Land, Buildings, Vessels and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Land, Buildings, Riverboats and Equipment [Abstract]

Impairment of long-lived assets: 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, 2013, we recorded impairment charges totaling $1.5 million related to a decline in value of our excess land in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The following table presents a summary of our land, buildings, vessels and equipment:



	For the year ended December 31,
	2013			2012
	(in millions)
Land, buildings, vessels and equipment:
Land and land improvements	$	395.1		$	241.2
Buildings, vessels and improvements	2,492.2			1,113.3
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	633.1			428.3
Construction in progress	175.6			46.4
Land, buildings, vessels and equipment, gross	3,696.0			1,829.2
Less: accumulated depreciation	(656.1		)	(543.3		)
Land, buildings, vessels and equipment, net	$	3,039.9		$	1,285.9

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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