Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt - OID, DFC and Fair Value Adjustment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Secured Debt [Member] \| 2012 Singapore Credit Facility Term [Member] \| Singapore [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, net	$ 49	$ 54
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 3.200% Senior Notes due 2024 [Member] \| United States [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, net	14	14
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 2.900% Senior Notes due 2025 [Member] \| United States [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, net	5	5
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 3.500% Senior Notes due 2026 [Member] \| United States [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, net	11	12
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 3.900% Senior Notes due 2029 [Member] \| United States [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, net	8	8
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 4.600% Senior Notes due 2023 [Member] \| Macao [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, net	10	11
Cumulative fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the SCL Senior Notes	11	11
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 5.125% Senior Notes due 2025 [Member] \| Macao [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, net	13	13
Cumulative fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the SCL Senior Notes	11	11
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 5.400% Senior Notes due 2028 [Member] \| Macao [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, net	18	19
Cumulative fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the SCL Senior Notes	$ 11	$ 12

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