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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details)									1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2020 USD ($) shares	Sep. 25, 2020 shares	Sep. 24, 2020 shares	May 19, 2020 USD ($) shares	May 19, 2020 USD ($) shares	May 14, 2020 shares	Apr. 16, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 property	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) state property $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) state property $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) state property $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 12, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of facilities the entity owned, managed, or had ownership interests in \| property										41	41	41
Number of jurisdictions in which the entity operates \| state										19	19	19
Proceeds from revolving credit facility												$ 540,000,000.0	$ 412,000,000.0	$ 201,000,000.0
Acquire additional					2.75%	2.75%
Shares issued (in shares) \| shares		16,100,000	2,100,000	14,000,000	2,500,000	19,166,667	16,666,667				19,166,667
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares										$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Gross proceeds from transaction		$ 982,100,000			$ 345,000,000.0
Available borrowing capacity															$ 115,000,000.0
Cash and cash equivalents										$ 1,853,800,000	$ 1,853,800,000	$ 1,853,800,000	$ 437,400,000	$ 479,600,000
2.75% Convertible Notes due 2026 \| Convertible Notes
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Principal					$ 330,500,000	$ 330,500,000
Interest rate					2.75%	2.75%				2.75%	2.75%	2.75%
Tropicana Las Vegas
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Sale of property in exchange for rent credits								$ 307,500,000			$ 307,500,000	$ 337,500,000
Hollywood Casino Morgantown
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Sale of property in exchange for rent credits											30,000,000.0
Gross proceeds from transaction											345,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from revolving credit facility											$ 430,000,000.0
Covenant coverage period											1 year
Repayments of borrowings	$ 670,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Secured Credit Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Repayments of borrowings										$ 115,000,000.0
Available borrowing capacity										$ 671,800,000	$ 671,800,000	$ 671,800,000	$ 530,000,000.0
Barstool Sports, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest										36.00%	36.00%	36.00%	36.00%
Pinnacle Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property									12