Leases - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2016 extension_period facility	Nov. 01, 2013 extension_period facility	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Schedule of Leased Assets [Line Items]
Variable expenses			$ 1,576
Lease income			71,400
Hollywood Casinos - Columbus and Toledo
Schedule of Leased Assets [Line Items]
Variable expenses			13,100	$ 12,400
General and administrative expense
Schedule of Leased Assets [Line Items]
Variable expenses			315
General and administrative expense | Hollywood Casinos - Columbus and Toledo
Schedule of Leased Assets [Line Items]
Variable expenses			6,800
Interest expense
Schedule of Leased Assets [Line Items]
Variable expenses			0
Interest expense | Hollywood Casinos - Columbus and Toledo
Schedule of Leased Assets [Line Items]
Variable expenses			6,300	12,400
Penn Master Lease
Schedule of Leased Assets [Line Items]
Number of facilities with leased real estate | facility		20
Lease term		15 years
Number of options to extend lease | extension_period		4
Lease renewal term		5 years
Lease - expected term with renewal options		35 years
Adjusted annual escalator percentage		2.00%
Adjusted revenue to rent ratio		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%
Lease payments			114,400	$ 115,900
Pinnacle Master Lease
Schedule of Leased Assets [Line Items]
Number of facilities with leased real estate | facility	12
Lease term	10 years
Number of lease renewal options | extension_period	5
Lease renewal term	5 years
Lease - expected term with renewal options	32 years 6 months
Remaining lease term	7 years 6 months
Annual escalator percentage - up to	2.00%
Adjusted Revenue to Rent Ratio, as defined	1.8
Percentage rent escalation interval	2 years
Percentage of average net revenues during preceding two years	4.00%
Fixed period of percentage rent component	2 years
Lease payments			$ 81,300