Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Statements of Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	$ 769,731	$ 809,298	$ 671,673	$ 703,974	[1]	$ 571,343	$ 444,980	[2]	$ 286,381	[2],[3]	$ 579,109	[3],[4]	$ 2,954,676	$ 1,881,813	$ 1,883,119
Currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustment and before and after tax													(89,976)	172,788	(32,793)
Currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustment and before tax													(89,976)	172,788	(32,793)
Total comprehensive income													2,864,700	2,054,601	1,850,326
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests													(647,998)	(361,534)	(325,618)
Comprehensive income attributable to Las Vegas Sands Corp.													2,216,702	1,693,067	1,524,708
Consolidation, Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income													(4,536,540)	(3,135,813)	(3,159,086)
Currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustment and before and after tax													165,092	(312,544)	64,291
Currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustment and before tax													165,092	(312,544)	64,291
Total comprehensive income													(4,371,448)	(3,448,357)	(3,094,795)
Comprehensive income attributable to Las Vegas Sands Corp.													(4,371,448)	(3,448,357)	(3,094,795)
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income													2,305,997	1,524,093	1,560,123
Currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustment and before and after tax													(89,295)	168,974	(35,415)
Currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustment and before tax													(89,295)	168,974	(35,415)
Total comprehensive income													2,216,702	1,693,067	1,524,708
Comprehensive income attributable to Las Vegas Sands Corp.													2,216,702	1,693,067	1,524,708
Restricted Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income													2,295,751	1,615,982	1,594,848
Currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustment and before and after tax													(75,797)	143,570	(28,876)
Currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustment and before tax													(75,797)	143,570	(28,876)
Total comprehensive income													2,219,954	1,759,552	1,565,972
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests													(2,894)	(2,733)	(2,495)
Comprehensive income attributable to Las Vegas Sands Corp.													2,217,060	1,756,819	1,563,477
Non-Restricted Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income													2,889,468	1,877,551	1,887,234
Currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustment and before and after tax													(89,976)	172,788	(32,793)
Currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustment and before tax													(89,976)	172,788	(32,793)
Total comprehensive income													2,799,492	2,050,339	1,854,441
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests													(645,104)	(358,801)	(323,123)
Comprehensive income attributable to Las Vegas Sands Corp.													$ 2,154,388	$ 1,691,538	$ 1,531,318

[1] The second Sheraton tower of Sands Cotai Central opened in January 2013.

[2] The Conrad and Holiday tower and the first Sheraton tower of Sands Cotai Central opened in April and September 2012, respectively. In connection with the opening of these towers, the Company also opened gaming areas and retail, entertainment, dining and meeting facilities.

[3] During the first and second quarters of 2012, the Company recorded impairment losses of $42.9 million and $100.7 million, respectively.

[4] During the first quarter of 2012, the Principal Stockholder’s family exercised all of their outstanding warrants to purchase 87,500,175 shares of the Company’s common stock and paid $525.0 million in cash as settlement of the exercise price.