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Percentage of annual REIT taxable income (at least)																					90.00%		90.00%
Undistributed net taxable income subject to income corporate tax rate																							100.00%
Number of golf courses \| property																										26
Deferred tax liability as a result of TCJA										$ 2,400,000
Expected federal tax at the statutory tax rate																			$ 0.35		$ 0.21	$ 0.21
NOL Carryforwards											$ 151,600,000										$ 151,600,000
Expected federal tax at the statutory tax rate																			35.00%		21.00%	21.00%
Dividends declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.2975	$ 0.2975	$ 0.2875	$ 0.2875	$ 0.2875	$ 0.2875	$ 0.2625	$ 0.2625	$ 0.16		$ 0.2975	$ 0.2975	$ 0.2875	$ 0.2875	$ 0.2875	$ 0.2875	$ 0.2625	$ 0.1600	$ 0		$ 1.17	$ 0.9975
Caesars Entertainment Outdoor
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Number of golf courses \| property																										4		4
Expected federal tax at the statutory tax rate																				$ 100,000				$ 111,000	$ 98,000
Caesars Entertainment Outdoor \| Domestic Tax Authority
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
General business credit											$ 82,000										$ 82,000
Operating loss carryforwards																				19,200,000				20,100,000
Caesars Entertainment Outdoor \| State and Local Jurisdiction
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards																				$ 15,100,000				$ 15,500,000
Golf Course Business
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Number of golf courses																										4	4