Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt		$ 51,000,000	$ 187,000,000
Long-term Debt		6,806,000,000	6,964,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross		6,922,000,000
Secured Debt [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	[1]	0
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt		22,000,000	70,000,000
Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt		30,000,000	117,000,000
Long-term Debt		4,528,000,000	4,627,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross		4,586,000,000
Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	[2]	0	80,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross	[2]	0
Caesars Growth Partners, LLC [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt		21,000,000	70,000,000
Long-term Debt		2,278,000,000	2,337,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross		2,336,000,000
Caesars Growth Partners, LLC [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	[1]	0	$ 45,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross	[1]	$ 0

[1] Variable interest rate calculated as LIBOR plus 5.00%.

[2] Variable interest rate for amounts currently borrowed is determined by adding LIBOR to a base rate of 6.00%.