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Quarterly Installment Payments of Aggregate Debt

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Step Down Rate

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt - CEOC LLC Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 06, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 8,542,000,000	$ 8,965,000,000
CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt		0
Letters of credit outstanding		39,000,000
Step down rate	0.125%
Secured Debt \| CEOC LLC Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 1,235,000,000	1,218,000,000	1,483,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 265,000,000			$ 1,500,000,000
Quarterly installment payments of aggregate debt	0.25%
Secured Debt \| CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 0	0
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 200,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding			$ 39,000,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| CEOC LLC Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated rate	2.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated rate	2.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| CEOC LLC Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread	1.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Secured Debt \| CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread		2.00%
Base Rate \| CEOC LLC Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated rate	1.00%
Base Rate \| CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stated rate	1.00%
Fed Funds Rate \| CEOC LLC Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread	0.50%
Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| CEOC LLC Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread	0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee	0.50%
Debt fee	0.125%
Revolving Credit Facility \| CRC’s SSLR 1 \| CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Step down rate	0.375%
Revolving Credit Facility \| CRC’s SSLR 2 \| CEOC LLC Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Step down rate	0.25%