Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	NOTE 6 — INCOME TAXES The Company’s major tax jurisdictions are the U.S., Macau and Singapore. In 2010, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued a Revenue Agent’s Report (“RAR”) for tax years 2005 through 2008 of which the Company is appealing certain adjustments proposed by the IRS. The Company is in the initial stages of the appeals process with the IRS and while the final outcome of these matters is inherently uncertain, the Company believes it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by a range between $0 and $23 million within the next twelve months primarily due to the possible settlement of matters presently under consideration at appeals. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the IRS completed its field examination of the Company’s 2009 income tax return and issued an RAR proposing certain adjustments that the Company is currently evaluating. The Company is subject to examination for tax years after 2006 in Macau and Singapore. The Company believes it has adequately reserved for its uncertain tax positions; however, there is no assurance that the taxing authorities will not propose adjustments that are more or less than the Company’s expected outcome and impact the provision for income taxes. The Company recorded valuation allowances on the net deferred tax assets of the Company’s U.S. operations and certain foreign jurisdictions and does not anticipate recording an income tax benefit related to these deferred tax assets. The Company will reassess the realization of deferred tax assets based on accounting standards for income taxes each reporting period and will be able to reduce the valuation allowance to the extent that the financial results of these operations improve and it becomes more likely than not that the deferred tax assets are realizable. The Company received a 5-year income tax exemption in Macau that exempts the Company from paying corporate income tax on profits generated by gaming operations. The Company will continue to benefit from this tax exemption through the end of 2013. In February 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with the Macau government, effective through 2013, that provides for an annual payment of 14.4 million patacas (approximately $1.8 million at exchange rates in effect on September 30, 2011) that is a substitution for a 12% tax otherwise due from VML shareholders on dividend distributions paid from VML gaming profits.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

NOTE 6 — INCOME TAXES

The Company’s major tax jurisdictions are the U.S., Macau and Singapore. In 2010, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued a Revenue Agent’s Report (“RAR”) for tax years 2005 through 2008 of which the Company is appealing certain adjustments proposed by the IRS. The Company is in the initial stages of the appeals process with the IRS and while the final outcome of these matters is inherently uncertain, the Company believes it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by a range between $0 and $23 million within the next twelve months primarily due to the possible settlement of matters presently under consideration at appeals. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the IRS completed its field examination of the Company’s 2009 income tax return and issued an RAR proposing certain adjustments that the Company is currently evaluating. The Company is subject to examination for tax years after 2006 in Macau and Singapore. The Company believes it has adequately reserved for its uncertain tax positions; however, there is no assurance that the taxing authorities will not propose adjustments that are more or less than the Company’s expected outcome and impact the provision for income taxes.

The Company recorded valuation allowances on the net deferred tax assets of the Company’s U.S. operations and certain foreign jurisdictions and does not anticipate recording an income tax benefit related to these deferred tax assets. The Company will reassess the realization of deferred tax assets based on accounting standards for income taxes each reporting period and will be able to reduce the valuation allowance to the extent that the financial results of these operations improve and it becomes more likely than not that the deferred tax assets are realizable.

The Company received a 5-year income tax exemption in Macau that exempts the Company from paying corporate income tax on profits generated by gaming operations. The Company will continue to benefit from this tax exemption through the end of 2013. In February 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with the Macau government, effective through 2013, that provides for an annual payment of 14.4 million patacas (approximately $1.8 million at exchange rates in effect on September 30, 2011) that is a substitution for a 12% tax otherwise due from VML shareholders on dividend distributions paid from VML gaming profits.