Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended										12 Months Ended													12 Months Ended									3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended													12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended													12 Months Ended									3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012 sqft	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 PHW Las Vegas , LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 PHW Las Vegas , LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 PHW Las Vegas Senior Secured Loan, Interest Only Participations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 PHW Las Vegas Senior Secured Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Original Revolver Commitments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Unsecured Senior Debt 5.375% [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Unsecured Senior Debt 5.375% [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company Inc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Revised Revolver Commitments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 01, 2014 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Revolving Credit Facility maturing Jan 28 2017 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Revolving Credit Facility maturing Jan 28 2017 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Feb. 20, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member]	Aug. 31, 2012 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Term Loan B4 [Member]		Mar. 01, 2014 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Revolving Credit Facility maturing Jan 28 2017 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Revolving Credit Facility maturing Jan 28 2017 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Term Loans B5 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Credit Facilities Term Loans B5-B6 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Term Loan B6 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Term Loan B6 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Term Loan B1 - B3 Three [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Term Loan B1 - B3 Three [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Revolving Credit Facility maturing Jan 28 2014 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] Maximum [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] Minimum [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Term Loan B4 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Revolving Credit Facility maturing Jan 28 2017 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Revolving Credit Facility maturing Jan 28 2014 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Term Loans B5 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Term Loan B6 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Term Loan B1 - B3 Three [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Alternate Rate [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Revolving Credit Facility maturing Jan 28 2017 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Alternate Rate [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Swingline Loan Portion of Revolving Credit Facility maturing Jan 28 2014 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Alternate Rate [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member] Revolving Credit Facility maturing Jan 28 2014 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company Inc [Member] Revolving Credit Facility maturing Jan 28 2017 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Operating Company Inc [Member] Revolving Credit Facility maturing Jan 28 2014 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member] Linq Octavius Senior Secured Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member] Linq Octavius Senior Secured Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member] CMBS Financing [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member] CMBS Financing [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member] Secured Debt [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] Maximum [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] Minimum [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member] First Lien Notes [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member] Second Lien Notes [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Growth Partners, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Growth Partners, LLC [Member] Medium-term Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Growth Partners, LLC [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Caesars Growth Partners, LLC [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Growth Partners, LLC [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Caesars Growth Partners, LLC [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Growth Partners, LLC [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] Maximum [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Caesars Growth Partners, LLC [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] Minimum [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 2018 Note at 10% [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Subordinated Debt [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 2015 Note at 10% [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Subordinated Debt [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 2020 Note at 9% [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Secured Debt [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 2020 Note at 9% [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Secured Debt [Member]		Aug. 31, 2012 2020 Note at 9% [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2020 Note at 9% [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Long-term Debt [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 2020 Note at 8.5% [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Secured Debt [Member]		Mar. 31, 2012 Chester Downs Senior Secured Notes [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Chester Downs Senior Secured Notes [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Secured Debt [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Unsecured Senior Debt 5.75% [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Unsecured Senior Debt 5.75% [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
CRDA tax payment	$ 7,300,000
Unamortized discounts	2,473,800,000	2,691,000,000
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	20,544,100,000	20,652,800,000
Amount of Restricted Net Assets for Consolidated and Unconsolidated Subsidiaries	3,000,000,000	1,200,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt	197,100,000	879,900,000																																																														25,000,000																		47,700,000					43,500,000		31,600,000				750,000,000	[1]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						1.59%				5.375%															9.50%	[1]			4.49%	[1]		5.49%	[1],[2]			3.24%	[1]				6.00%	[3]	0.00%	[3]																0.00%		0.00%		7.00%	[4]		6.00%	[3]	0.00%	[3]	8.00%	[4]	11.00%	[4]				8.25%	3.03%				6.00%	[3]	0.00%	[3]	10.00%	[1]	10.00%	[1]	9.00%	[1]	9.00%	[1]	9.00%			8.50%	[1]		9.25%		11.00%	[5]			5.75%	[1]
Credit Agreement [Abstract]
Conversion of revolver commitments into Extended Term Loans																																		457,800,000
Conversion of B-1, B-2 and B-3 term loans to other term loans								37,200,000																											3,812,300,000
Repayments of lines of credit																				478,800,000	1,095,600,000			1,574,300,000
Termination of original maturity revolver commitments												798,500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding																																		2,853,800,000
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Amount																																133,900,000
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net											75,000,000							133,900,000				650,000,000
Senior secured revolving credit facility maturing on January 28, 2017																106,100,000	106,100,000	215,500,000				4,628,100,000	[1]				106,100,000											109,400,000																				2,769.5																				300,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount													18,141,700,000	[6]								4,412,600,000			959,800,000	[1]			991,900,000	[1]	3,423,800,000	2,431,900,000	[1],[2]			29,000,000	[1]			45,900,000																4,676,700,000				0	450,000,000	0		2,500,000,000	[4]	21,300,000					1,000,000,000	[4]	1,150,000,000	[4]			770,900,000	225,000,000	494,800,000		51,000,000						4,528,100,000	[1]	214,800,000	[1]	3,000,000,000	[1]	750,000,000		750,000,000	1,500,000,000	[1]	1,250,000,000	[1]		330,000,000		185,000,000	[5]		5,900,000	147,900,000	[1]
Required scheduled by Credit Facilities for quarterly payments																						2,500,000
Line Of Credit Outstanding Amount Committed To Letters Of Credit																		100,500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity																		115,000,000										9,600,000																												269,500,000		269,500,000	[4]
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate																																							600.00%						750.00%	525.00%	300.00%	425.00%	525.00%	300.00%	425.00%	150.00%	200.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum																																													2.00%																														1.00%	1.00%
Term Loans Periodic Payments																																																																6,300,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount																																																								37,100,000
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity at Twelve Months																																																																														37,500,000
Line of Credit Facility Borrowing Capacity at Eighteen Months																																																																														37,500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity																																																																															10,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Capacity Available for Specific Purpose Other than for Trade Purchases																																																																														30,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage																																																						100.00%	50.00%
CMBS Financing [Abstract]
Purchase of CMBS Loans										18,300,000																																																				274,800,000	367,300,000
Gain on loan repurchase, net of deferred finance charges																																																																																																										1,000,000
Debt Instrument, Cash Paid for Repurchase																																																																																																										3,200,000
PHW Las Vegas senior secured loan [Abstract]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired					100.00%
Debt Instrument, Original Face Amount																																																															6,500,000,000																	554,300,000
Dispositions, Percentage of Voting Interests Sold				100.00%
Octavius and Linq Projects [Abstract]
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due	1,341,500,000
Bill's Credit Facility [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate							2.859%																																																																																															9.75%			1.25%
Area of Real Estate Property		65,000
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted																																																																																																							20,000,000	[5]
Other Financing Transactions [Abstract]
Repayment of existing term loan plus accrued interest and prepayment penalty	6,512,100,000	2,036,600,000	128,500,000																350,000,000			1,433,300,000																																																																														232,400,000
Interest and Fees [Abstract]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage																																																										50.00%
Collateral and Guarantors [Abstract]
Minimum aggregate recourse liabilities							30,000,000
Minimum Net Worth Required for Compliance							100,000,000
Restrictive Covenants and Other Matters [Abstract]
Leverage ratio for line of credit facility															4.75																																										8
Ratio excludes first priority senior secured notes	3,700,000,000
Ratio excludes aggregate principal amount													350,000,000
Leverage Ratio For Senior Secured Debt													4.52
Additional Amosrtization Amount of Loan													1,450,200,000
Percent guarantee of the capital stock of the first-tier foreign subsidiaries	65.00%
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount									18,300,000																																																					219,700,000	229,300,000
Gains/(losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	$ (29,800,000)	$ 136,000,000	$ 47,900,000							$ (200,000)																																																				$ 52,400,000	$ 135,000,000																												$ 29,400,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component		8,913

[1] Guaranteed by Caesars Entertainment.

[2] The Term B-6 Loans have a springing maturity to April 14, 2017 if more than $250.0 million of CEOC's 11.25% senior secured notes due 2017 remain outstanding on April 14, 2017.

[3] Guaranteed by Caesars Entertainment and certain wholly owned subsidiaries of CEOC.

[4] Guaranteed by Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties and its subsidiaries.

[5] Subsequent to year end, the Company announced the agreement to sell the property to CGP LLC, as part of this transaction, CGP LLC will assume this debt. See Note 24.

[6] of debt issued by CEOC is held by other consolidated entities, substantially all of which is held by CGP LLC. Accordingly, such debt is not considered outstanding in the above presentation.