Segment Reporting Segment Reporting Income Statement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016		Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other revenue	$ 115		$ 126
Net revenues	1,168		1,253
Depreciation and amortization	119		102
Income/(loss) from operations	154		144
Interest expense	151		238
Deconsolidation and restructuring of CEOC and other	(237)		7,090
Income tax benefit/(provision)	(40)		(192)
Caesars Interactive Entertainment [Member] | International [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenues	188		141
Operating Segments [Member] | Caesars Entertainment Operating Company [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other revenue			24
Net revenues			164
Depreciation and amortization			11
Income/(loss) from operations			9
Interest expense			87
Deconsolidation and restructuring of CEOC and other			0
Income tax benefit/(provision)			0
Operating Segments [Member] | Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other revenue	73		71
Net revenues	528		528
Depreciation and amortization	73		49
Income/(loss) from operations	78		106
Interest expense	99		101
Deconsolidation and restructuring of CEOC and other	(1)		0
Income tax benefit/(provision)	6		(2)
Operating Segments [Member] | Caesars Growth Partners Casinos [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other revenue	46		37
Net revenues	416		390
Depreciation and amortization	39		34
Income/(loss) from operations	63		164
Interest expense	51		46
Deconsolidation and restructuring of CEOC and other	1		(2)
Income tax benefit/(provision)	0		0
Operating Segments [Member] | Caesars Interactive Entertainment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other revenue	0	[1]	0	[2]
Net revenues	228	[1]	177	[2]
Depreciation and amortization	7	[1]	7	[2]
Income/(loss) from operations	54	[1]	41	[2]
Interest expense	1	[1]	2	[2]
Deconsolidation and restructuring of CEOC and other	0	[1]	0	[2]
Income tax benefit/(provision)	(32)	[1]	(13)	[2]
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other revenue	1		4
Net revenues	1		8
Depreciation and amortization	0		1
Income/(loss) from operations	(41)		(176)
Interest expense	1		2
Deconsolidation and restructuring of CEOC and other	(236)		7,092
Income tax benefit/(provision)	(14)		(177)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other revenue	(5)		(10)
Net revenues	(5)		(14)
Depreciation and amortization	0		0
Income/(loss) from operations	0		0
Interest expense	(1)		0
Deconsolidation and restructuring of CEOC and other	(1)		0
Income tax benefit/(provision)	$ 0		$ 0

[1] Includes foreign net revenues of $188 million.

[2] Includes foreign net revenues of $141 million.