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Eldorado Resorts, Inc. [Member] Eldorado Resorts, Inc. 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Tropicana Entertainment [Member] Tropicana Entertainment [Member] Liabilities Liabilities and Equity [Abstract] Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. [Member] Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. 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Meadows Lease Lessee, Lease, Description [Table] Lessee, Lease, Description [Table] Proceeds from sale of property and equipment Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment General and administrative General and Administrative Expense Mortgage loans receivable Loan receivable Financing Receivable, Fair Value Disclosure Fair value portion of financing receivables, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans, loans receivable and other finance receivables. Lessor leasing arrangements period used in calculation of average net revenues Lessor Leasing Arrangements Period Used in Calculation of Average Net Revenues Lessor Leasing Arrangements Period Used in Calculation of Average Net Revenues $400 million 4.375% senior unsecured notes due April 2021 Senior Unsecured Notes 4.375 Percent Due 2021 [Member] A contractual arrangement to borrow and repay an amount under the senior unsecured notes at an interest rate of 4.375 percent, maturing in 2021. 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Land rights Ground Leases, Gross Business and Operations Organization Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items] Less: Net income allocated to participating securities Participating Securities, Distributed and Undistributed Earnings (Loss), Basic Boyd Gaming Corporation Master Lease Boyd Gaming Corporation Master Lease [Member] Boyd Gaming Corporation Master Lease Interest income from mortgaged real estate Interest and Fee Income, Loans, Commercial, Real Estate Earnings per Share Earnings Per Share [Text Block] Schedule of Basic And Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding [Line Items] Schedule of Basic And Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding [Line Items] [Line Items] for Schedule of Basic And Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding [Table] Less accumulated depreciation Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment Award Type [Domain] Award Type [Domain] Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block] Finance lease liability Finance Lease, Liability Unsecured $1,175 million revolver Revolving credit facility Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Issuance of common stock (in shares) Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member] $400 million 3.35% senior unsecured notes due September 2024 Senior unsecured notes 3.350 percent due 2024 Senior Unsecured Notes 3.35 Percent Due 2024 [Member] A contractual arrangement to borrow and repay an amount under the senior unsecured notes at an interest rate of 3.35 percent, maturing in 2024. 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