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Liquidity Considerations Liquidiity Considerations - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 36 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Jan. 15, 2015
Dec. 31, 2013
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 7,177us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount   $ 25,600us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount    
Contractual Obligation, Future Minimum Payments Due, Remainder of Fiscal Year 551us-gaap_ContractualObligationFutureMinimumPaymentsDueRemainderOfFiscalYear        
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Remainder of Fiscal Year 46us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalRemainderOfFiscalYear        
Long Term Debt Interest Repayment Remainder of Year 505czr_LongTermDebtInterestRepaymentRemainderofYear        
Contractual Obligation, Due in Second Year 642us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInSecondYear        
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two 62us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo        
Long Term Debt Interest Repayments In Year Two 580czr_LongTermDebtInterestRepaymentsInYearTwo        
Cash and cash equivalents 1,555us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 2,484us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 2,806us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue   2,771us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash paid for interest 188us-gaap_InterestPaid 420us-gaap_InterestPaid 5,700us-gaap_InterestPaid    
Cash flows used in operating activities (102)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities (94)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 772us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities    
Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member]          
Long-term Debt, Gross 4,787us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsEntertainmentResortPropertiesMember
       
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Remainder of Fiscal Year 29us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalRemainderOfFiscalYear
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsEntertainmentResortPropertiesMember
       
Long Term Debt Interest Repayment Remainder of Year 349czr_LongTermDebtInterestRepaymentRemainderofYear
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsEntertainmentResortPropertiesMember
       
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two 36us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsEntertainmentResortPropertiesMember
       
Long Term Debt Interest Repayments In Year Two 394czr_LongTermDebtInterestRepaymentsInYearTwo
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsEntertainmentResortPropertiesMember
       
Cash and cash equivalents 212us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsEntertainmentResortPropertiesMember
       
Cash paid for interest 48us-gaap_InterestPaid
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsEntertainmentResortPropertiesMember
       
Revolver capacity 270us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsEntertainmentResortPropertiesMember
       
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity 125us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsEntertainmentResortPropertiesMember
       
Caesars Growth Partners, LLC [Member]          
Long-term Debt, Gross 2,382us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsGrowthPartnersLlcMember
[1]        
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Remainder of Fiscal Year 17us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalRemainderOfFiscalYear
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsGrowthPartnersLlcMember
       
Long Term Debt Interest Repayment Remainder of Year 156czr_LongTermDebtInterestRepaymentRemainderofYear
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsGrowthPartnersLlcMember
       
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two 26us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsGrowthPartnersLlcMember
       
Long Term Debt Interest Repayments In Year Two 186czr_LongTermDebtInterestRepaymentsInYearTwo
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsGrowthPartnersLlcMember
       
Cash and cash equivalents 845us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsGrowthPartnersLlcMember
       
Revolver capacity 160us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsGrowthPartnersLlcMember
       
Caesars Growth Partners, LLC [Member] | International [Member]          
Cash and cash equivalents 34us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsGrowthPartnersLlcMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= czr_InternationalMember
       
Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member]          
Long-term Debt, Gross 0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsEntertainmentOperatingCompanyMember
       
Cash flows used in operating activities       $ (220)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= czr_CaesarsEntertainmentOperatingCompanyMember
 
[1] As of March 31, 2015, CIE had $40 million drawn under a revolver arrangement with Caesars Entertainment. Accordingly, such debt is not considered outstanding in the above presentation.