Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 5) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Stock-based compensation costs
Time period of historical volatility of stock used to estimate expected volatility			5 years 5 months 12 days
Expected dividend yield assumption (as a percent)			0.00%
Granted (in shares)			916,522
Accrued salaries and wages	$ 83,505,000		$ 83,505,000		$ 86,498,000
Stock based compensation expense	2,900,000	6,400,000	8,000,000	18,100,000
Weighted-average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)			1.68%	1.08%
Expected volatility (as a percent)			44.80%	46.27%
Weighted-average expected life			5 years 5 months 12 days	6 years 6 months 26 days
Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc [Member]
Stock-based compensation costs
Number of awards into which each employee stock options and SARs converted in connection with spinoff			2
Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member]
Stock-based compensation costs
Accrued salaries and wages	5,500,000		5,500,000		6,800,000
Stock based compensation expense	2,100,000	3,300,000	4,700,000	8,300,000
Total compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet recognized	24,500,000		24,500,000
Period for recognition of unrecognized compensation cost			2 years 7 months 10 days
Amounts paid on cash settled awards			6,000,000	3,700,000
Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member] | Minimum
Stock-based compensation costs
Vesting period			3 years
Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member] | Maximum
Stock-based compensation costs
Vesting period			5 years
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Stock-based compensation costs
Accrued salaries and wages	10,000,000		10,000,000		11,400,000
Stock based compensation expense	100,000	400,000	200,000	4,100,000
Vesting period			4 years
Total compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet recognized	7,300,000		7,300,000
Period for recognition of unrecognized compensation cost			2 years 6 months 7 days
Amounts paid on cash settled awards	$ 400,000	$ 200,000	$ 1,600,000	$ 1,500,000