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Acquisitions And New Ventures (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 16, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Oct. 28, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]          
Revenues $ 0us-gaap_Revenues $ 0us-gaap_Revenues      
Tax refund due to Big Fish Games former equity holders 6,313,000chdn_EstimatedPayabletotheacquisitionequityholdersincometaxrefund     18,087,000chdn_EstimatedPayabletotheacquisitionequityholdersincometaxrefund  
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments 1,400,000us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments        
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Deferred Income Taxes 800,000chdn_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentDeferredIncomeTaxes        
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Accrued Expenses 2,200,000chdn_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentAccruedExpenses        
Deferred payments to Big Fish Games former equity holders 12,700,000us-gaap_PaymentsForPreviousAcquisition        
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest (2,817,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest (1,138,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest      
Big Fish Games [Member]          
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]          
Revenues 91,900,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= chdn_BigFishGamesMember
       
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross     838,300,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= chdn_BigFishGamesMember
   
Future Business Acquisition, Cost Of Acquired Entity, Cash paid     401,700,000chdn_FutureBusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityCashpaid
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= chdn_BigFishGamesMember
   
Deferred Payment-Founder     85,300,000chdn_DeferredPaymentFounder
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= chdn_BigFishGamesMember
   
Deferred Founders Payment,Time Payable       3 years  
Deferred Payment-Founder, Fair Value     78,000,000chdn_DeferredPaymentFounderFairValue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= chdn_BigFishGamesMember
   
Tax refund due to Big Fish Games former equity holders     18,100,000chdn_EstimatedPayabletotheacquisitionequityholdersincometaxrefund
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= chdn_BigFishGamesMember
   
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned     15,800,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestIssuedOrIssuableValueAssigned
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= chdn_BigFishGamesMember
   
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares       157,115us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= chdn_BigFishGamesMember
 
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High     350,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= chdn_BigFishGamesMember
   
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability     324,700,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= chdn_BigFishGamesMember
   
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents     34,700,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= chdn_BigFishGamesMember
   
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest 5,800,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= chdn_BigFishGamesMember
       
Saratoga Casino Holdings, LLC [Member]          
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]          
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage         25.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= chdn_SaratogaCasinoHoldingsLLCMember
Secured Debt [Member]          
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]          
Other Loans Payable, Long-term, Noncurrent       $ 200,000,000us-gaap_OtherLoansPayableLongTerm
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
 
Gideon Putnam Hotel and Resort [Member] | Saratoga Casino Holdings, LLC [Member]          
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]          
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage         50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= chdn_GideonPutnamHotelandResortMember
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= chdn_SaratogaCasinoHoldingsLLCMember