Stockholders' Equity and Loss Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 13, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Feb. 29, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 2012 Stock Offering [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 2012 Stock Offering [Member]	Oct. 02, 2013 2013 Stock Offering [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2013 Stock Offering [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Horseshoe Casino Baltimore [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Common Class A [Member] Caesars Acquisition Company [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares released under contractual transfer restrictions						24,200,000
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired						1,800,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues					1,800,000						1,055,493	15,000				135,771,882
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services					271,697
Issue price of underwriters allotment in public offering					$ 9.00
Issuance of common stock, net of fees	$ 15,200,000							$ 217,200,000	$ 17,400,000	$ 0			$ 200,600,000
Common stock, stock split							1.742
Registered Shares became eligible for resale under the Shelf Registration		50.00%			50.00%
Maximum Aggregate Common Stock Offering Price				500,000,000
Issue and sale of shares under equity distribution agreement			10,000,000											10,000,000.0
Number of shares sold											1,070,493
Common Stock, Value, Outstanding											15,600,000
Aggregate offering price								1,400,000	1,300,000		200,000	15,400,000
Share Price								$ 19.40
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services														340,418
Sales of noncontrolling interests, net of fees								1,197,500,000	37,600,000	14,800,000					35,300,000
Noncontrolling interests								1,218,200,000	80,100,000						8,900,000
Initial public offering									$ 17,200,000							$ 1,173,100,000