Investment in Eldorado Narrative (Details) (USD $)		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 14, 2007	Feb. 28, 2013 Eldorado Director	Feb. 28, 2011 Eldorado	Dec. 14, 2007 Eldorado	Dec. 14, 2007 Eldorado Level 2	Feb. 28, 2013 Eldorado Resorts	Feb. 28, 2013 Eldorado Carano	Feb. 29, 2012 Eldorado Carano	Feb. 28, 2013 Eldorado Carano or Members of his family	Feb. 28, 2013 Eldorado AcquisitionCo Director
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Preferred shares of the co-issuer of the mortgage bonds	11,000
Debt instrument face amount	$ 38,045,363
Percentage stake acquired from third party by Eldorado						85.00%	14.47%
Ownership percentage acquired from Resorts								2.5659%
Value of mortgage bonds and preferred equity interest					38,314,863
Ownership percentage in equity method investment		17.0359%
Difference between carrying value and fair value				14,800,000
Intangible assets				16,100,000
Aggregate cost				38,300,000
Indefinite-lived intangible assets				15,400,000
Finite-lived intangible assets				800,000
Annual amortization of acquired intangible assets		108,000
Amortization period		7 years
Ownership percentage in equity investee by third party									51.00%
Number of Board of Directors		5
Number of Board of Directors to be appointed by third party										1
Impairment charges incurred to date			$ 3,600,000