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Related Party Transactions (Details)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) item mi	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Related Party Transactions
Receivable from DVD	$ 7,000
Payable to DVD		$ 44,000
Dover Motorsports, Inc. (DVD)
Related Party Transactions
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Dover Motorsports, Inc. (DVD) \| Various agreements
Related Party Transactions
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Dover Motorsports, Inc. (DVD) \| Transition Support Services Agreement
Related Party Transactions
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Agreement termination period by recipient of services	90 days
Agreement termination period by provider of services	180 days
Dover Motorsports, Inc. (DVD) \| Allocation of costs of administrative and operating services
Related Party Transactions
Costs allocated to DVD	$ 1,952,000	1,851,000	$ 1,910,000
Costs allocated to the entity by DVD	158,000	252,000	240,000
Dover Motorsports, Inc. (DVD) \| NASCAR event at Dover International Speedway
Related Party Transactions
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Receivable from DVD	$ 7,000
Payable to DVD		$ 44,000
Chairman of board of directors
Related Party Transactions
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Minimum percentage of voting power of Gaming controlled by other related party	50.00%