Long-term Incentive Plan (Notes)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
LTIP [Abstract]
Long-term Incentive Plan	NOTE 7- LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN During February 2013, the Board of Directors approved the terms and conditions of performance share awards issued pursuant to the Churchill Downs Incorporated 2007 Omnibus stock incentive plan (the "New Company LTIP"). As a way to continue to encourage innovation, an entrepreneurial approach, and careful risk assessment, and in order to retain key executives, the New Company LTIP offers long-term incentive compensation to the Company's named executive officers and other key executives ("Grantees") as reported in the Company's Schedule 14A Proxy Statement filing, with the exception of our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. On March 21, 2013, the Grantees received 75,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock vesting over four years and 282,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock with vesting contingent upon the Company's common stock reaching certain closing prices on NASDAQ for twenty consecutive trading days. On May 29, 2013, the Company's closing stock price achieved the twenty consecutive trading day closing stock price requirement for 70,500 restricted shares. Per the terms of the New Company LTIP, Grantees will vest in these shares on March 21, 2014. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded $3.7 million and $4.1 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to the New Company LTIP. Unrecognized compensation expense attributable to unvested market condition awards and service period awards was $10.9 million and $4.5 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2013. The weighted average period over which the Company expects to recognize the remaining compensation expense under the market condition awards and service period awards approximates 11 months and 34 months, respectively.

NOTE 7- LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

During February 2013, the Board of Directors approved the terms and conditions of performance share awards issued pursuant to the Churchill Downs Incorporated 2007 Omnibus stock incentive plan (the "New Company LTIP"). As a way to continue to encourage innovation, an entrepreneurial approach, and careful risk assessment, and in order to retain key executives, the New Company LTIP offers long-term incentive compensation to the Company's named executive officers and other key executives ("Grantees") as reported in the Company's Schedule 14A Proxy Statement filing, with the exception of our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.

On March 21, 2013, the Grantees received 75,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock vesting over four years and 282,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock with vesting contingent upon the Company's common stock reaching certain closing prices on NASDAQ for twenty consecutive trading days. On May 29, 2013, the Company's closing stock price achieved the twenty consecutive trading day closing stock price requirement for 70,500 restricted shares. Per the terms of the New Company LTIP, Grantees will vest in these shares on March 21, 2014.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded $3.7 million and $4.1 million, respectively, of compensation expense related to the New Company LTIP. Unrecognized compensation expense attributable to unvested market condition awards and service period awards was $10.9 million and $4.5 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2013. The weighted average period over which the Company expects to recognize the remaining compensation expense under the market condition awards and service period awards approximates 11 months and 34 months, respectively.