Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes. On December 22, 2017, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Legislation") was enacted in the United States, significantly revising certain U.S. corporate income tax provisions; including, among other items, a reduction of the U.S. corporate rate from 35% to 21%; the imposition of a deemed repatriation tax on unremitted foreign earnings to facilitate a shift from a worldwide tax system to a territorial system; and the creation of new limitations on certain deductions. We do not currently anticipate significant revisions to the amounts recorded. However, under the guidance of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 issued on December 22, 2017, we will account for the income tax effects of any additional guidance associated with the Tax Legislation under the measurement period approach. For the three months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded an income tax benefit of $71 million on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of $381 million compared to an income tax expense of $18 million on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $818 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Our effective income tax rate was 18.6% and 2.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2018, the effective tax rate was lower than the statutory federal rate of 21%, primarily due to partnership income for which there was no tax expense, as such income is allocated to the partners, and favorable permanent tax adjustments, including estimated deductions related to internal reorganization of certain corporate entities within the American Entertainment Properties Corp. consolidated group. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the effective tax rate was lower than the statutory federal rate of 35%, primarily due to partnership income for which there was no tax expense, as such income is allocated to the partners. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded an income tax benefit of $57 million on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $454 million compared to an income tax expense of $13 million on pre-tax income from continuing operations of approximately $2.3 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Our effective income tax rate was (12.6)% and 0.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the effective tax rate was lower than the statutory federal rate of 21%, primarily due to partnership income for which there was no tax expense, as such income is allocated to the partners, and favorable permanent tax adjustments, including estimated deductions related to internal reorganization of certain corporate entities within the American Entertainment Properties Corp. consolidated group. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the effective tax rate was lower than the statutory federal rate of 35%, primarily due to a decrease in the valuation allowance and partnership income for which there was no tax expense, as such income is allocated to the partners.

Income Taxes.

On December 22, 2017, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Legislation") was enacted in the United States, significantly revising certain U.S. corporate income tax provisions; including, among other items, a reduction of the U.S. corporate rate from 35% to 21%; the imposition of a deemed repatriation tax on unremitted foreign earnings to facilitate a shift from a worldwide tax system to a territorial system; and the creation of new limitations on certain deductions. We do not currently anticipate significant revisions to the amounts recorded. However, under the guidance of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 issued on December 22, 2017, we will account for the income tax effects of any additional guidance associated with the Tax Legislation under the measurement period approach.

For the three months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded an income tax benefit of $71 million on pre-tax loss from continuing operations of $381 million compared to an income tax expense of $18 million on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $818 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Our effective income tax rate was 18.6% and 2.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

For the three months ended September 30, 2018, the effective tax rate was lower than the statutory federal rate of 21%, primarily due to partnership income for which there was no tax expense, as such income is allocated to the partners, and favorable permanent tax adjustments, including estimated deductions related to internal reorganization of certain corporate entities within the American Entertainment Properties Corp. consolidated group.

For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the effective tax rate was lower than the statutory federal rate of 35%, primarily due to partnership income for which there was no tax expense, as such income is allocated to the partners.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded an income tax benefit of $57 million on pre-tax income from continuing operations of $454 million compared to an income tax expense of $13 million on pre-tax income from continuing operations of approximately $2.3 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Our effective income tax rate was (12.6)% and 0.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the effective tax rate was lower than the statutory federal rate of 21%, primarily due to partnership income for which there was no tax expense, as such income is allocated to the partners, and favorable permanent tax adjustments, including estimated deductions related to internal reorganization of certain corporate entities within the American Entertainment Properties Corp. consolidated group.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the effective tax rate was lower than the statutory federal rate of 35%, primarily due to a decrease in the valuation allowance and partnership income for which there was no tax expense, as such income is allocated to the partners.