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Payments to Acquire Real Estate, Excluding Transaction Costs

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Fair value portion of assets classified as held for sale.

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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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The net gain (loss) resulting from sales and other disposals of other real estate owned, increases (decreases) in the valuation allowance for foreclosed real estate, and write-downs of other real estate owned after acquisition or physical possession.

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Assets Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended
Assets Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 26, 2022	Jun. 03, 2021	Apr. 13, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Assets held for sale				$ 0	$ 77,728
Hollywood Casino Perryville, MD
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Sale and Leaseback Transaction, Gain (Loss), Net				11,300
Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Sale and Leaseback Transaction, Gain (Loss), Net				7,700
Twin River Master Lease [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Lessor leasing arrangements, operating leases, term of contract			50 years
Lessor, Operating Lease, Annual Payments to be Received			$ 10,500
Tropicana Las Vegas
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Sale and Leaseback Transaction, Gain (Loss), Net	$ 67,400
Gains (Losses) on Sales of Other Real Estate	52,800
Assets held for sale				$ 77,700
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate, exclusive of transaction fees		$ 144,000
Bally's Tropicana Las Vegas
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Total Purchase Price	$ 145,000
Payments to acquire real estate, exclusive of transaction fees			$ 145,000