Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Cash flows provided by operating activities	$ 865	$ 692
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of Centaur, net of cash and restricted cash acquired	0	(1,578)
Acquisitions of property and equipment, net of change in related payables	(618)	(342)
Payments to acquire certain gaming rights	0	(10)
Proceeds from the sale and maturity of investments	11	30
Payments to acquire investments	(13)	(19)
Other	16	0
Cash flows used in investing activities	(604)	(1,919)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from long-term debt and revolving credit facilities	0	1,167
Debt issuance costs and fees	0	(5)
Repayments of long-term debt and revolving credit facilities	(398)	(1,116)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback financing arrangement		508
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock	41	4
Repurchase of common stock	0	(311)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(17)	(12)
Financing obligation payments	(15)	(11)
Contributions from noncontrolling interest owners	0	20
Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners	(1)	0
Cash flows provided by/(used in) financing activities	(390)	244
Change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash classified as held for sale	(5)	0
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(134)	(983)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period	1,657	2,709
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period	1,523	1,726
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest	853	782
Cash paid for income taxes	5	5
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Change in accrued capital expenditures	44	51
Deferred consideration for acquisition of Centaur	$ 0	$ 66