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Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) payment installment	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Equity securities	$ 17.1	$ 84.3
Equity securities, FV-NI, unrealized loss		20.1
Holding (losses) gains on equity securities	$ (69.9)	$ (24.9)	$ 106.7
Retama Nominal Holder, LLC
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Ownership interest	1.00%
HitPoint Inc. And Lucky Point Inc.
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Installment amount of contingent consideration	$ 1.0
Number of installments for contingent consideration \| installment	3
Plainridge Park Casino
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Period of actual earnings used to calculate contingent consideration	10 years
Number of remaining annual payments \| payment	3
Notes Payable, Other Payables
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate				27.00%
5.625% Notes due 2027 \| Senior notes
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.625%	5.625%
4.125% Notes due 2029 \| Senior notes
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.125%
Retama Development Corporation \| Pinnacle Retama Partners, LLC \| Promissory Notes \| Other Noncurrent Assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Promissory notes	$ 7.9	$ 15.1
Retama Development Corporation \| Pinnacle Retama Partners, LLC \| Local Government Corporation Bonds \| Other Noncurrent Assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Promissory notes	$ 6.7	$ 6.7
Pinnacle Retama Partners, LLC
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Ownership interest by parent	75.50%