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Income Taxes - Summary of Net Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Long-term:    
Foreign tax credit carryforwards $ 3,283,700us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign  
Net deferred tax liability (30,072)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet (18,378)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
U.S.    
Current:    
Receivables, inventories, accrued liabilities and other 48,093wynn_DeferredTaxAssetReceivableInventoriesAccruedLiabilitiesAndOther
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
36,556wynn_DeferredTaxAssetReceivableInventoriesAccruedLiabilitiesAndOther
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Less: valuation allowance 45,992us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
34,347us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Current deferred tax assets, net, total 2,101us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
2,209us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Long-term:    
Foreign tax credit carryforwards 3,283,669us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
2,614,665us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Intangibles and related other 27,201wynn_DeferredTaxAssetIntangiblesAndRelatedOther
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
26,324wynn_DeferredTaxAssetIntangiblesAndRelatedOther
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Stock based compensation 16,972us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
10,736us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Pre-opening costs 10,876wynn_DeferredTaxAssetPreOpeningCostsNonCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
12,884wynn_DeferredTaxAssetPreOpeningCostsNonCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Other 10,540us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
11,341us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Gross long-term deferred tax assets 3,349,258us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
2,675,950us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Less: valuation allowance (3,202,971)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
(2,514,258)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Deferred tax assets, net, total 146,287us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
161,692us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Prepaid insurance, maintenance and taxes (6,948)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPrepaidExpenses
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
(6,243)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPrepaidExpenses
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Property and equipment (170,405)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
(176,036)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Current 2,101us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
2,209us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Foreign    
Current:    
Accrued liabilities 173us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
164us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Less: valuation allowance 173us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
164us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Current deferred tax assets, net, total 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Long-term:    
Pre-opening costs 7,396wynn_DeferredTaxAssetPreOpeningCostsNonCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
3,040wynn_DeferredTaxAssetPreOpeningCostsNonCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Other 1,930us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
4,074us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Net operating loss carryforwards 16,797us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
13,701us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Property and equipment 22,740us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
17,441us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Less: valuation allowance (47,653)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
(38,256)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Property and equipment (2,317)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Current 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Deferred tax assets, net, non current $ 1,210us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
$ 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember