Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,512,766	$ 3,902,718	$ 3,037,081	$ 4,955,416
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	4,521	4,828
Accounts receivable, net	1,819,260	1,336,817
Inventories	43,875	34,990
Deferred income taxes, net	2,299	72,192
Prepaid expenses and other	94,793	45,607
Total current assets	4,477,514	5,397,152
Property and equipment, net	15,766,748	15,030,979
Deferred financing costs, net	214,465	173,636
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	1,938	2,315
Deferred income taxes, net	43,280	153
Leasehold interests in land, net	1,458,741	1,390,468
Intangible assets, net	70,618	80,068
Other assets, net	130,348	169,352
Total assets	22,163,652	22,244,123	21,044,308
Accounts payable	106,498	104,113
Construction payables	343,372	359,909
Accrued interest payable	15,542	31,668
Other accrued liabilities	1,895,483	1,439,110
Income taxes payable	164,126	108,060
Current maturities of long-term debt	97,802	455,846
Total current liabilities	2,622,823	2,498,706
Other long-term liabilities	133,936	89,445
Deferred income taxes	185,945	205,438
Deferred amounts related to mall transactions	430,271	434,251
Long-term debt	10,132,265	9,577,131
Total liabilities	13,505,240	12,804,971
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	7,061,842	7,850,689
Noncontrolling interests	1,596,570	1,588,463
Total equity	8,658,412	9,439,152	7,931,188	6,940,587
Total liabilities and equity	22,163,652	22,244,123
Las Vegas Sands Corp. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	7,962	12,849	1,031,844	254,256
Intercompany receivables	209,961	127,302
Accounts receivable, net	6,646	1,047
Inventories	3,501	2,434
Deferred income taxes, net	5,687	38,806
Prepaid expenses and other	13,257	10,263
Total current assets	247,014	192,701
Property and equipment, net	173,065	137,044
Investments in subsidiaries	7,045,198	7,891,281
Deferred financing costs, net	238	608
Intercompany receivables	6,109	31,162
Deferred income taxes, net	3,665	544
Intangible assets, net	690	690
Other assets, net	243	112
Total assets	7,476,222	8,254,142
Accounts payable	9,948	15,084
Construction payables	5,318	280
Intercompany notes payable	237,161
Accrued interest payable	82	4,674
Other accrued liabilities	42,318	28,100
Current maturities of long-term debt	3,688	3,688
Total current liabilities	298,515	51,826
Other long-term liabilities	48,506	26,215
Intercompany payables		65,201
Long-term debt	67,359	260,211
Total liabilities	414,380	403,453
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	7,061,842	7,850,689
Total equity	7,061,842	7,850,689
Total liabilities and equity	7,476,222	8,254,142
Restricted Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	182,402	689,642	412,226	3,033,625
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	34	185
Intercompany receivables	62,968	43,793
Intercompany notes receivables	1,100,000
Accounts receivable, net	259,691	226,869
Inventories	13,081	9,633
Deferred income taxes, net		32,867
Prepaid expenses and other	12,223	4,259
Total current assets	1,630,399	1,007,248
Property and equipment, net	3,329,824	3,391,316
Investments in subsidiaries	4,657,313	6,263,974
Deferred financing costs, net	12,528	20,677
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	1,068	2,315
Intercompany receivables	54,982	128,270
Intercompany notes receivable	928,728	794,286
Deferred income taxes, net	39,429
Other assets, net	18,994	18,778
Total assets	10,673,265	11,626,864
Accounts payable	25,007	23,397
Construction payables	7,680	4,477
Intercompany payables	173,698	119,203
Accrued interest payable	1,050	1,087
Other accrued liabilities	235,882	212,279
Income taxes payable	4	4
Deferred income taxes	3,475
Current maturities of long-term debt	90,649	30,561
Total current liabilities	537,445	391,008
Other long-term liabilities	9,776	10,723
Deferred income taxes		48,471
Deferred amounts related to mall transactions	430,271	434,251
Long-term debt	2,753,745	2,839,369
Total liabilities	3,731,237	3,723,822
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	6,941,623	7,902,637
Noncontrolling interests	405	405
Total equity	6,942,028	7,903,042
Total liabilities and equity	10,673,265	11,626,864
Non-Restricted Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	2,322,402	3,200,227	1,593,011	1,667,535
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	4,487	4,643
Intercompany notes receivables	237,161
Accounts receivable, net	1,552,923	1,108,901
Inventories	27,293	22,923
Deferred income taxes, net	87	519
Prepaid expenses and other	69,313	31,085
Total current assets	4,213,666	4,368,298
Property and equipment, net	12,263,859	11,502,619
Deferred financing costs, net	201,699	152,351
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	870
Leasehold interests in land, net	1,458,741	1,390,468
Intangible assets, net	69,928	79,378
Other assets, net	111,111	150,462
Total assets	18,319,874	17,643,576
Accounts payable	71,543	65,632
Construction payables	330,374	355,152
Intercompany payables	99,231	51,892
Intercompany notes payable	1,100,000
Accrued interest payable	14,410	25,907
Other accrued liabilities	1,617,283	1,198,731
Income taxes payable	164,122	108,056
Current maturities of long-term debt	3,465	421,597
Total current liabilities	3,400,428	2,226,967
Other long-term liabilities	75,654	52,507
Intercompany payables	61,091	94,231
Intercompany notes payable	928,728	794,286
Deferred income taxes	185,759	157,358
Long-term debt	7,311,161	6,477,551
Total liabilities	11,962,821	9,802,900
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	4,760,888	6,252,618
Noncontrolling interests	1,596,165	1,588,058
Total equity	6,357,053	7,840,676
Total liabilities and equity	18,319,874	17,643,576
Consolidating/Eliminating Entries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Intercompany receivables	(272,929)	(171,095)
Intercompany notes receivables	(1,337,161)
Deferred income taxes, net	(3,475)
Total current assets	(1,613,565)	(171,095)
Investments in subsidiaries	(11,702,511)	(14,155,255)
Intercompany receivables	(61,091)	(159,432)
Intercompany notes receivable	(928,728)	(794,286)
Deferred income taxes, net	186	(391)
Total assets	(14,305,709)	(15,280,459)
Intercompany payables	(272,929)	(171,095)
Intercompany notes payable	(1,337,161)
Deferred income taxes	(3,475)
Total current liabilities	(1,613,565)	(171,095)
Intercompany payables	(61,091)	(159,432)
Intercompany notes payable	(928,728)	(794,286)
Deferred income taxes	186	(391)
Total liabilities	(2,603,198)	(1,125,204)
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	(11,702,511)	(14,155,255)
Total equity	(11,702,511)	(14,155,255)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (14,305,709)	$ (15,280,459)