Master Lease Financing Obligations and Lease Obligations - Master Lease Financing Obligations - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands									1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2017 USD ($)	May 01, 2017 USD ($) property	Nov. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2016 property extension_period	Jul. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2013 facility extension_period	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Schedule of Leased Assets [Line Items]
Proceeds from the sale of real estate assets in conjunction with acquisitions										$ 250,000	$ 82,600	$ 0
Remaining lease term		7 years 6 months
Penn Master Lease
Schedule of Leased Assets [Line Items]
Number of facilities with leased real estate | facility								20
Lease term								15 years
Number of lease renewal options | extension_period								4
Lease renewal term								5 years
Annual escalator percentage - up to								2.00%
Adjusted Revenue to Rent Ratio, as defined										1.8
Period over which fixed component is adjusted								5 years
Adjustment to fixed component as percentage of the average change to net revenues during the preceding five years								4.00%
Adjustment to fixed component as percentage of the average change to net revenues during preceding month								20.00%
Rent adjustment increase (decrease)	$ (11,300)						$ (6,200)		$ 19,000
Percentage of construction costs paid by lessor									10.00%
Increase in annual rent due to escalators	$ 5,400		$ 2,400		$ 4,500
Penn Master Lease | Hollywood Casino Columbus and Hollywood Casino Toledo
Schedule of Leased Assets [Line Items]
Interest expense										$ 48,900	$ 46,800	$ 43,800
Penn Master Lease | 1st Jackpot Casino
Schedule of Leased Assets [Line Items]
Rent adjustment increase (decrease)				$ 9,000
Proceeds from the sale of real estate assets in conjunction with acquisitions				$ 82,600
Number of properties added to lease | property				2
Pinnacle Master Lease
Schedule of Leased Assets [Line Items]
Lease term						10 years
Number of lease renewal options | extension_period						5
Lease renewal term						5 years
Annual escalator percentage - up to						2.00%
Adjusted Revenue to Rent Ratio, as defined						1.8
Rent adjustment increase (decrease)		$ 25,000
Proceeds from the sale of real estate assets in conjunction with acquisitions		250,000
Increase in annual rent to adjust to current market conditions		$ 13,900
Number of leased assets | property						12
Remaining lease term		32 years 6 months
Fixed period of percentage rent component						2 years
Percentage rent escalation interval						2 years
Percentage of average net revenues during preceding two years						4.00%