CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	IPO	Follow-On Offering	Total VICI Stockholders’ Equity	Total VICI Stockholders’ Equity IPO	Total VICI Stockholders’ Equity Follow-On Offering	Common Stock	Common Stock IPO	Common Stock Follow-On Offering	Preferred Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Additional Paid-in Capital IPO	Additional Paid-in Capital Follow-On Offering	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Retained Earnings	Non-controlling Interest	Caesars Entertainment Outdoor	Caesars Entertainment Outdoor Retained Earnings	Caesars Entertainment Outdoor Net Investment
Beginning balance attributable to parent at Dec. 31, 2014																	$ 87,353	$ 49	$ 87,304
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income																	3	3	0
Net Income attributable to NCI																	3
Transactions with parent, net																	1,981	0	1,981
Ending balance attributable to parent at Dec. 31, 2015																	85,375	52	85,323
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income																	0	0	0
Net Income attributable to NCI																	0
Transactions with parent, net																	1,232	0	1,232
Ending balance attributable to parent at Dec. 31, 2016																	84,143	52	84,091
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income																	(2)	(2)	0
Net Income attributable to NCI																	(2)
Transactions with parent, net																	1,000	0	1,000
Ending balance attributable to parent at Oct. 05, 2017																	$ 83,141	$ 50	$ 83,091
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	$ 42,662
Net Income attributable to NCI	44,537
Transactions with parent, net	0
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges	0
Ending balance attributable to parent at Dec. 31, 2017				$ 4,691,489			$ 3,003			$ 0	$ 4,645,824			$ 0	$ 42,662
Ending balance attributable to NCI at Dec. 31, 2017	4,776,364															$ 84,875
Beginning balance attributable to parent at Oct. 06, 2017				3,433,673			1,772			120	3,431,781			0	0
Beginning balance attributable to NCI at Oct. 06, 2017	3,516,673															83,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income				42,662											42,662
Net Income attributable to NCI	44,537															1,875
Preferred stock conversion							514			(120)	(394)
Aggregate offering value of shares	963,782			963,782			541				963,241
Mandatory debt conversion	249,987			249,987			176				249,811
Share-based compensation	1,385			1,385							1,385
Ending balance attributable to parent at Dec. 31, 2017				4,691,489			3,003			0	4,645,824			0	42,662
Ending balance attributable to NCI at Dec. 31, 2017	4,776,364															84,875
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	523,619			523,619											523,619
Net Income attributable to NCI	532,117															8,498
Aggregate offering value of shares		$ 1,307,119	$ 694,189		$ 1,307,119	$ 694,189		$ 695	$ 345			$ 1,306,424	$ 693,844
Distribution to non-controlling interest	(9,800)															(9,800)
Dividends declared	(379,185)			(379,185)											(379,185)
Transactions with parent, net	116,503
Share-based compensation	2,342			2,342			4				2,338
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges	(22,124)			(22,124)										(22,124)
Ending balance attributable to parent at Dec. 31, 2018	6,817,449			6,817,449			4,047			0	6,648,430			(22,124)	187,096
Ending balance attributable to NCI at Dec. 31, 2018	6,901,022															83,573
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	545,964			545,964											545,964
Net Income attributable to NCI	554,281															8,317
Aggregate offering value of shares			$ 1,164,545			$ 1,164,545			$ 562				$ 1,163,983
Distribution to non-controlling interest	(8,084)															(8,084)
Dividends declared	(524,991)			(524,991)											(524,991)
Transactions with parent, net	137,149
Share-based compensation	5,170			5,170			1				5,169
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges	(42,954)			(42,954)										(42,954)
Ending balance attributable to parent at Dec. 31, 2019	7,965,183			$ 7,965,183			$ 4,610			$ 0	$ 7,817,582			$ (65,078)	$ 208,069
Ending balance attributable to NCI at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 8,048,989															$ 83,806