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Organization and Basis of Presentation - Additional information (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 Region segment	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) segment	Oct. 01, 2018 property
Organization and Basis of Presentation
Number of geographic regions \| Region	4
Number of reportable segments \| segment	4	5
Cumulative adjustment to retained earnings, net of tax \| $		$ 4.7
Isle of Capri
Organization and Basis of Presentation
Acquisition date		May 01, 2017
Elgin Acquisition
Organization and Basis of Presentation
Acquisition date		Aug. 07, 2018
Tropicana Entertainment Inc
Organization and Basis of Presentation
Acquisition date		Oct. 01, 2018
Number of properties added to portfolio \| property			7