Consolidating Financial Information - Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Operating revenues:
Casino									$ 922,154	$ 897,361	$ 882,241
Food and beverage									251,235	239,212	235,722
Room									122,888	112,664	105,630
Other									69,728	70,522	67,431
Management fees									88,859	68,782	59,758
Gross revenues									1,454,864	1,388,541	1,350,782
Promotional allowances									(102,729)	(96,925)	(94,645)
Net revenues	$ 347,951	$ 323,597	$ 337,818	$ 342,769	$ 333,736	$ 309,656	$ 321,747	$ 326,477	1,352,135	1,291,616	1,256,137
Operating costs and expenses:
Casino									347,509	341,490	339,651
Food and beverage									162,722	157,191	161,790
Room									46,559	45,479	43,062
Other									25,454	28,979	26,580
Selling, general and administrative									289,927	288,667	291,586
Preopening									1,165	640	222
Depreciation and amortization									137,474	127,766	128,754
Management fee expense									52,745	48,872	46,145
Asset impairment									6,301	11,739	0
Impairment of goodwill									0	0	1,183
Write-downs and other charges, net									(7,662)	(20,951)	(11,881)
Total operating costs and expenses									1,077,518	1,071,774	1,050,854
Operating (loss) income
Operating (loss) income	76,657	54,588	68,071	75,301	70,620	33,714	48,272	67,236	274,617	219,842	205,283
Earnings (losses) from subsidiaries									0	0	0
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures									809	1,037	1,603
Operating (loss) income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures									275,426	220,879	206,886
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense, net									(142,921)	(150,995)	(164,622)
Loss on extinguishment of debt									0	4,132	146,787
Gain on Native American development									0	49,074	16,974
Change in fair value of derivative instruments									(1)	(90)	(291)
Total other (expense) income									(142,922)	(106,143)	(294,726)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	41,712	19,207	32,172	39,413	33,891	(3,799)	60,729	23,915	132,504	114,736	(87,840)
Discontinued operations	5	(6)	(33)	(132)	(441)	(26,521)	(6,120)	(10,328)	(166)	(43,410)	(25,653)
Net income (loss)	41,717	19,201	32,139	39,281	33,450	(30,320)	54,609	13,587	132,338	71,326	(113,493)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests									5,594	(11,955)	(9,067)
Net (loss) income attributable to Station Casinos LLC	$ 41,853	$ 17,253	$ 29,816	$ 37,822	$ 33,484	$ (20,848)	$ 55,361	$ 15,284	126,744	83,281	(104,426)
Parent [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino									0	0	0
Food and beverage									0	0	0
Room									0	0	0
Other									6	5	17
Management fees									5,814	6,430	11,149
Gross revenues									5,820	6,435	11,166
Promotional allowances									0	0	0
Net revenues									5,820	6,435	11,166
Operating costs and expenses:
Casino									0	0	0
Food and beverage									0	0	0
Room									0	0	0
Other									0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative									13,768	12,188	11,808
Preopening									0	0	13
Depreciation and amortization									12,463	6,783	4,553
Management fee expense									0	0	0
Asset impairment									201	0
Impairment of goodwill											0
Write-downs and other charges, net									(8,859)	311	(2,305)
Total operating costs and expenses									35,291	18,660	18,679
Operating (loss) income
Operating (loss) income									(29,471)	(12,225)	(7,513)
Earnings (losses) from subsidiaries									282,447	233,335	181,039
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures									0	0	0
Operating (loss) income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures									252,976	221,110	173,526
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense, net									(126,232)	(133,698)	(142,409)
Loss on extinguishment of debt										4,132	135,271
Gain on Native American development										0	0
Change in fair value of derivative instruments									0	1	(272)
Total other (expense) income									(126,232)	(137,829)	(277,952)
Income (loss) from continuing operations									126,744	83,281	(104,426)
Discontinued operations									0	0	0
Net income (loss)									126,744	83,281	(104,426)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	0	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Station Casinos LLC									126,744	83,281	(104,426)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino									915,337	890,125	874,966
Food and beverage									250,611	238,538	235,047
Room									119,026	109,537	102,409
Other									71,820	67,732	63,384
Management fees									43,914	27,967	15,318
Gross revenues									1,400,708	1,333,899	1,291,124
Promotional allowances									(102,243)	(96,351)	(94,100)
Net revenues									1,298,465	1,237,548	1,197,024
Operating costs and expenses:
Casino									345,100	338,923	337,050
Food and beverage									162,537	157,022	161,630
Room									44,173	43,367	41,017
Other									20,813	22,239	19,518
Selling, general and administrative									266,902	267,962	270,290
Preopening									1,165	640	209
Depreciation and amortization									112,657	108,753	111,931
Management fee expense									52,335	48,448	45,707
Asset impairment									6,100	11,739
Impairment of goodwill											1,183
Write-downs and other charges, net									2,270	(21,239)	(9,527)
Total operating costs and expenses									1,009,512	1,020,332	998,062
Operating (loss) income
Operating (loss) income									288,953	217,216	198,962
Earnings (losses) from subsidiaries									5,570	(20,564)	(15,604)
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures									2,183	2,147	1,603
Operating (loss) income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures									296,706	198,799	184,961
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense, net									(4,371)	(5,920)	(11,348)
Loss on extinguishment of debt										0	11,516
Gain on Native American development										49,074	16,974
Change in fair value of derivative instruments									(1)	(91)	(19)
Total other (expense) income									(4,372)	43,063	(5,909)
Income (loss) from continuing operations									292,334	241,862	179,052
Discontinued operations									0	(696)	0
Net income (loss)									292,334	241,166	179,052
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	0	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Station Casinos LLC									292,334	241,166	179,052
Parent and Guarantor Eliminations [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino									0	0	0
Food and beverage									0	0	0
Room									0	0	0
Other									0	0	0
Management fees									0	0	0
Gross revenues									0	0	0
Promotional allowances									0	0	0
Net revenues									0	0	0
Operating costs and expenses:
Casino									0	0	0
Food and beverage									0	0	0
Room									0	0	0
Other									0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative									0	0	0
Preopening									0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									0	0	0
Management fee expense									0	0	0
Asset impairment									0	0
Impairment of goodwill											0
Write-downs and other charges, net									0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses									0	0	0
Operating (loss) income
Operating (loss) income									0	0	0
Earnings (losses) from subsidiaries									(292,334)	(241,166)	(179,052)
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures									0	0	0
Operating (loss) income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures									(292,334)	(241,166)	(179,052)
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense, net									0	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt										0	0
Gain on Native American development										0	0
Change in fair value of derivative instruments									0	0	0
Total other (expense) income									0	0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations									(292,334)	(241,166)	(179,052)
Discontinued operations									0	0	0
Net income (loss)									(292,334)	(241,166)	(179,052)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	0	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Station Casinos LLC									(292,334)	(241,166)	(179,052)
Parent and Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino									915,337	890,125	874,966
Food and beverage									250,611	238,538	235,047
Room									119,026	109,537	102,409
Other									71,826	67,737	63,401
Management fees									49,728	34,397	26,467
Gross revenues									1,406,528	1,340,334	1,302,290
Promotional allowances									(102,243)	(96,351)	(94,100)
Net revenues									1,304,285	1,243,983	1,208,190
Operating costs and expenses:
Casino									345,100	338,923	337,050
Food and beverage									162,537	157,022	161,630
Room									44,173	43,367	41,017
Other									20,813	22,239	19,518
Selling, general and administrative									280,670	280,150	282,098
Preopening									1,165	640	222
Depreciation and amortization									125,120	115,536	116,484
Management fee expense									52,335	48,448	45,707
Asset impairment									6,301	11,739
Impairment of goodwill											1,183
Write-downs and other charges, net									(6,589)	(20,928)	(11,832)
Total operating costs and expenses									1,044,803	1,038,992	1,016,741
Operating (loss) income
Operating (loss) income									259,482	204,991	191,449
Earnings (losses) from subsidiaries									(4,317)	(28,395)	(13,617)
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures									2,183	2,147	1,603
Operating (loss) income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures									257,348	178,743	179,435
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense, net									(130,603)	(139,618)	(153,757)
Loss on extinguishment of debt										4,132	146,787
Gain on Native American development										49,074	16,974
Change in fair value of derivative instruments									(1)	(90)	(291)
Total other (expense) income									(130,604)	(94,766)	(283,861)
Income (loss) from continuing operations									126,744	83,977	(104,426)
Discontinued operations									0	(696)	0
Net income (loss)									126,744	83,281	(104,426)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	0	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Station Casinos LLC									126,744	83,281	(104,426)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino									6,817	7,236	7,275
Food and beverage									624	674	675
Room									3,862	3,127	3,221
Other									10,430	12,176	12,373
Management fees									39,131	34,385	33,291
Gross revenues									60,864	57,598	56,835
Promotional allowances									(486)	(574)	(545)
Net revenues									60,378	57,024	56,290
Operating costs and expenses:
Casino									2,409	2,567	2,601
Food and beverage									185	169	160
Room									2,386	2,112	2,045
Other									4,641	6,740	7,062
Selling, general and administrative									21,785	17,908	17,831
Preopening									0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									12,354	12,230	12,270
Management fee expense									410	424	438
Asset impairment									0	0
Impairment of goodwill											0
Write-downs and other charges, net									(1,073)	(23)	(49)
Total operating costs and expenses									45,243	42,173	42,456
Operating (loss) income
Operating (loss) income									15,135	14,851	13,834
Earnings (losses) from subsidiaries									0	0	0
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures									(1,374)	(1,110)	0
Operating (loss) income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures									13,761	13,741	13,834
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense, net									(12,318)	(11,377)	(10,865)
Loss on extinguishment of debt										0	0
Gain on Native American development										0	0
Change in fair value of derivative instruments									0	0	0
Total other (expense) income									(12,318)	(11,377)	(10,865)
Income (loss) from continuing operations									1,443	2,364	2,969
Discontinued operations									(166)	(42,714)	(25,653)
Net income (loss)									1,277	(40,350)	(22,684)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests									5,594	(11,955)	(9,067)
Net (loss) income attributable to Station Casinos LLC									(4,317)	(28,395)	(13,617)
Eliminations [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino									0	0	0
Food and beverage									0	0	0
Room									0	0	0
Other									(12,528)	(9,391)	(8,343)
Management fees									0	0	0
Gross revenues									(12,528)	(9,391)	(8,343)
Promotional allowances									0	0	0
Net revenues									(12,528)	(9,391)	(8,343)
Operating costs and expenses:
Casino									0	0	0
Food and beverage									0	0	0
Room									0	0	0
Other									0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative									(12,528)	(9,391)	(8,343)
Preopening									0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									0	0	0
Management fee expense									0	0	0
Asset impairment									0	0
Impairment of goodwill											0
Write-downs and other charges, net									0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses									(12,528)	(9,391)	(8,343)
Operating (loss) income
Operating (loss) income									0	0	0
Earnings (losses) from subsidiaries									4,317	28,395	13,617
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures									0	0	0
Operating (loss) income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures									4,317	28,395	13,617
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense, net									0	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt										0	0
Gain on Native American development										0	0
Change in fair value of derivative instruments									0	0	0
Total other (expense) income									0	0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations									4,317	28,395	13,617
Discontinued operations									0	0	0
Net income (loss)									4,317	28,395	13,617
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests									0	0	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Station Casinos LLC									$ 4,317	$ 28,395	$ 13,617