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Total of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for obligations related to services received from employees, such as accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. 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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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock-Based Employee Compensation - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2019 shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) OptionPlan shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of nonqualified stock option plans \| OptionPlan		2
Cash-settled restricted stock accrued liability		$ 253	$ 161
LVSC 2004 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares provided by the plan \| shares		26,344,000
Term of plan (in years)		10 years
Number of additional shares authorized \| shares	10,000,000
Shares available for grant \| shares		3,753,271
Maximum contractual term of outstanding stock options (in years)		10 years
LVSC 2004 Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock And Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested equity-based awards		$ 32
Expected weighted average period for recognition of stock option (in years)		2 years 8 months 12 days
LVSC 2004 Plan [Member] \| Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested equity-based awards		$ 49
Expected weighted average period for recognition of stock option (in years)		2 years 4 months 24 days
LVSC 2004 Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options vesting period (in years)		3 years
LVSC 2004 Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options vesting period (in years)		4 years
SCL Equity Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares provided by the plan \| shares		804,786,508
Term of plan (in years)		10 years
Shares available for grant \| shares		808,619,139
Stock options vesting period (in years)		4 years
Maximum contractual term of outstanding stock options (in years)		10 years
SCL Equity Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Cash-settled restricted stock accrued liability		$ 8
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested equity-based awards		$ 28
Expected weighted average period for recognition of stock option (in years)		2 years 9 months 18 days
SCL Equity Plan [Member] \| Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested equity-based awards		$ 5
Expected weighted average period for recognition of stock option (in years)		1 year 1 month 6 days