Other Intangible Assets Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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, 2014							December 31, 2013
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Definite-lived intangible assets:
Favorable contracts	$	11,000	$	(4,907	)	$	6,093	$	11,000	$	(4,260	)	$	6,740
Customer relationships	89,203		(39,399		)	49,804		56,540		(30,464		)	26,076
Slots gaming license	2,250		(1,125		)	1,125		2,250		(1,125		)	1,125
Table games license	2,493		(180		)	2,313		2,493		(50		)	2,443
Developed Technology	87,000		(931		)	86,069		—		—			—
In-Process Research & Development	12,700		(105		)	12,595		—		—			—
Strategic Development	30,500		(263		)	30,237		—		—			—
Other	3,719		(326		)	3,393		3,719		(297		)	3,422
	$	238,865	$	(47,236	)	191,629		$	76,002	$	(36,196	)	39,806
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Slots gaming rights						128,890							128,890
Trademarks						225,729							25,729
Illinois Horseracing Equity Trust						3,307							3,307
Other						417							417
Total						$	549,972						$	198,149

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
2015	$	53,818
2016	$	51,596
2017	$	35,927
2018	$	18,716
2019	$	16,638