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ORGANIZATION - Pending Transactions (Detail) kr / shares in Units, kr in Millions, MOP$ in Millions, $ in Millions					3 Months Ended
	Mar. 11, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 11, 2022 MOP (MOP$)	Dec. 13, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2021 USD ($) vote	Mar. 31, 2022 property	May 02, 2022 USD ($)	May 02, 2022 SEK (kr) kr / shares
Extension Agreement \| M G M Grand Paradise
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Contract extension commitment fee	$ 6.0	MOP$ 47.0
MGM China
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage ownership interest					56.00%
Number of integrated casino \| property					2
The Mirage
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Cash consideration			$ 1,075.0
Decrease in annual rent payments			$ 90.0
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Lease agreement initial lease term				30 years
Number of renewal periods, exercisable at option \| vote				3
Lease agreement renewal period				10 years
Annual rent				$ 200.0
Annual rent escalating from year one through year fifteen				2.00%
Annual rent escalator cap after year ten				3.00%
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Cash consideration				$ 1,625.0
LeoVegas \| Subsequent Event
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of shares tendered						1	1
tender offer prince (dollar and krone per share) \| kr / shares							kr 61
Tender offer consideration						$ 607.0	kr 6,000
LeoVegas \| Subsequent Event \| Maximum
Organization Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of shares tendered						0.90	0.90