Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on the derivative asset.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Date the derivative contract matures, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of interest rate derivative assets, net of interest rate derivative liabilities, which includes all such derivative instruments in hedging and nonhedging relationships that are recognized on the balance sheet.

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Interest Rate Swaps - Additional Information (Detail)			3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
Interest Rate Swaps - Additional Information (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2014 Two of the swap agreements Agreement	Mar. 31, 2014 Wynn Macau Swap Agreement	Mar. 31, 2014 Wynn Macau Swap Two of the swap agreements USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Wynn Macau Swap Two of the swap agreements HKD	Mar. 31, 2014 Wynn Macau Swap Two of the swap agreements Minimum	Mar. 31, 2014 Wynn Macau Swap Two of the swap agreements Maximum	Mar. 31, 2014 Wynn Macau Swap Interest Rate Swap 3 USD ($) Agreement	Mar. 31, 2014 Wynn Macau Swap Interest Rate Swap 3 Minimum	Mar. 31, 2014 Wynn Macau Swap Interest Rate Swap 3 Maximum	Mar. 31, 2014 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring USD ($)
Interest Rate Swaps [Line Items]
Interest rate swap assets (liability) included in deposits and other assets, fair value										$ 11,146,000	$ 10,308,000
Number of interest rate swap agreements	2	3					1
Interest rate swap fixed interest rate (percentage)			0.73%	0.73%	2.48%	3.23%	0.6763%	2.4263%	3.1763%
Interest rate swap notional amount			$ 509,400,000	3,950,000,000			$ 243,800,000
Interest rate swap maturity date			Jul. 01, 2017	Jul. 01, 2017			Jul. 01, 2017