Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Long-Term Debt - New Debt Transactions (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 18, 2020	Jul. 20, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 25, 2020	Jul. 06, 2020	Mar. 16, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 22, 2017	Apr. 17, 2017
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)			4.30%		4.30%
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ (173,000,000)	$ (1,000,000)	$ (173,000,000)	$ (1,000,000)
Other (Loss) Income
Long-term debt
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 132,000,000
Senior Notes \| Other (Loss) Income
Long-term debt
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 132,000,000
CEI Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)			6.25%		6.25%			6.25%
CEI Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Notes \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross			$ 3,400,000,000		$ 3,400,000,000			$ 3,400,000,000
CEI Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Notes \| Reported Value Measurement
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross			$ 3,330,000,000		$ 3,330,000,000					$ 0
CEI Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)			8.13%		8.13%			8.125%
CEI Senior Notes \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross								$ 1,800,000,000
CEI Senior Notes \| Reported Value Measurement
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross			$ 1,767,000,000		$ 1,767,000,000					0
CEI Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross			$ 1,800,000,000		$ 1,800,000,000
CRC Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.75%		5.75%			5.75%
CRC Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Notes \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross			$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000			$ 1,000,000,000.0
CRC Senior Secured Notes \| Senior Notes \| Reported Value Measurement
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross			978,000,000		978,000,000					0
Senior Notes 6% due 2025 \| Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)		6.00%
Senior Notes 6% due 2026 \| Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)		6.00%
Senior Notes 6% due 2026 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Long-term debt
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 210,000,000
Senior Notes 6% due 2026 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, redemption price, percentage		100.00%
Senior Notes 7% due 2023 \| Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.00%
Senior Secured Notes 6 Due 2025 \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross			0		0
Senior Secured Notes 6 Due 2025 \| Reported Value Measurement
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross			$ 0		$ 0					879,000,000
Senior Secured Notes 6 Due 2025 \| Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)			6.00%		6.00%
Senior Secured Notes 6 Due 2025 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, redemption price, percentage		104.50%
Senior Secured Notes 7 Due 2023 \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross			$ 0		$ 0
Senior Secured Notes 7 Due 2023 \| Reported Value Measurement
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross			$ 0		$ 0					370,000,000
Senior Secured Notes 7 Due 2023 \| Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.00%		7.00%
Senior Secured Notes 7 Due 2023 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, redemption price, percentage		103.50%
Senior Secured Notes 7 Due 2023 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, redemption price, percentage		106.00%
Convention Center Mortgage Loan \| VICI Properties L.P.
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.70%
Debt instrument, interest rate, increase (decrease)	8.30%
Convention Center Mortgage Loan \| Senior Notes
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.70%		7.70%
Convention Center Mortgage Loan \| Senior Notes \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross			$ 400,000,000		$ 400,000,000
Convention Center Mortgage Loan \| Senior Notes \| Reported Value Measurement
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross			397,000,000		397,000,000					$ 0
Term Loan Under Secured Credit Facility
Long-term debt
Credit facility												$ 1,500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Long-term debt
Credit facility			$ 900,000,000		$ 900,000,000							$ 500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Long-term debt
Credit facility									$ 465,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Long-term debt
Debt instrument, term		5 years
CEI Revolving Credit Facility
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)		0.125%
CEI Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Long-term debt
Credit facility		$ 1,200,000,000					$ 900,000,000
CRC Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Caesars Resort Collection
Long-term debt
Credit facility		$ 1,800,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)											0.25%