Consolidating Condensed Financial Information - Statements of Cash Flows (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements
Subsidiary reporting information, assets	$ 65,000,000
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	161,067,000		186,906,000		131,809,000
Payments to Acquire Held-to-maturity Securities	5,853,000		20,062,000		0
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	1,749,736,000		4,300,000		45,216,000
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses, Net of Cash Divested	205,703,000		10,784,000		0
Payments to Acquire Loans Receivable	6,884,000		6,037,000		0
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(1,842,742,000)		(302,079,000)		(293,376,000)
Proceeds from Credit Facility	2,168,835,000		47,500,000		99,000,000
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	2,732,000		24,408,000		98,383,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt	1,205,435,000		495,000,000		53,104,000
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	44,101,000		12,408,000		3,139,000
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	0		51,000,000		0
Cash provided by financing activities	1,778,458,000		136,671,000		46,474,000
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	96,783,000		21,498,000		(115,093,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year	101,792,000		80,294,000		195,387,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year	198,575,000		101,792,000		80,294,000
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(1,754,500,000)		(140,000,000)		(95,000,000)
Capital expenditures and other	(5,800,000)		(4,100,000)		(11,100,000)
Payments to Acquire Held-to-maturity Securities	4,400,000		(4,500,000)
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	0				0
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses, Net of Cash Divested	0		0
Payments to Acquire Loans Receivable	0		0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	500,000		100,000		0
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(900,000)		(8,500,000)		(11,100,000)
Proceeds from Credit Facility	2,168,800,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	850,000,000		646,800,000
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments			0		0
Proceeds from escrow deposit			0
Repayments of Lines of Credit			(56,000,000)		56,000,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt	(1,205,400,000)		(392,200,000)		(10,000,000)
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs			(12,400,000)		(3,100,000)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock			(51,000,000)
Change in notes payable and other	(34,900,000)		1,500,000
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities					3,500,000
Cash provided by financing activities	1,778,500,000		136,700,000		46,400,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents					0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	23,100,000		(11,800,000)		(59,700,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year	5,500,000		17,300,000		77,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year	28,600,000		5,500,000		17,300,000
100% Owned Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	1,895,500,000	[1]	277,700,000	[1]	190,400,000	[1]
Capital expenditures and other	(286,800,000)	[1]	(294,800,000)	[1]	(142,200,000)	[1]
Payments to Acquire Held-to-maturity Securities	0	[1]	0	[1]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	(1,749,700,000)	[1]			(45,200,000)	[1]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses, Net of Cash Divested	205,700,000	[1]	10,800,000	[1]
Payments to Acquire Loans Receivable	0	[1]	0	[1]
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	4,100,000	[1]	7,100,000	[1]	3,400,000	[1]
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(1,826,700,000)	[1]	(252,200,000)	[1]	(184,000,000)	[1]
Proceeds from Credit Facility	0	[1]
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	0	[1]	0	[1]
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments			(300,000)	[1]	0	[1]
Proceeds from escrow deposit			25,000,000	[1]
Repayments of Lines of Credit			0	[1]	0	[1]
Repayments of Long-term Debt	0	[1]	0	[1]	0
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs			0	[1]	0
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock			0	[1]
Change in notes payable and other	0	[1]	0	[1]
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities					0
Cash provided by financing activities	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents					0	[1]
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	68,800,000	[1]	25,500,000	[1]	6,400,000	[1]
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year	73,500,000	[1]	48,000,000	[1]	41,600,000	[1]
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year	142,300,000	[1]	73,500,000	[1]	48,000,000	[1]
100% Owned Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	20,100,000	[2]	49,200,000	[2]	(100,000)	[2]
Capital expenditures and other	0	[2]	(500,000)	[2]	(200,000)	[2]
Payments to Acquire Held-to-maturity Securities	(5,900,000)	[2]	(15,600,000)	[2]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	0	[2]			0	[2]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses, Net of Cash Divested	0	[2]	0	[2]
Payments to Acquire Loans Receivable	(6,900,000)	[2]	(6,000,000)	[2]
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	(2,400,000)	[2]	4,800,000	[2]	300,000	[2]
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(15,200,000)	[2]	(41,400,000)	[2]	(98,200,000)	[2]
Proceeds from Credit Facility	0	[2]
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	0	[2]	0	[2]
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments			(24,100,000)	[2]	(98,300,000)	[2]
Proceeds from escrow deposit			0	[2]
Repayments of Lines of Credit			0	[2]	0	[2]
Repayments of Long-term Debt	0	[2]	0	[2]	0
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs			0	[2]	0
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock			0	[2]
Change in notes payable and other	0	[2]	0	[2]
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities					36,500,000
Cash provided by financing activities	0	[2]	0	[2]	36,500,000	[2]
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents					0	[2]
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	4,900,000	[2]	7,800,000	[2]	(61,800,000)	[2]
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year	22,800,000	[2]	15,000,000	[2]	76,800,000	[2]
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year	27,700,000	[2]	22,800,000	[2]	15,000,000	[2]
Consolidating and Eliminating Entries
Condensed Financial Statements
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	0		0		36,500,000
Capital expenditures and other	0		0		0
Payments to Acquire Held-to-maturity Securities	0		0
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	0				0
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses, Net of Cash Divested	0		0
Payments to Acquire Loans Receivable	0		0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	0		0		0
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	0		0		0
Proceeds from Credit Facility	0
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	0		0
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments			0		0
Proceeds from escrow deposit			0
Repayments of Lines of Credit			0		0
Repayments of Long-term Debt	0		0		0
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs			0		0
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock			0
Change in notes payable and other	0		0
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities					(36,500,000)
Cash provided by financing activities	0		0		(36,500,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents					0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0		0		0
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year	0		0		0
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0

[1] The following material subsidiaries are identified as guarantors of our senior and senior subordinated notes: Belterra Resort Indiana, LLC;Boomtown, LLC; Casino Magic, LLC; Casino One Corporation; Louisiana-I Gaming; PNK (Baton Rouge) Partnership; PNK (BOSSIER CITY), Inc.; PNK Development 7, LLC; PNK Development 8, LLC; PNK Development 9, LLC; PNK (ES), LLC; PNK (LAKE CHARLES), L.L.C.; PNK (Ohio), LLC; PNK (Ohio) II, LLC; PNK (Ohio) III, LLC; PNK (RENO), LLC; PNK (River City), LLC; PNK (SAM), LLC; PNK (SAZ), LLC; PNK (STLH), LLC; PNK (ST. LOUIS RE), LLC; Ameristar Casino Black Hawk, Inc.; Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs, Inc.; Ameristar Casino St. Charles, Inc.; Ameristar Casino Kansas City, Inc.; Ameristar Casino Vicksburg, Inc.; Cactus Pete’s, Inc.; Ameristar East Chicago Holdings, LLC; Ameristar Casino East Chicago, LLC; Ameristar Casino Springfield, LLC; and Ameristar Lake Charles Holdings, LLC. In addition, certain other immaterial subsidiaries are also guarantors of our senior and senior subordinated notes.

[2] Guarantor subsidiaries of our senior and senior subordinated notes exclude subsidiaries with approximately $65.0 million in cash and other assets as of December 31, 2013 that include a subsidiary that owns a majority interest in the licensee of Retama Park Racetrack and certain other subsidiaries.