Consolidated Statements Of Earnings shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands, CAD in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Operating revenue:
Gaming	$ 137,871	$ 123,355	$ 116,933
Hotel	1,943	1,906	1,681
Food and beverage	14,513	12,500	12,003
Termination of concession agreements	0	0	3,365
Other	10,128	10,416	8,201
Gross revenue	164,455	148,177	142,183
Less: Promotional allowances	(10,386)	(8,943)	(8,449)
Net operating revenue	154,069	139,234	133,734
Operating costs and expenses:
Gaming	66,364	58,928	56,364
Hotel	660	541	561
Food and beverage	12,959	10,945	10,267
General and administrative	50,526	44,306	42,747
Depreciation and amortization	8,945	8,349	7,999
Total operating costs and expenses	139,454	123,069	117,938
Earnings from operations	14,615	16,165	15,796
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest income	92	72	38
Interest expense	(3,661)	(3,160)	(3,315)
Gain on foreign currency transactions, cost recovery income and other	1,405	2,523	2,126
Non-operating (expense) income, net	(2,164)	(565)	(1,151)
Earnings before income taxes	12,451	15,600	14,645
Income tax expense	(4,560)	(1,787)	(1,654)
Net earnings	7,891	13,813	12,991
Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interests	(1,632)	(4,598)	(1,471)
Net earnings attributable to Century Casinos, Inc. shareholders	$ 6,259	$ 9,215	$ 11,520
Earnings per share attributable to Century Casinos, Inc. shareholders:
Basic | $ / shares	$ 0.25	$ 0.38	$ 0.47
Diluted | $ / shares	$ 0.24	$ 0.37	$ 0.47
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic | shares	25,068	24,435	24,395
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted | shares	25,559	24,668	24,435