Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 3,326,119	$ 2,626,730	$ 2,400,819
Operating costs and expenses
Selling, general and administrative	459,583	369,313	362,037
Master lease rent expense	97,723	20,682	0
Maintenance and utilities	154,673	127,027	109,462
Depreciation and amortization	276,569	229,979	217,522
Corporate expense	105,139	104,201	88,148
Project development, preopening and writedowns	21,728	45,698	14,454
Impairment of assets	0	993	(426)
Other operating items, net	1,919	2,174	1,900
Total operating costs and expenses	2,853,551	2,271,446	2,057,018
Operating income	472,568	355,284	343,801
Other expense (income)
Interest income	(1,858)	(3,721)	(1,818)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(237,465)	(204,188)	(173,108)
Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt	34,949	61	1,582
Other, net	(114)	(276)	(184)
Total other expense, net	270,442	200,252	172,688
Income before income taxes	202,126	155,032	171,113	[1]
Income tax provision	(44,490)	(40,331)	(3,115)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	157,636	114,701	167,998
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	347	21,392
Net income	$ 157,636	$ 115,048	$ 189,390
Basic net income per common share
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.39	$ 1.01	$ 1.46
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	0.19
Basic net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.39	$ 1.01	$ 1.65
Weighted average basic shares outstanding (in shares)	113,474	114,401	114,957
Diluted net income per common share
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.38	$ 1.00	$ 1.45
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	0.19
Diluted net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.38	$ 1.00	$ 1.64
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding (in shares)	113,947	115,071	115,628
Casino [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 2,483,293	$ 1,925,424	$ 1,740,268
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of Revenue	1,116,448	845,486	759,612
Food and Beverage [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	447,853	367,888	346,379
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of Revenue	412,949	347,624	335,506
Occupancy [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	237,187	199,500	186,795
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of Revenue	110,680	90,915	85,188
Product and Service, Other [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	157,786	133,918	127,377
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of Revenue	$ 96,140	$ 87,354	$ 83,615

[1] Subsidiary is a 100% owned guarantor of the 6.375% Notes and is a 100% owned non-guarantor of the 6.000% Notes and 4.750% Notes.