Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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Pending Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. merger (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 25, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 20, 2012
Pending Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. merger [Abstract]
Business Acquisition, Share Price			$ 26.50
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Transaction Costs		$ 2.2
Stockholder Merger Approval, Outstanding Share Percentage	81.60%