Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 10, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 21, 2011 item	Apr. 05, 2011 USD ($) item	Feb. 28, 2007 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2005 USD ($) a	Oct. 31, 2004 a	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Capital Lease
Capital Lease Obligations								$ 6		$ 6		$ 35
Operating Lease
Loss on sale or disposal of property								(6)	$ (3)	(2)	$ (3)
Regulatory Gaming Assessments
Increase in total estimated liability for assessments										500
Obligations paid										300
Cost of surveillance system				$ 1,900
Write-off of assets replaced				$ 1,500
Default judgement amount to be paid			$ 2,700
Amount to be paid in exchange for release of defendants (except DCE)	$ 700
Number of additional vendors/subcontractors added as co-defendants | item			5
Number of other racinos in Ohio filing motions for judgment | item		4
MTR Gaming
Environmental Remediation
Area of real property acquired (in acres) | a							229
Area of real property sold (in acres) | a						205
Amount of Environmental Risk Insurance Policy purchased						$ 10,000
Regulatory Gaming Assessments
Estimated total obligation for assessments								4,500		4,500		5,000
MTR Gaming | Subsequent Event
Environmental Remediation
Renewal period of Environmental Risk Insurance Policy					1 year
MTR Gaming | Initial funding by Pennsylvania General Fund
Regulatory Gaming Assessments
Estimated total proportionate share of assessment upon gaming facilities								2,100		2,100		2,100
MTR Gaming | Additional funding by Pennsylvania Property Tax Relief Reserve Fund
Regulatory Gaming Assessments
Estimated total proportionate share of assessment upon gaming facilities								4,100		$ 4,100		$ 4,100
Period for quarterly payments of proportionate share of funding for assessments										10 years
The borrowers
Regulatory Gaming Assessments
Borrowings to fund initial development of gaming								99,900		$ 99,900
The borrowers | Initial funding by Pennsylvania General Fund
Regulatory Gaming Assessments
Borrowings to fund initial development of gaming								36,100		$ 36,100
Number of licensees operational after which repayment of borrowing from General Fund would commence | item										14
The borrowers | Additional funding by Pennsylvania Property Tax Relief Reserve Fund
Regulatory Gaming Assessments
Borrowings to fund initial development of gaming								$ 63,800		$ 63,800