35,605)	(2,927,122)
Financing activities
Dividends paid			(261,071)	(179,122)
Proceeds from exercise of options, net of taxes paid related to shares withheld for tax purposes on restricted stock award vestings			8,065	54,527
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs			139,380	825,198
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			100,000	2,337,000
Financing costs			0	(31,908)
Repayments of long-term debt			(250,055)	(307,051)
Intercompany financing			0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			(263,681)	2,698,644
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents			(7,046)	(18,136)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			36,556	41,875
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	29,510	23,739	29,510	23,739
Eliminations
Operating activities
Net income	(111,944)	(107,756)	(228,840)	(122,899)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			0	0
Amortization of debt issuance costs			0	0
Losses (gains) on dispositions of property			0	0
Deferred income taxes			0	0
Stock-based compensation			0	0
Straight-line rent adjustments			0	0
(Increase), decrease
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(11)	2,531
Intercompany			0	0
Increase, (decrease)
Accounts payable			0	0
Accrued expenses			0	0
Accrued interest			0	0
Accrued salaries and wages			0	0
Gaming, property and other taxes			0	0
Income taxes			11	(2,531)
Other liabilities			0	0
Net cash provided by operating activities			(228,840)	(122,899)
Investing activities
Capital project expenditures			0	0
Capital maintenance expenditures			0	0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			0	0
Principal payments on loan receivable			0	0
Acquisition of real estate assets			0	0
Collections of principal payments on investment in direct financing lease			0	0
Net cash used in investing activities			0	0
Financing activities
Dividends paid			0	0
Proceeds from exercise of options, net of taxes paid related to shares withheld for tax purposes on restricted stock award vestings			0	0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs			0	0
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			0	0
Financing costs				0
Repayments of long-term debt			0	0
Intercompany financing			228,840	122,899
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			228,840	122,899
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0	0	0	0
Parent Guarantor
Operating activities
Net income	0	0	0	0
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			0	0
Amortization of debt issuance costs			0	0
Losses (gains) on dispositions of property			0	0
Deferred income taxes			0	0
Stock-based compensation			0	0
Straight-line rent adjustments			0	0
(Increase), decrease
Prepaid expenses and other assets			0	0
Intercompany			0	0
Increase, (decrease)
Accounts payable			0	0
Accrued expenses			0	0
Accrued interest			0	0
Accrued salaries and wages			0	0
Gaming, property and other taxes			0	0
Income taxes			0	0
Other liabilities			0	0
Net cash provided by operating activities			0	0
Investing activities
Capital project expenditures			0	0
Capital maintenance expenditures			0	0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			0	0
Principal payments on loan receivable			0	0
Acquisition of real estate assets			0	0
Collections of principal payments on investment in direct financing lease			0	0
Net cash used in investing activities			0	0
Financing activities
Dividends paid			(261,071)	(179,122)
Proceeds from exercise of options, net of taxes paid related to shares withheld for tax purposes on restricted stock award vestings			8,065	54,527
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs			139,380	825,198
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			0	0
Financing costs				0
Repayments of long-term debt			0	0
Intercompany financing			113,626	(700,603)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			0	0
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents			0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0	0	0	0
Subsidiary Issuers
Operating activities
Net income	118,177	108,662	243,213	142,607
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			46,975	46,887
Amortization of debt issuance costs			6,513	8,632
Losses (gains) on dispositions of property			0	0
Deferred income taxes			0	0
Stock-based compensation			8,256	9,163
Straight-line rent adjustments			28,160	27,912
(Increase), decrease
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(1,402)	(7,008)
Intercompany			(494)	14,224
Increase, (decrease)
Accounts payable			(286)	(106)
Accrued expenses			516	(3,548)
Accrued interest			(571)	12,352
Accrued salaries and wages			(5,173)	42
Gaming, property and other taxes			(692)	471
Income taxes			(127)	41
Other liabilities			2,364	702
Net cash provided by operating activities			327,252	252,371
Investing activities
Capital project expenditures			(68)	(168)
Capital maintenance expenditures			0	0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			0	0
Principal payments on loan receivable			0	0
Acquisition of real estate assets			(82,866)	0
Collections of principal payments on investment in direct financing lease			0	0
Net cash used in investing activities			(82,934)	(168)
Financing activities
Dividends paid			0	0
Proceeds from exercise of options, net of taxes paid related to shares withheld for tax purposes on restricted stock award vestings			0	0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs			0	0
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			100,000	2,337,000
Financing costs				(31,908)
Repayments of long-term debt			(250,055)	(307,051)
Intercompany financing			(100,502)	(2,254,120)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			(250,557)	(256,079)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents			(6,239)	(3,876)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			11,774	8,716
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	5,535	4,840	5,535	4,840
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating activities
Net income	90,101	72,358	175,952	86,305
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			14,605	8,756
Amortization of debt issuance costs			0	0
Losses (gains) on dispositions of property			94	(15)
Deferred income taxes			(1,280)	(824)
Stock-based compensation			0	0
Straight-line rent adjustments			4,578	0
(Increase), decrease
Prepaid expenses and other assets			750	(454)
Intercompany			494	(14,224)
Increase, (decrease)
Accounts payable			(418)	(139)
Accrued expenses			321	(90)
Accrued interest			0	0
Accrued salaries and wages			(621)	(1,021)
Gaming, property and other taxes			119	85
Income taxes			116	2,490
Other liabilities			(882)	1
Net cash provided by operating activities			193,828	80,870
Investing activities
Capital project expenditures			0	(101)
Capital maintenance expenditures			(1,727)	(1,197)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			11	234
Principal payments on loan receivable			13,200	2,075
Acquisition of real estate assets			0	(2,940,490)
Collections of principal payments on investment in direct financing lease			35,845	12,525
Net cash used in investing activities			47,329	(2,926,954)
Financing activities
Dividends paid			0	0
Proceeds from exercise of options, net of taxes paid related to shares withheld for tax purposes on restricted stock award vestings			0	0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs			0	0
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			0	0
Financing costs				0
Repayments of long-term debt			0	0
Intercompany financing			(241,964)	2,831,824
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			(241,964)	2,831,824
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents			(807)	(14,260)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			24,782	33,159
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 23,975	$ 18,899	$ 23,975	$ 18,899

Subsequent Event (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands						3 Months Ended					6 Months Ended
	Jul. 25, 2017	Apr. 25, 2017	Feb. 01, 2017	Apr. 25, 2016	Jan. 29, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt											$ 250,055	$ 307,051
Dividends payable, date declared		Apr. 25, 2017	Feb. 01, 2017	Apr. 25, 2016	Jan. 29, 2016
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.62	$ 0.62	$ 0.56	$ 0.56
Dividends payable, date to be paid							Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 24, 2017	Jun. 17, 2016	Mar. 25, 2016
Dividends payable, date of record							Jun. 16, 2017	Mar. 13, 2017	Jun. 02, 2016	Feb. 22, 2016
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends payable, date declared	Jul. 25, 2017
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63
Dividends payable, date to be paid						Sep. 22, 2017
Dividends payable, date of record						Sep. 08, 2017
Subsequent Event \| Revolving credit facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt						$ 15,000
Subsequent Event \| Unsecured term loan A
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt						$ 45,000