CONSOLIDATED 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	Noncontrolling Interest	Other Restructuring [Member]	CEOC LLC [Member] Other Restructuring [Member] Common Stock	CEOC LLC [Member] Other Restructuring [Member] Treasury Stock	CEOC LLC [Member] Other Restructuring [Member] Additional Paid-in-Capital	CEOC LLC [Member] Other Restructuring [Member] Accumulated Deficit	CEOC LLC [Member] Other Restructuring [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	CEOC LLC [Member] Other Restructuring [Member] Total Caesars Stockholders' Equity	CEOC LLC [Member] Other Restructuring [Member] Noncontrolling Interest	Caesars Acquisition Company [Member]	Caesars Acquisition Company [Member] Common Stock	Caesars Acquisition Company [Member] Treasury Stock	Caesars Acquisition Company [Member] Additional Paid-in-Capital	Caesars Acquisition Company [Member] Accumulated Deficit	Caesars Acquisition Company [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	Caesars Acquisition Company [Member] Total Caesars Stockholders' Equity	Caesars Acquisition Company [Member] Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014		$ (4,948)	$ 1	$ (19)	$ 9,163	$ (13,269)	$ (15)	$ (4,139)	$ (809)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net loss attributable to Caesars		6,009	0	0	0	6,009	0	6,009
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		1							(1)
Net income/(loss)		6,008
Stock-based compensation		60	0	(3)	63	0	0	60	0
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Deconsolidation	[1]	870	0	0	0	0	16	16	854
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of income taxes		0
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders		24	0	0	0	0	0	0	24
Other		25	0	0	13	0	0	13	12
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015		2,039	1	(22)	9,239	(7,260)	1	1,959	80
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net loss attributable to Caesars		(3,048)	0	0	0	(3,048)	0	(3,048)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		29							(29)
Net income/(loss)		(3,077)
Stock-based compensation		53	0	0	53	0	0	53	0
Stock-based compensation | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member]	[2]	0	0	0	1	(1)	0	0	0
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Deconsolidation		(629)	0	0	(626)	0	0	(626)	(3)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of income taxes		(2)	0	0	0	0	(2)	(2)	0
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Other		2	0	(7)	9	0	0	2	0
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016		(1,609)	1	(29)	8,676	(10,309)	(1)	(1,662)	53
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net loss attributable to Caesars		(375)	0	0	0	(375)	0	(375)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		7							(7)
Net income/(loss)		(382)
Stock-based compensation		44	0	(9)	53	0	0	44	0
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of income taxes		6	0	0	0	0	6	6	0
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions	[3]									$ 5,176	$ 4	$ (114)	$ 5,321	$ 0	$ 0	$ 5,211	$ (35)
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions	[3]																	$ 0	$ 2	$ 0	$ (2)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination	[1]	58	0	0	0	0	1	1	57
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017		$ 3,296	$ 7	$ (152)	$ 14,048	$ (10,684)	$ 6	$ 3,225	$ 71

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[2] Adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation.

[3] See Note 1.