CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 196,745	$ 94,800
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,170 and $7,308	26,840	19,340
Inventories	7,883	5,530
Held-to-maturity securities	0	4,428
Income tax receivable, net	12,332	0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	27,794	11,468
Deferred income taxes	11,300	0
Assets of discontinued operations held for sale	508,104	459,841
Total current assets	790,998	595,407
Restricted cash	11,592	5,667
Land, buildings, vessels and equipment, net	3,026,638	1,285,871
Goodwill	921,550	55,157
Equity method investments	1,975	91,424
Intangible assets, net	505,999	20,833
Other assets, net	85,593	54,635
Total assets	5,344,345	2,108,994
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	60,950	30,401
Accrued interest	69,198	26,422
Accrued compensation	83,716	32,800
Accrued taxes	52,332	19,803
Other accrued liabilities	102,662	62,212
Deferred income taxes	0	3,210
Current portion of long-term debt	16,005	3,250
Liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale	69,482	21,429
Total current liabilities	454,345	199,527
Long-term debt less current portion	4,479,686	1,437,251
Other long-term liabilities	28,457	21,606
Deferred income taxes	176,871	3,493
Total liabilities	5,139,359	1,661,877
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock—$1.00 par value, 250,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock—$0.10 par value, 100,000,000 authorized, 59,041,887 and 58,206,813 shares outstanding, net of treasury shares	6,542	6,458
Additional paid-in capital	1,071,101	1,053,919
Retained deficit	(813,058)	(542,179)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	9	9
Treasury stock, at cost, 6,374,882 of treasury shares for both periods	(71,090)	(71,090)
Total Pinnacle stockholders' equity	193,504	447,117
Non-controlling interest	11,482	0
Total stockholders' equity	204,986	447,117
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 5,344,345	$ 2,108,994