Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenues
Gaming	$ 2,590,533	$ 2,468,630	$ 2,242,515
Food, beverage and other	438,837	400,258	334,808
Management service fee	14,835	15,185	15,190
Revenues	3,044,205	2,884,073	2,592,513
Less promotional allowances	(144,740)	(141,816)	(133,402)
Net revenues	2,899,465	2,742,257	2,459,111
Operating expenses
Gaming	1,342,905	1,298,938	1,198,097
Food, beverage and other	343,611	321,801	266,800
General and administrative	532,241	423,718	411,415
Depreciation and amortization	245,348	211,476	212,387
Impairment losses			224,709
Insurance recoveries, net of deductible charges	(7,229)	(13,257)	(7,523)
Total operating expenses	2,456,876	2,242,676	2,305,885
Income from operations	442,589	499,581	153,226
Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	(81,440)	(99,564)	(130,215)
Interest income	948	423	1,579
Gain (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates	3,804	7,364	(25,974)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		(17,838)	(519)
Other	(1,375)	(734)	6,421
Total other expenses	(78,063)	(110,349)	(148,708)
Income from operations before income taxes	364,526	389,232	4,518
Taxes on income	152,555	146,881	66,178
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests	211,971	242,351	(61,660)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			(2,193)
Net income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of Penn National Gaming, Inc. and subsidiaries	$ 211,971	$ 242,351	$ (59,467)
Earnings (loss) per common share attributable to the shareholders of Penn National Gaming, Inc. and subsidiaries:
Basic earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.24	$ 2.52	$ (0.76)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.04	$ 2.26	$ (0.76)