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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party		$ 23,000,000	$ 30,000,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt	2,833,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Hamlet Holdings LLC [Member]
Equity Owner	61.00%
XOJet, Inc. [Member] \| Related Party Transaction [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	3,000,000	3,800,000	4,100,000
Sungard [Member] \| Related Party Transaction [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	1,500,000	2,100,000	1,600,000
Sabre,Inc. [Member] \| Related Party Transaction [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	500,000	600,000	600,000
Avaya, Inc. [Member] \| Related Party Transaction [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	1,100,000	1,400,000	1,500,000
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. [Member] \| Related Party Transaction [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	2,000,000	1,000,000	300,000
Classic Party Rentals [Member] \| Related Party Transaction [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	300,000	100,000	100,000
Creative Artists Agency, LLC [Member] \| Related Party Transaction [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	200,000	0	0
Caesars Interactive Entertainment [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Annual Fee	2,000,000
Related Party Transaction, Per Event Fee	75,000
Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member]
Repayments of Long-term Debt				1,400,000,000
Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] \| Senior Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount	982,000,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt	1,000,000,000
Caesars Growth Partners, LLC [Member]
Repayments of Long-term Debt	700,000,000
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$ 452,000,000