CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Cash flows provided by operating activities	$ 692	$ 263
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of Centaur, net of cash and restricted cash acquired	(1,578)	0
Acquisitions of property and equipment, net of change in related payables	(342)	(245)
Payments to acquire certain gaming rights	(10)	0
Deconsolidation of subsidiary cash	0	57
Proceeds from the sale and maturity of investments	30	28
Payments to acquire investments	(19)	(21)
Cash flows used in investing activities	(1,919)	(295)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from long-term debt and revolving credit facilities	1,167	585
Debt issuance costs and fees	5	19
Repayments of long-term debt and revolving credit facilities	(1,116)	(673)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback financing arrangement	508	0
Distribution of CIE sale proceeds	0	(63)
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock	4	7
Repurchase of common stock	311	0
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(12)	(8)
Financing obligation payments	(11)	0
Contributions from noncontrolling interest owners	20	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners	0	(6)
Cash flows provided by/(used in) financing activities	244	(177)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(983)	(209)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period	2,709	4,658
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period	1,726	4,449
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest	782	319
Cash paid for income taxes	5	3
Change in accrued capital expenditures	$ 51	$ 2