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Deferred Compensation Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure

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Fair Value, Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Measurement Adjustments

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Investment, Maximum Ownership Percentage

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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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The ceiling 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) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 18, 2020 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 04, 2020
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Investments in equity securities		$ 234	$ 402
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, net		56	158
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:
Deferred compensation assets		41	48
Deferred compensation liabilities		35	38
Level 1 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Investments in equity securities		6	5
Deferred compensation assets		41	48
Deferred compensation liabilities		35	38
Level 1 \| Fair Value \| STG Money Market Funds
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Money market funds		741	265
Level 1 \| Fair Value \| DSG Money Market Funds
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Money market funds		0	101
Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Investments in equity securities		153	114
Level 3 \| Carrying Value \| Options and Warrants
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Measurement adjustments		(112)	(50)	$ 133
Level 3 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Investments in equity securities		75	282
Debt of variable interest entities \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		8	9
Debt of variable interest entities \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		8	9
Debt of non-media subsidiaries \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		16	17
Debt of non-media subsidiaries \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 16	17
Notes \| 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.875%
Notes \| 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 0	348
Notes \| 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 0	357
Notes \| 5.500% Senior Notes due 2030
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.50%
Notes \| 5.500% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 500	500
Notes \| 5.500% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 347	489
Notes \| 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.125%
Notes \| 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 282	400
Notes \| 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 230	391
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	750
Notes \| 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 560	712
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		$ 0	31
Notes \| 12.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 0	17
Notes \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2027
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)		6.625%
Notes \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 0	1,744
Notes \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 0	490
Notes \| 5.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.375%
Notes \| 5.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 0	3,050
Notes \| 5.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		0	1,525
Term Loan \| DSG Term Loan \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		0	3,226
Term Loan \| DSG Term Loan \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		0	1,484
STG Term Loan Facility \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-1 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		0	379
STG Term Loan Facility \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-1 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		0	373
STG Term Loan Facility \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-2 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		1,258	1,271
STG Term Loan Facility \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-2 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		1,198	1,239
STG Term Loan Facility \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-3 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		729	736
STG Term Loan Facility \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-3 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		692	722
STG Term Loan Facility \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-4 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		746	0
STG Term Loan Facility \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-4 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument		$ 709	$ 0
Variable Payment Obligations \| Level 3
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Weighted average discount rate (as a percent)			0.16