Land, Buildings, Vessels and Equipment	12 Months Ended
Land, Buildings, Vessels and Equipment	Dec. 31, 2012
Land, Buildings, Riverboats and Equipment [Abstract]
Land, Buildings, Vessels and Equipment	Land, Buildings, Vessels and Equipment Impairment of 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 years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, we recorded no impairment charges related to 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 L'Auberge Baton Rouge, and as a result, we incurred an impairment charge for certain of the previously capitalized design components of the project, totaling $4.6 million.

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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