Land, Buildings, Riverboats and Equipment	12 Months Ended
Land, Buildings, Riverboats and Equipment	Dec. 31, 2011
Land, Buildings, Riverboats and Equipment [Abstract]
Land, Buildings, Riverboats and Equipment	Land, Buildings, Riverboats and Equipment Impairment of land and development costs: We review our long-term assets for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. During the year ended December 31, 2011, we recorded no impairment charges related to land and development costs in continuing operations. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we recorded impairment charges related to our Sugarcane Bay and our Baton Rouge projects. In April 2010, we canceled our planned Sugarcane Bay project in Lake Charles, Louisiana and surrendered the related gaming license to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. In connection with this decision, we recorded impairment charges of $19.1 million, which includes all previously capitalized construction in progress and costs to terminate the construction contract with the general contractor. In September 2010, we expanded the scope and budget for our casino and hotel development currently under construction in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and as a result, we incurred an impairment charge for certain of the previously capitalized design components of the project, totaling $4.6 million. During 2009, we re-evaluated the scope and design of our Sugarcane Bay and Baton Rouge projects. As a result of these changes, previously capitalized development costs of $20.9 million associated with the prior Sugarcane Bay design were fully impaired and certain of the capitalized design components of the Baton Rouge project totaling $0.7 million were impaired. In 2009, we determined a triggering event had occurred for excess land held in St. Louis, Missouri. As a result, we tested the land for recoverability using a sales comparison approach. As a result of these tests, we recorded impairment charges of $2.1 million. Impairment of buildings, riverboats and equipment: We review our long-term assets for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. During the year ended December 31, 2011, we recorded no impairment charges related to buildings, riverboats and equipment in continuing operations. During 2010, we incurred asset impairment charges related to the value of obsolete gaming equipment in the normal course of business totaling $0.4 million. During 2009, we listed our corporate jet for sale. We incurred an impairment charge of $8.7 million as the carrying amount exceeded the fair value. The jet was subsequently sold.

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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