Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 118,498	$ 115,149
Receivables, net	36,930	35,121
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Advances to subsidiaries	0	0
Loans to parent	0	0
Inventories	8,802	10,329
Prepaid gaming tax	20,099	19,504
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	11,947	8,702
Assets held for sale	21,020	21,020
Current assets of discontinued operations	0	197
Total current assets	217,296	210,022
Property and equipment, net	2,110,615	2,110,125
Goodwill	195,676	195,676
Intangible assets, net	145,414	149,997
Land held for development	163,700	163,700
Investments in joint ventures	11,371	13,991
Native American development costs	12,227	11,908
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets, net	27,205	26,241
Total assets	2,883,504	2,881,660
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	21,553	24,177
Accrued interest payable	3,884	13,281
Other accrued liabilities	139,914	135,636
Intercompany payables	0	0
Loans from subsidiaries	0	0
Advances from parent	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	49,896	83,697
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	0	113
Total current liabilities	215,247	256,904
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,998,917	1,998,671
Deficit investment in joint venture	2,218	2,255
Interest rate swap and other long-term liabilities	9,567	15,156
Total liabilities	2,225,949	2,272,986
Members' equity:
Additional paid-in capital	568,310	567,897
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(5,533)	(5,303)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	74,250	25,295
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	637,027	587,889
Noncontrolling interest	20,528	20,785
Total members' equity	657,555	608,674
Total liabilities and members' equity	2,883,504	2,881,660
Parent [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	17,847	5,897
Receivables, net	1,611	2,171
Intercompany receivables	746	3,143
Advances to subsidiaries	79,601	110,928
Loans to parent	0	0
Inventories	0	25
Prepaid gaming tax	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,986	6,167
Assets held for sale	0	0
Current assets of discontinued operations		0
Total current assets	105,791	128,331
Property and equipment, net	72,679	73,254
Goodwill	1,234	1,234
Intangible assets, net	1,045	1,045
Land held for development	0	0
Investments in joint ventures	0	0
Native American development costs	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	3,128,574	3,048,509
Other assets, net	10,957	10,103
Total assets	3,320,280	3,262,476
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	8,391	8,679
Accrued interest payable	3,846	13,260
Other accrued liabilities	16,965	16,524
Intercompany payables	0	0
Loans from subsidiaries	714,266	660,574
Advances from parent	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	48,419	82,115
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		0
Total current liabilities	791,887	781,152
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,881,799	1,883,601
Deficit investment in joint venture	0	0
Interest rate swap and other long-term liabilities	9,567	9,834
Total liabilities	2,683,253	2,674,587
Members' equity:
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	637,027	587,889
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total members' equity	637,027	587,889
Total liabilities and members' equity	3,320,280	3,262,476
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	96,492	105,837
Receivables, net	30,128	28,072
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Advances to subsidiaries	0	0
Loans to parent	714,266	660,574
Inventories	8,700	10,193
Prepaid gaming tax	19,967	19,366
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,673	2,307
Assets held for sale	2,000	2,000
Current assets of discontinued operations		0
Total current assets	877,226	828,349
Property and equipment, net	2,027,419	2,025,940
Goodwill	194,442	194,442
Intangible assets, net	125,216	127,249
Land held for development	83,700	83,700
Investments in joint ventures	11,371	10,955
Native American development costs	12,227	11,908
Investments in subsidiaries	10,990	11,248
Other assets, net	15,690	15,567
Total assets	3,358,281	3,309,358
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	12,608	14,892
Accrued interest payable	25	9
Other accrued liabilities	121,003	117,283
Intercompany payables	0	0
Loans from subsidiaries	0	0
Advances from parent	79,601	110,928
Current portion of long-term debt	1,477	1,582
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		0
Total current liabilities	214,714	244,694
Long-term debt, less current portion	2,354	2,553
Deficit investment in joint venture	2,218	2,255
Interest rate swap and other long-term liabilities	0	5,322
Total liabilities	219,286	254,824
Members' equity:
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	3,138,995	3,054,534
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total members' equity	3,138,995	3,054,534
Total liabilities and members' equity	3,358,281	3,309,358
Parent and Guarantor Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Receivables, net	0	0
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Advances to subsidiaries	(79,601)	(110,928)
Loans to parent	(714,266)	(660,574)
Inventories	0	0
Prepaid gaming tax	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Assets held for sale	0	0
Current assets of discontinued operations		0
Total current assets	(793,867)	(771,502)
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Land held for development	0	0
Investments in joint ventures	0	0
Native American development costs	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	(3,138,995)	(3,054,534)
Other assets, net	0	0
Total assets	(3,932,862)	(3,826,036)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	0	0
Intercompany payables	0	0
Loans from subsidiaries	(714,266)	(660,574)
Advances from parent	(79,601)	(110,928)
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		0
Total current liabilities	(793,867)	(771,502)
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	0
Deficit investment in joint venture	0	0
Interest rate swap and other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(793,867)	(771,502)
Members' equity:
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	(3,138,995)	(3,054,534)
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total members' equity	(3,138,995)	(3,054,534)
Total liabilities and members' equity	(3,932,862)	(3,826,036)
Parent and Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	114,339	111,734
Receivables, net	31,739	30,243
Intercompany receivables	746	3,143
Advances to subsidiaries	0	0
Loans to parent	0	0
Inventories	8,700	10,218
Prepaid gaming tax	19,967	19,366
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	11,659	8,474
Assets held for sale	2,000	2,000
Current assets of discontinued operations		0
Total current assets	189,150	185,178
Property and equipment, net	2,100,098	2,099,194
Goodwill	195,676	195,676
Intangible assets, net	126,261	128,294
Land held for development	83,700	83,700
Investments in joint ventures	11,371	10,955
Native American development costs	12,227	11,908
Investments in subsidiaries	569	5,223
Other assets, net	26,647	25,670
Total assets	2,745,699	2,745,798
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	20,999	23,571
Accrued interest payable	3,871	13,269
Other accrued liabilities	137,968	133,807
Intercompany payables	0	0
Loans from subsidiaries	0	0
Advances from parent	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	49,896	83,697
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		0
Total current liabilities	212,734	254,344
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,884,153	1,886,154
Deficit investment in joint venture	2,218	2,255
Interest rate swap and other long-term liabilities	9,567	15,156
Total liabilities	2,108,672	2,157,909
Members' equity:
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	637,027	587,889
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total members' equity	637,027	587,889
Total liabilities and members' equity	2,745,699	2,745,798
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	4,159	3,415
Receivables, net	5,191	4,878
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Advances to subsidiaries	0	0
Loans to parent	0	0
Inventories	102	111
Prepaid gaming tax	132	138
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	288	228
Assets held for sale	19,020	19,020
Current assets of discontinued operations		197
Total current assets	28,892	27,987
Property and equipment, net	10,517	10,931
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible assets, net	19,153	21,703
Land held for development	80,000	80,000
Investments in joint ventures	0	3,036
Native American development costs	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets, net	558	571
Total assets	139,120	144,228
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	554	606
Accrued interest payable	13	12
Other accrued liabilities	1,946	1,829
Intercompany payables	746	3,142
Loans from subsidiaries	0	0
Advances from parent	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		114
Total current liabilities	3,259	5,703
Long-term debt, less current portion	114,764	112,517
Deficit investment in joint venture	0	0
Interest rate swap and other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	118,023	118,220
Members' equity:
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	569	5,223
Noncontrolling interest	20,528	20,785
Total members' equity	21,097	26,008
Total liabilities and members' equity	139,120	144,228
Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Receivables, net	0	0
Intercompany receivables	(746)	(3,143)
Advances to subsidiaries	0	0
Loans to parent	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Prepaid gaming tax	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Assets held for sale	0	0
Current assets of discontinued operations		0
Total current assets	(746)	(3,143)
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Land held for development	0	0
Investments in joint ventures	0	0
Native American development costs	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	(569)	(5,223)
Other assets, net	0	0
Total assets	(1,315)	(8,366)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	0	0
Intercompany payables	(746)	(3,142)
Loans from subsidiaries	0	0
Advances from parent	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		(1)
Total current liabilities	(746)	(3,143)
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	0
Deficit investment in joint venture	0	0
Interest rate swap and other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(746)	(3,143)
Members' equity:
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	(569)	(5,223)
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total members' equity	(569)	(5,223)
Total liabilities and members' equity	$ (1,315)	$ (8,366)
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.50%