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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) project state property numberOfEmployee $ / shares	Sep. 25, 2020 shares	Sep. 25, 2020 USD ($) shares	Sep. 24, 2020 shares	May 19, 2020 USD ($) shares	May 19, 2020 shares	May 14, 2020 shares	Apr. 16, 2020 USD ($)	May 19, 2020 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) project state property numberOfEmployee $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares
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Number of properties the entity owned, managed, or had ownership interests in \| property	41									41
Number of states in which the entity operates \| state	19									19
Number of employees not furloughed \| numberOfEmployee	850									850
Number of development projects temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic \| project	2									2
Proceeds from revolving credit facility										$ 540,000,000.0	$ 395,000,000.0
Interest rate	5.625%									5.625%
Shares issued (in shares) \| shares		16,100,000	2,100,000	14,000,000	2,500,000	19,166,667	16,666,667		19,166,667
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.01									$ 0.01			$ 0.01
Gross proceeds from transaction			$ 982,100,000		$ 345,000,000.0
2.75% Convertible Notes due 2026 \| Convertible Notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt principal amount												$ 330,500,000
Interest rate	2.75%									2.75%		2.75%
Revolving Credit Facility
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Proceeds from revolving credit facility									$ 430,000,000.0
Repayments of borrowings	$ 670,000,000.0
Tropicana Las Vegas
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale of property in exchange for rent credits								$ 307,500,000	307,500,000
Hollywood Casino Morgantown
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Sale of property in exchange for rent credits									30,000,000.0
Gross proceeds from transaction									$ 345,000,000.0
Barstool Sports, Inc
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Ownership interest	36.00%									36.00%