CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenues
Revenues	$ 1,282,571	$ 816,085
Operating expenses
General and administrative	286,928	121,263
Depreciation and amortization	104,053	60,390
Impairment losses	0	618
Total operating expenses	1,100,185	643,951
Operating income	182,386	172,134
Interest expense	(132,587)	(115,740)
Interest income	319	249
Income from unconsolidated affiliates	5,687	5,361
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	(882)
Other	0	4
Total other expenses	(126,581)	(111,008)
Income before income taxes	55,805	61,126
Income tax expense	(14,818)	(15,689)
Net income	40,987	45,437
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	5	0
Net income attributable to Penn National Gaming, Inc.	$ 40,992	$ 45,437
Earnings per common share
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.50
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.48
Weighted average basic shares outstanding (in shares)	116,293	91,191
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding (in shares)	118,595	94,650
Gaming
Revenues
Revenues	$ 1,034,511	$ 654,494
Operating expenses
Cost of revenue	547,445	340,516
Food, beverage, hotel and other
Revenues
Revenues	248,060	130,969
Operating expenses
Cost of revenue	161,759	92,980
Management service and license fees
Revenues
Revenues	0	2,438
Reimbursable management costs
Revenues
Revenues	0	28,184
Operating expenses
Cost of revenue	$ 0	$ 28,184