Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 item	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Belle of Sioux City, L.P. (the "Belle") item	Feb. 28, 2013 Breach in pre-development agreement Kansas Penn Gaming, LLC	Dec. 31, 2012 Breach in pre-development agreement Kansas Penn Gaming, LLC	Sep. 11, 2008 Breach in pre-development agreement Kansas Penn Gaming, LLC	Sep. 30, 2008 Breach in pre-development agreement Kansas Penn Gaming, LLC Minimum
Litigation
Number of proposals submitted to the IRGC for a new gaming and entertainment destination			2
Lawsuits filed against IRGC			4
Damages sought value							$ 50,000,000
Privilege fee paid in conjunction with the gaming application for the Cherokee County zone						25,000,000
Privilege fee returned to the Company in conjunction with the gaming application for the Cherokee County zone				25,000,000
Accrued expenses	102,821,000	133,316,000			6,400,000
Amount agreed to be paid for certain clarifications from the State of Ohio related to various financial matters	110,000,000
Period to pay agreed amount for certain clarifications from the State of Ohio related to various financial matters	10 years
Non competition period with the State of Ohio	10 years
Amount agreed to pay upon the opening of each facility	7,500,000
Number of semi-annual installment payments to pay committed amount to the State of Ohio	18
Semi-annual installment payments for certain clarifications from the State of Ohio related to various financial matters	$ 4,800,000
Period after opening of each facility to pay first semi-annual installment	1 year