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Acquisitions and Other Investments - Additional Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 01, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) renewal_option	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net assets acquired	$ 47.0
Rocket Speed
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net assets acquired		$ 60.5
Percentage acquired		100.00%
Contingent consideration, period		2 years
Multiple applied to then-trailing 12 months of EBITDA to determine contingent consideration		6.25
Contingent consideration, cap		$ 110.0
Contingent consideration (up to)		34.4
Benefit from buyout of contingent purchase price consideration				$ 22.2	$ 22.2
Rocket Speed \| Employee retention compensation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration (up to)		$ 10.0
Scenario, Forecast \| Greektown Casino-Hotel
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net assets acquired			$ 300.0
Annual rent			$ 55.6
Lease term			15 years
Number of lease renewal options \| renewal_option			4
Lease renewal term			5 years