Long-term Incentive Plan (Notes)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
LTIP [Abstract]
Long-term Incentive Plan	NOTE 8- LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN During 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. During 2013, the Grantees received 92,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock vesting over approximately four years and 324,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock with vesting contingent upon the Company's common stock reaching certain closing prices on NASDAQ for 20 consecutive trading days. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company's closing stock price achieved the twenty consecutive trading days closing stock price requirement for 155,000 restricted shares. Per the terms of the New Company LTIP, Grantees vested in 141,000 of these shares during the three months ended March 31, 2014. The remaining 14,000 shares will vest in August and September 2014. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recognized $4.3 million of compensation expense related to the New Company LTIP. As of March 31, 2014, unrecognized compensation expense attributable to unvested market condition awards and service period awards was $2.4 million and $4.4 million, respectively. 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 2 months and 26 months, respectively.

NOTE 8- LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

During 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.

During 2013, the Grantees received 92,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock vesting over approximately four years and 324,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock with vesting contingent upon the Company's common stock reaching certain closing prices on NASDAQ for 20 consecutive trading days. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company's closing stock price achieved the twenty consecutive trading days closing stock price requirement for 155,000 restricted shares. Per the terms of the New Company LTIP, Grantees vested in 141,000 of these shares during the three months ended March 31, 2014. The remaining 14,000 shares will vest in August and September 2014.

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recognized $4.3 million of compensation expense related to the New Company LTIP. As of March 31, 2014, unrecognized compensation expense attributable to unvested market condition awards and service period awards was $2.4 million and $4.4 million, respectively. 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 2 months and 26 months, respectively.