Schedule of Segment Reporting Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended											12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016		Sep. 30, 2016		Jun. 30, 2016	[3]	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues		$ 3,075	[1]	$ 2,969	[2]	$ 2,649		$ 2,717	$ 2,862	$ 2,894	$ 2,921	$ 3,011	$ 11,410	$ 11,688	$ 14,584
Adjusted property EBITDA	[4]												4,130	4,170	5,422
Stock-based compensation													(14)	(22)	(29)
Corporate													(256)	(176)	(175)
Pre-opening													(130)	(48)	(26)
Development													(9)	(10)	(14)
Depreciation and amortization													(1,111)	(999)	(1,031)
Amortization of leasehold interests in land													(38)	(39)	(41)
Loss on disposal or impairment of assets		(64)	[1]										(79)	(35)	(7)
Operating income		669	[1]	720	[2]	518		586	702	739	689	711	2,493	2,841	4,099
Interest income													10	15	26
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized													(274)	(265)	(274)
Other income													31	31	2
Loss on modification or early retirement of debt													(5)	0	(20)
Income tax expense													(239)	(236)	(245)
Net income		607	[1]	606	[2]	$ 394		$ 409	575	$ 618	$ 582	$ 611	2,016	2,386	3,588
Capital expenditures													1,398	1,529	1,179
Assets		20,469							20,863				20,469	20,863	22,207
Long-lived assets	[5]	17,113							16,994				17,113	16,994	16,725
Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													6,732	6,899	9,609
Adjusted property EBITDA													2,244	2,222	3,265
Capital expenditures													1,185	1,293	946
Assets		11,068							10,692				11,068	10,692	11,286
Long-lived assets	[5]	9,294							8,723				9,294	8,723	7,908
United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													2,108	2,057	1,983
Adjusted property EBITDA													497	441	434
Capital expenditures													119	95	121
Assets		3,905							4,211				3,905	4,211	4,334
Long-lived assets	[5]	3,363							3,460				3,363	3,460	3,586
The Venetian Macao [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted property EBITDA													1,089	1,079	1,546
Capital expenditures													94	82	125
Assets		2,642							2,949				2,642	2,949	3,850
Long-lived assets	[5]	1,726							1,795				1,726	1,795	1,893
Sands Cotai Central [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted property EBITDA													616	651	1,001
Capital expenditures													128	403	346
Assets		4,152							4,394				4,152	4,394	4,753
Long-lived assets	[5]	3,720							3,944				3,720	3,944	3,815
The Parisian Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pre-opening	[2]			$ (86)
The Parisian Macao [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted property EBITDA													114	0	0
Pre-opening													(126)	(22)	(13)
Capital expenditures													925	767	391
Assets		2,711							1,649				2,711	1,649	805
Long-lived assets	[5]	2,572							1,646				2,572	1,646	804
Four Seasons Macao [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted property EBITDA													221	243	375
Capital expenditures													16	15	41
Assets		966							1,039				966	1,039	1,158
Long-lived assets	[5]	874							904				874	904	932
Sands Macao [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted property EBITDA													172	226	339
Capital expenditures													18	22	40
Assets		316							373				316	373	415
Long-lived assets	[5]	245							266				245	266	287
Ferry Operations and Other [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted property EBITDA													32	23	4
Capital expenditures													4	4	3
Assets		281							288				281	288	305
Long-lived assets	[5]	157							168				157	168	177
Marina Bay Sands [Member] | Singapore [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted property EBITDA													1,389	1,507	1,723
Capital expenditures													83	130	80
Assets		5,031							5,497				5,031	5,497	6,029
Long-lived assets	[5]	4,192							4,476				4,192	4,476	4,874
Las Vegas Operating Properties [Member] | United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted property EBITDA													356	305	314
Capital expenditures													92	77	109
Assets		3,214							3,518				3,214	3,518	3,621
Long-lived assets	[5]	2,815							2,909				2,815	2,909	3,024
Sands Bethlehem [Member] | United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted property EBITDA													141	136	120
Capital expenditures													27	18	12
Assets		691							693				691	693	713
Long-lived assets	[5]	548							551				548	551	562
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures													11	11	32
Assets		465							463				465	463	558
Long-lived assets	[5]	$ 264							$ 335				264	335	357
Operating Segments [Member] | The Venetian Macao [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													2,895	2,987	4,040
Operating Segments [Member] | Sands Cotai Central [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													1,965	2,182	3,134
Operating Segments [Member] | The Parisian Macao [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													413	0	0
Operating Segments [Member] | Four Seasons Macao [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													597	691	1,108
Operating Segments [Member] | Sands Macao [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													688	879	1,175
Operating Segments [Member] | Ferry Operations and Other [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													174	160	152
Operating Segments [Member] | Marina Bay Sands [Member] | Singapore [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													2,799	2,952	3,214
Operating Segments [Member] | Las Vegas Operating Properties [Member] | United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													1,537	1,508	1,479
Operating Segments [Member] | Sands Bethlehem [Member] | United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													571	549	504
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													(229)	(220)	(222)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													(46)	(46)	(48)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | The Venetian Macao [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													(6)	(6)	(6)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Sands Cotai Central [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													(1)	(1)	0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Ferry Operations and Other [Member] | Macao [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													(39)	(39)	(42)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Marina Bay Sands [Member] | Singapore [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													(8)	(10)	(12)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Las Vegas Operating Properties [Member] | United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues													$ (175)	$ (164)	$ (162)

[1] During Q4 2016, the Company recognized a loss on disposal or impairment of assets of $64 million, primarily related to the write-off of costs related to the Las Vegas Condo Tower, as well as other dispositions at the Company's various operating properties.

[2] During Q3 2016, the Company recorded pre-opening expenses of $86 million in connection with the opening of The Parisian Macao in September 2016.

[3] The Company recorded a non-recurring corporate expense of $79 million in June 2016.

[4] Consolidated adjusted property EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is net income before stock-based compensation expense, corporate expense, pre-opening expense, development expense, depreciation and amortization, amortization of leasehold interests in land, gain or loss on disposal or impairment of assets, interest, other income or expense, gain or loss on modification or early retirement of debt and income taxes. Consolidated adjusted property EBITDA is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure used by management, as well as industry analysts, to evaluate operations and operating performance. In particular, management utilizes consolidated adjusted property EBITDA to compare the operating profitability of its operations with those of its competitors, as well as a basis for determining certain incentive compensation. Gaming companies have historically reported adjusted property EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure to GAAP financial measures. In order to view the operations of their casinos on a more stand-alone basis, gaming companies, including Las Vegas Sands Corp., have historically excluded certain expenses that do not relate to the management of specific casino properties, such as pre-opening expense, development expense and corporate expense, from their adjusted property EBITDA calculations. Consolidated adjusted property EBITDA should not be interpreted as an alternative to income from operations (as an indicator of operating performance) or to cash flows from operations (as a measure of liquidity), in each case, as determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company has significant uses of cash flow, including capital expenditures, dividend payments, interest payments and debt principal repayments, which are not reflected in consolidated adjusted property EBITDA. Not all companies calculate adjusted property EBITDA in the same manner. As a result, consolidated adjusted property EBITDA as presented by Las Vegas Sands Corp. may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

[5] Long-lived assets include property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, and leasehold interests in land, net of accumulated amortization.