CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes Cash and cash equivalents of consolidated variable interest entity of $50 and $12, respectively)	$ 100,228	$ 95,821
Restricted cash	1,986	2,005
Receivables, net (includes Receivables, net of consolidated variable interest entity of $3,038 and $2,863, respectively)	31,383	27,446
Inventories	8,502	9,144
Prepaid gaming tax	19,056	18,180
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	15,649	11,701
Total current assets	176,804	164,297
Property and equipment, net	2,230,856	2,246,065
Goodwill	195,132	195,132
Intangible assets, net (includes Intangible assets of consolidated variable interest entity of $59,953 and $62,503, respectively)	210,730	214,092
Land held for development	227,067	227,857
Investments in joint ventures	10,250	10,157
Native American development costs	73,282	70,516
Other assets, net (includes Other assets, net of consolidated variable interest entity of $0 and $282, respectively)	51,054	50,233
Total assets	3,175,175	3,178,349
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt (includes Current portion of long-term debt of consolidated variable interest entity of $0 and $38, respectively)	16,393	16,380
Accounts payable	17,497	17,240
Accrued interest payable	8,501	2,858
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes Accrued expenses and other current liabilities of consolidated variable interest entity of $780 and $402, respectively)	103,133	92,162
Total current liabilities	145,524	128,640
Long-term debt, less current portion (includes Long-term debt, less current portion, of consolidated variable interest entity of $0 and $244, respectively)	2,152,633	2,178,847
Deficit investments in joint ventures	2,316	2,318
Other long-term liabilities, net	28,242	26,068
Total liabilities	2,328,715	2,335,873
Commitments and contingencies
Members' equity:
Additional paid-in capital	844,876	844,924
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(21,994)	(20,154)
Accumulated deficit	(18,259)	(25,093)
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	804,623	799,677
Noncontrolling interest	41,837	42,799
Total members' equity	846,460	842,476
Total liabilities and members' equity	3,175,175	3,178,349
Voting units
Members' equity:
Members' / stockholders' equity units	0	0
Non-voting units
Members' equity:
Members' / stockholders' equity units	$ 0	$ 0