Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Balance Sheets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,506,319	$ 3,600,414	$ 2,512,766	$ 3,902,718
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	6,566	6,839
Accounts receivable, net	1,510,772us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	1,762,110us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventories	41,674us-gaap_InventoryNet	41,946us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepaid expenses and other	125,168	104,230
Total current assets	5,190,499us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	5,515,539us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property and equipment, net	15,372,474us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	15,358,953us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Deferred financing costs, net	205,596	185,964
Deferred income taxes, net	31,720us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	13,821us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Leasehold interests in land, net	1,353,090lvs_LeaseholdInterestsInLandNet	1,428,819lvs_LeaseholdInterestsInLandNet
Intangible assets, net	86,260	102,081
Other assets, net	122,052us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	119,087us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	22,361,691us-gaap_Assets	22,724,264us-gaap_Assets	22,163,652us-gaap_Assets
Accounts payable	112,721us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	119,194us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Construction payables	270,929us-gaap_ConstructionPayableCurrent	241,560us-gaap_ConstructionPayableCurrent
Accrued interest payable	7,943us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent	6,551us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Other accrued liabilities	1,984,444lvs_AccruedLiabilitiesOtherCurrent	2,194,866lvs_AccruedLiabilitiesOtherCurrent
Deferred income taxes	12,522us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	13,309us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Income taxes payable	224,201us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	176,678us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Current maturities of long-term debt	99,734	377,507
Total current liabilities	2,712,494us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	3,129,665us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Other long-term liabilities	124,614us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	112,195us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes	188,935	173,211
Deferred amounts related to mall transactions	422,153	425,912
Long-term debt	9,892,913	9,382,752
Total liabilities	13,341,109us-gaap_Liabilities	13,223,735us-gaap_Liabilities
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	7,213,586us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	7,665,494us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests	1,806,996us-gaap_MinorityInterest	1,835,035us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity	9,020,582	9,500,529	8,658,412	9,439,152
Total liabilities and equity	22,361,691	22,724,264
Consolidating/Eliminating Entries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Intercompany receivables	(687,125)	(508,252)
Intercompany notes receivables	(370,836)	(251,537)
Deferred income taxes, net	(39,239)	(44,742)
Prepaid expenses and other	(461)
Total current assets	(1,097,661)	(804,531)
Investments in subsidiaries	(12,875,205)	(13,680,759)
Intercompany receivables	(38,989)	(39,414)
Intercompany notes receivable	(1,250,544)	(1,081,710)
Deferred income taxes, net	(96,243)	13,821
Total assets	(15,358,642)	(15,592,593)
Intercompany payables	(687,125)	(508,252)
Intercompany notes payable	(370,836)	(251,537)
Deferred income taxes	(39,239)	(44,742)
Income taxes payable	(461)
Total current liabilities	(1,097,661)	(804,531)
Intercompany payables	(38,989)	(39,414)
Intercompany notes payable	(1,250,544)	(1,081,710)
Deferred income taxes	(96,243)	13,821
Total liabilities	(2,483,437)	(1,911,834)
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	(12,875,205)	(13,680,759)
Total equity	(12,875,205)	(13,680,759)
Total liabilities and equity	(15,358,642)	(15,592,593)
Las Vegas Sands Corp. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	114,125	50,180	7,962	12,849
Intercompany receivables	431,754	271,993
Accounts receivable, net	15,144	11,815
Inventories	5,238	3,895
Deferred income taxes, net	6,803	7,509
Prepaid expenses and other	26,210	21,311
Total current assets	599,274	366,703
Property and equipment, net	130,155	155,806
Investments in subsidiaries	7,010,357	7,568,252
Deferred financing costs, net	123	181
Intercompany receivables	226	483
Intangible assets, net	690	690
Other assets, net	714	264
Total assets	7,741,539	8,092,379
Accounts payable	8,065	8,381
Construction payables	156	2,161
Intercompany notes payable	370,836	251,537
Accrued interest payable	76	77
Other accrued liabilities	31,050	54,071
Current maturities of long-term debt	3,688	3,688
Total current liabilities	413,871	319,915
Other long-term liabilities	3,014	3,775
Deferred income taxes	51,085	39,523
Long-term debt	59,983	63,672
Total liabilities	527,953	426,885
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	7,213,586	7,665,494
Total equity	7,213,586	7,665,494
Total liabilities and equity	7,741,539	8,092,379
Restricted Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	345,399	315,489	182,402	689,642
Intercompany receivables	255,371	236,259
Accounts receivable, net	270,838	295,333
Inventories	10,745	12,609
Deferred income taxes, net	31,240	37,233
Prepaid expenses and other	11,889	11,592
Total current assets	925,482	908,515
Property and equipment, net	2,979,485	3,056,678
Investments in subsidiaries	5,864,848	6,112,507
Deferred financing costs, net	25,153	30,737
Intercompany receivables	38,763	38,931
Intercompany notes receivable	1,250,544	1,081,710
Other assets, net	19,736	22,288
Total assets	11,104,011	11,251,366
Accounts payable	25,489	25,679
Construction payables	4,001	3,226
Intercompany payables	430,596	278,309
Accrued interest payable	1,030	224
Other accrued liabilities	233,781	224,759
Income taxes payable		17
Current maturities of long-term debt	24,224	24,892
Total current liabilities	719,121	557,106
Other long-term liabilities	9,255	10,175
Deferred income taxes	45,158	54,668
Deferred amounts related to mall transactions	422,153	425,912
Long-term debt	3,230,653	2,823,269
Total liabilities	4,426,340	3,871,130
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	6,677,266	7,379,831
Noncontrolling interests	405	405
Total equity	6,677,671	7,380,236
Total liabilities and equity	11,104,011	11,251,366
Non-Restricted Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	3,046,795	3,234,745	2,322,402	3,200,227
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	6,566	6,839
Intercompany notes receivables	370,836	251,537
Accounts receivable, net	1,224,790	1,454,962
Inventories	25,691	25,442
Deferred income taxes, net	1,196
Prepaid expenses and other	87,530	71,327
Total current assets	4,763,404	5,044,852
Property and equipment, net	12,262,834	12,146,469
Deferred financing costs, net	180,320	155,046
Deferred income taxes, net	127,963
Leasehold interests in land, net	1,353,090	1,428,819
Intangible assets, net	85,570	101,391
Other assets, net	101,602	96,535
Total assets	18,874,783	18,973,112
Accounts payable	79,167	85,134
Construction payables	266,772	236,173
Intercompany payables	256,529	229,943
Accrued interest payable	6,837	6,250
Other accrued liabilities	1,719,613	1,916,036
Deferred income taxes	51,761	58,051
Income taxes payable	224,662	176,661
Current maturities of long-term debt	71,822	348,927
Total current liabilities	2,677,163	3,057,175
Other long-term liabilities	112,345	98,245
Intercompany payables	38,989	39,414
Intercompany notes payable	1,250,544	1,081,710
Deferred income taxes	188,935	65,199
Long-term debt	6,602,277	6,495,811
Total liabilities	10,870,253	10,837,554
Total Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders' equity	6,197,939	6,300,928
Noncontrolling interests	1,806,591	1,834,630
Total equity	8,004,530	8,135,558
Total liabilities and equity	$ 18,874,783	$ 18,973,112

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable arising from transactions not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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