2.4.0.82102100 - Disclosure - Land, Buildings, Vessels and Equipmenttruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2012Q4YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000356213duration2012-01-01T00:00:002012-12-31T00:00:001true 1pnk_LandBuildingsRiverboatsAndEquipmentAbstractpnk_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Land, Buildings, Riverboats and Equipment [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Land, Buildings, Vessels and Equipment</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Impairment of development costs: </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">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. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">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 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$19.1 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, 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 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$4.6 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe 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. 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