CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes Cash and cash equivalents of consolidated variable interest entity of $9 and $12, respectively)	$ 88,975	$ 95,821
Restricted cash	1,984	2,005
Receivables, net (includes Receivables, net of consolidated variable interest entity of $2,348 and $2,863, respectively)	29,551	27,446
Inventories	8,914	9,144
Prepaid gaming tax	22,473	18,180
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	10,677	11,701
Total current assets	162,574	164,297
Property and equipment, net	2,218,442	2,246,065
Goodwill	195,132	195,132
Intangible assets, net (includes Intangible assets of consolidated variable interest entity of $57,403 and $62,503, respectively)	207,367	214,092
Land held for development	227,084	227,857
Investments in joint ventures	10,174	10,157
Native American development costs	89,061	70,516
Other assets, net (includes Other assets, net of consolidated variable interest entity of $0 and $282, respectively)	52,261	50,233
Total assets	3,162,095	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)	13,799	16,380
Accounts payable	15,065	17,240
Accrued interest payable	4,571	2,858
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes Accrued expenses and other current liabilities of consolidated variable interest entity of $682 and $402, respectively)	93,294	92,162
Total current liabilities	126,729	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)	2,151,842	2,178,847
Deficit investments in joint ventures	2,314	2,318
Other long-term liabilities, net	33,224	26,068
Total liabilities	2,314,109	2,335,873
Commitments and contingencies
Members' equity:
Additional paid-in capital	844,723	844,924
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(26,666)	(20,154)
Accumulated deficit	(10,718)	(25,093)
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	807,339	799,677
Noncontrolling interest	40,647	42,799
Total members' equity	847,986	842,476
Total liabilities and members' equity	3,162,095	3,178,349
Voting units
Members' equity:
Units issued and outstanding	0	0
Total members' equity	0	0
Non-voting units
Members' equity:
Units issued and outstanding	0	0
Total members' equity	$ 0	$ 0