CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY/(DEFICIT) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Total	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Total Caesars Stockholders’ Equity/(Deficit)	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Dec. 31, 2013		$ (1,904)	$ 1	$ (16)	$ 7,231	$ (10,321)	$ (17)	$ (3,122)	$ 1,218
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars		(853)	0	0	0	(853)	0	(853)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(37)							37
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		(816)
Share-based compensation		15	0	(3)	18	0	0	15	0
Common stock issuances		138	1	0	137	0	0	138	0
Other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes		(3)	0	0	0	0	(3)	(3)	0
Allocation of minority interest resulting from sales and conveyances of subsidiary stock		14	0	0	754	0	4	758	(744)
Stockholders' Equity, Other		(23)	0	0	2	0	0	2	(25)
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Jun. 30, 2014		(2,579)	2	(19)	8,142	(11,174)	(16)	(3,065)	486
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Dec. 31, 2014		(4,742)	1	(19)	8,140	(13,104)	(15)	(4,997)	255
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars		6,787	0	0	0	6,787	0	6,787
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(60)							60
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		6,847
Elimination of CEOC noncontrolling interest and deconsolidation (1)	[1]	870	0	0	0	0	16	16	854
Share-based compensation		29	0	(2)	31	0	0	29	0
Other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes		0
Decrease in noncontrolling interests, net of distributions and contributions		(8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(8)
Stockholders' Equity, Other		12	0	0	(4)	0	1	(3)	15
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Jun. 30, 2015		$ 3,008	$ 1	$ (21)	$ 8,167	$ (6,317)	$ 2	$ 1,832	$ 1,176

[1] See Note 4, “Deconsolidation of Caesars Entertainment Operating Company”