Long-term Incentive Plan (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
LTIP [Abstract]
Long-term Incentive Plan	NOTE 8 — LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN On February 11, 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 three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company's closing stock price achieved the twenty consecutive trading days closing stock price requirement for 84,500 restricted shares. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company's closing stock price achieved the stock price requirement for 155,000 restricted shares. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recognized $1.3 million and $7.8 million of compensation expense related to the New Company LTIP. As of September 30, 2014, unrecognized compensation expense attributable to unvested service period awards was $3.3 million. The weighted average period over which the Company expects to recognize the remaining compensation expense under service period awards approximates 20 months. There is no remaining unrecognized expense under the market condition awards.

NOTE 8 — LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

On February 11, 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 three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company's closing stock price achieved the twenty consecutive trading days closing stock price requirement for 84,500 restricted shares. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company's closing stock price achieved the stock price requirement for 155,000 restricted shares.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recognized $1.3 million and $7.8 million of compensation expense related to the New Company LTIP. As of September 30, 2014, unrecognized compensation expense attributable to unvested service period awards was $3.3 million. The weighted average period over which the Company expects to recognize the remaining compensation expense under service period awards approximates 20 months. There is no remaining unrecognized expense under the market condition awards.