Document and Entity Information [Abstract] Document and Entity Information [Abstract] Document Type Document Type Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Period End Date Document Period End Date Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Current Fiscal Year End Date Current Fiscal Year End Date Entity Filer Category Entity Filer Category Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares) Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Trading Symbol Trading Symbol Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] Derivatives Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block] Debt Disclosure [Abstract] Debt Debt Disclosure [Text Block] Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] Loss Contingencies [Table] Loss Contingencies [Table] Legal Entity [Axis] Legal Entity [Axis] Entity [Domain] Entity [Domain] Caesars Entertainment Outdoor Caesars Entertainment Outdoor [Member] Caesars Entertainment Outdoor [Member] Loss Contingencies [Line Items] Loss Contingencies [Line Items] Commitments and Contingent Liabilities Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block] Other Liabilities [Abstract] Other Liabilities Other Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block] Earnings Per Share [Abstract] Schedule of Weighted Average Earnings Per Share Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares [Table Text Block] Related Party Transactions [Abstract] Schedule of Related Party Transactions, by Related Party [Table] Schedule of Related Party Transactions, by Related Party [Table] Equity Components [Axis] Equity Components [Axis] Equity Component [Domain] Equity Component [Domain] Accumulated Net Investment Gain (Loss) Attributable to Parent Accumulated Net Investment Gain (Loss) Attributable to Parent [Member] Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc. 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Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Thereafter Total Operating And Direct Financing Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due Operating And Direct Financing Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due Share-Based Compensation Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block] Liabilities Subject to Compromise Reorganization under Chapter 11 of US Bankruptcy Code Disclosure [Text Block] Revenue from related parties Revenue from Related Parties Schedule of Related Party Transactions Schedule of Related Party Transactions [Table Text Block] Number of reportable segments Number of Reportable Segments Real Estate Portfolio Real Estate Disclosure [Text Block] Harrah’s Joliet LandCo LLC Harrah’s Joliet LandCo LLC [Member] Harrah’s Joliet LandCo LLC [Member] Variable golf fees Annual Membership Fee Annual Membership Fee Use fees Use fees Under Golf Course Agreement Use fees Under Golf Course Agreement Minimum rounds fees Minimum Rounds Fees Under Golf Course Agreement Minimum Rounds Fees Under Golf Course Agreement Reimbursement revenue Reimbursement Revenue Ownership percentage Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent