Consolidating Condensed Financial Information - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions
Property and equipment, net		$ 2,925,030	$ 3,017,009
Goodwill		915,963	919,282
Intangible assets, net		516,410	529,269
Assets held for sale and assets of discontinued operations		10,019	21,260
Total assets		4,657,400	4,833,682
Long-term debt less current portion		3,782,322	3,975,648
Liabilities held for sale and liabilities of discontinued operations		98	413
Total liabilities		4,305,372	4,544,300
Total Pinnacle stockholders' equity		341,887	277,979
Non-controlling interest		10,141	11,403
Total stockholders’ equity		352,028	289,382
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		4,657,400	4,833,682
Total Attributable to Parent Company
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions
Current assets, excluding discontinued operations		45,900	73,400
Property and equipment, net		26,400	34,300
Goodwill		0	0
Intangible assets, net		0	0
Other non-current assets		54,200	60,000
Investment in subsidiaries		4,567,600	4,470,800
Assets held for sale and assets of discontinued operations		700	3,600
Inter-company		0	0
Total assets		4,694,800	4,642,100
Current liabilities, excluding discontinued operations		91,800	100,800
Long-term debt less current portion		3,782,200	3,975,500
Other non-current liabilities		(54,700)	(63,000)
Liabilities held for sale and liabilities of discontinued operations		0	0
Inter-company		533,600	350,800
Total liabilities		4,352,900	4,364,100
Total Pinnacle stockholders' equity		341,900	278,000
Non-controlling interest		0	0
Total stockholders’ equity		341,900	278,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		4,694,800	4,642,100
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions
Current assets, excluding discontinued operations	[1]	144,300	184,500
Property and equipment, net	[1]	2,893,400	2,977,200
Goodwill	[1]	916,000	916,000
Intangible assets, net	[1]	516,400	524,300
Other non-current assets	[1]	4,200	4,600
Investment in subsidiaries	[1]	0	0
Assets held for sale and assets of discontinued operations	[1]	9,300	17,700
Inter-company	[1]	534,900	352,000
Total assets	[1]	5,018,500	4,976,300
Current liabilities, excluding discontinued operations	[1]	204,900	273,100
Long-term debt less current portion	[1]	100	100
Other non-current liabilities	[1]	281,000	280,700
Liabilities held for sale and liabilities of discontinued operations	[1]	100	400
Inter-company	[1]	0	0
Total liabilities	[1]	486,100	554,300
Total Pinnacle stockholders' equity	[1]	4,532,400	4,422,000
Non-controlling interest	[1]	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity	[1]	4,532,400	4,422,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	[1]	5,018,500	4,976,300
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions
Current assets, excluding discontinued operations	[2]	16,200	23,300
Property and equipment, net	[2]	5,200	5,400
Goodwill	[2]	0	3,300
Intangible assets, net	[2]	0	5,000
Other non-current assets	[2]	25,200	24,400
Investment in subsidiaries	[2]	0	0
Assets held for sale and assets of discontinued operations	[2]	0	0
Inter-company	[2]	0	0
Total assets	[2]	46,600	61,400
Current liabilities, excluding discontinued operations	[2]	0	0
Long-term debt less current portion	[2]	0	0
Other non-current liabilities	[2]	0	0
Liabilities held for sale and liabilities of discontinued operations	[2]	0	0
Inter-company	[2]	1,300	1,200
Total liabilities	[2]	1,300	1,200
Total Pinnacle stockholders' equity	[2]	35,200	48,800
Non-controlling interest	[2]	10,100	11,400
Total stockholders’ equity	[2]	45,300	60,200
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	[2]	46,600	61,400
Consolidating and Eliminating Entries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions
Current assets, excluding discontinued operations		0	(23,300)
Property and equipment, net		0	0
Goodwill		0	0
Intangible assets, net		0	0
Other non-current assets		0	0
Investment in subsidiaries		(4,567,600)	(4,470,800)
Assets held for sale and assets of discontinued operations		0	0
Inter-company		(534,900)	(352,000)
Total assets		(5,102,500)	(4,846,100)
Current liabilities, excluding discontinued operations		0	(23,300)
Long-term debt less current portion		0	0
Other non-current liabilities		0	0
Liabilities held for sale and liabilities of discontinued operations		0	0
Inter-company		(534,900)	(352,000)
Total liabilities		(534,900)	(375,300)
Total Pinnacle stockholders' equity		(4,567,600)	(4,470,800)
Non-controlling interest		0	0
Total stockholders’ equity		(4,567,600)	(4,470,800)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		(5,102,500)	(4,846,100)
Consolidated Entities
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions
Current assets, excluding discontinued operations		206,400	257,900
Property and equipment, net		2,925,000	3,016,900
Goodwill		916,000	919,300
Intangible assets, net		516,400	529,300
Other non-current assets		83,600	89,000
Investment in subsidiaries		0	0
Assets held for sale and assets of discontinued operations		10,000	21,300
Inter-company		0	0
Total assets		4,657,400	4,833,700
Current liabilities, excluding discontinued operations		296,700	350,600
Long-term debt less current portion		3,782,300	3,975,600
Other non-current liabilities		226,300	217,700
Liabilities held for sale and liabilities of discontinued operations		100	400
Inter-company		0	0
Total liabilities		4,305,400	4,544,300
Total Pinnacle stockholders' equity		341,900	278,000
Non-controlling interest		10,100	11,400
Total stockholders’ equity		352,000	289,400
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$ 4,657,400	$ 4,833,700

[1] As of June 30, 2015, the following material subsidiaries are identified as guarantors of our senior and senior subordinated notes: Belterra Resort Indiana, LLC; Boomtown, LLC; Casino Magic, LLC; Louisiana-I Gaming; PNK (Baton Rouge) Partnership; PNK (BOSSIER CITY), Inc.; PNK Development 7, LLC; PNK Development 8, LLC; PNK Development 9, LLC; PNK (LAKE CHARLES), L.L.C.; PNK (Ohio), LLC; PNK (Ohio) II, LLC; PNK (Ohio) III, LLC; PNK (River City), LLC; PNK (SAM), LLC; PNK (SAZ), LLC; Ameristar Casino Black Hawk, Inc.; Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs, Inc.; Ameristar Casino St. Charles, Inc.; Ameristar Casino Kansas City, Inc.; Ameristar Casino Vicksburg, Inc.; Cactus Pete’s, Inc.; Ameristar East Chicago Holdings, LLC; and Ameristar Casino East Chicago, LLC. In addition, certain other immaterial subsidiaries are also guarantors of our senior and senior subordinated notes.

[2] Guarantor subsidiaries of our senior and senior subordinated notes exclude subsidiaries with approximately $46.6 million in cash and other assets as of June 30, 2015, that include a subsidiary that owns a majority interest in the licensee of Retama Park Racetrack and certain other subsidiaries.