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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The number of states the entity operates in as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Description of Business - Additional Information (Details) gaming_location in Thousands, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 09, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 state gaming_location	Jan. 03, 2017	Oct. 02, 2015	Dec. 31, 2012
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of gaming locations \| gaming_location		10
Number of states in which the company operates \| state		8
Miami Valley Gaming LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		50.00%			50.00%
Miami Valley Gaming LLC \| Casino
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		50.00%
Saratoga Casino Holdings LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Saratoga Casino Holdings LLC \| Casino
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		25.00%
Ocean Downs and Racing Services
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		62.50%	62.50%
Subsequent Event \| Big Fish Games \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Consideration in connection with the transaction \| $	$ 990.0