Restatement (Details 3) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Revenues
Gaming	$ 651,284	$ 573,216	$ 1,861,539	$ 1,720,057
Food, beverage and other	124,721	107,266	350,905	322,710
Management service fee	2,871	3,240	7,614	8,803
Revenues	778,876	683,722	2,220,058	2,051,570
Less promotional allowances	(39,579)	(37,782)	(115,667)	(112,404)
Net revenues	739,297	645,940	2,104,391	1,939,166
Operating expenses
Gaming	334,219	288,355	942,730	855,730
Food, beverage and other	89,151	79,040	249,883	236,981
General and administrative	107,614	116,345	342,771	331,655
Depreciation and amortization	66,141	62,021	191,785	202,080
Impairment losses				4,560
Insurance (recoveries) deductible charges		(5,674)		(5,674)
Total operating expenses	597,125	540,087	1,727,169	1,625,332
Income from operations	142,172	105,853	377,222	313,834
Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	(111,406)	(105,933)	(329,550)	(315,516)
Interest income	3,083	1,025	7,396	2,282
Income from unconsolidated affiliates	3,759	2,291	11,895	6,247
Other	2,672	1,583	4,805	1,391
Total other expenses	(101,892)	(101,034)	(305,454)	(305,596)
Income from operations before income taxes	40,280	4,819	71,768	8,238
Income tax provision	35,380	20,167	62,016	42,279
Net income (loss)	$ 4,900	$ (15,348)	$ 9,752	$ (34,041)
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ (0.20)	$ 0.11	$ (0.43)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ (0.20)	$ 0.11	$ (0.43)
Previously Reported
Revenues
Gaming		$ 573,216		$ 1,720,057
Food, beverage and other		107,266		322,710
Management service fee		3,240		8,803
Revenues		683,722		2,051,570
Less promotional allowances		(37,782)		(112,404)
Net revenues		645,940		1,939,166
Operating expenses
Gaming		288,355		858,539
Food, beverage and other		79,040		236,981
General and administrative		116,510		332,147
Rental expense related to Master Lease		104,625		313,547
Depreciation and amortization		40,253		134,802
Impairment losses				4,560
Insurance (recoveries) deductible charges		(5,674)		(5,674)
Total operating expenses		623,109		1,874,902
Income from operations		22,831		64,264
Other income (expenses)
Interest expense		(11,189)		(33,376)
Interest income		1,025		2,282
Income from unconsolidated affiliates		2,291		6,247
Other		1,583		1,391
Total other expenses		(6,290)		(23,456)
Income from operations before income taxes		16,541		40,808
Income tax provision		8,042		23,596
Net income (loss)		$ 8,499		$ 17,212
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.10		$ 0.20
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.10		$ 0.19
Restatement Adjustment
Operating expenses
Gaming				$ (2,809)
General and administrative		$ (165)		(492)
Rental expense related to Master Lease		(104,625)		(313,547)
Depreciation and amortization		21,768		67,278
Total operating expenses		(83,022)		(249,570)
Income from operations		83,022		249,570
Other income (expenses)
Interest expense		(94,744)		(282,140)
Total other expenses		(94,744)		(282,140)
Income from operations before income taxes		(11,722)		(32,570)
Income tax provision		12,125		18,683
Net income (loss)		$ (23,847)		$ (51,253)
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)		$ (0.30)		$ (0.63)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)		$ (0.30)		$ (0.62)