CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 128,880	$ 93,662
Restricted cash	1,980	2,005
Receivables, net	30,931	29,605
Inventories	7,938	9,144
Prepaid gaming tax	18,415	18,180
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	9,108	11,701
Total current assets	197,252	164,297
Property and equipment, net	2,212,463	2,246,065
Goodwill	200,694	195,132
Intangible assets, net (includes Intangible assets, net, of consolidated variable interest entity of $52,303 and $62,503, respectively)	208,676	214,092
Land held for development	220,120	227,857
Investments in joint ventures	9,629	10,157
Native American development costs	3,255	70,516
Other assets, net	46,854	50,233
Total assets	3,098,943	3,178,349
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	17,544	16,380
Accounts payable	21,631	17,240
Accrued interest payable	7,983	2,858
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	123,537	92,162
Total current liabilities	170,695	128,640
Long-term debt, less current portion	2,056,057	2,178,847
Deficit investments in joint ventures	2,356	2,318
Interest rate swaps and other long-term liabilities, net	30,974	26,068
Total liabilities	2,260,082	2,335,873
Commitments and contingencies
Members' equity:
Additional paid-in capital	826,109	844,924
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(25,672)	(20,154)
Accumulated deficit	(6,605)	(25,093)
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	793,832	799,677
Noncontrolling interest	45,029	42,799
Total members' equity	838,861	842,476
Total liabilities and members' equity	3,098,943	3,178,349
Voting units
Members' equity:
Units issued and outstanding, value	0	0
Non-voting units
Members' equity:
Units issued and outstanding, value	$ 0	$ 0