Other Accrued Liabilities - Other Accrued Liability (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Other Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Outstanding gaming chips and tokens	$ 534,323	$ 380,907
Taxes and licenses	428,300	358,819
Customer deposits	388,355	254,671
Payroll and related	264,142	230,013
Other accruals	280,363	214,700
Other accrued liabilities, total	$ 1,895,483	$ 1,439,110