Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Revenues:
Casino	$ 1,862,272	$ 1,294,301	$ 3,526,761	$ 2,356,071
Rooms	239,696	190,767	471,670	371,549
Food and beverage	146,016	105,079	291,409	197,158
Convention, retail and other	200,642	115,266	365,297	223,481
Gross revenue	2,448,626	1,705,413	4,655,137	3,148,259
Less - promotional allowances	(103,530)	(110,937)	(198,122)	(218,895)
Net revenues	2,345,096	1,594,476	4,457,015	2,929,364
Operating expenses:
Casino	974,413	790,947	1,895,949	1,485,582
Rooms	50,733	34,073	99,186	63,727
Food and beverage	73,135	47,798	144,838	92,101
Convention, retail and other	105,024	65,326	192,269	123,730
Provision for doubtful accounts	23,496	18,711	58,554	35,153
General and administrative	223,561	172,919	434,046	299,178
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
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets	7,443	37,679	7,942	38,171
Total operating expenses	1,736,974	1,427,701	3,362,966	2,620,769
Operating income (loss)	608,122	166,775	1,094,049	308,595
Other income (expense):
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 before income taxes	543,466	86,621	953,180	147,637
Income tax expense	(54,374)	(8,073)	(99,585)	(21,275)
Net income	489,092	78,548	853,595	126,362
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(78,455)	(36,741)	(153,635)	(66,974)
Net income attributable to Las Vegas Sands Corp.	410,637	41,807	699,960	59,388
Las Vegas Sands Corp. [Member]
Revenues:
Less - promotional allowances	(172)	(115)	(335)	(247)
Net revenues	(172)	(115)	(335)	(247)
Operating expenses:
Corporate expense	37,069	22,036	70,049	42,307
Pre-opening expense	0	179	0	357
Development expense	2,420	676	2,993	833
Depreciation and amortization	4,478	3,017	8,661	6,036
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets	7,663	0	7,663	0
Total operating expenses	51,630	25,908	89,366	49,533
Operating income (loss)	(51,802)	(26,023)	(89,701)	(49,780)
Other income (expense):
Interest income	2,531	815	3,088	1,319
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(3,450)	(3,886)	(6,900)	(8,164)
Gain on early retirement of debt	0	961	0	3,358
Income from equity investments in subsidiaries	442,863	85,577	771,802	136,167
Income before income taxes	390,142	57,444	678,289	82,900
Income tax expense	20,495	(15,637)	21,671	(23,512)
Net income	410,637	41,807	699,960	59,388
Net income attributable to Las Vegas Sands Corp.	410,637	41,807	699,960	59,388
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues:
Casino	105,123	102,902	188,246	258,247
Rooms	112,931	120,169	225,805	240,236
Food and beverage	47,573	41,273	97,880	84,795
Convention, retail and other	69,156	44,070	133,699	95,092
Gross revenue	334,783	308,414	645,630	678,370
Less - promotional allowances	(16,217)	(40,794)	(33,843)	(91,444)
Net revenues	318,566	267,620	611,787	586,926
Operating expenses:
Casino	59,818	68,180	124,186	154,832
Rooms	33,981	25,040	66,229	48,251
Food and beverage	23,354	18,005	46,950	36,337
Convention, retail and other	21,561	18,137	42,714	37,837
Provision for doubtful accounts	495	9,355	6,591	17,695
General and administrative	63,702	63,460	124,434	120,035
Corporate expense	83	51	138	132
Pre-opening expense	15	1	15	3
Depreciation and amortization	63,800	57,671	116,613	116,130
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets	2,082	8,704	2,027	8,704
Total operating expenses	268,891	268,604	529,897	539,956
Operating income (loss)	49,675	(984)	81,890	46,970
Other income (expense):
Interest income	27,179	21,755	52,454	42,033
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(22,862)	(27,144)	(45,934)	(56,708)
Other income (expense)	989	(255)	272	(271)
Income from equity investments in subsidiaries	368,364	83,098	646,086	108,654
Income before income taxes	423,345	76,470	734,768	140,678
Income tax expense	(17,969)	7,710	(27,021)	(730)
Net income	405,376	84,180	707,747	139,948
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,292)	0	(1,292)	0
Net income attributable to Las Vegas Sands Corp.	404,084	84,180	706,455	139,948
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenues:
Casino	1,757,149	1,191,399	3,338,515	2,097,824
Rooms	126,765	70,598	245,865	131,313
Food and beverage	98,443	63,806	193,529	112,363
Convention, retail and other	166,066	81,911	296,125	148,152
Gross revenue	2,148,423	1,407,714	4,074,034	2,489,652
Less - promotional allowances	(86,772)	(69,389)	(163,168)	(125,874)
Net revenues	2,061,651	1,338,325	3,910,866	2,363,778
Operating expenses:
Casino	915,146	723,336	1,772,891	1,331,926
Rooms	16,752	9,034	32,957	15,477
Food and beverage	51,289	31,387	100,852	58,986
Convention, retail and other	89,230	51,077	159,812	92,015
Provision for doubtful accounts	23,001	9,356	51,963	17,458
General and administrative	159,994	109,733	309,967	179,681
Corporate expense	32,212	8,867	60,364	16,991
Rental expense	10,034	12,806	23,190	21,504
Pre-opening expense	18,163	49,966	27,634	87,251
Depreciation and amortization	137,883	110,006	271,124	201,617
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets	(2,302)	28,975	(1,748)	29,467
Total operating expenses	1,451,402	1,144,543	2,809,006	2,052,373
Operating income (loss)	610,249	193,782	1,101,860	311,405
Other income (expense):
Interest income	1,301	846	2,593	1,356
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(71,263)	(67,300)	(143,403)	(131,282)
Other income (expense)	919	(5,946)	(3,039)	(12,378)
Gain on early retirement of debt	0	0	0	(221)
Income before income taxes	541,206	121,382	958,011	168,880
Income tax expense	(56,900)	(146)	(94,235)	2,967
Net income	484,306	121,236	863,776	171,847
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(77,163)	(36,741)	(152,343)	(66,974)
Net income attributable to Las Vegas Sands Corp.	407,143	84,495	711,433	104,873
Consolidating/ Eliminating Entries [Member]
Revenues:
Convention, retail and other	(34,580)	(10,715)	(64,527)	(19,763)
Gross revenue	(34,580)	(10,715)	(64,527)	(19,763)
Less - promotional allowances	(369)	(639)	(776)	(1,330)
Net revenues	(34,949)	(11,354)	(65,303)	(21,093)
Operating expenses:
Casino	(551)	(569)	(1,128)	(1,176)
Rooms	0	(1)	0	(1)
Food and beverage	(1,508)	(1,594)	(2,964)	(3,222)
Convention, retail and other	(5,767)	(3,888)	(10,257)	(6,122)
General and administrative	(135)	(274)	(355)	(538)
Corporate expense	(26,988)	(5,000)	(50,599)	(10,000)
Pre-opening expense	0	(28)	0	(34)
Total operating expenses	(34,949)	(11,354)	(65,303)	(21,093)
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Other income (expense):
Interest income	(26,983)	(21,343)	(52,060)	(41,002)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	26,983	21,343	52,060	41,002
Income from equity investments in subsidiaries	(811,227)	(168,675)	(1,417,888)	(244,821)
Income before income taxes	(811,227)	(168,675)	(1,417,888)	(244,821)
Net income	(811,227)	(168,675)	(1,417,888)	(244,821)
Net income attributable to Las Vegas Sands Corp.	$ (811,227)	$ (168,675)	$ (1,417,888)	$ (244,821)