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Equity and Earnings Per Share (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions					3 Months Ended
	Mar. 26, 2020 $ / shares	Feb. 21, 2020 $ / shares	Mar. 28, 2019 $ / shares	Feb. 22, 2019 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, dividends declared (per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.79		$ 0.77		$ 0.79	$ 0.77
Common stock, dividends declared					$ 911	$ 903
Sands China Ltd [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, dividends declared (per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.99		$ 0.99
Common stock, dividends declared					1,030	1,020
Sands China Ltd [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from dividends received					717	716
Retained Earnings [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, dividends declared					603	595
Retained Earnings [Member] \| Principal Stockholder and His Family [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, dividends declared					342	333
Retained Earnings [Member] \| All Other Shareholders [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, dividends declared					$ 261	$ 262