Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 208,673	$ 292,995
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,0040 and $2,752 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively	41,618us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	52,538us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Prepaid expenses	68,947us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent	62,724us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
Deferred income taxes	55,579us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	71,093us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Other current assets	11,189us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	29,511us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets	386,006us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	508,861us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property and equipment, net	769,145us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	497,457us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other assets
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates	179,551	193,331
Goodwill	277,582us-gaap_Goodwill	492,398us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangible assets	370,562	359,648
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $6,796 and $922 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively	25,151	30,734
Deferred Income taxes	79,067us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Other assets	149,366us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	101,562us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total other assets	1,081,279	1,177,673
Total assets	2,236,430us-gaap_Assets	2,183,991us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	30,853	27,598
Accounts payable	43,136us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	22,580us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued expenses	130,818us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	98,009us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Accrued interest	5,163us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent	5,027us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Accrued salaries and wages	84,034	86,498
Gaming, pari-mutuel, property, and other taxes	52,132	52,053
Insurance financing	13,680penn_InsuranceFinancing	3,020penn_InsuranceFinancing
Other current liabilities	75,703us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	66,684us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	435,519us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	361,469us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	1,229,979	1,023,194
Deferred income taxes		13,912
Noncurrent tax liabilities	8,188	19,966
Other noncurrent liabilities	8,258us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	7,050us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total long-term liabilities	1,246,425us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent	1,064,122us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
Shareholders' equity
Common stock ($.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 79,161,817 and 77,788,393 shares issued at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively)	786us-gaap_CommonStockValue	775us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	918,370us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	887,556us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Retained deficit	(363,388)	(130,314)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(1,282)	383
Total shareholders' equity	554,486us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	758,400us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	2,236,430	2,183,991
Series B Preferred Stock
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock
Series C Preferred Stock
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for gaming, pari-mutuel, property and other taxes (other than income taxes). Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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