2.3.0.15 Html 291 314 1 false 83 0 false 9 true false R1.htm 00 - Document - Document and Entity Information Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/DocumentAndEntityInformation Document and Entity Information false false R2.htm 0110 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/BalanceSheets Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) false false R3.htm 0111 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/BalanceSheetsParenthetical Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) false false R4.htm 0120 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/StatementsOfOperations Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) false false R5.htm 0130 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/StatementsOfEquityAndComprehensiveLoss Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) false false R6.htm 0140 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/StatementsOfCashFlows Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) false false R7.htm 0201 - Disclosure - Organization and Business of Company Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/OrganizationAndBusinessOfCompany Organization and Business of Company false false R8.htm 0202 - Disclosure - Property and Equipment, Net Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/PropertyAndEquipmentNet Property and Equipment, Net false false R9.htm 0203 - Disclosure - Long-Term Debt Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/LongTermDebt Long-Term Debt false false R10.htm 0204 - Disclosure - Equity and Earnings Per Share Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/EquityAndEarningsPerShare Equity and Earnings Per Share false false R11.htm 0205 - Disclosure - Variable Interest Entities Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/VariableInterestEntities Variable Interest Entities false false R12.htm 0206 - Disclosure - Income Taxes Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/IncomeTaxes Income Taxes false false R13.htm 0207 - Disclosure - Stock-Based Employee Compensation Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/StockBasedEmployeeCompensation Stock-Based Employee Compensation false false R14.htm 0208 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurements Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/FairValueMeasurements Fair Value Measurements false false R15.htm 0209 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingencies Commitments and Contingencies false false R16.htm 0210 - Disclosure - Segment Information Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/SegmentInformation Segment Information false false R17.htm 0211 - Disclosure - Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/FinancialInformation Condensed Consolidating Financial Information false false R18.htm 0401 - Disclosure - Organization and Business of Company (Policies) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/OrganizationAndBusinessOfCompanyPolicies Organization and Business of Company (Policies) false false R19.htm 0502 - Disclosure - Property and Equipment, Net (Tables) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/PropertyAndEquipmentNetTables Property and Equipment, Net (Tables) false false R20.htm 0503 - Disclosure - Long -Term Debt (Tables) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/LongTermDebtTables Long -Term Debt (Tables) false false R21.htm 0504 - Disclosure - Equity and Earnings Per Share (Tables) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/EquityAndEarningsPerShareTables Equity and Earnings Per Share (Tables) false false R22.htm 0507 - Disclosure - Stock-Based Employee Compensation (Tables) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/StockBasedEmployeeCompensationTables Stock-Based Employee Compensation (Tables) false false R23.htm 0508 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurements (Tables) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsTables Fair Value Measurements (Tables) false false R24.htm 0510 - Disclosure - Segment Information (Tables) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/SegmentInformationTables Segment Information (Tables) false false R25.htm 0511 - Disclosure - Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Tables) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/FinancialInformationTables Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Tables) false false R26.htm 0601 - Disclosure - Organization and Business of Company (Details) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/OrganizationAndBusinessOfCompanyDetails Organization and Business of Company (Details) false false R27.htm 0602 - Disclosure - Property and Equipment, Net (Details) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/PropertyAndEquipmentNet1Details Property and Equipment, Net (Details) false false R28.htm 06021 - Disclosure - Property and Equipment, Net (Details 1) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/PropertyAndEquipmentNet2Details Property and Equipment, Net (Details 1) false false R29.htm 06022 - Disclosure - Property and Equipment, Net (Details Textual) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/PropertyAndEquipmentNet3Details Property and Equipment, Net (Details Textual) false false R30.htm 0603 - Disclosure - Long -Term Debt (Details) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/LongTermDebt1Details Long -Term Debt (Details) false false R31.htm 06031 - Disclosure - Long -Term Debt (Details 1) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/LongTermDebt3Details Long -Term Debt (Details 1) false false R32.htm 06032 - Disclosure - Long -Term Debt (Details Textual) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/LongTermDebt2Details Long -Term Debt (Details Textual) false false R33.htm 0604 - Disclosure - Equity and Earnings Per Share (Details) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/EquityAndEarningsPerShareDetails Equity and Earnings Per Share (Details) false false R34.htm 06041 - Disclosure - Equity and Earnings Per Share (Details 1) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/EquityAndEarningsPerShareDetails1 Equity and Earnings Per Share (Details 1) false false R35.htm 06042 - Disclosure - Equity and Earnings Per Share (Details 2) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/EquityAndEarningsPerShareDetails2 Equity and Earnings Per Share (Details 2) false false R36.htm 06043 - Disclosure - Equity and Earnings Per Share (Details Textuals) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/EquityAndEarningsPerShareDetailsTextuals Equity and Earnings Per Share (Details Textuals) false false R37.htm 0605 - Disclosure - Variable Interest Entities (Details) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/VariableInterestEntitiesDetails Variable Interest Entities (Details) false false R38.htm 0606 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Details) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/IncomeTaxesDetails Income Taxes (Details) false false R39.htm 0607 - Disclosure - Stock-Based Employee Compensation (Details) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/StockBasedEmployeeCompensation1Details Stock-Based Employee Compensation (Details) false false R40.htm 06071 - Disclosure - Stock-Based Employee Compensation (Details 1) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/StockBasedEmployeeCompensation2Details Stock-Based Employee Compensation (Details 1) false false R41.htm 0608 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurements (Details) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsDetails Fair Value Measurements (Details) false false R42.htm 0609 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingencies1Details Commitments and Contingencies (Details) false false R43.htm 0610 - Disclosure - Segment Information (Details) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/SegmentInformationDetails Segment Information (Details) false false R44.htm 0611 - Disclosure - Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/FinancialInformation1Details Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details) false false R45.htm 06111 - Disclosure - Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details 1) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/FinancialInformation2Details Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details 1) false false R46.htm 06112 - Disclosure - Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details 2) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/FinancialInformation3Details Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details 2) false false R47.htm 06113 - Disclosure - Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details Textual) Sheet http://lasvegassands.com/role/FinancialInformation4Details Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details Textual) false false All Reports Book All Reports Element us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element us-gaap_ConstructionPayableCurrent had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element lvs_DeferredProceedsFromSaleOfAssets had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element lvs_GainLossOnModificationOrEarlyRetirementOfDebt had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element lvs_PreferredStockInducementAndRepurchasePremiums had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element us-gaap_ProceedsFromWarrantExercises had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element lvs_CapitalizedCosts had a mix of decimals attribute values: -5 -7. Element us-gaap_ConstructionPayableCurrent had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element lvs_ExpectedCompletionCostOfConstruction had a mix of decimals attribute values: -6 -8. Element lvs_FundsFromFinancingArrangementsToBeUsedForCompletionCostsOfConstruction had a mix of decimals attribute values: -5 -7. Element us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount had a mix of decimals attribute values: -5 -8. Element us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element lvs_DeferredProceedsFromSaleOfAssets had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element lvs_CapitalizedCosts had a mix of decimals attribute values: -5 -7. Element us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount had a mix of decimals attribute values: -5 -6. Element us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount had a mix of decimals attribute values: -5 -8. Element lvs_GainLossOnModificationOrEarlyRetirementOfDebt had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element lvs_PreferredStockInducementAndRepurchasePremiums had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element us-gaap_ProceedsFromWarrantExercises had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount had a mix of decimals attribute values: -5 -8. Element lvs_GainLossOnModificationOrEarlyRetirementOfDebt had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element us-gaap_ConstructionPayableCurrent had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element lvs_GainLossOnModificationOrEarlyRetirementOfDebt had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element us-gaap_ProceedsFromWarrantExercises had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. Element us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet had a mix of decimals attribute values: -3 -5. 'Monetary' elements on report '0601 - Disclosure - Organization and Business of Company (Details)' had a mix of different decimal attribute values. 'Monetary' elements on report '06022 - Disclosure - Property and Equipment, Net (Details Textual)' had a mix of different decimal attribute values. 'Monetary' elements on report '06032 - Disclosure - Long -Term Debt (Details Textual)' had a mix of different decimal attribute values. 'Monetary' elements on report '06043 - Disclosure - Equity and Earnings Per Share (Details Textuals)' had a mix of different decimal attribute values. 'Monetary' elements on report '06113 - Disclosure - Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details Textual)' had a mix of different decimal attribute values. Process Flow-Through: 0110 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Sep. 30, 2010' Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Dec. 31, 2009' Process Flow-Through: 0111 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) Process Flow-Through: 0120 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Dec. 31, 2011' Process Flow-Through: 0140 - Statement - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) lvs-20110930.xml lvs-20110930.xsd lvs-20110930_cal.xml lvs-20110930_def.xml lvs-20110930_lab.xml lvs-20110930_pre.xml true true