Organization and Background

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Background

Organization and Background

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 ten 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 Allegan County in southwestern Michigan, both on behalf of Native American tribes.

Station was formed on August 9, 2010 to acquire substantially all of the assets of Station Casinos, Inc. ("STN") and Green Valley Ranch Gaming LLC pursuant to Chapter 11 plans of reorganization (the "Plans"), which became effective on June 17, 2011. In addition, on June 17, 2011, the Company entered into various new or amended credit agreements, and entered into management agreements with subsidiaries of Fertitta Entertainment LLC ("Fertitta Entertainment") for management of the Company. The transactions that occurred on June 17, 2011 are collectively referred to herein as the "Restructuring Transactions".