CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY/(DEFICIT) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-in- Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	Total Caesars Stockholders’ Equity/(Deficit)	Noncontrolling Interests
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Dec. 31, 2016	$ (1,607)	$ 1	$ (29)	$ 8,676	$ (10,307)	$ (1)	$ (1,660)	$ 53
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars	(2,372)	0	0	0		0	(2,372)
Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	7							(7)
Net income/(loss)	(2,379)
Stock-based compensation	24	0	(8)	32	0	0	24	0
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	0
Change in noncontrolling interest, net of distributions and contributions	(4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(4)
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Sep. 30, 2017	(3,966)	1	(37)	8,708	(12,679)	(1)	(4,008)	42
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Dec. 31, 2017	3,297	7	(152)	14,040	(10,675)	6	3,226	71
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars	105	0	0	0		0	105
Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)							1
Net income/(loss)	106
Stock-based compensation	47	0	(12)	59	0	0	47	0
Repurchase of common stock	(311)	0	(311)	0	0	0	(311)	0
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax	8	0	0	0	0	12	12	(4)
Change in noncontrolling interest, net of distributions and contributions	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	20
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Sep. 30, 2018	$ 3,167	$ 7	$ (475)	$ 14,099	$ (10,570)	$ 18	$ 3,079	$ 88