Consolidating Financial Information - Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Asset impairment	$ 6,301	$ 11,739	$ 0
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	321,184	242,299	229,123
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of related payables	(99,995)	(102,649)	(86,288)
Proceeds from asset sales	26,329	2,739	3,468
Investment in joint ventures	(141)	(5,811)	(4,598)
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Distributions in excess of earnings from joint ventures	971	1,019	315
Distributions from subsidiaries	0	0	0
Proceeds from repayment of Native American development costs	0	66,048	0
Proceeds from repayment of advances to subsidiaries	0	0
Loans to parent	0	0	0
Advances to subsidiaries			0
Native American development costs	(1,827)	(2,630)	(3,551)
Other, net	(1,994)	2	(2,376)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(76,657)	(41,282)	(93,030)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of 7.50% Senior Notes	0	0	499,935
Repayment of Senior Notes	0	0	(625,000)
Borrowings under credit agreements with original maturity dates greater than three months	0	0	1,611,622
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Short-term Debt, Maturing in Three Months or Less	20,000	0	(5,000)
Payments under credit agreements with original maturities greater than three months	(80,434)	(68,129)	(1,513,248)
Distributions to members and noncontrolling interests	(173,241)	(140,413)	(56,684)
Payment of debt issuance costs	0	(2,454)	(35,902)
Payments on derivative instruments with other-than-insignificant financing elements	(8,947)	(10,980)	(9,039)
Loans from subsidiaries	0	0	0
Payments on advances from parent	0	0
Advances from parent			0
Capital contributions from members	0	0	0
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests	0	9,969	15,316
Other, net	(9,261)	(3,929)	(9,352)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(251,883)	(215,936)	(127,352)
Cash and cash equivalents (including cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations):
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(7,356)	(14,919)	8,741
Balance, beginning of year	122,702	137,621	128,880
Balance, end of year	115,346	122,702	137,621
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	120,206	127,868	117,240
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid	19,886	17,360	11,492
Issuance of note payable with option by Fertitta Interactive in exchange for redemption of noncontrolling interest	0	0	4,600
Parent [Member]
Asset impairment	201	0
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(113,117)	(118,162)	(99,353)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of related payables	(25,655)	(32,614)	(282)
Proceeds from asset sales	41	18	43
Investment in joint ventures	0	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	(129)	(5,778)	0
Distributions in excess of earnings from joint ventures	0	0	0
Distributions from subsidiaries	28,741	21,818	21,383
Proceeds from repayment of Native American development costs		0
Proceeds from repayment of advances to subsidiaries	180,142	170,439
Loans to parent	0	0	0
Advances to subsidiaries			(499,381)
Native American development costs	0	0	0
Other, net	(874)	714	6
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	182,266	154,597	(478,231)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of 7.50% Senior Notes			499,935
Repayment of Senior Notes			(625,000)
Borrowings under credit agreements with original maturity dates greater than three months			1,611,622
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Short-term Debt, Maturing in Three Months or Less	20,000		(5,000)
Payments under credit agreements with original maturities greater than three months	(77,277)	(66,922)	(936,831)
Distributions to members and noncontrolling interests	(162,258)	(130,319)	(46,480)
Payment of debt issuance costs		(2,454)	(33,248)
Payments on derivative instruments with other-than-insignificant financing elements	(7,872)	(8,948)	(7,003)
Loans from subsidiaries	156,890	160,490	145,661
Payments on advances from parent	0	0
Advances from parent			0
Capital contributions from members	0	0	0
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests		0	0
Other, net	(6,289)	(1,910)	(1,731)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(76,806)	(50,063)	601,925
Cash and cash equivalents (including cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations):
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(7,657)	(13,628)	24,341
Balance, beginning of year	13,554	27,182	2,841
Balance, end of year	5,897	13,554	27,182
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	115,407	122,202	106,923
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid	5,685	2,063	0
Issuance of note payable with option by Fertitta Interactive in exchange for redemption of noncontrolling interest			0
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Asset impairment	6,100	11,739
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	409,708	361,733	326,171
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of related payables	(73,492)	(66,871)	(81,313)
Proceeds from asset sales	25,591	2,721	3,412
Investment in joint ventures	(12)	(33)	(4,598)
Investments in subsidiaries	0	(13,531)	(19,903)
Distributions in excess of earnings from joint ventures	971	1,019	315
Distributions from subsidiaries	11,236	10,094	10,202
Proceeds from repayment of Native American development costs		66,048
Proceeds from repayment of advances to subsidiaries	0	0
Loans to parent	(156,890)	(160,490)	(145,661)
Advances to subsidiaries			0
Native American development costs	(1,827)	(2,630)	(3,551)
Other, net	(1,093)	(762)	(2,254)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(195,516)	(164,435)	(243,351)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of 7.50% Senior Notes			0
Repayment of Senior Notes			0
Borrowings under credit agreements with original maturity dates greater than three months			0
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Short-term Debt, Maturing in Three Months or Less	0		0
Payments under credit agreements with original maturities greater than three months	0	0	(573,562)
Distributions to members and noncontrolling interests	(28,741)	(21,818)	(21,383)
Payment of debt issuance costs		0	(2,654)
Payments on derivative instruments with other-than-insignificant financing elements	(1,075)	(2,032)	(2,036)
Loans from subsidiaries	0	0	0
Payments on advances from parent	(180,142)	(170,439)
Advances from parent			499,381
Capital contributions from members	0	0	0
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests		0	0
Other, net	(2,972)	(2,018)	(822)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(212,930)	(196,307)	(101,076)
Cash and cash equivalents (including cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations):
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	1,262	991	(18,256)
Balance, beginning of year	104,575	103,584	121,840
Balance, end of year	105,837	104,575	103,584
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	1,367	2,383	10,272
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid	14,067	15,040	11,395
Issuance of note payable with option by Fertitta Interactive in exchange for redemption of noncontrolling interest			0
Parent and Guarantor Eliminations [Member]
Asset impairment	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	0	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of related payables	0	0	0
Proceeds from asset sales	0	0	0
Investment in joint ventures	0	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Distributions in excess of earnings from joint ventures	0	0	0
Distributions from subsidiaries	(28,741)	(21,818)	(21,383)
Proceeds from repayment of Native American development costs		0
Proceeds from repayment of advances to subsidiaries	(180,142)	(170,439)
Loans to parent	156,890	160,490	145,661
Advances to subsidiaries			499,381
Native American development costs	0	0	0
Other, net	0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(51,993)	(31,767)	623,659
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of 7.50% Senior Notes			0
Repayment of Senior Notes			0
Borrowings under credit agreements with original maturity dates greater than three months			0
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Short-term Debt, Maturing in Three Months or Less	0		0
Payments under credit agreements with original maturities greater than three months	0	0	0
Distributions to members and noncontrolling interests	28,741	21,818	21,383
Payment of debt issuance costs		0	0
Payments on derivative instruments with other-than-insignificant financing elements	0	0	0
Loans from subsidiaries	(156,890)	(160,490)	(145,661)
Payments on advances from parent	180,142	170,439
Advances from parent			(499,381)
Capital contributions from members	0	0	0
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests		0	0
Other, net	0	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	51,993	31,767	(623,659)
Cash and cash equivalents (including cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations):
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Balance, beginning of year	0	0	0
Balance, end of year	0	0	0
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	0	0	0
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid	0	0	0
Issuance of note payable with option by Fertitta Interactive in exchange for redemption of noncontrolling interest			0
Parent and Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Asset impairment	6,301	11,739
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	296,591	243,571	226,818
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of related payables	(99,147)	(99,485)	(81,595)
Proceeds from asset sales	25,632	2,739	3,455
Investment in joint ventures	(12)	(33)	(4,598)
Investments in subsidiaries	(129)	(19,309)	(19,903)
Distributions in excess of earnings from joint ventures	971	1,019	315
Distributions from subsidiaries	11,236	10,094	10,202
Proceeds from repayment of Native American development costs		66,048
Proceeds from repayment of advances to subsidiaries	0	0
Loans to parent	0	0	0
Advances to subsidiaries			0
Native American development costs	(1,827)	(2,630)	(3,551)
Other, net	(1,967)	(48)	(2,248)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(65,243)	(41,605)	(97,923)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of 7.50% Senior Notes			499,935
Repayment of Senior Notes			(625,000)
Borrowings under credit agreements with original maturity dates greater than three months			1,611,622
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Short-term Debt, Maturing in Three Months or Less	20,000		(5,000)
Payments under credit agreements with original maturities greater than three months	(77,277)	(66,922)	(1,510,393)
Distributions to members and noncontrolling interests	(162,258)	(130,319)	(46,480)
Payment of debt issuance costs		(2,454)	(35,902)
Payments on derivative instruments with other-than-insignificant financing elements	(8,947)	(10,980)	(9,039)
Loans from subsidiaries	0	0	0
Payments on advances from parent	0	0
Advances from parent			0
Capital contributions from members	0	0	0
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests		0	0
Other, net	(9,261)	(3,928)	(2,553)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(237,743)	(214,603)	(122,810)
Cash and cash equivalents (including cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations):
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(6,395)	(12,637)	6,085
Balance, beginning of year	118,129	130,766	124,681
Balance, end of year	111,734	118,129	130,766
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	116,774	124,585	117,195
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid	19,752	17,103	11,395
Issuance of note payable with option by Fertitta Interactive in exchange for redemption of noncontrolling interest			0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Asset impairment	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	24,593	(1,272)	2,305
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of related payables	(848)	(3,164)	(4,693)
Proceeds from asset sales	697	0	13
Investment in joint ventures	(129)	(5,778)	0
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0	0
Distributions in excess of earnings from joint ventures	0	0	0
Distributions from subsidiaries	0	0	0
Proceeds from repayment of Native American development costs		0
Proceeds from repayment of advances to subsidiaries	0	0
Loans to parent	0	0	0
Advances to subsidiaries			0
Native American development costs	0	0	0
Other, net	(27)	50	(128)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(307)	(8,892)	(4,808)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of 7.50% Senior Notes			0
Repayment of Senior Notes			0
Borrowings under credit agreements with original maturity dates greater than three months			0
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Short-term Debt, Maturing in Three Months or Less	0		0
Payments under credit agreements with original maturities greater than three months	(3,157)	(1,207)	(2,855)
Distributions to members and noncontrolling interests	(22,219)	(20,188)	(20,406)
Payment of debt issuance costs		0	0
Payments on derivative instruments with other-than-insignificant financing elements	0	0	0
Loans from subsidiaries	0	0	0
Payments on advances from parent	0	0
Advances from parent			0
Capital contributions from members	129	19,309	19,903
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests		9,969	15,316
Other, net	0	(1)	(6,799)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(25,247)	7,882	5,159
Cash and cash equivalents (including cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations):
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(961)	(2,282)	2,656
Balance, beginning of year	4,573	6,855	4,199
Balance, end of year	3,612	4,573	6,855
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	3,432	3,283	45
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid	134	257	97
Issuance of note payable with option by Fertitta Interactive in exchange for redemption of noncontrolling interest			4,600
Eliminations [Member]
Asset impairment	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	0	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures, net of related payables	0	0	0
Proceeds from asset sales	0	0	0
Investment in joint ventures	0	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	129	19,309	19,903
Distributions in excess of earnings from joint ventures	0	0	0
Distributions from subsidiaries	(11,236)	(10,094)	(10,202)
Proceeds from repayment of Native American development costs		0
Proceeds from repayment of advances to subsidiaries	0	0
Loans to parent	0	0	0
Advances to subsidiaries			0
Native American development costs	0	0	0
Other, net	0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(11,107)	9,215	9,701
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of 7.50% Senior Notes			0
Repayment of Senior Notes			0
Borrowings under credit agreements with original maturity dates greater than three months			0
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Short-term Debt, Maturing in Three Months or Less	0		0
Payments under credit agreements with original maturities greater than three months	0	0	0
Distributions to members and noncontrolling interests	11,236	10,094	10,202
Payment of debt issuance costs		0	0
Payments on derivative instruments with other-than-insignificant financing elements	0	0	0
Loans from subsidiaries	0	0	0
Payments on advances from parent	0	0
Advances from parent			0
Capital contributions from members	(129)	(19,309)	(19,903)
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests		0	0
Other, net	0	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	11,107	(9,215)	(9,701)
Cash and cash equivalents (including cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations):
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Balance, beginning of year	0	0	0
Balance, end of year	0	0	0
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	0	0	0
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid	$ 0	$ 0	0
Issuance of note payable with option by Fertitta Interactive in exchange for redemption of noncontrolling interest			$ 0