Acquisitions Acquisitions (Consideration Transferred) (Details) - Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Acquisitions [Line Items}
Cash	$ 2,954,493
GLPI common stock	1,823,991
Accrual for unpaid invoices at September 30, 2016	597
Fair value of total consideration transferred	$ 4,779,081

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Asset acquisition, equity interests of the acquirer, including instruments or interests issued or issuable in consideration for the asset acquisition.

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Asset acquisitions, consideration transferred, liabilities assumed

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