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	$ (1,607)	$ 1	$ (29)	$ 8,676	$ (10,307)	$ (1)	$ (1,660)	$ 53
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars	(1,939)	0	0	0		0	(1,939)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	1							(1)
Net loss	(1,940)
Stock-based compensation	16	0	(8)	24	0	0	16	0
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	0
Change in noncontrolling interest, net of distributions and contributions	(5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(5)
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Jun. 30, 2017	(3,536)	1	(37)	8,700	(12,246)	(1)	(3,583)	47
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Dec. 31, 2017	3,297	7	(152)	14,040	(10,675)	6	3,226	71
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars	(5)	0	0	0		0	(5)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0							0
Net loss	(5)
Stock-based compensation	31	0	(12)	43	0	0	31	0
Repurchase of common stock	(31)	0	(31)	0	0	0	(31)	0
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(5)	0	0	0	0	(2)	(2)	(3)
Change in noncontrolling interest, net of distributions and contributions	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	19
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Jun. 30, 2018	$ 3,306	$ 7	$ (195)	$ 14,083	$ (10,680)	$ 4	$ 3,219	$ 87