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Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale - Additional information (Details) £ in Millions, $ in Millions							12 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 16, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 03, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 06, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 23, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 GBP (£)	Sep. 08, 2021 GBP (£)	Dec. 24, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 03, 2020 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charges							$ 102	$ 215	$ 1
Assets held for sale ($0 and $130 attributable to our VIEs)							$ 3,771	1,583
Interest rate (as a percent)							4.30%			4.30%
Baton Rouge
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charges								50
Presque
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale									22
Mountaineer, Caruthersville and Cape Girardea
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale									29
Vicksburg and Kansas City
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Aggregate consideration subject to working capital adjustments						$ 230
Evansville
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss from equity method investment			$ 12
Disposal group, consideration			$ 480
MontBleu
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charges								45
Aggregate consideration subject to working capital adjustments				$ 15
Loss from equity method investment				$ 1
Harrah’s Louisiana Downs
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group, consideration													$ 22
Caesars Southern Indiana
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale	$ 12
Disposal group, consideration												$ 250
Reduction in annual lease payments for disposal of business	$ 33
Caesars UK Group
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Impairment charges		$ 14
William Hill International
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Disposal group, consideration \| £											£ 2,200
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (“EBCI”)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Licensing agreement, term	10 years
Nemacolin
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Gain on sale									$ 1
Vicksburg and Kansas City to Twin River
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Gain on sale						$ 8
Shreveport
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Gain on sale					$ 29
Aggregate consideration subject to working capital adjustments					$ 140
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Baton Rouge
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets held for sale ($0 and $130 attributable to our VIEs)							$ 6	5
Liabilities related to assets held for sale							4	3
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Evansville
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets held for sale ($0 and $130 attributable to our VIEs)								505
Liabilities related to assets held for sale								36
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| MontBleu
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets held for sale ($0 and $130 attributable to our VIEs)								72
Liabilities related to assets held for sale								71
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Harrah’s Louisiana Downs
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets held for sale ($0 and $130 attributable to our VIEs)								25
Liabilities related to assets held for sale								12
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Caesars Southern Indiana
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets held for sale ($0 and $130 attributable to our VIEs)								589
Liabilities related to assets held for sale								345
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Caesars UK Group
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets held for sale ($0 and $130 attributable to our VIEs)								255
Liabilities related to assets held for sale								$ 193
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| William Hill International
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Assets held for sale ($0 and $130 attributable to our VIEs)							3,800
Liabilities related to assets held for sale							2,700
Long-term debt, gross							943
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Asset Sale Bridge Facility
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Liabilities related to assets held for sale							$ 617
Maximum leverage ratio							10.50			10.50
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Senior Notes
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage							101.00%
Debt instrument, repurchased face amount \| £										£ 1
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Senior Notes Due 2026 \| Senior Notes
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount \| £										£ 350
Interest rate (as a percent)							4.75%			4.75%
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Senior Notes Due 2023 \| Senior Notes
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount \| £										£ 350
Interest rate (as a percent)							4.875%			4.875%