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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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Amount of payment greater than the preceding installment payments to be paid at final maturity date of debt.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Mandatory Prepayments of Indebtedness, Percent of Excess Cash Flows

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Maximum Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio

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Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt - Wynn Resorts Term Loan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of term loan facility		$ 9,540,700	$ 9,785,241
Medium-term Notes \| Wynn Resorts Term Loan Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of term loan facility		$ 500,000	$ 0
Term	6 years
Interest rate during period on debt		4.78%
Periodic payment	$ 1,300
Balloon payment due at maturity	$ 471,300
Maximum consolidated senior secured net leverage ratio	4.5
Medium-term Notes \| Wynn Resorts Term Loan Due 2024 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.25%
Mandatory Prepayments of Indebtedness Equal to 50% of Excess Cash Flow \| Medium-term Notes \| Wynn Resorts Term Loan Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mandatory prepayments of indebtedness, percent of excess cash flows	50.00%
Mandatory Prepayments of Indebtedness Equal to 50% of Excess Cash Flow, Prior to Opening of Encore Boston Harbor \| Medium-term Notes \| Wynn Resorts Term Loan Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum consolidated senior secured net leverage ratio	4.5
Mandatory Prepayments of Indebtedness Equal to 50% of Excess Cash Flow, After Opening of Encore Boston Harbor \| Medium-term Notes \| Wynn Resorts Term Loan Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum consolidated senior secured net leverage ratio	4.0
No Mandatory Prepayments of Indebtedness in Respect of Excess Cash Flows \| Medium-term Notes \| Wynn Resorts Term Loan Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mandatory prepayments of indebtedness, percent of excess cash flows	0.00%