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Basis of Presentation
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Principles of Consolidation
The amounts shown in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, including Fertitta Interactive (for periods subsequent to April 30, 2012), which is 57.3% owned and controlled by the Company, and MPM Enterprises, LLC (“MPM”), which is 50% owned and controlled by the Company. Investments in all other 50% or less owned affiliated companies are accounted for under the equity method.
MPM is considered a variable interest entity under the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 810, Consolidation ("ASC Topic 810"). Under the terms of the MPM operating agreement, the Company was required to provide the majority of MPM's financing. In addition, based on a qualitative analysis, the Company believes it directs the most significant activities that impact MPM's economic performance and has the right to receive benefits and the obligation to absorb losses that could potentially be significant to MPM. As a result, the Company is considered the primary beneficiary of MPM as defined in ASC Topic 810 and therefore consolidates MPM in its consolidated financial statements. The creditors of MPM have no recourse to the general credit of the Company, and the assets of MPM may be used only to settle MPM's obligations. MPM's assets that are reflected in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 include intangible assets of $44.7 million and $52.3 million, respectively, and receivables of $2.4 million and $2.7 million, respectively.
The third party holdings of equity interests in MPM and Fertitta Interactive are referred to herein as noncontrolling interests. The portion of net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests is presented separately in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), and the portion of members' equity attributable to noncontrolling interests is presented separately on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Certain amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the prior year periods have been reclassified to be consistent with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the previously reported net income.
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Station Casinos LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Company” or “Station” ), is a gaming and entertainment company that owns and operates nine major hotel/casino properties and nine smaller casino properties (three of which are 50% owned) in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Company also manages a casino in Sonoma County, California, which opened on November 5, 2013, and a casino in southwestern Michigan, both on behalf of Native American tribes. In addition, the Company operates real money online poker in Nevada through its majority-owned subsidiary, Fertitta Interactive LLC ("Fertitta Interactive").
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which only include normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods have been made. The interim results reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2012.
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Because the use of estimates is inherent in the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation
The amounts shown in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, including Fertitta Interactive (for periods subsequent to April 30, 2012), which is 57.3% owned and controlled by the Company, and MPM Enterprises, LLC (“MPM”), which is 50% owned and controlled by the Company. Investments in all other 50% or less owned affiliated companies are accounted for under the equity method.
MPM is considered a variable interest entity under the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 810, Consolidation ("ASC Topic 810"). Under the terms of the MPM operating agreement, the Company was required to provide the majority of MPM's financing. In addition, based on a qualitative analysis, the Company believes it directs the most significant activities that impact MPM's economic performance and has the right to receive benefits and the obligation to absorb losses that could potentially be significant to MPM. As a result, the Company is considered the primary beneficiary of MPM as defined in ASC Topic 810 and therefore consolidates MPM in its consolidated financial statements. The creditors of MPM have no recourse to the general credit of the Company, and the assets of MPM may be used only to settle MPM's obligations. MPM's assets that are reflected in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 include intangible assets of $44.7 million and $52.3 million, respectively, and receivables of $2.4 million and $2.7 million, respectively.
The third party holdings of equity interests in MPM and Fertitta Interactive are referred to herein as noncontrolling interests. The portion of net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests is presented separately in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), and the portion of members' equity attributable to noncontrolling interests is presented separately on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Certain amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the prior year periods have been reclassified to be consistent with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the previously reported net income.
Income Taxes
The Company is a limited liability company treated as a partnership for income tax purposes and as such, is a pass-through entity and is not liable for income tax in the jurisdictions in which it operates. As a result, no provision for income taxes has been made in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Each member of the Company includes its respective share of the Company's taxable income in its income tax return. Due to the Company's status as a pass-through entity, it has recorded no liability associated with uncertain tax positions.

Significant Accounting Policies
A description of the Company's significant accounting policies can be found in Item 8 of its Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2012.
Recently Issued and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-02, Comprehensive Income — Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. This amendment requires an entity to provide information about the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income by component. If the amount being reclassified is required to be reclassified in its entirety to net income, an entity must disclose, either on the face of the statement of net income or in the notes, the line item locations of significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. For other amounts that are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference other required disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts, such as when a portion of an amount reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income is reclassified to a balance sheet account instead of to income or expense in the same reporting period. The new guidance is effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012, and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this guidance during the first quarter of 2013, and the adoption did not have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-04, Liabilities (Topic 405)—Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation Is Fixed at the Reporting Date. This amendment provides guidance for the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation within the scope of this guidance is fixed at the reporting date, except for obligations addressed within existing guidance in GAAP. Examples of obligations within this guidance are debt arrangements, other contractual obligations, and settled litigation and judicial rulings. Upon adoption, the guidance is required to be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented for any obligations that exist at the beginning of an entity's fiscal year of adoption which are within its scope. This guidance will be effective for the Company for the first quarter of 2014, and early adoption is permitted. The Company will adopt this guidance during the first quarter of 2014, and does not expect the the adoption to have a material impact on its financial position and results of operations.
A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting guidance is currently under study by standard-setting organizations and certain regulatory agencies. Due to the tentative and preliminary nature of such proposed accounting guidance, the Company has not yet determined the effect, if any, that the implementation of such proposed accounting guidance would have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
Organization, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Station Casinos LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Company” or “Station” ), is a gaming and entertainment company that owns and operates nine major hotel/casino properties and nine smaller casino properties (three of which are 50% owned) in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Company also manages a casino in Sonoma County, California, which opened on November 5, 2013, and a casino in southwestern Michigan, both on behalf of Native American tribes. In addition, the Company operates real money online poker in Nevada through its majority-owned subsidiary, Fertitta Interactive LLC ("Fertitta Interactive").
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which only include normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods have been made. The interim results reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2012.
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Because the use of estimates is inherent in the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Fertitta Interactive

In November 2012, the Company acquired a 50.1% ownership interest in Fertitta Interactive. Fertitta Interactive operates Ultimate Gaming and was formed in 2011 with the purchase of Cyber-Arts, a California based company which has developed a proprietary real money and social gaming platform. On April 30, 2013, Ultimate Gaming launched its real money online poker platform in Nevada. On June 24, 2013, Fertitta Interactive entered into an online gaming operations agreement with a land-based casino operator under which it expects to operate online gaming in New Jersey commencing in November 2013. In connection with this agreement, Ultimate Gaming paid $8.0 million to the counterparty, representing an advance on the counterparty's share of the potential revenues from the operation of online gaming in New Jersey. In addition, Ultimate Gaming has committed to pay an additional $8.0 million advancement fee to the counterparty, subject to certain contingencies. Ultimate Gaming is entitled to recover such fees out of the counterparty's share of certain cash distributions of any net proceeds generated from New Jersey online gaming operations. The advancement fee is being recognized in expense over the term of the agreement. At September 30, 2013, the carrying value of the advancement fee is $7.8 million, which is included in other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
In March 2013, Fertitta Interactive redeemed the equity interests of one of its noncontrolling interest holders in exchange for a note payable with an option which allows the holder to repurchase the equity interest in Fertitta Interactive within two years, subject to certain contingencies. As a result, the Company's ownership interest in Fertitta Interactive increased to 57.3%. The obligation related to this transaction is included in other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2013. On November 12, 2013, the note was repaid and the Company was released from all related obligations.
Frank J. Fertitta III and Lorenzo J. Fertitta controlled Fertitta Interactive prior to its acquisition by the Company. Effective April 30, 2012, Frank J. Fertitta III and Lorenzo J. Fertitta became the controlling members of the Company. As a result, the acquisition of Fertitta Interactive in November 2012 was accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control. In accordance with the accounting guidance for entities under common control, the Company has revised its historical financial statements to include the financial results of Fertitta Interactive for all periods subsequent to April 30, 2012, the date at which common control of the Company and Fertitta Interactive commenced.