Property and Equipment, Net - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 24, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 21,055,743,000	$ 20,219,954,000
Mall sale, deferred proceeds	268,710,000	268,541,000
Property and equipment, net	15,372,474,000	15,358,953,000
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	5,683,269,000	4,861,001,000
Property and equipment, operating lease	1,130,000,000	1,040,000,000
Accumulated depreciation, operating lease	251,000,000	203,300,000
Property and equipment, capital lease	38,400,000	41,000,000
Accumulated depreciation, capital lease	14,600,000	12,500,000
Impairment loss	0	0	143,674,000
The Shoppes At The Palazzo [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Mall sale, proceeds				295,400,000
Mall sale, deferred proceeds	268,710,000			266,200,000
Property and equipment, net	228,500,000	239,300,000
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	82,900,000
Cotai Strip Parcels 7 and 8 [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment loss			100,700,000
The Venetian Macao [Member] | ZAiA [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment loss			42,900,000
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	1,796,554,000	1,150,349,000
Construction in Progress [Member] | Other [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 339,940,000	$ 325,327,000