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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fair value portion of investment securities, including, but not limited to, marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, and investments accounted for under the equity method.

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The floor of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range.

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Value of input used to measure outstanding warrant and right embodying unconditional obligation requiring redemption by transferring asset at specified or determinable date or upon event certain to occur.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Carrying Value and Fair Value of Notes and Debentures (Details)		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 18, 2020 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 04, 2020	Jun. 10, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020	Nov. 27, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 23, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 02, 2019 USD ($)
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Investments in equity securities		$ 402,000,000	$ 400,000,000
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, net		158,000,000	183,000,000
Bally's
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Option purchase price, starting at (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 30
Option purchase price, maximum (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 45
Ownership interest, portion precluded from owning maximum (as a percent)	0.049%
Level 1 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Investments in equity securities		5,000,000	68,000,000
Deferred compensation assets		48,000,000	42,000,000
Deferred compensation liabilities		38,000,000	36,000,000
Level 1 \| Carrying Value \| STG Money Market Funds
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Money market funds		265,000,000	448,000,000
Level 1 \| Carrying Value \| DSG Money Market Funds
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Money market funds		101,000,000	292,000,000
Level 1 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Investments in equity securities		5,000,000	68,000,000
Deferred compensation assets		48,000,000	42,000,000
Deferred compensation liabilities		38,000,000	36,000,000
Level 1 \| Fair Value \| STG Money Market Funds
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Money market funds		265,000,000	448,000,000
Level 1 \| Fair Value \| DSG Money Market Funds
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Money market funds		101,000,000	292,000,000
Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Investments in equity securities		114,000,000	0
Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Investments in equity securities		114,000,000	0
Level 3 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Investments in equity securities		282,000,000	332,000,000
Level 3 \| Carrying Value \| Options and Warrants
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Measurement adjustments		(50,000,000)	133,000,000
Level 3 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Investments in equity securities		282,000,000	332,000,000
DSG Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		0	177,000,000
DSG Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		0	177,000,000
Debt of variable interest entities \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		9,000,000	17,000,000
Debt of variable interest entities \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		9,000,000	17,000,000
Debt of non-media subsidiaries \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		17,000,000	17,000,000
Debt of non-media subsidiaries \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 17,000,000	17,000,000
Notes \| 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.875%
Notes \| 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 348,000,000	348,000,000
Notes \| 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 357,000,000	358,000,000
Notes \| 5.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.50%						5.50%
Aggregate principal amount								$ 500,000,000
Notes \| 5.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
Notes \| 5.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 489,000,000	520,000,000
Notes \| 5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.125%
Notes \| 5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 400,000,000	400,000,000
Notes \| 5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 391,000,000	408,000,000
Notes \| 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)		4.125%			4.125%
Notes \| 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 750,000,000	750,000,000
Notes \| 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 712,000,000	770,000,000
Notes \| 12.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)		12.75%
Notes \| 12.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 31,000,000	31,000,000
Notes \| 12.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 17,000,000	28,000,000
Notes \| 6.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)		6.625%					6.625%
Aggregate principal amount						$ 31,000,000				$ 1,825,000,000
Notes \| 6.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 1,744,000,000	1,744,000,000
Notes \| 6.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 490,000,000	1,056,000,000
Notes \| 5.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.375%								5.375%
Aggregate principal amount										$ 3,050,000,000
Notes \| 5.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 3,050,000,000	3,050,000,000
Notes \| 5.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		1,525,000,000	2,483,000,000
Term Loan \| STG Term Loan B-3 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		736,000,000	0
Term Loan \| STG Term Loan B-3 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		722,000,000	0
Term Loan \| DSG Term Loan
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Aggregate principal amount									$ 3,300,000,000
Term Loan \| DSG Term Loan \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		3,226,000,000	3,259,000,000
Term Loan \| DSG Term Loan \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		1,484,000,000	2,884,000,000
STG Term Loan Facility \| STG Term Loan B-3
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Aggregate principal amount				$ 740,000,000
STG Term Loan Facility \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-1 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		379,000,000	1,119,000,000
STG Term Loan Facility \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-1 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		373,000,000	1,107,000,000
STG Term Loan Facility \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-2 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		1,271,000,000	1,284,000,000
STG Term Loan Facility \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-2 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 1,239,000,000	$ 1,264,000,000
Variable Payment Obligations \| Level 3
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Weighted average discount rate (as a percent)		0.16	0.25