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Description of Business (Details) ft² in Thousands							1 Months Ended		2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		14 Months Ended
Description of Business (Details) ft² in Thousands	Mar. 25, 2020 racingDay	Oct. 09, 2019 USD ($) a	Mar. 08, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 06, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 05, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 11, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2020 racingDay	Mar. 31, 2020 racingDay	Sep. 26, 2020 racingDay	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) ft² game	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) ft² game	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) game	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 16, 2020 USD ($)
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Proceeds from new credit facilities												$ 726,100,000	$ 1,235,300,000
All Other \| Turfway Park
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Number of spectator-free live racing days \| racingDay	9
Number of spectator-free live racing days canceled \| racingDay								3
Churchill Downs Racetrack
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Derby City Gaming
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Patron capacity, percentage												0.50
Gaming capacity, percentage												0.66
Fair Grounds and VSI
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Patron capacity, percentage												0.25
Gaming capacity, percentage												0.50
Video Services, LLC
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Patron capacity, percentage												0.50
Gaming capacity, percentage												0.70
Harlow’s
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Maximum gaming capacity, slots, percentage												0.66
Maximum gaming capacity, table games, percentage												0.60
Ocean Downs
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Maximum gaming capacity, table games, percentage												0.60
Maximum gaming capacity, video lottery terminals, percentage												0.70
Oxford
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Presque Isle Downs & Casino
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Maximum gaming capacity, slots, percentage												0.60
Maximum gaming capacity, table games, percentage												0.60
Riverwalk
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Maximum gaming capacity, slots, percentage												0.66
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Maximum gaming capacity, slots, percentage												0.50
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Revolving Credit Facility
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Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
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Borrowings															$ 675,400,000
Proceeds from new credit facilities												$ 649,200,000
Forecast \| All Other \| Arlington International Racecourse
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Presque Isle Downs & Casino And Lady Luck Casino
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Presque Isle Downs & Casino
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Turfway Park, Newport, Kentucky \| Forecast
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Midwest Gaming Holdings, LLC
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Clairvest Group Inc.
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Rivers Casino Des Plaines
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Maximum gaming capacity, table games, percentage												0.60
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Maximum gaming capacity, video lottery terminals, percentage												0.50
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Midwest Gaming Holdings, LLC
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High Plaines \| Midwest Gaming Holdings, LLC
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Casino Investors \| Midwest Gaming Holdings, LLC
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