Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10-Q 7 Aug 19 2019 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Aug. 02, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Central Index Key	0000906553
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Registrant Name	BOYD GAMING CORP
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2019
Entity File Number	1-12882
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NV
Entity Tax Identification Number	88-0242733
Entity Address, Address Line One	3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, Ninth Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	Las Vegas
Entity Address, State or Province	NV
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	89169
City Area Code	702
Local Phone Number	792-7200
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock
Trading Symbol	BYD
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		111,140,002

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 239,411	$ 249,417
Restricted cash	23,666	23,785
Accounts receivable, net	61,224	54,667
Inventories	20,242	20,590
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	45,656	45,815
Income taxes receivable	6,594	5,477
Total current assets	396,793	399,751
Property and equipment, net	2,726,554	2,716,064
Operating lease right-of-use assets	916,613	0
Other assets, net	128,000	106,277
Intangible assets, net	1,434,040	1,466,670
Goodwill, net	1,102,977	1,062,102
Other long-term tax assets	5,475	5,475
Total assets	6,710,452	5,756,339
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	99,841	111,172
Current maturities of long-term debt	26,986	24,181
Accrued liabilities	404,016	334,175
Income tax payable	0	173
Total current liabilities	530,843	469,701
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs	3,882,220	3,955,119
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	850,536	0
Deferred income taxes	147,740	121,262
Other long-term tax liabilities	3,738	3,636
Other liabilities	82,660	60,880
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 2, 7 and 9)
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 111,149,840 and 111,757,105 shares outstanding	1,111	1,118
Additional paid-in capital	879,388	892,331
Retained earnings	332,828	253,357
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(612)	(1,065)
Total stockholders' equity	1,212,715	1,145,741
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 6,710,452	$ 5,756,339

Condensed Consolidated Balanc_2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	5,000,000	5,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	111,149,840	111,757,105

Condensed Consolidated Statemen

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 846,132	$ 616,793	$ 1,673,420	$ 1,222,911
Operating costs and expenses
Selling, general and administrative	116,701	88,041	232,112	175,624
Master lease rent expense	24,431	0	48,393	0
Maintenance and utilities	39,707	28,673	77,807	56,599
Depreciation and amortization	68,051	53,923	135,304	105,199
Corporate expense	26,913	24,063	58,090	49,920
Project development, preopening and writedowns	4,915	5,801	8,946	9,241
Impairment of assets	0	993	0	993
Other operating items, net	105	132	304	1,931
Total operating costs and expenses	719,440	520,535	1,429,102	1,031,879
Operating income	126,692	96,258	244,318	191,032
Other expense (income)
Interest income	(816)	(522)	(922)	(979)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(61,233)	(44,959)	(122,563)	(89,218)
Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt	508	0	508	61
Other, net	(455)	(24)	(340)	(404)
Total other expense, net	60,470	44,413	121,809	87,896
Income before income taxes	66,222	51,845	122,509	103,136
Income tax provision	(17,738)	(13,247)	(28,574)	(23,139)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	48,484	38,598	93,935	79,997
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	347	0	347
Net income	$ 48,484	$ 38,945	$ 93,935	$ 80,344
Basic net income per common share
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.43	$ 0.34	$ 0.83	$ 0.70
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	0	0
Basic net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.43	$ 0.34	$ 0.83	$ 0.70
Weighted average basic shares outstanding (in shares)	113,318	114,543	113,329	114,459
Diluted net income per common share
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.43	$ 0.34	$ 0.83	$ 0.70
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0	0	0
Diluted net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.43	$ 0.34	$ 0.83	$ 0.70
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding (in shares)	113,795	115,218	113,832	115,186
Casino [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 633,659	$ 447,788	$ 1,253,912	$ 888,251
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of Revenue	282,593	193,991	559,209	383,026
Food and Beverage [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	112,047	87,601	223,137	173,000
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of Revenue	103,477	81,619	205,628	164,309
Occupancy [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	61,097	49,434	118,341	97,346
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of Revenue	27,799	21,654	54,681	42,587
Product and Service, Other [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	39,329	31,970	78,030	64,314
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of Revenue	$ 24,748	$ 21,645	$ 48,628	$ 42,450

Condensed Consolidated Statem_2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Net income	$ 48,484	$ 38,945	$ 93,935	$ 80,344
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Fair value adjustments to available-for-sale securities, net of tax	(12)	(306)	453	(1,270)
Comprehensive income	$ 48,472	$ 38,639	$ 94,388	$ 79,074

Condensed Consolidated Statem_3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Total
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017		112,634,418
Balances at Dec. 31, 2017		$ 1,126	$ 931,858	$ 164,425	$ (182)	$ 1,097,227
Net income		0	0	41,399	0	41,399
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		$ 0	0	0	(964)	(964)
Stock options exercised (in shares)		221,400
Stock options exercised		$ 2	2,043	0	0	2,045
Release of restricted stock units, net of tax (in shares)		16,957
Release of restricted stock units, net of tax		$ 0	(364)	0	0	(364)
Release of performance stock units, net of tax (in shares)		337,537
Release of performance stock units, net of tax		$ 4	(5,274)	0	0	(5,270)
Shares repurchased and retired (in shares)		(559,089)
Shares repurchased and retired		$ (6)	(19,797)	0	0	(19,803)
Dividends declared		0	0	(5,635)	0	(5,635)
Share-based compensation costs		0	8,927	0	0	8,927
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, adoption of Update 2018-02		$ 0	0	(312)	312	0
Release of performance stock units, net of tax (in shares)		337,537
Balances (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018		112,651,223
Balances at Mar. 31, 2018		$ 1,126	917,393	199,877	(834)	1,117,562
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017		112,634,418
Balances at Dec. 31, 2017		$ 1,126	931,858	164,425	(182)	1,097,227
Net income						$ 80,344
Shares repurchased and retired (in shares)	[1],[2]					860,000
Shares repurchased and retired	[2]					$ (30,332)
Balances (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018		112,370,340
Balances at Jun. 30, 2018		$ 1,124	913,096	232,080	(1,140)	1,145,160
Balances (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018		112,651,223
Balances at Mar. 31, 2018		$ 1,126	917,393	199,877	(834)	1,117,562
Net income		0	0	38,945	0	38,945
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		$ 0	0	0	(306)	(306)
Stock options exercised (in shares)		19,836
Stock options exercised		$ 0	208	0	0	208
Release of restricted stock units, net of tax (in shares)		0
Release of restricted stock units, net of tax		$ 0	0	0	0	0
Release of performance stock units, net of tax (in shares)		0
Release of performance stock units, net of tax		$ 0	0	0	0	$ 0
Shares repurchased and retired (in shares)		(300,719)				301,000	[1],[2]
Shares repurchased and retired		$ (2)	(10,527)	0	0	$ (10,529)	[2]
Dividends declared		0	0	(6,742)	0	(6,742)
Share-based compensation costs		$ 0	6,022	0	0	6,022
Release of performance stock units, net of tax (in shares)		0
Balances (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018		112,370,340
Balances at Jun. 30, 2018		$ 1,124	913,096	232,080	(1,140)	$ 1,145,160
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		111,757,105				111,757,105
Balances at Dec. 31, 2018		$ 1,118	892,331	253,357	(1,065)	$ 1,145,741
Net income		0	0	45,451	0	45,451
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		$ 0	0	0	465	465
Stock options exercised (in shares)		137,063
Stock options exercised		$ 1	1,261	0	0	1,262
Release of restricted stock units, net of tax (in shares)		46,958
Release of restricted stock units, net of tax		$ 0	(418)	0	0	(418)
Release of performance stock units, net of tax (in shares)		270,960
Release of performance stock units, net of tax		$ 3	(3,768)	0	0	(3,765)
Shares repurchased and retired (in shares)		(830,100)
Shares repurchased and retired		$ (8)	(21,645)	0	0	(21,653)
Dividends declared		0	0	(6,683)	0	(6,683)
Share-based compensation costs		$ 0	9,709	0	0	9,709
Release of performance stock units, net of tax (in shares)		270,960
Balances (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019		111,381,986
Balances at Mar. 31, 2019		$ 1,114	877,470	292,125	(600)	$ 1,170,109
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		111,757,105				111,757,105
Balances at Dec. 31, 2018		$ 1,118	892,331	253,357	(1,065)	$ 1,145,741
Net income						$ 93,935
Shares repurchased and retired (in shares)	[1],[2]					1,075,000
Shares repurchased and retired	[2]					$ (27,760)
Balances (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019		111,149,840				111,149,840
Balances at Jun. 30, 2019		$ 1,111	879,388	332,828	(612)	$ 1,212,715
Balances (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019		111,381,986
Balances at Mar. 31, 2019		$ 1,114	877,470	292,125	(600)	1,170,109
Net income		0	0	48,484	0	48,484
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		$ 0	0	0	(12)	(12)
Stock options exercised (in shares)		0
Stock options exercised		$ 0	0	0	0	0
Release of restricted stock units, net of tax (in shares)		13,075
Release of restricted stock units, net of tax		$ 1	(136)	0	0	(135)
Release of performance stock units, net of tax (in shares)		0
Release of performance stock units, net of tax		$ 0	0	0	0	$ 0
Shares repurchased and retired (in shares)		(245,221)				245,000	[1],[2]
Shares repurchased and retired		$ (4)	(6,104)	0	0	$ (6,108)	[2]
Dividends declared		0	0	(7,781)	0	(7,781)
Share-based compensation costs		$ 0	8,158	0	0	$ 8,158
Release of performance stock units, net of tax (in shares)		0
Balances (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019		111,149,840				111,149,840
Balances at Jun. 30, 2019		$ 1,111	$ 879,388	$ 332,828	$ (612)	$ 1,212,715
[1]	All shares repurchased have been retired and constitute authorized but unissued shares.
[2]	Shares repurchased reflect repurchases settled during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. These amounts exclude repurchases traded but not yet settled on or before June 30, 2019 and 2018.

Condensed Consolidated Statem_4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.05
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.05

Condensed Consolidated Statem_5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income	$ 93,935	$ 80,344
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(347)
Depreciation and amortization	135,304	105,199
Amortization of debt financing costs and discounts on debt	4,681	4,368
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use-assets	16,468	0
Share-based compensation expense	17,867	14,949
Deferred income taxes	26,478	19,158
Impairment of assets	0	993
Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt	508	61
Other operating activities	303	15
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(6,675)	4,459
Inventories	(173)	1,067
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(574)	3,282
Income taxes (receivable) payable, net	(1,290)	(40)
Other assets, net	(4,902)	(2,316)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(6,583)	(15,729)
Operating lease liabilities	(16,468)	0
Other long-term tax liabilities	102	94
Other liabilities	5,331	2,434
Net cash provided by operating activities	264,312	217,991
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(126,154)	(63,245)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received	(5,535)	(100,713)
Other investing activities	(23,259)	(9,240)
Net cash used in investing activities	(154,948)	(173,198)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Borrowings under bank credit facility	776,029	333,900
Payments under bank credit facility	(851,076)	(591,476)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes	0	700,000
Debt financing costs, net	(60)	(11,028)
Share-based compensation activities, net	(3,056)	(3,381)
Shares repurchased and retired	(27,761)	(30,332)
Dividends paid	(13,389)	(11,267)
Other financing activities	(176)	(50)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(119,489)	386,366
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations
Cash flows from operating activities	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities	0	482
Cash flows from financing activities	0	0
Net cash provided by discontinued operations	0	482
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(10,125)	431,641
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	273,202	227,279
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	263,077	658,920
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	117,985	85,090
Cash paid for income taxes	3,458	3,447
Supplemental Schedule of Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities
Payables incurred for capital expenditures	$ 2,735	$ 7,082

Note 1 - Summary of Significant

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) as of June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 three six June 30, 2019 2018 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOTE 1. Organization Boyd Gaming Corporation (and together with its subsidiaries, the "Company," "Boyd," "Boyd Gaming," "we" or "us",) was incorporated in the state of Nevada in 1988 1975. We are a geographically diversified operator of 29 wholly owned gaming entertainment properties. Headquartered in Las Vegas, we have gaming operations in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10 -Q and Article 10 of Regulation S- X and, therefore, do not include all information and footnote disclosures necessary for complete financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2018, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 1, 2019. The results for the periods indicated are unaudited, but reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that management considers necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results that would be achieved during a full year of operations or in future periods. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Boyd Gaming and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Investments in unconsolidated affiliates, which do not meet the consolidation criteria of the authoritative accounting guidance for voting interest, controlling interest or variable interest entities, are accounted for under the equity method. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments, which include cash on hand and in banks, interest-bearing deposits and money market funds with maturities of three months or less at their date of purchase. The instruments are not restricted as to withdrawal or use and are on deposit with high credit quality financial institutions. Although these balances may at times exceed the federal insured deposit limit, we believe such risk is mitigated by the quality of the institution holding such deposit. The carrying values of these instruments approximate their fair values as such balances are generally available on demand. Restricted Cash Restricted cash consists primarily of advance payments related to: (i) future bookings with our Hawaiian travel agency; and (ii) amounts restricted by regulation for gaming and racing purposes. These restricted cash balances are invested in highly liquid instruments with a maturity of 90 days or less. These restricted cash balances are held by high credit quality financial institutions. The carrying value of these instruments approximates their fair value due to their short maturities. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the total balance shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. June 30, December 31, June 30, December 31, (In thousands) 2019 2018 2018 2017 Cash and cash equivalents $ 239,411 $ 249,417 $ 632,808 $ 203,104 Restricted cash 23,666 23,785 26,112 24,175 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 263,077 $ 273,202 $ 658,920 $ 227,279 Leases Management determines if a contract is or contains a lease at inception or modification of a contract. A contract is or contains a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period in exchange for consideration. Control over the use of the identified asset means the lessee has both (a) the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the asset and (b) the right to direct the use of the asset. Operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the discount rate for the lease at the commencement date. For our operating leases for which the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, we generally use an incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the commencement date to determine the present value of future lease payments. Operating right-of-use ("ROU") assets and finance lease assets are generally recognized based on the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease and non-lease components are accounted for separately. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use assets, accrued liabilities and operating lease liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Revenue Recognition The Company’s revenue contracts with customers consist of gaming wagers, hotel room sales, food & beverage offerings and other amenity transactions. The transaction price for a gaming wagering contract is the difference between gaming wins and losses, not the total amount wagered. Cash discounts, commissions and other cash incentives to customers related to gaming play are recorded as a reduction of gross gaming revenues. The transaction price for hotel, food & beverage and other contracts is the net amount collected from the customer for such goods and services. Hotel, food & beverage and other services have been determined to be separate, stand-alone performance obligations and the transaction price for such contracts is recorded as revenue as the good or service is transferred to the customer over their stay at the hotel, when the delivery is made for the food & beverage or when the service is provided for other amenity transactions. Gaming wager contracts involve two performance obligations for those customers earning points under the Company’s player loyalty programs and a single performance obligation for customers who do not participate in the programs. The Company applies a practical expedient by accounting for its gaming contracts on a portfolio basis as such wagers have similar characteristics and the Company reasonably expects the effects on the financial statements of applying the revenue recognition guidance to the portfolio to not differ materially from that which would result if applying the guidance to an individual wagering contract. For purposes of allocating the transaction price in a wagering contract between the wagering performance obligation and the obligation associated with the loyalty points earned, the Company allocates an amount to the loyalty point contract liability based on the stand-alone selling price of the points earned, which is determined by the value of a point that can be redeemed for a hotel room stay, food & beverage or other amenities. Sales and usage-based taxes are excluded from revenues. An amount is allocated to the gaming wager performance obligation using the residual approach as the stand-alone price for wagers is highly variable and no set established price exists for such wagers. The allocated revenue for gaming wagers is recognized when the wagers occur as all such wagers settle immediately. The loyalty point contract liability amount is deferred and recognized as revenue when the customer redeems the points for a hotel room stay, food & beverage or other amenities and such goods or services are delivered to the customer. See Note 5, Accrued Liabilities , for the balance outstanding related to player loyalty programs. The Company collects advanced deposits from hotel customers for future reservations representing obligations of the Company until the hotel room stay is provided to the customer. See Note 5, Accrued Liabilities , for the balance outstanding related to advance deposits. The Company's outstanding chip liability represents the amounts owed in exchange for gaming chips held by a customer. Outstanding chips are expected to be recognized as revenue or redeemed for cash within one year of being purchased. See Note 5, Accrued Liabilities , for the balance outstanding related to the chip liability. The retail value of hotel accommodations, food & beverage, and other services furnished to guests without charge is recorded as departmental revenues. Gaming revenues are net of incentives earned in our slot bonus program such as cash and the estimated retail value of goods and services (such as complimentary hotel rooms and food & beverage). We reward customers, through the use of bonus programs, with points based on amounts wagered that can be redeemed for a specified period of time for complimentary slot play, food & beverage, and to a lesser extent for other goods or services, depending upon the property. The estimated retail value related to goods and services provided to customers without charge or upon redemption of points under our player loyalty programs, included in departmental revenues, and therefore reducing our gaming revenues, are as follows: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, (In thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Food & beverage $ 53,124 $ 43,285 $ 107,041 $ 85,923 Rooms 24,043 19,861 47,316 38,861 Other 3,764 2,749 7,229 5,329 Gaming Taxes We are subject to taxes based on gross gaming revenues in the jurisdictions in which we operate. These gaming taxes are recorded as a gaming expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. These taxes totaled approximately million and million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , respectively, and million and million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , respectively. Income Taxes Income taxes are recorded under the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. We reduce the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. Use of the term "more likely than not" indicates the likelihood of occurrence is greater than 50%. Accordingly, the need to establish valuation allowances for deferred tax assets is continually assessed based on a more-likely-than- not realization threshold. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of profitability, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, our experience with the utilization of operating loss and tax credit carryforwards before expiration and tax planning strategies. In making such judgments, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified. Other Long-Term Tax Liabilities The Company's income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities in the locations where it operates. The Company assesses potentially unfavorable outcomes of such examinations based on accounting standards for uncertain income taxes, which prescribe a minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. Uncertain tax position accounting standards apply to all tax positions related to income taxes. These accounting standards utilize a two -step approach for evaluating tax positions. Recognition occurs when the Company concludes that a tax position, based on its technical merits, is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. Measurement is only addressed if the position is deemed to be more likely than not to be sustained. The tax benefit is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is more likely than not to be realized upon settlement. Tax positions failing to qualify for initial recognition are recognized in the first subsequent interim period that they meet the "more likely than not" standard. If it is subsequently determined that a previously recognized tax position no longer meets the "more likely than not" standard, it is required that the tax position is derecognized. Accounting standards for uncertain tax positions specifically prohibit the use of a valuation allowance as a substitute for derecognition of tax positions. As applicable, the Company will recognize accrued penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. Accrued interest and penalties are included in other long-term tax liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2018 - 02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income ("Update 2018 - 02" ) In first quarter 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2018 - 02 which allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Act. The effect of this change in accounting principle is to record an other comprehensive income tax effect of million as a reduction in retained earnings on the condensed consolidated statement of changes in stockholders' equity for the six months ended June 30, 2018 . ASU 2016 - 02, Leases ("Update 2016 - 02" ); ASU 2018 - 10, Targeted Improvements ("Update 2018 - 10" ); ASU 2018 - 01, Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842 ("Update ASU 2018 - 01" ); ASU 2018 - 11, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases ("Update 2018 - 11" ); ASU 2019 - 01, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases ("Update 1901 - 01" ) (collectively, the “Lease Standard”) The Lease Standard provides for transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and the disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements to enable users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The Company adopted the Lease Standard effective January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective approach, which allows the initial application of the new guidance as of the adoption date without adjusting comparative periods presented. We elected the package of practical expedients for leases that commenced prior to the adoption date whereby we elected to not reassess (i) whether any expired or existing contracts contain leases; (ii) the lease classification for any expired or existing leases; and (iii) initial direct costs for any existing leases. We also made an accounting policy election that leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recognized on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Adoption of the Lease Standard resulted in the recognition of million of ROU assets and million of lease liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of the date of adoption, primarily related to land, buildings and office space. The difference of million represented deferred rent for leases that existed as of the date of adoption, which was an offset to the opening balance of right-of-use assets. The adoption of the Lease Standard did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows. See Note 8, Leases , for further information regarding our leases. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements ASU 2019 - 04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments ("Update 2019 - 04" ) and ASU 2019 - 05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses ("Update 2019 - 05" ) In April and May 2019, the FASB issued Update 2019 - 04 and Update 2019 - 05, respectively, to provide clarification and corrections to ASU 2016 - 13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments ("Update 2016 - 13" ) . The impact to the consolidated financial statements of Update 2016 - 13 is currently being evaluated by the Company. Update 2019 - 04 and Update 2019 - 05, along with Update 2016 - 13, are effective for financial statements issued for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of Update 2019 - 04 and Update 2019 - 05 to the consolidated financial statements. A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently being studied by standard-setting organizations and certain regulatory agencies. Because of the tentative and preliminary nature of such proposed standards, we have not yet determined the effect, if any, that the implementation of such proposed standards would have on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divesti

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestitures	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block]	NOTE 2. Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City; Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles; Belterra Casino Resort; Belterra Park On October 15, 2018, December 17, 2017, January 29, 2018 ( No. 1" October 15, 2018 ( No. 2" Pursuant to the Pinnacle Purchase Agreement, Boyd Gaming acquired from Pinnacle all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the Acquired Companies as well as certain other assets (and assumed certain other liabilities) of Pinnacle related to the Acquired Companies (collectively, the "Pinnacle Acquisition"). Each of the Acquired Companies is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Boyd Gaming. The acquired companies are aggregated into our Midwest & South segment (See Note 11, Segment Information . Pursuant to the Pinnacle Purchase Agreement, Boyd TCIV entered into a Master Lease, dated October 15, 2018 ( October 15, 2018 April 30, 2026 The Pinnacle Acquisition occurred substantially concurrently with the acquisition of Pinnacle Entertainment by Penn pursuant to the Merger Agreement, dated December 17, 2017, Concurrently with the Pinnacle Acquisition, Boyd (Ohio) PropCo, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Boyd TCIV ("Boyd PropCo"), acquired the real estate associated with Belterra Park in Cincinnati, Ohio (the "Belterra Park Real Property Sale") utilizing mortgage financing from a subsidiary of Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. ("GLPI"), pursuant to a purchase agreement, dated December 17, 2017 ( October 15, 2018 ( Consideration Transferred The fair value of the consideration transferred pursuant to the Pinnacle Purchase Agreement represented the purchase price of the net assets acquired. The total gross cash consideration was $615.1 million. Status of Purchase Price Allocation The Company is following the acquisition method of accounting per FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805 805" third not third 2019. may June 30, 2019 The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price as of the acquisition date: Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation (In thousands) As of December 31, 2018 Adjustments As of June 30, 2019 Current assets $ 64,604 $ (419 ) $ 64,185 Property and equipment 167,000 (400 ) 166,600 Other assets (28 ) — (28 ) Intangible assets 415,400 (16,700 ) 398,700 Total acquired assets 646,976 (17,519 ) 629,457 Current liabilities 54,585 137 54,722 Other liabilities 57,832 — 57,832 Total liabilities assumed 112,417 137 112,554 Net identifiable assets acquired 534,559 (17,656 ) 516,903 Goodwill 72,740 25,491 98,231 Net assets acquired $ 607,299 $ 7,835 $ 615,134 The following table summarizes the preliminary values assigned to acquired property and equipment and estimated useful lives: (In thousands) Useful Lives As Recorded Land $ 7,350 Buildings and improvements 15 - 40 89,150 Furniture and equipment 2 - 10 65,200 Construction in progress 4,900 Property and equipment acquired $ 166,600 The following table summarizes the acquired intangible assets and weighted average useful lives of definite-lived intangible assets. (In thousands) Useful Lives As Recorded Customer relationship 4 $ 41,200 Trademark Indefinite 43,000 Gaming license right Indefinite 314,500 Total intangible assets acquired $ 398,700 The goodwill recognized is the excess of the purchase price over the preliminary values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. All of the goodwill was assigned to the Midwest & South reportable segment. All of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The Company recognized $0.6 million and $0.8 million of acquisition related costs that were expensed for the three June 30, 2019 2018 , respectively, and $1.5 million and $1.4 million six June 30, 2019 2018 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three six June 30, 2019 The following supplemental information presents the financial results of the Pinnacle Properties included in the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three six June 30, 2019 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (In thousands) June 30, 2019 June 30, 2019 Total revenues $ 174,299 $ 334,857 Net income $ 18,639 $ 31,295 Valley Forge Convention Center Partners On September 17, 2018, December 20, 2017, September 17, 2018, Pursuant to the Valley Forge Merger Agreement, Boyd TCV merged with and into Valley Forge (the "Valley Forge Merger"), with Valley Forge surviving the merger. Valley Forge is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Boyd. Valley Forge is a modern casino and hotel in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania that offers premium accommodations, gaming, dining, entertainment and retail services, and is aggregated into our Midwest & South segment (See Note 11, Segment Information . Consideration Transferred The fair value of the consideration transferred pursuant to the Valley Forge Merger Agreement represented the purchase price of the net assets acquired. The total gross consideration was $289.1 million. Status of Purchase Price Allocation The Company is following the acquisition method of accounting per ASC 805 not third 2019. may June 30, 2019 The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price as of the acquisition date: Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation (In thousands) As of December 31, 2018 Adjustments As of June 30, 2019 Current assets $ 29,909 $ (629 ) $ 29,280 Property and equipment 56,500 618 57,118 Other assets 483 2,389 2,872 Intangible assets 148,600 (12,000 ) 136,600 Total acquired assets 235,492 (9,622 ) 225,870 Current liabilities 12,968 — 12,968 Other liabilities 606 9,197 9,803 Total liabilities assumed 13,574 9,197 22,771 Net identifiable assets acquired 221,918 (18,819 ) 203,099 Goodwill 69,446 16,520 85,966 Net assets acquired $ 291,364 $ (2,299 ) $ 289,065 The following table summarizes the preliminary values assigned to acquired property and equipment and estimated useful lives: (In thousands) Useful Lives As Recorded Land $ 15,150 Buildings and improvements 15 - 40 32,908 Furniture and equipment 2 - 6 9,060 Property and equipment acquired $ 57,118 The following table summarizes the acquired intangible assets and weighted average useful lives of definite-lived intangible assets. (In thousands) Useful Lives As Recorded Customer relationship 5 $ 16,100 Trademark Indefinite 12,500 Gaming license right Indefinite 108,000 Total intangible assets acquired $ 136,600 The goodwill recognized is the excess of the purchase price over the preliminary values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. All of the goodwill was assigned to the Midwest & South reportable segment. All of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The Company recognized $0.2 million of acquisition related costs that were expensed for both the three June 30, 2019 2018 and $0.5 million and $0.6 million six June 30, 2019 2018 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three six June 30, 2019 The following supplemental information presents the financial results of Valley Forge included in the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three six June 30, 2019 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (In thousands) June 30, 2019 June 30, 2019 Total revenues $ 42,230 $ 83,421 Net income $ 7,577 $ 14,405 Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois On June 1, 2018, May 1, 2018, Pursuant to the Lattner Merger Agreement, Boyd TCVI merged with and into Lattner (the "Lattner Merger"), with Lattner surviving the Lattner Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Boyd. Lattner operates nearly 1,000 gaming units in approximately 220 locations across the state of Illinois and is aggregated into our Midwest & South segment (See Note 11, Segment Information . Consideration Transferred The fair value of the consideration transferred pursuant to the Lattner Merger Agreement represented the purchase price of the net assets acquired. The total gross consideration was $110.5 million. Status of Purchase Price Allocation The Company followed the acquisition method of accounting per ASC 805 805, third June 1, 2018, 10 December 31, 2018. March 31, 2019, The following table presents the components of the allocation of the purchase price as of the acquisition date, including the measurement period adjustments: (In thousands) Preliminary Allocation as of December 31, 2018 Adjustments Final Purchase Price Allocation Current assets $ 10,638 $ — $ 10,638 Property and equipment 9,307 189 9,496 Other assets 1,963 970 2,933 Intangible assets 58,000 — 58,000 Total acquired assets 79,908 1,159 81,067 Current liabilities 1,062 — 1,062 Total liabilities assumed 1,062 — 1,062 Net identifiable assets acquired 78,846 1,159 80,005 Goodwill 31,692 (1,163 ) 30,529 Net assets acquired $ 110,538 $ (4 ) $ 110,534 The following table summarizes the final values assigned to acquired property and equipment and estimated useful lives: (In thousands) Useful Lives As Recorded Buildings and improvements 10 - 45 $ 66 Furniture and equipment 3 - 7 9,430 Property and equipment acquired $ 9,496 The following table summarizes the acquired intangible asset and weighted average useful lives of the definite-lived intangible asset. (In thousands) Useful Lives As Recorded Host agreements 15 $ 58,000 Total intangible assets acquired $ 58,000 The goodwill recognized is the excess of the purchase price over the preliminary values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. All of the goodwill was assigned to the Midwest & South reportable segment. All of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The Company recognized $0.2 million and $0.5 million of acquisition related costs that were expensed for the three June 30, 2019 2018 , respectively, and $0.3 million and $0.5 million six June 30, 2019 2018 We have not not three six June 30, 2019 Supplemental Unaudited Pro Forma Information The following table presents pro forma results of the Company, as though Lattner, Valley Forge and the Pinnacle Properties (the "Acquired Companies") had been acquired as of January 1, 2018. not may Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (In thousands) Boyd Gaming Corporation (As Reported) Acquired Companies Boyd Gaming Corporation (Pro Forma) Total revenues $ 1,222,911 $ 434,305 $ 1,657,216 Net income from continuing operations, net of tax $ 79,997 $ 2,663 $ 82,660 Basic net income per share $ 0.70 $ 0.72 Diluted net income per share $ 0.70 $ 0.72 Pro Forma and Other Adjustments The unaudited pro forma results, as presented above, include adjustments to record: (i) rent expense under the Master Lease; (ii) the net incremental depreciation expense for the adjustment of property and equipment to fair value and the allocation of a portion of the purchase price to amortizing intangible assets; (iii) the increase in interest expense incurred on the incremental borrowings incurred by Boyd to fund the acquisition, including the Belterra Park Mortgage; (iv) the estimated tax effect of the pro forma adjustments and on the historical taxable income of the Acquired Companies; and (v) miscellaneous adjustments as a result of the preliminary purchase price allocation on the amortization of certain assets and liabilities. Divestiture of Borgata On August 1, 2016, May 31, 2016, July 19, 2016, three six June 30, 2018,

Note 3 - Property and Equipment

Note 3 - Property and Equipment, Net	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE 3. Property and equipment, net consists of the following: June 30, December 31, (In thousands) 2019 2018 Land $ 327,456 $ 316,590 Buildings and improvements 3,094,003 3,084,337 Furniture and equipment 1,538,707 1,480,917 Riverboats and barges 239,450 240,507 Construction in progress 117,503 66,752 Total property and equipment 5,317,119 5,189,103 Less accumulated depreciation 2,590,565 2,473,039 Property and equipment, net $ 2,726,554 $ 2,716,064 Depreciation expense is as follows: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, (In thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Depreciation expense $ 60,852 $ 51,357 $ 120,897 $ 101,503

Note 4 - Intangible Assets, Net

Note 4 - Intangible Assets, Net	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE 4. Intangible assets, net consist of the following: June 30, 2019 Weighted Gross Cumulative Average Life Carrying Cumulative Impairment Intangible (In thousands) Remaining (in years) Value Amortization Losses Assets, Net Amortizing intangibles Customer relationships 3.8 $ 66,700 $ (26,997 ) $ — $ 39,703 Favorable lease rates 36.5 11,730 (3,415 ) — 8,315 Development agreement — 21,373 — — 21,373 Host agreements 13.9 58,000 (4,189 ) — 53,811 157,803 (34,601 ) — 123,202 Indefinite lived intangible assets Trademarks Indefinite 207,387 — (4,300 ) 203,087 Gaming license rights Indefinite 1,321,685 (33,960 ) (179,974 ) 1,107,751 1,529,072 (33,960 ) (184,274 ) 1,310,838 Balances, June 30, 2019 $ 1,686,875 $ (68,561 ) $ (184,274 ) $ 1,434,040 December 31, 2018 Weighted Gross Cumulative Average Life Carrying Cumulative Impairment Intangible (In thousands) Remaining (in years) Value Amortization Losses Assets, Net Amortizing intangibles Customer relationships 7.3 $ 65,400 $ (15,113 ) $ — $ 50,287 Favorable lease rates 37.0 11,730 (3,302 ) — 8,428 Development agreement — 21,373 — — 21,373 Host agreements 14.4 58,000 (2,256 ) — 55,744 156,503 (20,671 ) — 135,832 Indefinite lived intangible assets Trademarks Indefinite 207,387 — (4,300 ) 203,087 Gaming license rights Indefinite 1,341,685 (33,960 ) (179,974 ) 1,127,751 1,549,072 (33,960 ) (184,274 ) 1,330,838 Balances, December 31, 2018 $ 1,705,575 $ (54,631 ) $ (184,274 ) $ 1,466,670 ________

Note 5 - Accrued Liabilities

Note 5 - Accrued Liabilities	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE 5. Accrued liabilities consist of the following: June 30, December 31, (In thousands) 2019 2018 Payroll and related expenses $ 87,025 $ 85,532 Interest 35,630 35,734 Gaming liabilities 60,331 59,823 Player loyalty program liabilities 30,100 25,251 Advance deposits 23,960 21,687 Outstanding chip liabilities 5,640 7,449 Dividend payable 7,780 6,705 Operating lease liabilities 66,077 — Other accrued liabilities 87,473 91,994 Total accrued liabilities $ 404,016 $ 334,175

Note 6 - Long-Term Debt

Note 6 - Long-Term Debt	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Long-term Debt [Text Block]	NOTE 6. Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs, consists of the following: June 30, 2019 Unamortized Interest Origination Rates at Outstanding Unamortized Fees and Long-Term (In thousands) June 30, 2019 Principal Discount Costs Debt, Net Bank credit facility 4.610 % $ 1,696,282 $ (1,098 ) $ (18,786 ) $ 1,676,398 6.875% senior notes due 2023 6.875 % 750,000 — (6,823 ) 743,177 6.375% senior notes due 2026 6.375 % 750,000 — (8,932 ) 741,068 6.000% senior notes due 2026 6.000 % 700,000 — (9,942 ) 690,058 Other 11.029 % 58,505 — — 58,505 Total long-term debt 3,954,787 (1,098 ) (44,483 ) 3,909,206 Less current maturities 26,986 — — 26,986 Long-term debt, net $ 3,927,801 $ (1,098 ) $ (44,483 ) $ 3,882,220 December 31, 2018 Unamortized Interest Origination Rates at Outstanding Unamortized Fees and Long-Term (In thousands) December 31, 2018 Principal Discount Costs Debt, Net Bank credit facility 4.651 % $ 1,771,330 $ (1,286 ) $ (21,515 ) $ 1,748,529 6.875% senior notes due 2023 6.875 % 750,000 — (7,701 ) 742,299 6.375% senior notes due 2026 6.375 % 750,000 — (9,594 ) 740,406 6.000% senior notes due 2026 6.000 % 700,000 — (10,639 ) 689,361 Other 11.010 % 58,705 — — 58,705 Total long-term debt 4,030,035 (1,286 ) (49,449 ) 3,979,300 Less current maturities 24,181 — — 24,181 Long-term debt, net $ 4,005,854 $ (1,286 ) $ (49,449 ) $ 3,955,119 The outstanding principal amounts under our existing bank credit facility are comprised of the following: June 30, December 31, (In thousands) 2019 2018 Revolving Credit Facility $ 320,000 $ 320,000 Term A Loan 241,325 248,351 Refinancing Term B Loans 1,096,357 1,152,679 Swing Loan 38,600 50,300 Total outstanding principal amounts under the bank credit facility $ 1,696,282 $ 1,771,330 At June 30, 2019 June 30, 2019 Covenant Compliance As of June 30, 2019

Note 7 - Commitments and Contin

Note 7 - Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE 7. Commitments As of June 30, 2019 no 9, Commitments and Contingencies 10 December 31, 2018 March 1, 2019. Contingencies Legal Matters We are parties to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe that all pending claims, if adversely decided, would not

Note 8 - Leases

Note 8 - Leases	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block]	NOTE 8. We have operating and finance leases primarily for three one three six June 30, 2019 not The components of lease expense were as follows: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (In thousands) June 30, 2019 June 30, 2019 Operating lease cost $ 42,407 $ 72,042 Short-term lease cost (111 ) 225 Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (In thousands) June 30, 2019 June 30, 2019 Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: Operating cash flows from operating leases $ 41,970 $ 71,690 Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: Operating leases 4,781 8,491 Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows: (In thousands, except lease term and discount rate) June 30, 2019 Operating Leases Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 916,613 Current lease liabilities (included in accrued liabilities) $ 66,077 Operating lease liabilities 850,536 Total operating lease liabilities $ 916,613 Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term Operating leases (in years) 19.1 Weighted Average Discount Rate Operating leases 9.2 % Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows: (In thousands) Operating Leases For the period ending December 31, Last two quarters of 2019 $ 68,903 2020 140,002 2021 127,591 2022 113,919 2023 111,970 Thereafter 1,377,613 Total lease payments 1,939,998 Less imputed interest (1,023,385 ) Less current portion (included in accrued liabilities) (66,077 ) Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities $ 850,536

Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity a

Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity and Stock Incentive Plans	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Shareholders' Equity and Share-based Payments [Text Block]	NOTE 9. Share Repurchase Program On May 2, 2017 "2008 December 12, 2018, "2018 June 30, 2019 2008 2018 may The following table provides information regarding share repurchases during the referenced periods. ( 1 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, (In thousands, except per share data) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Shares repurchased (2) 245 301 1,075 860 Total cost, including brokerage fees $ 6,108 $ 10,530 $ 27,760 $ 30,332 Average repurchase price per share (3) $ 24.90 $ 35.02 $ 25.82 $ 35.28 ( 1 three six June 30, 2019 2018 not June 30, 2019 2018 ( 2 ( 3 may not Dividends The dividends declared by the Board of Directors and reflected in the periods presented are: Declaration date Record date Payment date Amount per share December 7, 2017 December 28, 2017 January 15, 2018 $ 0.05 March 2, 2018 March 16, 2018 April 15, 2018 0.05 June 8, 2018 June 29, 2018 July 15, 2018 0.06 December 7, 2018 December 28, 2018 January 15, 2019 0.06 March 4, 2019 March 15, 2019 April 15, 2019 0.06 June 7, 2019 June 17, 2019 July 15, 2019 0.07 Share-Based Compensation We account for share-based awards exchanged for employee services in accordance with the authoritative accounting guidance for share-based payments. Under the guidance, share-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense, net of estimated forfeitures, over the employee's requisite service period. The following table provides classification detail of the total costs related to our share-based employee compensation plans reported in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, (In thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Gaming $ 167 $ 131 $ 361 $ 303 Food & beverage 32 25 69 58 Room 15 13 33 28 Selling, general and administrative 849 669 1,837 1,541 Corporate expense 7,095 5,184 15,567 13,019 Total share-based compensation expense $ 8,158 $ 6,022 $ 17,867 $ 14,949 Performance Shares Our stock incentive plan provides for the issuance of Performance Share Unit ("PSU") grants which may The PSU grants awarded in fourth 2015 2014 first 2019 2018, three The PSU grant awarded in October 2015 first 2019, 395,964 2015 2018; no 2019 The PSU grant awarded in December 2014 first 2018, 486,805 2014 2017; no 2018

Note 10 - Fair Value Measuremen

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurements	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]	NOTE 10. The authoritative accounting guidance for fair value measurements specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company's market assumptions. These inputs create the following fair value hierarchy: Level 1 Level 2 not Level 3 one Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Thus, assets and liabilities categorized as Level 3 may 1 2 3 may Balances Measured at Fair Value The following tables show the fair values of certain of our financial instruments: June 30, 2019 (In thousands) Balance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 239,411 $ 239,411 $ — $ — Restricted cash 23,666 23,666 — — Investment available for sale 15,963 — — 15,963 Liabilities Contingent payments $ 2,072 $ — $ — $ 2,072 December 31, 2018 (In thousands) Balance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 249,417 $ 249,417 $ — $ — Restricted cash 23,785 23,785 — — Investment available for sale 15,772 — — 15,772 Liabilities Contingent payments $ 2,407 $ — $ — $ 2,407 Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash The fair values of our cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, classified in the fair value hierarchy as Level 1, June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Investment Available for Sale We have an investment in a single municipal bond issuance of $19.5 million aggregate principal amount of 7.5% Urban Renewal Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Taxable Series 2007 June 1, 2037 no 3 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 not June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Contingent Payments In connection with the development of the Kansas Star Casino ("Kansas Star"), Kansas Star agreed to pay a former casino project promoter 1% of Kansas Star's EBITDA each month for a period of 10 years commencing on December 20, 2011. June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 The following tables summarize the changes in fair value of the Company's Level 3 Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 June 30, 2018 Assets Liability Assets Liability (In thousands) Investment Contingent Investment Contingent Balance at beginning of reporting period $ 16,452 $ (2,280 ) $ 16,454 $ (2,813 ) Total gains (losses) (realized or unrealized): Included in interest income (expense) 37 (36 ) 36 (58 ) Included in other comprehensive income (loss) (16 ) — (424 ) — Included in other items, net — 4 — 64 Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements: Settlements (510 ) 240 (475 ) 230 Balance at end of reporting period $ 15,963 $ (2,072 ) $ 15,591 $ (2,577 ) Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 June 30, 2018 Assets Liability Assets Liability (In thousands) Investment Contingent Investment Contingent Balance at beginning of reporting period $ 15,772 $ (2,407 ) $ 17,752 $ (2,887 ) Total gains (losses) (realized or unrealized): Included in interest income (expense) 75 (76 ) 72 (120 ) Included in other comprehensive income (loss) 626 — (1,758 ) — Included in other items, net — (61 ) — (18 ) Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements: Settlements (510 ) 472 (475 ) 448 Balance at end of reporting period $ 15,963 $ (2,072 ) $ 15,591 $ (2,577 ) We are exposed to valuation risk on our Level 3 3 100 not Balances Disclosed at Fair Value The following tables provide the fair value measurement information about our obligation under minimum assessment agreements and other financial instruments: June 30, 2019 (In thousands) Outstanding Carrying Estimated Fair Value Liabilities Obligation under assessment arrangements $ 29,878 $ 24,735 $ 28,609 Level 3 December 31, 2018 (In thousands) Outstanding Carrying Estimated Fair Value Liabilities Obligation under assessment arrangements $ 29,943 $ 24,477 $ 29,591 Level 3 The following tables provide the fair value measurement information about our long-term debt: June 30, 2019 (In thousands) Outstanding Carrying Estimated Fair Value Bank credit facility $ 1,696,282 $ 1,676,398 $ 1,685,646 Level 2 6.875% senior notes due 2023 750,000 743,177 776,250 Level 1 6.375% senior notes due 2026 750,000 741,068 792,188 Level 1 6.000% senior notes due 2026 700,000 690,058 735,000 Level 1 Other 58,505 58,505 58,505 Level 3 Total debt $ 3,954,787 $ 3,909,206 $ 4,047,589 December 31, 2018 (In thousands) Outstanding Carrying Estimated Fair Value Bank credit facility $ 1,771,330 $ 1,748,529 $ 1,720,654 Level 2 6.875% senior notes due 2023 750,000 742,299 757,500 Level 1 6.375% senior notes due 2026 750,000 740,406 724,688 Level 1 6.000% senior notes due 2026 700,000 689,361 657,125 Level 1 Other 58,705 58,705 58,705 Level 3 Total debt $ 4,030,035 $ 3,979,300 $ 3,918,672 The estimated fair value of our bank credit facility is based on a relative value analysis performed on or about June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 2018; 2 2019 2026. not not There were no 1, 2 3 six June 30, 2019 2018

Note 11 - Segment Information

Note 11 - Segment Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE 11. We aggregate certain of our gaming entertainment properties in order to present three Reportable Segments: (i) Las Vegas Locals; (ii) Downtown Las Vegas; and (iii) Midwest & South. The table below lists the classification of each of our properties. Las Vegas Locals Gold Coast Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada The Orleans Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall Las Vegas, Nevada Suncoast Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa North Las Vegas, Nevada Cannery Casino Hotel North Las Vegas, Nevada Eldorado Casino Henderson, Nevada Jokers Wild Casino Henderson, Nevada Downtown Las Vegas California Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada Fremont Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada Main Street Station Casino, Brewery and Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada Midwest & South Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino East Peoria, Illinois Belterra Casino Resort Florence, Indiana Blue Chip Casino, Hotel & Spa Michigan City, Indiana Diamond Jo Dubuque Dubuque, Iowa Diamond Jo Worth Northwood, Iowa Kansas Star Casino Mulvane, Kansas Amelia Belle Casino Amelia, Louisiana Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel Vinton, Louisiana Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino Opelousas, Louisiana Sam's Town Hotel and Casino Shreveport, Louisiana Treasure Chest Casino Kenner, Louisiana IP Casino Resort Spa Biloxi, Mississippi Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall Tunica, Mississippi Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles St. Charles, Missouri Belterra Park Cincinnati, Ohio Valley Forge Casino Resort King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Total Reportable Segment Departmental Revenues and Adjusted EBITDAR We evaluate each of our property's profitability based upon Property Adjusted EBITDAR, which represents each property's earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, deferred rent, share-based compensation expense, project development, preopening and writedowns expenses, impairments of assets, other operating items, net, gain or loss on early retirements of debt, and master lease rent expense, as applicable. Total Reportable Segment Adjusted EBITDAR is the aggregate sum of the Property Adjusted EBITDAR for each of the properties included in our Las Vegas Locals, Downtown Las Vegas, and Midwest & South segments. Results for Downtown Las Vegas include the results of our Hawaii-based travel agency and captive insurance company. Results for Lattner, our Illinois distributed gaming operator, are included in our Midwest & South segment. The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, departmental revenues for our Reportable Segments: Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 (In thousands) Gaming Food & Beverage Revenue Room Other Total Revenues Las Vegas Locals $ 142,754 $ 38,970 $ 26,445 $ 12,777 $ 220,946 Downtown Las Vegas 34,816 14,435 7,103 8,114 64,468 Midwest & South 456,089 58,642 27,549 18,438 560,718 Total Revenues $ 633,659 $ 112,047 $ 61,097 $ 39,329 $ 846,132 Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 (In thousands) Gaming Food & Beverage Revenue Room Other Total Revenues Las Vegas Locals $ 142,488 $ 38,948 $ 25,659 $ 12,879 $ 219,974 Downtown Las Vegas 32,822 13,741 6,606 8,033 61,202 Midwest & South 272,478 34,912 17,169 11,058 335,617 Total Revenues $ 447,788 $ 87,601 $ 49,434 $ 31,970 $ 616,793 Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (In thousands) Gaming Food & Beverage Revenue Room Other Total Revenues Las Vegas Locals $ 286,397 $ 78,026 $ 52,649 $ 26,724 $ 443,796 Downtown Las Vegas 68,755 28,538 14,301 15,900 127,494 Midwest & South 898,760 116,573 51,391 35,406 1,102,130 Total Revenues $ 1,253,912 $ 223,137 $ 118,341 $ 78,030 $ 1,673,420 Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (In thousands) Gaming Food & Beverage Revenue Room Other Total Revenues Las Vegas Locals $ 285,636 $ 77,818 $ 51,815 $ 26,880 $ 442,149 Downtown Las Vegas 65,261 27,328 13,417 15,664 121,670 Midwest & South 537,354 67,854 32,114 21,770 659,092 Total Revenues $ 888,251 $ 173,000 $ 97,346 $ 64,314 $ 1,222,911 The following table reconciles, for the periods indicated, Total Reportable Segment Adjusted EBITDAR to operating income, as reported in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, (In thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Adjusted EBITDAR Las Vegas Locals $ 71,449 $ 70,248 $ 145,683 $ 141,278 Downtown Las Vegas 15,902 13,543 30,927 26,761 Midwest & South 165,064 98,510 321,535 192,756 Total Reportable Segment Adjusted EBITDAR 252,415 182,301 498,145 360,795 Corporate expense (19,819 ) (18,878 ) (42,524 ) (36,900 ) Adjusted EBITDAR 232,596 163,423 455,621 323,895 Other operating costs and expenses Deferred rent 244 294 489 550 Master lease rent expense 24,431 — 48,393 — Depreciation and amortization 68,051 53,923 135,304 105,199 Share-based compensation expense 8,158 6,022 17,867 14,949 Project development, preopening and writedowns 4,915 5,801 8,946 9,241 Impairment of assets — 993 — 993 Other operating items, net 105 132 304 1,931 Total other operating costs and expenses 105,904 67,165 211,303 132,863 Operating income $ 126,692 $ 96,258 $ 244,318 $ 191,032 For purposes of this presentation, corporate expense excludes its portion of share-based compensation expense. Corporate expense represents unallocated payroll, professional fees, aircraft expenses and various other expenses not Total Reportable Segment Assets The Company's assets by Reportable Segment consisted of the following amounts: June 30, December 31, (In thousands) 2019 2018 Assets Las Vegas Locals $ 1,843,984 $ 1,732,138 Downtown Las Vegas 211,557 169,495 Midwest & South 4,268,208 3,562,926 Total Reportable Segment Assets 6,323,749 5,464,559 Corporate 386,703 291,780 Total Assets $ 6,710,452 $ 5,756,339

Note 12 - Condensed Consolidati

Note 12 - Condensed Consolidating Financial Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Condensed Financial Statements [Text Block]	NOTE 12. Separate condensed consolidating financial information for our subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantors of our 6.875% Notes, our 6.375% Notes and our 6.000% Notes is presented below. The 6.875% 6.375% The 6.000% one 6.000% 6.375% 6.875% On January 10, 2019, 6.875% 6.375% 6.000% The tables below present the condensed consolidating balance sheets as of June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 three six June 30, 2019 2018 six June 30, 2019 2018 Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets June 30, 2019 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,024 $ 222,959 $ — $ 14,428 $ — $ — $ 239,411 Restricted cash — 13,761 — 9,905 — — 23,666 Other current assets 15,497 115,346 62 2,811 — — 133,716 Property and equipment, net 162,337 2,462,750 — 101,467 — — 2,726,554 Investments in subsidiaries 6,643,075 2,411 — (1,158 ) — (6,644,328 ) — Intercompany receivable — 2,435,124 374,116 — — (2,809,240 ) — Operating leases right-of-use assets 24,137 886,952 — 5,524 — — 916,613 Other assets, net 54,824 29,281 — 49,370 — — 133,475 Intangible assets, net — 1,356,169 — 77,871 — — 1,434,040 Goodwill, net — 1,071,638 — 31,339 — — 1,102,977 Total assets $ 6,901,894 $ 8,596,391 $ 374,178 $ 291,557 $ — $ (9,453,568 ) $ 6,710,452 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current maturities of long-term debt $ 26,695 $ 291 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 26,986 Other current liabilities 149,100 331,384 — 23,337 — 36 503,857 Intercompany payable 1,836,536 — — 972,768 — (2,809,304 ) — Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs 3,824,005 531 — 57,684 — — 3,882,220 Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion 20,484 826,011 — 4,041 — — 850,536 Other long-term liabilities (167,641 ) 418,506 900 (17,627 ) — — 234,138 Total stockholders' equity (deficit) 1,212,715 7,019,668 373,278 (748,646 ) — (6,644,300 ) 1,212,715 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 6,901,894 $ 8,596,391 $ 374,178 $ 291,557 $ — $ (9,453,568 ) $ 6,710,452 * 100% 6.375% 6.875% 100% 6.000% Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets - continued December 31, 2018 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,697 $ 226,200 $ — $ 14,520 $ — $ — $ 249,417 Restricted cash — 13,703 — 10,082 — — 23,785 Other current assets 15,636 108,069 191 2,844 — (191 ) 126,549 Property and equipment, net 117,642 2,505,987 — 92,435 — — 2,716,064 Investments in subsidiaries 6,381,321 — — 3,861 — (6,385,182 ) — Intercompany receivable — 2,106,566 374,108 — — (2,480,674 ) — Other assets, net 33,513 30,002 — 48,237 — — 111,752 Intangible assets, net — 1,386,868 — 79,802 — — 1,466,670 Goodwill, net — 1,029,628 — 32,474 — — 1,062,102 Total assets $ 6,556,809 $ 7,407,023 $ 374,299 $ 284,255 $ — $ (8,866,047 ) $ 5,756,339 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current maturities of long-term debt $ 23,895 $ 286 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 24,181 Other current liabilities 160,262 267,250 — 17,679 — 329 445,520 Accumulated losses of subsidiaries in excess of investment — 9,459 — — — (9,459 ) — Intercompany payable 1,509,857 — — 971,060 — (2,480,917 ) — Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs 3,896,699 736 — 57,684 — — 3,955,119 Other long-term liabilities (179,645 ) 382,148 900 (17,625 ) — — 185,778 Total stockholders' equity (deficit) 1,145,741 6,747,144 373,399 (744,543 ) — (6,376,000 ) 1,145,741 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 6,556,809 $ 7,407,023 $ 374,299 $ 284,255 $ — $ (8,866,047 ) $ 5,756,339 * 100% 100% Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Total revenues $ 21,449 $ 828,403 $ — $ 22,242 $ — $ (25,962 ) $ 846,132 Operating costs and expenses Operating — 420,304 — 18,313 — — 438,617 Selling, general and administrative — 114,234 — 2,467 — — 116,701 Master lease rent expense — 24,431 — — — — 24,431 Maintenance and utilities — 39,382 — 325 — — 39,707 Depreciation and amortization 8,039 56,792 — 3,220 — — 68,051 Corporate expense 25,915 127 — 871 — — 26,913 Project development, preopening and writedowns 1,989 1,093 — 1,833 — — 4,915 Other operating items, net 45 60 — — — — 105 Intercompany expenses 51 25,911 — — — (25,962 ) — Total operating costs and expenses 36,039 682,334 — 27,029 — (25,962 ) 719,440 Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries 115,525 24 — — — (115,549 ) — Operating income (loss) 100,935 146,093 — (4,787 ) — (115,549 ) 126,692 Other expense (income) Interest expense, net 58,623 176 — 1,618 — — 60,417 Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt 508 — — — — — 508 Other, net 127 (565 ) — (17 ) — — (455 ) Total other expense (income), net 59,258 (389 ) — 1,601 — — 60,470 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 41,677 146,482 — (6,388 ) — (115,549 ) 66,222 Income tax benefit (provision) 6,807 (25,511 ) — 966 — — (17,738 ) Net income (loss) $ 48,484 $ 120,971 $ — $ (5,422 ) $ — $ (115,549 ) $ 48,484 Comprehensive income (loss) $ 48,472 $ 120,959 $ — $ (5,422 ) $ — $ (115,537 ) $ 48,472 * 100% 6.375% 6.875% 100% 6.000% Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations - continued Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Total revenues $ 21,286 $ 607,569 $ — $ 13,745 $ — $ (25,807 ) $ 616,793 Operating costs and expenses Operating — 306,392 — 12,517 — — 318,909 Selling, general and administrative (3 ) 85,913 — 2,131 — — 88,041 Maintenance and utilities — 28,331 — 342 — — 28,673 Depreciation and amortization 4,347 48,245 — 1,331 — — 53,923 Corporate expense 23,252 213 — 598 — — 24,063 Project development, preopening and writedowns 2,640 1,017 — 2,144 — — 5,801 Impairment of assets 993 — — — — — 993 Other operating items, net 48 84 — — — — 132 Intercompany expenses (199 ) 26,006 — — — (25,807 ) — Total operating costs and expenses 31,078 496,201 — 19,063 — (25,807 ) 520,535 Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries 82,365 (386 ) — — — (81,979 ) — Operating income (loss) 72,573 110,982 — (5,318 ) — (81,979 ) 96,258 Other expense (income) Interest expense, net 44,154 277 — 6 — — 44,437 Other, net (5 ) (2 ) — (17 ) — — (24 ) Total other expense (income), net 44,149 275 — (11 ) — — 44,413 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 28,424 110,707 — (5,307 ) — (81,979 ) 51,845 Income tax benefit (provision) 10,521 (24,785 ) — 1,017 — — (13,247 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax 38,945 85,922 — (4,290 ) — (81,979 ) 38,598 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax — — 347 — — — 347 Net income (loss) $ 38,945 $ 85,922 $ 347 $ (4,290 ) $ — $ (81,979 ) $ 38,945 Comprehensive income (loss) $ 38,639 $ 85,616 $ 347 $ (4,290 ) $ — $ (81,673 ) $ 38,639 * 100% 6.375% 6.875% 100% 6.000% Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations - continued Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Total revenues $ 43,011 $ 1,638,951 $ — $ 43,561 $ — $ (52,103 ) $ 1,673,420 Operating costs and expenses Operating — 832,139 — 36,007 — — 868,146 Selling, general and administrative — 226,958 — 5,154 — — 232,112 Master lease rent expense — 48,393 — — — — 48,393 Maintenance and utilities — 77,216 — 591 — — 77,807 Depreciation and amortization 15,267 113,874 — 6,163 — — 135,304 Corporate expense 55,868 312 — 1,910 — — 58,090 Project development, preopening and writedowns 4,098 1,205 — 3,643 — — 8,946 Other operating items, net 69 235 — — — — 304 Intercompany expenses 102 52,001 — — — (52,103 ) — Total operating costs and expenses 75,404 1,352,333 — 53,468 — (52,103 ) 1,429,102 Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries 225,393 (123 ) — — — (225,270 ) — Operating income (loss) 193,000 286,495 — (9,907 ) — (225,270 ) 244,318 Other expense (income) Interest expense, net 117,655 760 — 3,226 — — 121,641 Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt 508 — — — — — 508 Other, net 256 (565 ) — (31 ) — — (340 ) Total other expense (income), net 118,419 195 — 3,195 — — 121,809 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 74,581 286,300 — (13,102 ) — (225,270 ) 122,509 Income tax benefit (provision) 19,354 (49,951 ) — 2,023 — — (28,574 ) Net income (loss) $ 93,935 $ 236,349 $ — $ (11,079 ) $ — $ (225,270 ) $ 93,935 Comprehensive income (loss) $ 94,388 $ 236,802 $ — $ (11,079 ) $ — $ (225,723 ) $ 94,388 * 100% 6.375% 6.875% 100% 6.000% Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations - continued Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Total revenues $ 42,127 $ 1,208,531 $ — $ 23,766 $ — $ (51,513 ) $ 1,222,911 Operating costs and expenses Operating — 610,225 — 22,147 — — 632,372 Selling, general and administrative 8 171,634 — 3,993 — (11 ) 175,624 Maintenance and utilities — 55,929 — 670 — — 56,599 Depreciation and amortization 8,183 94,775 — 2,241 — — 105,199 Corporate expense 48,500 216 — 1,204 — — 49,920 Project development, preopening and writedowns 4,143 1,190 — 3,908 — — 9,241 Impairment of assets 993 — — — — — 993 Other operating items, net 48 1,883 — — — — 1,931 Intercompany expenses 102 51,400 — — — (51,502 ) — Total operating costs and expenses 61,977 987,252 — 34,163 — (51,513 ) 1,031,879 Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries 164,009 (571 ) — — — (163,438 ) — Operating income (loss) 144,159 220,708 — (10,397 ) — (163,438 ) 191,032 Other expense (income) Interest expense, net 87,673 554 — 12 — — 88,239 Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt 61 — — — — — 61 Other, net (5 ) (366 ) — (33 ) — — (404 ) Total other expense (income), net 87,729 188 — (21 ) — — 87,896 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 56,430 220,520 — (10,376 ) — (163,438 ) 103,136 Income tax benefit (provision) 23,914 (49,169 ) — 2,116 — — (23,139 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax 80,344 171,351 — (8,260 ) — (163,438 ) 79,997 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax — — 347 — — — 347 Net income (loss) $ 80,344 $ 171,351 $ 347 $ (8,260 ) $ — $ (163,438 ) $ 80,344 Comprehensive income (loss) $ 79,074 $ 170,081 $ 347 $ (8,260 ) $ — $ (162,168 ) $ 79,074 * 100% 6.375% 6.875% 100% 6.000% Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Cash flows from operating activities Net cash from operating activities $ (110,388 ) $ 375,562 $ 8 $ (691 ) $ — $ (179 ) $ 264,312 Cash flows from investing activities Capital expenditures (81,645 ) (43,223 ) — (1,286 ) — — (126,154 ) Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash received (5,535 ) — — — — — (5,535 ) Net activity with affiliates — (328,558 ) (8 ) — — 328,566 — Other investing activities (16,471 ) (6,788 ) — — — — (23,259 ) Net cash from investing activities (103,651 ) (378,569 ) (8 ) (1,286 ) — 328,566 (154,948 ) Cash flows from financing activities Borrowings under bank credit facility 776,029 — — — — — 776,029 Payments under bank credit facility (851,076 ) — — — — — (851,076 ) Debt financing costs, net (60 ) — — — — — (60 ) Net activity with affiliates 326,679 — — 1,708 — (328,387 ) — Share-based compensation activities, net (3,056 ) — — — — — (3,056 ) Shares repurchased and retired (27,761 ) — — — — — (27,761 ) Dividends paid (13,389 ) — — — — — (13,389 ) Other financing activities — (176 ) — — — — (176 ) Net cash from financing activities 207,366 (176 ) — 1,708 — (328,387 ) (119,489 ) Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (6,673 ) (3,183 ) — (269 ) — — (10,125 ) Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 8,697 239,903 — 24,602 — — 273,202 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period $ 2,024 $ 236,720 $ — $ 24,333 $ — $ — $ 263,077 * 100% 6.375% 6.875% 100% 6.000% Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows - continued Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Cash flows from operating activities Net cash from operating activities $ (70,065 ) $ 282,907 $ (135 ) $ 5,405 $ — $ (121 ) $ 217,991 Cash flows from investing activities Capital expenditures (36,914 ) (26,059 ) — (272 ) — — (63,245 ) Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash received (100,713 ) — — — — — (100,713 ) Net activity with affiliates — (289,361 ) (347 ) — — 289,708 — Other investing activities (9,240 ) — — — — — (9,240 ) Net cash from investing activities (146,867 ) (315,420 ) (347 ) (272 ) — 289,708 (173,198 ) Cash flows from financing activities Borrowings under bank credit facility 333,900 — — — — — 333,900 Payments under bank credit facility (591,476 ) — — — — — (591,476 ) Proceeds from issuance of senior notes 700,000 — — — — — 700,000 Debt financing costs, net (11,028 ) — — — — — (11,028 ) Net activity with affiliates 277,000 — — 12,587 — (289,587 ) — Share-based compensation activities, net (3,381 ) — — — — — (3,381 ) Shares repurchased and retired (30,332 ) — — — — — (30,332 ) Dividends paid (11,267 ) — — — — — (11,267 ) Other financing activities — (50 ) — — — — (50 ) Net cash from financing activities 663,416 (50 ) — 12,587 — (289,587 ) 386,366 Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations Cash flows from operating activities — — — — — — — Cash flows from investing activities — — 482 — — — 482 Cash flows from financing activities — — — — — — — Net cash provided by discontinued operations — — 482 — — — 482 Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 446,484 (32,563 ) — 17,720 — — 431,641 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 347 213,963 — 12,969 — — 227,279 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period $ 446,831 $ 181,400 $ — $ 30,689 $ — $ — $ 658,920 * 100% 6.375% 6.875% 100% 6.000%

Note 13 - Subsequent Events

Note 13 - Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	NOTE 13. We have evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after June 30, 2019 not 9, Stockholders’ Equity and Stock Incentive Plans

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10 -Q and Article 10 of Regulation S- X and, therefore, do not include all information and footnote disclosures necessary for complete financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2018, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 1, 2019. The results for the periods indicated are unaudited, but reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that management considers necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results that would be achieved during a full year of operations or in future periods. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Boyd Gaming and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Investments in unconsolidated affiliates, which do not meet the consolidation criteria of the authoritative accounting guidance for voting interest, controlling interest or variable interest entities, are accounted for under the equity method. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments, which include cash on hand and in banks, interest-bearing deposits and money market funds with maturities of three months or less at their date of purchase. The instruments are not restricted as to withdrawal or use and are on deposit with high credit quality financial institutions. Although these balances may at times exceed the federal insured deposit limit, we believe such risk is mitigated by the quality of the institution holding such deposit. The carrying values of these instruments approximate their fair values as such balances are generally available on demand.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Restricted Cash Restricted cash consists primarily of advance payments related to: (i) future bookings with our Hawaiian travel agency; and (ii) amounts restricted by regulation for gaming and racing purposes. These restricted cash balances are invested in highly liquid instruments with a maturity of 90 days or less. These restricted cash balances are held by high credit quality financial institutions. The carrying value of these instruments approximates their fair value due to their short maturities. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the total balance shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. June 30, December 31, June 30, December 31, (In thousands) 2019 2018 2018 2017 Cash and cash equivalents $ 239,411 $ 249,417 $ 632,808 $ 203,104 Restricted cash 23,666 23,785 26,112 24,175 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 263,077 $ 273,202 $ 658,920 $ 227,279
Lessee, Leases [Policy Text Block]	Leases Management determines if a contract is or contains a lease at inception or modification of a contract. A contract is or contains a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period in exchange for consideration. Control over the use of the identified asset means the lessee has both (a) the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the asset and (b) the right to direct the use of the asset. Operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the discount rate for the lease at the commencement date. For our operating leases for which the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, we generally use an incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the commencement date to determine the present value of future lease payments. Operating right-of-use ("ROU") assets and finance lease assets are generally recognized based on the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease and non-lease components are accounted for separately. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use assets, accrued liabilities and operating lease liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Revenue [Policy Text Block]	Revenue Recognition The Company’s revenue contracts with customers consist of gaming wagers, hotel room sales, food & beverage offerings and other amenity transactions. The transaction price for a gaming wagering contract is the difference between gaming wins and losses, not the total amount wagered. Cash discounts, commissions and other cash incentives to customers related to gaming play are recorded as a reduction of gross gaming revenues. The transaction price for hotel, food & beverage and other contracts is the net amount collected from the customer for such goods and services. Hotel, food & beverage and other services have been determined to be separate, stand-alone performance obligations and the transaction price for such contracts is recorded as revenue as the good or service is transferred to the customer over their stay at the hotel, when the delivery is made for the food & beverage or when the service is provided for other amenity transactions. Gaming wager contracts involve two performance obligations for those customers earning points under the Company’s player loyalty programs and a single performance obligation for customers who do not participate in the programs. The Company applies a practical expedient by accounting for its gaming contracts on a portfolio basis as such wagers have similar characteristics and the Company reasonably expects the effects on the financial statements of applying the revenue recognition guidance to the portfolio to not differ materially from that which would result if applying the guidance to an individual wagering contract. For purposes of allocating the transaction price in a wagering contract between the wagering performance obligation and the obligation associated with the loyalty points earned, the Company allocates an amount to the loyalty point contract liability based on the stand-alone selling price of the points earned, which is determined by the value of a point that can be redeemed for a hotel room stay, food & beverage or other amenities. Sales and usage-based taxes are excluded from revenues. An amount is allocated to the gaming wager performance obligation using the residual approach as the stand-alone price for wagers is highly variable and no set established price exists for such wagers. The allocated revenue for gaming wagers is recognized when the wagers occur as all such wagers settle immediately. The loyalty point contract liability amount is deferred and recognized as revenue when the customer redeems the points for a hotel room stay, food & beverage or other amenities and such goods or services are delivered to the customer. See Note 5, Accrued Liabilities , for the balance outstanding related to player loyalty programs. The Company collects advanced deposits from hotel customers for future reservations representing obligations of the Company until the hotel room stay is provided to the customer. See Note 5, Accrued Liabilities , for the balance outstanding related to advance deposits. The Company's outstanding chip liability represents the amounts owed in exchange for gaming chips held by a customer. Outstanding chips are expected to be recognized as revenue or redeemed for cash within one year of being purchased. See Note 5, Accrued Liabilities , for the balance outstanding related to the chip liability. The retail value of hotel accommodations, food & beverage, and other services furnished to guests without charge is recorded as departmental revenues. Gaming revenues are net of incentives earned in our slot bonus program such as cash and the estimated retail value of goods and services (such as complimentary hotel rooms and food & beverage). We reward customers, through the use of bonus programs, with points based on amounts wagered that can be redeemed for a specified period of time for complimentary slot play, food & beverage, and to a lesser extent for other goods or services, depending upon the property. The estimated retail value related to goods and services provided to customers without charge or upon redemption of points under our player loyalty programs, included in departmental revenues, and therefore reducing our gaming revenues, are as follows: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, (In thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Food & beverage $ 53,124 $ 43,285 $ 107,041 $ 85,923 Rooms 24,043 19,861 47,316 38,861 Other 3,764 2,749 7,229 5,329
Gaming Taxes [Policy Text Block]	Gaming Taxes We are subject to taxes based on gross gaming revenues in the jurisdictions in which we operate. These gaming taxes are recorded as a gaming expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. These taxes totaled approximately million and million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , respectively, and million and million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , respectively.
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Income Taxes Income taxes are recorded under the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. We reduce the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. Use of the term "more likely than not" indicates the likelihood of occurrence is greater than 50%. Accordingly, the need to establish valuation allowances for deferred tax assets is continually assessed based on a more-likely-than- not realization threshold. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of profitability, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, our experience with the utilization of operating loss and tax credit carryforwards before expiration and tax planning strategies. In making such judgments, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified. Other Long-Term Tax Liabilities The Company's income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities in the locations where it operates. The Company assesses potentially unfavorable outcomes of such examinations based on accounting standards for uncertain income taxes, which prescribe a minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. Uncertain tax position accounting standards apply to all tax positions related to income taxes. These accounting standards utilize a two -step approach for evaluating tax positions. Recognition occurs when the Company concludes that a tax position, based on its technical merits, is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. Measurement is only addressed if the position is deemed to be more likely than not to be sustained. The tax benefit is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is more likely than not to be realized upon settlement. Tax positions failing to qualify for initial recognition are recognized in the first subsequent interim period that they meet the "more likely than not" standard. If it is subsequently determined that a previously recognized tax position no longer meets the "more likely than not" standard, it is required that the tax position is derecognized. Accounting standards for uncertain tax positions specifically prohibit the use of a valuation allowance as a substitute for derecognition of tax positions. As applicable, the Company will recognize accrued penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. Accrued interest and penalties are included in other long-term tax liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2018 - 02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income ("Update 2018 - 02" ) In first quarter 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2018 - 02 which allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Act. The effect of this change in accounting principle is to record an other comprehensive income tax effect of million as a reduction in retained earnings on the condensed consolidated statement of changes in stockholders' equity for the six months ended June 30, 2018 . ASU 2016 - 02, Leases ("Update 2016 - 02" ); ASU 2018 - 10, Targeted Improvements ("Update 2018 - 10" ); ASU 2018 - 01, Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842 ("Update ASU 2018 - 01" ); ASU 2018 - 11, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases ("Update 2018 - 11" ); ASU 2019 - 01, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases ("Update 1901 - 01" ) (collectively, the “Lease Standard”) The Lease Standard provides for transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and the disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements to enable users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The Company adopted the Lease Standard effective January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective approach, which allows the initial application of the new guidance as of the adoption date without adjusting comparative periods presented. We elected the package of practical expedients for leases that commenced prior to the adoption date whereby we elected to not reassess (i) whether any expired or existing contracts contain leases; (ii) the lease classification for any expired or existing leases; and (iii) initial direct costs for any existing leases. We also made an accounting policy election that leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recognized on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Adoption of the Lease Standard resulted in the recognition of million of ROU assets and million of lease liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of the date of adoption, primarily related to land, buildings and office space. The difference of million represented deferred rent for leases that existed as of the date of adoption, which was an offset to the opening balance of right-of-use assets. The adoption of the Lease Standard did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows. See Note 8, Leases , for further information regarding our leases. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements ASU 2019 - 04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments ("Update 2019 - 04" ) and ASU 2019 - 05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses ("Update 2019 - 05" ) In April and May 2019, the FASB issued Update 2019 - 04 and Update 2019 - 05, respectively, to provide clarification and corrections to ASU 2016 - 13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments ("Update 2016 - 13" ) . The impact to the consolidated financial statements of Update 2016 - 13 is currently being evaluated by the Company. Update 2019 - 04 and Update 2019 - 05, along with Update 2016 - 13, are effective for financial statements issued for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of Update 2019 - 04 and Update 2019 - 05 to the consolidated financial statements. A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently being studied by standard-setting organizations and certain regulatory agencies. Because of the tentative and preliminary nature of such proposed standards, we have not yet determined the effect, if any, that the implementation of such proposed standards would have on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 1 - Summary of Significa_2

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes Tables
Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash [Table Text Block]	June 30, December 31, June 30, December 31, (In thousands) 2019 2018 2018 2017 Cash and cash equivalents $ 239,411 $ 249,417 $ 632,808 $ 203,104 Restricted cash 23,666 23,785 26,112 24,175 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 263,077 $ 273,202 $ 658,920 $ 227,279
Schedule Of Promotional Allowances [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, (In thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Food & beverage $ 53,124 $ 43,285 $ 107,041 $ 85,923 Rooms 24,043 19,861 47,316 38,861 Other 3,764 2,749 7,229 5,329

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Dives_2

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestitures (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes Tables
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]	Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (In thousands) Boyd Gaming Corporation (As Reported) Acquired Companies Boyd Gaming Corporation (Pro Forma) Total revenues $ 1,222,911 $ 434,305 $ 1,657,216 Net income from continuing operations, net of tax $ 79,997 $ 2,663 $ 82,660 Basic net income per share $ 0.70 $ 0.72 Diluted net income per share $ 0.70 $ 0.72
Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois, LLC [Member]
Notes Tables
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]	(In thousands) Preliminary Allocation as of December 31, 2018 Adjustments Final Purchase Price Allocation Current assets $ 10,638 $ — $ 10,638 Property and equipment 9,307 189 9,496 Other assets 1,963 970 2,933 Intangible assets 58,000 — 58,000 Total acquired assets 79,908 1,159 81,067 Current liabilities 1,062 — 1,062 Total liabilities assumed 1,062 — 1,062 Net identifiable assets acquired 78,846 1,159 80,005 Goodwill 31,692 (1,163 ) 30,529 Net assets acquired $ 110,538 $ (4 ) $ 110,534
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]	(In thousands) Useful Lives As Recorded Buildings and improvements 10 - 45 $ 66 Furniture and equipment 3 - 7 9,430 Property and equipment acquired $ 9,496
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]	(In thousands) Useful Lives As Recorded Host agreements 15 $ 58,000 Total intangible assets acquired $ 58,000
Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Member]
Notes Tables
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation (In thousands) As of December 31, 2018 Adjustments As of June 30, 2019 Current assets $ 29,909 $ (629 ) $ 29,280 Property and equipment 56,500 618 57,118 Other assets 483 2,389 2,872 Intangible assets 148,600 (12,000 ) 136,600 Total acquired assets 235,492 (9,622 ) 225,870 Current liabilities 12,968 — 12,968 Other liabilities 606 9,197 9,803 Total liabilities assumed 13,574 9,197 22,771 Net identifiable assets acquired 221,918 (18,819 ) 203,099 Goodwill 69,446 16,520 85,966 Net assets acquired $ 291,364 $ (2,299 ) $ 289,065
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]	(In thousands) Useful Lives As Recorded Land $ 15,150 Buildings and improvements 15 - 40 32,908 Furniture and equipment 2 - 6 9,060 Property and equipment acquired $ 57,118
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]	(In thousands) Useful Lives As Recorded Customer relationship 5 $ 16,100 Trademark Indefinite 12,500 Gaming license right Indefinite 108,000 Total intangible assets acquired $ 136,600
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (In thousands) June 30, 2019 June 30, 2019 Total revenues $ 42,230 $ 83,421 Net income $ 7,577 $ 14,405
Pinnacle Acquisition [Member]
Notes Tables
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation (In thousands) As of December 31, 2018 Adjustments As of June 30, 2019 Current assets $ 64,604 $ (419 ) $ 64,185 Property and equipment 167,000 (400 ) 166,600 Other assets (28 ) — (28 ) Intangible assets 415,400 (16,700 ) 398,700 Total acquired assets 646,976 (17,519 ) 629,457 Current liabilities 54,585 137 54,722 Other liabilities 57,832 — 57,832 Total liabilities assumed 112,417 137 112,554 Net identifiable assets acquired 534,559 (17,656 ) 516,903 Goodwill 72,740 25,491 98,231 Net assets acquired $ 607,299 $ 7,835 $ 615,134
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]	(In thousands) Useful Lives As Recorded Land $ 7,350 Buildings and improvements 15 - 40 89,150 Furniture and equipment 2 - 10 65,200 Construction in progress 4,900 Property and equipment acquired $ 166,600
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]	(In thousands) Useful Lives As Recorded Customer relationship 4 $ 41,200 Trademark Indefinite 43,000 Gaming license right Indefinite 314,500 Total intangible assets acquired $ 398,700
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (In thousands) June 30, 2019 June 30, 2019 Total revenues $ 174,299 $ 334,857 Net income $ 18,639 $ 31,295

Note 3 - Property and Equipme_2

Note 3 - Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
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Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]	June 30, December 31, (In thousands) 2019 2018 Land $ 327,456 $ 316,590 Buildings and improvements 3,094,003 3,084,337 Furniture and equipment 1,538,707 1,480,917 Riverboats and barges 239,450 240,507 Construction in progress 117,503 66,752 Total property and equipment 5,317,119 5,189,103 Less accumulated depreciation 2,590,565 2,473,039 Property and equipment, net $ 2,726,554 $ 2,716,064
Depreciation Expense [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, (In thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Depreciation expense $ 60,852 $ 51,357 $ 120,897 $ 101,503

Note 4 - Intangible Assets, N_2

Note 4 - Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes Tables
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2019 Weighted Gross Cumulative Average Life Carrying Cumulative Impairment Intangible (In thousands) Remaining (in years) Value Amortization Losses Assets, Net Amortizing intangibles Customer relationships 3.8 $ 66,700 $ (26,997 ) $ — $ 39,703 Favorable lease rates 36.5 11,730 (3,415 ) — 8,315 Development agreement — 21,373 — — 21,373 Host agreements 13.9 58,000 (4,189 ) — 53,811 157,803 (34,601 ) — 123,202 Indefinite lived intangible assets Trademarks Indefinite 207,387 — (4,300 ) 203,087 Gaming license rights Indefinite 1,321,685 (33,960 ) (179,974 ) 1,107,751 1,529,072 (33,960 ) (184,274 ) 1,310,838 Balances, June 30, 2019 $ 1,686,875 $ (68,561 ) $ (184,274 ) $ 1,434,040 December 31, 2018 Weighted Gross Cumulative Average Life Carrying Cumulative Impairment Intangible (In thousands) Remaining (in years) Value Amortization Losses Assets, Net Amortizing intangibles Customer relationships 7.3 $ 65,400 $ (15,113 ) $ — $ 50,287 Favorable lease rates 37.0 11,730 (3,302 ) — 8,428 Development agreement — 21,373 — — 21,373 Host agreements 14.4 58,000 (2,256 ) — 55,744 156,503 (20,671 ) — 135,832 Indefinite lived intangible assets Trademarks Indefinite 207,387 — (4,300 ) 203,087 Gaming license rights Indefinite 1,341,685 (33,960 ) (179,974 ) 1,127,751 1,549,072 (33,960 ) (184,274 ) 1,330,838 Balances, December 31, 2018 $ 1,705,575 $ (54,631 ) $ (184,274 ) $ 1,466,670

Note 5 - Accrued Liabilities (T

Note 5 - Accrued Liabilities (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
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Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]	June 30, December 31, (In thousands) 2019 2018 Payroll and related expenses $ 87,025 $ 85,532 Interest 35,630 35,734 Gaming liabilities 60,331 59,823 Player loyalty program liabilities 30,100 25,251 Advance deposits 23,960 21,687 Outstanding chip liabilities 5,640 7,449 Dividend payable 7,780 6,705 Operating lease liabilities 66,077 — Other accrued liabilities 87,473 91,994 Total accrued liabilities $ 404,016 $ 334,175

Note 6 - Long-Term Debt (Tables

Note 6 - Long-Term Debt (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes Tables
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2019 Unamortized Interest Origination Rates at Outstanding Unamortized Fees and Long-Term (In thousands) June 30, 2019 Principal Discount Costs Debt, Net Bank credit facility 4.610 % $ 1,696,282 $ (1,098 ) $ (18,786 ) $ 1,676,398 6.875% senior notes due 2023 6.875 % 750,000 — (6,823 ) 743,177 6.375% senior notes due 2026 6.375 % 750,000 — (8,932 ) 741,068 6.000% senior notes due 2026 6.000 % 700,000 — (9,942 ) 690,058 Other 11.029 % 58,505 — — 58,505 Total long-term debt 3,954,787 (1,098 ) (44,483 ) 3,909,206 Less current maturities 26,986 — — 26,986 Long-term debt, net $ 3,927,801 $ (1,098 ) $ (44,483 ) $ 3,882,220 December 31, 2018 Unamortized Interest Origination Rates at Outstanding Unamortized Fees and Long-Term (In thousands) December 31, 2018 Principal Discount Costs Debt, Net Bank credit facility 4.651 % $ 1,771,330 $ (1,286 ) $ (21,515 ) $ 1,748,529 6.875% senior notes due 2023 6.875 % 750,000 — (7,701 ) 742,299 6.375% senior notes due 2026 6.375 % 750,000 — (9,594 ) 740,406 6.000% senior notes due 2026 6.000 % 700,000 — (10,639 ) 689,361 Other 11.010 % 58,705 — — 58,705 Total long-term debt 4,030,035 (1,286 ) (49,449 ) 3,979,300 Less current maturities 24,181 — — 24,181 Long-term debt, net $ 4,005,854 $ (1,286 ) $ (49,449 ) $ 3,955,119
Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]	June 30, December 31, (In thousands) 2019 2018 Revolving Credit Facility $ 320,000 $ 320,000 Term A Loan 241,325 248,351 Refinancing Term B Loans 1,096,357 1,152,679 Swing Loan 38,600 50,300 Total outstanding principal amounts under the bank credit facility $ 1,696,282 $ 1,771,330

Note 8 - Leases (Tables)

Note 8 - Leases (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes Tables
Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (In thousands) June 30, 2019 June 30, 2019 Operating lease cost $ 42,407 $ 72,042 Short-term lease cost (111 ) 225
Lessee, Leases, Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (In thousands) June 30, 2019 June 30, 2019 Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: Operating cash flows from operating leases $ 41,970 $ 71,690 Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: Operating leases 4,781 8,491
Lessee, Leases, Supplemental Balance Sheet Information [Table Text Block]	(In thousands, except lease term and discount rate) June 30, 2019 Operating Leases Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 916,613 Current lease liabilities (included in accrued liabilities) $ 66,077 Operating lease liabilities 850,536 Total operating lease liabilities $ 916,613 Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term Operating leases (in years) 19.1 Weighted Average Discount Rate Operating leases 9.2 %
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block]	(In thousands) Operating Leases For the period ending December 31, Last two quarters of 2019 $ 68,903 2020 140,002 2021 127,591 2022 113,919 2023 111,970 Thereafter 1,377,613 Total lease payments 1,939,998 Less imputed interest (1,023,385 ) Less current portion (included in accrued liabilities) (66,077 ) Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities $ 850,536

Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity_2

Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity and Stock Incentive Plans (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
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Share Repurchase Program [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, (In thousands, except per share data) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Shares repurchased (2) 245 301 1,075 860 Total cost, including brokerage fees $ 6,108 $ 10,530 $ 27,760 $ 30,332 Average repurchase price per share (3) $ 24.90 $ 35.02 $ 25.82 $ 35.28
Dividends Declared [Table Text Block]	Declaration date Record date Payment date Amount per share December 7, 2017 December 28, 2017 January 15, 2018 $ 0.05 March 2, 2018 March 16, 2018 April 15, 2018 0.05 June 8, 2018 June 29, 2018 July 15, 2018 0.06 December 7, 2018 December 28, 2018 January 15, 2019 0.06 March 4, 2019 March 15, 2019 April 15, 2019 0.06 June 7, 2019 June 17, 2019 July 15, 2019 0.07
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, (In thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Gaming $ 167 $ 131 $ 361 $ 303 Food & beverage 32 25 69 58 Room 15 13 33 28 Selling, general and administrative 849 669 1,837 1,541 Corporate expense 7,095 5,184 15,567 13,019 Total share-based compensation expense $ 8,158 $ 6,022 $ 17,867 $ 14,949

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurem_2

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
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Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2019 (In thousands) Balance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 239,411 $ 239,411 $ — $ — Restricted cash 23,666 23,666 — — Investment available for sale 15,963 — — 15,963 Liabilities Contingent payments $ 2,072 $ — $ — $ 2,072 December 31, 2018 (In thousands) Balance Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 249,417 $ 249,417 $ — $ — Restricted cash 23,785 23,785 — — Investment available for sale 15,772 — — 15,772 Liabilities Contingent payments $ 2,407 $ — $ — $ 2,407
Fair Value Asset (Liability) Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 June 30, 2018 Assets Liability Assets Liability (In thousands) Investment Contingent Investment Contingent Balance at beginning of reporting period $ 16,452 $ (2,280 ) $ 16,454 $ (2,813 ) Total gains (losses) (realized or unrealized): Included in interest income (expense) 37 (36 ) 36 (58 ) Included in other comprehensive income (loss) (16 ) — (424 ) — Included in other items, net — 4 — 64 Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements: Settlements (510 ) 240 (475 ) 230 Balance at end of reporting period $ 15,963 $ (2,072 ) $ 15,591 $ (2,577 ) Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 June 30, 2018 Assets Liability Assets Liability (In thousands) Investment Contingent Investment Contingent Balance at beginning of reporting period $ 15,772 $ (2,407 ) $ 17,752 $ (2,887 ) Total gains (losses) (realized or unrealized): Included in interest income (expense) 75 (76 ) 72 (120 ) Included in other comprehensive income (loss) 626 — (1,758 ) — Included in other items, net — (61 ) — (18 ) Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements: Settlements (510 ) 472 (475 ) 448 Balance at end of reporting period $ 15,963 $ (2,072 ) $ 15,591 $ (2,577 )
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2019 (In thousands) Outstanding Carrying Estimated Fair Value Liabilities Obligation under assessment arrangements $ 29,878 $ 24,735 $ 28,609 Level 3 December 31, 2018 (In thousands) Outstanding Carrying Estimated Fair Value Liabilities Obligation under assessment arrangements $ 29,943 $ 24,477 $ 29,591 Level 3
Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2019 (In thousands) Outstanding Carrying Estimated Fair Value Bank credit facility $ 1,696,282 $ 1,676,398 $ 1,685,646 Level 2 6.875% senior notes due 2023 750,000 743,177 776,250 Level 1 6.375% senior notes due 2026 750,000 741,068 792,188 Level 1 6.000% senior notes due 2026 700,000 690,058 735,000 Level 1 Other 58,505 58,505 58,505 Level 3 Total debt $ 3,954,787 $ 3,909,206 $ 4,047,589 December 31, 2018 (In thousands) Outstanding Carrying Estimated Fair Value Bank credit facility $ 1,771,330 $ 1,748,529 $ 1,720,654 Level 2 6.875% senior notes due 2023 750,000 742,299 757,500 Level 1 6.375% senior notes due 2026 750,000 740,406 724,688 Level 1 6.000% senior notes due 2026 700,000 689,361 657,125 Level 1 Other 58,705 58,705 58,705 Level 3 Total debt $ 4,030,035 $ 3,979,300 $ 3,918,672

Note 11 - Segment Information (

Note 11 - Segment Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes Tables
Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 (In thousands) Gaming Food & Beverage Revenue Room Other Total Revenues Las Vegas Locals $ 142,754 $ 38,970 $ 26,445 $ 12,777 $ 220,946 Downtown Las Vegas 34,816 14,435 7,103 8,114 64,468 Midwest & South 456,089 58,642 27,549 18,438 560,718 Total Revenues $ 633,659 $ 112,047 $ 61,097 $ 39,329 $ 846,132 Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 (In thousands) Gaming Food & Beverage Revenue Room Other Total Revenues Las Vegas Locals $ 142,488 $ 38,948 $ 25,659 $ 12,879 $ 219,974 Downtown Las Vegas 32,822 13,741 6,606 8,033 61,202 Midwest & South 272,478 34,912 17,169 11,058 335,617 Total Revenues $ 447,788 $ 87,601 $ 49,434 $ 31,970 $ 616,793 Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (In thousands) Gaming Food & Beverage Revenue Room Other Total Revenues Las Vegas Locals $ 286,397 $ 78,026 $ 52,649 $ 26,724 $ 443,796 Downtown Las Vegas 68,755 28,538 14,301 15,900 127,494 Midwest & South 898,760 116,573 51,391 35,406 1,102,130 Total Revenues $ 1,253,912 $ 223,137 $ 118,341 $ 78,030 $ 1,673,420 Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 (In thousands) Gaming Food & Beverage Revenue Room Other Total Revenues Las Vegas Locals $ 285,636 $ 77,818 $ 51,815 $ 26,880 $ 442,149 Downtown Las Vegas 65,261 27,328 13,417 15,664 121,670 Midwest & South 537,354 67,854 32,114 21,770 659,092 Total Revenues $ 888,251 $ 173,000 $ 97,346 $ 64,314 $ 1,222,911
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, (In thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Adjusted EBITDAR Las Vegas Locals $ 71,449 $ 70,248 $ 145,683 $ 141,278 Downtown Las Vegas 15,902 13,543 30,927 26,761 Midwest & South 165,064 98,510 321,535 192,756 Total Reportable Segment Adjusted EBITDAR 252,415 182,301 498,145 360,795 Corporate expense (19,819 ) (18,878 ) (42,524 ) (36,900 ) Adjusted EBITDAR 232,596 163,423 455,621 323,895 Other operating costs and expenses Deferred rent 244 294 489 550 Master lease rent expense 24,431 — 48,393 — Depreciation and amortization 68,051 53,923 135,304 105,199 Share-based compensation expense 8,158 6,022 17,867 14,949 Project development, preopening and writedowns 4,915 5,801 8,946 9,241 Impairment of assets — 993 — 993 Other operating items, net 105 132 304 1,931 Total other operating costs and expenses 105,904 67,165 211,303 132,863 Operating income $ 126,692 $ 96,258 $ 244,318 $ 191,032
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]	June 30, December 31, (In thousands) 2019 2018 Assets Las Vegas Locals $ 1,843,984 $ 1,732,138 Downtown Las Vegas 211,557 169,495 Midwest & South 4,268,208 3,562,926 Total Reportable Segment Assets 6,323,749 5,464,559 Corporate 386,703 291,780 Total Assets $ 6,710,452 $ 5,756,339

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Note 12 - Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes Tables
Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2019 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,024 $ 222,959 $ — $ 14,428 $ — $ — $ 239,411 Restricted cash — 13,761 — 9,905 — — 23,666 Other current assets 15,497 115,346 62 2,811 — — 133,716 Property and equipment, net 162,337 2,462,750 — 101,467 — — 2,726,554 Investments in subsidiaries 6,643,075 2,411 — (1,158 ) — (6,644,328 ) — Intercompany receivable — 2,435,124 374,116 — — (2,809,240 ) — Operating leases right-of-use assets 24,137 886,952 — 5,524 — — 916,613 Other assets, net 54,824 29,281 — 49,370 — — 133,475 Intangible assets, net — 1,356,169 — 77,871 — — 1,434,040 Goodwill, net — 1,071,638 — 31,339 — — 1,102,977 Total assets $ 6,901,894 $ 8,596,391 $ 374,178 $ 291,557 $ — $ (9,453,568 ) $ 6,710,452 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current maturities of long-term debt $ 26,695 $ 291 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 26,986 Other current liabilities 149,100 331,384 — 23,337 — 36 503,857 Intercompany payable 1,836,536 — — 972,768 — (2,809,304 ) — Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs 3,824,005 531 — 57,684 — — 3,882,220 Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion 20,484 826,011 — 4,041 — — 850,536 Other long-term liabilities (167,641 ) 418,506 900 (17,627 ) — — 234,138 Total stockholders' equity (deficit) 1,212,715 7,019,668 373,278 (748,646 ) — (6,644,300 ) 1,212,715 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 6,901,894 $ 8,596,391 $ 374,178 $ 291,557 $ — $ (9,453,568 ) $ 6,710,452 December 31, 2018 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,697 $ 226,200 $ — $ 14,520 $ — $ — $ 249,417 Restricted cash — 13,703 — 10,082 — — 23,785 Other current assets 15,636 108,069 191 2,844 — (191 ) 126,549 Property and equipment, net 117,642 2,505,987 — 92,435 — — 2,716,064 Investments in subsidiaries 6,381,321 — — 3,861 — (6,385,182 ) — Intercompany receivable — 2,106,566 374,108 — — (2,480,674 ) — Other assets, net 33,513 30,002 — 48,237 — — 111,752 Intangible assets, net — 1,386,868 — 79,802 — — 1,466,670 Goodwill, net — 1,029,628 — 32,474 — — 1,062,102 Total assets $ 6,556,809 $ 7,407,023 $ 374,299 $ 284,255 $ — $ (8,866,047 ) $ 5,756,339 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current maturities of long-term debt $ 23,895 $ 286 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 24,181 Other current liabilities 160,262 267,250 — 17,679 — 329 445,520 Accumulated losses of subsidiaries in excess of investment — 9,459 — — — (9,459 ) — Intercompany payable 1,509,857 — — 971,060 — (2,480,917 ) — Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs 3,896,699 736 — 57,684 — — 3,955,119 Other long-term liabilities (179,645 ) 382,148 900 (17,625 ) — — 185,778 Total stockholders' equity (deficit) 1,145,741 6,747,144 373,399 (744,543 ) — (6,376,000 ) 1,145,741 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 6,556,809 $ 7,407,023 $ 374,299 $ 284,255 $ — $ (8,866,047 ) $ 5,756,339
Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Total revenues $ 21,449 $ 828,403 $ — $ 22,242 $ — $ (25,962 ) $ 846,132 Operating costs and expenses Operating — 420,304 — 18,313 — — 438,617 Selling, general and administrative — 114,234 — 2,467 — — 116,701 Master lease rent expense — 24,431 — — — — 24,431 Maintenance and utilities — 39,382 — 325 — — 39,707 Depreciation and amortization 8,039 56,792 — 3,220 — — 68,051 Corporate expense 25,915 127 — 871 — — 26,913 Project development, preopening and writedowns 1,989 1,093 — 1,833 — — 4,915 Other operating items, net 45 60 — — — — 105 Intercompany expenses 51 25,911 — — — (25,962 ) — Total operating costs and expenses 36,039 682,334 — 27,029 — (25,962 ) 719,440 Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries 115,525 24 — — — (115,549 ) — Operating income (loss) 100,935 146,093 — (4,787 ) — (115,549 ) 126,692 Other expense (income) Interest expense, net 58,623 176 — 1,618 — — 60,417 Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt 508 — — — — — 508 Other, net 127 (565 ) — (17 ) — — (455 ) Total other expense (income), net 59,258 (389 ) — 1,601 — — 60,470 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 41,677 146,482 — (6,388 ) — (115,549 ) 66,222 Income tax benefit (provision) 6,807 (25,511 ) — 966 — — (17,738 ) Net income (loss) $ 48,484 $ 120,971 $ — $ (5,422 ) $ — $ (115,549 ) $ 48,484 Comprehensive income (loss) $ 48,472 $ 120,959 $ — $ (5,422 ) $ — $ (115,537 ) $ 48,472 Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Total revenues $ 21,286 $ 607,569 $ — $ 13,745 $ — $ (25,807 ) $ 616,793 Operating costs and expenses Operating — 306,392 — 12,517 — — 318,909 Selling, general and administrative (3 ) 85,913 — 2,131 — — 88,041 Maintenance and utilities — 28,331 — 342 — — 28,673 Depreciation and amortization 4,347 48,245 — 1,331 — — 53,923 Corporate expense 23,252 213 — 598 — — 24,063 Project development, preopening and writedowns 2,640 1,017 — 2,144 — — 5,801 Impairment of assets 993 — — — — — 993 Other operating items, net 48 84 — — — — 132 Intercompany expenses (199 ) 26,006 — — — (25,807 ) — Total operating costs and expenses 31,078 496,201 — 19,063 — (25,807 ) 520,535 Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries 82,365 (386 ) — — — (81,979 ) — Operating income (loss) 72,573 110,982 — (5,318 ) — (81,979 ) 96,258 Other expense (income) Interest expense, net 44,154 277 — 6 — — 44,437 Other, net (5 ) (2 ) — (17 ) — — (24 ) Total other expense (income), net 44,149 275 — (11 ) — — 44,413 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 28,424 110,707 — (5,307 ) — (81,979 ) 51,845 Income tax benefit (provision) 10,521 (24,785 ) — 1,017 — — (13,247 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax 38,945 85,922 — (4,290 ) — (81,979 ) 38,598 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax — — 347 — — — 347 Net income (loss) $ 38,945 $ 85,922 $ 347 $ (4,290 ) $ — $ (81,979 ) $ 38,945 Comprehensive income (loss) $ 38,639 $ 85,616 $ 347 $ (4,290 ) $ — $ (81,673 ) $ 38,639 Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Total revenues $ 43,011 $ 1,638,951 $ — $ 43,561 $ — $ (52,103 ) $ 1,673,420 Operating costs and expenses Operating — 832,139 — 36,007 — — 868,146 Selling, general and administrative — 226,958 — 5,154 — — 232,112 Master lease rent expense — 48,393 — — — — 48,393 Maintenance and utilities — 77,216 — 591 — — 77,807 Depreciation and amortization 15,267 113,874 — 6,163 — — 135,304 Corporate expense 55,868 312 — 1,910 — — 58,090 Project development, preopening and writedowns 4,098 1,205 — 3,643 — — 8,946 Other operating items, net 69 235 — — — — 304 Intercompany expenses 102 52,001 — — — (52,103 ) — Total operating costs and expenses 75,404 1,352,333 — 53,468 — (52,103 ) 1,429,102 Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries 225,393 (123 ) — — — (225,270 ) — Operating income (loss) 193,000 286,495 — (9,907 ) — (225,270 ) 244,318 Other expense (income) Interest expense, net 117,655 760 — 3,226 — — 121,641 Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt 508 — — — — — 508 Other, net 256 (565 ) — (31 ) — — (340 ) Total other expense (income), net 118,419 195 — 3,195 — — 121,809 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 74,581 286,300 — (13,102 ) — (225,270 ) 122,509 Income tax benefit (provision) 19,354 (49,951 ) — 2,023 — — (28,574 ) Net income (loss) $ 93,935 $ 236,349 $ — $ (11,079 ) $ — $ (225,270 ) $ 93,935 Comprehensive income (loss) $ 94,388 $ 236,802 $ — $ (11,079 ) $ — $ (225,723 ) $ 94,388 Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Total revenues $ 42,127 $ 1,208,531 $ — $ 23,766 $ — $ (51,513 ) $ 1,222,911 Operating costs and expenses Operating — 610,225 — 22,147 — — 632,372 Selling, general and administrative 8 171,634 — 3,993 — (11 ) 175,624 Maintenance and utilities — 55,929 — 670 — — 56,599 Depreciation and amortization 8,183 94,775 — 2,241 — — 105,199 Corporate expense 48,500 216 — 1,204 — — 49,920 Project development, preopening and writedowns 4,143 1,190 — 3,908 — — 9,241 Impairment of assets 993 — — — — — 993 Other operating items, net 48 1,883 — — — — 1,931 Intercompany expenses 102 51,400 — — — (51,502 ) — Total operating costs and expenses 61,977 987,252 — 34,163 — (51,513 ) 1,031,879 Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries 164,009 (571 ) — — — (163,438 ) — Operating income (loss) 144,159 220,708 — (10,397 ) — (163,438 ) 191,032 Other expense (income) Interest expense, net 87,673 554 — 12 — — 88,239 Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt 61 — — — — — 61 Other, net (5 ) (366 ) — (33 ) — — (404 ) Total other expense (income), net 87,729 188 — (21 ) — — 87,896 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 56,430 220,520 — (10,376 ) — (163,438 ) 103,136 Income tax benefit (provision) 23,914 (49,169 ) — 2,116 — — (23,139 ) Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax 80,344 171,351 — (8,260 ) — (163,438 ) 79,997 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax — — 347 — — — 347 Net income (loss) $ 80,344 $ 171,351 $ 347 $ (8,260 ) $ — $ (163,438 ) $ 80,344 Comprehensive income (loss) $ 79,074 $ 170,081 $ 347 $ (8,260 ) $ — $ (162,168 ) $ 79,074
Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Table Text Block]	For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Cash flows from operating activities Net cash from operating activities $ (110,388 ) $ 375,562 $ 8 $ (691 ) $ — $ (179 ) $ 264,312 Cash flows from investing activities Capital expenditures (81,645 ) (43,223 ) — (1,286 ) — — (126,154 ) Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash received (5,535 ) — — — — — (5,535 ) Net activity with affiliates — (328,558 ) (8 ) — — 328,566 — Other investing activities (16,471 ) (6,788 ) — — — — (23,259 ) Net cash from investing activities (103,651 ) (378,569 ) (8 ) (1,286 ) — 328,566 (154,948 ) Cash flows from financing activities Borrowings under bank credit facility 776,029 — — — — — 776,029 Payments under bank credit facility (851,076 ) — — — — — (851,076 ) Debt financing costs, net (60 ) — — — — — (60 ) Net activity with affiliates 326,679 — — 1,708 — (328,387 ) — Share-based compensation activities, net (3,056 ) — — — — — (3,056 ) Shares repurchased and retired (27,761 ) — — — — — (27,761 ) Dividends paid (13,389 ) — — — — — (13,389 ) Other financing activities — (176 ) — — — — (176 ) Net cash from financing activities 207,366 (176 ) — 1,708 — (328,387 ) (119,489 ) Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (6,673 ) (3,183 ) — (269 ) — — (10,125 ) Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 8,697 239,903 — 24,602 — — 273,202 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period $ 2,024 $ 236,720 $ — $ 24,333 $ — $ — $ 263,077 Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 Non- Non- Guarantor Guarantor Subsidiary Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Guarantor (100% (100% (Not 100% (In thousands) Parent Subsidiaries Owned)* Owned) Owned) Eliminations Consolidated Cash flows from operating activities Net cash from operating activities $ (70,065 ) $ 282,907 $ (135 ) $ 5,405 $ — $ (121 ) $ 217,991 Cash flows from investing activities Capital expenditures (36,914 ) (26,059 ) — (272 ) — — (63,245 ) Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash received (100,713 ) — — — — — (100,713 ) Net activity with affiliates — (289,361 ) (347 ) — — 289,708 — Other investing activities (9,240 ) — — — — — (9,240 ) Net cash from investing activities (146,867 ) (315,420 ) (347 ) (272 ) — 289,708 (173,198 ) Cash flows from financing activities Borrowings under bank credit facility 333,900 — — — — — 333,900 Payments under bank credit facility (591,476 ) — — — — — (591,476 ) Proceeds from issuance of senior notes 700,000 — — — — — 700,000 Debt financing costs, net (11,028 ) — — — — — (11,028 ) Net activity with affiliates 277,000 — — 12,587 — (289,587 ) — Share-based compensation activities, net (3,381 ) — — — — — (3,381 ) Shares repurchased and retired (30,332 ) — — — — — (30,332 ) Dividends paid (11,267 ) — — — — — (11,267 ) Other financing activities — (50 ) — — — — (50 ) Net cash from financing activities 663,416 (50 ) — 12,587 — (289,587 ) 386,366 Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations Cash flows from operating activities — — — — — — — Cash flows from investing activities — — 482 — — — 482 Cash flows from financing activities — — — — — — — Net cash provided by discontinued operations — — 482 — — — 482 Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 446,484 (32,563 ) — 17,720 — — 431,641 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 347 213,963 — 12,969 — — 227,279 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period $ 446,831 $ 181,400 $ — $ 30,689 $ — $ — $ 658,920

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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2019USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)
Number of Gaming Entertainment Properties	29		29
Taxes, Other	$ 139,100	$ 80,300	$ 274,800	$ 158,400
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption		$ 300		$ 300
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	916,613		916,613		$ 926,700	$ 0
Operating Lease, Liability, Total	$ 916,613		$ 916,613		921,800
Accrued Rent					$ 4,900

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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 239,411	$ 249,417	$ 632,808	$ 203,104
Restricted cash	23,666	23,785	26,112	24,175
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$ 263,077	$ 273,202	$ 658,920	$ 227,279

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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Promotional Allowances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Food and Beverage [Member]
Promotional allowance	$ 53,124	$ 43,285	$ 107,041	$ 85,923
Occupancy [Member]
Promotional allowance	24,043	19,861	47,316	38,861
Product and Service, Other [Member]
Promotional allowance	$ 3,764	$ 2,749	$ 7,229	$ 5,329

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Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestitures (Details Textual)	Oct. 15, 2018USD ($)	Sep. 17, 2018USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2018USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2016
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired, Total						$ 5,535,000	$ 100,713,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage				100.00%		100.00%
Borgata [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage									50.00%
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax, Total					$ 300,000		300,000
Pinnacle Acquisition [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired, Total	$ 576,100,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net, Total	$ 615,100,000			$ 615,134,000		$ 615,134,000
Pinnacle Acquisition [Member] | Project Development, Preopening, and Writedowns Expense [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs				600,000	800,000	1,500,000	1,400,000
Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired, Total		$ 264,300,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net, Total		$ 289,100,000		289,065,000		289,065,000
Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Member] | Project Development, Preopening, and Writedowns Expense [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs				200,000		500,000	600,000
Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois, LLC [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired, Total			$ 100,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net, Total			$ 110,500,000	110,534,000		110,534,000
Number of Gaming Units			1,000
Number of Locations			220
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles								$ 1,000,000
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Property, Plant, and Equipment								200,000
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Current Assets								$ 1,200,000
Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois, LLC [Member] | Project Development, Preopening, and Writedowns Expense [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs				$ 200,000	$ 500,000	$ 300,000	$ 500,000

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Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestitures - Schedule of Business Acquisition Assets and Liabilities of Pinnacle Acquisition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Oct. 15, 2018
Goodwill	$ 1,102,977	$ 1,062,102
Pinnacle Acquisition [Member]
Current assets	64,185
Property and equipment	166,600
Other assets	(28)
Intangible assets	398,700
Total acquired assets	629,457
Current liabilities	54,722
Other liabilities	57,832
Total liabilities assumed	112,554
Net identifiable assets acquired	516,903
Goodwill	98,231
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net, Total	615,134		$ 615,100
Pinnacle Acquisition [Member] | Previously Reported [Member]
Current assets		64,604
Property and equipment		167,000
Other assets		(28)
Intangible assets		415,400
Total acquired assets		646,976
Current liabilities		54,585
Other liabilities		57,832
Total liabilities assumed		112,417
Net identifiable assets acquired		534,559
Goodwill		72,740
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net, Total		$ 607,299
Pinnacle Acquisition [Member] | Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Current assets	(419)
Property and equipment	(400)
Other assets	0
Intangible assets	(16,700)
Total acquired assets	(17,519)
Current liabilities	137
Other liabilities	0
Total liabilities assumed	137
Net identifiable assets acquired	(17,656)
Goodwill	25,491
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net, Total	$ 7,835

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Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestitures - Schedule of Acquired Property and Equipment of Pinnacle Acquisition (Details) - Pinnacle Acquisition [Member] $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)
Property and Equipment, Recorded Amount	$ 166,600
Land [Member]
Property and Equipment, Recorded Amount	7,350
Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Property and Equipment, Recorded Amount	89,150
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property and Equipment, Recorded Amount	65,200
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property and Equipment, Recorded Amount	$ 4,900

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Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestitures - Schedule of Acquired Intangible Assets of Pinnacle Acquisition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Pinnacle Acquisition [Member]
Intangible Assets, Recorded Amount	$ 398.7
Pinnacle Acquisition [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Intangible Assets, Recorded Amount	43
Pinnacle Acquisition [Member] | Gaming License Right [Member]
Intangible Assets, Recorded Amount	$ 314.5
Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible Assets, Useful Life (Year)	3 years 9 months 18 days	7 years 3 months 18 days
Customer Relationships [Member] | Pinnacle Acquisition [Member]
Intangible Assets, Useful Life (Year)	4 years
Intangible Assets, Recorded Amount	$ 41.2

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Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestitures - Business Acquisition Income Statement Supplemental Information of Pinnacle Acquisition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Net income	$ 48,484	$ 45,451	$ 38,945	$ 41,399	$ 93,935	$ 80,344
Pinnacle Acquisition [Member]
Total revenues	174,299				334,857
Net income	$ 18,639				$ 31,295

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Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestitures - Schedule of Business Acquisition Assets and Liabilities of Valley Forge Convention Center Partners (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 17, 2018
Goodwill	$ 1,102,977	$ 1,062,102
Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Member]
Current assets	29,280
Property and equipment	57,118
Other assets	2,872
Intangible assets	136,600
Total acquired assets	225,870
Current liabilities	12,968
Other liabilities	9,803
Total liabilities assumed	22,771
Net identifiable assets acquired	203,099
Goodwill	85,966
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net, Total	289,065		$ 289,100
Previously Reported [Member] | Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Member]
Current assets		29,909
Property and equipment		56,500
Other assets		483
Intangible assets		148,600
Total acquired assets		235,492
Current liabilities		12,968
Other liabilities		606
Total liabilities assumed		13,574
Net identifiable assets acquired		221,918
Goodwill		69,446
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net, Total		$ 291,364
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Member]
Current assets	(629)
Property and equipment	618
Other assets	2,389
Intangible assets	(12,000)
Total acquired assets	(9,622)
Current liabilities	0
Other liabilities	9,197
Total liabilities assumed	9,197
Net identifiable assets acquired	(18,819)
Goodwill	16,520
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net, Total	$ (2,299)

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Dives_9

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestitures - Schedule of Acquired Property and Equipment of Valley Forge Convention Center Partners (Details) - Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Member] $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)
Property and Equipment, Recorded Amount	$ 57,118
Land [Member]
Property and Equipment, Recorded Amount	15,150
Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Property and Equipment, Recorded Amount	32,908
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property and Equipment, Recorded Amount	$ 9,060

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Dive_10

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestitures - Schedule of Acquired Intangible Assets of Valley Forge Convention Center Partners (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Member]
Intangible Assets, Recorded Amount	$ 136.6
Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Intangible Assets, Recorded Amount	12.5
Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Member] | Gaming License Right [Member]
Intangible Assets, Recorded Amount	$ 108
Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible Assets, Useful Life (Year)	3 years 9 months 18 days	7 years 3 months 18 days
Customer Relationships [Member] | Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Member]
Intangible Assets, Useful Life (Year)	5 years
Intangible Assets, Recorded Amount	$ 16.1

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Dive_11

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestitures - Business Acquisition Income Statement Supplemental Information of Valley Forge Convention Center Partners (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Net income	$ 48,484	$ 45,451	$ 38,945	$ 41,399	$ 93,935	$ 80,344
Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. [Member]
Total revenues	42,230				83,421
Net income	$ 7,577				$ 14,405

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Dive_12

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestitures - Schedule of Business Acquisition Assets and Liabilities of Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 01, 2018
Goodwill	$ 1,102,977	$ 1,062,102
Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois, LLC [Member]
Current assets	10,638
Property and equipment	9,496
Other assets	2,933
Intangible assets	58,000
Total acquired assets	81,067
Current liabilities	1,062
Total liabilities assumed	1,062
Net identifiable assets acquired	80,005
Goodwill	30,529
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net, Total	110,534		$ 110,500
Previously Reported [Member] | Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois, LLC [Member]
Current assets		10,638
Property and equipment		9,307
Other assets		1,963
Intangible assets		58,000
Total acquired assets		79,908
Current liabilities		1,062
Total liabilities assumed		1,062
Net identifiable assets acquired		78,846
Goodwill		31,692
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net, Total		$ 110,538
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois, LLC [Member]
Current assets	0
Property and equipment	189
Other assets	970
Intangible assets	0
Total acquired assets	1,159
Current liabilities	0
Total liabilities assumed	0
Net identifiable assets acquired	1,159
Goodwill	(1,163)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net, Total	$ (4)

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Dive_13

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestitures - Schedule of Acquired Property and Equipment of Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois (Details) - Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois, LLC [Member] $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)
Property and Equipment, Recorded Amount	$ 9,496
Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Property and Equipment, Recorded Amount	66
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property and Equipment, Recorded Amount	$ 9,430

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Dive_14

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestitures - Schedule of Acquired Intangible Assets of Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois, LLC [Member]
Intangible Assets, Recorded Amount	$ 58
Host Agreements [Member]
Intangible Assets, Useful Life (Year)	13 years 10 months 24 days	14 years 4 months 24 days
Host Agreements [Member] | Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois, LLC [Member]
Intangible Assets, Useful Life (Year)	15 years
Intangible Assets, Recorded Amount	$ 58

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Dive_15

Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestitures - Business Acquisition Income Statement Supplemental Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Total revenues, pro forma					$ 1,657,216
Net income	$ 48,484	$ 45,451	$ 38,945	$ 41,399	93,935	$ 80,344
Net income from continuing operations, net of tax, pro forma					$ 82,660
Basic net income per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.43		$ 0.34		$ 0.83	$ 0.70
Basic net income per share, pro forma (in dollars per share)					0.72
Diluted net income per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.43		$ 0.34		0.83	$ 0.70
Diluted net income per share, pro forma (in dollars per share)					$ 0.72
Parent Company [Member]
Total revenues					$ 1,222,911
Net income					$ 79,997
Basic net income per share (in dollars per share)					$ 0.70
Diluted net income per share (in dollars per share)					$ 0.70
Subsidiaries [Member]
Total revenues					$ 434,305
Net income					$ 2,663

Note 3 - Property and Equipme_3

Note 3 - Property and Equipment, Net - Schedule of Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Property and equipment, gross	$ 5,317,119	$ 5,189,103
Less accumulated depreciation	2,590,565	2,473,039
Property and equipment, net	2,726,554	2,716,064
Land [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	327,456	316,590
Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	3,094,003	3,084,337
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	1,538,707	1,480,917
Riverboats And Barges [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	239,450	240,507
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 117,503	$ 66,752

Note 3 - Property and Equipme_4

Note 3 - Property and Equipment, Net - Depreciation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Depreciation expense	$ 60,852	$ 51,357	$ 120,897	$ 101,503

Note 4 - Intangible Assets, N_3

Note 4 - Intangible Assets, Net - Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Intangible assets, gross carrying value	$ 157,803	$ 156,503
Intangible assets, cumulative amortization	(34,601)	(20,671)
Intangible assets, cumulative impairment losses	0	0
Intangible assets, net	123,202	135,832
Intangible assets, gross carrying value	1,529,072	1,549,072
Intangible assets, cumulative amortization	(33,960)	(33,960)
Intangible assets, cumulative impairment losses	(184,274)	(184,274)
Intangible assets, net	1,310,838	1,330,838
Intangible assets, gross carrying value	1,686,875	1,705,575
Intangible assets, cumulative amortization	(68,561)	(54,631)
Intangible assets, cumulative impairment losses	(184,274)	(184,274)
Intangible assets, net	1,434,040	1,466,670
Trademarks [Member]
Intangible assets, gross carrying value	207,387	207,387
Intangible assets, cumulative amortization	0	0
Intangible assets, cumulative impairment losses	(4,300)	(4,300)
Intangible assets, net	203,087	203,087
Gaming License Right [Member]
Intangible assets, gross carrying value	1,321,685	1,341,685
Intangible assets, cumulative amortization	(33,960)	(33,960)
Intangible assets, cumulative impairment losses	(179,974)	(179,974)
Intangible assets, net	$ 1,107,751	$ 1,127,751
Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible assets, weighted average life remaining (Year)	3 years 9 months 18 days	7 years 3 months 18 days
Intangible assets, gross carrying value	$ 66,700	$ 65,400
Intangible assets, cumulative amortization	(26,997)	(15,113)
Intangible assets, cumulative impairment losses	0	0
Intangible assets, net	$ 39,703	$ 50,287
Off-Market Favorable Lease [Member]
Intangible assets, weighted average life remaining (Year)	36 years 6 months	37 years
Intangible assets, gross carrying value	$ 11,730	$ 11,730
Intangible assets, cumulative amortization	(3,415)	(3,302)
Intangible assets, cumulative impairment losses	0	0
Intangible assets, net	8,315	8,428
Development Agreements [Member]
Intangible assets, gross carrying value	21,373	21,373
Intangible assets, cumulative amortization	0	0
Intangible assets, cumulative impairment losses	0	0
Intangible assets, net	$ 21,373	$ 21,373
Host Agreements [Member]
Intangible assets, weighted average life remaining (Year)	13 years 10 months 24 days	14 years 4 months 24 days
Intangible assets, gross carrying value	$ 58,000	$ 58,000
Intangible assets, cumulative amortization	(4,189)	(2,256)
Intangible assets, cumulative impairment losses	0	0
Intangible assets, net	$ 53,811	$ 55,744

Note 5 - Accrued Liabilities -

Note 5 - Accrued Liabilities - Schedule of Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Payroll and related expenses	$ 87,025	$ 85,532
Interest	35,630	35,734
Gaming liabilities	60,331	59,823
Player loyalty program liabilities	30,100	25,251
Advance deposits	23,960	21,687
Outstanding chip liabilities	5,640	7,449
Dividend payable	7,780	6,705
Operating lease liabilities	66,077	0
Other accrued liabilities	87,473	91,994
Total accrued liabilities	$ 404,016	$ 334,175

Note 6 - Long-Term Debt (Detail

Note 6 - Long-Term Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Long-term Line of Credit, Total	$ 1,696,282	$ 1,771,330
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	945,500
Line of Credit [Member]
Long-term Line of Credit, Total	1,700
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	574,200
Line of Credit [Member] | Swing Loan [Member]
Long-term Line of Credit, Total	38,600	50,300
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term Line of Credit, Total	320,000	$ 320,000
Line of Credit [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]
Long-term Line of Credit, Total	$ 12,700

Note 6 - Long-Term Debt - Sched

Note 6 - Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Long-term debt, outstanding principal	$ 3,954,787	$ 4,030,035
Long-term debt, unamortized discount	(1,098)	(1,286)
Long-term debt, unamortized original fees and costs	(44,483)	(49,449)
Long-term debt, net	3,909,206	3,979,300
Long-term debt, outstanding principal, current	26,986	24,181
Long-term debt, unamortized discount, current	0	0
Long-term debt, unamortized original fees and costs, current	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	26,986	24,181
Long-term debt, outstanding principal, noncurrent	3,927,801	4,005,854
Long-term debt, unamortized discount, noncurrent	(1,098)	(1,286)
Long-term debt, unamortized original fees and costs, noncurrent	(44,483)	(49,449)
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs	$ 3,882,220	$ 3,955,119
Line of Credit [Member] | Bank Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term debt, interest rate	4.61%	4.651%
Long-term debt, outstanding principal	$ 1,696,282	$ 1,771,330
Long-term debt, unamortized discount	(1,098)	(1,286)
Long-term debt, unamortized original fees and costs	(18,786)	(21,515)
Long-term debt, net	$ 1,676,398	$ 1,748,529
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes 6.875% Due 2023 [Member]
Long-term debt, interest rate	6.875%	6.875%
Long-term debt, outstanding principal	$ 750,000	$ 750,000
Long-term debt, unamortized discount	0	0
Long-term debt, unamortized original fees and costs	(6,823)	(7,701)
Long-term debt, net	$ 743,177	$ 742,299
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes 6.375% Due 2026 [Member]
Long-term debt, interest rate	6.375%	6.375%
Long-term debt, outstanding principal	$ 750,000	$ 750,000
Long-term debt, unamortized discount	0	0
Long-term debt, unamortized original fees and costs	(8,932)	(9,594)
Long-term debt, net	$ 741,068	$ 740,406
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes 6.000% Due 2026 [Member]
Long-term debt, interest rate	6.00%	6.00%
Long-term debt, outstanding principal	$ 700,000	$ 700,000
Long-term debt, unamortized discount	0	0
Long-term debt, unamortized original fees and costs	(9,942)	(10,639)
Long-term debt, net	$ 690,058	$ 689,361
Other Long-Term Debt [Member]
Long-term debt, interest rate	11.029%	11.01%
Long-term debt, outstanding principal	$ 58,505	$ 58,705
Long-term debt, unamortized discount	0	0
Long-term debt, unamortized original fees and costs	0	0
Long-term debt, net	$ 58,505	$ 58,705

Note 6 - Long-Term Debt - Outst

Note 6 - Long-Term Debt - Outstanding Principal Amounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Outstanding principal amounts	$ 1,696,282	$ 1,771,330
Line of Credit [Member]
Outstanding principal amounts	1,700
Line of Credit [Member] | Term A Loan [Member]
Outstanding principal amounts	241,325	248,351
Line of Credit [Member] | Refinancing Term B Loan [Member]
Outstanding principal amounts	1,096,357	1,152,679
Line of Credit [Member] | Swing Loan [Member]
Outstanding principal amounts	38,600	50,300
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Outstanding principal amounts	$ 320,000	$ 320,000

Note 8 - Leases (Details Textua

Note 8 - Leases (Details Textual)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term	67 years
Minimum [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Remaining Lease Term	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Remaining Lease Term	59 years

Note 8 - Leases - Lease Cost (D

Note 8 - Leases - Lease Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Operating lease cost	$ 42,407	$ 72,042
Short-term lease cost	$ (111)	$ 225

Note 8 - Leases - Supplemental

Note 8 - Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$ 41,970	$ 71,690
Operating leases	$ 4,781	$ 8,491

Note 8 - Leases - Supplementa_2

Note 8 - Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 916,613	$ 926,700	$ 0
Current lease liabilities (included in accrued liabilities)	66,077		0
Operating lease liabilities	850,536		$ 0
Total operating lease liabilities	$ 916,613	$ 921,800
Operating leases (in years) (Year)	19 years 1 month 6 days
Operating leases	9.20%

Note 8 - Leases - Maturity of L

Note 8 - Leases - Maturity of Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Last two quarters of 2019	$ 68,903
2020	140,002
2021	127,591
2022	113,919
2023	111,970
Thereafter	1,377,613
Total lease payments	1,939,998
Less imputed interest	(1,023,385)
Less current portion (included in accrued liabilities)	(66,077)	$ 0
Operating lease liabilities	$ 850,536	$ 0

Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity_3

Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity and Stock Incentive Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 12, 2018
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 8,158		$ 6,022		$ 17,867	$ 14,949
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period		395,964		486,805
Shares Issued Per Unit		1.67		1.57
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Shares Withheld for Tax Withholding Obligation		125,004		149,268
Share Based Payment Arrangement, Shares Issued In Period, Net of Tax Withholdings		270,960		337,537
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense		$ 0		$ 0
The 2018 Plan [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount							$ 100,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount	$ 72,800				$ 72,800

Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity_4

Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity and Stock Incentive Plans - Share Repurchases (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended						6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019		Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018		Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019		Jun. 30, 2018
Shares repurchased and retired (in shares)	[1],[2]	245			301			1,075		860
Total cost, including brokerage fees		$ 6,108	[2]	$ 21,653	$ 10,529	[2]	$ 19,803	$ 27,760	[2]	$ 30,332	[2]
Average repurchase price per share (3) (in dollars per share)	[2],[3]	$ 24.90			$ 35.02			$ 25.82		$ 35.28
[1]	All shares repurchased have been retired and constitute authorized but unissued shares.
[2]	Shares repurchased reflect repurchases settled during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. These amounts exclude repurchases traded but not yet settled on or before June 30, 2019 and 2018.
[3]	Amounts in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding. Average repurchase price per share is calculated based on unrounded numbers.

Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity_5

Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity and Stock Incentive Plans - Dividends (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019$ / shares
Dividend Declared Dec 7, 2017 [Member]
Dividends, record date	Dec. 28, 2017
Dividends, payment date	Jan. 15, 2018
Dividends, amount per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05
Dividends, declaration date	Dec. 7, 2017
Dividend Declared Mar 2, 2018 [Member]
Dividends, record date	Mar. 16, 2018
Dividends, payment date	Apr. 15, 2018
Dividends, amount per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05
Dividends, declaration date	Mar. 2, 2018
Dividend Declared June 8, 2018 [Member]
Dividends, record date	Jun. 29, 2018
Dividends, payment date	Jul. 15, 2018
Dividends, amount per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06
Dividends, declaration date	Jun. 8, 2018
Dividend Declared Dec 7, 2018 [Member]
Dividends, record date	Dec. 28, 2018
Dividends, payment date	Jan. 15, 2019
Dividends, amount per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06
Dividends, declaration date	Dec. 7, 2018
Dividend Declared Mar 4, 2019 [Member]
Dividends, record date	Mar. 15, 2019
Dividends, payment date	Apr. 15, 2019
Dividends, amount per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06
Dividends, declaration date	Mar. 4, 2019
Dividend Declared June 7, 2019 [Member]
Dividends, record date	Jun. 17, 2019
Dividends, payment date	Jul. 15, 2019
Dividends, amount per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07
Dividends, declaration date	Jun. 7, 2019

Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity_6

Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity and Stock Incentive Plans - Share Based Payment Plan Compensation Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Share-based compensation expense	$ 8,158	$ 6,022	$ 17,867	$ 14,949
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	849	669	1,837	1,541
Corporate Expense [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	7,095	5,184	15,567	13,019
Casino [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	167	131	361	303
Food and Beverage [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	32	25	69	58
Occupancy [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 15	$ 13	$ 33	$ 28

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurem_3

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) $ in Millions	Dec. 20, 2011	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2018
Available-for-sale Securities, Total		$ 19.5
Debt Security Interest Rate Stated Percentage		7.50%
Debt Security, Available-For-Sale, Fair Value Discount Amount		$ 2.7	$ 2.8
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Payment To Option Holder Percentage Of Ebitda	1.00%
Business Combination Contingent Consideration, Period of Monthly Payments	10 years
Other Long-Term Debt [Member]
Long-term Debt, Term				96 months
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]
Available-for-sale Securities, Current, Total		0.6	0.5
Other Assets [Member]
Available-for-sale Securities, Total		15.4	15.3
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Current		0.9	0.8
Other Liabilities [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Total		$ 1.2	$ 1.6
Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Measurement Input		0.106	0.112
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Measurement Input		0.069	0.068

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurem_4

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value, Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 239,411	$ 249,417
Restricted cash	23,666	23,785
Investment available for sale	15,963	15,772
Contingent payments	2,072	2,407
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	239,411	249,417
Restricted cash	23,666	23,785
Investment available for sale	0	0
Contingent payments	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Investment available for sale	0	0
Contingent payments	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Investment available for sale	15,963	15,772
Contingent payments	$ 2,072	$ 2,407

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurem_5

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurements - Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Contingent Payments [Member]
Balance at beginning of reporting period, liability	$ (2,280)	$ (2,813)	$ (2,407)	$ (2,887)
Included in interest income (expense), liability	(36)	(58)	(76)	(120)
Included in other comprehensive income (loss), liability	0	0	0	0
Included in other items, net, liability	4	64	(61)	(18)
Settlements, liability	240	230	472	448
Balance at end of reporting period, liability	(2,072)	(2,577)	(2,072)	(2,577)
Investment, Available-For-Sale [Member]
Balance at beginning of reporting period, asset	16,452	16,454	15,772	17,752
Included in interest income (expense), asset	37	36	75	72
Included in other comprehensive income (loss), asset	(16)	(424)	626	(1,758)
Included in other items, net, asset	0	0	0	0
Settlements, asset	(510)	(475)	(510)	(475)
Balance at end of reporting period, asset	$ 15,963	$ 15,591	$ 15,963	$ 15,591

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurem_6

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurements - Minimum Assessment Agreements (Details) - Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] - Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Obligation under assessment arrangements	$ 29,878	$ 29,943
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Obligation under assessment arrangements	24,735	24,477
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Obligation under assessment arrangements	$ 28,609	$ 29,591

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurem_7

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurements - Long-Term Debt (Details) - Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Long-term debt	$ 3,954,787	$ 4,030,035
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Long-term debt	3,909,206	3,979,300
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Long-term debt	4,047,589	3,918,672
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Bank Credit Facility [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Long-term debt	1,696,282	1,771,330
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Bank Credit Facility [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Long-term debt	1,676,398	1,748,529
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Bank Credit Facility [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Long-term debt	1,685,646	1,720,654
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Senior Notes 6.875% Due 2023 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Long-term debt	750,000	750,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Senior Notes 6.875% Due 2023 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Long-term debt	743,177	742,299
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Senior Notes 6.875% Due 2023 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Long-term debt	776,250	757,500
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Senior Notes 6.375% Due 2026 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Long-term debt	750,000	750,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Senior Notes 6.375% Due 2026 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Long-term debt	741,068	740,406
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Senior Notes 6.375% Due 2026 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Long-term debt	792,188	724,688
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Senior Notes 6.000% Due 2026 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Long-term debt	700,000	700,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Senior Notes 6.000% Due 2026 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Long-term debt	690,058	689,361
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Senior Notes 6.000% Due 2026 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Long-term debt	735,000	657,125
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Long-Term Debt [Member]
Long-term debt	58,505	58,705
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Long-Term Debt [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Long-term debt	58,505	58,705
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Long-Term Debt [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Long-term debt	$ 58,505	$ 58,705

Note 11 - Segment Information_2

Note 11 - Segment Information (Details Textual)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019
Number of Reportable Segments	3

Note 11 - Segment Information -

Note 11 - Segment Information - Revenues for Reportable Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Total Revenues	$ 846,132	$ 616,793	$ 1,673,420	$ 1,222,911
Casino [Member]
Total Revenues	633,659	447,788	1,253,912	888,251
Food and Beverage [Member]
Total Revenues	112,047	87,601	223,137	173,000
Occupancy [Member]
Total Revenues	61,097	49,434	118,341	97,346
Product and Service, Other [Member]
Total Revenues	39,329	31,970	78,030	64,314
Las Vegas Locals [Member]
Total Revenues	220,946	219,974	443,796	442,149
Las Vegas Locals [Member] | Casino [Member]
Total Revenues	142,754	142,488	286,397	285,636
Las Vegas Locals [Member] | Food and Beverage [Member]
Total Revenues	38,970	38,948	78,026	77,818
Las Vegas Locals [Member] | Occupancy [Member]
Total Revenues	26,445	25,659	52,649	51,815
Las Vegas Locals [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Total Revenues	12,777	12,879	26,724	26,880
Downtown Las Vegas [Member]
Total Revenues	64,468	61,202	127,494	121,670
Downtown Las Vegas [Member] | Casino [Member]
Total Revenues	34,816	32,822	68,755	65,261
Downtown Las Vegas [Member] | Food and Beverage [Member]
Total Revenues	14,435	13,741	28,538	27,328
Downtown Las Vegas [Member] | Occupancy [Member]
Total Revenues	7,103	6,606	14,301	13,417
Downtown Las Vegas [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Total Revenues	8,114	8,033	15,900	15,664
Midwest and South [Member]
Total Revenues	560,718	335,617	1,102,130	659,092
Midwest and South [Member] | Casino [Member]
Total Revenues	456,089	272,478	898,760	537,354
Midwest and South [Member] | Food and Beverage [Member]
Total Revenues	58,642	34,912	116,573	67,854
Midwest and South [Member] | Occupancy [Member]
Total Revenues	27,549	17,169	51,391	32,114
Midwest and South [Member] | Product and Service, Other [Member]
Total Revenues	$ 18,438	$ 11,058	$ 35,406	$ 21,770

Note 11 - Segment Information_3

Note 11 - Segment Information - Reconciliation of Total Reportable Segment Adjusted EBITDAR to Operating Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Total Reportable Segment Adjusted EBITDAR	$ 252,415	$ 182,301	$ 498,145	$ 360,795
Corporate expense	26,913	24,063	58,090	49,920
Adjusted EBITDAR	232,596	163,423	455,621	323,895
Deferred rent	244	294	489	550
Master lease rent expense	24,431	0	48,393	0
Depreciation and amortization	68,051	53,923	135,304	105,199
Share-based compensation expense	8,158	6,022	17,867	14,949
Project development, preopening and writedowns	4,915	5,801	8,946	9,241
Impairment of assets	0	993	0	993
Other operating items, net	105	132	304	1,931
Total other operating costs and expenses	105,904	67,165	211,303	132,863
Operating income	126,692	96,258	244,318	191,032
Las Vegas Locals [Member]
Total Reportable Segment Adjusted EBITDAR	71,449	70,248	145,683	141,278
Downtown Las Vegas [Member]
Total Reportable Segment Adjusted EBITDAR	15,902	13,543	30,927	26,761
Midwest and South [Member]
Total Reportable Segment Adjusted EBITDAR	165,064	98,510	321,535	192,756
Corporate Segment [Member]
Corporate expense	$ (19,819)	$ (18,878)	$ (42,524)	$ (36,900)

Note 11 - Segment Information_4

Note 11 - Segment Information - Assets By Reportable Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Assets	$ 6,710,452	$ 5,756,339
Las Vegas Locals [Member]
Assets	1,843,984	1,732,138
Downtown Las Vegas [Member]
Assets	211,557	169,495
Midwest and South [Member]
Assets	4,268,208	3,562,926
Total Reportable Segment [Member]
Assets	6,323,749	5,464,559
Corporate Segment [Member]
Assets	$ 386,703	$ 291,780

Note 12 - Condensed Consolida_3

Note 12 - Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details Textual)	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	100.00%
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes 6.875% Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.875%	6.875%
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes 6.375% Due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.375%	6.375%
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes 6.000% Due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.00%	6.00%

Note 12 - Condensed Consolida_4

Note 12 - Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 239,411			$ 249,417	$ 632,808		$ 203,104
Restricted cash		23,666			23,785	26,112		24,175
Other current assets		133,716			126,549
Property and equipment, net		2,726,554			2,716,064
Investments in subsidiaries		0			0
Intercompany receivable		0			0
Operating lease right-of-use assets		916,613		$ 926,700	0
Other assets, net		133,475			111,752
Intangible assets, net		1,434,040			1,466,670
Goodwill, net		1,102,977			1,062,102
Total assets		6,710,452			5,756,339
Current maturities of long-term debt		26,986			24,181
Other current liabilities		503,857			445,520
Intercompany payable		0			0
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs		3,882,220			3,955,119
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		850,536			0
Other long-term liabilities		234,138			185,778
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)		1,212,715	$ 1,170,109		1,145,741	$ 1,145,160	$ 1,117,562	$ 1,097,227
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		6,710,452			5,756,339
Accumulated losses of subsidiaries in excess of investment					0
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents		0			0
Restricted cash		0			0
Other current assets		0			(191)
Property and equipment, net		0			0
Investments in subsidiaries		(6,644,328)			(6,385,182)
Intercompany receivable		(2,809,240)			(2,480,674)
Operating lease right-of-use assets		0
Other assets, net		0			0
Intangible assets, net		0			0
Goodwill, net		0			0
Total assets		(9,453,568)			(8,866,047)
Current maturities of long-term debt		0			0
Other current liabilities		36			329
Intercompany payable		(2,809,304)			(2,480,917)
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs		0			0
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		0
Other long-term liabilities		0			0
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)		(6,644,300)			(6,376,000)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		(9,453,568)			(8,866,047)
Accumulated losses of subsidiaries in excess of investment					(9,459)
Parent Company [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents		2,024			8,697
Restricted cash		0			0
Other current assets		15,497			15,636
Property and equipment, net		162,337			117,642
Investments in subsidiaries		6,643,075			6,381,321
Intercompany receivable		0			0
Operating lease right-of-use assets		24,137
Other assets, net		54,824			33,513
Intangible assets, net		0			0
Goodwill, net		0			0
Total assets		6,901,894			6,556,809
Current maturities of long-term debt		26,695			23,895
Other current liabilities		149,100			160,262
Intercompany payable		1,836,536			1,509,857
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs		3,824,005			3,896,699
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		20,484
Other long-term liabilities		(167,641)			(179,645)
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)		1,212,715			1,145,741
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		6,901,894			6,556,809
Accumulated losses of subsidiaries in excess of investment					0
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents		222,959			226,200
Restricted cash		13,761			13,703
Other current assets		115,346			108,069
Property and equipment, net		2,462,750			2,505,987
Investments in subsidiaries		2,411			0
Intercompany receivable		2,435,124			2,106,566
Operating lease right-of-use assets		886,952
Other assets, net		29,281			30,002
Intangible assets, net		1,356,169			1,386,868
Goodwill, net		1,071,638			1,029,628
Total assets		8,596,391			7,407,023
Current maturities of long-term debt		291			286
Other current liabilities		331,384			267,250
Intercompany payable		0			0
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs		531			736
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		826,011
Other long-term liabilities		418,506			382,148
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)		7,019,668			6,747,144
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		8,596,391			7,407,023
Accumulated losses of subsidiaries in excess of investment					9,459
Subsidiaries [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	0			0
Restricted cash	[1]	0			0
Other current assets	[1]	62			191
Property and equipment, net	[1]	0			0
Investments in subsidiaries	[1]	0			0
Intercompany receivable	[1]	374,116			374,108
Operating lease right-of-use assets	[1]	0
Other assets, net	[1]	0			0
Intangible assets, net	[1]	0			0
Goodwill, net	[1]	0			0
Total assets	[1]	374,178			374,299
Current maturities of long-term debt	[1]	0			0
Other current liabilities	[1]	0			0
Intercompany payable	[1]	0			0
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs	[1]	0			0
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	[1]	0
Other long-term liabilities	[1]	900			900
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	[1]	373,278			373,399
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	[1]	374,178			374,299
Accumulated losses of subsidiaries in excess of investment	[1]				0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents		14,428			14,520
Restricted cash		9,905			10,082
Other current assets		2,811			2,844
Property and equipment, net		101,467			92,435
Investments in subsidiaries		(1,158)			3,861
Intercompany receivable		0			0
Operating lease right-of-use assets		5,524
Other assets, net		49,370			48,237
Intangible assets, net		77,871			79,802
Goodwill, net		31,339			32,474
Total assets		291,557			284,255
Current maturities of long-term debt		0			0
Other current liabilities		23,337			17,679
Intercompany payable		972,768			971,060
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs		57,684			57,684
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		4,041
Other long-term liabilities		(17,627)			(17,625)
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)		(748,646)			(744,543)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		291,557			284,255
Accumulated losses of subsidiaries in excess of investment					0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, Not 100% Owned [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents		0			0
Restricted cash		0			0
Other current assets		0			0
Property and equipment, net		0			0
Investments in subsidiaries		0			0
Intercompany receivable		0			0
Operating lease right-of-use assets		0
Other assets, net		0			0
Intangible assets, net		0			0
Goodwill, net		0			0
Total assets		0			0
Current maturities of long-term debt		0			0
Other current liabilities		0			0
Intercompany payable		0			0
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs		0			0
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		0
Other long-term liabilities		0			0
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)		0			0
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 0			0
Accumulated losses of subsidiaries in excess of investment					$ 0
[1]	Subsidiary is a 100% owned guarantor of the 6.375% Notes and 6.875% Notes and is a 100% owned non-guarantor of the 6.000% Notes.

Note 12 - Condensed Consolida_5

Note 12 - Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Total revenues		$ 846,132		$ 616,793		$ 1,673,420	$ 1,222,911
Operating		438,617				868,146
Selling, general and administrative		116,701		88,041		232,112	175,624
Master lease rent expense		24,431		0		48,393	0
Maintenance and utilities		39,707		28,673		77,807	56,599
Depreciation and amortization		68,051		53,923		135,304	105,199
Corporate expense		26,913		24,063		58,090	49,920
Project development, preopening and writedowns		4,915		5,801		8,946	9,241
Other operating items, net		105		132		304	1,931
Intercompany expenses		0		0		0	0
Total operating costs and expenses		719,440		520,535		1,429,102	1,031,879
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries		0		0		0	0
Operating income (loss)		126,692		96,258		244,318	191,032
Interest expense, net		60,417		44,437		121,641	88,239
Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt		508		0		508	61
Other, net		(455)		(24)		(340)	(404)
Total other expense (income), net		60,470		44,413		121,809	87,896
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		66,222		51,845		122,509	103,136
Income tax provision		(17,738)		(13,247)		(28,574)	(23,139)
Net income		48,484	$ 45,451	38,945	$ 41,399	93,935	80,344
Comprehensive income (loss)		48,472		38,639		94,388	79,074
Operating				318,909			632,372
Impairment of assets		0		993		0	993
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax		48,484		38,598		93,935	79,997
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		0		347		0	347
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Total revenues		(25,962)		(25,807)		(52,103)	(51,513)
Operating		0				0
Selling, general and administrative		0		0		0	(11)
Master lease rent expense		0				0
Maintenance and utilities		0		0		0	0
Depreciation and amortization		0		0		0	0
Corporate expense		0		0		0	0
Project development, preopening and writedowns		0		0		0	0
Other operating items, net		0		0		0	0
Intercompany expenses		(25,962)		(25,807)		(52,103)	(51,502)
Total operating costs and expenses		(25,962)		(25,807)		(52,103)	(51,513)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries		(115,549)		(81,979)		(225,270)	(163,438)
Operating income (loss)		(115,549)		(81,979)		(225,270)	(163,438)
Interest expense, net		0		0		0	0
Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt		0				0	0
Other, net		0		0		0	0
Total other expense (income), net		0		0		0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(115,549)		(81,979)		(225,270)	(163,438)
Income tax provision		0		0		0	0
Net income		(115,549)		(81,979)		(225,270)	(163,438)
Comprehensive income (loss)		(115,537)		(81,673)		(225,723)	(162,168)
Operating				0			0
Impairment of assets				0			0
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax				(81,979)			(163,438)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax				0			0
Parent Company [Member]
Net income						79,997
Parent Company [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Total revenues		21,449		21,286		43,011	42,127
Operating		0				0
Selling, general and administrative		0		(3)		0	8
Master lease rent expense		0				0
Maintenance and utilities		0		0		0	0
Depreciation and amortization		8,039		4,347		15,267	8,183
Corporate expense		25,915		23,252		55,868	48,500
Project development, preopening and writedowns		1,989		2,640		4,098	4,143
Other operating items, net		45		48		69	48
Intercompany expenses		51		(199)		102	102
Total operating costs and expenses		36,039		31,078		75,404	61,977
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries		115,525		82,365		225,393	164,009
Operating income (loss)		100,935		72,573		193,000	144,159
Interest expense, net		58,623		44,154		117,655	87,673
Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt		508				508	61
Other, net		127		(5)		256	(5)
Total other expense (income), net		59,258		44,149		118,419	87,729
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		41,677		28,424		74,581	56,430
Income tax provision		6,807		10,521		19,354	23,914
Net income		48,484		38,945		93,935	80,344
Comprehensive income (loss)		48,472		38,639		94,388	79,074
Operating				0			0
Impairment of assets				993			993
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax				38,945			80,344
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax				0			0
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Total revenues		828,403		607,569		1,638,951	1,208,531
Operating		420,304				832,139
Selling, general and administrative		114,234		85,913		226,958	171,634
Master lease rent expense		24,431				48,393
Maintenance and utilities		39,382		28,331		77,216	55,929
Depreciation and amortization		56,792		48,245		113,874	94,775
Corporate expense		127		213		312	216
Project development, preopening and writedowns		1,093		1,017		1,205	1,190
Other operating items, net		60		84		235	1,883
Intercompany expenses		25,911		26,006		52,001	51,400
Total operating costs and expenses		682,334		496,201		1,352,333	987,252
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries		24		(386)		(123)	(571)
Operating income (loss)		146,093		110,982		286,495	220,708
Interest expense, net		176		277		760	554
Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt		0				0	0
Other, net		(565)		(2)		(565)	(366)
Total other expense (income), net		(389)		275		195	188
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		146,482		110,707		286,300	220,520
Income tax provision		(25,511)		(24,785)		(49,951)	(49,169)
Net income		120,971		85,922		236,349	171,351
Comprehensive income (loss)		120,959		85,616		236,802	170,081
Operating				306,392			610,225
Impairment of assets				0			0
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax				85,922			171,351
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax				0			0
Subsidiaries [Member]
Net income						2,663
Subsidiaries [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Total revenues	[1]	0		0		0	0
Operating	[1]	0				0
Selling, general and administrative	[1]	0		0		0	0
Master lease rent expense	[1]	0				0
Maintenance and utilities	[1]	0		0		0	0
Depreciation and amortization	[1]	0		0		0	0
Corporate expense	[1]	0		0		0	0
Project development, preopening and writedowns	[1]	0		0		0	0
Other operating items, net	[1]	0		0		0	0
Intercompany expenses	[1]	0		0		0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	[1]	0		0		0	0
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries	[1]	0		0		0	0
Operating income (loss)	[1]	0		0		0	0
Interest expense, net	[1]	0		0		0	0
Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt		0				0	0
Other, net	[1]	0		0		0	0
Total other expense (income), net	[1]	0		0		0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	[1]	0		0		0	0
Income tax provision	[1]	0		0		0	0
Net income	[1]	0		347		0	347
Comprehensive income (loss)	[1]	0		347		0	347
Operating	[1]			0			0
Impairment of assets				0			0
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax				0			0
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax				347			347
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, 100% Owned [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Total revenues		22,242		13,745		43,561	23,766
Operating		18,313				36,007
Selling, general and administrative		2,467		2,131		5,154	3,993
Master lease rent expense		0				0
Maintenance and utilities		325		342		591	670
Depreciation and amortization		3,220		1,331		6,163	2,241
Corporate expense		871		598		1,910	1,204
Project development, preopening and writedowns		1,833		2,144		3,643	3,908
Other operating items, net		0		0		0	0
Intercompany expenses		0		0		0	0
Total operating costs and expenses		27,029		19,063		53,468	34,163
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries		0		0		0	0
Operating income (loss)		(4,787)		(5,318)		(9,907)	(10,397)
Interest expense, net		1,618		6		3,226	12
Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt		0				0	0
Other, net		(17)		(17)		(31)	(33)
Total other expense (income), net		1,601		(11)		3,195	(21)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(6,388)		(5,307)		(13,102)	(10,376)
Income tax provision		966		1,017		2,023	2,116
Net income		(5,422)		(4,290)		(11,079)	(8,260)
Comprehensive income (loss)		(5,422)		(4,290)		(11,079)	(8,260)
Operating				12,517			22,147
Impairment of assets				0			0
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax				(4,290)			(8,260)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax				0			0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, Not 100% Owned [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Total revenues		0		0		0	0
Operating		0				0
Selling, general and administrative		0		0		0	0
Master lease rent expense		0				0
Maintenance and utilities		0		0		0	0
Depreciation and amortization		0		0		0	0
Corporate expense		0		0		0	0
Project development, preopening and writedowns		0		0		0	0
Other operating items, net		0		0		0	0
Intercompany expenses		0		0		0	0
Total operating costs and expenses		0		0		0	0
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries		0		0		0	0
Operating income (loss)		0		0		0	0
Interest expense, net		0		0		0	0
Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt		0				0	0
Other, net		0		0		0	0
Total other expense (income), net		0		0		0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		0		0		0	0
Income tax provision		0		0		0	0
Net income		0		0		0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)		$ 0		0		$ 0	0
Operating				0			0
Impairment of assets				0			0
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax				0			0
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax				$ 0			$ 0
[1]	Subsidiary is a 100% owned guarantor of the 6.375% Notes and 6.875% Notes and is a 100% owned non-guarantor of the 6.000% Notes.

Note 12 - Condensed Consolida_6

Note 12 - Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash from operating activities		$ 264,312	$ 217,991
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures		(126,154)	(63,245)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received		(5,535)	(100,713)
Net activity with affiliates		0	0
Other investing activities		(23,259)	(9,240)
Net cash from investing activities		(154,948)	(173,198)
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings under bank credit facility		776,029	333,900
Payments under bank credit facility		(851,076)	(591,476)
Debt financing costs, net		(60)	(11,028)
Net activity with affiliates		0	0
Share-based compensation activities, net		(3,056)	(3,381)
Shares repurchased and retired		(27,761)	(30,332)
Dividends paid		(13,389)	(11,267)
Other financing activities		(176)	(50)
Net cash from financing activities		(119,489)	386,366
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(10,125)	431,641
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		273,202	227,279
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		263,077	658,920
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		0	700,000
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations
Cash flows from operating activities		0	0
Cash flows from investing activities		0	482
Cash flows from financing activities		0	0
Net cash provided by discontinued operations		0	482
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(10,125)	431,641
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		273,202	227,279
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		263,077	658,920
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash from operating activities		(179)	(121)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures		0	0
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received		0	0
Net activity with affiliates		328,566	289,708
Other investing activities		0	0
Net cash from investing activities		328,566	289,708
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings under bank credit facility		0	0
Payments under bank credit facility		0	0
Debt financing costs, net		0	0
Net activity with affiliates		(328,387)	(289,587)
Share-based compensation activities, net		0	0
Shares repurchased and retired		0	0
Dividends paid		0	0
Other financing activities		0	0
Net cash from financing activities		(328,387)	(289,587)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes			0
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations
Cash flows from operating activities			0
Cash flows from investing activities			0
Cash flows from financing activities			0
Net cash provided by discontinued operations			0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		0	0
Parent Company [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash from operating activities		(110,388)	(70,065)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures		(81,645)	(36,914)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received		(5,535)	(100,713)
Net activity with affiliates		0	0
Other investing activities		(16,471)	(9,240)
Net cash from investing activities		(103,651)	(146,867)
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings under bank credit facility		776,029	333,900
Payments under bank credit facility		(851,076)	(591,476)
Debt financing costs, net		(60)	(11,028)
Net activity with affiliates		326,679	277,000
Share-based compensation activities, net		(3,056)	(3,381)
Shares repurchased and retired		(27,761)	(30,332)
Dividends paid		(13,389)	(11,267)
Other financing activities		0	0
Net cash from financing activities		207,366	663,416
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(6,673)	446,484
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		8,697	347
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		2,024	446,831
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes			700,000
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations
Cash flows from operating activities			0
Cash flows from investing activities			0
Cash flows from financing activities			0
Net cash provided by discontinued operations			0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(6,673)	446,484
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		8,697	347
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		2,024	446,831
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash from operating activities		375,562	282,907
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures		(43,223)	(26,059)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received		0	0
Net activity with affiliates		(328,558)	(289,361)
Other investing activities		(6,788)	0
Net cash from investing activities		(378,569)	(315,420)
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings under bank credit facility		0	0
Payments under bank credit facility		0	0
Debt financing costs, net		0	0
Net activity with affiliates		0	0
Share-based compensation activities, net		0	0
Shares repurchased and retired		0	0
Dividends paid		0	0
Other financing activities		(176)	(50)
Net cash from financing activities		(176)	(50)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(3,183)	(32,563)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		239,903	213,963
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		236,720	181,400
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes			0
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations
Cash flows from operating activities			0
Cash flows from investing activities			0
Cash flows from financing activities			0
Net cash provided by discontinued operations			0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(3,183)	(32,563)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		239,903	213,963
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		236,720	181,400
Subsidiaries [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash from operating activities	[1]	8	(135)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	[1]	0	0
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received		0	0
Net activity with affiliates	[1]	(8)	(347)
Other investing activities	[1]	0	0
Net cash from investing activities	[1]	(8)	(347)
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings under bank credit facility	[1]	0	0
Payments under bank credit facility	[1]	0	0
Debt financing costs, net	[1]	0	0
Net activity with affiliates	[1]	0	0
Share-based compensation activities, net	[1]	0	0
Shares repurchased and retired	[1]	0	0
Dividends paid	[1]	0	0
Other financing activities	[1]	0	0
Net cash from financing activities	[1]	0	0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	[1]	0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	[1]	0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	[1]	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes			0
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations
Cash flows from operating activities			0
Cash flows from investing activities			482
Cash flows from financing activities			0
Net cash provided by discontinued operations			482
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	[1]	0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	[1]	0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	[1]	0	0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, 100% Owned [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash from operating activities		(691)	5,405
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures		(1,286)	(272)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received		0	0
Net activity with affiliates		0	0
Other investing activities		0	0
Net cash from investing activities		(1,286)	(272)
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings under bank credit facility		0	0
Payments under bank credit facility		0	0
Debt financing costs, net		0	0
Net activity with affiliates		1,708	12,587
Share-based compensation activities, net		0	0
Shares repurchased and retired		0	0
Dividends paid		0	0
Other financing activities		0	0
Net cash from financing activities		1,708	12,587
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(269)	17,720
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		24,602	12,969
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		24,333	30,689
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes			0
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations
Cash flows from operating activities			0
Cash flows from investing activities			0
Cash flows from financing activities			0
Net cash provided by discontinued operations			0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(269)	17,720
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		24,602	12,969
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		24,333	30,689
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, Not 100% Owned [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash from operating activities		0	0
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures		0	0
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received		0	0
Net activity with affiliates		0	0
Other investing activities		0	0
Net cash from investing activities		0	0
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings under bank credit facility		0	0
Payments under bank credit facility		0	0
Debt financing costs, net		0	0
Net activity with affiliates		0	0
Share-based compensation activities, net		0	0
Shares repurchased and retired		0	0
Dividends paid		0	0
Other financing activities		0	0
Net cash from financing activities		0	0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes			0
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations
Cash flows from operating activities			0
Cash flows from investing activities			0
Cash flows from financing activities			0
Net cash provided by discontinued operations			0
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		$ 0	$ 0
[1]	Subsidiary is a 100% owned guarantor of the 6.375% Notes and 6.875% Notes and is a 100% owned non-guarantor of the 6.000% Notes.