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Organization - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019 Segment	Dec. 31, 2018
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of minority interest	31.70%				31.70%		31.70%
Number of reportable segments \| Segment							3
CityCenter Holdings LLC As Investee [Member]
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage ownership interest	50.00%				50.00%		50.00%	50.00%
Las Vegas Arena Company LLC As Investee [Member]
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage ownership interest	42.50%				42.50%		42.50%	42.50%
Infinity World Development Corp [Member] \| CityCenter Holdings LLC As Investee [Member]
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage ownership interest	50.00%				50.00%		50.00%
Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc [Member] \| Las Vegas Arena Company LLC As Investee [Member]
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage ownership interest	42.50%				42.50%		42.50%
Athena Arena, LLC [Member] \| Las Vegas Arena Company LLC As Investee [Member]
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage ownership interest	15.00%				15.00%		15.00%
Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park [Member]
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Date of acquisition agreement							2019-04
Class A shares [Member]
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Common stock voting rights							one vote per share
Partnership interest				69.70%
Non-Guarantor MGP Subsidiaries [Member] \| Class B shares [Member]
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Common stock voting rights							Class B share, is entitled to an amount of votes representing a majority of the total voting power of MGP’s shares so long as the Company and its controlled affiliates’ (excluding MGP) aggregate beneficial ownership of the combined economic interests in MGP and the Operating Partnership does not fall below 30%.
MGM Growth Properties LLC [Member]
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Minimum ownership percentage required for majority voting interest							30.00%
Partnership interest	68.30%	68.80%	69.80%	74.60%
Percentage of minority interest	31.70%				31.70%		31.70%
MGM Growth Properties LLC [Member] \| Class A shares [Member]
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Partnership interest					68.30%
MGM China [Member]
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage ownership interest						56.00%
MGM Grand Paradise [Member] \| Extension Agreement [Member]
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Agreement expiration date			Mar. 31, 2020
Extended expiration date of agreement			Jun. 26, 2022
Contract extension premium paid			$ 25
Contract extension fee paid			$ 2