| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 00300 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (http://www.dovermotorsportsinc.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001017673 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31  | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31  | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31  | |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  | |||
Operating activities:  | |||
Net earnings  | 3,801,000    | 5,285,000    | 3,145,000    | 
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:  | |||
Depreciation  | 3,433,000    | 5,326,000    | 3,262,000    | 
Amortization of credit facility fees  | |||
Stock-based compensation  | |||
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation  | (  | ||
Deferred income taxes  | (  | (  | (  | 
Provision (benefit) for contingent obligation  | 75,000    | (86,000)   | (30,000)   | 
Income from assets held for sale  | (2,900,000)   | ||
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets, non-cash  | |||
Changes in assets and liabilities:  | |||
Accounts receivable  | (  | (  | (  | 
Inventories  | (  | ||
Prepaid expenses and other  | (  | (  | (  | 
Accounts payable  | |||
Accrued liabilities  | (  | (  | |
Payable to/receivable from Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc.  | (  | ||
Income taxes payable/receivable  | (  | ||
Deferred revenue  | (  | (  | |
Liability for pension benefits  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net cash provided by operating activities  | |||
Investing activities:  | |||
Capital expenditures  | (  | (  | (  | 
Purchase of available-for-sale securities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities  | |||
Non-refundable deposit received on expected sale of facility  | |||
Net cash used in investing activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Financing activities:  | |||
Borrowings from revolving line of credit  | |||
Repayments on revolving line of credit  | (  | (  | (  | 
Dividends paid  | (  | (  | (  | 
Repurchase of common stock  | (  | (  | (  | 
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation  | |||
Credit facility fees  | (  | ||
Net cash used in financing activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net (decrease) increase in cash  | (  | ||
Cash, beginning of year  | 1,000    | ||
Cash, end of year  | 1,000    | 1,000    | 24,000    | 
Supplemental information:  | |||
Interest paid  | |||
Income tax payments  | |||
Change in accounts payable for capital expenditures  | (  | ||