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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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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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 unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Long-Term Debt - Summary of Long-Term Debt (Detail) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 20, 2019	Jul. 25, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 17, 2019	Sep. 20, 2017	May 22, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross			$ 10,515,272,000	$ 9,540,700,000
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs and original issue discounts and premium, net			(111,413,000)	(117,600,000)
Long-term debt total			10,403,859,000	9,423,100,000
Less: Current portion of long-term debt			(323,876,000)	(11,960,000)
Total long-term debt, net of current portion			10,079,983,000	9,411,140,000
Medium-term Notes \| Wynn Resorts Term Loan Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross			0	500,000,000
Wynn Macau \| Secured Debt \| Senior Term Loan Facility, Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross			$ 2,302,540,000	$ 2,296,999,000
Interest rate during period on debt			3.95%	4.17%
Wynn Macau \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Revolving Credit Facility, Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross			$ 350,232,000	$ 623,921,000
Interest rate during period on debt			3.92%	4.17%
Availability of credit facility			$ 399,300,000
Wynn Macau, Limited \| Senior Notes \| 4 7/8% Senior Notes, due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate			4.875%			4.875%
Long-term debt, gross			$ 600,000,000	$ 600,000,000
Debt instrument, aggregate principal amount						$ 600,000,000
Wynn Macau, Limited \| Senior Notes \| 5 1/2% Senior Notes, due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate			5.50%			5.50%
Long-term debt, gross			$ 750,000,000	750,000,000
Debt instrument, aggregate principal amount						$ 750,000,000
Wynn Macau, Limited \| Senior Notes \| WML 5 1/8% Senior Notes, due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate			5.125%
Long-term debt, gross			$ 1,000,000,000	0
Wynn Macau, Limited \| Senior Notes \| WRF 5 1/8% Senior Notes, due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, aggregate principal amount					$ 1,000,000,000.0
WRF \| WRF Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate during period on debt			3.55%
WRF \| Secured Debt \| WRF Term Loan, due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross			$ 987,500,000	0
Debt instrument, aggregate principal amount	$ 1,000,000,000.0
WRF \| Revolving Credit Facility \| WRF Revolver, due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross			0	0
Debt instrument, aggregate principal amount	850,000,000.0
Availability of credit facility			831,900,000
Letter of credit outstanding			$ 18,100,000
WRF \| Senior Notes \| WRF 5 1/8% Senior Notes, due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate			5.125%
Long-term debt, gross			$ 750,000,000	0
Debt instrument, aggregate principal amount	$ 750,000,000.0
WLV \| Senior Notes \| WLV 4 1/4% Senior Notes, due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate			4.25%
Long-term debt, gross			$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
WLV \| Senior Notes \| WLV 5 1/2% Senior Notes, due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate			5.50%
Long-term debt, gross			$ 1,780,000,000	1,780,000,000
WLV \| Senior Notes \| WLV 5 1/4% Senior Notes, due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross			880,000,000	880,000,000
WLV \| First Mortgage Notes \| WLV 4 1/4% Senior Notes, due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate							4.25%
Debt instrument, aggregate principal amount							$ 500,000,000.0
Wynn/CA Plaza Property Owner, LLC And Wynn/CA Property Owner, LLC \| Medium-term Notes \| Retail Term Loan, Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		$ 615,000,000.0	$ 615,000,000	$ 615,000,000
Interest rate during period on debt			3.41%	4.78%
Wynn America \| Secured Debt \| Wynn America Senior Term Loan Facility, due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross			$ 0	$ 994,780,000
LIBOR \| Wynn Macau \| Secured Debt \| Senior Term Loan Facility, Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross			$ 1,310,000,000
Basis spread on variable rate			1.75%
LIBOR \| Wynn Macau \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Revolving Credit Facility, Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross			$ 199,500,000
Basis spread on variable rate			1.75%
LIBOR \| WRF \| WRF Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.75%
LIBOR \| WRF \| Secured Debt \| WRF Term Loan, due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
LIBOR \| WRF \| Revolving Credit Facility \| WRF Revolver, due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
LIBOR \| Wynn/CA Plaza Property Owner, LLC And Wynn/CA Property Owner, LLC \| Medium-term Notes \| Retail Term Loan, Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.70%	1.70%
HIBOR \| Wynn Macau \| Secured Debt \| Senior Term Loan Facility, Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross			$ 997,500,000
Basis spread on variable rate			1.75%
HIBOR \| Wynn Macau \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Revolving Credit Facility, Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross				$ 150,700,000
Basis spread on variable rate			1.75%