Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Net Revenues:
Total net revenues	$ 2,345,096	$ 1,594,476	$ 4,457,015	$ 2,929,364
Adjusted Property EBITDA
Adjusted Property EBITDA	901,636	437,465	1,647,370	844,464
Other Operating Costs and Expenses
Stock-based compensation expense	(6,902)	(8,763)	(15,197)	(14,571)
Corporate expense	(42,376)	(25,954)	(79,952)	(49,430)
Rental expense	(10,034)	(12,806)	(23,190)	(21,504)
Pre-opening expense	(18,178)	(50,118)	(27,649)	(87,577)
Development expense	(2,420)	(676)	(2,993)	(833)
Depreciation and amortization	(206,161)	(170,694)	(396,398)	(323,783)
Loss on disposal of assets	(7,443)	(37,679)	(7,942)	(38,171)
Operating income (loss)	608,122	166,775	1,094,049	308,595
Other Non-Operating Costs and Expenses
Interest income	4,028	2,073	6,075	3,706
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(70,592)	(76,987)	(144,177)	(155,152)
Other income (expense)	1,908	(6,201)	(2,767)	(12,649)
Gain on early retirement of debt	0	961	0	3,137
Income tax expense	(54,374)	(8,073)	(99,585)	(21,275)
Net income	489,092	78,548	853,595	126,362
Intersegment Revenues
Total intersegment revenues	41,687	27,486	77,740	50,366
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures			720,696	1,127,268
Total Assets
Total assets	21,737,157		21,737,157		21,044,308
Total Long-Lived Assets
Total long-lived assets	16,333,813		16,333,813		15,901,037
Corporate and Other [Member]
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures			8,071	8,759
Total Assets
Total assets	1,342,991		1,342,991		1,574,180
Total Long-Lived Assets
Long lived Assets	307,776		307,776		308,438
Macau [Member]
Net Revenues:
Total net revenues	1,219,572	1,055,726	2,386,514	2,015,743
Adjusted Property EBITDA
Adjusted Property EBITDA	382,329	300,886	756,318	555,625
Intersegment Revenues
Total intersegment revenues	10,510	19,361	19,306	14,363
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures			356,475	123,403
Total Assets
Total assets	8,752,398		8,752,398		8,344,949
Total Long-Lived Assets
Long lived Assets	6,259,273		6,259,273		6,012,700
The Venetian Macao [Member]
Net Revenues:
Total net revenues	735,405	581,032	1,373,674	1,130,727
Adjusted Property EBITDA
Adjusted Property EBITDA	258,366	192,829	486,766	362,744
Intersegment Revenues
Total intersegment revenues	928	2,753	1,823	5,166
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures			3,431	18,003
Total Assets
Total assets	3,634,032		3,634,032		3,194,598
Total Long-Lived Assets
Long lived Assets	2,048,482		2,048,482		2,138,419
Sands Macao [Member]
Net Revenues:
Total net revenues	330,960	302,212	653,753	586,018
Adjusted Property EBITDA
Adjusted Property EBITDA	95,573	81,212	188,221	150,973
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures			2,070	1,374
Total Assets
Total assets	468,997		468,997		483,678
Total Long-Lived Assets
Long lived Assets	300,958		300,958		315,380
Four Seasons Macao [Member]
Net Revenues:
Total net revenues	120,757	144,096	292,864	246,440
Adjusted Property EBITDA
Adjusted Property EBITDA	37,620	32,999	95,167	52,494
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures			7,660	15,624
Total Assets
Total assets	1,124,745		1,124,745		1,155,243
Total Long-Lived Assets
Long lived Assets	1,006,648		1,006,648		1,024,302
Other Asia [Member]
Net Revenues:
Total net revenues	32,450	28,386	66,223	52,558
Adjusted Property EBITDA
Adjusted Property EBITDA	(9,230)	(6,154)	(13,836)	(10,586)
Intersegment Revenues
Total intersegment revenues	9,582	16,608	17,483	30,433
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures			4,142	2,409
Total Assets
Total assets	356,285		356,285		370,525
Total Long-Lived Assets
Long lived Assets	223,236		223,236		230,640
Other Development Projects [Member]
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures			339,172	85,993
Total Assets
Total assets	3,168,339		3,168,339		3,140,905
Total Long-Lived Assets
Long lived Assets	2,679,949		2,679,949		2,303,959
United States [Member]
Net Revenues:
Total net revenues	429,642	349,843	825,747	747,594
Adjusted Property EBITDA
Adjusted Property EBITDA	113,948	78,113	201,222	194,373
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures			51,886	31,369
Total Assets
Total assets	4,811,748		4,811,748		4,724,747
Total Long-Lived Assets
Long lived Assets	3,949,853		3,949,853		4,038,018
Las Vegas Operating Properties [Member]
Net Revenues:
Total net revenues	332,522	281,219	637,597	611,729
Adjusted Property EBITDA
Adjusted Property EBITDA	92,909	65,992	158,074	171,284
Intersegment Revenues
Total intersegment revenues	30,925	7,721	57,985	35,599
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures			15,844	9,192
Total Assets
Total assets	3,997,235		3,997,235		3,966,754
Total Long-Lived Assets
Long lived Assets	3,324,056		3,324,056		3,429,997
Sands Bethlehem [Member]
Net Revenues:
Total net revenues	97,120	68,624	188,150	135,865
Adjusted Property EBITDA
Adjusted Property EBITDA	21,039	12,121	43,148	23,089
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures			36,042	22,177
Total Assets
Total assets	814,513		814,513		757,993
Total Long-Lived Assets
Long lived Assets	625,797		625,797		608,021
Marina Bay Sands [Member]
Net Revenues:
Total net revenues	737,569	216,393	1,322,494	216,393
Adjusted Property EBITDA
Adjusted Property EBITDA	405,359	94,466	689,830	94,466
Intersegment Revenues
Total intersegment revenues	252	404	449	404
Capital Expenditures
Total capital expenditures			304,264	963,737
Total Assets
Total assets	6,830,020		6,830,020		6,400,432
Total Long-Lived Assets
Long lived Assets	5,816,911		5,816,911		5,541,881
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Intersegment Revenues
Total intersegment revenues	$ 41,687	$ 27,486	$ 77,740	$ 50,366