Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Net Revenue From External Customers and Intercompany Revenue From Each Operating Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022 |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | $ 768.5 | $ 582.5 | $ 1,328 | $ 946.6 |
Disclosure of complimentary revenue | 12.3 | 7.7 | 24.5 | 14.8 |
Related Party | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 245.9 | 184.3 | 495.9 | 361.6 |
Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
External Customer | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 768.5 | 582.5 | 1,328 | 946.6 |
External Customer | Pari-mutuel, live and simulcast racing | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 160.9 | 170.4 | 262.9 | 270.4 |
External Customer | Pari-mutuel, historical racing | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 191.1 | 79.7 | 382.4 | 153.3 |
External Customer | Racing event-related services | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 138.2 | 122.1 | 141.1 | 123 |
External Customer | Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 210.6 | 164.3 | 423.1 | 325.5 |
External Customer | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 67.7 | 46 | 118.5 | 74.4 |
Live and Historical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 408 | 275.9 | 623.8 | 363.1 |
TwinSpires | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 139.1 | 138.5 | 235.5 | 239.9 |
Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 247.9 | 184.5 | 499.5 | 363.7 |
Operating Segments | External Customer | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 768.3 | 582 | 1,327.5 | 945.6 |
Operating Segments | External Customer | Pari-mutuel, live and simulcast racing | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 160.9 | 170.4 | 262.9 | 270.4 |
Operating Segments | External Customer | Pari-mutuel, historical racing | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 191.1 | 79.7 | 382.4 | 153.3 |
Operating Segments | External Customer | Racing event-related services | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 138.2 | 122.1 | 141.1 | 123 |
Operating Segments | External Customer | Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 210.6 | 164.3 | 423.1 | 325.5 |
Operating Segments | External Customer | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 67.5 | 45.5 | 118 | 73.4 |
Operating Segments | Live and Historical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 385 | 260.9 | 599.4 | 346.9 |
Operating Segments | Live and Historical | Related Party | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 23 | 15 | 24.4 | 16.2 |
Operating Segments | Live and Historical | External Customer | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 385 | 260.9 | 599.4 | 346.9 |
Operating Segments | Live and Historical | External Customer | Pari-mutuel, live and simulcast racing | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 40.2 | 46.5 | 51.2 | 52.1 |
Operating Segments | Live and Historical | External Customer | Pari-mutuel, historical racing | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 184.1 | 78.4 | 369.4 | 152 |
Operating Segments | Live and Historical | External Customer | Racing event-related services | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 136.7 | 121.9 | 137.7 | 122.4 |
Operating Segments | Live and Historical | External Customer | Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 2.5 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 |
Operating Segments | Live and Historical | External Customer | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 21.5 | 14.1 | 36 | 20.4 |
Operating Segments | TwinSpires | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 137.4 | 136.8 | 232.2 | 237.1 |
Operating Segments | TwinSpires | Related Party | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
Operating Segments | TwinSpires | External Customer | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 137.4 | 136.8 | 232.2 | 237.1 |
Operating Segments | TwinSpires | External Customer | Pari-mutuel, live and simulcast racing | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 117.5 | 118.4 | 196.9 | 199.9 |
Operating Segments | TwinSpires | External Customer | Pari-mutuel, historical racing | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Operating Segments | TwinSpires | External Customer | Racing event-related services | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Operating Segments | TwinSpires | External Customer | Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 1.2 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 16.5 |
Operating Segments | TwinSpires | External Customer | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 18.7 | 12.2 | 29.7 | 20.7 |
Operating Segments | Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 245.9 | 184.3 | 495.9 | 361.6 |
Operating Segments | Gaming | Related Party | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 2 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
Operating Segments | Gaming | External Customer | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 245.9 | 184.3 | 495.9 | 361.6 |
Operating Segments | Gaming | External Customer | Pari-mutuel, live and simulcast racing | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 3.2 | 5.5 | 14.8 | 18.4 |
Operating Segments | Gaming | External Customer | Pari-mutuel, historical racing | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 7 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.3 |
Operating Segments | Gaming | External Customer | Racing event-related services | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
Operating Segments | Gaming | External Customer | Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 206.9 | 158.1 | 412.4 | 309 |
Operating Segments | Gaming | External Customer | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 27.3 | 19.2 | 52.3 | 32.3 |
All Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
All Other | Related Party | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All Other | External Customer | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
All Other | External Customer | Pari-mutuel, live and simulcast racing | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All Other | External Customer | Pari-mutuel, historical racing | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All Other | External Customer | Racing event-related services | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All Other | External Customer | Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All Other | External Customer | Other | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
Eliminations | Related Party | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | (26.7) | (16.9) | (31.3) | (21.1) |
Churchill Downs Racetrack | Operating Segments | Live and Historical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 178.3 | 174.2 | 180.7 | 176.2 |
Louisville | Operating Segments | Live and Historical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 45.3 | 44.2 | 89.3 | 87 |
Northern Kentucky | Operating Segments | Live and Historical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 17.3 | 8.4 | 43.6 | 19.2 |
Southwestern Kentucky | Operating Segments | Live and Historical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 37.6 | 34.1 | 74.1 | 64.5 |
Western Kentucky | Operating Segments | Live and Historical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 9.4 | 0 | 14.2 | 0 |
Virginia | Operating Segments | Live and Historical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 94.6 | 0 | 192.3 | 0 |
New Hampshire | Operating Segments | Live and Historical | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 2.5 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 |
Florida | Operating Segments | Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 26 | 27.9 | 52.1 | 54.9 |
Iowa | Operating Segments | Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 24 | 0 | 48.5 | 0 |
Louisiana | Operating Segments | Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 33.8 | 37.2 | 77.9 | 78.7 |
Maine | Operating Segments | Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 29.5 | 29.4 | 57.2 | 56.2 |
Maryland | Operating Segments | Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 27.6 | 27.4 | 50.9 | 48.7 |
Mississippi | Operating Segments | Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 25.8 | 26 | 53.3 | 53.5 |
New York | Operating Segments | Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | 44.6 | 0 | 89.1 | 0 |
Pennsylvania | Operating Segments | Gaming | | | | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | | | | |
Net revenue | $ 34.6 | $ 36.4 | $ 66.9 | $ 69.6 |