Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 245,772	$ 116,426
Receivables, net	33,439	35,505
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Advances to subsidiaries	0	0
Loans to parent	0	0
Inventories	10,133	10,329
Prepaid gaming tax	22,590	19,504
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	11,108	8,865
Assets held for sale	21,020	21,020
Current assets of discontinued operations	0	197
Total current assets	344,062	211,846
Property and equipment, net	2,141,458	2,140,660
Goodwill	195,676	195,676
Intangible assets, net	140,830	149,997
Land held for development	163,700	163,700
Investments in joint ventures	10,931	13,991
Native American development costs	12,974	11,908
Related party note receivable	0	17,568
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets, net	70,117	26,765
Total assets	3,079,748	2,932,111
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	23,127	24,258
Accrued interest payable	17,176	13,413
Other accrued liabilities	136,844	132,199
Intercompany payables	0	0
Loans from subsidiaries	0	0
Advances from parent	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	62,579	88,937
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	0	113
Total current liabilities	239,726	258,920
Long-term debt, less current portion	2,248,707	2,066,260
Deficit investment in joint venture	2,255	2,255
Interest rate swap and other long-term liabilities	6,964	30,967
Total liabilities	2,497,652	2,358,402
Members' equity:
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	563,129	552,924
Noncontrolling interest	18,967	20,785
Total members' equity	582,096	573,709
Total liabilities and members' equity	3,079,748	2,932,111
Parent [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	144,387	5,897
Receivables, net	2,157	2,171
Intercompany receivables	335	3,143
Advances to subsidiaries	57,845	110,928
Loans to parent	0	0
Inventories	0	25
Prepaid gaming tax	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	8,560	6,167
Assets held for sale	0	0
Current assets of discontinued operations		0
Total current assets	213,284	128,331
Property and equipment, net	75,102	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
Related party note receivable		0
Investments in subsidiaries	3,206,536	3,013,544
Other assets, net	52,970	10,103
Total assets	3,550,171	3,227,511
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	10,336	8,679
Accrued interest payable	16,943	13,260
Other accrued liabilities	14,049	16,524
Intercompany payables	0	0
Loans from subsidiaries	745,567	660,574
Advances from parent	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	61,209	82,115
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		0
Total current liabilities	848,104	781,152
Long-term debt, less current portion	2,131,974	1,883,601
Deficit investment in joint venture	0	0
Interest rate swap and other long-term liabilities	6,964	9,834
Total liabilities	2,987,042	2,674,587
Members' equity:
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	563,129	552,924
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total members' equity	563,129	552,924
Total liabilities and members' equity	3,550,171	3,227,511
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	98,368	107,114
Receivables, net	27,622	28,636
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Advances to subsidiaries	0	0
Loans to parent	745,567	660,574
Inventories	10,027	10,193
Prepaid gaming tax	22,431	19,366
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2,383	2,470
Assets held for sale	2,000	2,000
Current assets of discontinued operations		0
Total current assets	908,398	830,353
Property and equipment, net	2,056,076	2,056,475
Goodwill	194,442	194,442
Intangible assets, net	123,182	127,249
Land held for development	83,700	83,700
Investments in joint ventures	10,931	10,955
Native American development costs	12,974	11,908
Related party note receivable		17,568
Investments in subsidiaries	9,430	11,248
Other assets, net	16,082	16,091
Total assets	3,415,215	3,359,989
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	12,404	14,973
Accrued interest payable	10	141
Other accrued liabilities	120,587	114,026
Intercompany payables	0	0
Loans from subsidiaries	0	0
Advances from parent	57,845	110,928
Current portion of long-term debt	1,370	6,822
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		0
Total current liabilities	192,216	246,890
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,933	70,142
Deficit investment in joint venture	2,255	2,255
Interest rate swap and other long-term liabilities	0	21,133
Total liabilities	196,404	340,420
Members' equity:
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	3,218,811	3,019,569
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total members' equity	3,218,811	3,019,569
Total liabilities and members' equity	3,415,215	3,359,989
Parent and Guarantor Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Receivables, net	0	(151)
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Advances to subsidiaries	(57,845)	(110,928)
Loans to parent	(745,567)	(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	(803,412)	(771,653)
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
Related party note receivable		0
Investments in subsidiaries	(3,218,811)	(3,019,569)
Other assets, net	0	0
Total assets	(4,022,223)	(3,791,222)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	0	(151)
Intercompany payables	0	0
Loans from subsidiaries	(745,567)	(660,574)
Advances from parent	(57,845)	(110,928)
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		0
Total current liabilities	(803,412)	(771,653)
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	(803,412)	(771,653)
Members' equity:
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	(3,218,811)	(3,019,569)
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total members' equity	(3,218,811)	(3,019,569)
Total liabilities and members' equity	(4,022,223)	(3,791,222)
Parent and Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	242,755	113,011
Receivables, net	29,779	30,656
Intercompany receivables	335	3,143
Advances to subsidiaries	0	0
Loans to parent	0	0
Inventories	10,027	10,218
Prepaid gaming tax	22,431	19,366
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	10,943	8,637
Assets held for sale	2,000	2,000
Current assets of discontinued operations		0
Total current assets	318,270	187,031
Property and equipment, net	2,131,178	2,129,729
Goodwill	195,676	195,676
Intangible assets, net	124,227	128,294
Land held for development	83,700	83,700
Investments in joint ventures	10,931	10,955
Native American development costs	12,974	11,908
Related party note receivable		17,568
Investments in subsidiaries	(2,845)	5,223
Other assets, net	69,052	26,194
Total assets	2,943,163	2,796,278
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	22,740	23,652
Accrued interest payable	16,953	13,401
Other accrued liabilities	134,636	130,399
Intercompany payables	0	0
Loans from subsidiaries	0	0
Advances from parent	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	62,579	88,937
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		0
Total current liabilities	236,908	256,389
Long-term debt, less current portion	2,133,907	1,953,743
Deficit investment in joint venture	2,255	2,255
Interest rate swap and other long-term liabilities	6,964	30,967
Total liabilities	2,380,034	2,243,354
Members' equity:
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	563,129	552,924
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total members' equity	563,129	552,924
Total liabilities and members' equity	2,943,163	2,796,278
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	3,017	3,415
Receivables, net	3,660	4,878
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Advances to subsidiaries	0	0
Loans to parent	0	0
Inventories	106	111
Prepaid gaming tax	159	138
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	165	228
Assets held for sale	19,020	19,020
Current assets of discontinued operations		197
Total current assets	26,127	27,987
Property and equipment, net	10,280	10,931
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible assets, net	16,603	21,703
Land held for development	80,000	80,000
Investments in joint ventures	0	3,036
Native American development costs	0	0
Related party note receivable		0
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets, net	1,065	571
Total assets	134,075	144,228
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	387	606
Accrued interest payable	223	12
Other accrued liabilities	2,208	1,829
Intercompany payables	335	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	3,153	5,703
Long-term debt, less current portion	114,800	112,517
Deficit investment in joint venture	0	0
Interest rate swap and other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	117,953	118,220
Members' equity:
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	(2,845)	5,223
Noncontrolling interest	18,967	20,785
Total members' equity	16,122	26,008
Total liabilities and members' equity	$ 134,075	144,228
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.50%
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 0	0
Receivables, net	0	(29)
Intercompany receivables	(335)	(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	(335)	(3,172)
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
Related party note receivable		0
Investments in subsidiaries	2,845	(5,223)
Other assets, net	0	0
Total assets	2,510	(8,395)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	0	(29)
Intercompany payables	(335)	(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	(335)	(3,172)
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	(335)	(3,172)
Members' equity:
Total Station Casinos LLC members' equity	2,845	(5,223)
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total members' equity	2,845	(5,223)
Total liabilities and members' equity	$ 2,510	$ (8,395)