Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2013	Jan. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Aug. 25, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred tax assets:
Stock-based compensation expense			$ 36,243		$ 44,458
Accrued expenses			59,196		58,483
Intangibles			11,590		38,959
Financing obligation to GLPI			1,374,268		1,394,575
Unrecognized tax benefits			9,858		10,837
Net operating losses			81,109		11,895
Accumulated other comprehensive loss					590
Gross deferred tax assets			1,572,264		1,559,797
Less valuation allowance			(844,258)		(744,449)
Net deferred tax assets			728,006		815,348
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment, non-leased			(80,930)		(61,803)
Property, plant and equipment, leased			(750,407)		(787,580)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates			(3,024)		(4,255)
Accumulated other comprehensive gain			(1,566)
Net deferred tax liabilities			(835,927)		(853,638)
Noncurrent deferred tax assets (liabilities), net			(107,921)		(38,290)
Financing obligation recorded		$ 15,300
Valuation allowance			844,258		744,449
Tax benefit associated with net operating loss carryforwards			81,109		11,895
Tax credit carryforward, valuation allowance			2,300
Other deferred tax assets			31,600
Master Lease Agreement
Deferred tax liabilities:
Real property assets recorded	$ 2,000,000
Financing obligation recorded	3,520,000
Increase in deferred tax assets	$ 599,900
Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel And Casino
Deferred tax liabilities:
General business credit carryforwards				$ 900
Increased of valuation allowance			99,800
Acquired deferred tax assets			68,200
State and Local
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating losses					9,900
Deferred tax liabilities:
Net operating loss carryforwards			202,000
Tax benefit associated with net operating loss carryforwards					$ 9,900
State and Local | Subsidiaries
Deferred tax liabilities:
Gross state net operating loss carryforwards for which no benefit has been recorded as they are attributable to uncertain tax positions			1,200,000
Unrecognized tax benefits attributable to the net operating losses			69,400
Increase to equity in the event of any benefit from realization of net operating losses			$ 11,400
Federal | Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel And Casino
Deferred tax liabilities:
Net operating loss carryforwards				$ 190,900
Spinoff
Deferred tax assets:
Less valuation allowance						$ (599,900)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Valuation allowance						$ 599,900