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Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2022	Mar. 01, 2022	Apr. 13, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Apr. 01, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Payment for real property					$ 16,393,000	$ 1,610,000
Provision for credit losses, net				$ 41,085,000	41,085,000		$ 41,104,000		$ 38,882,000	$ 12,226,000
Real Estate Investment Property, Net				7,759,704,000	$ 7,759,704,000					7,777,551,000
Payments for Deposits on Real Estate Acquisitions				$ 200,000,000
Live! Casino Maryland Lease
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)				39 years	39 years
Provision for credit losses, net				$ 8,201,000	$ 8,201,000		8,388,000		6,605,000	12,226,000
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator					75,000,000
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator					75,000,000
Live! Casino PA Master Lease
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Provision for credit losses, net				$ 32,884,000	$ 32,884,000		$ 32,716,000		$ 32,277,000	$ 0
Bally's Master Lease- Tiverton & Lincoln
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator	$ 76,300,000
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator	76,300,000
Bally's Master Lease- Tiverton & Biloxi
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator	48,500,000
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator	48,500,000
Bally's Master Lease- Lincoln
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator	58,800,000
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator	58,800,000
Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Term			7 years
Pennsylvania Live!
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Consideration transferred		$ 689,000,000
Quad Cities casino & Hotel & Black Hawk Casinos
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate, excluding transaction costs			$ 150,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Land								$ 54,386,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Buildings								95,740,000
Real Estate Investment Property, Net								$ 150,126,000
Bally's Tiverton Casino & Hotel
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Consideration transferred	1,000,000,000
Bally's Tiverton Casino & Hardrock Biloxi
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Consideration transferred	635
Bally's Lincoln
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Consideration transferred	$ 771,000,000