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Amount of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes allowance for financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement.

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Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($)				6 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2022	Mar. 01, 2022	Apr. 13, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Apr. 01, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Payment for real property				$ 9,918,000	$ 1,120,000
Provision for credit losses, net				41,104,000			$ 38,882,000	$ 12,226,000
Real Estate Investment Property, Net				$ 7,812,645,000				7,777,551,000
Live! Casino Maryland Lease
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)				39 years
Provision for credit losses, net				$ 8,388,000			6,605,000	12,226,000
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator				75,000,000
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator				75,000,000
Live! Casino PA Master Lease
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Provision for credit losses, net				$ 32,716,000			$ 32,277,000	$ 0
Tropicana Las Vegas
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Annual payments to receive			$ 10,500,000
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)			50 years
Bally's Master Lease- Tiverton & Lincoln
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator	$ 76,300,000
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator	76,300,000
Bally's Master Lease- Tiverton & Biloxi
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator	48,500,000
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator	48,500,000
Bally's Master Lease- Lincoln
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator	58,800,000
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator	58,800,000
Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Term			7 years
Pennsylvania Live!
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Consideration transferred		$ 689,000,000
Quad Cities casino & Hotel & Black Hawk Casinos
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate, excluding transaction costs			$ 150,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Land						$ 54,386,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Buildings						95,740,000
Real Estate Investment Property, Net						$ 150,126,000
Tropicana Las Vegas
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Consideration transferred			$ 150,000,000
Bally's Tiverton Casino & Hotel
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Consideration transferred	1,000,000,000
Bally's Tiverton Casino & Hardrock Biloxi
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Consideration transferred	635
Bally's Lincoln
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Consideration transferred	$ 771,000,000