CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 05, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 44,537		$ 554,281	$ 532,117
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows provided by operating activities:
Direct financing and sales-type lease adjustments	(8,443)		239	(45,404)
Stock-based compensation	1,385		5,223	2,342
Depreciation	751		3,831	3,686
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	156		33,034	5,976
Loss on impairment	0		0	12,334
Loss on extinguishment of debt	38,488		58,143	23,040
Deferred income taxes	(1,912)		0	(348)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Other assets	(7,159)		(5,635)	(22,945)
Accrued interest	21,595		5,969	(7,411)
Deferred revenue	68,081		26,735	(24,512)
Other liabilities	10,449		339	25,207
Net cash provided by operating activities	129,440		682,159	504,082
Cash flows from investing activities
Investments in direct financing and sales-type leases	(1,136,200)		(1,812,404)	(771,507)
Capitalized transaction costs	0		(8,698)	(6,780)
Lease modification fee	0		0	159,000
Investments in short-term investments	0		(440,353)	(942,311)
Maturities of short-term investments	0		901,756	421,434
Proceeds from sale of land	0		1,044	186
Acquisition of property and equipment	(51)		(2,724)	(899)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,136,251)		(1,361,379)	(1,140,877)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from offering of common stock	0		1,164,307	2,001,493
Proceeds from private placement of common stock	963,782		0	0
Proceeds from November 2019 Senior Unsecured Notes	0		2,250,000	0
Debt issuance costs	(31,501)		(56,055)	(1,117)
Proceeds from unrecognized sale of real estate	73,600		0	0
Mandatory debt conversion costs	(13)		0	0
Distributions to non-controlling interests	0		(8,084)	(9,800)
Dividends paid	0		(503,958)	(262,682)
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,148,446		1,182,666	1,037,836
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	141,635		503,446	401,041
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	55,771		598,447	197,406
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	197,406	$ 55,771	1,101,893	598,447
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	36,779		209,379	213,309
Cash paid for income taxes	0		2,590	1,375
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activity:
Dividends declared, not paid	0		137,149	116,503
CPLV CMBS Debt prepayment penalty reimbursement receivable from Eldorado	0		55,401	0
Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets	0		26,516	0
Debt issuance costs payable	0		16,066	0
Deferred transaction costs payable	0		1,314	742
Transfer of investments in operating leases to land	0		0	22,189
Transfer of investments in direct financing leases to investments in operating leases	0		0	10,967
Revolving Credit Facility
Cash flows from financing activities
Payment of debt	0		0	(300,000)
Proceeds from debt	298,000		0	0
CPLV CMBS Debt
Cash flows from financing activities
Payment of debt	0		(1,663,544)	0
CPLV CMBS Debt | Revolving Credit Facility
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows provided by operating activities:
Loss on extinguishment of debt			58,100
Term Loan B Facility
Cash flows from financing activities
Payment of debt	0		0	(100,000)
Proceeds from debt	2,194,686		0	0
Second Lien Notes
Cash flows from financing activities
Payment of debt	0		0	(290,058)
Prior Term Loan
Cash flows from financing activities
Payment of debt	(1,638,387)		0	0
Prior First Lien Notes
Cash flows from financing activities
Payment of debt	(311,721)		0	0
Mezzanine Debt
Cash flows from financing activities
Payment of debt	(400,000)		$ 0	$ 0
Caesars Entertainment Outdoor
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income		(2)			$ 0	$ 3
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		2,445			3,030	2,882
Net gain on asset sales		0			0	38
Deferred income taxes		(99)			(111)	(101)
Provisions for (recoveries of) bad debt		12			(10)	31
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables		(203)			116	(137)
Other assets		0			12	69
Inventories		(109)			71	(5)
Prepayments		192			(223)	6
Accounts payable		(49)			(39)	52
Accrued expenses		(58)			(125)	126
Net cash provided by operating activities		2,129			2,721	2,888
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from sale of assets		0			0	66
Acquisition of property and equipment		(1,924)			(869)	(798)
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,924)			(869)	(732)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments for capital leases		(14)			(51)	(45)
Transactions with parent, net		(1,000)			(1,232)	(1,981)
Net cash provided by financing activities		(1,014)			(1,283)	(2,026)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(809)			569	130
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	$ 111	920			351	221
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		111			920	351
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest		0			7	18
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activity:
Dividends declared, not paid		$ 1,000			$ 1,232	$ 1,981