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, 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 company		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
Elimination of CEOC noncontrolling interest and deconsolidation (1)	[1]	870	0	0	0	0	16	16	854
Decrease in noncontrolling interests, net of distributions and contributions		(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(13)
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
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Dec. 31, 2015		2,233	1	(21)	8,191	(7,185)	1	987	1,246
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss) attributable to company		(3,028)	0	0	0	(3,028)	0	(3,028)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(716)							716
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		(2,312)
Share-based compensation		25	0	(7)	32	0	0	25	0
CIE stock transactions, net	[2]	(625)	0	0	(622)	0	0	(622)	(3)
Decrease in noncontrolling interests, net of distributions and contributions		(287)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(287)
Other		(5)	0	0	(1)	0	0	(1)	(4)
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Sep. 30, 2016		$ (971)	$ 1	$ (28)	$ 7,600	$ (10,213)	$ 1	$ (2,639)	$ 1,668

[1] The effect of the deconsolidation of CEOC. See Note 1.

[2] Primarily related to the repurchase of shares held by minority interest holders as part of CIE’s sale of its SMG Business (see Note 14).