Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Estimated cost of providing room, food and beverage and other incentives (Details 1)

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Estimated cost of providing room, food and beverage and other incentives (Details 1) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Rooms $ 713us-gaap_OccupancyCosts $ 656us-gaap_OccupancyCosts
Food and beverage 8,315us-gaap_FoodAndBeverageCostOfSales 7,847us-gaap_FoodAndBeverageCostOfSales
Other incentives 1,283us-gaap_OtherDirectCostsOfHotels 1,583us-gaap_OtherDirectCostsOfHotels
Total of casino expenses 56,867us-gaap_CasinoExpenses 67,779us-gaap_CasinoExpenses
Retail Value of Promotional Allowances    
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Rooms 4,180us-gaap_OccupancyCosts
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_RetailValueOfPromotionalAllowancesMember 		3,636us-gaap_OccupancyCosts
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_RetailValueOfPromotionalAllowancesMember
Food and beverage 12,315us-gaap_FoodAndBeverageCostOfSales
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_RetailValueOfPromotionalAllowancesMember 		14,733us-gaap_FoodAndBeverageCostOfSales
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_RetailValueOfPromotionalAllowancesMember
Other incentives 1,336us-gaap_OtherDirectCostsOfHotels
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_RetailValueOfPromotionalAllowancesMember 		1,264us-gaap_OtherDirectCostsOfHotels
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_RetailValueOfPromotionalAllowancesMember
Total of casino expenses 17,831us-gaap_CasinoExpenses
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_RetailValueOfPromotionalAllowancesMember 		19,633us-gaap_CasinoExpenses
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_RetailValueOfPromotionalAllowancesMember
Costs of Providing Promotional Allowances    
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Rooms 3,412us-gaap_OccupancyCosts
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_CostsOfProvidingPromotionalAllowancesMember 		3,577us-gaap_OccupancyCosts
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_CostsOfProvidingPromotionalAllowancesMember
Food and beverage 12,451us-gaap_FoodAndBeverageCostOfSales
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_CostsOfProvidingPromotionalAllowancesMember 		13,549us-gaap_FoodAndBeverageCostOfSales
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_CostsOfProvidingPromotionalAllowancesMember
Other incentives 994us-gaap_OtherDirectCostsOfHotels
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_CostsOfProvidingPromotionalAllowancesMember 		888us-gaap_OtherDirectCostsOfHotels
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_CostsOfProvidingPromotionalAllowancesMember
Total of casino expenses $ 16,857us-gaap_CasinoExpenses
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_CostsOfProvidingPromotionalAllowancesMember 		$ 18,014us-gaap_CasinoExpenses
/ fll_PromotionalAllowancesAxis
= fll_CostsOfProvidingPromotionalAllowancesMember