Subsequent Events Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member])	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Bondholder Correspondence - October Third Notice of Default [Member] \| Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member]
Loss Contingency, Allegations	The October 3rd Notice alleges that to the extent that the Exhibit A Claims constitute assets of the Pledgors, the failure of the Pledgors to grant a lien to the Second Lien Collateral Agent for the holder of the Notes constitutes a default under the Indenture and Second Lien Collateral Agreement. There is approximately $3.7 billion of Notes outstanding under the Indenture. If there was an actual event of default under the Indenture, it would constitute an event of default under our senior secured credit facilities. If our obligations with respect to the Notes are accelerated, it could trigger default under our other secured and unsecured notes.
Bondholder Correspondence - October Fifteenth Notice [Member]
Loss Contingency, Allegations	The October 15th Notice alleges the following defaults (the "Specified Defaults") have occurred and are continuing under the Indenture: (i) the transactions (the "May Transactions") consummated by CEOC and certain of its subsidiaries dated March 1, 2014 among CEC, CEOC, certain of CEOC’s subsidiaries, CAC and CGP LLC and the transactions (the "Services Transactions") consummated pursuant to the Omnibus License and Enterprise Services Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2014, by and among, CES, CEOC, CERP, CGP LLC, Caesars Licensing Company, LLC and Caesars World, Inc., in each case violated the asset sales and affiliate transactions covenants under the Indenture because, among other things, (a) the consideration received by CEOC was not at least equal to the fair market value of the assets transferred, (b) in the case of the May Transactions, any transfer of assets by restricted subsidiaries to unrestricted subsidiaries did not constitute permitted investments under the Indenture, (c) the transactions were on terms that were materially less favorable to CEOC and the relevant restricted subsidiaries than those that could have been obtained in a comparable transaction by CEOC or such restricted subsidiaries with unrelated persons (clauses (a), (b) and (c) collectively, the "Asset Sales and Services Transactions"); (ii) the transactions (the ‘Intercompany Transactions") including any transfers made in 2012, 2013 and 2014, among CEOC, as borrower, and CEC, as lender, and the Global Intercompany Note, dated January 28, 2008, among CEOC and certain affiliates violated the affiliate transactions covenant in the Indenture, because such transactions were on terms that were materially less favorable to CEOC than could have been obtained in a comparable transaction by CEOC with unrelated persons; (iii) the transactions consummated pursuant to the Incremental Facility Amendment and the Term B-7 Loan Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2014, among Caesars Operating Escrow, LLC, CEC, the Incremental Lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A. and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch and the lenders party thereto violated the lien incurrence covenant in the Indenture; (iv) the transactions consummated pursuant to the Note Purchase and Support Agreement among CEOC, CEC and certain holders of CEOC’s 6.50% senior notes due 2016 and 5.75% senior notes due 2017, violated the restricted payments covenant in the Indenture (clauses (iii) and (iv) the "Alleged Financing Defaults") ; (v) in violation of the Indenture, CEC denied and/or disaffirmed its obligations under the Indenture and/or its guarantee of the Notes by stating in its Form 8-K dated May 6, 2014 that upon the sale of CEOC’s common stock to certain investors, CEC’s guarantee of CEOC’s outstanding secured and unsecured notes were automatically released (the "Alleged Guarantee Default") and such default has continued for 10 days; (vi) CEOC and other Pledgors failed to comply with the collateral release provisions in the Second Lien Collateral Agreement because the release of collateral by the Pledgors in connection with the Asset Sales and Services Transactions and the Intercompany Transactions were not permitted by terms of the Indenture (the "Alleged Transaction Defaults") and (vii) CEOC and other Pledgors failed to comply with the Second Lien Collateral Agreement because the Pledgors failed to grant to the Second Lien Collateral Agent a security interest in the alleged commercial tort claims that are identified in the Amended and Restated Waiver Agreement dated August 12, 2014 (the "Alleged Commercial Tort Claims Default").
Bondholder Correspondence - October Fifteenth Notice [Member] \| Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] \| Subordinated Debt [Member]
Loss Contingency, Allegations	There is approximately $1.0 billion of second-priority senior secured notes outstanding under the Indenture. If there were an actual event of default under the Indenture, it would constitute an event of default under our senior secured credit facilities. In addition, if our obligations with respect to the second-priority senior secured notes are accelerated, it could trigger events of default under our other secured and unsecured notes. These consequences could have a material adverse effect on CEC’s and CEOC’s business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.

Subsequent Events Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member])

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Bondholder Correspondence - October Third Notice of Default [Member] | Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member]

The October 3rd Notice alleges that to the extent that the Exhibit A Claims constitute assets of the Pledgors, the failure of the Pledgors to grant a lien to the Second Lien Collateral Agent for the holder of the Notes constitutes a default under the Indenture and Second Lien Collateral Agreement. There is approximately $3.7 billion of Notes outstanding under the Indenture. If there was an actual event of default under the Indenture, it would constitute an event of default under our senior secured credit facilities. If our obligations with respect to the Notes are accelerated, it could trigger default under our other secured and unsecured notes.

Bondholder Correspondence - October Fifteenth Notice [Member]

Loss Contingency, Allegations

The October 15th Notice alleges the following defaults (the "Specified Defaults") have occurred and are continuing under the Indenture: (i) the transactions (the "May Transactions") consummated by CEOC and certain of its subsidiaries dated March 1, 2014 among CEC, CEOC, certain of CEOC’s subsidiaries, CAC and CGP LLC and the transactions (the "Services Transactions") consummated pursuant to the Omnibus License and Enterprise Services Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2014, by and among, CES, CEOC, CERP, CGP LLC, Caesars Licensing Company, LLC and Caesars World, Inc., in each case violated the asset sales and affiliate transactions covenants under the Indenture because, among other things, (a) the consideration received by CEOC was not at least equal to the fair market value of the assets transferred, (b) in the case of the May Transactions, any transfer of assets by restricted subsidiaries to unrestricted subsidiaries did not constitute permitted investments under the Indenture, (c) the transactions were on terms that were materially less favorable to CEOC and the relevant restricted subsidiaries than those that could have been obtained in a comparable transaction by CEOC or such restricted subsidiaries with unrelated persons (clauses (a), (b) and (c) collectively, the "Asset Sales and Services Transactions"); (ii) the transactions (the ‘Intercompany Transactions") including any transfers made in 2012, 2013 and 2014, among CEOC, as borrower, and CEC, as lender, and the Global Intercompany Note, dated January 28, 2008, among CEOC and certain affiliates violated the affiliate transactions covenant in the Indenture, because such transactions were on terms that were materially less favorable to CEOC than could have been obtained in a comparable transaction by CEOC with unrelated persons; (iii) the transactions consummated pursuant to the Incremental Facility Amendment and the Term B-7 Loan Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2014, among Caesars Operating Escrow, LLC, CEC, the Incremental Lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A. and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch and the lenders party thereto violated the lien incurrence covenant in the Indenture; (iv) the transactions consummated pursuant to the Note Purchase and Support Agreement among CEOC, CEC and certain holders of CEOC’s 6.50% senior notes due 2016 and 5.75% senior notes due 2017, violated the restricted payments covenant in the Indenture (clauses (iii) and (iv) the "Alleged Financing Defaults") ; (v) in violation of the Indenture, CEC denied and/or disaffirmed its obligations under the Indenture and/or its guarantee of the Notes by stating in its Form 8-K dated May 6, 2014 that upon the sale of CEOC’s common stock to certain investors, CEC’s guarantee of CEOC’s outstanding secured and unsecured notes were automatically released (the "Alleged Guarantee Default") and such default has continued for 10 days; (vi) CEOC and other Pledgors failed to comply with the collateral release provisions in the Second Lien Collateral Agreement because the release of collateral by the Pledgors in connection with the Asset Sales and Services Transactions and the Intercompany Transactions were not permitted by terms of the Indenture (the "Alleged Transaction Defaults") and (vii) CEOC and other Pledgors failed to comply with the Second Lien Collateral Agreement because the Pledgors failed to grant to the Second Lien Collateral Agent a security interest in the alleged commercial tort claims that are identified in the Amended and Restated Waiver Agreement dated August 12, 2014 (the "Alleged Commercial Tort Claims Default").

Bondholder Correspondence - October Fifteenth Notice [Member] | Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member] | Subordinated Debt [Member]

Loss Contingency, Allegations

There is approximately $1.0 billion of second-priority senior secured notes outstanding under the Indenture. If there were an actual event of default under the Indenture, it would constitute an event of default under our senior secured credit facilities. In addition, if our obligations with respect to the second-priority senior secured notes are accelerated, it could trigger events of default under our other secured and unsecured notes. These consequences could have a material adverse effect on CEC’s and CEOC’s business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.