Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,479,106	$ 3,037,081	$ 3,518,835	$ 4,955,416
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	171,228	164,315
Intercompany receivables, current	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	968,988	716,919
Inventories	35,634	32,260
Deferred income taxes, net	14,713	61,606
Prepaid expenses and other	51,636	46,726
Total current assets	4,721,305	4,058,907
Property and equipment, net	14,892,790	14,502,197
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred financing costs, net	133,882	155,378
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	272,563	645,605
Intercompany receivables, noncurrent	0	0
Intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net	9,259	10,423
Leasehold interests in land, net	1,441,023	1,398,840
Intangible assets, net	85,844	89,805
Other assets, net	180,491	183,153
Total assets	21,737,157	21,044,308
Accounts payable	92,953	113,505
Construction payables	383,489	516,981
Intercompany payables, current	0	0
Accrued interest payable	13,982	42,625
Other accrued liabilities	1,136,304	1,160,234
Income taxes payable	39,130	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	1,073,484	767,068
Total current liabilities	2,739,342	2,600,413
Other long-term liabilities	79,938	78,240
Intercompany payables, noncurrent	0	0
Intercompany notes payable	0	0
Deferred income taxes	133,859	115,219
Deferred amounts related to mall transactions	431,972	442,114
Long-term debt	8,985,396	9,373,755
Total liabilities	12,370,507	12,609,741
Preferred stock issued to Principal Stockholder' family	549,651	503,379
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	7,397,998	6,662,991
Noncontrolling interests	1,419,001	1,268,197
Total equity	8,816,999	7,931,188	7,003,882	6,940,587
Total liabilities and equity	21,737,157	21,044,308
Las Vegas Sands Corp. [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
Cash and cash equivalents	898,445	1,031,844	429,467	254,256
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Intercompany receivables, current	89,797	11,843
Accounts receivable, net	1,356	298
Inventories	2,448	2,174
Deferred income taxes, net	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other	9,512	15,272
Total current assets	1,001,558	1,061,431
Property and equipment, net	132,171	133,901
Investments in subsidiaries	7,150,809	6,273,755
Deferred financing costs, net	688	767
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Intercompany receivables, noncurrent	30,815	31,996
Intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net	44,608	62,638
Leasehold interests in land, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	690	590
Other assets, net	113	78
Total assets	8,361,452	7,565,156
Accounts payable	10,487	5,750
Construction payables	33	0
Intercompany payables, current	24,320	22,926
Accrued interest payable	4,623	4,629
Other accrued liabilities	12,843	15,692
Income taxes payable	4,970	0
Deferred income taxes	9,370	10,279
Current maturities of long-term debt	3,688	3,687
Total current liabilities	70,334	62,963
Other long-term liabilities	26,761	26,761
Intercompany payables, noncurrent	54,739	45,336
Intercompany notes payable	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Deferred amounts related to mall transactions	0	0
Long-term debt	261,969	263,726
Total liabilities	413,803	398,786
Preferred stock issued to Principal Stockholder' family	549,651	503,379
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	7,397,998	6,662,991
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	7,397,998	6,662,991
Total liabilities and equity	8,361,452	7,565,156
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
Cash and cash equivalents	527,972	412,226	1,991,125	3,033,625
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	417	2,179
Intercompany receivables, current	66,887	65,834
Accounts receivable, net	183,668	156,012
Inventories	12,296	11,755
Deferred income taxes, net	23,777	24,496
Prepaid expenses and other	6,824	4,782
Total current assets	821,841	677,284
Property and equipment, net	3,468,373	3,570,465
Investments in subsidiaries	5,690,170	4,996,023
Deferred financing costs, net	25,189	29,198
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	4,307	4,616
Intercompany receivables, noncurrent	112,041	97,813
Intercompany notes receivable	724,122	638,986
Deferred income taxes, net	0	0
Leasehold interests in land, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other assets, net	24,992	27,104
Total assets	10,871,035	10,041,489
Accounts payable	23,859	26,975
Construction payables	1,888	2,179
Intercompany payables, current	89,797	11,843
Accrued interest payable	1,043	7,689
Other accrued liabilities	176,716	175,011
Income taxes payable	3	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	30,583	30,606
Total current liabilities	323,889	254,303
Other long-term liabilities	10,552	10,911
Intercompany payables, noncurrent	0	0
Intercompany notes payable	0	0
Deferred income taxes	35,489	53,034
Deferred amounts related to mall transactions	431,972	442,114
Long-term debt	2,854,624	2,869,931
Total liabilities	3,656,526	3,630,293
Preferred stock issued to Principal Stockholder' family	0	0
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	7,214,104	6,410,791
Noncontrolling interests	405	405
Total equity	7,214,509	6,411,196
Total liabilities and equity	10,871,035	10,041,489
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
Cash and cash equivalents	2,052,689	1,593,011	1,098,243	1,667,535
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	170,811	162,136
Intercompany receivables, current	24,320	22,927
Accounts receivable, net	784,415	561,217
Inventories	20,890	18,331
Deferred income taxes, net	306	47,389
Prepaid expenses and other	35,300	30,432
Total current assets	3,088,731	2,435,443
Property and equipment, net	11,292,246	10,797,831
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred financing costs, net	108,005	125,413
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	268,256	640,989
Intercompany receivables, noncurrent	0	0
Intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net	0	0
Leasehold interests in land, net	1,441,023	1,398,840
Intangible assets, net	85,154	89,215
Other assets, net	155,386	155,971
Total assets	16,438,801	15,643,702
Accounts payable	59,058	81,388
Construction payables	381,568	514,802
Intercompany payables, current	66,887	65,835
Accrued interest payable	8,316	30,307
Other accrued liabilities	946,745	969,531
Income taxes payable	34,157	3,760
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	1,039,213	732,775
Total current liabilities	2,535,944	2,398,398
Other long-term liabilities	42,625	40,568
Intercompany payables, noncurrent	88,117	84,473
Intercompany notes payable	724,122	638,986
Deferred income taxes	133,719	114,400
Deferred amounts related to mall transactions	0	0
Long-term debt	5,868,803	6,240,098
Total liabilities	9,393,330	9,516,923
Preferred stock issued to Principal Stockholder' family	0	0
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	5,626,875	4,858,987
Noncontrolling interests	1,418,596	1,267,792
Total equity	7,045,471	6,126,779
Total liabilities and equity	16,438,801	15,643,702
Consolidating/ Eliminating Entries [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Intercompany receivables, current	(181,004)	(100,604)
Accounts receivable, net	(451)	(608)
Inventories	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net	(9,370)	(10,279)
Prepaid expenses and other	0	(3,760)
Total current assets	(190,825)	(115,251)
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	(12,840,979)	(11,269,778)
Deferred financing costs, net	0	0
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Intercompany receivables, noncurrent	(142,856)	(129,809)
Intercompany notes receivable	(724,122)	(638,986)
Deferred income taxes, net	(35,349)	(52,215)
Leasehold interests in land, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other assets, net	0	0
Total assets	(13,934,131)	(12,206,039)
Accounts payable	(451)	(608)
Construction payables	0	0
Intercompany payables, current	(181,004)	(100,604)
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	0	0
Income taxes payable	0	(3,760)
Deferred income taxes	(9,370)	(10,279)
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Total current liabilities	(190,825)	(115,251)
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Intercompany payables, noncurrent	(142,856)	(129,809)
Intercompany notes payable	(724,122)	(638,986)
Deferred income taxes	(35,349)	(52,215)
Deferred amounts related to mall transactions	0	0
Long-term debt	0	0
Total liabilities	(1,093,152)	(936,261)
Preferred stock issued to Principal Stockholder' family	0	0
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	(12,840,979)	(11,269,778)
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	(12,840,979)	(11,269,778)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (13,934,131)	$ (12,206,039)