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Cash received to date from the sale of the Shoppes at the Palazzo.

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Property And Equipment Net.

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The cumulative amount of depreciation, depletion and amortization (related to property, plant and equipment, but not including land) that has been recognized in the income statement.

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-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)
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-Paragraph 5

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-Subparagraph c

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 14
-Article 5

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Carrying amount at the balance sheet date of long-lived asset under construction that include construction costs to date on capital projects that have not been completed and assets being constructed that are not ready to be placed into service.

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The amount of interest that was capitalized during the period.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.

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Tangible assets that are held by an entity for use in the production or supply of goods and services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes and that are expected to provide economic benefit for more than one year; net of accumulated depreciation. Examples include land, buildings, and production equipment.

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Property and Equipment, Net (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Property and Equipment, Net (Details Textual) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Property and Equipment, Net (Textuals) [Abstract]
Construction in progress	$ 3,208,655,000		$ 3,208,655,000		$ 3,147,750,000
Deferred proceeds	12,370,507,000		12,370,507,000		12,609,741,000
Property and equipment, net	14,892,790,000		14,892,790,000		14,502,197,000
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,719,182,000		2,719,182,000		2,331,872,000
Capitalized interest expense	31,800,000	22,700,000	62,400,000	42,300,000
Captized internal costs	5,600,000	15,600,000	17,000,000	31,000,000
The Shoppes at the Palazzo [Member]
Property and Equipment, Net (Textuals) [Abstract]
Proceeds from sale of mall assets			295,400,000
Sale of real estate, description			the final purchase price for The Shoppes at The Palazzo was to be determined in accordance with the April 2004 purchase and sale agreement, as amended, between Venetian Casino Resort, LLC ("VCR") and GGP (the "Amended Agreement") based on net operating income ("NOI") of The Shoppes at The Palazzo calculated 30 months after the closing date of the sale, as defined under the Amended Agreement (the "Final Purchase Price") and subject to certain later audit adjustments.
Deferred proceeds	266,200,000		266,200,000
Property and equipment, net	271,000,000		271,000,000
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	40,400,000		40,400,000
Cotai Strip Parcels 7 and 8 [Member]
Property and Equipment, Net (Textuals) [Abstract]
Capitalized Costs	$ 102,100,000		$ 102,100,000