CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Operating activities
Net income	$ 40,987	$ 45,437
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	104,053	60,390
Amortization of items charged to interest expense	1,917	1,603
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets	30,434	0
Change in fair value of contingent purchase price	4,717	1,134
Loss on sale of property and equipment	522	55
Income from unconsolidated affiliates	(5,687)	(5,361)
Return on investment from unconsolidated affiliates	6,500	6,500
Deferred income taxes	10,980	5,926
Stock-based compensation	3,417	2,929
Impairment losses	0	618
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	882
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of businesses acquired
Accounts receivable	(2,926)	3,973
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(8,132)	(7,248)
Other assets	(648)	(567)
Accounts payable	927	(4,142)
Accrued expenses	(25,291)	(50,634)
Income taxes	5,295	6,072
Operating lease liabilities	(38,864)	0
Other current and noncurrent liabilities	(2,522)	(642)
Net cash provided by operating activities	125,679	66,925
Investing activities
Project capital expenditures	(1,446)	(1,211)
Maintenance capital expenditures	(36,220)	(10,602)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	321	49
Consideration paid for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	(370,262)	0
Consideration paid for gaming licenses and other intangible assets	(343)	(50,379)
Other	(250)	(327)
Net cash used in investing activities	(408,200)	(62,470)
Financing activities
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	90,000	30,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(11,668)	(45,441)
Repayments on revolving credit facility	(110,000)	(30,000)
Payments of other long-term obligations	(7,937)	(7,636)
Proceeds from sale-and-leaseback transactions in conjunction with acquisitions	261,127	0
Principal payments on financing obligations	(12,559)	(16,650)
Principal payments on finance leases	(1,640)	0
Proceeds from exercise of options	534	791
Payments of contingent purchase price	(21)	(121)
Proceeds from insurance financing	13,666	8,541
Payments on insurance financing	(5,857)	(3,907)
Other	(275)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	215,370	(64,423)
Change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(67,151)	(59,968)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the year	481,238	279,418
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period	414,087	219,450
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	481,238	279,418
Supplemental disclosure:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	139,675	120,229
Cash payments (refunds) related to income taxes, net	(1,727)	2,233
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Commencement of operating leases	196,494	0
Commencement of finance leases	0	0
Accrued capital expenditures	$ 6,596	$ 786