Condensed Consolidated Guarantor Data - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 74,678	$ 157,779	$ 152,863	$ 135,175
Restricted cash	95,553	608
Accounts receivable, net	2,603	3,217
Income tax receivable	24	16
Prepaid expense	8,682	10,079
Inventory	2,832	2,798
Total current assets	184,372	174,497
Property and equipment, net	245,153	251,908
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets, net	3,971	3,530
Intangibles, net	122,791	124,042
Goodwill	48,287	48,287
Total assets	604,574	602,264
LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	9,391	13,220
Intercompany payables	0	0
Accrued interest	2,365	2,327
Accrued expense	22,082	24,158
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	11,383
Other current liabilities	8	23
Total current liabilities	33,846	51,111
Long-term debt, less current portion	374,261	364,204
Other liabilities	1,984	1,932
Deferred income taxes	18,764	14,758
Total liabilities	428,855	432,005
Owners' equity
Common stock	20	20
Other equity	175,699	170,239
Total owners’ equity	175,719	170,259
Total liabilities and owners’ equity	604,574	602,264
Eliminating Entries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Income tax receivable	0	0
Prepaid expense	0	0
Inventory	0	0
Total current assets	0	0
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Intercompany receivables	(133,862)	(110,150)
Investment in subsidiaries	(564,158)	(551,953)
Other assets, net	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Total assets	(698,020)	(662,103)
LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	0	0
Intercompany payables	(133,862)	(110,150)
Accrued interest	0	0
Accrued expense	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt		0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	(133,862)	(110,150)
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Total liabilities	(133,862)	(110,150)
Owners' equity
Common stock	0	0
Other equity	(564,158)	(551,953)
Total owners’ equity	(564,158)	(551,953)
Total liabilities and owners’ equity	(698,020)	(662,103)
Affinity Gaming (Co-Issuer)
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	25,906	106,384	101,247	88,737
Restricted cash	95,414	469
Accounts receivable, net	206	220
Income tax receivable	24	16
Prepaid expense	1,012	1,813
Inventory	0	0
Total current assets	122,562	108,902
Property and equipment, net	1,262	2,002
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	564,158	551,953
Other assets, net	2,498	1,974
Intangibles, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Total assets	690,480	664,831
LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	1,162	3,483
Intercompany payables	133,862	110,150
Accrued interest	2,365	2,327
Accrued expense	1,253	1,455
Current maturities of long-term debt		11,383
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	138,642	128,798
Long-term debt, less current portion	374,261	364,204
Other liabilities	1,431	1,397
Deferred income taxes	427	173
Total liabilities	514,761	494,572
Owners' equity
Common stock	20	20
Other equity	175,699	170,239
Total owners’ equity	175,719	170,259
Total liabilities and owners’ equity	690,480	664,831
AG Finance (Co-Issuer)
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Income tax receivable	0	0
Prepaid expense	0	0
Inventory	0	0
Total current assets	0	0
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets, net	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Total assets	0	0
LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	0	0
Intercompany payables	0	0
Accrued interest	0	0
Accrued expense	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt		0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	0	0
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Total liabilities	0	0
Owners' equity
Common stock	0	0
Other equity	0	0
Total owners’ equity	0	0
Total liabilities and owners’ equity	0	0
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	48,772	51,395	$ 51,616	$ 46,438
Restricted cash	139	139
Accounts receivable, net	2,397	2,997
Income tax receivable	0	0
Prepaid expense	7,670	8,266
Inventory	2,832	2,798
Total current assets	61,810	65,595
Property and equipment, net	243,891	249,906
Intercompany receivables	133,862	110,150
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets, net	1,473	1,556
Intangibles, net	122,791	124,042
Goodwill	48,287	48,287
Total assets	612,114	599,536
LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	8,229	9,737
Intercompany payables	0	0
Accrued interest	0	0
Accrued expense	20,829	22,703
Current maturities of long-term debt		0
Other current liabilities	8	23
Total current liabilities	29,066	32,463
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	0
Other liabilities	553	535
Deferred income taxes	18,337	14,585
Total liabilities	47,956	47,583
Owners' equity
Common stock	0	0
Other equity	564,158	551,953
Total owners’ equity	564,158	551,953
Total liabilities and owners’ equity	$ 612,114	$ 599,536