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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) MOP$ in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 MOP (MOP$)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 MOP (MOP$)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 MOP (MOP$)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Statutory federal income tax rate	(21.00%)	(21.00%)	(21.00%)	(21.00%)	(21.00%)	(21.00%)
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance		$ 4,083		$ 5,034
Unrecognized tax benefits		136		136		$ 131	$ 134
Unrecognized tax benefits, effective income tax rate impact		122		126		123
Income tax examination, penalties and interest accrued		13		10		7
Deferred tax asset [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits		36		57		60
Other Long-Term Liabilities [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits		100		79		71
U.S. Foreign Tax [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward, amount		$ 3,760		4,870
Macao [Member] \| Foreign Tax Authority [Member] \| Macao Finance Bureau (MFB) [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Statutory tax rate	12.00%	12.00%
Macao tax agreement, annual payment (patacas converted to USD at balance sheet date)	MOP$ 18	$ 2	MOP$ 38	5	MOP$ 38	$ 5
Tax on gross gaming revenue, percent	35.00%	35.00%
United States [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforward, amount				563
Interest expense carryforwards				87
United States [Member] \| U.S. Deferred Tax Asset [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance		$ 3,610		4,620
United States [Member] \| Domestic Tax Authority [Member] \| Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Statutory federal income tax rate	21.00%	21.00%
Singapore [Member] \| Foreign Tax Authority [Member] \| Inland Revenue, Singapore (IRAS) [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Statutory tax rate	17.00%	17.00%
Foreign Subsidiaries [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforward, amount		$ 3,960		3,460
Amount of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries		910
Foreign Subsidiaries [Member] \| Foreign Deferred Tax Asset [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance		$ 475		$ 416