Stock-Based Compensation - Composition of Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	[1]	$ 18	$ 9
Corporate expense
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense		13	8
Property, general, administrative, and other
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense		5	1
CEOC LLC [Member] | Corporate expense
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 11
Caesars Resort Collection [Member] | Corporate expense
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense			$ 1

[1] As a result of the consolidation of CEOC LLC beginning on the Effective Date, $11 million of stock-based compensation expense was recorded for three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017 which includes $1 million due to the CAC Merger.