CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY/(DEFICIT) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Total	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-in- Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	Total Caesars Stockholders’ Equity/(Deficit)	Noncontrolling Interests
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		(1,761)	0	0	0	(1,761)	0	(1,761)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		35							(35)
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		(1,796)
Share-based compensation		28	0	(3)	31	0	0	28	0
Common stock issuances		137	1	0	136	0	0	137	0
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(4)	0	0	0	0	(4)	(4)	0
Allocation of minority interest resulting from sales and conveyances of subsidiary stock		14	0	0	754	0	4	758	(744)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders		(160)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(160)
Contribution to noncontrolling interest from retirement of debt		0	0	0	(45)	0	0	(45)	45
Other		(29)	0	0	(3)	0	0	(3)	(26)
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Sep. 30, 2014		(3,714)	2	(19)	8,104	(12,082)	(17)	(4,012)	298
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		5,998	0	0	0	5,998	0	5,998
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(94)							94
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		6,092
Share-based compensation		39	0	(2)	41	0	0	39	0
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		0
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders		(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(13)
Elimination of CEOC noncontrolling interest and deconsolidation (1)	[1]	870	0	0	0	0	16	16	854
Other		13	0	0	(4)	0	0	(4)	17
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Sep. 30, 2015		$ 2,259	$ 1	$ (21)	$ 8,177	$ (7,106)	$ 1	$ 1,052	$ 1,207

[1] See Note 4