Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	May 01, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Entity Registrant Name	CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0000858339
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		125,297,197
Trading Symbol	CZR