Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

GOODWILL & OTHER INTANGIBLES - Land Lease and Water Rights (Details Textuals 2)

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GOODWILL & OTHER INTANGIBLES - Land Lease and Water Rights (Details Textuals 2) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Nov. 30, 2004
acre
Protected Marshland      
Goodwill and Other Intangibles [Line Items]      
Area of land ("Land Lease")     31us-gaap_LandSubjectToGroundLeases
/ fll_LandLeaseDistributionAreaTypeAxis
= fll_ProtectedMarshlandMember
Casino parcel      
Goodwill and Other Intangibles [Line Items]      
Area of land ("Land Lease")     7us-gaap_LandSubjectToGroundLeases
/ fll_LandLeaseDistributionAreaTypeAxis
= fll_CasinoParcelMember
Silver Slipper Casino Venture, LLC      
Goodwill and Other Intangibles [Line Items]      
Area of land ("Land Lease")     38us-gaap_LandSubjectToGroundLeases
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= fll_SilverSlipperMember
Silver Slipper Casino Venture, LLC | Land Lease and Water Rights      
Goodwill and Other Intangibles [Line Items]      
Estimated Life (years) 46 years 46 years  
Silver Slipper Casino Venture, LLC | Cure Land Company, LLC | Land Lease and Water Rights      
Goodwill and Other Intangibles [Line Items]      
Excess fair value of land over estimated net present value of land lease payments 1.0fll_FairValueOfLand
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= fll_LandLeaseAndWaterRightsMember
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= fll_CureLandCompanyLlcMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= fll_SilverSlipperMember 		   
Fair value of water rights based on current market rate 0.4fll_FairValueOfWaterRights
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= fll_LandLeaseAndWaterRightsMember
/ us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis
= fll_CureLandCompanyLlcMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= fll_SilverSlipperMember 		   
Estimated Life (years) 46 years