Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Operating activities
Net income	$ 135,550	$ 811,523
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	175,801	205,688
Amortization of items charged to interest expense and interest income	4,608	5,333
Change in fair value of contingent purchase price	1,743	(16,794)
Loss on sale of property and equipment	3,223	103
Income from unconsolidated affiliates	(16,791)	(14,350)
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates	21,550	21,200
Deferred income taxes	7,879	(762,788)
Charge for stock-based compensation	8,847	5,827
Provision (recovery) for loan loss and unfunded loan commitments to the JIVDC and impairment losses	(16,367)	29,952
Reclassification of AOCI to earnings upon termination of the Casino Rama management contract	1,453
Write off of debt issuance costs and discounts	3,772	5,377
Loss on early extinguishment and modification of debt		18,012
Decrease (increase), net of businesses acquired
Accounts receivable	11,193	2,334
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(2,239)	(6,632)
Other assets	(7,901)	1,316
(Decrease) increase, net of businesses acquired
Accounts payable	(5,101)	(1,753)
Accrued expenses	(9,760)	7,270
Accrued interest	(7,740)	(489)
Accrued salaries and wages	(20,057)	(1,311)
Gaming, pari-mutuel, property and other taxes	1,018	11,433
Income taxes	5,628	6,818
Other current and noncurrent liabilities	4,715	27,272
Net cash provided by operating activities	301,024	355,341
Investing activities
Project capital expenditures	(2,148)	(23,611)
Maintenance capital expenditures	(54,813)	(46,631)
Insurance remediation proceeds		577
Loans to the JIVDC	(338)	(739)
Receipts applied against nonaccrual loan to JIVDC	512	5,472
Proceeds from the sale of loan to the JIVDC	15,186
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	255	762
Additional contributions from/(to) joint ventures	18,892	(250)
Consideration paid for acquisitions of businesses, gaming licenses, and other intangibles, net of cash acquired	(61,647)	(128,032)
Net cash used in investing activities	(84,101)	(192,452)
Financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of options	7,402	7,230
Repurchase of common stock		(24,796)
Principal payments on financing obligation with GLPI	(48,338)	(43,421)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs		1,174,362
Proceeds from revolving credit facility draws	89,000	244,435
Increase to financing obligation in connection with acquisition		82,600
Repayments on long-term debt	(190,861)	(1,097,055)
Prepayment penalties and modification payments incurred with debt refinancing		(18,012)
Repayments on revolving credit facility	(89,000)	(395,435)
Payments of other long-term obligations	(14,786)	(35,227)
Payments of contingent purchase price	(4,188)	(19,537)
Proceeds from insurance financing	8,541	8,768
Payments on insurance financing	(8,098)	(11,404)
Net cash used in financing activities	(250,328)	(127,492)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(33,405)	35,397
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	277,953	229,510
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	244,548	264,907
Supplemental disclosure
Interest expense paid, net of amounts capitalized	350,159	345,460
Income tax paid (refunds received)	23,788	(21,452)
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Accrued capital expenditures	$ 4,850	2,493
Accrued advances to Jamul Tribe		$ 1,329