Stock-Based Compensation - Composition of Stock-Based Compensation (Detail) - Total Caesars Stockholders’ Equity/(Deficit) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense	$ 10	$ 15
Corporate expense
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense	8	14
Property, general, administrative, and other
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense	$ 2	$ 1