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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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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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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt Instrument, Prepayment Premium, Percentage

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Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt - Retail Term Loan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 25, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of term loan facility		$ 9,540,700	$ 9,785,241
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		2,788,925	2,429,988	$ 1,430,313
Medium-term Notes \| Wynn/CA Plaza Property Owner, LLC And Wynn/CA Property Owner, LLC \| Retail Term Loan, Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of term loan facility		$ 615,000	$ 0
Interest rate		4.05%
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	$ 589,000
Prepayment premium	1.70%
LIBOR \| Medium-term Notes \| Wynn/CA Plaza Property Owner, LLC And Wynn/CA Property Owner, LLC \| Retail Term Loan, Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.70%
Minimum \| LIBOR \| Medium-term Notes \| Wynn/CA Plaza Property Owner, LLC And Wynn/CA Property Owner, LLC \| Retail Term Loan, Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Maximum \| LIBOR \| Medium-term Notes \| Wynn/CA Plaza Property Owner, LLC And Wynn/CA Property Owner, LLC \| Retail Term Loan, Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.75%