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Employee Benefit Plans - Savings and Retirement Plan (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Contribution Savings and Retirement Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Deferred Compensation Liability, Classified, Noncurrent $ 80,000,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent $ 80,000,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent $ 84,000,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent  
London Clubs International        
Defined Contribution Savings and Retirement Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Gain (Loss) 21,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= czr_LondonClubsInternationalMember
     
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 208,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= czr_LondonClubsInternationalMember
208,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= czr_LondonClubsInternationalMember
   
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Accumulated Benefit Obligation 293,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= czr_LondonClubsInternationalMember
293,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= czr_LondonClubsInternationalMember
   
Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Liabilities 85,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanCurrentAndNoncurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= czr_LondonClubsInternationalMember
85,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanCurrentAndNoncurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= czr_LondonClubsInternationalMember
   
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return on Plan Assets   0.057us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= czr_LondonClubsInternationalMember
   
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate 3.40%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= czr_LondonClubsInternationalMember
3.40%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= czr_LondonClubsInternationalMember
   
Defined Contribution Savings and Retirement Plan [Member]        
Defined Contribution Savings and Retirement Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contribution Per Employee, Percent   50.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
   
Employer annual cap per participant   600czr_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionAmount
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= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
   
Deferred Compensation Plans, Company Contributions, Vesting Period   5 years    
Contribution expense   13,000,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
13,000,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
10,000,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
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= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, by Type of Compensation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]        
Defined Contribution Savings and Retirement Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Pension and Other Postretirement and Postemployment Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent $ 33,000,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementAndPostemploymentBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualByTypeOfCompensationPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitsMember
$ 33,000,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementAndPostemploymentBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualByTypeOfCompensationPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitsMember
$ 30,000,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementAndPostemploymentBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualPostretirementBenefitsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualByTypeOfCompensationPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitsMember