Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,951,575	$ 3,037,081	$ 2,394,712	$ 4,955,416
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	184,366	164,315
Intercompany receivables, current	0	0
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
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred financing costs, net	126,419	155,378
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	35,510	645,605
Intercompany receivables, noncurrent	0	0
Intercompany notes receivable	0	0
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
Accounts payable	103,319	113,505
Construction payables	355,686	516,981
Intercompany payables, current	0	0
Accrued interest payable	19,318	42,625
Other accrued liabilities	1,318,857	1,160,234
Income taxes payable	78,447	0
Deferred income taxes	0	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
Intercompany payables, noncurrent	0	0
Intercompany notes payable	0	0
Deferred income taxes	134,928	115,219
Deferred amounts related to mall transactions	435,080	442,114
Long-term debt	9,282,084	9,373,755
Total liabilities	12,267,013	12,609,741
Preferred stock issued to Principal Stockholder' family	572,787	503,379
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	7,321,977	6,940,587
Total liabilities and equity	21,965,251	21,044,308
Las Vegas Sands Corp. [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
Cash and cash equivalents	815,051	1,031,844	837,361	254,256
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Intercompany receivables, current	112,243	11,843
Accounts receivable, net	959	298
Inventories	2,311	2,174
Deferred income taxes, net	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other	8,844	15,272
Total current assets	939,408	1,061,431
Property and equipment, net	132,054	133,901
Investments in subsidiaries	7,467,949	6,273,755
Deferred financing costs, net	648	767
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Intercompany receivables, noncurrent	31,086	31,996
Intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net	63,328	62,638
Leasehold interests in land, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	690	590
Other assets, net	113	78
Total assets	8,635,276	7,565,156
Accounts payable	22,318	5,750
Construction payables	184	0
Intercompany payables, current	23,253	22,926
Accrued interest payable	1,602	4,629
Other accrued liabilities	19,308	15,692
Income taxes payable	0	0
Deferred income taxes	15,274	10,279
Current maturities of long-term debt	3,687	3,687
Total current liabilities	85,626	62,963
Other long-term liabilities	26,760	26,761
Intercompany payables, noncurrent	59,857	45,336
Intercompany notes payable	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Deferred amounts related to mall transactions	0	0
Long-term debt	261,090	263,726
Total liabilities	433,333	398,786
Preferred stock issued to Principal Stockholder' family	572,787	503,379
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	7,629,156	6,662,991
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	7,629,156	6,662,991
Total liabilities and equity	8,635,276	7,565,156
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
Cash and cash equivalents	642,486	412,226	351,174	3,033,625
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	398	2,179
Intercompany receivables, current	86,277	65,834
Accounts receivable, net	211,119	156,012
Inventories	9,958	11,755
Deferred income taxes, net	24,810	24,496
Prepaid expenses and other	6,885	4,782
Total current assets	981,933	677,284
Property and equipment, net	3,437,383	3,570,465
Investments in subsidiaries	5,885,648	4,996,023
Deferred financing costs, net	23,185	29,198
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	4,327	4,616
Intercompany receivables, noncurrent	107,956	97,813
Intercompany notes receivable	757,147	638,986
Deferred income taxes, net	0	0
Leasehold interests in land, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other assets, net	22,520	27,104
Total assets	11,220,099	10,041,489
Accounts payable	24,888	26,975
Construction payables	2,271	2,179
Intercompany payables, current	112,243	11,843
Accrued interest payable	1,055	7,689
Other accrued liabilities	192,915	175,011
Income taxes payable	1	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	30,572	30,606
Total current liabilities	363,945	254,303
Other long-term liabilities	11,398	10,911
Intercompany payables, noncurrent	0	0
Intercompany notes payable	0	0
Deferred income taxes	49,113	53,034
Deferred amounts related to mall transactions	435,080	442,114
Long-term debt	2,847,001	2,869,931
Total liabilities	3,706,537	3,630,293
Preferred stock issued to Principal Stockholder' family	0	0
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	7,513,157	6,410,791
Noncontrolling interests	405	405
Total equity	7,513,562	6,411,196
Total liabilities and equity	11,220,099	10,041,489
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
Cash and cash equivalents	2,494,038	1,593,011	1,206,177	1,667,535
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	183,968	162,136
Intercompany receivables, current	23,253	22,927
Accounts receivable, net	904,460	561,217
Inventories	21,193	18,331
Deferred income taxes, net	128	47,389
Prepaid expenses and other	35,761	30,432
Total current assets	3,662,801	2,435,443
Property and equipment, net	11,235,536	10,797,831
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred financing costs, net	102,586	125,413
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	31,183	640,989
Intercompany receivables, noncurrent	0	0
Intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net	0	0
Leasehold interests in land, net	1,382,539	1,398,840
Intangible assets, net	81,856	89,215
Other assets, net	153,614	155,971
Total assets	16,650,115	15,643,702
Accounts payable	59,755	81,388
Construction payables	353,231	514,802
Intercompany payables, current	86,277	65,835
Accrued interest payable	16,661	30,307
Other accrued liabilities	1,106,634	969,531
Income taxes payable	79,243	3,760
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	423,085	732,775
Total current liabilities	2,124,886	2,398,398
Other long-term liabilities	43,792	40,568
Intercompany payables, noncurrent	79,185	84,473
Intercompany notes payable	757,147	638,986
Deferred income taxes	134,782	114,400
Deferred amounts related to mall transactions	0	0
Long-term debt	6,173,993	6,240,098
Total liabilities	9,313,785	9,516,923
Preferred stock issued to Principal Stockholder' family	0	0
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	5,840,440	4,858,987
Noncontrolling interests	1,495,890	1,267,792
Total equity	7,336,330	6,126,779
Total liabilities and equity	16,650,115	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	(221,773)	(100,604)
Accounts receivable, net	(3,642)	(608)
Inventories	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net	(15,274)	(10,279)
Prepaid expenses and other	(797)	(3,760)
Total current assets	(241,486)	(115,251)
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	(13,353,597)	(11,269,778)
Deferred financing costs, net	0	0
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Intercompany receivables, noncurrent	(139,042)	(129,809)
Intercompany notes receivable	(757,147)	(638,986)
Deferred income taxes, net	(48,967)	(52,215)
Leasehold interests in land, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Other assets, net	0	0
Total assets	(14,540,239)	(12,206,039)
Accounts payable	(3,642)	(608)
Construction payables	0	0
Intercompany payables, current	(221,773)	(100,604)
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	0	0
Income taxes payable	(797)	(3,760)
Deferred income taxes	(15,274)	(10,279)
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Total current liabilities	(241,486)	(115,251)
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Intercompany payables, noncurrent	(139,042)	(129,809)
Intercompany notes payable	(757,147)	(638,986)
Deferred income taxes	(48,967)	(52,215)
Deferred amounts related to mall transactions	0	0
Long-term debt	0	0
Total liabilities	(1,186,642)	(936,261)
Preferred stock issued to Principal Stockholder' family	0	0
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	(13,353,597)	(11,269,778)
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	(13,353,597)	(11,269,778)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (14,540,239)	$ (12,206,039)