Other Intangible Assets Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Indefinite and Finite Lived Assets [Table Text Block]

The Company’s other intangible assets are comprised of the following (in thousands):

	December 31, 2012							December 31, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Definite-lived intangible assets
Favorable contracts	$	11,000	$	(3,613	)	$	7,387	$	11,000	$	(2,966	)	$	8,034
Customer relationships	57,900		(24,594		)	33,306		47,280		(16,344		)	30,936
Slots gaming license	2,250		(1,125		)	1,125		2,250		(1,125		)	1,125
Other	4,079		(267		)	3,812		4,059		(237		)	3,822
	$	75,229	$	(29,599	)	45,630		$	64,589	$	(20,672	)	43,917
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Slots gaming rights						70,390							45,089
Trademarks						23,397							11,297
Illinois Horseracing Equity Trust						3,307							3,307
Other						417							217
Total						$	143,141						$	103,827

Schedule of future estimated amortization expense

Future estimated aggregate amortization expense on existing definite-lived intangible assets for each of the next five fiscal years is as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,	Estimated Amortization Expense
2013	$	9,743
2014	$	8,731
2015	$	7,821
2016	$	6,697
2017	$	6,697