CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Gaming	$ 493,281	$ 235,829	$ 973,421	$ 476,026
Food and beverage	30,356	14,597	57,969	27,536
Lodging	13,802	6,074	24,592	10,832
Retail, entertainment and other	17,751	10,757	31,977	19,480
Total revenues	555,190	267,257	1,087,959	533,874
Expenses and other costs:
Gaming	266,604	135,088	514,598	270,833
Food and beverage	28,199	12,491	52,911	23,949
Lodging	6,465	3,180	11,594	6,149
Retail, entertainment and other	6,688	5,618	11,264	9,328
General and administrative	112,148	51,438	212,415	101,239
Depreciation and amortization	58,773	22,496	117,084	45,655
Pre-opening and development costs	6,907	17,212	10,319	24,765
Write-downs, reserves and recoveries, net	2,579	1,827	3,224	2,129
Total expenses and other costs	488,363	249,350	933,409	484,047
Operating income	66,827	17,907	154,550	49,827
Interest expense, net	(62,003)	(28,327)	(128,792)	(56,920)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(8,234)	0	(8,234)	0
Loss from equity method investments	0	0	0	(92,181)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(3,410)	(10,420)	17,524	(99,274)
Income tax (expense) benefit	1,093	3,320	(1,097)	4,388
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(2,317)	(7,100)	16,427	(94,886)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	26	1,993	325	4,388
Net income (loss)	(2,291)	(5,107)	16,752	(90,498)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	(32)	(25)	(36)	(25)
Net income (loss) attributable to Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.	$ (2,259)	$ (5,082)	$ 16,788	$ (90,473)
Net income (loss) per common share—basic
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ (0.04)	$ (0.12)	$ 0.28	$ (1.62)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ 0.00	$ 0.03	$ 0.00	$ 0.07
Net income (loss) per common share—basic	$ (0.04)	$ (0.09)	$ 0.28	$ (1.55)
Net income (loss) per common share—diluted
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ (0.04)	$ (0.12)	$ 0.27	$ (1.62)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ 0.00	$ 0.03	$ 0.00	$ 0.07
Net income (loss) per common share—diluted	$ (0.04)	$ (0.09)	$ 0.27	$ (1.55)
Number of shares—basic	59,593	58,523	59,429	58,431
Number of shares—diluted	59,593	58,523	61,328	58,431