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	Noncontrolling Interests	Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Total Caesars Stockholders’ Equity
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	(34)	0	0	0		0	(34)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0							0
Net income/(loss)	(34)
Stock-based compensation	10	0	(12)	22	0	0	10	0
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	8	0	0	0	0	9	9	0	$ 9
Change in noncontrolling interest, net of distributions and contributions	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	21
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Mar. 31, 2018	3,302	7	(165)	14,062	(10,709)	15	3,210	92
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stockholders' Equity, Other	(1)	0	(1)	0	0	0	(1)	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Dec. 31, 2018	3,338	7	(485)	14,124	(10,372)	(24)	3,250	88
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss) attributable to Caesars	(217)	0	0	0		0	(217)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	1							(1)
Net income/(loss)	(218)
Stock-based compensation	16	0	(5)	21	0	0	16	0
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	(15)	0	0	0	0	(13)	(13)	(2)
Change in noncontrolling interest, net of distributions and contributions	(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(2)
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest at Mar. 31, 2019	3,122	7	(487)	14,145	(10,589)	(37)	3,039	83
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stockholders' Equity, Other	$ 3	$ 0	$ 3	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 3	$ 0