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Basis of Presentation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by ACEP, without audit, in accordance with the accounting policies described in our 2013 audited consolidated financial statements and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. We believe that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of those of a normal recurring nature), which are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any future interim period or for the entire fiscal year.

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the 2013 consolidated audited financial statements presented in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2014 (SEC File No. 000-52975). Our reports are available electronically by visiting the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also visit the investor relations section of the American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC website at http://www.acepllc.com.

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ACEP and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2013 condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the September 30, 2014 presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on net loss.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-12, Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. This update amends current guidance to require that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition and that existing guidance for performance conditions should be used to account for such awards. The amendments in this update will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. This standard is not expected to have an impact on our financial statements.