| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
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2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 |
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Components of (Loss)/Income Before Income Taxes from Continuing Operations | Components of Income/(Loss) Before Income Taxes from Continuing Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Years Ended December 31, | (In millions) | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | United States | $ | (6,098 | ) | | $ | 5,780 |
| | $ | (3,331 | ) | Outside of the U.S. | (2 | ) | | (2 | ) | | 12 |
| | $ | (6,100 | ) | | $ | 5,778 |
| | $ | (3,319 | ) |
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Income Tax Benefit/(Provision) | Income Tax Benefit/(Provision) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | (In millions) | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | United States | | | | | | Current | | | | | | Federal | $ | (2 | ) | | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| State | — |
| | — |
| | 110 |
| Deferred | | | | | | Federal | (33 | ) | | 128 |
| | 601 |
| State | 7 |
| | (10 | ) | | (109 | ) | Outside of the U.S. | | | | | | Current | 1 |
| | 1 |
| | (5 | ) | Deferred | — |
| | — |
| | (1 | ) | | $ | (27 | ) | | $ | 119 |
| | $ | 596 |
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Allocation of Income Tax Benefit/(Provision) | Allocation of Income Tax Benefit/(Provision) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | (In millions) | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Income tax benefit/(provision) applicable to: | | | | | | Income/(loss) from continuing operations | $ | (27 | ) | | $ | 119 |
| | $ | 596 |
| Discontinued operations | (730 | ) | | (64 | ) | | (32 | ) | Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) | — |
| | — |
| | (16 | ) | Deconsolidation and restructuring of CEOC and other | — |
| | 1,176 |
| | — |
| Additional paid-in capital | — |
| | — |
| | (15 | ) |
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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Statutory tax rate | 35.0 | % | | 35.0 | % | | 35.0 | % | Increases/(decreases) in tax resulting from: | | | | | | State taxes, net of federal tax benefit | — |
| | — |
| | 1.6 |
| Valuation allowance | (22.5 | ) | | 3.5 |
| | (5.7 | ) | Foreign income taxes | — |
| | — |
| | 0.1 |
| Goodwill | — |
| | — |
| | (9.1 | ) | Deconsolidation of CEOC | — |
| | (40.1 | ) | | — |
| Stock-based compensation | (0.8 | ) | | 0.2 |
| | (0.5 | ) | Acquisition and integration costs | — |
| | — |
| | (0.4 | ) | Reserves for uncertain tax positions | — |
| | — |
| | 0.3 |
| Sale of stock of subsidiary | — |
| | — |
| | (0.5 | ) | Disallowed losses on sale to related party | — |
| | — |
| | (3.8 | ) | Nondeductible restructuring expenses | (16.8 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| Noncontrolling interests | 4.8 |
| | (0.7 | ) | | 0.9 |
| Other | (0.1 | ) | | — |
| | 0.1 |
| Effective tax rate | (0.4 | )% | | (2.1 | )% | | 18.0 | % |
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Temporary Differences Resulting in Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
Temporary Differences Resulting in Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | As of December 31, | (In millions) | 2016 | | 2015 | Deferred tax assets: | | | | State net operating losses | $ | 3 |
| | $ | 5 |
| Federal net operating loss | 51 |
| | 44 |
| Compensation programs | 42 |
| | 52 |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | 17 |
| | 10 |
| Self-insurance reserves | 7 |
| | 7 |
| Accrued restructuring and support expenses | 1,278 |
| | 317 |
| Accrued expenses | 27 |
| | 6 |
| Federal tax credits | 17 |
| | 13 |
| Federal indirect tax benefits of uncertain state tax positions | 4 |
| | — |
| Investment in CGP LLC | — |
| | 115 |
| Capital loss carryover | — |
| | 15 |
| Deferred revenue | 1 |
| | 1 |
| Other | 8 |
| | 7 |
| Subtotal | 1,455 |
| | 592 |
| Less: valuation allowance | 949 |
| | 205 |
| Total deferred tax assets | $ | 506 |
| | $ | 387 |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | Depreciation and other property-related items | 914 |
| | 921 |
| Deferred cancellation of debt income and other debt-related items | 98 |
| | 152 |
| Investment in CGP LLC | 211 |
| | — |
| Investment in non-consolidated affiliates | 909 |
| | 170 |
| Intangibles | 87 |
| | 134 |
| Prepaid expenses | 9 |
| | 10 |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | 2,228 |
| | 1,387 |
| Net deferred tax liability | $ | 1,722 |
| | $ | 1,000 |
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Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | (In millions) | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Balance as of beginning of year | $ | 3 |
| | $ | 81 |
| | $ | 142 |
| Additions based on tax positions related to the current year | 19 |
| | — |
| | 20 |
| Additions for tax positions of prior years | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Reductions for tax positions for prior years | (1 | ) | | — |
| | (1 | ) | Deconsolidation of CEOC | — |
| | (78 | ) | | — |
| Settlements | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Expiration of statutes | — |
| | — |
| | (80 | ) | Balance as of end of year | $ | 21 |
| | $ | 3 |
| | $ | 81 |
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