Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained (Deficit) Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012		$ 774		$ 1,451,960	$ 785,834	$ 3,022	$ 2,241,590
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012	12,275	77,446,601
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Repurchase of Preferred Stock				(649,518)			(649,518)
Repurchase of Preferred Stock (in shares)	(6,498)
Exchange Series B Preferred Stock for Series C Preferred Stock	2,847
Share-based compensation arrangements, net of tax benefits of $10,771 , $10,360 and $14,826 for the year ended 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively		$ 25		85,090			85,115
Share-based compensation arrangements (in shares)		2,509,185
Impact of stock exchange with Company's former CEO and related family trust (See Note 2)			$ (28,414)	37,803	1,306		10,695
Impact of stock exchange with Company's former CEO and related family trust (See Note 2) (in shares)		(2,167,393)
Impact of Spin-Off and financing obligation to Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (See Note 2)					(1,654,843)		(1,654,843)
Change in fair value of corporate debt securities						(1,394)	(1,394)
Foreign currency translation adjustment						(1,245)	(1,245)
Net income (loss)					(581,252)		(581,252)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013		$ 799	(28,414)	925,335	(1,448,955)	383	(550,852)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013	8,624	77,788,393
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Share-based compensation arrangements, net of tax benefits of $10,771 , $10,360 and $14,826 for the year ended 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively		$ 14		30,811			30,825
Share-based compensation arrangements (in shares)		1,373,424
Impact of Spin-Off and financing obligation to Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (See Note 2)					(2,500)		(2,500)
Foreign currency translation adjustment						(1,665)	(1,665)
Net income (loss)					(183,822)		(183,822)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014		$ 813	(28,414)	956,146	(1,635,277)	(1,282)	(708,014)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014	8,624	79,161,817
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Share-based compensation arrangements, net of tax benefits of $10,771 , $10,360 and $14,826 for the year ended 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively		$ 17		32,540			32,557
Share-based compensation arrangements (in shares)		1,727,458
Foreign currency translation adjustment						(3,272)	(3,272)
Net income (loss)					686		686
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015		$ 830	$ (28,414)	$ 988,686	$ (1,634,591)	$ (4,554)	$ (678,043)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	8,624	80,889,275