Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,951,575	$ 3,037,081
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	184,366	164,315
Accounts receivable, net	1,112,896	716,919
Inventories	33,462	32,260
Deferred income taxes, net	9,664	61,606
Prepaid expenses and other	50,693	46,726
Total current assets	5,342,656	4,058,907
Property and equipment, net	14,804,973	14,502,197
Deferred financing costs, net	126,419	155,378
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	35,510	645,605
Deferred income taxes, net	14,361	10,423
Leasehold interests in land, net	1,382,539	1,398,840
Intangible assets, net	82,546	89,805
Other assets, net	176,247	183,153
Total assets	21,965,251	21,044,308
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	103,319	113,505
Construction payables	355,686	516,981
Accrued interest payable	19,318	42,625
Other accrued liabilities	1,318,857	1,160,234
Income taxes payable	78,447	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	457,344	767,068
Total current liabilities	2,332,971	2,600,413
Other long-term liabilities	81,950	78,240
Deferred income taxes	134,928	115,219
Deferred proceeds from sale of The Shoppes at The Palazzo	266,585	243,928
Deferred gain on sale of The Grand Canal Shoppes	48,210	50,808
Deferred rent from mall transactions	120,285	147,378
Long-term debt	9,282,084	9,373,755
Total liabilities	12,267,013	12,609,741
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, issued to Principal Stockholder's family, 5,250,000 shares issued and outstanding, after allocation of fair value of attached warrants, aggregate redemption/liquidation value of $577,500	572,787	503,379
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 1,871,794 and 3,614,923 shares issued and outstanding with warrants to purchase up to 1,694,503 and 22,663,212 shares of common stock	107,368	207,356
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 731,668,681 and 707,507,982 shares issued and outstanding	732	708
Capital in excess of par value	5,587,892	5,444,705
Accumulated other comprehensive income	103,067	129,519
Retained earnings	1,830,097	880,703
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	7,629,156	6,662,991
Noncontrolling interests	1,496,295	1,268,197
Total equity	9,125,451	7,931,188
Total liabilities and equity	$ 21,965,251	$ 21,044,308