Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Statements of Cash Flows (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (142,146)	$ 8,920
Depreciation and amortization	35,331	30,701
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	272	0
Provision for doubtful accounts	333	559
Write-downs and other charges, net	1,333	19
Earnings from subsidiaries	0	0
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs	11,162	19,580
Interest - paid in kind	993	1,017
Share-based compensation	1,090	0
Earnings from joint ventures	(519)	(545)
Distributions from joint ventures	291	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	146,787	0
Restricted cash	556	19
Receivables, net	(1,773)	(4,671)
Inventories and prepaid expenses	(5,212)	(3,388)
Accounts payable	(5,586)	257
Accrued interest payable	4,205	5,643
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	5,413	8,646
Intercompany receivables and payables	0	0
Other, net	3,193	730
Net cash (used in) provide by operating activities	55,723	67,487
Net cash provided by operating activities	55,723	67,487
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of related payables	(29,020)	(10,472)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	175	32
Distributions in excess of earnings from joint ventures	27	449
Distributions from subsidiaries	0	0
Native American development costs	(685)	(2,766)
Payments to Acquire Interest in Subsidiaries and Affiliates	0
Other, net	(932)	(1,452)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(30,435)	(14,209)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of 7.50% Senior Notes	499,935	0
Repayment of Propco senior notes	(625,000)	0
Proceeds from Issuance of Secured Debt	1,611,622
Payments under credit agreements with original maturity dates of three months or less, net	(5,000)	(5,800)
Borrowings under credit agreements with original maturity dates greater than three months	1,611,622	0
Payments under credit agreements with original maturiy dates greater than three months	(1,498,271)	(39,178)
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests	2,298	0
Distributions to members and noncontrolling interests	(1,846)	(3,096)
Debt issuance costs	(35,331)	(324)
Payments on other debt	(420)	(648)
Proceeds from Contributions from Parent	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(52,013)	(49,046)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Balance, beginning of period	128,880	93,662
Balance, end of period	102,155	97,894
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	22,976	22,252
Change in property and equipment included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities	7,064	2,425
Noncontrolling interest, decrease in minority shareholder’s equity in exchange for note with option	4,600	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)	(26,725)	4,232
Parent [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	(142,146)	8,920
Depreciation and amortization	784	657
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	248
Provision for doubtful accounts	0	0
Write-downs and other charges, net	1	(7)
Earnings from subsidiaries	(28,764)	(44,501)
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs	10,321	15,615
Interest - paid in kind	0	0
Share-based compensation	0
Earnings from joint ventures	0	0
Distributions from joint ventures	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	135,271
Restricted cash	504	(8)
Receivables, net	(290)	(666)
Inventories and prepaid expenses	(2,255)	689
Accounts payable	190	1,593
Accrued interest payable	7,221	5,832
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	2,332	(326)
Intercompany receivables and payables	(514,043)	47,503
Other, net	2,921	0
Net cash provided by operating activities	(527,705)	35,301
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of related payables	(65)	(413)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	30	9
Distributions in excess of earnings from joint ventures	0	0
Distributions from subsidiaries	5,532	3,139
Native American development costs	0	0
Payments to Acquire Interest in Subsidiaries and Affiliates	0
Other, net	0	(497)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	5,497	2,238
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of 7.50% Senior Notes	499,935
Repayment of Propco senior notes	(625,000)
Proceeds from Issuance of Secured Debt	1,611,622
Payments under credit agreements with original maturity dates of three months or less, net	(5,000)	(200)
Payments under credit agreements with original maturiy dates greater than three months	(924,644)	(34,200)
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests	0
Distributions to members and noncontrolling interests	(179)	(48)
Debt issuance costs	(32,724)	(301)
Payments on other debt	(417)	(366)
Proceeds from Contributions from Parent	0
Net cash used in financing activities	523,593	(35,115)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Balance, beginning of period	2,841	(2,420)
Balance, end of period	4,226	4
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	14,408	13,533
Change in property and equipment included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities	93	0
Noncontrolling interest, decrease in minority shareholder’s equity in exchange for note with option	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)	1,385	2,424
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	30,252	46,122
Depreciation and amortization	30,403	26,907
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	24
Provision for doubtful accounts	275	453
Write-downs and other charges, net	1,332	26
Earnings from subsidiaries	1,205	(3,304)
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs	1	3,258
Interest - paid in kind	0	0
Share-based compensation	1,060
Earnings from joint ventures	(519)	(545)
Distributions from joint ventures	291
Loss on extinguishment of debt	11,516
Restricted cash	52	27
Receivables, net	(528)	(3,689)
Inventories and prepaid expenses	(3,030)	(4,046)
Accounts payable	(4,540)	(958)
Accrued interest payable	(3,039)	(188)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	4,297	8,520
Intercompany receivables and payables	514,147	(47,550)
Other, net	266	321
Net cash provided by operating activities	583,465	25,354
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of related payables	(28,578)	(9,984)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	145	23
Distributions in excess of earnings from joint ventures	27	449
Distributions from subsidiaries	1,667	3,031
Native American development costs	(685)	(2,766)
Payments to Acquire Interest in Subsidiaries and Affiliates	(2,262)
Other, net	(350)	(957)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(30,036)	(10,204)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of 7.50% Senior Notes	0
Repayment of Propco senior notes	0
Proceeds from Issuance of Secured Debt	0
Payments under credit agreements with original maturity dates of three months or less, net	0	(5,600)
Payments under credit agreements with original maturiy dates greater than three months	(573,562)	(4,701)
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests	0
Distributions to members and noncontrolling interests	(5,532)	(3,139)
Debt issuance costs	(2,607)	(23)
Payments on other debt	0	0
Proceeds from Contributions from Parent	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(581,701)	(13,463)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Balance, beginning of period	121,840	93,774
Balance, end of period	93,568	95,461
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	8,568	8,719
Change in property and equipment included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities	6,582	2,425
Noncontrolling interest, decrease in minority shareholder’s equity in exchange for note with option	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)	(28,272)	1,687
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	(2,693)	1,683
Depreciation and amortization	4,144	3,137
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	0
Provision for doubtful accounts	58	106
Write-downs and other charges, net	0	0
Earnings from subsidiaries	0	0
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs	840	707
Interest - paid in kind	993	1,017
Share-based compensation	30
Earnings from joint ventures	0	0
Distributions from joint ventures	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Receivables, net	(955)	(316)
Inventories and prepaid expenses	73	(31)
Accounts payable	(1,236)	(378)
Accrued interest payable	23	(1)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(1,216)	452
Intercompany receivables and payables	(104)	47
Other, net	6	409
Net cash provided by operating activities	(37)	6,832
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of related payables	(377)	(75)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0	0
Distributions in excess of earnings from joint ventures	0	0
Distributions from subsidiaries	0	0
Native American development costs	0	0
Payments to Acquire Interest in Subsidiaries and Affiliates	0
Other, net	(582)	2
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(959)	(73)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of 7.50% Senior Notes	0
Repayment of Propco senior notes	0
Proceeds from Issuance of Secured Debt	0
Payments under credit agreements with original maturity dates of three months or less, net	0	0
Payments under credit agreements with original maturiy dates greater than three months	(65)	(277)
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests	2,298
Distributions to members and noncontrolling interests	(3,334)	(6,079)
Debt issuance costs	0	0
Payments on other debt	(3)	(282)
Proceeds from Contributions from Parent	2,262
Net cash used in financing activities	1,158	(6,638)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Balance, beginning of period	4,199	2,308
Balance, end of period	4,361	2,429
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	0	0
Change in property and equipment included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities	389	0
Noncontrolling interest, decrease in minority shareholder’s equity in exchange for note with option	4,600
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)	162	121
Eliminations [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	(27,559)	(47,805)
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	0
Provision for doubtful accounts	0	0
Write-downs and other charges, net	0	0
Earnings from subsidiaries	27,559	47,805
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs	0	0
Interest - paid in kind	0	0
Share-based compensation	0
Earnings from joint ventures	0	0
Distributions from joint ventures	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Receivables, net	0	0
Inventories and prepaid expenses	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	0	0
Intercompany receivables and payables	0	0
Other, net	0	0
Net cash provided by operating activities	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of related payables	0	0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0	0
Distributions in excess of earnings from joint ventures	0	0
Distributions from subsidiaries	(7,199)	(6,170)
Native American development costs	0	0
Payments to Acquire Interest in Subsidiaries and Affiliates	2,262
Other, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(4,937)	(6,170)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of 7.50% Senior Notes	0
Repayment of Propco senior notes	0
Proceeds from Issuance of Secured Debt	0
Payments under credit agreements with original maturity dates of three months or less, net	0	0
Payments under credit agreements with original maturiy dates greater than three months	0	0
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests	0
Distributions to members and noncontrolling interests	7,199	6,170
Debt issuance costs	0	0
Payments on other debt	0	0
Proceeds from Contributions from Parent	(2,262)
Net cash used in financing activities	4,937	6,170
Cash and cash equivalents:
Balance, beginning of period	0	0
Balance, end of period	0	0
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	0	0
Change in property and equipment included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities	0	0
Noncontrolling interest, decrease in minority shareholder’s equity in exchange for note with option	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)	$ 0	$ 0