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Proceeds From Sale Leaseback Transaction

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Real Estate Sale, Buyer Subsequent Sale Period, Threshold Target

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Real Estate Sale, Subsequent Sale By Buyer, Percentage Of Proceeds Above Threshold Received By Seller If Sold After First Twelve Months Of Sale Period

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Real Estate Sale, Subsequent Sale By Buyer, Proceeds To Be Received By Seller, Threshold

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Rent Credits To Be Utilized

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions					2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2020 USD ($) property	Apr. 16, 2020 USD ($)	May 23, 2019 USD ($) renewal_option	Jan. 01, 2019 USD ($)	May 19, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale-and-leaseback transactions in conjunction with acquisitions								$ 0.0	$ 961.1
Hollywood Casino Perryville
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase option agreement, purchase price		$ 31.1
Purchase option agreement, initial annual rent if purchased		7.8
Tropicana Las Vegas
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Sale of property in exchange for rent credits		$ 307.5			$ 307.5
Real estate sale, buyer subsequent sale period		24 months
Real estate sale, subsequent sale by buyer		75.00%
Real estate sale, subsequent sale by buyer, proceeds threshold		$ 307.5
Real estate sale, subsequent sale by buyer, threshold target		12 months
Real estate sale		50.00%
Rent credits to be utilized						$ 35.0		35.0
Gain on disposal						$ 1.8		$ 30.3
Morgantown \| Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Annual rent	$ 3.0
Lease term	20 years
Number of lease renewal options \| property	6
Lease renewal term	5 years
Sale of property in exchange for rent credits	$ 30.0
Greektown Casino-Hotel
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price			$ 320.3
Proceeds from sale-and-leaseback transactions in conjunction with acquisitions			700.0
Annual rent			$ 55.6
Lease term			15 years
Number of lease renewal options \| renewal_option			4
Lease renewal term			5 years
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets			2 years
Margaritaville Resort Casino
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price				$ 122.9			$ 3.0
Liabilities incurred on acquisition				$ 261.1