Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	In November 2014, we announced that our Board of Directors approved a plan to pursue a separation of our operating assets and real estate assets into two publicly traded companies, subject to the successful resolution of various contingencies. We intend to carry out the proposed separation of our real estate assets through the creation of a newly formed, publicly traded, real estate investment trust (“REIT” or “Prop Co”), the common stock of which would be distributed to Pinnacle stockholders in a tax-free spin-off (“REIT transaction”), with Pinnacle remaining an operating entity (“Op Co”) following the transaction. The completion of the REIT transaction is subject to the successful resolutions of various contingencies, including, but not limited to, approval by the required gaming regulators, obtaining a private letter ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and completion of financing transactions for both Prop Co and Op Co. Under the plan being pursued, Prop Co will initially own the real estate assets of Pinnacle, with most of the assets being leased back to Op Co for use by its subsidiaries through a triple net Master Lease Agreement. The terms of that Master Lease Agreement, including key items like rent structure and coverage, have yet to be determined. We expect that Prop Co will pursue growth of its portfolio and annual dividend distribution through real property acquisitions, with a broad mandate in the gaming, leisure and entertainment industries. After the proposed separation, Op Co, through its licensed subsidiaries, would operate gaming entertainment centers in the facilities leased from Prop Co and own other assets, including its gaming licenses, gaming equipment, and other non-casino assets and equity interests. We expect to complete the REIT transaction in 2016 with REIT election for corporate tax purposes occurring shortly thereafter. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to complete the proposed REIT transaction in 2016 or at all. In November 2014, in connection with our plan to pursue a REIT transaction, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a short-term REIT protection shareholder rights plan to prohibit ownership of more than 9.8% of its outstanding common stock in order to safeguard our ability to pursue a pro rata dividend in the proposed Prop Co spin-off transaction under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Under the shareholder rights plan, any person or group that acquires beneficial ownership of 9.8% or more of Pinnacle common stock without Board approval would be subject to significant dilution. The rights will expire upon the earliest of (i) November 6, 2016, (ii) the first business day after the closing of the proposed Prop Co spin-off transaction, or (iii) the time at which the rights are redeemed or exchanged under the shareholder rights plan. We intend to submit the shareholder rights plan for ratification by the Company’s stockholders at the Company's 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

In November 2014, we announced that our Board of Directors approved a plan to pursue a separation of our operating assets and real estate assets into two publicly traded companies, subject to the successful resolution of various contingencies. We intend to carry out the proposed separation of our real estate assets through the creation of a newly formed, publicly traded, real estate investment trust (“REIT” or “Prop Co”), the common stock of which would be distributed to Pinnacle stockholders in a tax-free spin-off (“REIT transaction”), with Pinnacle remaining an operating entity (“Op Co”) following the transaction. The completion of the REIT transaction is subject to the successful resolutions of various contingencies, including, but not limited to, approval by the required gaming regulators, obtaining a private letter ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and completion of financing transactions for both Prop Co and Op Co.

Under the plan being pursued, Prop Co will initially own the real estate assets of Pinnacle, with most of the assets being leased back to Op Co for use by its subsidiaries through a triple net Master Lease Agreement. The terms of that Master Lease Agreement, including key items like rent structure and coverage, have yet to be determined. We expect that Prop Co will pursue growth of its portfolio and annual dividend distribution through real property acquisitions, with a broad mandate in the gaming, leisure and entertainment industries. After the proposed separation, Op Co, through its licensed subsidiaries, would operate gaming entertainment centers in the facilities leased from Prop Co and own other assets, including its gaming licenses, gaming equipment, and other non-casino assets and equity interests.

We expect to complete the REIT transaction in 2016 with REIT election for corporate tax purposes occurring shortly thereafter. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to complete the proposed REIT transaction in 2016 or at all.

In November 2014, in connection with our plan to pursue a REIT transaction, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a short-term REIT protection shareholder rights plan to prohibit ownership of more than 9.8% of its outstanding common stock in order to safeguard our ability to pursue a pro rata dividend in the proposed Prop Co spin-off transaction under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Under the shareholder rights plan, any person or group that acquires beneficial ownership of 9.8% or more of Pinnacle common stock without Board approval would be subject to significant dilution. The rights will expire upon the earliest of (i) November 6, 2016, (ii) the first business day after the closing of the proposed Prop Co spin-off transaction, or (iii) the time at which the rights are redeemed or exchanged under the shareholder rights plan. We intend to submit the shareholder rights plan for ratification by the Company’s stockholders at the Company's 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.