Lessee, Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease ROU assets		$ 178	$ 190
Finance lease ROU assets	[1]	18	17
Finance lease liability, current		13	8
Finance lease liability, noncurrent		12	9
Accumulated depreciation		$ 10,984	10,015
Operating lease ROU assets, classification on the balance sheet		us-gaap:OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Finance lease ROU assets, classification on the balance sheet		us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Operating lease liability, current, classification on the balance sheet		lvs:AccruedLiabilitiesOtherCurrent
Finance lease liability, current, classification on the balance sheet		us-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Operating lease liability, noncurrent, classification on the balance sheet		us-gaap:OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Finance lease liability, noncurrent, classification on the balance sheet		us-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Accrued liabilities, other, current
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease liability, current		$ 29	28
Other Long-Term Liabilities [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease liability, noncurrent		294	305
Finance lease right of use assets [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Accumulated depreciation	[1]	$ 13	$ 6

[1] Finance lease ROU assets are recorded net of accumulated depreciation of $13 million and $6 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.