Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Balance Sheets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2013 Senior Notes [Member]	Mar. 02, 2013 Senior Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Parent [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Parent [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Parent [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Parent [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Eliminations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Eliminations [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Eliminations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Eliminations [Member]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate (percent)	7.50%				7.50%	7.50%
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 123,176	$ 128,880	$ 86,988	$ 93,662			$ 25,064	$ 2,841	$ 3	$ (2,420)	$ 91,833	$ 121,840	$ 83,527	$ 93,774	$ 6,279	$ 4,199	$ 3,458	$ 2,308	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Restricted cash	3,317	1,980					1,067	1,571			0	409			2,250	0			0	0
Receivables, net	28,521	30,931					1,880	888			23,009	27,894			3,901	3,755			(269)	(1,606)
Intercompany receivables	0	0					249,288	0			0	194,982			0	0			(249,288)	(194,982)
Inventories	8,583	7,938					8	9			8,410	7,739			165	190			0	0
Prepaid gaming tax	22,352	18,415					0	0			22,179	18,228			173	187			0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	11,844	9,108					7,332	2,850			3,764	5,879			748	379			0	0
Total current assets	197,793	197,252					284,639	8,159			149,195	376,971			13,516	8,710			(249,557)	(196,588)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $205,561 and $174,796 at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	2,187,187	2,212,463					47,672	46,386			2,119,752	2,147,751			19,763	18,326			0	0
Goodwill	200,694	200,694					1,234	1,234			193,898	193,898			5,562	5,562			0	0
Intangible assets, net	199,302	208,676					1,045	1,045			145,866	147,347			52,391	60,284			0	0
Land held for development	220,120	220,120					0	0			121,100	121,100			99,020	99,020			0	0
Investments in joint ventures	10,832	9,629					0	0			10,832	9,629			0	0			0	0
Native American development costs	5,110	3,255					0	0			5,110	3,255			0	0			0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0					2,485,826	2,406,278			64,302	69,671			0	0			(2,550,128)	(2,475,949)
Other assets, net	74,809	46,854					40,801	7,925			25,583	38,511			8,425	418			0	0
Total assets	3,095,847	3,098,943					2,861,217	2,471,027			2,835,638	3,108,133			198,677	192,320			(2,799,685)	(2,672,537)
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	18,667	17,544					18,091	11,231			564	6,301			12	12			0	0
Accounts payable	15,341	21,631					1,095	892			13,532	18,965			714	1,774			0	0
Accrued interest payable	18,107	7,983					17,882	5,175			188	2,797			37	11			0	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	119,474	123,537					16,374	8,397			97,831	112,350			5,538	4,396			(269)	(1,606)
Intercompany payables (receivables)	0	0					0	194,698			243,172	0			6,116	284			(249,288)	(194,982)
Total current liabilities	171,589	170,695					53,442	220,393			355,287	140,413			12,417	6,477			(249,557)	(196,588)
Long-term debt, less current portion	2,181,647	2,056,057					2,080,382	1,393,469			3,755	567,628			97,510	94,960			0	0
Deficit investments in joint ventures	2,290	2,356					0	0			2,290	2,356			0	0			0	0
Interest rate swaps and other long-term liabilities, net	29,030	30,974					16,102	18,304			7,615	12,670			5,313	0			0	0
Total liabilities	2,384,556	2,260,082					2,149,926	1,632,166			368,947	723,067			115,240	101,437			(249,557)	(196,588)
Members' equity:
Additional paid-in capital	826,116	826,109
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(13,720)	(25,672)	(26,666)	(20,154)
Retained earnings	(140,101)	(6,605)
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	672,295	793,832					672,295	793,832			2,437,195	2,349,537			44,441	45,854			(2,481,636)	(2,395,391)
Noncontrolling interest	38,996	45,029					38,996	45,029			29,496	35,529			38,996	45,029			(68,492)	(80,558)
Total members' equity	711,291	838,861					711,291	838,861			2,466,691	2,385,066			83,437	90,883			(2,550,128)	(2,475,949)
Total liabilities and members' equity	$ 3,095,847	$ 3,098,943					$ 2,861,217	$ 2,471,027			$ 2,835,638	$ 3,108,133			$ 198,677	$ 192,320			$ (2,799,685)	$ (2,672,537)