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, 2016	$ (1,606)	$ 1	$ (29)	$ 8,676	$ (10,306)	$ (1)	$ (1,659)	$ 53
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss) attributable to company	(507)	0	0	0	(507)	0	(507)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1							1
Net income/(loss)	(508)
Stock-based compensation	6	0	(7)	13	0	0	6	0
Change in noncontrolling interest, net of distributions and contributions	(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(3)
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Mar. 31, 2017	(2,111)	1	(36)	8,689	(10,813)	(1)	(2,160)	49
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Dec. 31, 2017	3,297	7	(152)	14,051	(10,686)	6	3,226	71
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss) attributable to company	(34)	0	0	0	(34)	0	(34)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0							0
Net income/(loss)	(34)
Stock-based compensation	10	0	(12)	22	0	0	10	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	9	0	0	0	0	9	9	0
Change in noncontrolling interest, net of distributions and contributions	(21)	0	0	0	0	0	0	21
Other	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Mar. 31, 2018	$ 3,302	$ 7	$ (165)	$ 14,073	$ (10,720)	$ 15	$ 3,210	$ 92