Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2013	Jan. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred tax assets:
Stock-based compensation expense			$ 15,038				$ 15,038	$ 17,773
Accrued expenses			39,474				39,474	64,175
Loans to Jamul Tribe			26,237				26,237	2,268
Financing obligation to GLPI			900,311				900,311	1,359,193
Unrecognized tax benefits			6,565				6,565	9,377
Net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards			59,842				59,842	78,021
Gross deferred tax assets			1,047,467				1,047,467	1,530,807
Less valuation allowance			(113,699)				(113,699)	(828,501)
Net deferred tax assets			933,768				933,768	702,306
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment, non-leased			(33,148)				(33,148)	(69,151)
Property, plant and equipment, leased			(469,363)				(469,363)	(717,602)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates			(1,218)				(1,218)	(1,383)
Undistributed foreign earnings			(2,061)				(2,061)	(8,596)
Intangibles			(37,035)				(37,035)	(32,498)
Net deferred tax liabilities			(542,825)				(542,825)	(829,230)
Noncurrent deferred tax assets, net			390,943				390,943
Noncurrent deferred taxes liabilities, net								(126,924)
Financing obligation recorded		$ 15,300
Cumulative pretax income (loss) position during the three most recent reporting years						$ 76,600	152,200
Pretax loss			161,500
Impairment charges			155,300			$ 29,900		0	$ 40,000	$ 159,900	$ 798,300
Provision expense for allowance for loan loss							64,052
Valuation allowance released							741,900
Net reduction in valuation allowance				$ 766,200			714,800
Valuation allowance			113,699				113,699	$ 828,501
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:
Net operating loss carryforwards			143,400				143,400
State And Local
Deferred tax liabilities:
Tax benefit associated with net operating loss carryforwards			28,700				28,700
Valuation allowance recorded to reflect the net operating losses which are not presently expected to be realized			28,300				28,300
Gross state net operating loss carryforwards for which no benefit has been recorded as they are attributable to uncertain tax positions			478,300				478,300
Domestic | Capital losses
Deferred tax liabilities:
Tax credit carryforward, valuation allowance			100				100
Loans to the Jamul Tribe
Deferred tax liabilities:
Provision expense for allowance for loan loss			77,900	$ 6,300	$ 5,600
Loans to the Jamul Tribe | Capital losses
Deferred tax liabilities:
Tax credit carryforward, valuation allowance			$ 26,200				$ 26,200