Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Operating revenues:
Casino	$ 262,972	$ 239,771
Food and beverage	80,115	66,620
Room	49,764	34,384
Other	22,820	17,182
Management fees	30,227	26,649
Gross revenues	445,898	384,606
Promotional allowances	(28,166)	(25,359)
Net revenues	417,732	359,247
Operating cost and expenses:
Casino	101,654	87,421
Food and beverage	55,046	42,524
Room	20,067	12,385
Other	7,833	5,722
Selling, general and administrative	91,951	75,090
Preopening	30	348
Depreciation and amortization	45,253	39,427
Management fee expense	0	0
Write-downs and other charges, net	1,028	2,368
Total operating costs and expenses	322,862	265,285
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	94,870	93,962
Earnings from subsidiaries	0	0
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures	415	612
Operating income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures	95,285	94,574
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	(34,944)	(35,068)
Loss on extinguishment/modification of debt	(2,019)	0
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	39	(3)
Total other (expense) income	(36,924)	(35,071)
Net income	58,361	59,503
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	2,261	1,864
Net income (loss) attributable to Station Casinos LLC	56,100	57,639
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	58,889	57,409
Parent [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino	0	0
Food and beverage	0	0
Room	0	0
Other	0	2
Management fees	1,711	1,529
Gross revenues	1,711	1,531
Promotional allowances	0	0
Net revenues	1,711	1,531
Operating cost and expenses:
Casino	0	0
Food and beverage	0	0
Room	0	0
Other	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	8,268	3,062
Preopening	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	3,972	3,550
Management fee expense	0	0
Write-downs and other charges, net	750	1,290
Total operating costs and expenses	12,990	7,902
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	(11,279)	(6,371)
Earnings from subsidiaries	101,575	94,801
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures	0	0
Operating income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures	90,296	88,430
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	(32,216)	(30,788)
Loss on extinguishment/modification of debt	(2,019)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	39	(3)
Total other (expense) income	(34,196)	(30,791)
Net income	56,100	57,639
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Station Casinos LLC	56,100	57,639
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	58,889	57,409
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino	261,191	237,976
Food and beverage	79,965	66,467
Room	48,419	33,344
Other	23,463	17,952
Management fees	16,931	14,688
Gross revenues	429,969	370,427
Promotional allowances	(28,041)	(25,242)
Net revenues	401,928	345,185
Operating cost and expenses:
Casino	101,056	86,827
Food and beverage	55,016	42,486
Room	19,420	11,785
Other	6,848	5,003
Selling, general and administrative	81,327	69,786
Preopening	30	348
Depreciation and amortization	38,188	32,785
Management fee expense	0	0
Write-downs and other charges, net	269	1,114
Total operating costs and expenses	302,154	250,134
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	99,774	95,051
Earnings from subsidiaries	2,261	1,864
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures	415	612
Operating income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures	102,450	97,527
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	(181)	(1,051)
Loss on extinguishment/modification of debt	0
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	0	0
Total other (expense) income	(181)	(1,051)
Net income	102,269	96,476
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Station Casinos LLC	102,269	96,476
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	102,269	96,476
Parent and Guarantor Eliminations [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino	0	0
Food and beverage	0	0
Room	0	0
Other	0	0
Management fees	0	0
Gross revenues	0	0
Promotional allowances	0	0
Net revenues	0	0
Operating cost and expenses:
Casino	0	0
Food and beverage	0	0
Room	0	0
Other	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	0	0
Preopening	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Management fee expense	0	0
Write-downs and other charges, net	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	0	0
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	0	0
Earnings from subsidiaries	(102,269)	(96,476)
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures	0	0
Operating income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures	(102,269)	(96,476)
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	0	0
Loss on extinguishment/modification of debt	0
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	0	0
Total other (expense) income	0	0
Net income	(102,269)	(96,476)
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Station Casinos LLC	(102,269)	(96,476)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	(102,269)	(96,476)
Parent and Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino	261,191	237,976
Food and beverage	79,965	66,467
Room	48,419	33,344
Other	23,463	17,954
Management fees	18,642	16,217
Gross revenues	431,680	371,958
Promotional allowances	(28,041)	(25,242)
Net revenues	403,639	346,716
Operating cost and expenses:
Casino	101,056	86,827
Food and beverage	55,016	42,486
Room	19,420	11,785
Other	6,848	5,003
Selling, general and administrative	89,595	72,848
Preopening	30	348
Depreciation and amortization	42,160	36,335
Management fee expense	0	0
Write-downs and other charges, net	1,019	2,404
Total operating costs and expenses	315,144	258,036
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	88,495	88,680
Earnings from subsidiaries	1,567	189
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures	415	612
Operating income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures	90,477	89,481
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	(32,397)	(31,839)
Loss on extinguishment/modification of debt	(2,019)
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	39	(3)
Total other (expense) income	(34,377)	(31,842)
Net income	56,100	57,639
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Station Casinos LLC	56,100	57,639
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	58,889	57,409
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino	1,781	1,795
Food and beverage	150	153
Room	1,345	1,040
Other	2,458	2,103
Management fees	11,710	10,538
Gross revenues	17,444	15,629
Promotional allowances	(125)	(117)
Net revenues	17,319	15,512
Operating cost and expenses:
Casino	598	594
Food and beverage	30	38
Room	647	600
Other	985	719
Selling, general and administrative	5,457	5,117
Preopening	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	3,093	3,092
Management fee expense	125	106
Write-downs and other charges, net	9	(36)
Total operating costs and expenses	10,944	10,230
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	6,375	5,282
Earnings from subsidiaries	0	0
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures	0	0
Operating income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures	6,375	5,282
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	(2,547)	(3,229)
Loss on extinguishment/modification of debt	0
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	0	0
Total other (expense) income	(2,547)	(3,229)
Net income	3,828	2,053
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	2,261	1,864
Net income (loss) attributable to Station Casinos LLC	1,567	189
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	1,567	189
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Operating revenues:
Casino	0	0
Food and beverage	0	0
Room	0	0
Other	(3,101)	(2,875)
Management fees	(125)	(106)
Gross revenues	(3,226)	(2,981)
Promotional allowances	0	0
Net revenues	(3,226)	(2,981)
Operating cost and expenses:
Casino	0	0
Food and beverage	0	0
Room	0	0
Other	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	(3,101)	(2,875)
Preopening	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Management fee expense	(125)	(106)
Write-downs and other charges, net	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	(3,226)	(2,981)
Operating income (loss):
Operating income (loss)	0	0
Earnings from subsidiaries	(1,567)	(189)
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures	0	0
Operating income and earnings (losses) from subsidiaries and joint ventures	(1,567)	(189)
Other expense:
Interest expense, net	0	0
Loss on extinguishment/modification of debt	0
Change in fair value of derivative instruments	0	0
Total other (expense) income	0	0
Net income	(1,567)	(189)
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Station Casinos LLC	(1,567)	(189)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ (1,567)	$ (189)