Consolidating Condensed Financial Information - Consolidating Condensed Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Condensed Balance Sheet
Current assets	$ 101,753	$ 116,179
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates	1,286	1,286
Property and equipment, net	612,342	625,416
Other assets		582,127
Total assets	1,294,044	1,325,008
Current liabilities	102,040	105,710
Long-term debt, less current maturities	795,881	861,713
Other accrued liabilities		86,918
Stockholders’ equity		270,667
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 1,294,044	1,325,008
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (Parent Obligor)
Condensed Balance Sheet
Current assets		2,248
Intercompany receivables		401,998
Investments in subsidiaries		88,314
Property and equipment, net		2,553
Other assets		89
Total assets		495,202
Current liabilities		24,238
Long-term debt, less current maturities		486,171
Other accrued liabilities		4,905
Stockholders’ equity		(20,112)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		495,202
Consolidating and Eliminating Entries
Condensed Balance Sheet
Current assets		(5,147)
Intercompany receivables		(401,998)
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates		(61,500)
Investments in subsidiaries		(88,314)
Total assets		(556,959)
Current liabilities		(27,652)
Intercompany payables		(381,123)
Other accrued liabilities		(72,422)
Stockholders’ equity		(75,762)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		(556,959)
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Balance Sheet
Current assets		87,976
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates		62,786
Property and equipment, net		439,640
Other assets		575,466
Total assets		1,165,868
Current liabilities		78,508
Intercompany payables		389,272
Long-term debt, less current maturities		325,542
Other accrued liabilities		151,910
Stockholders’ equity		220,636
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		1,165,868
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Balance Sheet
Current assets		31,102
Property and equipment, net		183,223
Other assets		6,572
Total assets		220,897
Current liabilities		30,616
Intercompany payables		(8,149)
Long-term debt, less current maturities		50,000
Other accrued liabilities		2,525
Stockholders’ equity		145,905
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$ 220,897