Property and Equipment, net - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible and tangible assets	$ 100.8	$ 20.0
Harrahs Tunica [Member] \| MISSISSIPPI
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible and tangible assets	$ 66.8

Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 360

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 4

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