Shareholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands								1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 19, 2018	Nov. 15, 2018	Nov. 13, 2018	Feb. 05, 2018	Dec. 22, 2017	Nov. 06, 2017	Sep. 12, 2017	Nov. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Oct. 06, 2017
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Total number of common and preferred shares authorized (in shares)										750,000,000
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)									700,000,000	700,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)									$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)									50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)									$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Debt, net									$ 4,785,756	$ 4,122,264
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)									300,278,938	404,729,616	177,160,494
Proceeds from follow-on offering of common stock		$ 694,200		$ 1,300,000					$ 0	$ 694,374
Shares issued (in shares)		34,500,000		69,575,000
Share price (in dollars per share)		$ 21.00		$ 20.00
Aggregate offering value of shares		$ 724,500		$ 1,400,000					$ 963,782
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)									300,278,938	404,729,616
Series A Preferred Stock
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)											12,000,000
Liquidation preference, value											$ 300,000
Liquidation preference per share (in dollars per share)											$ 25
Convertible preferred stock (in shares)						51,433,692
Private Placement | Harrah’s Las Vegas, LLC
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Sale of stock (in dollars per share)								$ 18.50
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)								54,054,052
Proceeds from follow-on offering of common stock								$ 963,800
Percentage of cash payment made equal to committed amount at closing					2.00%
Amount of cash payment made equal to committed amount at closing					$ 17,000
Period for benefit of investors following closing					75 days
Aggregate offering value of shares								$ 1,000,000
Private Placement | Series A Preferred Stock | Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc.
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)							6,002,907
Sale of stock (in dollars per share)							$ 20.83
Private Placement To Creditors As A Recovery On Claims | Series A Preferred Stock | Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc.
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)									5,997,093
CPLV Mezzanine Debt | CPLV CMBS Debt | Junior tranche
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Debt, net											$ 250,000
Converted instrument, shares issued (in shares)						17,630,700
ATM Stock Offering Program
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Aggregate offering value of shares	$ 750,000
JACK Entertainment LLC | Greektown Acquisition
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Cash payment in business acquisition			$ 700,000