Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Pre-tax income	$ 15,342	$ 418	$ 7,369
Effective tax rate	12.00%	359.70%	17.60%
Liability for uncertain tax positions taken on a foreign tax return	$ 700
Undistributed foreign earnings	49,200
Penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits	100	$ 100
Liability accrued for income tax penalties and interest	100	$ 100
Income tax net operating loss carryforwards	26,300
Total deferred tax assets	8,258
Valuation allowances related to net operating loss deferred tax assets	6,300
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	$ 700
U.S. Federal income tax statutory rate	34.00%	34.00%	34.00%
Canada [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Percentage of income tax expense attributable to Canada	81.00%
Valuation allowance	$ 2,000
Number of properties | property	1
United States [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective tax rate	0.00%
U.S. Deferred Tax Assets [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	$ 6,000
Century Casinos Europe GmbH [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	$ 1,500