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Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Number Of Annual Payments Remaining

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) payment	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) payment	Jan. 19, 2017
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.625%
Plainridge Park Casino
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Period of actual earnings used to calculate contingent consideration	10 years
Number of remaining annual payments \| payment	7	7
Senior notes \| 5.625% Notes due 2027
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.625%		5.625%
Retama Nominal Holder, LLC
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Ownership interest	1.00%
Pinnacle Retama Partners, LLC
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Ownership interest by parent	75.50%
Other assets \| Pinnacle Retama Partners, LLC \| Retama Development Corporation
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Promissory notes	$ 16.9	$ 16.9
Other assets \| Local government bonds \| Pinnacle Retama Partners, LLC
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment, at amortized cost	$ 7.5