Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Revenues
Gaming	$ 2,468,630	$ 2,242,515	$ 2,158,028
Food, beverage and other	400,258	334,808	339,235
Management service fee	15,185	15,190	14,787
Revenues	2,884,073	2,592,513	2,512,050
Less promotional allowances	(141,816)	(133,402)	(142,775)
Net revenues	2,742,257	2,459,111	2,369,275
Operating expenses
Gaming	1,298,938	1,198,097	1,161,510
Food, beverage and other	321,801	266,800	266,351
General and administrative	423,718	411,415	403,136
Depreciation and amortization	211,476	212,387	194,436
Impairment losses		224,709	532,377
Insurance recoveries, net of deductible charges	(13,257)	(7,523)	6,063
Total operating expenses	2,242,676	2,305,885	2,563,873
Income (loss) from operations	499,581	153,226	(194,598)
Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	(99,564)	(130,215)	(134,984)
Interest income	423	1,579	6,522
Gain (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates	7,364	(25,974)	(1,121)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(17,838)	(519)	(4,793)
Other	(734)	6,421	1,093
Total other expenses	(110,349)	(148,708)	(133,283)
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes	389,232	4,518	(327,881)
Taxes on income	146,881	66,178	(60,468)
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests	242,351	(61,660)	(267,413)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(2,193)	(2,465)
Net income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of Penn National Gaming, Inc. and subsidiaries	$ 242,351	$ (59,467)	$ (264,948)
Earnings (loss) per common share attributable to the shareholders of Penn National Gaming, Inc. and subsidiaries:
Basic earnings (loss) per common share	$ 2.52	$ (0.76)	$ (3.39)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$ 2.26	$ (0.76)	$ (3.39)