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Stockholder's Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Aug. 31, 2014
May 31, 2014
Feb. 28, 2014
Feb. 18, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock                  
Common stock, shares authorized           400,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized 400,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized   400,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
Common stock, par value           $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare   $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Common stock, shares outstanding           101,439,297us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding 101,192,408us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding   101,439,297us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
Common stock, voting rights           one vote      
Net cost for common stock purchased           $ 2,062,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 15,472,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 911,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod  
Stock repurchases, shares           9,578us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 114,355us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 7,640us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired  
Dividend paid $ 1.50us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 1.25us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 1.25us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 1.25us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid          
Additional dividend paid $ 1.00wynn_CommonStockSpecialDividendsPerShareCashPaid                
Preferred stock, shares authorized           40,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized 40,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized   40,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
Preferred stock, par value           $ 0.01us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 0.01us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare   $ 0.01us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Preferred stock, shares issued           0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued 0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued   0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
Common shares redeemed and canceled         24,549,222us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares        
Equity Repurchase Program                  
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock                  
Repurchase of equity amount authorized           1,700,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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    1,700,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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Net cost for common stock purchased                 $ 1,100,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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Stock repurchases, shares           0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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12,804,954us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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