Consolidating Condensed Financial Information - Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Condensed Financial Statements
Property and equipment, net		$ 2,823,364	$ 2,856,011
Goodwill		914,525	914,525
Intangible assets, net		476,573	479,543
Assets held for sale and assets of discontinued operations		9,780	9,938
Total assets		4,451,256	4,530,911
Current liabilities		303,178	326,245
Long-term debt less current portion		3,514,731	3,616,729
Total liabilities		4,042,388	4,167,402
Total Pinnacle stockholders’ equity		398,751	353,384
Non-controlling interest		10,117	10,125
Total stockholders’ equity		408,868	363,509
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		4,451,256	4,530,911
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements
Current assets, excluding discontinued operations		41,500	33,500
Property and equipment, net		25,400	23,900
Goodwill		0	0
Intangible assets, net		0	0
Other non-current assets		16,200	17,700
Investment in subsidiaries		4,676,600	4,636,600
Assets held for sale and assets of discontinued operations		0	300
Inter-company		0	0
Total assets		4,759,700	4,712,000
Current liabilities		117,500	96,500
Long-term debt less current portion		3,514,600	3,616,600
Other non-current liabilities		(52,700)	(56,600)
Inter-company		781,600	702,100
Total liabilities		4,361,000	4,358,600
Total Pinnacle stockholders’ equity		398,700	353,400
Non-controlling interest		0	0
Total stockholders’ equity		398,700	353,400
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		4,759,700	4,712,000
100% Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements
Current assets, excluding discontinued operations	[1]	133,300	190,400
Property and equipment, net	[1]	2,792,700	2,826,900
Goodwill	[1]	914,600	914,600
Intangible assets, net	[1]	476,500	479,500
Other non-current assets	[1]	2,900	3,100
Investment in subsidiaries	[1]	0	0
Assets held for sale and assets of discontinued operations	[1]	9,800	9,600
Inter-company	[1]	782,800	703,300
Total assets	[1]	5,112,600	5,127,400
Current liabilities	[1]	185,700	239,800
Long-term debt less current portion	[1]	100	100
Other non-current liabilities	[1]	277,200	281,000
Inter-company	[1]	0	0
Total liabilities	[1]	463,000	520,900
Total Pinnacle stockholders’ equity	[1]	4,649,600	4,606,500
Non-controlling interest	[1]	0	0
Total stockholders’ equity	[1]	4,649,600	4,606,500
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	[1]	5,112,600	5,127,400
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements
Current assets, excluding discontinued operations	[2]	5,900	9,800
Property and equipment, net	[2]	5,200	5,200
Goodwill	[2]	0	0
Intangible assets, net	[2]	0	0
Other non-current assets	[2]	27,200	26,400
Investment in subsidiaries	[2]	0	0
Assets held for sale and assets of discontinued operations	[2]	0	0
Inter-company	[2]	0	0
Total assets	[2]	38,300	41,400
Current liabilities	[2]	0	0
Long-term debt less current portion	[2]	0	0
Other non-current liabilities	[2]	0	0
Inter-company	[2]	1,200	1,200
Total liabilities	[2]	1,200	1,200
Total Pinnacle stockholders’ equity	[2]	27,000	30,100
Non-controlling interest	[2]	10,100	10,100
Total stockholders’ equity	[2]	37,100	40,200
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	[2]	38,300	41,400
Consolidating and Eliminating Entries
Condensed Financial Statements
Current assets, excluding discontinued operations		0	(10,000)
Property and equipment, net		0	0
Goodwill		0	0
Intangible assets, net		0	0
Other non-current assets		0	0
Investment in subsidiaries		(4,676,600)	(4,636,600)
Assets held for sale and assets of discontinued operations		0	0
Inter-company		(782,800)	(703,300)
Total assets		(5,459,400)	(5,349,900)
Current liabilities		0	(10,000)
Long-term debt less current portion		0	0
Other non-current liabilities		0	0
Inter-company		(782,800)	(703,300)
Total liabilities		(782,800)	(713,300)
Total Pinnacle stockholders’ equity		(4,676,600)	(4,636,600)
Non-controlling interest		0	0
Total stockholders’ equity		(4,676,600)	(4,636,600)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		(5,459,400)	(5,349,900)
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Consolidated
Condensed Financial Statements
Current assets, excluding discontinued operations		180,700	223,700
Property and equipment, net		2,823,300	2,856,000
Goodwill		914,600	914,600
Intangible assets, net		476,500	479,500
Other non-current assets		46,300	47,200
Investment in subsidiaries		0	0
Assets held for sale and assets of discontinued operations		9,800	9,900
Inter-company		0	0
Total assets		4,451,200	4,530,900
Current liabilities		303,200	326,300
Long-term debt less current portion		3,514,700	3,616,700
Other non-current liabilities		224,500	224,400
Inter-company		0	0
Total liabilities		4,042,400	4,167,400
Total Pinnacle stockholders’ equity		398,700	353,400
Non-controlling interest		10,100	10,100
Total stockholders’ equity		408,800	363,500
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$ 4,451,200	$ 4,530,900

[1] he following material subsidiaries are identified as guarantors of our senior and senior subordinated notes: Belterra Resort Indiana, LLC; Boomtown, LLC; Casino Magic, LLC; Louisiana-I Gaming; PNK (Baton Rouge) Partnership; PNK (BOSSIER CITY), LLC; PNK Development 7, LLC; PNK Development 8, LLC; PNK Development 9, LLC; PNK (LAKE CHARLES), L.L.C.; PNK (Ohio), LLC; PNK (Ohio) II, LLC; PNK (Ohio) III, LLC; PNK (River City), LLC; PNK (SAM), LLC; PNK (SAZ), LLC; Ameristar Casino Black Hawk, LLC; Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs, LLC; Ameristar Casino St. Charles, LLC; Ameristar Casino Kansas City, LLC; PNK Vicksburg, LLC; Cactus Pete’s, LLC; Ameristar East Chicago Holdings, LLC; and Ameristar Casino East Chicago, LLC. In addition, certain other immaterial subsidiaries are also guarantors of our senior and senior subordinated notes.

[2] Guarantor subsidiaries of our senior and senior subordinated notes exclude subsidiaries with approximately $38.3 million in cash and other assets as of March 31, 2016, that include a subsidiary that owns a majority interest in the licensee of Retama Park Racetrack and certain other subsidiaries.