Consolidated Statements Of Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Total Century Casinos Shareholders' Equity [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total
BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 243	$ 75,388	$ 4,569	$ 38,238	$ (282)	$ 118,156	$ 0	$ 118,156
Shares, BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2012	24,128,114
Net earnings (loss)	$ 0	0	0	6,181	0	6,181	(106)	6,075
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	(2,561)	0	0	(2,561)	279	(2,561)
Foreign currency translation adjustment								(2,282)
Amortization of stock-based compensation	0	33	0	0	0	33	0	33
Distribution to non-controlling interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	7,468	7,468
Exercise of stock options	$ 1	(283)	0	0	282	0	0	$ 0
Exercise of stock options, shares	249,647							849,210	[1]
BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 244	75,138	2,008	44,419	0	121,809	7,641	$ 129,450
Shares, BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2013	24,377,761
Net earnings (loss)	$ 0	0	0	1,232	0	1,232	(2,321)	(1,089)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	(5,644)	0	0	(5,644)	(1,041)	(6,685)
Amortization of stock-based compensation	0	1,028	0	0	0	1,028	0	1,028
Distribution to non-controlling interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	(281)	(281)
Exercise of stock options	$ 0	3	0	0	0	3	0	$ 3
Exercise of stock options, shares	3,296							3,296	[2]
BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 244	76,169	(3,636)	45,651	0	118,428	3,998	$ 122,426
Shares, BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2014	24,381,057							24,381,057
Net earnings (loss)	$ 0	0	0	11,907	0	11,907	1,600	$ 13,507
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	(8,933)	0	0	(8,933)	(948)	(9,881)
Amortization of stock-based compensation	0	1,641	0	0	0	1,641	0	1,641
Distribution to non-controlling interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	(507)	(507)
Exercise of stock options	$ 0	89	0	0	0	89	0	$ 89
Exercise of stock options, shares	33,026							38,206	[3]
Conversion of CDR equity (note 3)	$ 0	(581)	(135)	0	0	(716)	716	$ 0
BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 244	$ 77,318	$ (12,704)	$ 57,558	$ 0	$ 122,416	$ 4,859	$ 127,275
Shares, BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2015	24,414,083							24,414,083

[1] 849,210 options were exercised and 249,647 shares were issued through net share settlement in 2013, and as a result there was no cash consideration or intrinsic value for the options.

[2] 3,296 options were exercised for cash consideration of $3,000 in 2014. The intrinsic value of the options exercised was $19,000

[3] 6,956 options were exercised for cash considerations of $6,390 in 2015. The intrinsic value of the options exercised was $35,747. In addition, 31,250 options were exercised and 9,820 shares were issued through net share settlement in 2015, as a result there was no cash consideration or intrinsic value for the options.