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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2018 payment	Dec. 31, 2017 payment	Jan. 19, 2017
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate		5.625%
Plainridge Park Casino
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Number of remaining annual payments		7	8
Senior notes \| 5.625% Notes due 2027
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate		5.625%		5.625%
JIVDC \| Discounted cash flow \| Discount rate
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Loan receivable, measurement input			0.14