Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes Our effective income tax rate for continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was 47.5%, or an expense of $7.0 million, and 25.1% or an expense of $8.1 million, respectively, as compared to an effective tax rate of 50.1%, or a benefit of $47.4 million, and 26.7% or a benefit of $51.8 million, respectively, for the corresponding prior-year periods. Our tax rate differs from the statutory rate of 35.0% due to the effects of permanent items, the recording of a valuation allowance release, deferred tax expense on tax amortization of indefinite-lived intangible assets, state taxes and a reserve for unrecognized tax benefits. Our income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 included a tax benefit from the release of $3.0 million of our valuation allowance as a result of additional deferred tax liabilities recognized from the preparation of the Ameristar pre-acquisition tax returns during the second quarter of 2014. Our state tax provision represents taxes in the jurisdiction of Indiana, Louisiana and the city jurisdictions in Missouri where we have no valuation allowance.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Our effective income tax rate for continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was 47.5%, or an expense of $7.0 million, and 25.1% or an expense of $8.1 million, respectively, as compared to an effective tax rate of 50.1%, or a benefit of $47.4 million, and 26.7% or a benefit of $51.8 million, respectively, for the corresponding prior-year periods. Our tax rate differs from the statutory rate of 35.0% due to the effects of permanent items, the recording of a valuation allowance release, deferred tax expense on tax amortization of indefinite-lived intangible assets, state taxes and a reserve for unrecognized tax benefits. Our income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 included a tax benefit from the release of $3.0 million of our valuation allowance as a result of additional deferred tax liabilities recognized from the preparation of the Ameristar pre-acquisition tax returns during the second quarter of 2014. Our state tax provision represents taxes in the jurisdiction of Indiana, Louisiana and the city jurisdictions in Missouri where we have no valuation allowance.