Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Statements of Operations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Operating revenues:
Casino	$ 216,348	$ 216,055	$ 668,707	$ 661,874
Food and beverage	56,768	56,701	177,357	176,966
Room	27,215	26,575	84,479	80,704
Other	18,029	17,963	53,650	51,859
Management fees	17,062	11,422	51,506	32,282
Gross revenues	335,422	328,716	1,035,699	1,003,685
Promotional allowances	(24,433)	(24,020)	(71,288)	(70,619)
Net revenues	310,989	304,696	964,411	933,066
Operating cost and expenses:
Casino	85,094	84,845	259,618	255,291
Food and beverage	37,624	40,261	117,126	122,294
Room	11,295	10,782	34,010	32,397
Other	7,573	7,186	22,523	20,555
Selling, general and administrative	79,579	81,386	234,207	227,192
Development and preopening expense	113	36	286	222
Depreciation and amortization	32,854	30,718	99,529	101,466
Impairment of goodwill	5,562	1,183	5,562	1,183
Impairment of other assets	27,687	258	27,687	258
Management fee expense	11,398	10,660	36,514	34,196
Write-downs and other charges, net	4,998	1,815	21,020	7,365
Total operating costs and expenses	303,777	269,130	858,082	802,419
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	7,212	35,566	106,329	130,647
Losses from subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures	(272)	159	754	1,152
Operating (loss) income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures	6,940	35,725	107,083	131,799
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	(37,331)	(40,650)	(114,147)	(124,479)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	(4,132)	(146,787)
Gains (Losses) on Native American Development	0	0	49,074	0
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	71	(43)	(2)	(281)
Total other (expense) income	(37,260)	(40,693)	(69,207)	(271,547)
Net (loss) income	(30,320)	(4,968)	37,876	(139,748)
Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(9,472)	(272)	(11,921)	(1,556)
Net (loss) income attributable to Station Casinos LLC	(20,848)	(4,696)	49,797	(138,192)
Parent [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino	0	0	0	0
Food and beverage	0	0	0	0
Room	0	0	0	0
Other	2	4	4	24
Management fees	1,537	2,798	4,818	6,318
Gross revenues	1,539	2,802	4,822	6,342
Promotional allowances	0	0	0	0
Net revenues	1,539	2,802	4,822	6,342
Operating cost and expenses:
Casino	0	0	0	0
Food and beverage	0	0	0	0
Room	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	3,369	2,951	9,552	6,819
Development and preopening expense	0	0	0	13
Depreciation and amortization	1,857	1,225	4,845	3,340
Impairment of goodwill	0	0	0	0
Impairment of other assets	0	0	0	0
Management fee expense	0	0	0	0
Write-downs and other charges, net	198	168	(357)	2,261
Total operating costs and expenses	5,424	4,344	14,040	12,433
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	(3,885)	(1,542)	(9,218)	(6,091)
Losses from subsidiaries	15,793	33,110	164,013	109,693
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures	0	0	0	0
Operating (loss) income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures	11,908	31,568	154,795	103,602
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	(32,755)	(36,243)	(100,867)	(106,257)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(4,132)	(135,271)
Gains (Losses) on Native American Development			0
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	(1)	(21)	1	(266)
Total other (expense) income	(32,756)	(36,264)	(104,998)	(241,794)
Net (loss) income	(20,848)	(4,696)	49,797	(138,192)
Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Station Casinos LLC	(20,848)	(4,696)	49,797	(138,192)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino	213,531	212,412	657,091	653,083
Food and beverage	56,609	56,538	176,848	176,452
Room	26,470	25,754	82,057	78,223
Other	15,587	15,483	47,899	46,126
Management fees	6,427	129	20,835	439
Gross revenues	318,624	310,316	984,730	954,323
Promotional allowances	(24,288)	(23,877)	(70,858)	(70,211)
Net revenues	294,336	286,439	913,872	884,112
Operating cost and expenses:
Casino	83,375	82,549	251,226	250,195
Food and beverage	37,583	40,226	116,999	122,171
Room	10,787	10,246	32,443	30,854
Other	5,527	5,036	16,784	14,461
Selling, general and administrative	70,631	72,430	202,304	204,940
Development and preopening expense	113	36	286	209
Depreciation and amortization	26,841	25,138	81,435	85,263
Impairment of goodwill	0	1,183	0	1,183
Impairment of other assets	11,739	0	11,739	0
Management fee expense	11,081	10,387	35,534	33,366
Write-downs and other charges, net	4,350	1,597	20,921	5,049
Total operating costs and expenses	262,027	248,828	769,671	747,691
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	32,309	37,611	144,201	136,421
Losses from subsidiaries	(12,858)	(822)	(20,573)	(1,276)
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures	478	159	1,504	1,152
Operating (loss) income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures	19,929	36,948	125,132	136,297
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	(1,478)	(1,529)	(4,431)	(9,815)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			0	(11,516)
Gains (Losses) on Native American Development			49,074
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	72	(22)	(3)	(15)
Total other (expense) income	(1,406)	(1,551)	44,640	(21,346)
Net (loss) income	18,523	35,397	169,772	114,951
Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Station Casinos LLC	18,523	35,397	169,772	114,951
Parent and Guarantor Eliminations [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino	0	0	0	0
Food and beverage	0	0	0	0
Room	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0
Management fees	0	0	0	0
Gross revenues	0	0	0	0
Promotional allowances	0	0	0	0
Net revenues	0	0	0	0
Operating cost and expenses:
Casino	0	0	0	0
Food and beverage	0	0	0	0
Room	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	0	0	0	0
Development and preopening expense	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Impairment of goodwill	0	0	0	0
Impairment of other assets	0	0	0	0
Management fee expense	0	0	0	0
Write-downs and other charges, net	0	0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Losses from subsidiaries	(18,523)	(35,397)	(169,772)	(114,951)
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures	0	0	0	0
Operating (loss) income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures	(18,523)	(35,397)	(169,772)	(114,951)
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	0	0	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt			0	0
Gains (Losses) on Native American Development			0
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	0	0	0	0
Total other (expense) income	0	0	0	0
Net (loss) income	(18,523)	(35,397)	(169,772)	(114,951)
Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Station Casinos LLC	(18,523)	(35,397)	(169,772)	(114,951)
Parent and Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino	213,531	212,412	657,091	653,083
Food and beverage	56,609	56,538	176,848	176,452
Room	26,470	25,754	82,057	78,223
Other	15,589	15,487	47,903	46,150
Management fees	7,964	2,927	25,653	6,757
Gross revenues	320,163	313,118	989,552	960,665
Promotional allowances	(24,288)	(23,877)	(70,858)	(70,211)
Net revenues	295,875	289,241	918,694	890,454
Operating cost and expenses:
Casino	83,375	82,549	251,226	250,195
Food and beverage	37,583	40,226	116,999	122,171
Room	10,787	10,246	32,443	30,854
Other	5,527	5,036	16,784	14,461
Selling, general and administrative	74,000	75,381	211,856	211,759
Development and preopening expense	113	36	286	222
Depreciation and amortization	28,698	26,363	86,280	88,603
Impairment of goodwill	0	1,183	0	1,183
Impairment of other assets	11,739	0	11,739	0
Management fee expense	11,081	10,387	35,534	33,366
Write-downs and other charges, net	4,548	1,765	20,564	7,310
Total operating costs and expenses	267,451	253,172	783,711	760,124
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	28,424	36,069	134,983	130,330
Losses from subsidiaries	(15,588)	(3,109)	(26,332)	(6,534)
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures	478	159	1,504	1,152
Operating (loss) income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures	13,314	33,119	110,155	124,948
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	(34,233)	(37,772)	(105,298)	(116,072)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(4,132)	(146,787)
Gains (Losses) on Native American Development			49,074
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	71	(43)	(2)	(281)
Total other (expense) income	(34,162)	(37,815)	(60,358)	(263,140)
Net (loss) income	(20,848)	(4,696)	49,797	(138,192)
Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Station Casinos LLC	(20,848)	(4,696)	49,797	(138,192)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino	2,817	3,643	11,616	8,791
Food and beverage	159	163	509	514
Room	745	821	2,422	2,481
Other	3,446	3,394	9,674	9,736
Management fees	9,098	8,495	25,853	25,525
Gross revenues	16,265	16,516	50,074	47,047
Promotional allowances	(145)	(143)	(430)	(408)
Net revenues	16,120	16,373	49,644	46,639
Operating cost and expenses:
Casino	1,719	2,296	8,392	5,096
Food and beverage	41	35	127	123
Room	508	536	1,567	1,543
Other	2,046	2,150	5,739	6,094
Selling, general and administrative	6,585	6,923	26,278	19,460
Development and preopening expense	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	4,156	4,355	13,249	12,863
Impairment of goodwill	5,562	0	5,562	0
Impairment of other assets	15,948	258	15,948	258
Management fee expense	317	273	980	830
Write-downs and other charges, net	450	50	456	55
Total operating costs and expenses	37,332	16,876	78,298	46,322
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	(21,212)	(503)	(28,654)	317
Losses from subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures	(750)	0	(750)	0
Operating (loss) income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures	(21,962)	(503)	(29,404)	317
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	(3,098)	(2,878)	(8,849)	(8,407)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			0	0
Gains (Losses) on Native American Development			0
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	0	0	0	0
Total other (expense) income	(3,098)	(2,878)	(8,849)	(8,407)
Net (loss) income	(25,060)	(3,381)	(38,253)	(8,090)
Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(9,472)	(272)	(11,921)	(1,556)
Net (loss) income attributable to Station Casinos LLC	(15,588)	(3,109)	(26,332)	(6,534)
Eliminations [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino	0	0	0	0
Food and beverage	0	0	0	0
Room	0	0	0	0
Other	(1,006)	(918)	(3,927)	(4,027)
Management fees	0	0	0	0
Gross revenues	(1,006)	(918)	(3,927)	(4,027)
Promotional allowances	0	0	0	0
Net revenues	(1,006)	(918)	(3,927)	(4,027)
Operating cost and expenses:
Casino	0	0	0	0
Food and beverage	0	0	0	0
Room	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	(1,006)	(918)	(3,927)	(4,027)
Development and preopening expense	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Impairment of goodwill	0	0	0	0
Impairment of other assets	0	0	0	0
Management fee expense	0	0	0	0
Write-downs and other charges, net	0	0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	(1,006)	(918)	(3,927)	(4,027)
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Losses from subsidiaries	15,588	3,109	26,332	6,534
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures	0	0	0	0
Operating (loss) income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures	15,588	3,109	26,332	6,534
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	0	0	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt			0	0
Gains (Losses) on Native American Development			0
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	0	0	0	0
Total other (expense) income	0	0	0	0
Net (loss) income	15,588	3,109	26,332	6,534
Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	0	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Station Casinos LLC	$ 15,588	$ 3,109	$ 26,332	$ 6,534